PREY
Dylan Roth Aug 8, 2022. 6 minute read
‘Prey’ Review: The Best Predator Movie Since, Well, Predator
2022 has been a remarkable year for maximalist filmmaking, for big, colorful visuals and loud, expressive sound design. Most of my favorite movies this year have been overstated, from the rip-roaring action and emotion of Everything Everywhere All at Once and RRR, to the IMAX spectacle of Top Gun: Maverick…
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TV/FILM
Danielle Riendeau Jul 20, 2022. 3 minute read
No More Linear Single-Player Games for Arkane? Let’s Talk
Rock Paper Shotgun has recently published a fantastic piece centering on the design of Deathloop and Arkane’s overall approach to game design. Writer Chris Wallace interviews Arkane Lyon Campaign Director Dana Nightingale, as well as Studio and Co-creative Director Dinga Bakaba, on broad design questions and Arkane’s philosophy. Much of…
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NEWS
Danielle Riendeau Jan 28, 2020. 1 minute read
Fanwidth (A Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 48: Fish Chicken and Other Chicken
We’re still in the midst of a cold, slow, winter for the video game industry. So, this week, the usual crew of Steven, Niki, merritt and Danielle talk about the older games that we’re all playing to keep us company in the doldrums. Steven’s gotten into more Etrian Odyssey and…
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Danielle Riendeau Jan 24, 2020. 2 minute read
Sometimes, a Save Game Oopsie is a Positive
I’ve been having some slight issues with saved games lately. After the heartbreaking, catastrophic loss of my Outer Wilds save (not by my own doing, btw), I’ve been sensitive about the whole thing. Well, last night, I was putting a couple of hours into Mooncrash, Prey’s dynamic, rougelike DLC that…
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TRENDING
Nerium Jan 14, 2020. 1 minute read
Fanwidth (A Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 46: Rated M for Meaty
Danielle, Niki, and Steven try to fill the void left by an empty fourth chair this week with lots of winter talk! There’s still not much new in games out, so the gang chooses to go over what we play during the winter months instead. There’s also a good deal…
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PODCASTS
Danielle Riendeau Jan 8, 2020. 2 minute read
Watching a Loved One Try Your Favorite Game is Terrifying and Wonderful
If you have followed my work at all for the last three years or so, you probably know that I love Prey (2017). I fell in love with Arkane’s immersive sim, calling it my game of the year in 2017, and frankly, the pinnacle of the genre. In short, it…
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TRENDING
Dillon Skiffington Dec 27, 2019. 5 minute read
Dillon’s Top Ten Games of the Year 2019
Let me get this out of the way to begin with. I have a backlog problem. I’m notorious among the Fanbyte team since I’m still trying to work my way through 2017 gems like Prey, Hellblade, Nier: Automata, and a whole lot more. Turns out there were a lot of…
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FEATURES
Nerium Jun 13, 2017. 5 minute read
Prey turns ‘open-ended’ game design inside-out
We think of 'open-world' games as vast outdoor places, but Arkane's Prey is all about the inner world of space.
READ MORE >Nate Ewert-Krocker Jun 1, 2017. 9 minute read
Best Game Soundtracks May 2017
As the days get hotter, chill out to some refreshing new game sounds.
READ MORE >Nerium May 19, 2017. 6 minute read
Prey review
Arkane's spiritual homage to System Shock comes with some caveats.
READ MORE >Zam Staff May 2, 2017. Less than a minute
Watch: Hands-on with PREY
Freeze, scan, and smash your extraterrestrial friends.
READ MORE >Laura Michet Feb 15, 2017. 5 minute read
Prey Preview
Prey's first hour is a tightly-plotted thriller full of ghost spider aliens, giant goo guns, eyeball needles, brain implants, individually named skeletons, and some gorgeous art-deco spaceship lobbies.
READ MORE >Zam Staff Jun 17, 2016. 5 minute read
Zam’s picks for Best of E3 2016
Laura, Danielle, and Kris come together to share their highlights from 2016's show floor.
READ MORE >Kris Ligman Jun 13, 2016. 3 minute read
Everything that went down at Bethesda’s E3 press conference
Bethesda's E3 press event just wrapped up here in Los Angeles, and we've got all the highlights.
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