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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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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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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