Game Bytes Show

The annual rat race of E3 has kicked off, and the gang is here to help give you a boost so you can see it from the cheap. In the first half of the E3 pressers, we look at Google Stadia, EA Play, Microsoft, Bethesda, and the Devolver Direct events, picking out our favorite moments and noteworthy announcements! Intro: Bleeding Edge E3 trailer Outro: "Jump in the Line" - Harry Belafonte, Fall Guys E3 trailer Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We have an abundance of video game impressions for you this week! We define abundance as "3-or-so, in 30 minutes", which is convenient! This week, Jeremy played the new Urban Warfare DLC for GameBytes "totally official game of the year 2018" Battletech, and discusses the new biomes and mechs and how they change the game. Dale dissects the "connecting tissue" between Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn and the Heavensward expansion. LeGrande has been plugged into his new Oculus Quest, but does it set the new standard for VR? Join us to find out, and maybe have an abundance of laughs! Intro: "Urban Warfare" - Battletech: Urban Warfare, by Jon Everist Outro: "Battle Theme" - Final Fantasy 14 Heavensward, by Masayoshi Soken Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Your GameBytes Show cast is at FULL STRENGTH this week for a pre-E3 reckoning of 30-minute proportions! This week Microsoft announces changes to the Windows store and rolls out Game Pass on PC. Death Strandings gets a date. DOOM gets new content from John Romero. Pokemon gets sleepy, and Elon Musk installs a new killer app on the Tesla. Plus, new releases and good sales, as well as our predictions and hopes for E3 2019! Intro: "Apocalyptica" - Death Stranding E3 2019 trailer, Outro: "Junkyard Jive" - Cuphead, by Kristofer Maddigan Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale and Jeremy are here for a podcast episode that is both illuminating and dark as we discuss the games we played this week. First, Jeremy taps the time away with the recent "medieval art rhythm game" Marginalia Hero. The music and illustrations are authentic, charming, and funny, but is the simple gameplay a turnoff? Then Dale gets dark with Gothic, which comes from the "gangy teenager" years of RPGs. How does it hold up in the light of the modern day? Come listen and find out! Intro: "Main Menu" - Marginalia Hero Outro: "Old Camp" - Gothic, by Kai Rosenkranz Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Jeremy and Jerod take over the show to highlight the video game news of the week! We revisit the Valve "Auto Chess" rumors, and add on some new ones about George RR Martin consulting on games! PlayStation starts a new TV and movie division, and Playdate really turns our crank. The WHO recognizes gaming disorder, and Razer recognizes the end of the line for Ouya. Plus more! We cover new releases and freebies, and we discuss game series that had "oddball" entries or changed from the mainline genre! Intro: "Fragfest" - Jak X Combat Racing, by Billy Howerdel & Dean Menta Outro: "A Hero's Journey" - Total War Three Kingdoms, by Richard Beddow, Simon Ravn, Richard Birdsall, & Tim Wynn Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The good ship GBS is sailing a straight course this week, with a bountiful cargo of video game impressions and textiles bound for the rich trading ports of, um, your podcast app of choice! This week, Jeremy puts in a couple of hours to play through the entirety of charming indie game Florence. LeGrande hangs out on the beach with teenagers for SPOOKY TALES in Oxenfree. Jerod bucks our trend and talks about TWO games: first-person combat-and-poop-throwing simulator Mordhau, and the latest updates from Guild Wars 2! Intro: "Camp" - Mordhau, by Lukas Gorris, Paul Keilhau & Viktor Alexander Outro: "Wake Up, Moving On" - Florence, by Kevin Penkin Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Salutations, weekenders! It's the top of the week, Jeremy and Dale are rocking some new hardware that doesn't let either one hear his own voice, and we've got a lot of talking to do. Hit it. This week in the news we are gagged by Sony and Microsoft's new partnership. Minecraft Earth is a real thing. Valve makes a new trademark. Netflix will be at E3. Monster Hunter World is gian. Gruesome discoveries in Red Dead Online. Plus, new releases and freebies, and in honor of Game of Thrones, we discuss game franchises that ended! Intro: "Main Title" - No One Lives Forever, by Nathan Grigg Outro: "Village-Hill" - Bubsy the Bobcat, by the Stream Blues Orchestra Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this episode of "whatcha been playin?", Dale and Jeremy bring the four-letter-F-games with a blast from the post-apocalyptic-past and a charming up-and-comer. Hyphens abound as Dale plays the open world racing game Fuel on Games for Windows Live! Jeremy tries a few voices on for size in the pitch-perfect weird-but-cute walking simulator Frog Detective. Intro: "Burn My Shadow (Main Menu)" - Fuel, by UNKLE Outro: "A Frog Detective" - The Haunt Island: a Frog Detective Game Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The news never ends, but we can trim it down to something manageable. All we have to do is skip a week! But we're back, and it's time to get newsin'! This week we cover Sony's "State of Play" event for May 2019. A bill to ban loot boxes is formulating. Fig tries new funding models. Tencent replaces PUBG in China. XCOM everywhere! EA Access is coming to PS4! Minecraft GO? And Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Man. Dale joins us in the home stretch to discuss our emergent storytelling! INTRO: "Excitebike Arena" - Mario Kart 8, by Shiho Fuji, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Magamatsu, & Yasuaki Iwata OUTRO: "Game Over - Sonic the Hedgehog" by SilvaGunner Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Video Games were the case, on this episode of the GameBytes Show podcast! This week, LeGrande played the console release of Crypt of the Necrodancer Amplified, and we discuss some of the differences between the new expansion and the original release. Dale played English Country Tune, which is not about England, nor set in the country, nor has anything to do with music. Jeremy decided to try out StarTropics on the Nintendo Switch Online library, since he only knows about the TV ads from childhood. Intro: "Notorious D.I.G. (Fortissimole)" - Crypt of the Necrodancer AMPLIFIED, by Danny Baranowski Outro: "Cave (Remix)" - StarTropics, by Chillswitch Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y