Game Bytes

The GameBytes Show crew is nothing if not mostly consistent, and this week we are bringing it back to our usual habits with a rundown of the games we played this week! And this week, "most" of the guys are here to talk about games they've played! Jeremy dove into the Monster Hunter Iceborne beta and gives us a rundown of the changes, improvements, and overall fun factor of the new expansion to Monster Hunter World. LeGrande grows a pair (of fangs) and stalks the streets of last-century London, making friends and eating people in Vampyr. Remember, you can pick your nose AND you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your friends out of your teeth after you consume them for their precious vitae and XP. Intro: "Hoarfrost Battle Theme" - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Outro: "A Night at Home" - Vampyr, by Olivier Deriviere Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's time to get back into the swing of things with the video game news of the week! LeGrande, Dale, and Jeremy are back on track and we're going to drag you (kicking and screaming) with us! This week, we discuss the emergence of a new game genre, EA's response to the loot box controversy, SGDQ, Stacraft Remastered gets cartoony, and a new infringy Super Mario Royale game! We cover the new releases, and we also discuss what WE are looking for in the next generation of game consoles! Intro: "Pumpin' Irony" - Rebel Galaxy, by Blues Saraceno Outro: "V A P E" - My Friend Pedro, by NounVerber Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

This week, the guys have been playing a ton of games, and it turns out they're all vaguely E3-related! We open this show with a discussion about our impressions on the Microsoft Games Pass Ultimate (and PC) has affected our fortuntes, and what we see in store for the service. We get back on track with the GAMES before long! LeGrande dishes on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Dale has been rebuilding civilization in Fallout 76. Jeremy gets his groove on with Wargroove (no relation). Intro: "Bounding Joy" - Wargroove, by Phonetic Hero Outro: "Main Menu" - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, by Mick Gordon & Martin Stig Andersen Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

You thought we'd wait until next Sunday to cover the back half of E3's many press conferences?? Foolish! Now you shall pay for your lack of vision... with another GameBytes Show Podcast! Dale, Jeremy, and LeGrande pick out all the most important stuff from the PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, Limited Run Games, and Nintendo! We weigh in on the hots and the nots of the major press conferences and make it feel like you watched them too when you were busy doing normal dumb stuff. Check it out and catch up on E3 2019! Intro: "Age of Wonders Planetfall Trailer" - by Michiel van den Bos Outro: "Main Menu 2" - Evil Genius, by James Hannigan Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The annual rat race of E3 has kicked off, and the gang is here to help give you a boost so you can see it from the cheap. In the first half of the E3 pressers, we look at Google Stadia, EA Play, Microsoft, Bethesda, and the Devolver Direct events, picking out our favorite moments and noteworthy announcements! Intro: Bleeding Edge E3 trailer Outro: "Jump in the Line" - Harry Belafonte, Fall Guys E3 trailer Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We have an abundance of video game impressions for you this week! We define abundance as "3-or-so, in 30 minutes", which is convenient! This week, Jeremy played the new Urban Warfare DLC for GameBytes "totally official game of the year 2018" Battletech, and discusses the new biomes and mechs and how they change the game. Dale dissects the "connecting tissue" between Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward expansion. LeGrande has been plugged into his new Oculus Quest, but does it set the new standard for VR? Join us to find out, and maybe have an abundance of laughs! Intro: "Urban Warfare" - Battletech: Urban Warfare, by Jon Everist Outro: "Battle Theme" - Final Fantasy 14 Heavensward, by Masayoshi Soken Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Your GameBytes Show cast is at FULL STRENGTH this week for a pre-E3 reckoning of 30-minute proportions! This week Microsoft announces changes to the Windows store and rolls out Game Pass on PC. Death Strandings gets a date. DOOM gets new content from John Romero. Pokemon gets sleepy, and Elon Musk installs a new killer app on the Tesla. Plus, new releases and good sales, as well as our predictions and hopes for E3 2019! Intro: "Apocalyptica" - Death Stranding E3 2019 trailer, Outro: "Junkyard Jive" - Cuphead, by Kristofer Maddigan Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale and Jeremy are here for a podcast episode that is both illuminating and dark as we discuss the games we played this week. First, Jeremy taps the time away with the recent "medieval art rhythm game" Marginalia Hero. The music and illustrations are authentic, charming, and funny, but is the simple gameplay a turnoff? Then Dale gets dark with Gothic, which comes from the "gangy teenager" years of RPGs. How does it hold up in the light of the modern day? Come listen and find out! Intro: "Main Menu" - Marginalia Hero Outro: "Old Camp" - Gothic, by Kai Rosenkranz Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jeremy and Jerod take over the show to highlight the video game news of the week! We revisit the Valve "Auto Chess" rumors, and add on some new ones about George RR Martin consulting on games! PlayStation starts a new TV and movie division, and Playdate really turns our crank. The WHO recognizes gaming disorder, and Razer recognizes the end of the line for Ouya. Plus more! We cover new releases and freebies, and we discuss game series that had "oddball" entries or changed from the mainline genre! Intro: "Fragfest" - Jak X Combat Racing, by Billy Howerdel & Dean Menta Outro: "A Hero's Journey" - Total War Three Kingdoms, by Richard Beddow, Simon Ravn, Richard Birdsall, & Tim Wynn Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The good ship GBS is sailing a straight course this week, with a bountiful cargo of video game impressions and textiles bound for the rich trading ports of, um, your podcast app of choice! This week, Jeremy puts in a couple of hours to play through the entirety of charming indie game Florence. LeGrande hangs out on the beach with teenagers for SPOOKY TALES in Oxenfree. Jerod bucks our trend and talks about TWO games: first-person combat-and-poop-throwing simulator Mordhau, and the latest updates from Guild Wars 2! Intro: "Camp" - Mordhau, by Lukas Gorris, Paul Keilhau & Viktor Alexander Outro: "Wake Up, Moving On" - Florence, by Kevin Penkin Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Salutations, weekenders! It's the top of the week, Jeremy and Dale are rocking some new hardware that doesn't let either one hear his own voice, and we've got a lot of talking to do. Hit it. This week in the news we are gagged by Sony and Microsoft's new partnership. Minecraft Earth is a real thing. Valve makes a new trademark. Netflix will be at E3. Monster Hunter World is gian. Gruesome discoveries in Red Dead Online. Plus, new releases and freebies, and in honor of Game of Thrones, we discuss game franchises that ended! Intro: "Main Title" - No One Lives Forever, by Nathan Grigg Outro: "Village-Hill" - Bubsy the Bobcat, by the Stream Blues Orchestra Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this episode of "whatcha been playin?", Dale and Jeremy bring the four-letter-F-games with a blast from the post-apocalyptic-past and a charming up-and-comer. Hyphens abound as Dale plays the open world racing game Fuel on Games for Windows Live! Jeremy tries a few voices on for size in the pitch-perfect weird-but-cute walking simulator Frog Detective. Intro: "Burn My Shadow (Main Menu)" - Fuel, by UNKLE Outro: "A Frog Detective" - The Haunt Island: a Frog Detective Game Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The news never ends, but we can trim it down to something manageable. All we have to do is skip a week! But we're back, and it's time to get newsin'! This week we cover Sony's "State of Play" event for May 2019. A bill to ban loot boxes is formulating. Fig tries new funding models. Tencent replaces PUBG in China. XCOM everywhere! EA Access is coming to PS4! Minecraft GO? And Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Man. Dale joins us in the home stretch to discuss our emergent storytelling! INTRO: "Excitebike Arena" - Mario Kart 8, by Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, & Yasuaki Iwata OUTRO: "Game Over - Sonic the Hedgehog" by SilvaGunner Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Video Games were the case, on this episode of the GameBytes Show podcast! This week, LeGrande played the console release of Crypt of the Necrodancer Amplified, and we discuss some of the differences between the new expansion and the original release. Dale played English Country Tune, which is not about England, nor set in the country, nor has anything to do with music. Jeremy decided to try out StarTropics on the Nintendo Switch Online library, since he only knows about the TV ads from childhood. Intro: "Notorious D.I.G. (Fortissimole)" - Crypt of the Necrodancer AMPLIFIED, by Danny Baranowski Outro: "Cave (Remix)" - StarTropics, by Chillswitch Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this week's what-we-played episode, Dale, LeGrande, and Jeremy decide to cover all the basic food groups of video games: Battle royale, VR, early '90s RPGs, and Mario sports. LeGrande hits us with the "Rec Room" VR battle royale variant, Rec Royale! Dale goes back to the bygone days of RPGs with an old gem called Darklands. Jeremy tried out Mario Tennis Aces on Switch, but does it get any love? Intro: "Marina Stadium" - Mario Tennis Aces, by Motoi Sakuraba Outro: "Inn 1" - Darklands, by Jeffrey L Briggs Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

LeGrande and Jeremy tackle video game news and discussion like only we can... in 30 minutes or less. Ish. We sadly note that Respawn is pushing back any Titanfall plans, but so is Bioware with Anthem. Wizards of the Coast opens a studio with a "storied" designer. A new Battletech expansion is announced. Mario Kart Android beta signups are live. And you'll never guess what game is getting a fan-remake. We discuss new releases and freebies, and we talk about some video game urban legends. Scaaaary! Intro: "His World" - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), by Matty Lewis and Ali Tabatabaee Outro: "Main Theme" - Days Gone, by Nathan Whitehead Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We're short, sweet, and oh so short and sweet. This week's games discussion goes "a little retro" with Castlevania Lords of Shadow (Dale's ongoing game club project for our Discord server), Jeremy gets back in the driver's seat with Burnout Paradise Remastered, and LeGrande re-orients himself with the slow and steady pace of Dark Souls 3! Intro: "Calling All Cars" - Burnout Paradise Remastered, by Senses Fail Outro: "Pontiff Sulyvahn" - Dark Souls 3, by Yuka Kitamura & Motoi Sakuraba Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The podcast's FULL STRENGTH LINEUP of Dale, LeGrande, and Jeremy tackle the video game news of this week, and boy howdy what news it is! Microsoft announces the Xbone SAD, and Jeremy approves! Lucasfilm investigates KOTOR and Dale approves! True Detective Pikachu is here, and LeGrande weirdly approves! (just kidding) After the news, we cover new releases, updates, and freebies, and we discuss the idea of accessibility versus difficulty in video games Intro: "A Shinobi's War" - Sekiro Shadows Die Twice, by Yuka KitamuraOutro: "City of Heroes Freedom" - Main Theme, by Michael Henry Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale hosts this two man episode about the games that we've been playing this week, and Crypt of the Nec--BUT WAIT, A WILD LEGRANDE APPEARS--and we continue talking about Crypt of the Necrodancer, and its variations (ha ha) on PC versus PS4/Vita. Jeremy has been charmed a bit (not completely) by Star Control Origins, and LeGrande brings his love and experience with the Star Control series to bear. We talk about the gameplay loop in the Star Control series, and how it might not be the kind of game you think it is. We are moist to discuss video games with you, BEST FRIEND, so come along and join us, won't you? Intro: "Disco Descent (1-1 Remix)" - Crypt of the Necrodancer, by A-Rival Outro: "Star Control II Hyperspace Theme (2014 Update)" by amnesis Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's good-cop-better-cop time again as Dale and Jeremy tackle the video game news of the week for your entertainment and edification! This week the big issues range far and wide, from PSN name changes to weird Labo ads starring toad. In between, the Disney+ service will come to consoles, Respawn reveals their Star Wars game, Final Fantasy 15's director is working on a game for the Paralympics, and a real world politician has been ousted from office in EVE Online. We cover the new releases and headline-grabbing updates, and we discuss some great new business startup ideas in the game space, inspired by FFX/FFX-2 ads at our local boba tea place. Intro: "Warrior King (remix)" - Shadowgate, by Jake "Virt" Kaufman Outro: "Tahnti Park" - Detective Pikachu, by Takuto Kitsuta Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y