Game Bytes Show

In our first episode for this week, we cover the Destiny 2 reveal and other Blizzardy news. Nintendo is up to their old sales figures again with the Switch and NES Classic. ARMS has an event coming up. Witcher gets a TV show. Life is Strange 2! Rap Rabbits and dead rabbits. We have a little bit of everything you could possibly imagine. Listen to this podcast this very minute! Intro: "Come & Get It" - Let It Die, by Totalfat Outro: "Roller" - Titan Souls, by David Fenn Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In this episode, your GameBytes Show hosts explore the idea of "clicker" games and "idle" games as LeGrande talks about SpacePlan. Dale plays the hardcore-but-not-too-hardcore shooter Insurgency. Jeremy tries out the Xbox One re-release of the "cult favorite" Phantom Dust, and gets a whiff of one of his favorite games in the process. Intro: "Preparation" - Insurgency, by Rich Douglas Outro: "Club Baroness" - Phantom Dust, by Yoshiyuki Usui & Yuko Araki Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In our top-of-the-week show, it's less than a month to E3, to Vanquish on PC, to the Battletech backer beta test, and more. Some games going away, some studios suffer uncertainty, and an urban legend leaps to life! We cover the cul-de-sac of new releases, and we preside over the final judgment on the vitality of the RTS genre. Click right here to listen! No, over here. No, right-- right up there. Okay. Intro: "PC LOAD LETTER [Hell March]" - Command & Conquer: Red Alert, by The OneUps Outro: "The Poet and the Muse" - Alan Wake, by Poets of the Fall Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The guys get together again to talk about what they've been playing! Jeremy opens with Laser Disco Defenders and STRAFE. Jerod jumps in with Expeditions: Viking, Dawn of War 3, and... Final Fantasy 14?? Dale gives his opinions on Dawn of War, and gets a bit retro with Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders. Love us. Intro: "DOOMED" - Strafe, by ToyTree Outro: "The Gatehouse" - Heretic, by JD Herrera (comp. Kevin Schilder) Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

A cozy intimate two-person episode, with just Jeremy... and LeGrande... and YOU. And the news. And the new releases! And our topic of discussion! This week in the news: E3 is coming up! Another departure from Valve. Dota 2 gets a campaign mode, Titanfall is coming to mobile (again), and that Nintendo PlayStation finally gets its (optical drive) motor runnin. A quick stint with the new releases, and we reminisce about the history of "demo" software, from shareware to early access. Intro: "The Makers Overworld" - Darksiders 2, by Jesper Kyd Outro: "Announcement Trailer" - Dreamfall Chapters, by Simon Poole Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

LeGrande makes his triumphant return to host our games-playin' episode! He leads off the show by talking about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Persona 4, and goes into detail about Heroes of the Storm 2.0. Dale tries out the Diablo 3 Necromancer beta, weaves some narrative with Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3, and plays a little more Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Jeremy finally plays Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, and tries out the Marvel Heroes Omega beta on PS4! Intro: "Mute City" - Mario Kart 8, by Atsuko Asahi, Shiho Fujii, Ryo Nagamatsu, & Yasuaki Iwata Outro: "The Price of Doing Business (Iron Whale)" - Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, by Jake Kaufman Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Dale and Jeremy tackle the news of the week as a debonair duo, covering Nintendo's financials and forecasts, sales and sell-throughs all around, VR on the Switch, hacker teens, kangaroo rights, and the un-censored version of Half-Life. After covering the new releases, they tag-team the topic of favorite villains in games, and NONE of them are "standard" sorts. Come check it out! Intro: "The Forest of Awakening" - Kamiko, by Misoka Outro: "Blissful" - de Blob, by John Guscott Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Time to get your kicks with us on our midweek show about the video games we're playing! Jerod kicks off with Saints Row: Gat out of Hell and Man O' War: Corsair. Jeremy kicks in with Persona 4: Golden and the Dreadnought PS4 beta. Dale kicks down the door with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, Mass Effect Andromeda, and Heroes of the Storm 2.0. Then the guys do a kickline. No they don't. But there's still games. Intro: "Satan Boss Fight #2" - Saints Row Gat Out of Hell, by Malcolm Kirby Jr. Outro: "The Danger Zone" - Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, by Michael Geyre Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The scheduling gods are fickle, and so the show goes on with Dale and Jeremy... one day late, but still great! We round out the news of the week with Steam's new competitor, games end and games begin, teasers and speed runs, retail remixes and IP crossovers! What part of games will push your darling little ones into a life of crime? Plus, the new game releases of the week (including a couple of "freebies") and Jeremy and Dale discuss their "situation" in games. The literal way they situate themselves, ergonomically. Doesn't it sound like fun? (It is!) Intro: Taiko Drum Master, Famicom DLC Medley, by Various Artists Outro: "Soothing Rain" - Animal Crossing, by Amphibious (ocremix) Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's time to stand and be accountable... for the video games we played this week! Jerod kicks things off with the new season of Rainbow Six Siege, as well as the "murderball" of Guild Wars 2, and a little Cursed Castilla. Dale makes dialog progress in Mass Effect Andromeda, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and finally gets a load of Shovel Knight on the Nintendo Switch. Jeremy plays his first Ys game with Ys Origin, and searches for renown in Renowned Explorers! Intro: "Prelude to the Omen" - Ys Origin Super Arrange Version, by Sound Team JDK, arranged by Yukihiro Jindo Outro: "Strike the Earth (banjo version)" - Shovel Knight, by Banjo Guy Ollie Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y