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  • The Activision/Blizzard Purchase Might Happen After All
    What We're Playing
    Cliff:The Big Con, Bramble: The Mountain King
    Colby: AC Valhalla, Arcade Paradise, FarCry 6, Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
    Dylan: Diablo IV
    News
    Microsoft Fought the FTC…and Won
    There Are a Lot of Classic Games Missing
    Game Pass Got More Expensive
    Terreria is a Lot More Popular Than I Would Have Thought
    Colby Can Finally Just Live in RDR2
    Sega of America Has a Union Now
    Questions
    Rdeacon: Do you fold your pizza when you eat it
    If you get to a point in a game and find out you are only 1/3 through and sigh... does that make it a bad game?
    Tr1pletrouble88: Thoughts on live service games?
    Mazelnut: Taylor Swift is amazing, but what are your thoughts on her?
    *monotone screaming*: What are your thoughts on Stadia and it’s shutdown?
    Cheap/Free Games
    Epic Games
    Train Valley 2
    Xbox Game Pass
    Common’hood (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 11
    Insurgency: Sandstorm (PC) – July 11
    Exoprimal (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14
    Techtonica (Game Preview) (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 18
    The Cave (Cloud and Console) – July 18
    July 20 The Wandering Village Console, TBD
    July 31 Venba Console, TBD
    Prime Gaming
    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - July 10
    NAIRI: Tower of Shirin- July 13
    Patreon
    Alan Schulte
    Joe Cole Jr.
    Anonymous
    Rich Deacon
    Extra Life
    https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/
    1 hr 9 min
  • The Xbox Showcase Was Awesome!

    Xbox showed us every game we're going to be playing for the next 18 months and I'm hyped!

    Also, sorry about the audio on this episode, it sounded fine when we were recording, not sure why it sounds like Cliff is in the back of a dark cave.


    Cliff: Planet of Lana, Ravenlock, High-Fi Rush, Chicory: A Colorful Talke

    Colby: AC Valhalla, The Big Con


    • Xbox Games Showcase
    • GameStop Just Fired Their CEO
    • PC Game Pass Coming to GeForce Now
    • Diablo Has Microtransactions, Who Else is Shocked?
    • Now You Can Play More Than Photoshop on Your Mac
    • Xbox Storage is Finally Getting Reasonable
    • Xbox Owes the FTC a Cool $20 Million
    • Sony Says Cloud Gaming is “Tricky”


      • Primefan: Any big summer plans?

      Rdeacon: When does a game get to the point where the bugs/gliches are soo annoying that you stop playing?

      Do all jobs eventually suck?

      Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think the next generation of consoles will look like? Going from something like the ps3 to ps4 was about improving graphics, but going to the ps4 to ps5 was mainly about improving performance. Do you think the next gen will figure out how to improve graphics even more?

      mazelnut: What are your thoughts on the New Apple Vision Pro? Is it cool new tech or black mirror type stuff?


      Epic Games

      • Guacamelee! 2
      • Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

        • Xbox Game Pass

        • Rune Factory 4 Special (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 8
        • Stacking (Cloud and Console) – June 8
        • Dordogne (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 13

          • PlayStation Plus

          • NBA 2K23 (PS5, PS4)
          • Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS5, PS4)
          • Trek to Yomi (PS5, PS4)

            • Humble Bundle

            • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/must-play-metroidvania
            • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/pixel-pride

              • Prime Gaming

              • June 15
              • The Super Spy
              • Top Hunter
              • SteamWorld Dig 2

                • Switch Online

                • Mystery Tower
                • Harvest Moon
                • Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
                • Blaster Master: Enemy Below

                  • Capcom 40th Anniversary

                  https://captown.capcom.com/en

                  Patreon

                  • Alan Schulte
                  • Joe Cole Jr.
                  • Anonymous
                  • Rich Deacon
                    • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/
                      • 1 hr 11 min
                    • (Mostly) Everything From the PlayStation Showcase

                      There are some great games coming to the PlayStation (and they'd like you to think they aren't coming to the Xbox or PC, but they are).


                      Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

                      Colby: Shadow Warrior 3, Ravenlok, Eastern Exorcist, Fall Guys, AC Valhalla, Planet of Lana


                      Everything From the PlayStation Showcase

                      Nintendo is Not a Fan of the Dolphin Emulator

                      XBOX Appeals the CMA Decision

                      Sony Is Making Money with Playstation Plus

                      Folks Are Buying PSVR2 Regardless of What You Hear

                      At Least Activision Blizard is Winning One Lawsuit

                      Apparently It’s Not That Hard to Get Your Game Banned on the Switch

                      Cade 6 is Back from the Dead…Maybe?


                      Primefan: Favorite barbecue dish?

                      Aslan the Incompetent: What year do you consider to be the greatest for video game releases?

                      Squid: You’re stuck on an island, you can have three artists' entire discographies. What three artists do you choose!

                      Tr1pletrouble88: What are your opinions on retro setups? Like having an actual NES and CRT with game cartridges.

                      Brooke: What is your favorite video game music from when you were a kid?


                      Epic Games

                      • Mystery Game

                        • Xbox Game Pass

                        • Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Cloud, Console, and PC)
                        • Farworld Pioneers (Console and PC)
                        • Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
                        • Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
                        • The Big Con (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1
                        • Amnesia: The Bunker (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 6
                        • Hypnospace Outlaw (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 6
                        • Rune Factory 4 Special (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 8
                        • Stacking (Cloud and Console) – June 8
                        • Dordogne (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 13

                          • Xbox Gold

                          • Adios ($17.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 30
                          • The Vale: Shadow of the Crown ($19.99 ERP): Available June 16 to July 15

                            • Prime Gaming

                            • June 1
                            • Sengoku 2
                            • Mutation Nation
                            • June 8
                            • Soccer Brawl
                            • Over Top
                            • June 15
                            • The Super Spy
                            • Top Hunter
                            • SteamWorld Dig 2
                            • June 22
                            • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
                            • Autonauts
                            • Revita
                            • June 29
                            • Roguebook
                            • Once Upon a Jester
                            • Gems of Destiny: Homeless Dwarf
                              • Alan Schulte
                              • Joe Cole Jr.
                              • Anonymous
                              • Rich Deacon
                                • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/
                                  • 1 hr 36 min
                                • Activision is Making Some Sweet, Sweet PC Cash

                                  For three quarters in a row, Activision/Blizzard have been raking in cash from folks on PC, leaving the filthy console peasants in the dust.

                                  What We're Playing

                                  Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

                                  Colby: Redfall, Immortals Fenyx Rising, TMNT


                                  News

                                  Activision is Making More Money Off of PCs Than Consoles

                                  Biden Wants to Tax Crypto

                                  Xbox SSDs are Coming Down in Price

                                  Phil Spenser is Disappointed in the CMA Decision

                                  Riot Games is Gonna Have to Spend a Lot of Money

                                  Doom 2 RPG is Now on PC

                                  Give a Friend GamePass (on PC)


                                  Questions

                                  QwertyHJKL1234: Are there any large brands that you will avoid because of a bad experience (even if their new products are amazing)? If so, what brand(s), and what happened to make you avoid it?

                                  Primefan: What are y’all’s thoughts on the new Transformers movie coming out in June? (it is not part of the Michel bay movies it’s a continuation of the bumblebee timeline)


                                  Cheap/Free Games

                                  Epic Games

                                  • The Sims™ 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle

                                    • Xbox Game Pass

                                    • Ravenlok (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 4
                                    • Weird West: Definitive Edition (Xbox Series X|S) – May 8
                                    • Shadowrun Trilogy (PC) – May 9
                                    • Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 11
                                    • Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
                                    • Railway Empire 2: May 25
                                    • Farworld Pioneers: May 30

                                      • Humble Bundle

                                      • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/whitethorn-games-showcase
                                      • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/feel-rhythm


                                        • Game Pass

                                        • Alan Schulte
                                        • Joe Cole Jr.
                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Rich Deacon

                                          • Extra Life

                                          • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

                                            • 50 min
                                          • The UK Smacks Down Microsoft

                                            The CMA (not the Country Music Awards) has decided that Microsoft can't buy Activision/Blizzard for the weirdest reason.


                                            What We're Playing

                                            Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquistion

                                            Rich: Garden Story, Grindstone, BoTW (begrudgingly)


                                            News

                                            The UK Has Blocked The Microsoft/Activision/Blizzard Merger

                                            This is Just the Beginning for AI

                                            Sony is Bringing More Games to PC, Because Money

                                            Sega of America is Unionizing

                                            RIP Waypoint

                                            Video Games Cost to Damn Much Money to Make

                                            Steam Has a Fancy New Notepad


                                            Questions

                                            Mister Polite: I am currently playing if you could read my mindas a quick game before Zelda comes out. It’s a nice whimsical game but then a 1/4 of a way through the game the villain of the game takes a baby and just eats it.  I was stunned and speechless as I didn’t expect to see an actually cartoon baby get eaten in a game.  It doesn’t have to video game related, but when was the last time you were out completely shocked by something

                                            Rdeacon: Since Cliff isn't a huge fan of Mario games. What changes would Nintendo need to make so Cliff would approve of them?

                                            What is your favorite breakfast cereal?


                                            Cheap/Free Games

                                            Epic Games

                                            • Against All Odds
                                            • Horizon Chase Turbo
                                            • Kao the Kangaroo

                                              • Xbox Game Pass

                                              • Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2
                                              • Ravenlok: May 4
                                              • Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2: May 11
                                              • Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
                                              • Railway Empire 2: May 25
                                              • Farworld Pioneers: May 30

                                                • Xbox Gold

                                                • Star Wars Episode I Racer
                                                • Hoa

                                                  • Playstation Plus

                                                  • Chivalry 2 (PS4 and PS5)
                                                  • GRID Legends (PS4 and PS5)
                                                  • Descenders (PS4)

                                                    • Humble Bundle

                                                    • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/striking-soulslikes

                                                      • Prime Gaming

                                                      • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D (Amazon Games App) – May 4
                                                      • Super Sidekicks (Amazon Games App) – May 4
                                                      • Samurai Shodown IV (Amazon Games App) – May 4
                                                      • Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (Amazon Games App) – May 11
                                                      • Lake (Amazon Games App) – May 11
                                                      • Robo Army (Amazon Games App) – May 11
                                                      • Last Resort (Amazon Games App) – May 11
                                                      • Kardboard Kings (Amazon Games App) – May 18
                                                      • The Almost Gone (Amazon Games App) – May 18
                                                      • 3 Count Bout (Amazon Games App) – May 18
                                                      • Alpha Mission 2 (Amazon Games App) – May 18
                                                      • Lila’s Sky Ark (Legacy Games Code) – May 25
                                                      • Agatha Knife (Amazon Games App) – May 25
                                                      • King of the Monsters 2 (Amazon Games App) – May 25
                                                      • Kizuna Encounter (Amazon Games App) – May 25

                                                        • Patreon

                                                        • John Tippins
                                                        • Sean Palmer
                                                        • Austin Palmer
                                                        • Alan Schulte
                                                        • Joe Cole Jr.
                                                        • Anonymous
                                                        • Rich Deacon

                                                          • Extra Life

                                                          • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/
                                                            • 1 min
                                                          • Colby is Going to Hell for That Joke

                                                            I mean, there are a host of other reasons too, but mostly that joke.


                                                            What We're Playing

                                                            Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

                                                            Colby: Loop Hero, Ghostwire Tokyo, Immortals Fenyx Rising


                                                            News

                                                            Please Atari, Just Stop

                                                            Do you have life insurance? Cuz if you do, you could always use a little more. Am I right or am I right or am I right, right, right, right?

                                                            SquareSoft Is Going to Be the Last Company on Earth Talking About the Blockchain

                                                            Aloy Kissed a Lady and Gamers are Fine with It I’m Sure


                                                            Questions

                                                            Rdeacon: Which games are you looking forward to playing that haven't been released in 2023: Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, Diablo 4, etc

                                                            Which food as a kid was so much better then it is now?

                                                            Princess_Megan: What is your favorite type of pie? Do you like to add any toppings, ex caramel or chocolate sauce? A la mode?

                                                            Brooke: What is a video game you started and never finished that you wish you had?


                                                            Cheap/Free Games

                                                            Epic Games

                                                            • Breathedge
                                                            • Poker Club


                                                              • Xbox Game Pass

                                                              • Cassette Beasts (PC) – April 26
                                                              • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 27
                                                              • The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Console and PC) – April 27
                                                              • Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2
                                                              • Ravenlok: May 4
                                                              • Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2: May 11
                                                              • Amnesia: The Bunker: May 23
                                                              • Railway Empire 2: May 25
                                                              • Farworld Pioneers: May 30


                                                                • Humble Bundle

                                                                • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/in-your-face-vr
                                                                • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fight-4-your-friends-coop-shooters


                                                                  • Switch Online

                                                                  • Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
                                                                  • Flicky
                                                                  • Kid Chameleon
                                                                  • Pulseman


                                                                    • Patreon

                                                                    • Alan Schulte
                                                                    • Joe Cole Jr.
                                                                    • Anonymous
                                                                    • Rich Deacon


                                                                      • Extra Life

                                                                      https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

                                                                      1 hr 6 min
                                                                    • Does Google Maps Work in Sanctuary?

                                                                      Diablo 4 has gone gold, but they've made some really strange decisions regarding the in-game maps.

                                                                      What We're Playing
                                                                      Cliff: Dragon Age: Inquisition

                                                                      Colby: Mass Effect 2, Immortality, Scorn, Mothered, The Long Reach, Loop Hero

                                                                      News

                                                                      Diablo Goes Gold and Is Missing One Key Feature

                                                                      I Guess I’m Going to Have to Start Playing Stardew Again

                                                                      Sega Has $750 Million Dollars?

                                                                      Apparently, Folks Love the Mario Movie

                                                                      Cheating Via Peripherals?

                                                                      I Don’t Need a New Controller, I Don’t Need a New Controller, I Don’t…

                                                                      Ubisoft+ Comes to Xbox and It’s Really Expensive

                                                                      Questions

                                                                      Mister Polite: Playing Ghostwire Tokyo since it arrived on the Playstation Plus service, and it was a game that I was going to buy at full price when it came out, but I never had the time to play, so I didn't buy it. I am glad because the game is fine and fun, but I might not have enjoyed it if I had paid the full price. Since it's included in something I already paid for, I am enjoying it more.

                                                                      Question: What is the most recent game in which you had a similar experience?

                                                                      Rdeacon: Why do you think the PS5 has outsold the Xbox Series X?

                                                                      Which one do you pick....  Churro or Soft Pretzel?

                                                                      Clyde:

                                                                      1. What is the most overrated video game of all-time?

                                                                      2. What is the most underrated video game of all-time?

                                                                      3. What is the best video game movie adaptation?

                                                                      4. What video game has the most memorable characters?

                                                                      5. What is the best video game ending of all-time?

                                                                      Cheap/Free Games

                                                                      Epic Games

                                                                      • Beyond Blue
                                                                      • Never Alone

                                                                        • Xbox Game Pass

                                                                        • Loop Hero (Console and PC)
                                                                        • Iron Brigade (Cloud and Console) – April 6
                                                                        • Ghostwire: Tokyo (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 12
                                                                        • NHL 23 (Console) EA Play – April 13
                                                                        • Minecraft Legends (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 18
                                                                        • Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly – April 20 (Console, PC, Cloud)
                                                                        • Medieval Dynasty (Xbox One) – April 20
                                                                        • Homestead Arcana (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – April 21
                                                                        • Cassette Beasts (PC) – April 26
                                                                        • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Special Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 27
                                                                        • The Last Case of Benedict Fox (Console and PC) – April 27
                                                                        • Redfall (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 2

                                                                          • Leaving Game Pass April 30th

                                                                          • Bugsnax
                                                                          • Destroy All Humans!
                                                                          • Dragon Quest Builders 2
                                                                          • Tetris Effect: Connected
                                                                          • Unsouled

                                                                            • Xbox Gold

                                                                            • Out of Space: Couch Edition (April 1-30)
                                                                            • Peaky Blinders: Mastermind (April 16 to May 15)

                                                                              • Playstation Plus

                                                                              • Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5, PS4)
                                                                              • Meet Your Maker (PS5, PS4)
                                                                              • Tails of Iron (PS5, PS4)

                                                                                • PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium

                                                                                • Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • Doom Eternal (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • Riders Republic (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PS4)
                                                                                • Slay the Spire (PS4)
                                                                                • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • The Evil Within (PS4)
                                                                                • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PS4)
                                                                                • Bassmaster Fishing (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • Paradise Killer (PS4, PS5)
                                                                                • Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS4, PS5)

                                                                                  • PlayStation Premium Classics

                                                                                  • Doom
                                                                                  • Doom II
                                                                                  • Doom 64
                                                                                  • Doom 3
                                                                                  • Dishonored: Definitive Edition

                                                                                    • Humble Bundle

                                                                                    • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/shared-screen-time-family-game-night

                                                                                      • Patreon

                                                                                      • Alan Schulte
                                                                                      • Joe Cole Jr.
                                                                                      • Anonymous
                                                                                      • Rich Deacon

                                                                                        • Extra Life

                                                                                        • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/
                                                                                          • 1 hr 16 min
                                                                                        • The (Mostly) Forgotten Episode

                                                                                          I promise that we didn't forget we had a podcast, life just kinda got in the way for a bit. Here's an episode we recorded like 3 weeks ago and never posted. Hopefully, that will get you through to next week.

                                                                                          1 hr 17 min
                                                                                        • Where is My Vegan Double Down?

                                                                                          What We're Playing

                                                                                          Cliff: Warhammer: Chaosbane

                                                                                          Colby: Mass Effect Andromeda, Red Dead Redemption 2, Warhammer: Chaosbane, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood

                                                                                          • The Diablo 4 Beta is Going Awesome!
                                                                                          • Wanna Play Video Games in the Olympics?
                                                                                          • FIFA Has No Idea What They Are Doing
                                                                                          • Gamers Aren’t Opposed, But They Should Be
                                                                                          • Are You Ready for Five More Years of Sea of Thieves?
                                                                                          • Your Yearly Reminder That Netflix Has Video Games

                                                                                            • Questions

                                                                                            Rdeacon: If you had to delete one gaming system (atari, playstation 1, 2, Game Cube, XBox 360, etc) from ever existing what would it be?

                                                                                            What state besides your current one would you want to live in?

                                                                                            Misshappychildhood: Did I once hear you say that you liked the Postal games?

                                                                                            Tr1pletrouble88: What would your favorite video game character's Final Smash be?

                                                                                            Epic Games

                                                                                            • Chess Ultra
                                                                                            • World of Warships

                                                                                              • Xbox Game Pass

                                                                                              • Valheim – March 14 (Console)
                                                                                              • Civilization 6 – March 16 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
                                                                                              • Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom - The Prince's Edition – March 21 (Console, PC)
                                                                                              • MLB The Show 23 – March 28 (Console, Cloud)
                                                                                              • Infinite Guitars – March 30 (Console, PC)
                                                                                              • Way To The Woods – March TBC (Console, PC)
                                                                                              • Ghostwire: Tokyo - April 12

                                                                                                • Humble Bundle

                                                                                                • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/humble-heroines-warriors-dreamers-and-god-slayers
                                                                                                • https://www.humblebundle.com/games/kart-racers-games-bundle

                                                                                                  • PlayStation Plus

                                                                                                  • Ghostwire: Tokyo
                                                                                                  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
                                                                                                  • Immortals Fenyx Rising
                                                                                                  • Tchia
                                                                                                  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
                                                                                                  • Life is Strange: True Colors
                                                                                                  • Life is Strange 2
                                                                                                  • Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
                                                                                                  • Street Fighter V Champion Edition
                                                                                                  • Untitled Goose Game
                                                                                                  • Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
                                                                                                  • Rage 2
                                                                                                  • Neo: The World Ends with You
                                                                                                  • Haven
                                                                                                  • Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS Plus Premium Required)
                                                                                                  • Ape Academy 2 (PS Plus Premium Required)
                                                                                                  • Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (PS Plus Premium Required)

                                                                                                    • Nintendo

                                                                                                    • Kirby's Dream Land 2 - Game Boy
                                                                                                    • BurgerTime Deluxe - Game Boy
                                                                                                    • Side Pocket - SNES collection
                                                                                                    • Xevious - NES
                                                                                                      • Alan Schulte
                                                                                                      • Joe Cole Jr.
                                                                                                      • Anonymous
                                                                                                      • Rich Deacon
                                                                                                        • https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

                                                                                                          • NewsQuestionsCheap/Free GamesPatreonExtra Life

                                                                                                          1 hr 7 min

                                                                                                        About Byte Me

                                                                                                        From the publisher's feed

                                                                                                        Every week the Byte Me Podcast dips into the games you should be playing! Featuring news and reviews for PC, console and mobile games, along with fun discussions about games from the classics to new…