Byte Me

The folks at Hello Games aren't giving away any secrets (which is smart considering their history) but say there is still more No Man's Sky coming even after 19 major updates!

Cliff: Nobody Saves the World

Colby: Super Mario 3D World, Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth - Record of Lodoss War, Infernax

Dylan: Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Apparently, No Man’s Sky Isn’t Finished

Every Game Should Have Difficulty Modes Like AC: Valhalla

$10,000+ of Rare Sealed Games Found in Nebraska

Cyberpunk 2077 is Back and Has a Free Demo

Nintendo is Closing the 3DS and Wii U Eshop

Steam Has More Than 600 Demos Available as Part of Next Fest

*monotone screaming*: Do you have a favorite game series?

Primefan: What’s your opinion on the newest Ghostbusters movie?

Rdeacon: What streaming service can you not live without?

rdeacon — Since I got game pass I have seen quite a number of PC games... do still feel xbox consoles will continue to sell as the PC gamers is a niche market OR do you feel with all the games PCs will take a chunk of console sales?

Mansocks: What is your favorite real-time strategy game?

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Cris Tales

Xbox Game Pass

Roboquest (Game Preview) (PC) ID@Xbox – February 22

Galactic Civilizations III (PC) ID@Xbox – February 24

Super Mega Baseball 3 (Console) EA Play – February 24

Alice: Madness Returns (PC) EA Play – February 28

FAR: Changing Tides - March 1

Tunic (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) – March 16

Shredders - March 17

A Memoir Blue - March 24

Crusader Kings 3 - March 29

Weird West - March 31

Leaving Game Pass

Hypnospace Outlaw (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Killer Queen Black (Cloud and Console)

Stealth Inc 2 (Cloud and Console)

Touhou Luna Nights (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Humble Bundle

VR Discovery

Indie Publisher and Developer Team 17 apparently has a sexual harassment and crunch issue, all while paying incredibly low wages. Quite the combination.

Cliff: Nobody Saves the World, Lost Ark

Colby: Dreamscaper

Team 17 Staff Talks About How Terrible Working There Is

Y’all Need to Be More Careful in VR

America's Army Surrenders

Xbox is Already Starting to Reveal Their Activision Strategy

Microsoft is Getting Sued for Halo Music

Best Buy is Putting Their Best GPUs Behind a $200 Pay Wall

Princess_Megan: What did you think of the Superbowl commercials and half-time show? As an Ohioan, I hope the Bangles win, but I don't really care about the game. I'm mostly interested in the halftime show.

Primefan: What’s the best indie game under 30 hours?

Rdeacon: What's a destination that is on your bucket list?

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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

Game Pass

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC) EA Play – Available now

Peggle Nights (PC) EA Play – Available now

Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Cloud) EA Play

Total War: Warhammer III (PC) – February 17

Lawn Mowing Simulator (Xbox One) ID@Xbox – February 17

Madden NFL 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – February 17

Roboquest (Game Preview) (PC) ID@Xbox – February 22

Galactic Civilizations III (PC) ID@Xbox – February 24

Super Mega Baseball 3 (Console) EA Play – February 24

Alice: Madness Returns (PC) EA Play – February 28

Humble Bundle

Epic Games Store Celebration

Cliff: Nobody Saves the World, The Falconeer

Colby: Olija, Dreamscaper

News

Google Should Just Put Stadia Out of Its Misery

Steam Deck Might Get a Boose from AMD

PlayStation Wants to Get into Live Service Games

The Switch Has Outsold the Wii

GameStop is Getting Into NFTs Because Stonks Aren’t Dumb Enough

Itch.io Confirms that NFT’s are Dumb

Warcraft is Coming to Mobile

Primefan: What is your opinion on dungeons and dragons

Rich: What do you feel makes for a more visually stunning game... hand-drawn art or CGI?

Epic Games

Windbound

Game Pass

Besiege (Game Preview)(Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – February 10

CrossfireX (Console) – February 10

Edge of Eternity (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – February 10

Skul: The Hero Slayer (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – February 10

The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 10

Ark: Ultimate Survivor Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – February 14

Infernax (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – February 14

Total War Warhammer 3 – Feb 17th

Shredders – Feb TBA

Humble Bundle

F*ck Cancer Bundle

John Tippins

Sean Palmer

Austin Palmer

Alan Schulte

Joe Cole Jr.

Anonymous

Rich Deacon

https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

Sony makes a small $3.6 billion purchase of their own, buying formerly Microsoft-owned Bungie, developers of both the Halo and Destiny franchises.

Cliff: Unpacking, Gorogoa, Nobody Saves the World, Star Wars Galaxies

Colby: Anvil: Vault Breaker, Inscription, Nobody Saves the World, Super Mario World, Super Mario Bros., Kirby’s Adventures, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island

Dylan: Necromunda: Hired Gun

Sony Buys Bungie for $3.6 Billion

Sony Finally Sorta Catches Up with Game Capture

Gwent is Getting a Stand Alone Single Player Game

Free Guy Coming to HBO Max and Disney+

Steamed Hams

Games Just “Don’t Get” NFT According to Ubisoft

Good Guy Hello Games

C’mon Activision

Rdeacon: With the current state of game studios, do you feel Sony would be better of just killing game exclusives and focus on selling titles and less on consoles that make little to no profit?

Primefan: What are your opinions on things like Comic-Con and if you had the chance would you go?

Princess_Megan: You are offered a million dollars, but to claim it you must enter the last video game you played, and stay there for a year. How screwed are you?

Mansocks: Favorite Sierra game? And why is it Quest for Glory 1? (Cliff: Outpost, Space Quest, King’s Quest 4)

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Game with Gold

Game Pass

PlayStation Plus

Twitch Gaming

The big news in February is probably Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring, but don't pass up some very solid-looking indie games!

Life is Strange Remastered Collection (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 1 - $40

The Waylanders (PC) - February 2 - $35

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes And Punishments (Switch) - February 3 - $30

Dying Light 2: Stay Human (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 4 - $60

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Switch) - February 10 - $40

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Switch) - February 10 - $50

Kingdom Hearts III (Switch) - February 10 - $50

Know By Heart (PC) - February 10 - ???

Rumbleverse (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 15 - F2P

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection (Switch) - February 17 - $40

Total War: Warhammer III (PC) - February 17 - $60/GP

Horizon Forbidden West (PS5, PS 4) - February 18 - $70

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) - February 22 - $40

Martha Is Dead (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 24 - $30

Elden Ring (PS5, Xbox X/S, PS 4, Xbox One, PC) - February 25 - $60

Activision Blizzard's continued mishandling of the Raven Software QA situation might actually cause the formation of the first AAA game studio union, something the game industry desperately needs.

Cliff: The Gunk, Anvil, Gorogoa

Colby: Anvil, Inscryption, Super Mario World, Nobody Saves the World

Dylan: The Witcher 3

News

Activision Blizzard Might Have Caused the First AAA Game Studio Union

Bobby Kotick is Still Being a Jerk

Overwatch 2 Producer Comes Down Hard on Bobby Kotick

Mike Ybarra Talks Blizzard Accountability

Phil Spencer is Excited About Some Old Games

Well This is A Terrible Idea

Steam Deck is Getting a Cool Version of Cloud Sync

Even Game Devs Hate Crypto

Questions

DA VINSTER (Vinny): Out of all of Microsoft's 30+ Studios, which IP do they have that has been dormant that you'd like to see come back, and for fun, if you have a specific studio you'd want to make it who would it be? The idea of Guitar Hero coming back makes me ecstatic and I hope it happens!

Rdeacon: Ok this one is important one: Toast ... light or dark?

Primefan: If you had to choose what is your favorite platformer and what triple a game would you recommend?

Epic Games:

Game Pass

Nintendo Online

Won’t Someone Think of the Poor Job Creators…I Mean Scalpers?

In a deal that is shocking to everyone, Microsoft is purchasing Activision Blizzard in a deal that is sending shockwaves through the gaming industry.

Cliff: Superliminal, Stories Untold, Observation Colby: Anvil Dylan: Wild Rift

So Xbox Did Something

PlayStation Might Be Embracing BC

The Reason PS Games Are Coming to PC is Because Studios Kept Asking

Can’t Get a PS5? How Does a PS4 Sound?

Almost 40 Employees Have “Left” Blizzard

Humble Will No Longer Be Supporting Mac or Linux

Your New PC Might Not Be Able to Play 4k Blurays

Riot Will Literally Pay You to Quit

Tr1pletrouble: What made-up word would you incorporate into the English language if you could?

Princess_Megan: Some PS3 games have now been released for PS5. Are you excited to re-experience any of these games? Also, if you could bring back any game from a previous generation, updated with all the bells and whistles, which game would you choose?

*monotone screaming*: Do you think remastered games are necessary or do you think it would be better to make sequels to games?

Mansocks: Why should I play Anvil?

Rich: What's more satisfying.. beating a single player game alone or a multiple player with teammates?

Primefan: What’s more satisfying playing mudrunner or wreckfest?

Joe Coleslaw: I am going through a transition into my life that I did not see coming so soon. Besides, Moving Out... What video game comes to mind when you hear starting from scratch for starting anew.

Epic Games

Game Pass

Humble Bundle

Apparently you can buy all of Bethesda and Star Wars and still not quite buy a Farmville.

Cliff: Superliminal

That’s a Lot of Farms 

E3 Cancels In Person Event, Might Cancel Completely 

Why Would Anyone Want to Play a 500 Hour Game? 

Fallout is Getting the TV Treatment 

Getting Screenshots Off of the Switch Sucks Less with this App 

Don’t Install Norton

Mansocks: If you could have a pet from a video games (NOT POKEMONS) what would it be?

John Tysinger (Krawdad): Have you ever had a real life event that almost stopped you playing a particular game or games all together? We had a 80 plus member raiding guild for WOW and one member unexpectedly passed away. Another member a week later had a heart attack.  Don’t think I’ve played the game since.

rdeacon: Have you played a game that either the gameplay or the story seems out of place?

Just riffing off the Golf Club Wasteland convo.

Primefan: Have you ever played a triple a game that you don’t think should have been triple a if so which one?

Epic Games

Game Pass

Prime Gaming

Perfectly timed for the pandemic, you can finally lick a screen and see exactly what the food you cooked in Breath of the Wild tastes like.

Cliff: Anvil, Far Cry 6

COVID and Lickable Screens, Together At Last!

Samsung Announced Their Streaming Based Gaming Hub

Square Enix Embraces The Blockchain

Alienware Project Nyx Sounds Very Interesting

The Best Selling Indie Games on the Switch

8-Bit Christmas

DA VINSTER (Vinny): What's a game you love that you would want to come to game pass so others can enjoy it as well? Cliff: The Pathless

John Tysinger: Happy Holidays guys. It’s been awhile since I asked a question. I’ll start off with saying thank you for talking about Anvil. I’ve put in 20 hrs in the last week. With that being said. What game or games that is not exactly your type of genre but had a blast playing. One that comes to me is Lost In Random. Thanks and can’t wait to listen into the New year.

Squid: What PC only games should I get! Let us know on Discord!

rdeacon: What foods have you eaten for breakfast that aren't traditionally known as a breakfast food?  Mine is cold pizza.. sooo yummy.

Misshappychildhood: What do you think of the Silent Hill franchise?

Primefan: What was your favorite part of New Years?

Joe Coleslaw: Who plays games "just for fun?" (Callback to square dude). What game have you contributed to in the past?

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Playstation Plus

PlayStation Now

Game Pass

- Monster Hunter Rise (PC) – January 12 - $60

- Astroneer (Switch) – January 13 - $30

- The Anacrusis - January 13 - $30/GPO

- God Of War (PC) – January 14  – $60

- Rainbow Six Extraction (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, PC) – January 20 - $40

- Windjammers 2 (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, Stadia, PC) – January 20 - ???/GP

- Pupperazzi - January 20 - ???/GP

- Warno - PC - $40

- Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (PC/PS4/PS5/Switch/Xbox One/Xbox Series X) - January 27 - ???

- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch) – January 28 - $60

- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PlayStation 5, PC?) – January 28 - $50