THE OUTER WORLDS

Kenneth Shepard Jul 23, 2020. 4 minute read

ICYMI: Everything Shown at Xbox’s First Party Showcase

Microsoft held its latest Xbox Games Showcase, and as it promised, it was primarily about Xbox Game Studios projects that will be coming to the Xbox Series X. Nine games were showcased from its first party studios, five of which were brand new announcements, but that wasn’t all that was…

Danielle Riendeau Jul 23, 2020. 1 minute read

The Outer Worlds’ First DLC is a Mission to Uncover Space Drugs

The Outer Worlds — the Fallout-style satirical sci-fi epic that made all of us say “Outer Wilds” even more than we meant to last fall — is about to get some “substantial” DLC. Revealed today in a trailer during the Xbox event, Peril On Gorgon will be the first of two…

James O'Connor Jul 15, 2020. 7 minute read

9 of the Best (and Worst) Switch Ports of AAA Games

Over the last few years, I’ve tried to stop saying that certain games would be a “good fit” for the Nintendo Switch, realizing that, in an ideal world, I would be playing a one-to-one port of every game on Nintendo’s portable device. The gimmick of seeing a AAA title running…

Collin MacGregor Jun 1, 2020. Less than a minute

All the Asexual Characters in Video Games: A Review

John Warren Mar 31, 2020. Less than a minute

Fanbyte Morning News March 31, 2020

Here’s your audio roundup for this morning’s news! Direct link here or use the embed below. You can find our Morning, Evening, and Sunday edition short podcasts on the Fanbyte FM feed of your favorite podcatcher.

Kenneth Shepard Mar 31, 2020. 2 minute read

The Outer Worlds Has a New Release Date on Switch

After the Switch port of Obsidian’s RPG The Outer Worlds was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic affecting development, the game’s Nintendo debut finally has a new release date. Originally planned to launch in March, The Outer Worlds will now come to Nintendo’s handheld/console hybrid on June 5, both digitally on…

Jordan Mallory Feb 6, 2020. 3 minute read

Animal Crossing Switch, Outer Worlds Port Delayed by Coronavirus

As hundreds died and thousands more were infected, the coronavirus outbreak took a small detour this week to impact the world of video games. Nintendo has announced that the release of its forthcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons special edition Switch console will be delayed by an unknown amount, as will…

Nerium Dec 31, 2019. 3 minute read

Fanbyte’s Game of the Year 2019 Awards

Another difficult year in the world was met with another year’s worth of great games. Fanbyte’s Game of the Year 2019 awards are here to celebrate the ones that challenged us to think about that world, made us laugh, made us cry, or simply filled a void when we needed…

Danielle Riendeau Dec 23, 2019. 7 minute read

Danielle’s Top Ten Games of 2019

What a year, what a year! 2019 is a year that I started in a job where I did full time games/movies/entertainment coverage, had a mid-year shift, then finished up by moving here to Fanbyte and going back to doing full time games/movies/entertainment coverage! So, there are a couple of…

Danielle Riendeau Dec 13, 2019. 2 minute read

“Every Game Needs Fancy Hats:” A Chat with The Outer Worlds Art Director Daniel Alpert

The Outer Worlds is a game I got very, very into this past fall. Obsidian’s Fallout-style RPG boasted a satirical storyline in a corporate-controlled space colony teeming with malfeasance, greed, and shoddy company towns. The whole thing is a big, fun, anti-corporate adventure with your best pals (well, Parvati and…

Nerium Nov 13, 2019. 1 minute read

Fanwidth (A Fanbyte Podcast) Episode 039: Son of Maclunkey

It’s one jam packed week of discussion on Fanwidth, folks! Merritt, Niki, and Steven are finally here to report on Death Stranding. It sounds like merritt and Niki enjoyed it, at least! Meanwhile, Niki alone enters the land of virtual reality… three years after everyone else. Will he choose to…

Nerium Nov 5, 2019. 1 minute read

The Fanwidth Podcast Episode 038: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Ditto

Niki is out this week, so Danielle, merritt, and Steven dive deep on games! Disco Elysium is the topic du jour. Although we also go over The Outer Worlds (now that Danielle has played a lot more) and the games we’d like to hit before the end of 2019. Speaking…

Danielle Riendeau Nov 4, 2019. 2 minute read

The Outer Worlds Almost Got Me Thrown in Real Jail

I’m writing this almost-confessional from the front seat of my ambulance (where I volunteer a few times per month). I’ve done nothing wrong, you see, but The Outer Worlds—the way I’m playing it and the sheer amount that I’m playing—has instilled in me an instinct I’m not entirely proud of.…

Nerium Oct 30, 2019. 1 minute read

The Fanwidth Podcast Episode 037: A Very Boomer Halloween

It’s (almost) Halloween and the gang is celebrating with another extra-long episode of Fanwidth: the Fanbyte podcast! Danielle, merritt, Niki, and Steven kick things off with a “live” viewing of the Death Stranding launch trailer, but things only get spookier from there, as we dig into Halloween themed events and…

Jack Yarwood Oct 30, 2019. 3 minute read

The Outer Worlds Hates My Stupid Ugly Face

I love character creators in games. When they’re available, I always spend hours perfecting my character and tweaking every aspect of their appearance to get them looking just the way I want them to before I even start playing the game proper. That’s one of the reasons I was ecstatic…

Sam Desatoff Oct 29, 2019. 2 minute read

The Outer Worlds The Frightened Engineer Walkthrough – Quest Guide

In The Outer Worlds, a significant moral conflict has divided Emerald Vale, the first major area you’ll encounter. A Saltuna cannery is the beating heart of the corporate-run settlement of Edgewater. Many of its workers have deserted their posts in protest of the oppressive conditions, and have set up an…

Sam Desatoff Oct 28, 2019. 2 minute read

The Outer Worlds The Illustrated Manual Walkthrough – How to Get Vicar Max

The climactic quest of the first major story arc in The Outer Worlds tasks you with obtaining a power regulator for your ship, The Unreliable. To get one, you’re going to have to steal it from one of two places: the town of Edgewater, which is full of oppressed company…

Sam Desatoff Oct 28, 2019. 3 minute read

Outer Worlds The Long Tomorrow Walkthrough – Quest Guide

The town of Edgewater is the first major hub location you’ll visit in The Outer Worlds. It’s a town wrought with misery and plague, a corporate-run settlement awash in oppressive bureaucracy. Early on, you’ll stumble upon Martin Abernathy, a man who asks you to head to a nearby community center…

Nerium Oct 28, 2019. Less than a minute

The Shrink Ray in The Outer Worlds: A Review

Danielle Riendeau Oct 28, 2019. 2 minute read

I’m Encumbered With Quests in Outer Worlds

I may be having a slight issue with The Outer Worlds, aka, the first Fallout-style game that I’ve really gotten into. See, I’ve gotten really into it. So much so that, several hours in, I’m still in Edgewater/The Emerald Vale (the game’s starting area), because I’m doing every single side…