Eight Bit

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Eight Bit is a show about gaming news, gaming hardware, gaming reviews, and pretty much anything that starts with gaming, hosted by Ian Buck and Ian Decker.... more

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May 19, 2014Eight Bit #79: That’s Not a Solution, That’s a Death Trap
Ian Buck and returning guests Ryan Rampersad and Matthew Petschl discuss the latest new G-Sync alternative standard called Adaptive Sync, Microsoft's relaxation of Xbox Live Gold requirements, the unveiling of FarCry4 (before E3 no less), the revelation of Halo 5: Guardians coming in Fall 2015, and breaking news from YouTube and Twitch.

Links
SUPERHOT by SUPERHOT Team — Kickstarter
AMD and VESA take on Nvidia’s G-Sync anti-stutter tech | PC Gamer
Xbox Live Gold Changes FAQ
Steam indicates which user reviews are of Early Access versions | PC Gamer
Bohemia: DayZ Hacked, But Users And Development Safe | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Far Cry 4 – Welcome to Kyrat – UbiBlog – Ubisoft®
Buck – A game about a real dog by Wave Interactive Games — Kickstarter
Glorious Leader! Video Game – YouTube
Halo 5: Guardians coming to Xbox One fall 2015 | Polygon
New Titanfall Companion App Offers Second-Screen Functionality and More – MP1st
AMAZING STREET HACK – YouTube
Transistor – Launch Trailer – YouTube
Red Little House Studios » Crazy Hotel
Arena Commander Weekly Report – May 12-16 – Roberts Space Industries
LEFT 4 DEAD -生存者たち- PV – YouTube
Skyblivion Teaser Trailer – ‘The First Dawn’ – YouTube
YouTube to Acquire Videogame-Streaming Service Twitch for $1 Billion: Sources | Variety
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #224: EB #79 — Sneezing In Stereo!
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1h 1min
May 13, 2014Eight Bit #78: Gimmick: Move On With My Life
Ian Buck, Ian Decker, returning guests Savannah Haslow and Ryan Rampersad discuss Nintendo news, Ingress' new levels, the upcoming game - Transistor, a new puzzle game called Engare, the Xbox One's price reduction, new Pokemon games and a review from Ian Buck on Kentucky Route Zero: Act 3.

Links
Eve Online’s Iceland monument has already been vandalized (update) | Polygon
A message regarding vandalism of the EVE Universe Monument – EVE General Discussion – EVE Online Forums
Star Wars Battlefront® II on Steam
Star Wars® Empire at War: Gold Pack on Steam
Service Updates
Amplitude by Harmonix Music Systems — Kickstarter

Humble Daily Bundle: Deep Silver ReBundle (pay what you want and help charity)
United States Patent: D701206
OCULUS RIFT – Norwegian army driving armoured vehicle using Oculus Rift – tu.no/tutv/forsvar
Russia hangs adults-only rating on The Sims 4 | Ars Technica
We are committed to fun and entertainment for everyone – Nintendo Official Site
Supraball
Untitled: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/the-future-of-unreal-tournament-begins-today
Trello
Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2014
Nintendo to Sell New Consoles for Emerging Markets – Bloomberg
Guild Wars 2 – Festival of the Four Winds – YouTube
Sunset Overdrive turns the post-apocalypse into an energy drink-fueled party | Polygon
Game Jolt Jams
Ingress – Google+ – On track to launch today! New L9-16 #Ingress agent levels…
Dragon Age: Inquisition screenshots offer a first look at some new areas | PC Gamer
An Iranian developer’s entrancing game about his culture and the mathematics of art | Polygon
Pre-purchase Transistor on Steam
Pre-purchase Company of Heroes 2 – The Western Front Armies on Steam
Delivering More Choices for Fans
A Story About My Uncle Official Gameplay Trailer – YouTube
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire | Pokémon Video Games
Kentucky Route Zero Act III Review | Ian Buck
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #222: EB #78 — Prior Knowledge Is Not A Thing!
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1h 23min
May 05, 2014Eight Bit #77: Classy Star Wars Pron Star
Ian Buck and Ian Decker celebrate Star Wars day and discuss a Carmack scandal, a new Call of Duty, EVE Online's community beer extravaganza, a tiny stopgap to combat GameSpy's dissolution, and the long awaited review of Borderlands 2 from Buck and Decker.

What happened to Ian Buck? We may never know.
Links
All of My Star Wars Clothing – YouTube
Playcast Cloud Gaming TV – It works. It makes money
Hearthmind – A Collaborative Hearthstone Player
Twitter / ID_AA_Carmack: @Dethtron5000 I am building …
ZeniMax says Carmack and others improperly provided tech to Oculus (update) | Polygon
Twitter / MarkRein: I love #UnrealTournament – …
Twitter / rocket2guns: Just over 2 years ago the DayZ …
Official Call of Duty®: Advanced Warfare Reveal Trailer – YouTube
Evolve: How a Small Change to Goliath Changes Everything – IGN
Project Legion is a new PC shooter from the people behind Eve Online | Polygon
CCP VP admits Dust 514 wasn’t a great game, promises to do better with Project Legion as fans riot | Polygon
EVE: Valkyrie to use Unreal Engine 4, dulcet tones of BSG’s Katee Sackhoff | PC Gamer
Burning Napalm, an Eve Online corporation, bought a beer for every Fanfest attendee | Polygon
CCP’s Eve Online monument in Iceland honors the players by making their names immortal | Polygon
Saitek X-55 Rhino H.O.T.A.S. System for PC
American Tanks And Dynamite Have Trashed Minecraft Denmark
Engineering Revision video – Mod DB
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare PC Announcement Trailer (ESRB 10+) – YouTube
Captive Minecraft — The Farlanders
Exploring Wolfenstein: The New Order – Stealth vs. Mayhem (PEGI) – YouTube
Halo: Combat Evolved online multiplayer to use GameRanger after GameSpy shutdown | PC Gamer
Ian Buck: Borderlands 2 Review
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #219: EB #77 — You Have One the Secs!
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1h 11min
April 28, 2014Eight Bit #76: Handy Robot
Ian Buck, Ian Decker and returning guest Katie Reddemann discuss the re-release of famous Humongous Games, the new Dragon Age Inquisition trailer, a unique take on microtransactions in H1Z1, Denmark in Minecraft, and reviews: Katie reviews South Park: The Stick of Truth, Buck reviews Thinking With Time Machine and Decker reviews Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Links
The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page | StarWars.com
List of Every Video Game Ever (v2, no-header) – Pastebin.com
Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam and Humongous Entertainment return to PC on Steam | Polygon
Report: Assassin’s Creed: Unity to Feature Four Player Narrative Co-Op | The Escapist
Garry’s Mod “Cough” virus is cured, but it could have been worse | PC Gamer
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION Gameplay Trailer – The Inquisitor – YouTube
Twitter / XCOM: The Award Winning XCOM: Enemy …
We had our first monetization meeting yesterday : h1z1
2K Online Server Migration from GameSpy Technology – 2K Support
The entire country of Denmark has been recreated in Minecraft | Polygon
E.T. cartridges found in infamous Atari landfill | Polygon
Listen to 58:00 to hear Katie’s swear-meows.
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #217: EB #76 — Do Japanese Things To You!
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1h 8min
April 19, 2014Eight Bit #75: Survived An Alien Encounter
Ian Buck and Ian Decker discuss Steam statistics, the most iconic Game Soundtrack ever, a new Location-based AR game called Run an Empire, reviews of The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 from Buck and the Goat Simulator from Decker and so much more.

To listen to Ian and Ryan speak technology, listen to the end of the episode for a discussion on Google’s new camera app.
Links
Crysis – Official Community • View topic – Crysis and Crysis 2 PC Multiplayer Modes Set to Shut Down
Run An Empire – The Real-World Territory Control Game by Pan Studio — Kickstarter
Zombies, Run! | ZR3 is out + special Season Pass sale!
Dev Blog: Making a More Human Bot | League of Legends
The Wolf Among Us – Bigby pole dancing
Image: The Walking Dead pole dancing
Take On Mars on Steam
Introducing Steam Gauge: Ars reveals Steam’s most popular games | Ars Technica
Minimum
Twitter / MartyTheElder: I’m saddened to say that Bungie’s …
Bungie : News
The Flock – Debut Gameplay Teaser – YouTube
Choice Chamber by OneMrBean — Kickstarter
Steam phishing scam bypasses Steam Guard, goes fishing for your trading cards | PC Gamer
OUYA – Magnetic by Nature Teaser Trailer – YouTube
The World of Lemuria – Child of Light trailer [UK] – YouTube
Relativity hands-on: walking on the ceiling | Polygon
Jedi Knight 2: HD Remake mod – Mod DB
Player Servers : h1z1
Half-Life in 20:41 – YouTube
Update #76: Music in Pillars of Eternity – Pillars of Eternity: Announcements and News – Obsidian Forum Community
Ian Buck: The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 Review
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #213: EB #75 — Muting You By The Board!
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1h 17min
April 14, 2014Eight Bit #74: Joss Whedon Is Love, Joss Whedon Is Life
Ian Buck and Ian Decker talk about AMD's beast video card to rival Nvidia's Titan Z, The Last of Us remastered for PS4, a new Borderlands game, the next Super Smash Bros, and reviews of Amnesia Fortnight 2014 and BioShock Infinite Burial At Sea Episode 2 from Buck.

Links
Borderlands 2 | the Andrew Bailey
Nvidia have gone a bit Mantle with their latest GeForce driver release | PC Gamer
AMD double down against Titan Z with the R9 295X2 | PC Gamer
Epic Games’ Fortnite – Alpha Signup
Sony PS4: The Last Of Us – Remastered
Report: Next Borderlands is Borderlands the Pre-Sequel for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC | Polygon
Other Players Must Die in Orcs Must Die! Unchained – IGN
Announcing Patch 1.1! Adding local splitscreen multiplayer, a new map, and more! :: Goat Simulator General Discussions
Study Reveals Real Reason Behind Gaming Aggression – IGN
Super Smash Bros. Direct – 4.08.2014
Super Meat Boy Meets Flappy Bird: Fenix Rage – IGN Video
Omni Natural Motion Interface for Virtual Reality
Wolfenstein – ‘Nowhere to Run’ Gameplay Trailer (PEGI) – YouTube
Heartbleed Bug
Spaghetti Western brawler Secret Ponchos coming to PC | PC Gamer
Supergiant Games | Transistor arrives May 20 on PS4 and PC
EA’s new MOBA, Dawngate, opens its doors to a public beta | PC Gamer
Exclusive H1Z1 Gameplay Footage with John Smedley, President SOE – YouTube
H1Z1, SOE’s Zombie MMO
New Source trailer teases a metroidvania with wings | PC Gamer
Titanfall Patch Update – Titanfall
Titanfall’s first DLC pack, Expedition, due in May, along with free burn cards and modes | PC Gamer
Source: Steam Controller will be available in “October or November” | PC Gamer
The Evil Within – PAX East Gameplay Trailer – YouTube
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth will take humanity to space this fall | Polygon
Wasteland 2 dev says “average” playthrough might take 50 hours, Linux build coming | PC Gamer
Star Citizen dogfighting shown at PAX East, crowd goes wild | PC Gamer
Beware the Curse of Naxxramas! – Hearthstone
Ian Buck: Amnesia Fortnight 2014
Ian Buck: Burial at Sea Ep 2 Review
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #212: EB #74 — Ruining America and All The Other Countries!
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1h 23min
April 07, 2014Eight Bit #73: Discriminating Against The Past
Ian Buck and Ian Decker return this week with their commentary on the Fire TV and its gaming capabilities, a recreated Half-Life 2 level in UE3, the demise of GameSpy, a barrage of April Fools' jokes and so much more.

Links
Gamasutra: Robin Arnott’s Blog – “GAME_JAM” and the Power of Integrity
A warning about contracts from the sidelines of the most expensive game jam in history | Polygon
Daylight delayed to the end of April to make it scarier • News • Eurogamer.net
Amazon Fire TV Streaming Media Player Shop Now
Amazon Fire Game Controller Shop Now
List of Games For Amazon Fire TV – Amazon Fire TV Wiki Guide – IGN
Amazon Acquires Video Gaming Studio Double Helix Games | TechCrunch
Steam Greenlight :: FRONTIERS – Explore ● Discover ● Survive
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor hits Oct. 7 | Polygon
Age of Mythology hits Steam in May with Steamworks, Twitch, better graphics | PC Gamer

Oculus VR hires another Valve virtual reality expert | PC Gamer
SOMA – Lambda – YouTube
Hear three BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea original songs from Irrational Games | PC Gamer
The Official Twitch Blog Announcing – Group Chat Beta » The Official Twitch Blog
Mordheim: City of the Damned brings turn-based strategy to a doomed city | PC Gamer
Pricing | GameSpy Technology
Wargaming to invest $10m in eSports in 2014 | GamesIndustry International
Amy Hennig Joins Visceral Games – EA News
Save 50% on Guild Wars 2 from Now Until April 13 | GuildWars2.com
Steam Greenlight :: MIND: Path to Thalamus
Hearthstone Launches on iPad in Australia, New Zealand and Canada – IGN
The Elder Scrolls Online – The Siege Cinematic Trailer – YouTube
Update regarding recent save game issues – Eidos Forums
Razer Eidolon – The World First Wearable Drone System
#GW2 #GuildWars2 Is it #AprilFoolsDay ?
Unconfirmed UFO Sightings In-Game! | Announcements | World of Warplanes
[April Fools] Hitting on the Selection of a Name – StarCraft II
Minecraft is Experiencing Some Problems
League of Legends – Ultra Rapid Fire Preview – YouTube
Twitter / PHIL_FISH: im back! FEZ II is back on!
This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #209: EB #73 — I Live In A Real House. Hi! Big Week?!
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54min
March 31, 2014Eight Bit #72: Sassy Secretary
Ian Buck and Katie Reddemann discuss the surprise Oculus VR acquisition by Facebook, the insanely expensive Titan Z, an innovative system for replayable narratives by Ken Levine and Katie and Ian review the IP of the future, Titanfall!

Links
Ouya to make free-to-try feature optional in April | Polygon
HUMAN REVOLUTION – DEUS EX – SHORT FILM – YouTube
Announcing Armored Warfare! – News – Armored Warfare – Official Forum
Halo: Spartan Assault on Steam
Introducing the GeForce GTX TITAN Z | NVIDIA Blog
Nvidia Shield gets Android KitKat, out-of-home streaming in April 2 update | Polygon
Square Enix files trademark for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – NeoGAF
Galactic Civilizations III on Steam
On The House
Alien: Isolation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ken Levine outlines his system for replayable narrative in games | PC Gamer
The 16th Annual Independent Games Festival
Oculus Joins Facebook | Oculus Rift – Virtual Reality Headset for 3D Gaming
Facebook to Acquire Oculus | Facebook Newsroom
Virtual Reality is going to change the world | notch.net
Frog Fractions 2 by Twinbeard — Kickstarter
Facebook Inc: NASDAQ:FB quotes & news – Google Finance
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1h 13min
March 23, 2014Eight Bit #71: Too Skinny For A Heart
Ian Buck and Ian Decker discuss the strange licensing model for Unreal Engine 4, EA's already getting ready for Titanfall 2, Sony's entry in the VR race - Project Morpheus, a new version of the Oculus Rift, a review of Stargate SG-1: Unleashed and Indie Game: the Movie by Buck and then some Voice Acting.

Links
Assassin’s Creed Unity Sneak Peek Video [UK] – YouTube
Gauntlet returns this summer to PC, see its brand-new look in this trailer | Polygon
Bulletstorm disappears from Steam, apparently as part of Games for Windows Live’s death throes | PC Gamer
Epic Games making Unreal Engine 4 available for $19 per month, starting today | Polygon
Crytek are also targeting indies, announce royalty free CryEngine subscription | PC Gamer
Unity 5 unveiled at GDC 2014 | PC Gamer
Move over Goat Simulator, Bear Simulator is here | PC Gamer
Report: EA secures rights to Titanfall 2 – GameSpot
Guild Wars 2 getting “Feature Pack” update, ArenaNet tease major trait changes | PC Gamer
Project Morpheus, Sony’s PlayStation 4 virtual reality helmet, is much better than expected | Polygon
New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July | Polygon
The Forest early access coming May 22, new trailer scarier than ever | PC Gamer
Amazon’s Set Top Box Will Be A Dongle Like Chromecast, Could Feature OnLive-Style Streaming | TechCrunch
Far Cry 3 mod Dead Cry shows off custom world, familiar zombies | PC Gamer
DEAD CRY mod for Far Cry 3 – Mod DB
Far Cry 4 Set in Himalayas With Rideable Elephants – IGN
Virtual Reality Mode Formally Added to Steam Beta – IGN
Take Your Place in the Inquisition | BioWare Blog
Ian Buck: Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Review
Ian Buck: Indie Game: The Movie Review
SUPER GAME JAM
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March 17, 2014Eight Bit #70: She Didn’t Have Curves, She Had Corners
Ian Decker and the returning Ian Buck discuss the Witcher 3's delay, new support for CryEngine on Linux, Valve's new OpenGL translator and Valve's revised controller, Nvidia 800M series mobile graphics, a strange looking Amazon-related gaming controller, some more details on PlayStation now, and a review of The Walking Dead 2 Episode 2 from Buck.

Links
Frozen Endzone on Steam
The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt
Costume Quest 2: Double Fine’s Sequel Arriving Halloween 2014 – IGN
CRYENGINE adds Linux Support as Crytek Prepare to Offer New Possibilities at GDC | Crytek
News – Getting back to our roots – GOG.com
Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for
ValveSoftware/ToGL · GitHub
Campo Santo – Firewatch
New GeForce 800M GPUs Unlock Meaner, Leaner Notebooks
A very special Humble Bundle of Love for Brandon Boyer | Humble Mumble
ZTE Joins The9 to Make Chinese Game Console for Release in March – Bloomberg
Valve reveals redesigned Steam controller with analog button arrays | PC Gamer
Twitter / VinceZampella: @TZB17 We are talking to Aspyr, …
First Glimpse of Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 Running in Firefox – YouTube
Twitter / SteamDB: Valve also added the possibility …
Hearthstone leaves open beta, full release now available | PC Gamer
Twitter / DKo5: @Miqualke Yup! Unfortunately …
The New Razer Blade Ultra-Thin Gaming Laptop – 14″ Notebook Display
Amazon Streamer To Feature Bluetooth Gaming Controller

Rental Options Appear On The PlayStation Store (However They Don’t Work ) | PSNStores
Sony’s PlayStation 4 going up $50 | Gaming | Tech | Toronto Sun
Ian Buck: The Walking Dead 2 Episode 2 Review
Game Developers Conference | March 17-21, 2014 | Moscone Convention Center | San Francisco, California
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