Ubisoft is calling this the future of gaming, we are less convinced.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate

Colby: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Arise

Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

News

The FUTURE of Video Games

New Parental Controls for Steam

Finishing Every Mario Maker Level

The PS5 Pro is Coming

Game Pass for Minecraft

Billionaires Calling Each Other Names

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the Doom games?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Call of the Wild: The Angler

• Atom Eve

Xbox Game Pass

• Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) 

• MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console) 

• The Quarry (Cloud and Console) – March 20 

• Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 21 

• Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) – March 26 

• Diablo IV (Console and PC) – March 28 

• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28 

• Ark: Survival Ascended (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – April 1 

• F1 23 (Cloud) EA Play – April 2 

• Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 2  
  

PlayStation Plus

• Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

• Sifu

• Hello Neighbor 2

• EA Sports F1 23
  

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/humble-heroines-action-adventure-intrigue

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/spring-into-learning-complete-humongous-collection

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/plaion-hits-saints-row-red-faction-collection

Prime Gaming

• Pearls of Atlantis: The Cove (Available March 21 through Legacy Games Code)

• Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App)

• Through the Darkest of Times (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App)

• Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App)

Patreon

• Alan Schulte

• Joe Cole Jr.

• Anonymous

• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

• https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

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We talk about all of the Xbox news from the last week and how it might impact the Xbox's future.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Colby: Persona 3, Monster Sanctuary

News

• The Future is Xbox! I Mean, the Future Has to Be Something I Guess?
• There Are a Lot of Game Pass Subs
• We Are About to See a Bunch of New-ish Systems
• Finally, a Reason to Buy a PlayStation Portal
• Fallout is Getting a Very Cool Special Edition

Questions

• Mansocks: What is the best video game movie or TV show adaption (and you can't say TLOU)?
• Princess_Megan: Why does Microsoft hate cross play? This popped up again during a conversation I was having with the IT Manager. We both play ESO occasionally, but on different platforms so we can't play together. It seems like an easy thing to set up now that Microsoft basically owns all of the game publishing companies

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Super Meat Boy Forever!

Xbox Game Pass

• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 22
• Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 27
• Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27
• Indivisible (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
• Space Engineers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 29
• Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 5
• Diablo IV - March 28

PlayStation Plus

• Need for Speed Unbound | PS5
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition | PS5
• Tales of Arise | PS4 + PS5
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla | PS4 + PS5
• LEGO Worlds | PS4
• LEGO Jurassic World | PS4
• Roguebook | PS4 + PS5
• Rogue Lords | PS4
• Tales of Zestiria | PS4

PlayStation Plus Classic

• Resistance: Retribution | PS4 + PS5
• Jet Rider 2 (originally released as Jet Moto 2 in the US) | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Symphonia | PS4 + PS5
• Tales of Vesperia | PS4 + PS5

Humble Bundle

• Destiny 2: The Story So Far
• IGN Fan Fest 24

Prime Gaming

• Blade Assault (Available February 22 through Amazon Games App)
• Gravitar: Recharged (Available February 29th through Epic Games Store)

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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A new study from GLAAD confirms that we need more games with LGBTQ characters and storylines and anyone who says otherwise doesn't really game that much anyway.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldurs Gate 3
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3

News

LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games

Everything Isn’t Great with the Dead Cells Team

Some Xbox Games Might Not Be Just Xbox Games for Long

Physical Games Aren’t as Expensive As I Thought

Subnautica 2 is Getting 4 Player Coop

Questions

• *monotone screaming*: I don’t have anything video game related, but what is your ideal bagel sandwich combination
• Rich Deacon:

VR gaming feels like its flat and has lost momentum (Correct me if I am wrong). Do you feel it's going to claim a large stake of gaming in the future?

Would you rather be unable to eat chocolate for the rest of your life or be unable to eat cheese for the rest of your life?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs.

Xbox Game Pass

• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

Humble Bundle

• Mindbending Masterpieces
• Mega Man Franchise Pack
• Controllerd Chaos
• Exceptional Indie Allies

Prime Gaming

• Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders - Collector's Edition (Available February 15th through Legacy Games Code)
• Tempest 4000 (Available February 15th through Amazon Games App)
• Blade Assault (Available February 22 through Amazon Games App)
• Gravitar: Recharged (Available February 29th through Epic Games Store)

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur’s Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3
• Dylan: Fortnite, Marvel Snap, Monster Train

News

• Go Pirate Spec Ops: The Line
• Disney Buys $1.5 Billion Worth of Epic
• Taylor Swifts Boyfriend Wants Bring Back Backyard Sport
• You Know I Can’t Resist a New Controller
• New Rock Band Guitars, Let’s Go!
• Jedi Survivor Wins a Grammy

Questions

• Joe Coleslaw: Accessibility minded keybinds and settings.... some games, (Palworld) make you long press a button, or mash a button, when not everyone can use that repeated motion without pain or complications. The most noteworthy news stories from YEARS ago, was the uncharted collection adding the "reduced hold/press to mash" setting and becoming heroes overnight. Why isn't this a standard yet? Better question: what settings in games SHOULD BE standard.
• Rich: So since Phil Spencer Says We’ll Hear From Him And The Xbox Team Next Week On Their “Vision For The Future Of Xbox” - what would you deem as your future vision for the xbox? Since humanity seems hell bent on killing itself, what do you think will get us in the end. Global warming, lack of fresh water, AI, or people wearing Apple Vision as they drive?
• primefan13: Thoughts on Underdog VR?
• QuackMike: Have you played Gravity Circuit and did you like it?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• Lost Castle

Xbox Game Pass

• Persona 3 Reload (Friday, February 2)
• Anuchard (Tuesday, February 6)
• Train Sim World 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 7
• Madden NFL 24 (Console and PC) – February 8
• Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13
• Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14
• A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15
• PlateUp! – Feb 15th
• Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20

PlayStation Plus

• Foamstars
• Steelrising
• Rollerdrome

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/controllerd-chaos
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/exceptional-indie-allies
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/with-soulslike-these-you-need-enemies

Prime Gaming

• Fallout (Available February 1st through GOG)
• Breakout: Recharged (Available February 1st through Epic Games Store)
• Missile Command: Recharged (Available February 8th through Epic Games Store)
• Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders - Collector's Edition (Available February 15th through Legacy Games Code)
• Tempest 4000 (Available February 15th through Amazon Games App)
• Blade Assault (Available February 22 through Amazon Games App)
• Gravitar: Recharged (Available February 29th through Epic Games Store)

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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The folks that are making Dragons Dogma 2 think they know better than I do how I want to use fast travel. They are wrong.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Baldur's Gate
• Colby: Elden Ring, Palworld

News

• Are You a Fan of Fast Travel?
• PalWord is Selling Like Hotcakes But Has Some Issues
• The Digital Only Future Has Begun
• Time to Get The Last Rock Band 4 DLC
• RTX Remix Will Update Your Old Games

Questions

Joe Coleslaw: Wakes up from 8 week Coma

Oh, hey guys! Great show last week! Did you know Sea of Thieves introduced a Safer Seas option, which would inevitably turn a PVP(ve) world into a Private, PVE world for only you, and up to 3 of your friends?

[ begins to discuss the possibilities of bringing in old players who are sick of "sinking" hours and hours into a session only to come across 1 group of A**holes and ruin your experience]

[Goes on to discuss the potential for gamer parents to introduce their families to this world without fear of toxic coms, or a sense of accomplishment in succeeding in a world event, or that voyage that sends you all around the world in 4 hours tops.]

[CONTINUES to ramble on about how the Safer Seas mode brings more FIGHT from the folks WILLING/ABLE to Risk everything for the sake of rewards, GOLD, & GLORY in the 'regular' HIGH SEAS, adventure mode.]

By the way, since writing that question in the first week of December... we have a new season that just started on Tuesday. Including some changes to the quest system, and direct diving to start your adventure, lastly, the level of reputation is increased from a 75 cap, to level 500. 100 prestige 5 times.

So my question is, what other game could you see this option implemented? What game could benefit from taking out the opposition, and just letting you live in the world?

Rich:

Name one gaming accessory that everyone should have

Name one office accessory that everyone should have

Princess_Megan:

In your opinion, what is the greatest gaming system of all time? It can be computer, arcade, or console as long as you can make a reasonable argument for it

Alan S (zeroskill):

The Steam Deck is almost 2! Do you still use yours just as frequently as you did the first year? What have you found to be your favorite game to play handheld?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Infinifactory

Xbox Game Pass

• Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25
• Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6
• PlateUp! - February 15
• Open Roads - February 22

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next-Level Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Resident Evil 2 | PS4 + PS5
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker | PS5
• LEGO City Undercover | PS4
• Just Cause 3 | PS4
• Session: Skate Sim | PS4 + PS5
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | PS4
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong | PS4 + PS5
• Surviving the Aftermath | PS4

PlayStation Plus Classics Games Catalog Additions for January 2024

• Rally Cross | PS4 + PS5
• Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace | PS4 + PS5
• Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection | PS4
• Legend of Mana | PS4
• Secret of Mana | PS4

Prime Gaming

Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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It's been a while, but we are back! Get the lowdown on our GOTY picks!

What We're Playing

Cliff: Baldur's Gate, While the Irons Hot

Colby: Elden Ring, Vampire Survivor

News

• GOTY
• Best Selling Steam Games of 2023

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the big snow across the country?

monotone screaming: What’s the next long-awaited game you’re hoping for in 2024? (i.e Titanfall 3, hollow knight silksong, etc.)

Tr1pletrouble88: What would your favorite game character's new year's resolution be? and no it cannot be a screen resolution >:c

Rich:

So what was a game you were stoked to play, played forever then one day was like meh....

What is your favorite or 2nd favorite cereal if your 1st cereal is recalled for being toxic or just really boring?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Love

Game Pass

• Those Who Remain (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 18
• F1 23 (Console and PC) EA Play – January 18
• Palworld (Cloud, Console, PC) – January 19
• Go Mecha Ball (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 25
• Brotato (Cloud, Console, and PC) – January 30
• Persona 3 Reload (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 2
• Anuchard (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 6
• Plague Tale: Requiem
• Evil West
• Nobody Saves the World

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/awesome-games-done-quick-2024
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/play-pink-with-twin-sails
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/outright-heroes-film-television

Prime Gaming

• Endling: Extinction is Forever – Amazon Games App – January 4
• Apico – Amazon Games App – January 11
• Atari Mania – Epic Games Store – January 18
• Yars: Recharged – Epic Games Store – January 25

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

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We've seen the GTA VI trailer and it looks great, but do we really have to wait until 2025 to play it?

What We're Playing

Cliff: Starfield, Cocoon, Meniko’s Night Market, Steamworld Build, From Space

Colby: Biomutant, Soma

Dylan: Planet Zoo, Steamworld Build, Tropico 6

News

• GTA6 Has Its First Trailer
• But It’s Probably Not Coming to PC at Launch
• Bethesda Is Giving Paid Content Another Shot
• I’d Love to See This Venn Diagram
• Apparently People Think Achievements Need Work?
• These Controllers Are Weird and Too Expensive
• Hey, Don’t Forget, Netflix Has Games!

Questions

Rdeacon: Cliff gets a call... we want to sponsor the podcast!!! What is your dream sponsor... and which one is your nightmare?

Primefan13: Thoughts on the two new upcoming Godzilla movies? *monotone screaming* With the game awards in 2 days, what do you think will be game of the year? Also, general thoughts on the other categories?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think your Spotify Wrapped would look like for your games this year? Top games, genres, developers even?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games:

• Predecessor
• GigaBash

Xbox Game Pass:

• Remnant: From the Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Remnant II (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S)
• Spirit of the North (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 1
• SteamWorld Build (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 1
• Clone Drone in the Danger Zone (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – December 5
• Rise of the Tomb Raider (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• While the Iron’s Hot (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• World War Z: Aftermath (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 5
• Goat Simulator 3 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – December 7
• Against the Storm (PC) – December 8
• Tin Hearts (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 12
• Far Cry 6 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 14

Coming to Game Pass Core on December 6

• Chivalry 2 – December 6
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service – December

DLC / Game Updates

• Teamfight Tactics: Remix Rumble – Available Now
• Fallout 76: Atlantic City – Boardwalk Paradise – December 5

PlayStation Plus

• Lego 2K Drive (PS5, PS4)
• Powerwash Simulator (PS5, PS4)
• Sable (PS5)

Humble Bundle

Uplifting Adventures Wholesome Games Bundle

Fight T1D with JRPGs

Prime Gaming

• December 7th- Deathloop (via Epic Games Store)
• December 14th- Aground (via Amazon Games app)
• December 14th- SeaOrama: World of Shipping (via Amazon Games app)
• December 21st- Kombinera (via Epic Games Store)
• December 28th- A Tiny Sticker Tale (via Amazon Games app)
• December 28th- Asteroids: Recharged (via Epic Games Store)

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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We all can't wait to play a remaster of Ski Resort Tycoon, right?

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Starfield
• Colby: Starfield
• Dylan: Dead Space, One Piece: Odyssey

Extra Life

https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

News

• Everything That Microsoft Owns Now
• Why There Aren’t Activision Games on Game Pass This Year
• Starfield is Doing Just Fine
• Minecraft Passes Another Sales Milestone
• Cow! Cows! Cows!
• The King Kong Game is Bad for a Reason
• Apparently, Nintendo is Just Too Nice of a Place for Unions

Question

Extra Life Icon: Question for the pod! I've been seeing a lot of conflict on the hour to dollar ratio for games like $70, what are your guy's takes on the conversation? Does a $70 game need to be 50 hr plus like Starfield, or can it be a tight but quality game like Spiderman 2 at 15 hrs?

Rdeacon:

• Are you excited about the new Mario 2D scroller?
• Are hot tuna dishes an abomination? The only answer is yes.

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Tandem : A Tale of Shadows
• Evil Within 2

Xbox Game Pass

• F1 Manager 2023 | Cloud, Console, and PC - October 19
• Cities: Skylines 2 | PC - October 24
• Dead Space | Cloud, Console, PC, EA Play - October 26
• Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery | Cloud and Console - October 26
• Mineko's Night Market | Cloud, Console, and PC - October 26
• Headbangers: Rhythm Royale | Cloud, Console, and PC - October 31
• Jusant | Cloud, Console, and PC - October 31

Humble Bundle

• Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection - One More Turn
• Bandai Namco Fights, Frights, and Fantasy
• Living in Simulation

Fright of your Life (pay what you want and help charity)

Prime Gaming

• October 19 - The Textorcist
• October 26 - Super Adventure Hand

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

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There is a new PS 5 Slim coming out this year with a removable $80 hard drive.

What We're Playing

• Cliff: Are there other games that aren’t Starfield?
• Dylan: Fortnite, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Demo, Vampire Survivors

News

• Has Anybody Ever Said “I Want an External Bluray Player for my PS5”?
• We Can Finally Stop Talking About Activision/Blizzard This Week. Maybe?
• Maybe Cloud Streaming Isn’t That Hard After All?
• Could Disney Buy EA?
• Add A Screen to Your Xbox Series S
• Both Epic and Telltale Are Laying Folks Off
• Finally a Use for One Drive
• I Refuse to Call It the Meta Quest 3
• Would You Pay $60 for a Mobile Game?
• I Can Finally Sail the Seven Seas By Myself

Questions

• Squid: Hey! Apropos of nothing…. What's the most progress you've ever lost in a video game? For me I would say it's about 84 hours.
• Primefan13: Thoughts on the current state of Call of Duty?
• Princess_Megan: Who is the best video game villain?
• Mansocks: What was your earliest arcade memory?
• Rich: What is your go-to game when you need game therapy after a hard day?
• Do you like to spend money on yourself or others?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Blazing Sails
• Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary

Xbox Game Pass

• Gotham Knights (October 3)
• NHL 24 10-hour free trial (October 3)
• The Lamplighters League (October 3)
• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (October 4)
• Forza Motorsport (October 10)
• Cities: Skylines 2 (October 24)
• Mineko’s Night Market (October 26)
• Headbangers Rhythm Royale (October 31)
• Jusant (October 31)

Leaving Game Pass

• Erville (October 15)
• Overwhelm (October 15)
• Shenzhen I/O (October 15)
• The Legend Of Tianding (October 15)
• Trek To Yomi (October 15)
• Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (October 15)

PlayStation Plus

• The Callisto Protocol
• Farming Simulator 22
• Weird West
• Gotham Knights | PS5
• Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | PS4 + PS5
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | PS4 + PS5
• Alien: Isolation | PS4 + PS5
• Dead Island: Definitive Edition | PS4 + PS5
• Outlast 2 | PS4
• Elite Dangerous | PS4
• Far: Changing Tides | PS4 + PS5
• Gungrave G.O.R.E. | Unspecified
• Eldest Souls | PS4 + PS5
• Röki | PS4 + PS5
• Tekken 6 | PS4 + PS5
• Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny | PS4 + PS5
• Ape Escape Academy | PS4 + PS5
• IQ Final | PS4 + PS5

Humble Bundle

• Bandai Namco Fights, Frights, and Fantasy
• Awesome Indies from Humble Games
• Laugh 'til You Die - Multiplayer Mayhem

Prime Gaming

• October 12
  • The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters Deluxe Edition
  • Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
• October 19
  • The Textorcist
• October 26
  • Super Adventure Hand

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

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Unity Is In the "Finding Out" Stage I BelieveUnity made some absolutely terrible changes to their pricing structure and the indie games dev community is pissed.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Graveyard Keeper, Starfield
It’s Hans, Bitch: Tarkov, Starfield, Rolling Thunder
Colby: no Colby only, Zuul (Hans)
Dylan: Fortnite

News

• Unity is Doing the Bad
• Just All of the Starfield News
• Get Your PC Warmed Up for Cyberpunk
• Lets All Pool Our Money and Buy Gearbox
• PS Plus ++
• Game Noods
• Hans’ Stuff

Questions

*monotone screaming*: Many pieces of media have done the idea of a VR “deep dive” game, which is fully immersive to all senses. What are your thoughts on this, if it could actually be achieved in real life?

Mansocks: Starfield is one of the few games I have left the music on in a game. I usually have my own music playing or nothing.... how about you all?

Primefan13: Thoughts on the upcoming Assassin's Creed?

Aslan the Incompetent: Who is your favorite video game creator?

Cheap & Free Games

Epic Games

• 911 Operator

Xbox Game Pass

• Gris (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition (Cloud and Console) – Available now
• Call of the Wild: The Angler – Available now
• Humankind (Cloud and Console) – Available now
• Starfield (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – September 6
• Solar Ash (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 14
• Lies of P (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 19
• Party Animals - September 20
• Payday 3 - September 21
• Cocoon - September 29

PlayStation Plus

• Saints Row (PS4 and PS5)
• Black Desert - Traveler Edition (PS4)
• Generation Zero (PS4).

PlayStation Plus Extra

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (PS4)
• Call of the Sea (PS4, PS5)
• Cloudpunk (PS4, PS5)
• Contra: Rogue Corps (PS4)
• NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (PS4)
• Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (PS4)
• PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (PS4, PS5)
• Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS4, PS5)
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (PS4)
• Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (PS4, PS5)
• Star Ocean The Divine Force (PS4, PS5)
• Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (PS4)
• Tails Noir (PS4, PS5)
• This War of Mine: Final Cut (PS5)
• Unpacking (PS4, PS5)
• West of Dead (PS4)
• Dragon’s Crown Pro (PS4)
• Star Ocean First Departure R (PS4)
• Star Ocean: The Last Hope – 4K & FHD Remaster (PS4)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (PS4)

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/pc-building-sim-rebooted
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/strike-from-shadows-topdown-stealth
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/dino-fever
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tales-from-wales-interactive
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/cities-skylines-build-today-plan-for-tomorrow

Prime Gaming

• Absolute Tactics: Daughters of Mercy – September 14
• Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space – September 21
• Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate – September 21
• Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition – September 28
• Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator – September 28

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

• https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

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Now that Josh is officially Dr. Josh, we had him back on the podcast to have him give us an update on his video game research.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Graveyard Keeper, Everspace 2
Josh: BG3
Dylan: Stray, BG3, Fortnite

Dr. Josh!

• Man, This Isn’t What I Wanna Hear About Starfield
• Starfield Leaker Arrested
• Nintendo Has Sold A Lot of Switches
• The PlayStation Portal Pricing Has Been Announced
• So Much Balder’s Gate News
• Game Pass is Coming to Geforce Now
• MS Gives It Another Try in the UK
• Epics Got a Deal For You (If You Make Video Games)
  

Questions

Primefan13: Thoughts on the DC Movieverse?

Tr1pletrouble88: What do you think a mechanic would be in your ideal sports game? Personally? Individual players for each person on the team, but to play 22 players lobby Fifa.

Princess_Megan: You have to pick a game to speed run. Which game are you playing, and how long do you think it'll take to complete?

Epic Games

• Cave Story+

Xbox Game Pass

• Starfield Early Access (via the Starfield Premium Edition Upgrade) – September 1 (Console, PC,Cloud)
• Gris – September 5 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Starfield – September 6 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Lies of P – September 19 (Console, PC)
• Party Animals – September 20 (Console, PC)
• Payday 3 – September 21 (Console, PC, Cloud)
• Cocoon – September 29 (Console, PC)

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/if-you-build-it-cities-more
• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/masters-modern-3d-platformers

Nintendo Online

• Excitebike 64

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

• https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

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