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Kate Sanchez

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As seen in: But Why Tho?, But Why Tho? (Podcast), MSN, MSN Canada, IGN, IGN Korea, Flipboard, Polygon, Game Informer, Paste, The Orange County Register, The San Diego Union-Tribune and
Covers:  Anime, film/TV, Video Games, Sports, Tech
EIC @ButWhyThoPC | @ATXFilmCritics | @Crunchyroll Anime Awards Judge x 7 | ✏️ @mmorpgcom @pastemagazine @ign @mtgsalvation | BizOps @ Owlchemy

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Kate Sanchez is Co-Founder and EIC of But Why Tho? She covers video games, film, TV, and anime.

Kate is known for championing international media, animation, and storytelling from underrepresented perspectives and cultures. She is known for her thoughtful interviews that looks to tell the stories of makers across entertainment.

As a film critic, Kate is a voting member of the Austin Film Critics Association and Hollywood Creative Alliance's Astra Awards. She has served on the Crunchyroll Anime…

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RECAP: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Episode 7 — “The Dragon in Winter”

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House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 7, “The Dragon in Winter,” had to deal with a lot. The third season is nearing its end, and some of the series’ characters who have been here from the beginning have been killed or are nearing their end. Ser Criston Cole () is dead, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen () has taken a shot at Tumbleton, Daemon Targaryen () is struggling to maintain the City Watch in the light of assassinations, and the Dragonseeds are struggling to adapt to their new life.
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Black Desert Online Is Rolling Out Hyperboost, And It Just Might Be The Perfect Onboarding Tool

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By Kate Sanchez Verified
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Getting into any MMORPG can be intimidating. Getting into one 12 years since launch (10 years in NA/EU) with 32 classes and well known for its system depth? Well, that can feel pretty impossible. And Black Desert Online is well aware of that high barrier to entry, and Hyperboost is how the game is trying to fix it. During the 2026 Heidel Ball in Southern California, Pearl Abyss developers announced a bevy of new updates that ranged from story and new classes to its updates to leveling and more.
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World War II Through the Eyes of China – The Defiant at ChinaJoy 2026

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By Kate Sanchez Verified
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People love WWII stories. That said, the stories told are often from European or American perspectives. While recent films like Hidden Blade, SISU, and series like Pachinkoor Gyeongseong Creature all add other perspectives to cinematic and silver-screen stories, there has been far less diversity in video games. The Defiant, from developer Hoothanes and publisher 4Divinity, is changing that. The Defiant is a first-person shooter set during World War II and from the Chinese perspective.
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