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Personal log, it has been days and days since we've seen the sun. Haven't washed. Haven't seen other humans. Pretty great so far. This week we beam the news out to you from the bunker! E3 is for-realio-trulio canceled. Reggie Fils-Aime joins GameStop's board of directors. Professional sports might have a second chance in video games. Everyone is logged in and lots of people are playing games. Super Mario comes to LEGO, and more! New releases and freebies are on offer. Plus, we found out who bought the Nintendo Playstation and we imagine what our life of filthy wealth might look like. Intro: "Fearless Challenger" - La Mulana, by NIGORO Outro: "Kamaitachi" - Nioh 2, by Yugo Kanno & Akihiro Manabe Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

In this week's games-we-played extravaganza, Dale and LeGrande and Jeremy have been hitting some new hotness and also a Warhammer game. Dale gets that last bit out of the way up front by discussing Warhammer: 40,000: Inquisitor: Martyr. (Colons speculative). LeGrande has been playing the new Warzone mode in Call of Duty Modern Warfare, and Jeremy gets a shot in at the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo before talking mostly about Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Intro: "Momma Said Knock You Out (Undefeated Reix)" - Call of Duty Modern Warfare: Warzone Outro: "Sanctuary in the Glades" - Ori and the Will of the Wisps, by Gareth Coker Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

LeGrande and Jeremy tackle the newsiest news of the week in video games! We find this week that more public gatherings are succumbing to viral marketing. A couple of big players log out of E3. The nintendo Playstation has sold at auction for a tidy sum, but was it worth it? The Last of Us gives up the movie adaptation for something a little different, and Google is on the ball and starting a game studio for that Stadia platform you may have heard is coming out. Plus, we talk about new releases and freebies and sales, and we discuss the most historically under-utilized genres in video games! Intro: "Practice Makes Perfect ( Mario Teaches Typing Rap) - by Legacy X Outro: "Bombing Run" - Final Fantasy VII Remake, by Nobuo Uematsu Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Dale, Jeremy, and LeGrande ride again! This week, LeGrande crushes the news beat with news of show closures and postponements. Live streams can be pronounced both "live" AND "live" when the coronavirus is involved. We cover the new releases and freebies circulating this week. Then we discuss games of extreme complexity and whether we have been scared away or drawn into them for that reason. Join us! We're basic! Intro: "Theme of Infinite" - Sonic Forces, by Tomoya Ohtani Outro: "High Above Tassel Town (The Sky Bridge)" - Shantae Half-Genie Hero, by Jake Kaufman Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Dale and Jeremy use the buddy system to spot each other in this week's games-we-played episode. Dale feels the burn in Ring Fit Adventure, and explains just how to avoid getting TOO shredded at Nintendo's "squeezy-circle"-based exercise game. Jeremy plays an old vertical-shooter classic that you've probably heard of called Radiant Silvergun, and it makes him kind of mad but it's also worthy of respect. Which game causes more forehead-vein popping? Listen and find out! Intro: "Main Theme" - Ring Fit Adventure, by Shinji Ushiroda, Maasa Miyoshi, Shiho Fujii, & Asuka Hayazaki Outro: "My Daddy's Spaceship" - Opoona, by Hitoshi Sakimoto Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

The news of the week is hot off the press, and the incubation period is still potent! This week we cover a new Tony Hawk documentary, more losses in GeForce Now's lineup, coronavirus takes its toll on PAX and other gaming events, PS5 VR gets a new controller patent, Borderlands gets an adaptation, and more! PLus we cover the new releases and deals, and we discuss whether the era of automatically-bad game movies has passed! Intro: "Superman" - Tony Hawk Pro Skater, by Goldfinger Outro: "Fire Dragon" - Rune Factory 4, by Tomoko Morita Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

In our midweek show, the guys talk about the exciting and shooty games they played this week. They range from the fantastical to the guy-in-balaclava. Dale returns to Warhammer 40K Armageddon after spending time painting miniatures. Jeremy admires the evolutions in Julian Gollop's Phoenix Point. LeGrande has some reservations about The Division 2, but... eh, he'll play it. Intro: "Hyena Hunt" - Tom Clancy's The Division 2, by Ola Strandh Outro: "Perfect Apocalypse" - Phoenix Point, by Simeon Dotkov Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y Podcast audio produced by Jeremy Lamont

Jeremy and LeGrande stream the video game news of the week directly to your brain, including winners of the DICE Awards. The Sonic movie is out, and it's confounding...ly good? PS5 cost analysis. Nintendo PlayStation could be yours! Steam will read your mind. And the IRS is coming for your V-bucks. Plus, we update you on the few new releases to hit this week, and we take a quick audit of the state of game streaming services. Intro: "Speed Me Up (Sonic the Hedgehog)" by Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty & Sueco the Child - Outro: "Modern Warfare Main Theme" - Call of Duty Modern Warfare, by Sarah Schachner Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale, LeGrande, and Jeremy hit the news HARD this week, like newsaholics returning uncontrollably to their newsahol. This week LeGrande handles things with news from Blizzard, Blizzard, Blizzard, and some other stuff. Dale picks over the bones of this week's release list, and Jeremy gets into a state of angst thinking about whether time playing (and re-playing) video games is well spent or a waste of life force. Intro: "Battle for Azeroth (login screen)" - World of Warcraft, by Jason Hayes Outro: "Bones" - Death Stranding, by Low Roar Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In what might be called by some as "the plain oatmeal" of GBS episodes, we bring you what WE might call "a bit of a palate-cleanser." Sometimes the video games we play are underwhelming, or perhaps just whelming. This episode will whelm your pants off, guaranteed. Jeremy begins by saying Hello Neighbor, but would he rather say Goodbye? Dale feels that Juno's Darkest Hour is quite adequate indeed. LeGrande has sampled the ennui of Apple Arcade, which is filled with great stuff that he can't really bring himself to play. And that's it. That's the podcast. Intro: "Exit the Gungeon (Full Ver)" - Exit the Gungeon, by doseone Outro: "Hello Neighbor Intro (Alpha 2)" - Hello Neighbor, by Nikita Kolesnikov Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Video Game News is back, in case you hadn't noticed. But more than that, your GameBytes Show is back! Jeremy, Dale, and LeGrande hit the most important news going on these days. Lots of delays. Some Witchers. AGDQs and other pluralities of things. Plus, new releases and goodies! Then, we give our PREDICTIONS for 2020. Who will be the worst? (It's Jeremy.) INTRO: "Showtime" - Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE, OUTRO: "End Will Come (Instrumental)" - Hunt Showdown Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale and Jeremy hit the internet airwaves again to talk about games that we've played in the last little while. Jeremy swears he has not talked about Ultimate Chicken Horse before, and summons his raccoon spirit guide to wash the good times off and scurry them away to his hoard. Dale gets back into his alternative-roguelike thing with Dicey Dungeon, and we try to nail down whether the GOTY 2020 has already been found. INTRO: "Waterfall" - Ultimate Chicken Horse, by Vibe Avenue OUTRO: "Beginner's Luck" - Dicey Dungeons, by Chipzel Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's been a momentous week as both the year and the decade have rolled over on the calendar, as long as you don't count it on your fingers. We once again bring the full crew to bear and discuss the past 10 years in games, including some of our favorite games, biggest trends and changes, and how the years changed us too. Come along with us as we wrangle Jeremy's overgrown list of topics and actually get to the core of the "twenteens." Yeah, we're gonna make that word a thing. Intro: Guild Wars 2 Outro: Spelunky Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

You've waited, you've wondered, you've wanted and wagered, but now you are freed from all those W words, and you can weep with joy: The 2019 GameByties are here! The full crew of LeGrande, Dale, Jerod and Jeremy weigh the games of the year that was 2019 and we pick the very best, hands-down winners. Marvel at the spectacle and wisdom as we draw your attention to the most magnificent video games of the last year. Dress your best, the red carpet awaits! Thanks for listening in 2019! Onward 2020! Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's time for another Jeremy-and-LeGrande-with-nothing-in-between sandwich! This week, Jeremy finishes off the Shovel Knight Treasure Trove saga with King of Cards. Does it live up to his kingly expectations? LeGrande shinobis his way into Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and seems to enjoy it... but the question is whether he makes it sound appealing to anybody else. Intro: "Troupple Pond" - Shovel Knight King of Cards, by Jake Kaufman Outro: "Emma the Physician" - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, by Yuka Kitamura Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jeremy and LeGrande substite a news show for a VIDEO GAMES show, because it's that time of year. We pick a couple of games that play around with the idea of boredom, intentionally or unintentionally, and we're going to explore our own reactions and analyze ourselves deeply. Jeremy played Death Stranding and does his best to candidly explain what the heck is going on. He compares Final Fantasy 15, Dark Souls, Metal Gear, and others. Good comparisons? You decide. LeGrande digs into the reincarnation of one of his favorite series, Star Control Origins, but how does it strike him in 2019? Intro: "Alien Altercation" - Star Control Origins, by Riku Nuottajärvi, Outro: "A Final Waltz" - Death Stranding, by Ludvig Forssell Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In a very special look around at who's-saying-what about video games (who isn't already us), we cover a trifecta of game awards and announcement events that kept us rapt with attention this past week. Of course there are other items of news, but we focus this time on Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, the winners and others who were recognized, as well as Nintendo's Indie Showcase and Sony's State of Play. It doesn't sound like much, but it's like fighting 100 ducks inside 1 gigantic horse. Good luck to all of us. Intro: "Plasma Encounter" - Kingdom Hearts 3, by Yoko Shimomura Outro: "XBOX 360 Avatar Editor Background Music", by Steve Burke Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It is, after all, the year of the goose, and our two-man formation is flying strong this week with Jerod and Dale, talking about the games they played. Jerod brings us a double-dose of great and recent picks, with the long-awaited MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, and the much-acclaimed Disco Elysium. Dale gives us a midweek hit of his recent escapades in Assasin's Creed Syndicate. Get in formation!! Intro: "The Great Equalizer" - MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries, by Sean Kolton Outro: "Whirling Cafeteria(Day)" - Disco Elysium, by Robert Kurvitz Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The news rolls on this week, and we hit all the same sections as your national newspapers! Politics, religion, violence, technology, and vaping! We discuss announcements, Halo trending, Campo Santo goes quiet, the Vatican's Minecraft Server, Jesus returns (on PC), card games are in decline, and more! Plus we cover new releases, freebies, and the 25th anniversary of PlayStation! Have a listen! Intro: "Happiness Hotel" - Muppet Racemania, by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra Outro: "Nina Williams (Playstation Theme)" - Tekken 2, by Yoshie Arakawa and Yoshie Takayanagi Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Time to dish out our video game playin' impressions, so we hope you came hungry! In this episode, Dale kicks us off with the PC debut of the big-boy Halo franchise with Halo Reach, newly re-released but still as good as ever! Jeremy spends time with GameByties 2018 unanimous winner, Battletech, and its latest (and final?) expansion, Heavy Metal. LeGrande samples the remastered fare of the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake. Burrrrp. Delicious! Intro: "Collateral Damage" - Battletech Urban Warfare, by Jon Everist Outro: "Last Judgment" - Resident Evil 2, by Masami Ueda, Shusaku Uchiyama, Syun Nishigaki Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y