Does the Gaming Industry Miss Having E3 Around?

In this week’s episode of Spawn on Me, host Kahlief Adams shares his thoughts about his favorite and most anticipated games from Summer Game Fest. He also digs into the conversation around whether E3 still has a space to flourish in the current gaming coverage climate. (You can also listen…

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PODCASTS

Ranking Every Super Smash Bros. Newcomer Trailer

Every time a new Super Smash Bros. character is revealed, fans are abuzz with excitement not just find out who the newcomer is, but also to see the new trailer for the character. According to series creator Masahiro Sakurai, he storyboards and directs all the trailers himself, leaning on his knowledge of…

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Six Ace Attorney Anniversaries That Passed When You Weren’t Looking

It’s hard to believe that the time period of Ace Attorney has changed from The Not-Too-Distant-Future to the very literal here and now. The second season of the anime is airing right around the time its events are supposed to take place, and we’re watching major dates from the story…

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LISTS

Capsule Review: Heaven Will Be Mine

A science fictional epic from the team behind We Know The Devil.

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How to Avoid Burnout and Enjoy MMA in the Long Run

I think it’s safe to say that I really love MMA. I train and compete on the grappling side, running off to an MMA gym most evenings after work (and weekend mornings), I follow fighters on social media, and I watch fights and grappling competitions often — but even I…

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PODCASTS

Smash Ultimate Simon & Richter Guide – Moves, Outfits, Strengths, Weaknesses

Smash Ultimate includes characters of all kinds — regardless of franchise, species, and even profession. That inclusiveness now extends to vampire killers. That’s right Simon and Richter Belmont, two of Castlevania‘s most famous Dracula slayers, are now playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Although Alucard was unfortunately relegated to assist trophy status.…

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GUIDES

SOMA’s design team nearly made a ‘wuss mode’ of their own

At the Game Developers Conference today, SOMA design lead Thomas Grip discussed the game's protracted development, its focus on story over gameplay and yes, that he's just fine if players want to turn off the scares.

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7 Friendships I Loved in WWE the Week of June 16, 2019

Sometimes when I need to be cheered up, I put on the late 1960s Soviet stop motion children’s short Gena the Crocodile. The story goes like this: Gena the Crocodile, who works at the zoo as the crocodile, realizes he is sorely lacking in the friend department. So, he decides…

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WRESTLING

As ‘The Good Place’ Wraps Up, What Have We Learned?

The Good Place, which wraps up its fourth and final season on Thursday 30th January, graced our screens at the perfect time. First airing on NBC in September 2016, the Michael Schur-created comedy about the afterlife straddled the election of Donald Trump. When protagonist Eleanor (Kristen Bell) realized that the…

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FEATURES

Mechanics of Wrestling 101: Observation

This is Part 3 of an ongoing series! Check out Part 1 on Space and Part 2 on Force. The “why” behind pro wrestling has always been a little murky, though no murkier than the impetus motivating any other professional sport. In your standard Big Four American pro sports, the…

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WRESTLING

Because You’re So Smooth

After what we can all agree was an exceptionally rough year, our Smooth Week 2022 episode of Friends Reunion (A Podcast for Discerning Listeners™) has finally arrived to buff out those sharp edges. Unfortunately, resident Fanbyte Smoothness Expert™ LB Hunktears® (they have a PhD in Uniform Surfaces from the Hunktears…

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PODCASTS

Smash Ultimate Sonic Guide – Moves, Outfits, Strengths, Weaknesses

Smash Ultimate doesn’t care about old rivalries — just the ones you make with your friends along the way. That must be why Nintendo includes Sonic, once a would-be competitor to the console platformer throne, in its latest crossover fighter. Hopefully this will give fans something to cling to when that bizarre-looking live-action…

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Sonic Smash Ultimate Guide

GUIDES