Game Bytes Show

Video game news never sleeps, and we roll straight through the weekend with the latest! Oculus v. Zenimax concludes (for now), a passing at Namco prompts a short history lesson, Nintendo Switch's online is priced, Fire Emblem Heroes is doing all right, Valve is investigated for anti-competitive practices, and so much more! We hit the new releases and subscription freebies for February! And, how often do we reload our game for the "best" version of events in games? Intro: "Onryudo Battle Theme" - Nioh, by Yugo Kanno Outro: "World 1" - Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, by Tomoya Tomita and Misaki Asada Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We're back again, and the guys are bringing the video games of the week! Dale trips out and explores his heart of darkness with Spec Ops: The Line. LeGrande dons that standard-issue loincloth drives his enemies before him in Conan Exiles, and Jeremy gets funky with Crypt of the Necrodancer and is humbled in Street Fighter x Tekken! Intro: "Main Theme" - Conan Exiles, by Knut Avenstroup Haugen Outro: "Crypteque (1​-​2 Remix)" - Crypt of the Necrodancer: The Melody Mixes, by Alex "A_Rival" Esquivel Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The news is piping hot and we're ready to serve up the tastiest morsels of game news for the week! Zenimax seeks $4B! "The Benz" starts a new project! Who picked up the Marvel Gamematic Universe rights? And what is Final Fantasy 14: Daddy of Light? Plus, new releases and we talk about game series that waited a long time for a new entry. Listen in! Intro: "Countryside 1" - Double Dragon Neon, by Jake Kaufman Outro: "On Westerly Winds" - Final Fantasy XIV, by Masayoshi Soken Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Games? We played some games. We played them THIS WEEK. And we may never recover. In this cathartic episode, we will tell all about Jeremy's potpourri of The Last of Us Remastered, Battleborn's winter update, Atlas Reactor's free-to-play update, and Chrome Death. Dale goes into detail about Yasumi Matsuno's Crimson Shroud, and Legrande plays Xenoblade Chronicles X and Overcooked. Intro: "Chrome Death", Chrome Death by VHS Glitch Outro: "Theme X" - Xenoblade Chronicles X, by Hiroyuki Sawano Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

New milestones, new beginnings, a (Chinese) new year, and it's all tied together with litigation! It's our news of the week podcast, and we look at Nintendo's new Fire Emblem announcements, Gabe Newell's AMA, what the ladies are playing, and an unexpected new platform for "Minecraft". All of this, plus new releases, and the hosts discuss the technology they use in their current gaming setups. Intro: Nintendo music jazz medley, by Nintendo Special Big Band Outro: Fire Emblem Theme (Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light), Super Smash Bros Brawl, arr: Shogo Sakai Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's a two-man show, as Dale and Jeremy run through the games they played this week. Dale polishes off Titanfall 2's campaign and gives his opinions, and plays a game ripped from political headlines with Democracy 3. Jeremy counters with medieval Tinder simulator Reigns, and spends some heartwarming time cuddled up with Unravel. Intro: "Election Win" and "Good Loop" - Democracy 3, by Sean Vella Outro: "Morning Frost " - Unravel, by Frida Johansson, Henrik Oja Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

We finally have all the Nintendo Switch news we can handle! Dates, price points, specs, games, and more! AGDQ wraps at $2.2M, Scalebound no longer bound for Xbox One, Oculus gets personal with Zenimax, Shovel Knight rebundles, Titanfall 2 updates, and Epic gets sued by ... Cole Train? Plus, new releases, and the guys dive deep into the Switch with our full opinions! Intro: "Switch vs Switch (ft. Will Smith)" - by TheDashingSoul Outro: "Wild Frontier" - Scalebound, by The Prodigy Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Back in the saddle (again) for the games we've been playing in the past week! LeGrande is surprisingly pleased with Stardew Valley and Hitman, Dale revisits the Darkening of Tristram and delves into the Dungeon of the Endless, and Jeremy plays remastered Vita games of yore with Gravity Rush Remastered and Tearaway Unfolded. But wait, a new contender appears: Hidden My Game By Mom on mobile! Wow! Intro: "Theme of Hidden My Game by Mom" - Hidden My Game By Mom, by hap Inc. Outro: "The Orchards" - Tearaway, by Kenneth Young Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The guys are back for the first news podcast of the year! We discuss AGDQ 2017, the GDC Awards nominees, Steam and HTC Vive, updates to Elite Dangerous and Diablo 3, as well as the Uncharted movie and new Overwatch characters. Will Google initiate SkyNet? We also talk about the new release (singular) and we explore the crowding issue in the Steam PC marketplace. Listen in! Intro: "Diablo Tristram Village (Error37 Remix)" - Diablo, by DJ Ephixa Outro: "Multiple Future Quartet Theme" - Project DIVA Future Tone Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In our first "games we're playing" episode of 2017, LeGrande has been hitting the VR again with desert-zombie-simulator Arizona Sunshine, Jeremy slips a final pair of 2016 games under the wire with Firewatch and Dungeon Punks, and Dale overcomes his empire-inadequacy issues to play Stellaris. Firewatch with me. Haha. Intro: "Airship Menu" - Dungeon Punks Outro: "Push Play" - Firewatch, by Cheap Talk Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y