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What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3

Colby: Spray Paint Simulator, Crypt Custodian, PowerWash Simulator

News

Duke Nukem: The Series

Questions

JoelColeslaw: How does one re-introduce themselves to a podcast after a 16 16-month hiatus? What have you been up to? How has Colby been crowned the King of Simulator games? Does taco snobbery have a place here yet?  Any plans for ExtraLife?

Xbox Game Pass

• EA Sports FC 25 (via EA Play) – Cloud, Console, PC – June 12

• The Alters – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 13

• FBC: Firebreak – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 17

• Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Console & PC – June 17

• Lost in Random: The Eternal Die – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 17

• Star Trucker (Xbox Series X|S) – June 18

• Wildfrost (Console) – June 18

• Volcano Princess (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 24

• Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – June 19

• Against the Storm – (Platform unspecified) – June 26

• Warcraft I: Remastered (PC) – June 26

• Warcraft II: Remastered (PC) – June 26

• Warcraft III: Reforged (PC) – June 26

• Call of Duty: WWII (Console and PC) – June 30

• Little Nightmares II (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1

• Legend of Mana (Console) – July 2

• Trials of Mana (Console) – July 2

• Ultimate Chicken Horse (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 3

• The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 8

• Minami Lane (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 9

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 11

• High On Life (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 15

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/summer-splash

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/2k-classic-trilogies-mafia-x-bioshock

What We're Playing
Cliff:

• Blue Prints

• Dungeons of Hinterburg
  

News
Xbox Showcase

• ROG Xbox Ally

• ROG Xbox Ally X

• Clockwork Revolution

• Grounded 2

• Keeper

• The Outer Worlds 2

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4

• Aniimo

• Aphelion

• At Fate’s End

• Beast of Reincarnation

• Cronos: The New Dawn

• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

• Final Fantasy XVI

• Planet of Lana II

• Super Meat Boy 3D

• There Are No Ghosts at The Grand

  
  

Indie Highlight

• Easy Delivery Co: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3293010/Easy_Delivery_Co/

• Recesses: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/Recesses/

Xbox Game Pass Additions

• Baldur’s Gate – June 5

• Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions – June 5

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition – June 10

• Barbie Project Friendship – June 11

• Kingdom: Two Crowns – June 11

• EA Sports FC 25 – June 12

• The Alters – June 13

• FBC: Firebreak – June 17

• Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – June 17

• Lost in Random: The Eternal Die – June 17

• Against the Storm – June 26

What We're Playing

Cliff: Doom: The Dark Ages, American Arcadia

Colby: Crime Scene Cleaner!!!

Dylan: Montana

News

Nintendo Game Chat Will Require a Subscription and a Phone Number

Indie Highlight

• Shroom & Gloom (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3271280/Shroom_and_Gloom/)

• Relic Abyss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3017760/Relic_Abyss/)

Questions

Goopknight — It’s a bit early, but any picks for GOTY yet?

Cheap/Free Games

Xbox Game Pass

• Monster Train 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 21

• Creatures of Ava (Xbox Series X|S) – May 22

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Xbox Series X|S) – May 22

• Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) EA Play – May 22

• Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 27

• To a T (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 28

• Metaphor ReFantazio (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 29

• Spray Paint Simulator (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 29

• Crypt Custodian (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 3

• Symphonia (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 3

• The Alters - June 13

• FBC: Firebreak - June 17

• Lost in Random: The Eternal Die - June 17

• Rematch - June 19

• Against the Storm - June 26

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tid-breakthrough-games-with-links-to-diabetes-community

What We're Playing

Cliff: Avowed, South of Midnight, Expedition 33, Dredge, Forever Skies

Colby: AC Shadows

Indie Highlight

POGOPPL (demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/POGOPPL/)

Beyond Sunset (demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/Beyond_Sunset/)

NewsWe discuss price increases on Xbox and Switch.Questions

Princess_Megan: What are your thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2? Including system capabilities, games, and price when compared to not only the original, but also other consoles?

DA VINSTER (Vinny): Crazy to see where we were gaming-wise from the beginning of Byte Me to now. Console gaming has gotten more pricey, games are getting more expensive, etc. What are your overall thoughts on console prices going up, game prices going up, and have your gaming habits changed at all since then? I know a few people who are moving over to PC gaming since.

Rich Deacon:

Will you buy the new switch, now, later, or never?

How much is too much to pay for fancy mac and cheese?Cheap/Free Games

Xbox Game Pass

• Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)

• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7

• Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7

• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7

• Metal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7

• Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8

• Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13

• DOOM: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15

• Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16

• Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20

• Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/xbox-games-studio-bundle

Usually, I talk about video games here, but everyone needs to go to AZ and visit Bedrock City, because apparently it's still open!

What We're Playing

Cliff: Diablo 4

Colby: Diablo 4, Indivisible, Adventures of Pip

Dylan: Helldivers 2

News

Questions

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

Xbox Game Pass

PlayStations Plus

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Classics Games

Humble Bundle

Prime Gaming

Patreon

Extra Life

Nintendo Online

Ubisoft is calling this the future of gaming, we are less convinced.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate

Colby: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Arise

Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

News

The FUTURE of Video Games

New Parental Controls for Steam

Finishing Every Mario Maker Level

The PS5 Pro is Coming

Game Pass for Minecraft

Billionaires Calling Each Other Names

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the Doom games?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

Xbox Game Pass

PlayStation Plus

Humble Bundle

Prime Gaming

Patreon

Extra Life

We talk about all of the Xbox news from the last week and how it might impact the Xbox's future.

Extra Life Donation Link

Everything Isn’t Great with the Dead Cells Team

Some Xbox Games Might Not Be Just Xbox Games for Long

Physical Games Aren’t as Expensive As I Thought

Subnautica 2 is Getting 4 Player Coop

VR gaming feels like its flat and has lost momentum (Correct me if I am wrong). Do you feel it's going to claim a large stake of gaming in the future?

Would you rather be unable to eat chocolate for the rest of your life or be unable to eat cheese for the rest of your life?

Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

Extra Life Donation Page

Byte Me Podcast's Extra Life

The folks that are making Dragons Dogma 2 think they know better than I do how I want to use fast travel. They are wrong.

What We're Playing

News

Questions

Joe Coleslaw: Wakes up from 8 week Coma

Oh, hey guys! Great show last week! Did you know Sea of Thieves introduced a Safer Seas option, which would inevitably turn a PVP(ve) world into a Private, PVE world for only you, and up to 3 of your friends?

[ begins to discuss the possibilities of bringing in old players who are sick of "sinking" hours and hours into a session only to come across 1 group of A**holes and ruin your experience]

[Goes on to discuss the potential for gamer parents to introduce their families to this world without fear of toxic coms, or a sense of accomplishment in succeeding in a world event, or that voyage that sends you all around the world in 4 hours tops.]

[CONTINUES to ramble on about how the Safer Seas mode brings more FIGHT from the folks WILLING/ABLE to Risk everything for the sake of rewards, GOLD, & GLORY in the 'regular' HIGH SEAS, adventure mode.]

By the way, since writing that question in the first week of December... we have a new season that just started on Tuesday. Including some changes to the quest system, and direct diving to start your adventure, lastly, the level of reputation is increased from a 75 cap, to level 500. 100 prestige 5 times.

So my question is, what other game could you see this option implemented? What game could benefit from taking out the opposition, and just letting you live in the world?

Rich:

Name one gaming accessory that everyone should have

Name one office accessory that everyone should have

Princess_Megan:

In your opinion, what is the greatest gaming system of all time? It can be computer, arcade, or console as long as you can make a reasonable argument for it

Alan S (zeroskill):

The Steam Deck is almost 2! Do you still use yours just as frequently as you did the first year? What have you found to be your favorite game to play handheld?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

Xbox Game Pass

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

Prime Gaming

Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25

Patreon

Extra Life

Extra Life Donation Link