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  • Eight Bit #65: Raunchy Popstar
    Ian Decker returns to the United States and joins Ian Buck and returning guest Declan McCrory and discusses the Double Helix acquisition, the first Oculus exclusive, the upcoming standalone DLC for AC4 - Freedom Cry, the DICE awards and reviews on Rouge Legacy from Declan and Octodad: Dadliest Catch from Buck.

    Tune to 39:00 to listen to the great section on the DICE Awards The Last Of Us Awards.

    Links
    • Amnesia Fortnight 2014
    • Report: Amazon Acquires Double Helix Games – IGN
    • Democracy 3: Social Engineering expansion pack now available | PC Gamer
    • BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode Two goes live March 25 | Polygon
    • Blizzard and The eSports Association Partner To Support College Gaming Groups – IGN
    • BioShock-Themed Team Fortress 2 Items | Irrational Games
    • HAWKEN on Steam: A New Battlefield Awaits! – Game Information – Articles – Hawken News – HAWKEN Forums – Free-to-Play Mech Combat FPS – Hawken: War is A Machine
    • Dead Island Epidemic MOBA Beta Sign-Ups Open, Game Details Outlined – IGN
    • Humble Sid Meier Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)
    • Oculus Rift’s first exclusive launch title is Eve: Valkyrie | PC Gamer
    • Inafune Has ‘Unexpected’ Plans for Mighty No. 9 – IGN
    • Recently Updated Games & Software
    • Assassin’s Creed 4 Freedom Cry DLC hits Feb. 18 as its own game | Polygon
    • Nevermind: A Biofeedback Horror Adventure Game by Erin Reynolds — Kickstarter
    • Steam Greenlight :: Portal: Alive & Kicking
    • Namco Bandai to be rebranded as Bandai Namco | Polygon
    • Watch Dogs Trademark Restored – IGN
    • Borderlands 2 Valentine’s Day DLC Announced – IGN
    • Google: Location-based gaming as popular as virtual reality gaming in 10 years | Polygon
    • Steam Music Heading to Limited Beta ‘Soon’ – IGN
    • Goat Simulator 1st Alpha Gameplay – YouTube
    • World of Warplanes update aims to make it ‘exciting to watch’ | Polygon
    • Rust update throws out zombies, improves nature | PC Gamer
    • ‘Flappy Bird’ creator pulls his game offline | The Verge
    • DICE 2014: The news, interviews and awards from the annual developer summit | Polygon
    • Ian Buck: Octodad Review
    • Octodad is a secret hero for the oppressed, the hidden and the hurting | Polygon
    • This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #190: EB #65 — Plus Exclamation Mark!

      Listen to more at The Nexus and follow us on Twitter and Google+ for our latest episodes and news.

      1 hr 1 min
    • Eight Bit #65: Raunchy Popstar

      Tune to 39:00 to listen to the great section on the DICE Awards The Last Of Us Awards.

      Links
      • Amnesia Fortnight 2014
      • Report: Amazon Acquires Double Helix Games - IGN
      • Democracy 3: Social Engineering expansion pack now available | PC Gamer
      • BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode Two goes live March 25 | Polygon
      • Blizzard and The eSports Association Partner To Support College Gaming Groups - IGN
      • BioShock-Themed Team Fortress 2 Items | Irrational Games
      • HAWKEN on Steam: A New Battlefield Awaits! - Game Information - Articles - Hawken News - HAWKEN Forums - Free-to-Play Mech Combat FPS - Hawken: War is A Machine
      • Dead Island Epidemic MOBA Beta Sign-Ups Open, Game Details Outlined - IGN
      • Humble Sid Meier Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)
      • Oculus Rift's first exclusive launch title is Eve: Valkyrie | PC Gamer
      • Inafune Has 'Unexpected' Plans for Mighty No. 9 - IGN
      • Recently Updated Games & Software
      • Assassin's Creed 4 Freedom Cry DLC hits Feb. 18 as its own game | Polygon
      • Nevermind: A Biofeedback Horror Adventure Game by Erin Reynolds — Kickstarter
      • Steam Greenlight :: Portal: Alive & Kicking
      • Namco Bandai to be rebranded as Bandai Namco | Polygon
      • Watch Dogs Trademark Restored - IGN
      • Borderlands 2 Valentine’s Day DLC Announced - IGN
      • Google: Location-based gaming as popular as virtual reality gaming in 10 years | Polygon
      • Steam Music Heading to Limited Beta 'Soon' - IGN
      • Goat Simulator 1st Alpha Gameplay - YouTube
      • World of Warplanes update aims to make it 'exciting to watch' | Polygon
      • Rust update throws out zombies, improves nature | PC Gamer
      • 'Flappy Bird' creator pulls his game offline | The Verge
      • DICE 2014: The news, interviews and awards from the annual developer summit | Polygon
      • Ian Buck: Octodad Review
      • Octodad is a secret hero for the oppressed, the hidden and the hurting | Polygon
      • 1 hr 1 min
      • Eight Bit #64: Fifteen on Fifteen for Fifteen Minutes
        Sam Roth and first time guest Ian Buck discuss a new Dreamcast game on Kickstarter, a bill to fix Iowa's gaming tournament circuit, a new Duke Nukem game that is starting to brew, a gigantic EVE Online battle, Nintendo's pending changes and new direction in the future and a little review from Buck on World of Warplanes.

        Links
        • The Elder Scrolls Online – The Arrival Cinematic Trailer – YouTube
        • First Shadow of Mordor gameplay footage looks familiar but cool | PC Gamer
        • Microsoft acquires Gears of War from Epic, hires series producer Rod Fergusson | Polygon
        • Redux: Dark Matters is the Sega Dreamcast’s newest shooter | Polygon
        • Iowa bill would allow play in video game tournaments
        • New slim PS Vita coming to UK on Feb. 7 | Polygon
        • UK finalizes criteria for in-game ads and purchases | Polygon
        • Plague Inc.: Evolved – Ndemic Creations
        • Wii U Batman: Arkham Origins season pass support killed because of low demand | Polygon
        • Ouya gets double the storage and a ‘refined’ controller | Polygon
        • Few could have predicted…
        • The Bloodbath of B-R5RB, Gaming’s Most Destructive Battle Ever – EVE Community
        • Steam Community :: Group :: Steam Music
        • Satya Nadella – Microsoft’s CEO
        • JewWario – You are not stupid. – YouTube
        • A Farewell to Justin Carmical (JewWario)
        • Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata will cut pay in half after poor fiscal results | Polygon
        • Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing For Fiscal Year Ending March 2014
        • Ian Buck: World of Warplanes Review
        • This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #188: EB #64 — If It’s talkable…!

          Listen to more at The Nexus and follow us on Twitter and Google+ for our latest episodes and news.

          49 min
        • Eight Bit #64: Fifteen on Fifteen for Fifteen Minutes
          Links
          • The Elder Scrolls Online - The Arrival Cinematic Trailer - YouTube
          • First Shadow of Mordor gameplay footage looks familiar but cool | PC Gamer
          • Microsoft acquires Gears of War from Epic, hires series producer Rod Fergusson | Polygon
          • Redux: Dark Matters is the Sega Dreamcast's newest shooter | Polygon
          • Iowa bill would allow play in video game tournaments
          • New slim PS Vita coming to UK on Feb. 7 | Polygon
          • UK finalizes criteria for in-game ads and purchases | Polygon
          • Plague Inc.: Evolved - Ndemic Creations
          • Wii U Batman: Arkham Origins season pass support killed because of low demand | Polygon
          • Ouya gets double the storage and a 'refined' controller | Polygon
          • Few could have predicted...
          • The Bloodbath of B-R5RB, Gaming’s Most Destructive Battle Ever - EVE Community
          • Steam Community :: Group :: Steam Music
          • Satya Nadella - Microsoft's CEO
          • JewWario - You are not stupid. - YouTube
          • A Farewell to Justin Carmical (JewWario)
          • Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata will cut pay in half after poor fiscal results | Polygon
          • Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing For Fiscal Year Ending March 2014
          • Ian Buck: World of Warplanes Review
          • 49 min
          • Eight Bit #63: Your Bush Is Pretty Thick
            Ian Buck with guest host Katie Reddemann discuss Sony's saved data corruption problem and the upcoming Vita Slim, Microsoft's next effort to reduce the price of their online games, the saga of the Candy trademark and reviews of World of Tanks from Ian and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons from Katie.

            Links
            • Coraline film ed is GTA Online’s unofficial war correspondent | Polygon
            • PS4 Error Corrupting Save Files – IGN
            • Elder Scrolls Online includes ‘Monty Python,’ ‘Harry Potter’ vets | Polygon
            • PS Vita Slim Set For Release in Europe and North America? – IGN
            • Felicia Day, Freddie Wong to co-host 17th annual DICE Awards | Polygon
            • Steam Self-Use Refunds Now Available For Pre-Orders | ValveTime.net | Valve News, Forums, Steam
            • World of Tanks’ upcoming 8.11 update to introduce combat between nations | PC Gamer
            • Competitive digital content pricing ‘on the agenda’ for Xbox | Polygon
            • Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio by Avegant — Kickstarter
            • Apple Records – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
            • Apple Corps v Apple Computer – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
            • Candy Crush Saga developer trademarks ‘candy’ | Polygon
            • The Banner Saga’s trademark filing is being opposed by the makers of Candy Crush Saga | PC Gamer
            • Indie developer accuses King of double standard, alleges game was cloned | Polygon
            • Report: Microsoft paying YouTube producers to highlight Xbox One (update) | Polygon
            • YouTube deal was a ‘typical marketing partnership,’ say Machinima and Microsoft | Polygon
            • EA paid YouTube video producers to promote its next-gen games | Polygon
            • Some Game Companies Pay for Play on Conan’s “Clueless Gamer” Skits | Re/code
            • Ian Buck: World of Tanks Review
            • Ian Buck: Steam In-Home Streaming First Impressions
            • This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #185: EB #63 — He Respawned!

              Listen to more at The Nexus and follow us on Twitter and Google+ for our latest episodes and news.

              51 min
            • Eight Bit #63: Your Bush Is Pretty Thick
              Links
              • Coraline film ed is GTA Online's unofficial war correspondent | Polygon
              • PS4 Error Corrupting Save Files - IGN
              • Elder Scrolls Online includes 'Monty Python,' 'Harry Potter' vets | Polygon
              • PS Vita Slim Set For Release in Europe and North America? - IGN
              • Felicia Day, Freddie Wong to co-host 17th annual DICE Awards | Polygon
              • Steam Self-Use Refunds Now Available For Pre-Orders | ValveTime.net | Valve News, Forums, Steam
              • World of Tanks' upcoming 8.11 update to introduce combat between nations | PC Gamer
              • Competitive digital content pricing 'on the agenda' for Xbox | Polygon
              • Glyph: A Mobile Personal Theater With Built In Premium Audio by Avegant — Kickstarter
              • Apple Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
              • Apple Corps v Apple Computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
              • Candy Crush Saga developer trademarks 'candy' | Polygon
              • The Banner Saga's trademark filing is being opposed by the makers of Candy Crush Saga | PC Gamer
              • Indie developer accuses King of double standard, alleges game was cloned | Polygon
              • Report: Microsoft paying YouTube producers to highlight Xbox One (update) | Polygon
              • YouTube deal was a 'typical marketing partnership,' say Machinima and Microsoft | Polygon
              • EA paid YouTube video producers to promote its next-gen games | Polygon
              • Some Game Companies Pay for Play on Conan’s “Clueless Gamer” Skits | Re/code
              • Ian Buck: World of Tanks Review
              • Ian Buck: Steam In-Home Streaming First Impressions
              • 51 min
              • Eight Bit #62: Swagway
                Links
                • Valve launch Steam VR beta ahead of their Dev Days event | PC Gamer
                • Patch 4.1 Notes | League of Legends
                • Games for Windows Live will soon be dead (hooray!), here's a list of devs removing it from their games | PC Gamer
                • GameFace offering Oculus Rift alternative with wireless, Android-powered headset | Polygon
                • Thief system requirements released - how good a PC will you need to steal? | PC Gamer
                • EA adding offline mode to SimCity | Polygon
                • Steam Greenlight :: CATLATERAL DAMAGE
                • Valve loves content creators, paid out $400K in the first week of 2014 | PC Gamer
                • Latest Road Redemption video shows promising progress | PC Gamer
                • Google's Niantic Labs creating AR tie-in game for Endgame trilogy | Polygon
                • No Man's Sky won't face delay, despite flood's best efforts | PC Gamer
                • Going mobile 'sunk' Mutant Football League's first go at Kickstarter | Joystiq
                • Gone Home reimagined as an FPS in Gun Home | Polygon
                • Steam to add support for 12 new currencies in 2014 | PC Gamer
                • Group behind forced-perspective puzzle demo meets with Double Fine, eyes the future | Polygon
                • Twitch: 68 percent of users have cut back on TV | Polygon
                • Final Fantasy Tactics designer launches new tactical RPG on Kickstarter | PC Gamer
                • BBC - Newsbeat - Plastic surgery app game aimed at children taken down
                • Square Enix game streaming service Core Online taken offline | Polygon
                • Next Car Game launches on Steam Early Access | PC Gamer
                • Xbox Multimedia Executive Leaves Microsoft, Cites New Direction as Cause | The Escapist
                • DayZ diary: the one where PC Gamer is hunted by the internet | PC Gamer
                • The Wolf Among Us Episode 2 to be released early next month | PC Gamer
                • Gabe Newell Gets Ignored on Reddit, Posts "Selfie" to Prove Identity | The Escapist
                • GTA 5 bug log lists PC version and DirectX 11 effects | PC Gamer
                • Barony trailer shows Ultima Underworld inspired multiplayer roguelike | PC Gamer
                • Nintendo considers 'new business structure' in wake of losses | Polygon
                • Steam Machine Hardware Benchmarked - IGN
                • Steam Machines performance reviews - Futuremark
                • Star Wars 1313 trademark 'abandoned' | Polygon
                • Octodad: Dadliest Catch PC Release Date Announced - IGN
                • New Dark Souls 2 Trailer Reveals Monsters and Mysteries - IGN
                • Gabe Newell wants to "make Greenlight go away" as Steam evolves | PC Gamer
                • Steam gained 10M new users in three months | Polygon
                • Steam Holiday Sale saw 2M daily community market transactions, 2M Snow Globe card trades | Polygon
                • Valve updates Steam Controller with new buttons, drops touchscreen | PC Gamer
                • Beta Status Update :: Steam In-Home Streaming
                • Broken Age hitting Steam with Season Pass, not Early Access | Polygon
                • Broken Age: Act 1 | the Andrew Bailey
                • Ian Buck: Ingress Review
                • 1 hr 28 min
                • Eight Bit #61: Terafloppy
                  Links
                  • MY BRAND! - YouTube
                  • Battlefield 4 - Capturing Skyscraper with a Truck - YouTube
                  • The Elder Scrolls Online players who take the throne get lifelong benefits | Polygon
                  • Your stack of shame is a lantern for your future, and a gift to the industry | Polygon
                  • More than 3 million Xbox One units sold in 2013, Microsoft says | Polygon
                  • More than 4.2 million PlayStation 4s sold in 2013, Sony says | Polygon
                  • Left 4 Dead creators reveal new co-op shooter, Evolve | Polygon
                  • Valve gives all Steam users access to family options | Polygon
                  • Nokia tablet game transforms local streets into dragon fantasy | Polygon
                  • Titanfall draws fire over 6v6 max player count, Respawn respond | PC Gamer
                  • Rust Interviews - YouTube
                  • Comics, Quizzes, and Stories - The Oatmeal
                  • Tech Demo for Pillow Castle's First Person Puzzler - YouTube
                  • Report: Valve to launch standard interface for VR controllers this month | Polygon
                  • Broken Age part 1 launches Jan. 14 for backers only (update) | Polygon
                  • Valve Unveils 13 Steam Machines, With Specs And Prices
                  • Valve confirms third-party Steam Controllers in the "longer term" at CES 2014 | PC Gamer
                  • Valve: Streaming-only box would be "awesome," but native SteamOS support is priority | PC Gamer
                  • Valve updates SteamOS to add support for AMD cards | Polygon
                  • Nvidia unveils Tegra K1, a 192-core GPU that runs Unreal Engine 4 | Polygon
                  • NVIDIA Tegra K1 Demo: Unreal Engine 4 - YouTube
                  • Nvidia unveils 'an ecosystem' of GameStream-ready PCs and Wi-Fi routers | Polygon
                  • PlayStation Now game-streaming service coming summer 2014 (update) | Polygon
                  • Oculus unveils new Rift prototype with positional tracking and mysterious OLED display | Polygon
                  • Razer CEO hopes Project Christine will make upgrades easy for casual gamers | PC Gamer
                  • The first consumer-ready PrioVR mo-cap suits unveiled at CES 2014 | PC Gamer
                  • AMD take on Haswell with newly unveiled Kaveri architecture | PC Gamer
                  • Ian Buck: Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry Review
                  • 1 hr 9 min
                  • Eight Bit #60: A Big Layer Of — Oh That’s Cold!
                    Ian Buck and Ian Decker discuss the China's Ministry of Culture's decision on Battlefield 4, the introduction SphereChess, Titanfall's lack of modding tools at launch, a review of "Fly, Catbug, Fly" from Ian Buck.

                    Links
                    • Coding Horror: International Backup Awareness Day
                    • No Man’s Sky studio flooded on Christmas Eve (update) | Polygon
                    • Insurance won’t cover Hello Games office flood, dev says | Polygon
                    • Steam is suffering ongoing outages (update) | Polygon
                    • Online services experiencing outages across multiple consoles (updated) | Polygon
                    • Hacker Group DERP Takes Down Multiple Online Gaming Servers – IGN
                    • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag | PC Gamer
                    • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Call of Duty: Ghosts | PC Gamer
                    • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Bioshock Infinite | PC Gamer
                    • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Spelunky | PC Gamer
                    • Criterion founders leave Burnout/Need for Speed studio to form new games company | PC Gamer
                    • Report: China bans Battlefield 4 on grounds of national security endangerment | Polygon
                    • Hackers reverse engineer Wii U GamePad for PC streaming | Polygon
                    • Next Car Game blows past crowdfunding goal, 50,000 demo downloads reported | PC Gamer
                    • NASA Robot Arm Control with Kinect – YouTube
                    • Pokemon X and Y: Introducing Poke-O-Matic, the Ultimate Breeding/Shiny Automator. – YouTube
                    • Marvel pulls Deadpool and other games from Steam | PC Gamer
                    • SphereChess Offical Website
                    • Titanfall set to drop without mod tools, Respawn to “evaluate” after launch | PC Gamer
                    • Mr. Freeze DLC Coming to Batman: Arkham Origins – IGN
                    • Tobii & SteelSeries create the future of gaming with eye tracking – YouTube
                    • Ian Buck: Fly, Catbug, Fly! First Impressions
                    • List of episodes – Bravest Warriors Wiki
                    • This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #177: EB #60 — Ian Butt!

                      Listen to more at The Nexus and follow us on Twitter and Google+ for our latest episodes and news.

                      49 min
                    • Eight Bit #60: A Big Layer Of -- Oh That's Cold!
                      Links
                      • Coding Horror: International Backup Awareness Day
                      • No Man's Sky studio flooded on Christmas Eve (update) | Polygon
                      • Insurance won’t cover Hello Games office flood, dev says | Polygon
                      • Steam is suffering ongoing outages (update) | Polygon
                      • Online services experiencing outages across multiple consoles (updated) | Polygon
                      • Hacker Group DERP Takes Down Multiple Online Gaming Servers - IGN
                      • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | PC Gamer
                      • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Call of Duty: Ghosts | PC Gamer
                      • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Bioshock Infinite | PC Gamer
                      • The Text Adventures That Never Were: Spelunky | PC Gamer
                      • Criterion founders leave Burnout/Need for Speed studio to form new games company | PC Gamer
                      • Report: China bans Battlefield 4 on grounds of national security endangerment | Polygon
                      • Hackers reverse engineer Wii U GamePad for PC streaming | Polygon
                      • Next Car Game blows past crowdfunding goal, 50,000 demo downloads reported | PC Gamer
                      • NASA Robot Arm Control with Kinect - YouTube
                      • Pokemon X and Y: Introducing Poke-O-Matic, the Ultimate Breeding/Shiny Automator. - YouTube
                      • Marvel pulls Deadpool and other games from Steam | PC Gamer
                      • SphereChess Offical Website
                      • Titanfall set to drop without mod tools, Respawn to "evaluate" after launch | PC Gamer
                      • Mr. Freeze DLC Coming to Batman: Arkham Origins - IGN
                      • Tobii & SteelSeries create the future of gaming with eye tracking - YouTube
                      • Ian Buck: Fly, Catbug, Fly! First Impressions
                      • List of episodes - Bravest Warriors Wiki
                      • 49 min

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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.