10 Film and TV Characters They Should Put in Fortnite

The newest season of Fortnite features Darth Vader and Indiana Jones, bringing even more licensed properties into the toybox world of the battle royale shooter. But there are still plenty more characters from the big and small screens that would be fun to play as. Here are ten movie characters I’d like…

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FEATURES

merritt k | Saints Row Reboot, Las Vegas, Last of Us Leaks & More

This week, John sat down with merritt k who recently returned from the deserts of Las Vegas where she played the current build of the Saints Row reboot. What’d she think? You’ll have to find out in the episode, silly. Also, we’ll catch you up with some of the week’s…

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Dropping the Bar: An Ode to Sheamus and Cesaro

Claudio Castagnoli made his much anticipated AEW debut at Forbidden Door in June. The vaguely Doctor Who themed show suffered various setbacks, as multiple wrestlers were unable to compete. Bryan Danielson was injured and couldn’t participate in his scheduled bout with Zack Sabre Jr, meant to determine the best technical…

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WRESTLING

No Lie, Persona 3 Portable, 4 Golden, and 5 Royal are Coming to Xbox

During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022 showcase, developer Atlus dropped a major surprise. Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal are all coming Xbox consoles and PC. All three games will also be available via Xbox Game Pass. These games are genre-defining JRPGs that combine social…

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The Persona Ports Are Coming to PlayStation 5 and Steam, By the Way

NEWS

When the World Is on Fire, Persona 5 Royal Hits Too Close to Home

Persona 5 Royal is the kind of game that works for being self-quarantined. The enhanced version of Atlus’ stylish RPG is over 100 hours long, with constant forward momentum so it seldom feels like you’re meandering. Given the isolation I’m feeling while held up at home during the coronavirus outbreak,…

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Persona 5 Royal Has No PS5 Upgrade System, So I’m Replaying on Switch

Replaying a game as long as Persona 5 Royal is a tall ask. Not because the RPG isn’t excellent, because it is, but because a 100-hour time sink for any game is a lot, especially if you’ve already played through the game in question before. So, as we inch closer to the game’s…

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Persona 5 Royal Has No PS5 Upgrade System, So I'm Replaying on Switch

NEWS

Could GTA 6 Be the Dawn of a New Era for Rockstar Games?

For this week’s podcast transcript of Spawn On Me, host Kahlief Adams discusses Jason Schreier’s recent article about Rockstar Games and the development of Grand Theft Auto 6. Could this mean a kinder, more progressive game? Time will tell! Kah also talks about Rollerdrome and Multiverses being pretty damn awesome,…

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PODCASTS

Have You Ever Felt Like Someone Was Hypnotizing You?

On this week’s episode of Friends Reunion (a Podcast for Discerning Listeners™), John remains lost somewhere in the belly of an enormous cruise ship — almost certainly in the morgue, but not dead, crucially — just like, hangin’ out in there and looking through stuff. Meanwhile, LB and Niki decide…

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PODCASTS

Modern AAA Narrative Fiction Games are Falling Drastically Short

This week I had the pleasure of talking to merritt k about her trip to Las Vegas to play the reboot of Saints Row on Thanks for the Knowledge. You can read her impressions of the game here, of course, but you should also listen in for some tidbits about…

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NEWS

There’s a Distinct Lack of Ryuji in Alchemy Stars’ Persona 5 Collaboration

Alchemy Stars, the mobile gacha RPG by Tourdog Studios and published by Tencent Games (Disclaimer: Fanbyte is owned by Tencent, but the site has editorial independence and I’ve never met a Tencent representative in my almost three years writing for the site), is collaborating with Atlus to bring characters from…

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There's a Distinct Lack of Ryuji in Alchemy Stars' Persona 5 Royal Collaboration

NEWS

Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 are Coming to Switch, Too

For the first time on Nintendo consoles, the last three Persona titles are on the way. While the games had recently been announced for Xbox, PC, and PlayStation, Nintendo fans were worried they were going to be left out in the cold. As we found out from today’s Nintendo Direct,…

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NEWS

Persona 5 Royal Masterfully Subverts the Series’ Villain Troubles

The following contains major spoilers for Persona 5 Royal, so read at your own risk. Persona 5 Royal is an incredibly long game, so I’ve been waiting for quite some time before I spoke to anyone about the game’s new content. Specifically, the game’s third semester, where, along with giving…

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