Bandai Namco, Please Consult TikTok User @EmilyZugay on Your New Logo

There’s a TikTok creator named Emily Zugay who makes new logos for companies like Amazon and Funko because she deems the originals as inferior. She has over a million followers and a degree in design, so as a person who believes that higher education is valuable and not in any…

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Review

Nihon Falcom's latest JRPG epic is the most charming kind of old school.

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Radiant Twine

FFXIV Radiant Twine is a type of upgrade currency used to enhance Level 90 “Radiant” armor. This refers to any accessories using the prefix “Radiant’s” — such as the Radiant’s Earrings of Fending. You can purchase Radiant gear from the NPC Cihanti in Radz-at-Han (X: 10.8, Y: 10.4). Otherwise known as the…

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Ornate True Linen Jacket of Aiming

The Ornate True Linen Jacket of Aiming is an upgraded version of the Level 70 chestpiece True Linen Jacket of Aiming in Final Fantasy XIV. As the word “Aiming” suggests, it is wearable by physical ranged DPS classes. In other words: Archer, Bard, Dancer, and Machinist. So long as they…

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Fanwidth (A Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 065: Midwestern Chief

This week on Fandwidth, episode 65, merritt returns with a very special… guest? But a brief delay doesn’t stop the rest of the crew from continuing to talk about several different kinds of Muppets. Video games do come up eventually, however, as merritt has played quite a few all in…

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Paradox Interactive Cancels Unspecified Number of Unannounced Games, 15 Still in the Works

Paradox Interactive has announced it’s canceling an unconfirmed number of games it has in the pipeline as part of refocusing resources on what it calls “proven game niches and projects” that will have a better risk/reward outlook. Collectively, the cancelations will result in approximately a $30 million (265 MSEK) write-off.…

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Bravely Default 2 Freelancer Job Guide – Abilities, Proficiencies, & More

Bravely Default 2 is here and that means it’s once again time to try and familiarize yourself with the plentiful Job options. If you’ve played Final Fantasy 14 or other Square Enix games, you’re likely used to this definition of Jobs, but those who aren’t might be a bit confused.…

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Cyberpunk 2077 is Giving Me Rose-Colored Glasses in 2021

We’re one year removed from Cyberpunk 2077’s launch. I certainly didn’t expect to be writing about it hours after watching it lose two Game Awards when the prospect of it even being nominated seemed incomprehensible last December. But what I also didn’t expect was that, in the year that’s followed,…

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What Word Would You Banish From Video Games?

There are a lot of terms associated with video games: power-up, frag, HP, and so on. And maybe some of them are becoming a little too associated. On this week’s episode of Channel F, listener dull focus asked us what word we removed from video game writing, and one immediately sprung to…

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Sony Announces State of Play Presentation Focusing on Japanese Publishers

Sony has announced a new State of Play presentation for tomorrow, March 9, at 2 p.m. Pacific/5 p.m. Eastern, and the show will have a particular focus on Japanese publishers. In a PlayStation Blog post announcing the event, Sony says the State of Play will last for about 20 minutes,…

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Sony Announces State of Play Presentation Focusing on Japanese Publishers

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Leviathan Update Brings Space Whales and Roguelike Elements to No Man’s Sky

Have you been playing No Man’s Sky and while vibing through Hello Games’ open universe playground thought “I really would like some space monstrosity that looks pretty close to Final Fantasy X’s Sin to pass by my spaceship?” Well, wish no more, because No Man’s Sky has motherfuckin’ space whales now, thanks to its…

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Leviathan Update Brings Space Whales and Roguelike Elements to No Man's Sky

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Fanbyte Evening News April 1, 2020

Here’s your audio roundup for this evening’s news! Direct link here or use the embed below. You can find our Morning, Evening, and Sunday edition short podcasts on the Fanbyte FM feed of your favorite podcatcher.

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