merritt k

merritt k

merritt k is Content Manager at Fanbyte, covering Destiny 2 and other live games.

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Yakiniku Simulation is Exactly What it Says on the Tin

One of my favorite anime is Wakako-zake, a short-form show about a woman eating food. Each brief episode sees protagonist Murasaki Wakako go out to eat on her own and give a little internal m...

How to Get the Festival of the Lost Pareidolia Emblem in Destiny 2

The Festival of the Lost is back in Destiny 2, bringing all manner of creepy cosmetics to Bungie’s looter shooter. One of these is a new emblem you can earn through Bungie Rewards. It’s...

Destiny 2 Retrofit Escapade Deepsight Guide - Fire and Forget Pattern Farm

Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph has brought out a new set of Braytech-themed weapons, and like in previous seasons, they’re all craftable. These weapons all come with the Origin Trait Amb...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crucible in Destiny 2

I have a confession: I am a terrible PVP player in Destiny 2. I probably wouldn’t play the mode at all if it didn’t help you get gear you could use in the rest of the game. Within me lie...

Those New Destiny 2 Eververse Class Items Interact With Exotics

When Season of the Haunted dropped on Tuesday, some Destiny 2 players were confused by the addition of a single class item in the Eververse store. Universal Ornaments are usually so...

Spiders Devour Beetles in Destiny 2 Festival of the Lost Poll

Bungie recently held a poll to determine the next seasonal armor ornaments that would be available in the Festival of the Lost 2023. This yearly event is Halloween-themed, and it’s not the first time...

What is the Egregore Fungus in Destiny 2? A Mycological Perspective

Mushrooms, more than almost any other living thing on the planet, seem to inspire curiosity and trepidation in equal measure. Maybe this is, alongside cephalopods, mushrooms are about as alien from us...

Senior Citizens Should Get an XP Boost in Video Games

A lot of video games today seem to assume that we have infinite time to play them. And when you’re young, it can feel that way sometimes. Sure, you might have to deal with work and other commitments,...

What Your Favorite Destiny 2 Subclass Says About You

Between its three classes of Warlock, Titan, and Hunter and its four elemental options of Void, Arc, Solar, and Stasis, Destiny 2 now offers twelve distinct subclasses for players t...

Deathtrap Dungeon is One of the Strangest Games I've Ever Played

What do you get when you cross a popular 1980s gamebook with what seemed like the cutting edge of video game graphics in the 1990s? You get Deathtrap Dungeon: The Interactive Video Adventure<...

The 10 Best PVE Bows in Destiny 2 (March 2023)

If you fancy yourself a Hawkeye or Robin Hood type, then you likely enjoy using bows in Destiny 2. These relatively slow-firing weapons tend to do good damage for a primary, and provide...

Pinnacle Drops Need to be Fixed in Destiny 2, Here's How

I’m on record as thinking that Power is a blunt, outdated mechanic in Destiny 2. But for the time being, it appears it’s sticking around. That said, there are improvements that could be...

Destiny 2 Fire and Forget Deepsight Guide - Fire and Forget Pattern Farm

Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph has brought out a new set of Braytech-themed weapons, and like in previous seasons, they’re all craftable. These weapons all come with the Origin Trait Amb...

Nuts and Bolts: Rifts & the Mega-Fiasco That Was "Mega-Damage"

We’re living in the middle of a Golden Age of tabletop roleplaying games. Mainstream standbys like Dungeons & Dragons have never been more popular, and indie gems are widely acc...

Snag a Sneaky New Destiny 2 Emblem with Amazon Prime

Destiny 2 is one of a number of games that periodically does Amazon Prime Gaming drops, where you can get certain in-game items through Twitch for being an Amazon Prime member. For ...

How to Complete the Leviathan Chests Seasonal Challenge in Destiny 2

Every week, Destiny 2 presents players with a new set of seasonal challenges to complete. These reward XP, Bright Dust, and occasionally other items, and they can range from trivial...

Europa.Ridge.Road.Ledge – Destiny 2 Resonance Amp Location

Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph has arrived and it’s time to reunite with everyone’s favorite, murderous Warmind, Rasputin. Revolving around repairing the broken remnants of Rasputin, pla...

'Buck Up and Drive!' is 'Out Run' Gone Sicko Mode

Out Run is a great game, nobody’s disputing that. But you can’t deny that it doesn’t let you flip through the air, grind on rails, or spin into oncoming cars to make them explode and send...

Explaining All of the Fake Games From Wayne's World on the SNES

Say it’s the 1990s and you’ve been hired to make a video game based on the 1992 smash hit Wayne’s World. Well, it’s going to be a platformer, because it’s the 90s. But what’s the structu...

The Web Game I've Been Playing Daily for Almost Two Decades

It was in my senior year of high school that NationStates swept my friend group. A simple browser game where you make decisions that contribute to the political and social contours of a...