This is not a great week to be making a AAA video game that you don't want other folks to see yet.

Cliff: Garden Story, Elden Ring

Colby: Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Shadowrun Return

Dylan: Sea of Thieves

GTA 6 Gameplay Gets Leaked

Diablo 4 Gameplay Also Gets Leaked

GPU Mining of Etherium is Dead

PSVR 1 Games Aren’t Compatible with PSVR2

English is Such a Dumb Language

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration Approaches v 1.0

EVGA is Getting Out of the Video Card Business

PlayStation Stars Launches

GoldenEye is a Hot Mess

PC Xbox App Now Integrates with How Long to Beat

tr1pletrouble88 — Today at 10:54 AM

How different are nachos and quesadillas, from your perspective?

*monotone screaming* — Today at 11:31 AM

How cooked do you prefer your grilled cheese?

rdeacon — Today at 12:13 PM

Follow up on the grilled cheese.. how do you prepare it... butter, mayo, etc and what is your cheese of choice?

What game would you want to play if time constraints wasn't an issue?

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Pro Gaming CEO is Hanging out with Andrew Tate

Ubisoft seems to be following Sony's lead and upping the price of their premium AAA games to $70.

Cliff: Garden Story, Disney Dreamlight Valley

Colby: Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Screamride, Train Sim World 3, Lawnmower Simulator

Dylan: Darkest Dungeon

Ubisoft is Going to Start Charging $70 for Games

Apparently You Can Hack Split Screen into Halo

Xbox is Getting Noise Suppression

The PS5 Got an Internal Redesign

The White Xbox Elite 2 Controller Exists

PlayStation Loves Exclusives Until It Doesn’t

Finally, An Assassin’s Creed Game I Want to Play

You Can Get a Free Month of Ubisoft+

*monotone screaming*: What is a game you were really hyped for, but didn’t fully live up to expectations? Not necessarily disappointing, but not perfect either.

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What mechanic needs to be on more video games

tr1pletrouble88 — Today at 9:21 PM

favorite real time strategy game?

Primefan: What is your favorite fps game?

Joe Coleslaw: Favorite simulation game? (Bonus points for Arcade Paradise, my new endevor) laundromat simulator with an arcade in the back!

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We made it to Episode 300! That's 50 episodes six times!

Please note that we lost about 12 minutes of Dylan's audio from about minute 13 to minute 25, so if we ask him a question and he doesn't answer, he's not just being super rude.

Cliff: Garden Story, As Dusk Falls

Colby: Chasm, Chinatown Detective Agency, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Dylan: Darkest Dungeon

UK Watchdog Recommends an In Depth Investigation of Xbox/Blizzard/Activision Merger

Arcane Wins an Emmy

Have a Million Dollars?

Game Pass Friends and Family Plan Looks Good

Oh Randy

Go Team Crunch!

Matt Booty Dreams of AI

Arkane Was Forced to Use the Prey Name

Halo Infinite is In a Bad Place

*monotone screaming*: Why do you think battle royale games were so popular, and do they make or break a game for you?

Rdeacon:

1. Do you prefer  earbuds or over the ear headphones?

2. Do you feel advanced controllers, keyboard or mice actually increase your performance?

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Girls Who Code a Sidewinder Missile

Sony for some reason thinks that now is the right time to raise the price of the PS5. I refer you back to the title for our opinion.

Cliff: As Dusk Falls, Garden Story

Colby: House Flipper, Superliminal, What Remains of Edith Finch. Portal, Gone Home, Minecraft, Chasm, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Rich: Has a game ever made you physically ill? Like motion sick, VR can do that easily.

Rdeacon:

1. Do you feel certain IPs have run dry?  If so how should they reboot the series?

2. What really grinds your gears?

*monotone screaming*: What is your least favorite game that you keep going back to?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What do you miss about 90s video games?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): How do you respond to, “You’re too old to be playing video games.”?

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Vinny is here and he brought us all the latest news from Gamescom!

Cliff: Garden Story

Colby: Aggelos, House Flipper, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Vinny: RumbleVerse, MultiVersus, Fortnite, Cult of the Lamb, Spiderman on PC

Vinny Watches Gamescom!

Playstation is Getting Sued for ‘Ripping People Off’

Apparently Stealing Cars is Ok, But Not This

Nexus Mods Isn’t Playing

Sony & Outlander, Together At Last

Man I Want to Play This

Questions

Alan S (zeroskill): 4Rivers has some great bread pudding.... So, question. Bread pudding, thoughts?

Turndwn4wut (Travis): How did you discover video games

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What video game would make for the weirdest theme park?

Rdeacon: Since the rumor is Sony is losing money off the Playstation 5 why would they pay to have exclusive games?

Rdeacon: Which IHOP syrup do you prefer?

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Xbox says that Sony is paying to keep games off of Game Pass, which is kinda lame.

Cliff: Garden Story

Colby: Paradise Killer, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, House Flipper

MS Says Sony is Keeping Games Off of Game Pass

Google Stadia Announces Something New?

Nintendo Reported to NLRB

It’s Like the SteamDeck for Streaming

Nobody is Playing Netflix Mobile Games

Your Xbox Series S is Going to Run Just a Little Bit Faster

Koch Media Changes Their Name

Turndwn4wut (Travis): What are some unwritten rules of video games?

Rdeacon: You had mentioned on a previous podcast about Backbone (Playstation Stars vs The Harlem Globetrotters) being gorgeous for an 8bit game, do you feel certain games have wasted their visual beauty?

Alan S (zeroskill): Favorite new movie from this year?

Rdeacon: And... At what age do you feel buttercream icing becomes intolerably sweet?

Monotone screaming: Do you think games should get sequels to expand the story or should some stay as standalone games?

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It's Christmas in early August and PlayStation and Valve have some good news for gamers!

Cliff: Backbone, Garden Story

Questions

DA VINSTER (Vinny) — If you had to recommend a game that you loved that you feel was underappreciated what is it and why?

primefan — What is your perfect idea for a game?

Turndwn4wut (Travis) —  Your username is now a company. What do you sell?

Turndwn4wut (Travis) — That kind of video games give you anxiety and what kind do you play to release some anxiety?

Alan S (zeroskill) — What is your favorite format to consume music? What is your favorite format to enjoy music? Obviously they could be the exact same, but just interesting to differentiate.

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Finally, you can just wear one set of headphones when playing with your friends on Discord.

Cliff: Backbone

Colby: Mass Effect, Power Washer Simulator

Xbox Finally Gets Discord Integration

You Can Play BotW Split Screen (With a Mod)

Save 5 Seconds Every Time You Turn on Your Xbox

Minecraft Says No to NFTs

Vicarious Visions Wants a Union

Why Is QA Leading the Way in Union Efforts

Indie Tender Claws Also Unionizing

Halo Infinite Co-op Won’t Have Matchmaking

DA VINSTER (Vinny): Which developer is your favorite overall including some of your favorite games of all time, and who do you think will be in the conversation in the next 10 years in contention of your favorite developer

*monotone screaming*: Favorite weapon through the ages, handheld or bigger ones

*monotone screaming: when you think of pie, what is ye first flavor that comes to mind

ShadoughX (Josh): Who are your favorite female Characters in Games? Could be leads or supporting characters

Primefan: What are your hopes with the future of gaming

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https://kotaku.com/gamestop-nft-9-11-falling-man-stock-split-gme-1849327049

PlayStation announces it's new "Xbox Rewards" type program called PlayStation Stars. They promise it doesn't have NFTs.

Cliff: Backbone, Power Washer Simulator

Colby: Mass Effect PowerWash Simulator

Dylan: Sea of Thieves

Sony Unveils a Microsoft Rewards Type Program

The Team Behind Warframe is Making a F2P MMO

The Sega Genesis Mini 2 is Coming to North America

Wanna Get a Free Copy of Diablo 4?

All of the Dragon’s Age and Mass Effect Effect DLC is Free on PC

You Can Trial the new PS Plus in the UK

DA VINSTER (Vinny): Sorry it's been so long since I've asked a question! Been busy onboarding with my new job!

Question: which Entertainment Franchise whether it be games, movies, tv, etc. would you like to see get a Telltale/Dark Pictures Anthology type of game?

Misshappychildhood: Have any of you read any of the twenty-eight books in the Boss Fight book series? I've read Postal and Earthbound. They are really interesting.

*monotone screaming*: If you’ve seen any movies lately, which one was your favorite and why was it minions?

Tr1pletrouble88: Subquestion: thoughts on Facebook minion memes

phibo: What's the best typing video game you’ve played? Note: Read about Mavis Beacon!

Rdeacon: What was the worst and best job you ever had?

And... can a game have a sad ending and still be good?

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Cliff: Norco, Road 96

Colby: Mass Effect

Josh: Monster Hunter Rise; Destiny 2

Blizzard Ending Heroes of the Storm Development

You Might Want to Check Your Hearthstone Account

Pokemon Puzzle League Coming to Switch Online

Red Dead Online is Looking Pretty Dead

You No Longer Need a FB Login for Your Quest

Game Stop Lays Off Staff and CFO

Ubisoft Does a Quick U-Turn on Making Games Unplayable

PlayStation Removing Purchased Movies from Users' Accounts

We talked with Joshua Fulkerson about his doctoral thesis, which includes a  "...research study to understand how male gamers describe how transient peer relationships and streaming platforms contribute to the sexual harassment of female gamers who play video games online". Take the survey (and sign up to be interviewed!) here: https://bytemepodcast.com/survey

Colby: What's your favorite candy bar?

*monotone screaming*: What makes a good story in a video game for you?

Tr1pletrouble88: Yeehaw? yes or no.

Rdeacon: What is your favorite dog and cat breed?

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