Game Bytes

Dale and Jeremy team up for a review of the games they played this week. The old is new again with Neverwinter Nights Enhanced Edition, the red planet gets woke with Waking Mars, we have flare-ups with Spelunky, No Man's Sky, and more! We promise it's just a rash. Intro: "Goliath and Carrion (Boss 1 & 2)" - A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda, by Hyperduck Soundworks Outro: "Into the Red" - Waking Mars, by Scott Barber JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

At the top of the week we have some important news for you. Serious events in Jacksonville. The International moves to China. Shigeru Miyamoto and From Software tell us what we don't want to hear. Games are coming! And games are not coming. We finally get a ruling on GoldenEye practices, and a poo update from Epic Games. We cover the news and new releases, and we discuss the present and future of congregations of gamers. Intro: "Character Select" - Soul Calibur 6, by Bandai Namco Games Outro: "Facility (Mesmonium Remix)" - GoldenEye 007, by Mesmonium JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Midweek video gaaaames! In our newest 30-minutes-or-less podcast, our byte of games is brought to you by Dale, Jeremy, and LeGrande! This week we've been playing Final Fantasy 14, No Man's Sky, Towerfall Ascension, Street Fighter 5, and Hollow Knight! Our Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey references are dubious. Intro: "Bloodline (King's Court)" - Towerfall Ascension, by Alec Holowka Outro: "New York Theme #2" - Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, by Zac Zinger JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We understand that gaming news is big. There's a lot going on and the sheer energy could rip any one of us apart. But like a superhero trio, LeGrande, Dale, and Jeremy are here to help. We'll focus the game news for you into a succinct game "byte" (30 minutes or less) and keep you informed about the goings on in games. This week, PS4 cross-platform, Steam.tv, Dishonored is sleepy, a canceled game returns, and a dramatic reading of Destiny 2! We cover the new releases, and talk about franchises that we would trade to come back from the netherworld. Intro: "Levels 1-7" - Hardcore (unreleased), by Olof Gustaffson Outro: "Under Siege" - The Order: 1886, by Jason Graves JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

LeGrande, Jerod, and Jeremy join forces for a triple-tag-team-combo of electronicallyyy-entertaining beatdowns! We tag in LeGrande who brings the fight money to Street Fighter V Arcade. We discuss combos and his future plans as an EVO contender with a new fight stick. Jeremy hits the mat with some Final Fantasy XV Episodes (minor spoilers), as well as the Destiny 2 Solstice of Heroes event. Finally, Jerod does a power intro and hits the ice with Super Blood Hockey and rattles some cages with Jurassic World Evolutions. Rawr! Intro: "Battle Theme (Episode Gladiolus)" - Final Fantasy 15, by Keiichi Okaba Outro: "Jurassic Park Credits en 8-bits" - by Mx0 JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

LeGrande and Jeremy swoop in like ninjas on hang-gliders to make sure YOU have the knowledge you need about this week in video games! Game regulation changes in Germany are afoot, along with more casualties in the Emu Wars of 2018. Monster Hunter World takes a bone greatsword to a couple of records on PC. Discord selling games? Chinese Zelda knockoffs? Bethesda suing private sellers? And which well-loved video game character gave up the ghost this week? Then we tackle new releases and freebies, and we discuss other video game deaths that haunt us to this day. It's a hum-dinger of a show for this long hot summer, so stay cool with us! Intro: "The Sun Rises" - Okami, by Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh & Akari Groves Outro: "Private Quarters Theme" - Monster Hunter World, by Akihiko Narita & Zhenlan Kang JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's our midweek show, and Dale and Jeremy are reppin' VIDEO GAMES. That's right, it's time to reflect on the video games in our lives for this week! Dale is finally spending some time with Final Fantasy 14, and he and Jeremy talk about how the MMO mimics and deviates from other offerings, and whether it's clicking with Dale's FF11 sensibilities. Jeremy talks about the new God of War, and talks about his newbie experience with Kerbal Space Program for the August game club! Intro: "Quicksand (Thanalan Battle Theme)" - Final Fantasy 14 (original), by Nobuo Uematsu Outro: "Magni and Modi" - God of War, by Bear McCreary JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We understand: video game news can be difficult to digest. It's chunky, and there's so much of it. But LeGrande, Dale, and Jeremy have you covered! We're going to pre-digest it for you, like a mother bird regurgitates game news into her hatchlings' ears. This week, EVO is happening (as we speak!) and we have a lot to say about DragonBallZ and the like. Steam sheds users, PUBG picks up big sales, and Sony has milestones galore. Free-to-play on Nintendo Switch may remain just that, and what happens when you bet against Nintendo? We also cover the new releases and free updates coming out this week, along with a special topic... What changes have happened in video games that we have to "just deal with it"? Join us! Intro: "Elektrozavodskaya" - Russian Subway Dogs, by Peter Chapman aka Coins Outro: "The Merchant" - Dead cells, by Yoann Laulan JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

With no holidays in sight, we have staked out the month of August for our own! Jeremy and LeGrande begin the festivities by talking about the games they've played! LeGrande updates us on The Elder Scrolls Legends, plays EVERY GAME with his Dreamcade Replay, and is about to discover why Dana has such Lacrimosa in Ys VIII. Jeremy has dipped his toe back into Final Fantasy 14, played the brand-new launch game No Man's Sky, and defends against sky piracy in Owlboy. Have an enjoyable Feast of St. GameBytes everybody! Intro: "Vellie - Owlboy Theme" - Owlboy, by Jonathan Greer Outro: "Whimsical Vacation" - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, by Hayato Sonoda & Takahiro Unisuga JOIN US FOR OUR AUGUST GAME CLUB: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jerod and Jeremy keep the news rolling this week with eSports in the real world, the release of No Man's Sky, a free-games program bites the dust, vampires bite humans, everyone bites GoG, Destiny PVP bites in general, and the US Army is sending one of its most skilled warriors to PAX. Also we cover the new releases and freebies, and we discuss which games deserve a second chance long after the fact with their own "Next" update! Intro: "Castlevania 3 Beginning [METAL COVER]" - Nestalgic Outro: "Nanairo Harmony" - Taiko no Tatsujin 2008, by Masako Ohgami, vocals by Asami Imai Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this hot-(or comfortable)-summer-nights edition of the GameBytes Show, Jeremy and Dale sound off about the games that have been on their consoles, PCs, and phones this week! Dale dipped a tentacle into Octopath traveler and compares it favorably to other Square offerings. He also revisits Antarctica in the remake of Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey, and we discuss old-school dungeon mapping. Jeremy has been spending his time on his phone this week, and tries out Food Fantasy, and complains (just a little) about anime. He also tried out Galak-Z Mobile Variant, the sequel to the roguelike space shooter with an 80s (anime) vibe. Intro: "The Turnabout Patrol - A Tak's 8 Track" - Galak-Z The Dimensional Outro: "H'aanit, the Hunter" - Octopath Traveler Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In our 330TH EPISODE EVER (long past 300, sorry Jeremy), Dale Jones makes his triumphant return to America to regale us with stories of the southeast-north-western-easterly quadrant of Asia. We pick up the news of this week with tales of success and not-so-success, changes in actors, changes in games, and a slow and smooth approach to exhibition gaming. We cover the new releases and invasive pop-up ads of the week, and we remember the "good old days" of copy protection, when a little archaeology was required to play the games you wanted. Figure THIS episode out! Intro: "Nate's Theme" - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, by Greg Edmondson Outro: "Heading Back" - Monster Hunter World, by Akihiko Narita & Zhenlan Kang Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this midweek show, Jerod, LeGrande and Jeremy discuss a bunch of games they didn't plan to talk about! LeGrande starts with The Elder Scrolls Legends but ACTUALLY wanted to talk about Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA. Jerod didn't want to talk about Kingdom Come Deliverance: From the Ashes, but also talks about The Flame in the Flood. Jeremy probably wanted to talk about everything, but he sticks with Realms of Arkania: Star Trail and Hero-U! Intro: "Sunshine Coastline" - Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, by Hayato Sonoda & Takahiro Unisuga Outro: "Long Water" - The Flame in the Flood, by Chuck Reagan Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jerod and Jeremy join forces to bring the entire week's worth of GameBytes to you in one 30-minute episode! Does it sound impossible? Well listen on! We begin with the news of the week, including Epic licensing changes, UK parenting, text slur monitoring in Rainbow Six Siege, and an AI fix for a maligned game from 2013. How does Nintendo handle a request to ban Splatoon 2 cheaters? What was hidden in the Borderlands 3 tease? And what are the latest cool trans-media properties coming to the big and small screen? We cover the new releases, look forward to the week's sales, and THEN we really get started with the games we've been playing this week! All in one half hour, just as you've come to expect from the GameBytes Show! Intro: "Beer and Women" - Kingdom Come Deliverance, by Jan Valta and Adam Sporka Outro: "Main Theme" - Octopath Traveler, by Yasunori Nishiki Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jerod, LeGrande, and Jeremy join forces for our biannual meeting of the GameBytes Show Podcast Biannual Podcast Show to bring you another generous dose of the gaming news you need! Fortnite updates and social uproar! Destiny 2 gets a new microtransaction program in South Korea. Shenmue 1 & 2 get a launch date, and we noticed a couple of food-based transmedia properties in video games this week. Plus, the new releases, Twitch Prime offerings, and sales! And, we look back at the first half of 2018 for the best games that we played so far! Intro: "Main Title" - 20XX, by Brandon Ellis Outro: "This is What You Are" - Warframe, by Keith Power and George Spanos Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

LeGrande and Jeremy salute this very-patriotic week with the thing that Americans love the most: biased news coverage. And we ARE biased! We love video games! This week we cover the final SGDQ results! Lawsuit updates! Lies, damn lies, and Pokemon Go and Steam statistics! Fortnite and cross-play news! The new Overwatch character! And more! We discuss the new releases and PS/Xbox freebies for July, and we talk about our favorite patriotic-esque games! INTRO: "The Star Spangled Banner" - Double Dribble (arcade ver.); "United States National Anthem Snes Edition (4th of July Special)" by SuperMarioNick B OUTRO: "O Canada" by 8-bit Anthems Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We have so much catching up to do! How have you been? What games have you been playing? What? Sorry? We're sorry, we still can't hear you. OH. Gosh, how embarrassing... podcasting is a one-way medium. Well, we hope you'll enjoy hearing what WE'VE been up to! LeGrande has been hardcore-RPing The Elder Scrolls Online. Dale has a whole LITANY of games he played, but we're just touching on a few such as God of War 2 HD. Jeremy chooses you, Pokémon Quest, but maybe not for his starter. INTRO: "For Blood, for Glory, for Honor" - The Elder Scrolls Online, by Brad Derrick OUTRO: "Base" - Pokémon Quest, by Teruo Taniguchi, Takahiro Eguchi, Fumihisa Tanaka, Shinji Hosoe Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We are releasing our top of the week update! Friend lists? Trading? NO. We're updating you with the NEWS and the NEW RELEASES, and a DISCUSSION that probably should have been here from the start. This week we discuss SGDQ, Fortnite's cross-platform drama and endgame changes, new releases, lawsuits, Steamlike Discord, and Discordlike Steam! This week's releases are pretty good! We continue on to discuss games that have gone into the public domain or converted to free-to-play that we have enjoyed. Intro: "SHININ'" - Lumines, by Mondo Grosso Outro: "Battle Theme 2" - Callers Bane, by Mattias Häggström Gerdt & Josh Whelchel Outro: "Adventure" - The Elder Scrolls Legends Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Our drei podcast hosts are once again here at the middle of the week to share with you the sturm, the drang, and the kampf of our video games for the week. (That's all the German we know, so we'll stop now.) LeGrande starts by dealing in on The Elder Scrolls Legends, and talks about his time with the game at E3 and the developers' strategy to take on Hearthstone. Jeremy has been digging deep in the backlog with updates on Metroid Prime 3 Corruption and Pikmin 3. Dale has been serving up pineapples with Quake Champions. Intro: "Burial Chamber III" - Quake Champions, by Chris Vrenna Outro: "Adventure" - The Elder Scrolls Legends Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The Gamebytes Show has returned after brief E3-related-or-not scheduling hiccups! We know some of you shrugged your shoulders when the press conferences aired. We know some of you have very short memories and forgot what was announced. And we know that everyone else just forgot what happened. So we're here to remind you by covering the hottest announcements from the show! We comment on some of the big news and favorite moments and help you form those important opinions you crave. Intro: "Spoiler" - Cyberpunk 2077 trailer, by Hyper Outro: "Asylums for the Feeling" - Death Stranding trailer, by Silent Poets JOIN US FOR OUR JUNE GAMECLUB: BACKLOG SALAD! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y