In our second and final wrap-up podcast for 2016, we discuss our most personally significant news stories of the year, remember studios and games that have left us, and look at the trends and ideas in video games in 2016 that we liked, or sternly disapprove of. It's a doozy of a show, and may not meet our standard 30-minute "byte" sized format, but stick with us! Thanks for listening in 2016! Intro: "IT'S TIME TO GO!" - Pokemon GO, by Dj CUTMAN ft. CG5 Outro: "Nemo's Seascape" - Disney Infinity 3.0 Finding Dory Playset, by Chuck E. Myers Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

In the first of our two 2016 year-end shows, the entire GameBytes Show crew takes to the mic to discuss our favorite video game picks of the year. The last twelve months are spread out before us in glorious array, so you can be sure we pick the best of the best. Well, you can be fairly confident we'll pick something from this year. Join us for this epic-sized (but still game-byte-able) celebration of 2016! Intro: "Beyond the Gate" - Battlerite, by Johan Ilves & Migova Outro: "Canticle of Sacrifice" - World of Warcraft: Legion, by Russell Brower, Neal Acree, Sam Cardon, Edo Guidotti and Glenn Stafford Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Our final what-we've-played episode of the year is here! So the question is: what HAVE we been playing? Jerod recommits to The Witcher 3 and reaps the rewards of preparing for Titanfall (2). Dale jumps into Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade and gives us the full scoop on Super Mario Run. Jeremy tried out Amazon Game Studios' Breakaway, and gets going with Deus Ex GO. See you in 2017! Intro: "Main Menu" - Breakaway Outro: "Kingdom Builder Theme" - Super Mario Run Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's our last news show of 2016, and we don't slack off waiting for vacation! Today we discuss Super Mario Run revenue, Nintendo's Switch Tour 2017, holday updates for Overwatch and Destiny, general updates for Paragon, new Valkyria coming west, Yooka-Laylee switches platforms, and Kanye's new tracklist leaks. We also cover the new releases, and explore some of our best holiday gaming gift memories. Intro: "Overworld Theme" - Super Mario Run, by Koji Kondo Outro: "Sonic Claus is Coming to Town" - Sonic the Hedgehog 2, by DoctorOctoroc Secret Track: "Carol of the WAA", by Matthew "BitFinity" Taranto Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's been nearly a week since our last show... did you miss us? We bring the games back into your life with the games that have been in our lives this week! LeGrande finally gets over WoW, and plays some Heroes of the Storm, and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Jeremy touches on Persona 4 Golden and ascends the Tower of Barbs in Let It Die. Dale Jones (2016, RIP) plays Tyranny, Titan Quest Anniversary Edition, and The Last of Us! Join is for our triumphant return! Intro: "universe" - Let it Die, by UROBOROS Outro: "Let it Die" - Let it Die, by Survive Said the Prophet Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

This mid-week show finds the crew neck deep in voxels and dark procedural humor. Dale opens the show with Tyranny, and never leaves alpha with Cube World. Jerod pegs dudes with monkey wrenches from 30 feet in Hitman and samples No Man's Sky. Jeremy gets onto one of his "weird controller" fetishes with Battlerite and becomes and uses his hacker voice in Neon Chrome. Intro: "Elite Hacker" - Neon Chrome, by Jonathan Greer Outro: "Main Theme" - Tyranny, by Justin Bell Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's been a busy week in video games, and we're here to sift through it! The Game Awards 2016 honored some big winners and had a few reveals. Nintendo gets into Universal theme parks, No Man's Sky is A-OK with the ASA, and a few new games were revealed to the world! We talk about the new releases and game freebies for December, and we go in-depth with impressions from PlayStation Experience 2016. Intro: "All Masters Rap (Remix)", Parappa The Rapper (PSP version), by Masaya Matsuura & Yoshihisa Suzuki Outro: "Staff Roll" - Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, by Hideyuki Fukasawa Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

The US holiday week has passed, and the guys have been playing quite a few games they'd like to talk about! LeGrande samples a variety of fine Picross titles, Dale tries on the No Man's Sky Foundation Update, Hearthstone, Dawn of War 2, and Hitman, while Jeremy sinks all his daily time blocks into Persona 4: Golden! Have a listen and catch up with us! Intro: "Menu - Karazhan" - Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, by Peter McConnell Outro: "Your Your Affection" - Persona 4: Golden, by Shoji Meguro & Atsushi Kitajoh (Persona Music Live Velvetroom in Akasaka Blitz) Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

Time to catch up on the news of the week with hosts LeGrande, Dale, and Jeremy! We run through the nominees for the upcoming The Game Awards, discuss outer space updates in EVE Online and No Man's Sky, and other games getting "whatever the *#%& that means" support for the foreseeable future like Titanfall and Overwatch. We also run through the new releases (both of them?) for the week, and we discuss the waning future of "triple-A" games ...or was that waxing? Have a listen! Intro: "The Red Queen" - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, by Michael McCann, Sascha Dikiciyan, and Ed Harrison Outro: "Symmetra 'Shine Neon'" by Adam Hoek Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y

It's midweek games-talk time! LeGrande, Dale, and Jeremy discuss the games they've played this week! LeGrande leads off with Gwent: The Witcher Card game, Jeremy talks Cars vs Bosses and Super Dungeon Bros, while Dale figures out the timeline of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and goes loud with Dishonored 2. Intro: "Cryptheim" - Super Dungeon Bros, by Jeremiah Pena Outro: "Brigmore Lullaby (Credits Remix)" - Dishonored 2, by Daniel Licht Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/ZTzKH8y