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Kenneth Shepard Jun 15, 2022. 6 minute read
10 Games That Should’ve Won the Grammy for Best Video Game Score
The Grammy Awards, which annually recognizes the year’s best in music, has finally added a dedicated category for Best Video Game Score. This comes just after 8-Bit Big Band won an award for Best Arrangement with their version of “Meta Knight’s Revenge” from Kirby Super Star. The award is a…
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FEATURES
Danielle Riendeau Mar 26, 2020. Less than a minute
You Love To See It: Doom
Today, in honor of all that sweet, sweet Doom SEO, we decided to watch Doom (2005), a movie that we knew wasn’t great, exactly, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Karl Urban, and Rosamund Pike. Oh man. It’s not very good, but worse, it’s also not very fun. Trading demons for……
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Andrew King Mar 24, 2020. 6 minute read
The Protestant Reformation of the First-Person Shooter
Doom wasn’t the first first-person shooter. Depending on who you ask, that was either Maze War or Spasim. In fact, Doom wasn’t even the first FPS developed by id Software. The cutting-edge studio released Wolfenstein 3D one year prior. But it was Doom, of course, that really put the FPS on the map.…
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Danielle Riendeau Mar 13, 2020. Less than a minute
East Coast Office Hours 4: Yodas, Goblins, Roald
Today, the east coast crew of Fanbyte: Features and Trending Editor merritt k, and soon-to-be-EIC Danielle Riendeau discuss the fun of launching a new sports podcast when all the sports are cancelled, a Destiny podcast when considering the future of the series, and whether Yodas are goblins. We’re also excited…
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Jordan Mallory Jan 14, 2020. 2 minute read
Things Seem Bad in the Newest Doom Eternal Trailer
The Doom Slayer has been taking a little nap for the last couple of years, and in that time it looks like Earth has become totally boned. The moon went and shattered somehow, there’s big Satanic runes etched into the surface of the planet, and based on the radio chatter…
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NEWS
Matthew Forde Nov 26, 2019. 5 minute read
10 Video Game Music Tracks to Boost Your Run (Or Any Exercise)
Music is an important, under-looked element of any video game. A good soundtrack can elevate moments to heights not possible in any other medium. Music is designed to complement everything from blockbuster action setpieces, to smaller, tenderer sequences often driven by impactful dialogue. There are plenty of pieces that lend…
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Rosh Kelly Sep 16, 2019. 5 minute read
The Ultimate Fantasy of DOOM is Telling Your Boss to Fuck Off
Doom has always been about killing the demons that the inept Union Aerospace Corporation keep summoning into reality. Doomguy, the Marine, and the Doomslayer have been our avatars for this wanton and righteous destruction for decades. But despite the imposing size of the Barons of Hell, or the grotesque form…
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Khee Hoon Chan Aug 7, 2019. 5 minute read
Are VR Arenas the New Laser Tag?
One of the most famous guns in games is the BFG from Doom, a rifle with an acronym so profane that its movie adaptation preferred to render it as “Bio Force Gun.” The moniker is emblematic of the game’s outrageous premise: blast every demon on Mars into smithereens. The Doom series has always…
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Jordan Mallory Jul 29, 2019. 2 minute read
Doom on Switch to Lose Internet Connection Requirement
Bethesda is rescinding the internet connectivity requirement built in to its recent ports of Doom and Doom 2 on the Nintendo Switch, the publisher announced over the weekend. “The BethesdaNet login requirement was included for the Slayers Club, to reward members for playing the classic DOOM games,” Bethesda said in…
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Fanbyte Staff Jul 26, 2019. Less than a minute
Late Lunch July 26, 2019: Arkansas Doomguy
Niki and John navigate the release of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and dissect Jim Henson’s contributions. Also Arkansas stank from Andrew. Late Lunch is Fanbyte’s live video podcast that airs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1pm PST on twitch.tv/fanbyte. We’ll put the VODs up on the site and the…
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Jordan Mallory Jul 26, 2019. 2 minute read
Classic Doom Games Arrive on Switch, Require Bethesda Login and Internet Connection
Quakecon 2019 is in full swing, and as a special surprise ahead of Doom Eternal‘s November release, id Software has made Doom, Doom 2, and Doom 3 available on modern consoles for the first time. Weirdly, Doom and Doom 2 both require an internet connection and mandate that players login…
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Topher Florence Jun 19, 2019. 4 minute read
Commander Keen Died on Mars: A Conspiracy Theory
I genuinely never expected Bethesda to bring back Commander Keen. Outside of a Game Boy Color one-off, the series has been dormant for almost 20 years. The original Commander Keen is based on a demo that id Software created to convince Nintendo that they could port Mario games to DOS.…
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Theron Seckington Jun 4, 2019. 5 minute read
5 More Sonic-Era Games We Should Adapt Now That We’re Drunk With Power
The blue hedgehog is on his unsteady way to the silver screen, and many fans are still worried. But there’s no reason to despair. The Chronicles of Narnia, His Dark Materials and other fantasy stories were quickly, though often poorly, optioned after the world caught Hobbit Fever back in the early…
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Peter Amato Jan 30, 2019. 5 minute read
Rage 2 Works Best When It Steals the Best of Two Worlds
“We wanted to set Rage 2 apart from the original,” id Software Studio Director Tim Willits said for the third time. As we began a Q&A that capped off a 90-or-so-minute demo, he wanted to drive the point home. This time he was answering a question about the game’s brighter color palette and…
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Diego Arguello Jan 27, 2019. 7 minute read
7 Minigames That Deserve Their Own Spin-Offs
Finding micro-experiences in video games has always been my favorite scavenger hunt. From taking part in ordinary activities, such as pool or bowling, to diversions that are completely different from a game’s core idea, some minigames just shine above all others. Yet only a few have managed to become full,…
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Brock Wilbur Jan 24, 2019. 9 minute read
Last Year’s Best Video Game Soundtracks On Vinyl
Death to 2018. I’m sure we’re all on the same page here; stab the concept of last year with some blade of the millennium that frees us from its cursed grasp. That aside, there were some artistic achievements last year that didn’t get the proper amount of attention. Please, dear…
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Kris Ligman Jun 12, 2017. 2 minute read
E3 2017: Bethesda press briefing
Knifey-shooties, black humor, and open worlds, oh yeah, we got 'em all.
READ MORE >Nate Ewert-Krocker Dec 15, 2016. 9 minute read
The Best Game Soundtracks of 2016
2016 has been a hard year in uncountable ways, but paradoxically it has been an excellent year for videogame soundtracks. We’ve had a wealth of swelling, orchestral scores, a mountain of pulse-pounding electronica, and a cornucopia of ethereal, ambient soundscapes. We’ve had folksy guitar and not-so-folksy guitar, shredding frets and…
READ MORE >Nate Ewert-Krocker Oct 6, 2016. 6 minute read
September Game Soundtrack Roundup
ReCore! Ace Attorney! Halcyon 6! Shin Megami Tensei VI Apocalypse!!!
READ MORE >Willie Clark Jul 13, 2016. 9 minute read
Chex Quest, a 1996 Doom mod created to advertise cereal, is getting an HD remake
Chex Quest artist Charles Jacobi talks about working within Doom, Toy Story influences, and the upcoming Chex Quest HD
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