The Inside Byte

We start the episode by spinning the most SUPER-RADICAL WHEEL OF ALL TIME!

Later we get into

- Xbox's Developer Direct

- GoldenEye 007 is now released!

- Ridiculous "The Callisto Protocol" metrics

- HBO's The Last of Us renewed for a 2nd season

- High on Life/Pentiment/Witcher 3/Beyonetta 3/Dead Space Remake/Hi-Fi Rush

- Returning guest, Jesse White, joins us as we go over our "Biggest Moments in Gaming History"

and more!

We start the episode by playing a made up Metacritic game of each of us trying to guess which games of 2023 will score the highest!

Later we get into

- Forspoken's review discussion

- Marvel Avenger's development ending and being removed from stores

- Potential bad news for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League

- Joseph Staten Departs From 343 Industries

- Bayonetta 3/Arcane/Pearl/Final Fantasy/Persona 3/Fire Emblem Engage

- HBO's The Last of Us being big critically and hitting mainstream success

and more!

Chase from Volok Games is here to talk about AI Support in game development and in creative fields as a whole but first we discuss what we missed but still want to play from 2022.

Later we get into

- Are video game production cycles too long

- Ubisoft in great despair

- Xbox Developer Direct incoming (known to at least have Redfall coverage)

- HBO Original: The Last of Us/Final Fantasy VII *Echo-S 7 – Tsunamods/Neon White/Pikmin 3 Deluxe/One Piece Odyssey/A Plague Tale Requiem/Witcher 3/Children of Morta

- MAIN TOPIC: AI ASSETS AND SUPPORT IN CREATIVE FIELDS

and more!

We spend the beginning of the episode by comparing what first party exclusives are bringing to the table for 2023.

Later we get into

- PlayStation 5 surpassing 30 million units

- Matt Reeves' The Batman spin-off show

- No plans for the Last Of Us show to go beyond the games

- PlayStation unveils Project Leonardo

- Final Fantasy VI/Nier Automata's Anime/Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me/Kaleidoscope

and more!

We spend the first half of the episode by going through the very taxing mindgame of ranking our most anticipated for 2023.

Later we get into

- Risk of Rain Returns

- More Nier Automata incoming

- Metal Gear Solid may be coming back

- Final Fantasy VI/High on Life/Arrival/Prisoners/Violent Night/Everything Everywhere All at Once

and more!

We start the last episode of the year stating our top 5 games each for GOTY.

Later we get into listing our top

- Animated and live-action telivision show of the year

- 5 Albums of the year

- Video game flops of the year

- Most impactful gaming news of the year

and more!

First we get into our Final Fantasy origins and linage as we discuss that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are releasing on PlayStation and Switch

Later we get into

- Over saturation of PlayStation IP on film and television.

- Super Nintendo World in Orlando is coming much sooner than expected

- New Mega Man Battle Network Collection details

- New Armored Core VI details

- God of War Ragnarok's completion/Cyberpunk: Edgerunners/High on Life/Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Reunion

and more!

First we start with Microsoft's promise to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo for at least 10 years!

Biggest examples being

- Hidetaka Miyazaki's, Hideo Kokima's, AND Ken Levine's next games revealed

Later we get into

- Vampire Survivors Mobile

- Sonic's creator arrested again

- Palworld looking crazier than ever

- God of War Ragnarok, Pokemon Violet, and Dragon Quest Treasures

and more!

We start the episode by diving into the overall consensus of The Callisto Protocol

We spend the majority of the episode making our predictions for who we think is going to win in each category of the game awards, picking our selected votes for the website's poll, plus giving our own best game in each category.

Later we get into

- Pokémon's and God of War's latest titles both achieved greatest sales in the history of their platform

- Witcher III: Wild Hunt current gen update deep dive

- Discussing new Christmas media with Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special and A Christmas Story Christmas

and more!