Game Bytes Show

It's a big week for gaming news in general, VR in particular, and a few odds and ends in the world of games. Oculus hosts an event and Google launches a new headset. Revelations in Overwatch and Steam Early Access, as well as indictments and lawsuits, and a game that teaches about the digital conflict in Syria. We also wrangle the new releases and discuss buying habits when ideologies cross. Listen now! Intro: "The Storm" - Gears of War 4, by Ramin Djawadi Outro: "So Few Words" - That Dragon, Cancer, by Jon Hillman Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/eywXU

Oh yes, it's time to talk about the games in our lives this week! Dale appreciates Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Duelyst. Jerod goes on a Caravan with Aragami and Mafia II. Jeremy busts out the text parser with Event[0] and goes not-quite-so-old-school with Earthlock: Festival of Magic. Intro: "Grumpy Old Oak Tree" - Castle of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse, by Grant Kirkhope Outro: "Hey Judy" - Event[0] by Julie Robert & Camille Giraudeau Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/eywXU

It's our top of the week newscast! Regular host LeGrande is back and we run down the week in games. Ubisoft lives another day, Amazon unveils Twitch Prime, and Michel Ancel teases again! Overwatch gets a tourney, Firewatch gets a movie, and Stan Bush returns! We also run through the new releases and console subscription freebies, and we discuss the games that scared us. Intro: "White Claudia" - Silent Hill, by Kip Praslowicz (ocremix) Outro: "Warrior" - Shadow Warrior 2, by Stan Bush Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/eywXU

Podcast alumnus Wesley joins Jeremy and Jerod to discuss the games we've played this week! Destiny Rise of Iron, Battlerite, and Darkest Dungeon on PS4 and Vita lead up the new releases. We're pretty sure Cossacks 3 is the newest game that feels like 2002. We revisit the For Honor alpha, and dabble in a few older games like Dragon Age Inquisition, Battlefield 4, and Defense Grid 2. Everyone is better at all of these games than Jeremy. Intro: "Siege Engine" - Destiny: Rise of Iron, by Skye Lewin, Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson Outro: "Town in Chaos" - Darkest Dungeon, by Stuart Chatwood Check out our Discord community at https://discord.gg/eywXU

War, intrigue, and change were the theme of the week in video games. Jeremy and Dale run a lean and mean news crew of two, just for you (woo hoo) and break down the news in EA, Ubisoft, Oculus, Blizzard, and Square-Enix. The new releases spark a bit of a discussion about low-polygon nostalgia, and they ruminate on video games they have (or have wanted) to import. Intro: "Brand-New Japanese" - Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!, by Hidenori Shoji, Hideki Sakamoto, Hiroyoshi Kato, Keisuke Ito and Yuri Fukuda Outro: "Savanna" - AFRIKA, by Wataru Hokoyama

Not a lot of news from Tokyo Games Show this week, but it's been a tumultuous week at Steam and Blizzard and Disney. User review controversy, developer delistings, studios opening and closing… and we help to make sense of it all! New releases, and an in-depth discussion of the pros and cons of "verified" Steam reviews. Intro: "Wing Commander Epic Rock Cover" - Wing Commander, by Little V Mills Outro: "Pirates of the Sea" - Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, by Koichi Sugiyama

Jerod, Dale, and Jeremy get their gab on about their video games of this week! Jerod explores Fallen London in its new mobile release and fights alongside his Battle Brothers. Dale gets his (reluctant) adventure game on with The Blackwell Legacy. Jeremy feels the wanton gaze of bandmates, roadies, and the whole world in Guitar Hero Live, and tries out Star Wars Battlefront's Cloud City DLC. Intro: "Storm - The Rain Came Tumbling Down Mix" - The Blackwell Legacy, by Peter Gresser. Outro: "Town Theme II - 'Alleys of Weissenhaven'" - Battle Brothers, by Breakdown Epiphanies

It's been a weird week in game news, so we decided a weird podcast about it! This week Nintendo commits Mario to mobile, PlayStation 4 is Pro, Sony takes some hits, and Interplay is selling its IPs. We discuss new releases of the week, and preside over the success or failure of video games. Super Castlevania IV. Intro: "Bringing Out the Dead" - Super Castlevania IV, by Brandon Strader (ocremix). Outro: "Eternal Descent" - Descent II, by Redg (ocremix)

The time has come, the podcast said, to talk of many things! Mostly it's the games we've been playing, like World of Warcraft: Legion! We also played Lumines: Puzzle & Music, Justice Monsters 5, ARMA: Cold War Assault, and a raft of Super Famicom games. Dale has an eBay problem. Send help. Intro: "Creep Sequence" - Lumines Puzzle & Music, by Yuki Ichiki. Outro: "Shop" - Justice Monsters 5

History is happening all around us! This week we chronicle the recent 3DS Nintendo Direct, NPD's acquisition of EEDAR, some new adventure game additions to Steam and Humble, and Super Mario nightmare fuel. We also discuss the (few) new releases of the week, and we discuss "retail therapy" in video games, and the thrill of nabbing a great deal! Intro: "Merc" - EVE Online, by Jón Hallur Haraldsson. Outro: "Erana's Staff - Soundtrack Version" - Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness, by Aubrey Hodges