What Shoegaze Band Do You Most Want in Fortnite?

In this week’s podcast transcript for our latest episode of Friends Reunion (a Podcast for Discerning Listeners™), the entire Fanbyte Thinktank is finally reunited to tackle the pressing issues facing today’s Sleepy Americans. Yes, John did get COVID-19 on the Alaskan corpse boat he and his wife went on for…

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The Best Games About Cats for International Cat Day

It’s International Cat Day, distinct from Caturday I suppose, so here’s a list of the best games about cats. Yes, cats appear in a lot of other games — I could have included Animal Crossing, or Skyrim, or even the recently re-released Darkstalkers, but these are games where you primarily play as or…

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The Legend of Dick Kicking

In this week’s podcast transcript of Channel F, the Video Game Podcast About Video Games™, Danielle, Nerium and merritt assemble for another week of discussions, diatribes, deadly decisions and desktop villages (simulated). Oh, and Dick Kicking, obviously. Goes without saying. Dick Kicking. In our first segment, the gang recounts their…

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With Netflix-Style Business Models, Comes Netflix-Style Release Lineups

On this week’s 99 Potions, filling in for John and Natalie are fellow Fanbyte RPG friends Mike Williams and merritt k to talk about all of the biggest headlines in July. So get ready for Pokemon drama, Mike’s impressive toy collection, Star Wars video games, the Netflix-ification of games via…

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How Does Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Stack Up?

On the latest episode of 99 Potions, Nerium and Imran sat down with Three Houses scholar LB Hunktears to have a spoilercast on Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Tune in to hear the crew talk about mercenary whistles, Elizabeth Holmes impressions, wine vs Gatorade, menu heaven and why October 2005…

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Square Enix’s Reluctance to Comment on Nier Mod Only Added to the Hype

On this week’s Thanks for the Knowledge, our very own Imran Khan is guest-hosting with special guest and reporter at IGN, Rebekah Valentine, to go over the latest headlines in games and entertainment. Tune in to hear them talk about all of the latest Marvel news out of Comic Con,…

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Get a Monogrammed Towel for That Ass

On this week’s episode of Channel F, host merritt k takes a little break from our regularly scheduled Video Game Game Show™ activities to focus on the “video game” portion of our program, with three new discussion-oriented segments designed explicitly for your enjoyment! (Note: Previous segments on this show were…

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ICYMI: Everything from Today’s Netflix Geeked Week 2022 Gaming Show

E3 is dead and Netflix Geeked Week 2022 is here. Today, June 10, is the fated “GAMES DAY,” and hosts Geoff Keighley and Mari Takahashi revealed a ton of mobile games, video game spin-offs of shows, and television show spin-offs of video games. This past year, Netflix has been making…

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Which Fire Emblem Character Has the Most Delicious-looking Hair?

On this week’s episode of Channel F (The Fanbyte Video Game Game Show™), host merritt k and friends/coworkers/contestants LB Hunktears, Nerium, and Fūnk-é Joseph gather together to celebrate the third anniversary of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, a beloved game held in the possible highest regard by everyone on the show,…

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Will Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Actually Do the Thing?

I almost can’t believe Steven, Imran, Natalie, and I have talked about RPGs for one hundred episodes on our podcast, 99 Potions. That’s a lot of chitchat and analysis about falling in love war criminals, the fleeting but delicious crumbs we get from our favorite publishers, and the systems that…

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Celebrate Daikatana’s 20th Birthday With Its Weird Game Boy Color Port

20 years ago, John Romero’s Daikatana launched on PC and was immediately slammed by critics and players alike. The Guardian even lists it as one of “the 30 worst video games of all time.” But the controversies surrounding its release and its developer, Ion Storm, claimed an innocent victim: the…

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Dota Underlords Update Patch Notes – Valve Tones Down the Knights

Valve really likes patching Dota Underlords. Since the last time we posted about balance updates, a whole two days ago, Valve has released two more patches to the game. They’re certainly smaller in size, but they do include some matchmaking changes and some important nerfs to Omniknight, Dragon Knight, and…

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