Game Bytes

We return with a top-of-the-week show to help catch you up on video game news of this week! Apple gives up a little, Microsoft accommodates a lot! Fortnite gets a new subscription service while stadia comes to iOS. Nintendo is shutting down uploads to Super Mario Maker, while Monster Hunter World and Mortal Kombat 11 get some infusions of RL. Plus, new releases and freebies and discounts and such, and we discuss our patterns of acquisition and wishing, in the season of wish-fulfillment. Intro: "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" - The Immortals, Mortal Kombat 11 Outro: "Create: Super Mario World - Ground Theme" - Super Mario Maker Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

A midweek show that's just so good you have to wait for it! We're back to talk about games we played this week, and we have a trio of challenging and satisfying entries for your listening pleasure. LeGrande opens with Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and feels like it's a worthy successor to the legacy of the original games and the well-received remakes. Dale digs deeper into Dark Souls II. Jeremy bucks his recent trend to pay-and-play the brand new Harmonix release, Fuser, and talks about both its liberating and disappointing mixes. Intro: Fuser Big Time Thrillfest Mix Outro: "Overture" - Shadow of the Tomb Raider, by Brian D'Oliveira Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

We're back again to cover the latest video game news, all for your benefit! But along the way we do address some ISSUES of the day. We discuss a bit of hubbub surrounding the new consoles' launch, the challenges of streaming music in the age of DMCA, how long it takes a fish to complete Pokemon Sapphire and more! We cover new releases and we also discuss the year of 2020 with respect to the challenges of COVID, and how we think it turned out. Intro: "Something Boutcha" - T-Pain Pizzle Pack Outro: "BB14 130" - T-Pain Pizzle Pack Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This top-of-the-week news show is set to be our most professional ever! But our bar is set pretty low, so you be the judge. After letting you in on a little of how the GameBytes sausage is made, we dig into the news. EA has a lot to announce for N7 day. Activision/Blizzard is raking in a big amount of little money. There are actually new game consoles coming out this week! Gabe spends his money on garden gnomes and space, and we talk about where we spend some of ours in the entertainment center. Plus new releases, and we anticipate big sales coming up soon for the holiday! Intro: "The Valley of the Pagans ft Beck" - The Gorillaz Outro: "Ichibanka" - Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon, by Shounanno Kaze & Yasutaka Nakata Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

The games that we played this week have a certain composition to them that makes them unique and notable, but one of these things is not like the others. LeGrande starts us with Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. Dale jumps on board with Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. Jeremy shifts gears with the demo of the new Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition and suggests that it might be the platonic ideal of the series. Have a listen and decide for yourself! Intro: "Unflinchable Courage" - Dragon Quest XI, by Koichi Sugiyama Outro: "Ascent" - Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, by Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

A lot is happening this week in video games, so of course we get right to it... after a recap of our Halloween 2020 and daylight savings time change reflections. But once we get down to business, we really get down. This week, Chris Metzen's new company, WoW Shadowlands, EA's lootbox lawsuit and Anthem plans, Nintendo's mini Direct, and an update on Pokemon card fortunes. Plus, we check in with new releases and freebies, and we look ahead at the "holiday window" games coming soon in 2020! Intro: "SPOILER" - Hyper, Cyberpunk 2077 Outro: "Frostpunk Theme" - Frostpunk, by Piotr Musial Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

We are on the bleeding edge this week with VR from 2017 and a new DLC for a 2020 GOTY. After spending a hefty amount of brainpower on video card speculation, we get right to it. Jeremy begins with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard IN VR. LeGrande is forged into the perfect predator through trial by fire in DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods. Intro: "Blood Swamps Combat" - DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods, by Andrew Hulshult Outro: "Safe Room" - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, by Akiyuki Morimoto, Miwako Chinone, & Satoshi Hori Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

In this episode we investigate several temporal anomalies: Load time improvements in older games, TV designs from the past are now, Atari is moving ahead on hotel plans, Kojima Productions ramps up for a new game, and more! Plus, we peer into the present-future of several new video game releases, and we discuss console user interfaces throughout time and ponder which ones were great, mediocre, and what-were-they-thinking? Intro: "Knight Crab" - Fight Crab, by DEKU Outro: "Queen Ultimatum" - Gears 5, by Ramin Djawadi Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This episode is like the tapas bar of the Gamebytes Show, as Dale and Jeremy take us through a few delectable samples of various games in our path. Jeremy provides the entree by discussing 4 of Sega's 60th Anniversary freebies: Streets of Kamurocho, Armor of Heroes, Endless Zone, and Golden Axed. Dale serves the postif with some waifunderful observations about Genshin Impact, and how it really is better than you'd expect! Intro: "Funk Goes On (Streets of Kamurocho mix)" - Streets of Kamurocho Outro: "Dusk in Mondstadt" - Genshin Impact, by Chen-Yu Ping Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Our weekly news show is back to enthrall and edify you, and this time we go a little off the beaten video game path to do it! This week we discuss some Magic the Gathering shenanigans, which turns into a discussion of the Pokemon CCG. Once we get down to brass tacks we uncover the PS5 UI and terms and talk about Microsoft's rollout of their new UI on Xbox One. Microsoft also flexes their Bethesda muscle. K/DA will release a whole album, and Rock Band stuff will work on PS5 and Xbox Series X. We also cover new releases, and we pay homage to our favorite historical game publishers who have gone the distance. Intro: "Main Theme" - Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Outro: "Atari" by Lucky Boys Confusion Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

The world of video game news this week is abuzz with speculation! What's the latest in the Apple/Epic/Fortnite/Unreal quadrangle? Why did Blizzard close its French office? When will Final Fantasy 16 be here? does Jeff Bridges talk funny? Will Monster Hunter the movie be any good? How can we tie together all of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's films? What exactly makes a good game, if it's free-to-play "garbage" by default? All of these questions and many more will be answered... in some form. Join us and let your speculations be satiated! Intro: "Shang Tsung's Island Ruins" - Mortal Kombat 11, by Wilbert Roget Outro: "The City Favored by Wind" - Genshin Impact, by by Yu-Peng Chen Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This week's game-playin' episode is a special treat! LeGrande updates us on the post-launch situation with Hades, and goes Back To Hell™ again. Then he and Dale bring us into their Super Mario 35 battle royale nightmare, and it turns out to be really clever and great. Jeremy then fulfills one of his all-time gaming dreams with Star Wars Squadrons in VR. Can you listen as fast as he talks? Check us out! Intro: "VGM Remix Main Theme (Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary)" - by Paulygon Outro: "Main Theme from Star Wars Squadrons" - Star Wars Squadrons, by Gordy Haab Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This week's top-of-the-week podcast covers the biggest moves in video game news! The jydge gives angry-eyes to Epic in their Apple lawsuit. Xbox Game Pass gets a big boost from EA. WoW's next expansion hits some bumps. Cyberpunk hits some crunch. And Peter Parker is not the guy you thought he was in Marvel's Spider-Man. Plus, we hit the news and new releases, and we discuss games that deserve a second chance like Among Us is getting! Intro: "Talos Theme" - Rising Thunder Outro: "Your Rain" - Silent Hill 4, by Akira Yamaoka Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Brand-spankin-new games is what we've got on offer for you today, and they are all-time greats, we're just sure of it! LeGrande leads us across the river or ocean styx to pet frogs and build kitchens with Spiritfarer. Jeremy shops around for a new gacha waifu in Breath of the W-- err, Genshin Impact. Dale is getting back into a new old habit with Spelunky 2! Intro: "Caelestinum Finale Termini" - Genshin Impact, by Yu-Peng Chen Outro: "Dwelling" - Spelunky 2, by Phlogiston Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Count on us to keep you in the deathloop WE MEAN TIMELOOP of video game news and edifying game talk. This week a few moves are made by Microsoft who buys Zenimax and subsidiaries. More info comes out about Xbox next-gen hardware. Blizzcon will be online in February. Mike Morhaime starts a new company. Amazon launches a game streaming service, but is it luna-cy? Metal Gear games are coming to Gog, Runescape comes to Steam, and more! Plus, new releases, and we discuss games that we'd like to see go free-to-play. Intro: "Sea Shanty 2 (Trap Remix)" - Runescape, by OSRSBeatz Outro: "Extreme Battle" - Resident Evil Vendetta, by Kenji Kawai Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Jerod joins us for a mid-week show to talk about the games we've been playing. And some of them are quite a throwback! First, Dale picked up that "limited time only" super Mario 3D All Stars for the Switch, and it turns out that Super Mario Sunshine wasn't as bad as you all make it sound. Jerod dives into the world of French transmedia audio dramas adapted to video games with The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk The Amulet of Chaos. Jeremy returns to fight off the running dead with the Left 4 Dead 2: The Last Stand update. Intro: "Isle Delfino" - Super Mario Sunshine Outro: "L'Amulette du Desordre" - The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Today is an episode of hellos and goodbyes. Hello to PS5 launch info, preorders, and Epic/Apple name-calling, and so longa to Michel Ancel, the 3DS, and ... Bowser. We also share new releases and deals, and we also create a few pirate-themed next-gen scenarios that will please Dale! Intro: "Photo Print Channel" - 3DS Outro: "Bowser's Theme" - Super Mario 64 by Koji Kondo Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

We played a small game or two this week, and we can't wait to bring the gavel down those who deserve jydgment. LeGrande tried the Star Citizen free trial and finds it not to be worth his considerable expense. Dale dons his robo-wig and "y"-themed gags with Jydge, and Jeremy hacks his life to get the Xbox Game Pass app on his Android TV, and plays a small game of Grounded. Intro: "All Pumped Up" - Jydge, by Jay Man Outro: "Main Theme" - Grounded Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

This week's news keeps things simple: just three blocks of news... chock-full of tons of delicious game bytes of news to chew thirty-two times before swallowing! This week we finally get the lowdown on the Xbox Series X and S, we catch up on the latest Epic v Apple developments, and then we check in with everyone else who thinks they're making big news-moves this week. PlayStation 5 event? Well, that's something. We have exactly one new release this week and one meme-themed Switch game, and we discuss our tolerance for "work" in video games. Intro: "Rock Club" - Scott Pilgrim Vs the World: The Game, by Anamanaguchi Outro: Star Wars Squadrons reveal trailer music Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

On this Dreamcast Day, we hit the internet airwaves to opine about the video games that we played this week! LeGrande kicks us off in style with Marvel's Spider-Man, and we appreciate the bold moves it made in 2018, some of which are still lacking today. Dale continues with the good-concept-but-needs-work Necromunda: Underhive Wars, and we ponder the final fate of Eschers, both MC and otherwise. Finally, Jeremy played Dead by Daylight and explores the "simple but subtle" gameplay. Intro: "Negative View" - Marvel's Spider-Man, by John Paesano Outro: "Main Theme" - Dead by Daylight, by Michel F April Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont