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Ubisoft seems to be following Sony's lead and upping the price of their premium AAA games to $70. What We're Playing Cliff: Garden Story, Disney Dreamlight Valley Colby: Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Screamride, Train Sim World 3, Lawnmower Simulator Dylan: Darkest Dungeon News Ubisoft is Going to Start Charging $70 for Games Apparently You Can Hack Split Screen into Halo Xbox is Getting Noise Suppression The PS5 Got an Internal Redesign The White Xbox Elite 2 Controller Exists PlayStation Loves Exclusives Until It Doesn’t Finally, An Assassin’s Creed Game I Want to Play You Can Get a Free Month of Ubisoft+ Questions *monotone screaming*: What is a game you were really hyped for, but didn’t fully live up to expectations? Not necessarily disappointing, but not perfect either. Turndwn4wut (Travis): What mechanic needs to be on more video games tr1pletrouble88 — Today at 9:21 PM favorite real time strategy game? Primefan: What is your favorite fps game? Joe Coleslaw: Favorite simulation game? (Bonus points for Arcade Paradise, my new endevor) laundromat simulator with an arcade in the back! Cheap/Free Games Spirit of the North The Captain Xbox Game Pass Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – September 13 DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13 You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – September 14 Despot’s Game (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – September 15 Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – September 15 Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15 Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20 Beacon Pines - September 22 Slime Rancher 2 - September 22 Grounded - September 27 Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/2k-megahits https://www.humblebundle.com/games/starlight-childrens-foundation-bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tinybuild-x-versus-evil-smashup Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

We made it to Episode 300! That's 50 episodes six times! Please note that we lost about 12 minutes of Dylan's audio from about minute 13 to minute 25, so if we ask him a question and he doesn't answer, he's not just being super rude. What We're Playing Cliff: Garden Story, As Dusk Falls Colby: Chasm, Chinatown Detective Agency, Ghost Recon Breakpoint Dylan: Darkest Dungeon News UK Watchdog Recommends an In Depth Investigation of Xbox/Blizzard/Activision Merger Arcane Wins an Emmy Have a Million Dollars? Game Pass Friends and Family Plan Looks Good Oh Randy Go Team Crunch! Matt Booty Dreams of AI Arkane Was Forced to Use the Prey Name Halo Infinite is In a Bad Place Questions *monotone screaming*: Why do you think battle royale games were so popular, and do they make or break a game for you? Rdeacon: 1. Do you prefer  earbuds or over the ear headphones? 2. Do you feel advanced controllers, keyboard or mice actually increase your performance? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator Realm Royale Reforged Epic Launch Bundle Xbox Game Pass Disney Dreamlight Valley: Founder’s Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) Opus Magnum (PC) ID@Xbox Train Sim World 3 (Console and PC) ID@Xbox Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – September 13 DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13 You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – September 14 Despot’s Game (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – September 15 Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – September 15 Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15 Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20 Beacon Pines - September 22 Slime Rancher 2 - September 22 Grounded - September 27 Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27 Playstation Plus Need for Speed Heat (PS4) Granblue Fantasy: Versus (PS4) Toem (PS5) PS Plus Extra and Premium Deathloop (PS5) Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4) Watch Dogs 2 (PS4) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4) Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition (PS4) Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4) Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5 (PS4, PS5) Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (PS4, PS5) Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show (PS4) Rayman Legends (PS4) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (PS4) PlayStation Plus Premium Classics Syphon Filter 2 The Sly Collection Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Bentley’s Hackpack Toy Story 3 Kingdom of Paradise Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/level-up-and-learn-programming-games Troll Corner Girls Who Code a Sidewinder Missile Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Sony for some reason thinks that now is the right time to raise the price of the PS5. I refer you back to the title for our opinion. What We're Playing Cliff: As Dusk Falls, Garden Story Colby: House Flipper, Superliminal, What Remains of Edith Finch. Portal, Gone Home, Minecraft, Chasm, Ghost Recon Breakpoint News PlayStation is Getting More Expensive, Xbox Won’t Follow Suit Sony is Starting a Mobile Games Division Xbox Family Plan is Getting Closer The Weirdest Rumor This Week The Activision/Blizzard Merger is in a Good Place Exclusive Quests? What is This, 2015? Questions Rich: Has a game ever made you physically ill? Like motion sick, VR can do that easily. Rdeacon: 1. Do you feel certain IPs have run dry?  If so how should they reboot the series? 2. What really grinds your gears? *monotone screaming*: What is your least favorite game that you keep going back to? Turndwn4wut (Travis): What do you miss about 90s video games? Turndwn4wut (Travis): How do you respond to, “You’re too old to be playing video games.”? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Knockout City Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition Submerged: Hidden Depths Xbox Game Pass Grid Legends (Xbox Game Pass Ultimate/EA Play) - September 1 Disney Dreamlight Valley - September 6 Train Sim World 3 - September 6 Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15 Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20 Beacon Pines - September 22 Slime Rancher 2 - September 22 Grounded - September 27 Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27 Xbox Gold Gods Will Fall ($14.99 ERP): Sept. 1-30. Double Kick Heroes ($21.99 ERP): Sept. 16-Oct. 15. Thrillville ($9.99 ERP): Sept. 1-15. Portal 2 ($19.99): Sept. 16-30. Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fantastic-journeys-middle-earth-and-beyond https://www.humblebundle.com/games/career-break-bundle Prime Gaming Assassin's Creed Origins Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition Football Manager 2022 The Dig Defend the Rook We. The Revolution Castle on the Coast Word of the Law: Death Mask Collector's Edition Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Vinny is here and he brought us all the latest news from Gamescom! What We're Playing Cliff: Garden Story Colby: Aggelos, House Flipper, Ghost Recon Breakpoint Vinny: RumbleVerse, MultiVersus, Fortnite, Cult of the Lamb, Spiderman on PC News Vinny Watches Gamescom! Playstation is Getting Sued for ‘Ripping People Off’ Apparently Stealing Cars is Ok, But Not This Nexus Mods Isn’t Playing Sony & Outlander, Together At Last Man I Want to Play This Questions Alan S (zeroskill): 4Rivers has some great bread pudding.... So, question. Bread pudding, thoughts? Turndwn4wut (Travis): How did you discover video games Turndwn4wut (Travis): What video game would make for the weirdest theme park? Rdeacon: Since the rumor is Sony is losing money off the Playstation 5 why would they pay to have exclusive games? Rdeacon: Which IHOP syrup do you prefer? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Ring of Pain Destiny 2 Bungie’s 30th Anniversary Pack Doom 64 Xbox Game Pass Death Stranding (PC) - Aug 23 Midnight Fight Express (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 23 Exapunks (PC) ID@Xbox – August 25 Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Console and PC) – August 25 Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30 Immortality (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 30 Immortals Fenyx Rising (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30 Tinykin (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – August 30 Slime Rancher 2 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/valiant-vr https://www.humblebundle.com/games/paradox-turnbased-bundle --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Xbox says that Sony is paying to keep games off of Game Pass, which is kinda lame. What We're Playing Cliff: Garden Story Colby: Paradise Killer, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, House Flipper News MS Says Sony is Keeping Games Off of Game Pass Google Stadia Announces Something New? Nintendo Reported to NLRB It’s Like the SteamDeck for Streaming Nobody is Playing Netflix Mobile Games Your Xbox Series S is Going to Run Just a Little Bit Faster Koch Media Changes Their Name Questions Turndwn4wut (Travis): What are some unwritten rules of video games? Rdeacon: You had mentioned on a previous podcast about Backbone (Playstation Stars vs The Harlem Globetrotters) being gorgeous for an 8bit game, do you feel certain games have wasted their visual beauty? Alan S (zeroskill): Favorite new movie from this year? Rdeacon: And... At what age do you feel buttercream icing becomes intolerably sweet? Monotone screaming: Do you think games should get sequels to expand the story or should some stay as standalone games? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Rumbleverse™ - Boom Boxer Content Pack Xbox Game Pass Coffee Talk (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox - Available Today Midnight Fight Express (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 23 Exapunks (PC) ID@Xbox – August 25 Opus: Echo of Starsong – Full Bloom Edition (Console and PC) – August 25 Commandos 3 – HD Remaster (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30 Immortality (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 30 Immortals Fenyx Rising (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 30 Tinykin (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – August 30 Leaving Game Pass Elite Dangerous (cloud and console) Hades (cloud, console, and PC) Myst (cloud, console, and PC) NBA 2K22 (cloud and console) Signs of the Sojourner (cloud, console, and PC) Spiritfarer (cloud, console, and PC) Twelve Minutes (cloud, console, and PC) Two Point Hospital (cloud, console, and PC) What Remains of Edith Finch (cloud, console, and PC) World War Z (cloud, console, and PC) PlayStation Plus Bugsnax Dead by Daylight Ghost Recon Wildlands Yakuza 0 Yakuza Kiwami Yakuza Kiwami 2 Metro Exodus Monopoly Madness Monopoly Plus Trials of Mana Uno Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/resident-evil-decades-horror https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tactical-combat-bundle Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Holden Johnson Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

It's Christmas in early August and PlayStation and Valve have some good news for gamers! What We're Playing Cliff: Backbone, Garden Story News More PS5s Are On Their Way for the Holidays Good News on the Steam Deck Front Too Minecraft Players Are Pissed About the New Reporting System Shockingly Ubisoft is Still Not a Great Place to Work Destiny 2 Needs Ranked PVP Matches Badly KOTOR is Permanently Paused Sims 4 Lets You Date Your Very Old Brother PS5 is Finally Getting 1440p Support Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny) — If you had to recommend a game that you loved that you feel was underappreciated what is it and why? primefan — What is your perfect idea for a game? Turndwn4wut (Travis) —  Your username is now a company. What do you sell? Turndwn4wut (Travis) — That kind of video games give you anxiety and what kind do you play to release some anxiety? Alan S (zeroskill) — What is your favorite format to consume music? What is your favorite format to enjoy music? Obviously they could be the exact same, but just interesting to differentiate. Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Unrailed! Xbox Game Pass Ghost Recon Wildlands (Cloud, Console, and PC) Shenzhen I/O (PC) ID@Xbox – August 4 Turbo Golf Racing (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – August 4 Two Point Campus (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 9 Cooking Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – August 11 Expeditions: Rome (PC) – August 11 Offworld Trading Company (PC) ID@Xbox – August 11 Midnight Fight Express – August 23 (Console, PC) Immortality – August 30 (Console, PC) Xbox Gold Calico ($11.99 ERP): Available August 1 to 31 ScourgeBringer ($16.99 ERP): Available August 16 to September 15 Saint’s Row 2 ($9.99 ERP): Available August 1 to 15 Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine ($14.99 ERP): Available August 16 to 31 Playstation Plus Yakuza: Like a Dragon Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 & 2 Little Nightmares Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/amazing-adventures-bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/summer-sims-bundle Prime Gaming StarCraft: Remastered Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Beasts of Maravilla Island Recompile ScourgeBringer Family Mysteries: Poisonous Promises Byte Sized Troll Corner C'mon gamers, just knock it off Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Finally, you can just wear one set of headphones when playing with your friends on Discord. What We're Playing Cliff: Backbone Colby: Mass Effect, Power Washer Simulator News Xbox Finally Gets Discord Integration You Can Play BotW Split Screen (With a Mod) Save 5 Seconds Every Time You Turn on Your Xbox Minecraft Says No to NFTs Vicarious Visions Wants a Union Why Is QA Leading the Way in Union Efforts Indie Tender Claws Also Unionizing Halo Infinite Co-op Won’t Have Matchmaking Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Which developer is your favorite overall including some of your favorite games of all time, and who do you think will be in the conversation in the next 10 years in contention of your favorite developer *monotone screaming*: Favorite weapon through the ages, handheld or bigger ones *monotone screaming: when you think of pie, what is ye first flavor that comes to mind ShadoughX (Josh): Who are your favorite female Characters in Games? Could be leads or supporting characters Primefan: What are your hopes with the future of gaming Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Lawn Mowing Simulator Xbox Game Pass Turbo Golf Racing – August 4 (Console, PC) Two Point Campus – August 9 (Console, PC) Midnight Fight Express – August 23 (Console, PC) Immortality – August 30 (Console, PC) Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/deck-builder-bundle Troll Corner https://kotaku.com/gamestop-nft-9-11-falling-man-stock-split-gme-1849327049 Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

PlayStation announces it's new "Xbox Rewards" type program called PlayStation Stars. They promise it doesn't have NFTs. What We're Playing Cliff: Backbone, Power Washer Simulator Colby: Mass Effect PowerWash Simulator Dylan: Sea of Thieves News Sony Unveils a Microsoft Rewards Type Program The Team Behind Warframe is Making a F2P MMO The Sega Genesis Mini 2 is Coming to North America Wanna Get a Free Copy of Diablo 4? All of the Dragon’s Age and Mass Effect Effect DLC is Free on PC You Can Trial the new PS Plus in the UK Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Sorry it's been so long since I've asked a question! Been busy onboarding with my new job! Question: which Entertainment Franchise whether it be games, movies, tv, etc. would you like to see get a Telltale/Dark Pictures Anthology type of game? Misshappychildhood: Have any of you read any of the twenty-eight books in the Boss Fight book series? I've read Postal and Earthbound. They are really interesting. *monotone screaming*: If you’ve seen any movies lately, which one was your favorite and why was it minions? Tr1pletrouble88: Subquestion: thoughts on Facebook minion memes phibo: What's the best typing video game you’ve played? Note: Read about Mavis Beacon! Rdeacon: What was the worst and best job you ever had? And... can a game have a sad ending and still be good? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Shop Titans Tannenberg Xbox Game Pass Garden Story (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – Available now Solasta: Crown of the Magister (Cloud and Console) ID@Xbox – Available now As Dusk Falls (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 19 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (PC) ID@Xbox – July 21 Watch Dogs 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 19 MotoGP 22 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 21 Torment: Tides of Numenera (Cloud and Console) – July 21 Inside (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/outright-games-summer-break Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Dixie Normous Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

What We're Playing Cliff: Norco, Road 96 Colby: Mass Effect Josh: Monster Hunter Rise; Destiny 2 News Blizzard Ending Heroes of the Storm Development You Might Want to Check Your Hearthstone Account Pokemon Puzzle League Coming to Switch Online Red Dead Online is Looking Pretty Dead You No Longer Need a FB Login for Your Quest Game Stop Lays Off Staff and CFO Ubisoft Does a Quick U-Turn on Making Games Unplayable PlayStation Removing Purchased Movies from Users' Accounts Video Games, Streaming and Sexual Harrasement We talked with Joshua Fulkerson about his doctoral thesis, which includes a  "...research study to understand how male gamers describe how transient peer relationships and streaming platforms contribute to the sexual harassment of female gamers who play video games online". Take the survey (and sign up to be interviewed!) here: https://bytemepodcast.com/survey Questions Colby: What's your favorite candy bar? *monotone screaming*: What makes a good story in a video game for you? Tr1pletrouble88: Yeehaw? yes or no. Rdeacon: What is your favorite dog and cat breed? And… if you could standardize controllers across all platforms, which one would you choose? Keyboard and mouse is an acceptable answer. Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Xbox Game Pass Escape Academy - July 14 – Console, PC (Day One Release) My Friend Peppa Pig (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 Overwhelm (PC) ID@Xbox – July 14 PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 PowerWash Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 As Dusk Falls - July 19 – Console, Cloud, PC (Day One Release) Immortality - July 26 – Console, PC Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/at-movies-with-lego https://www.humblebundle.com/games/play-with-pride Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Grab seven other friends, we're all the Dragonborn now! What We're Playing Cliff:  The Pathless Dylan: Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, I Expect You to Die News Never Get Lonely in Skyrim Again All of the SNES Manuals are Now Available Online Overwatch 2 Gets a Really Positive Change Disco Elysium is Easier to Read for Some Folks Now Ubisoft is Stealing Your DLC Ron Gilbert is a Legend People, Treat Him Like One AppleCare But For Your Switch? Games with Gold is Dropping 360 Games Questions Rdeacon:  What's the best live firework display you have seen? Rdeacon: Do you think that if you get to a point in the game where you are like .. why am I playing this is it... just your playing style/personality OR a bad game design? Monotone Screaming: Do you think legos age limit of 99 should be increased because people live past 99 and Lego is for everybody? Turndwn4wut (Travis): I’ll submit it anyway. If your username was a company what would you sell? Primefan: What did you do for the Fourth of July? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Ancient Enemy Killing Floor 2 Xbox Game Pass Far Cry 5 - July 1 – Console, PC Last Call BBS July 5 – PC Only Yakuza 0 (Cloud, Console, and PC) Yakuza Kiwami (Cloud, Console, and PC) Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) Matchpoint: Tennis Championships - July 7 – Console, (Day One Release) DJMax Respect V (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 7 Road 96 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 7 Escape Academy - July 14 – Console, PC (Day One Release) My Friend Peppa Pig (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 Overwhelm (PC) ID@Xbox – July 14 PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 PowerWash Simulator (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 14 As Dusk Falls - July 19 – Console, Cloud, PC (Day One Release) Immortality - July 26 – Console, PC Playstation Plus Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4/PS5) The Man of Medan (PS4) Arcadegeddon (PS4/PS5) Prime Gaming Mass Effect Legendary Edition Grid Legends Need for Speed: Heat Star Wars Jedi Knight – Jedi Academy Star Wars Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast Star Wars Republic Commando Nintendo Online Zero Wing are: Mega Man: The Wily Wars Comix Zone Target Earth Itch.io Buy the Abortion Funds Bundle (and manage them here!) Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Overwatch 2 will completely replace Overwatch when it releases later this year. What We're Playing Cliff: The Pathless, Solitaire Conspiracy, Dorfromantic Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition Hans: Dorfromantic, Cycle: Frontier, V: Rising, always pinball News Overwatch 2 is Killing Overwatch Valorant is Listening AMD is Brining FSR to the Xbox The Xbox is Outselling the PS5 in Japan Does Anyone Play Diablo Like This? xCloud is Getting Mouse & Keyboard Support and Lower Latency Can an AI Play Minecraft? Give Your PC a Checkup for DirectStorage Questions Joe Coleslaw: Thinking back on Devolvers Showcase this year. They expanded a thought of "what if video games fell under 'singularity' protocol?" One company to rule them all. . . Among the product placements included, Tom Clancy's Amimal Crossing which had Tom Nook and Isabell in splinter-cell like outfits. I know we have always asked you to combine 2 unlike games or characters into one...  but what is the MOST OUTRAGEOUS cross promotion video game you can think of? (Keep in mind, this is from the minds of Devolver) Misshappychildhood: What did you think of Ugly Sonic in the new Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers movie? Rdeacon: Besides Christmas, what is your favorite holiday... and which one do you dislike? What do you think is more likely to happen.. all games are free but have in game monetization, or all games will end up subscription based? ShadoughX (Josh): DO you think gaming research is important? What types of research should we be looking into? Princess_Megan: What is your favorite pasta shape and why? Mine is rigatoni because of it's ability to hold more sauce and cheese Tr1pletrouble88: Feelings on ketchup? Turndwn4wut (Travis): What do you miss most about video games before they went online? *monotone screaming*: How do you think virtual reality games could improve? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Geneforge 1: Mutagen Iratus: Lord of the Dead The Cycle: Frontier Fall Guys Xbox Game Pass FIFA 22 (Console & PC) - Out Today Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console & PC) - Out Today Far Cry 5 - July 1 – Console, PC Last Call BBS July 5 – PC Only Matchpoint: Tennis Championships - July 7 – Console, (Day One Release) Escape Academy - July 14 – Console, PC (Day One Release) As Dusk Falls - July 19 – Console, Cloud, PC (Day One Release) Immortality - July 26 – Console, PC Xbox Gold Beasts of Maravilla Island ($9.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 31 Relicta ($19.99 ERP): Available July 16 to August 15 Thrillville: Off the Rails ($9.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 15 Torchlight ($14.99 ERP): Available July 16 to 31 Playstation Plus Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4/PS5) The Man of Medan (PS4) Arcadegeddon (PS4/PS5) Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Diablo Immortal made $24 million in two weeks but would have made $300 million as a $60 game. Is that a lot? What We're Playing Cliff: Webbed, The Solitaire Conspiracy Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition News Diablo Immortals is Making A LOT of Money Activision Says That Activision Didn’t Do Anything Wrong! Xbox is Running Out of Controllers Why is FF7 Three Games? Why Are We Talking About KOTOR 2 in 2022? KH4 Graphics Are Too Good for More Disney Worlds? Microsoft and Unions Finally, A Good Use for AI This New Controller Looks Great! Questions Turndwn4wut (Travis): If you were a demon what would it take to summon you? ShadoughX (Josh): If you were to make a spread or a 5-course dinner for Mario and Luigi what would you include? Rdeacon: Do you feel you have finished/beaten a game if you set the difficulty too low or used God Mode? Rdeacon: What do you prefer, a soft cookie or one with a crunch? Mansocks: You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down and see a tortoise. It's crawling toward you. You reach down and flip the tortoise over on its back. The tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over. But it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping. Why is that? Tr1pletrouble88: Favorite type of pasta and sauce combo? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Digital Edition Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Xbox Game Pass Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge– Available now Omori (Cloud, Console, and PC) – Available now Shadowrun Trilogy (Cloud and Console) ID@Xbox – Available now Total War: Three Kingdoms (PC) – Available now FIFA 22 (Console and PC) EA Play – June 23 Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 23 Escape Academy - June 28 Far Cry 5 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1 Turbo Golf Racing - August 4 Xbox https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/06/21/idxbox-summer-game-fest-demo-event-showcases-34-games/ Prime Gaming https://primegaming.blog/start-freeloading-over-30-games-with-prime-gaming-for-prime-day-2022-4a760c6cdb75 Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Maya Taint Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

The Xbox/Bethesda showcase was packed full of huge games (and most of them are coming to Game Pass!) What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo Immortal, Webbed Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition, The Hunter Call of the Wild, Disc Room Dylan: Diablo Immortal News Xbox Bethesda Showcase Not Game Pass Games Coming to xCloud xCloud Coming to Samsung TVs Game Pass is Getting Game Demos Alex Kipman is Departing MS After Being Accused of Being Horrible Get the Best Version of xCloud using Edge Activision Blizzard Decides to Work with the Raven QA Union PlayStation Gamers Are the Absolute Worst Bioware QA Votes to Form Unions Metro 2033 Writer Added to Russian Hitlist Saudi Arabia Buys a Huge Chunk or Embracer The Grammy Awards is Adding a Video Game Category Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): I'm unsure if you guys have talked about this, but if not I'd like to hear your thoughts on The Last of Us Remake. Is it needed, being we had a remaster of it on PS4? Do you think a $70 price point is warranted for a remake of a game both in general and specifically in this case? I know many believe this remake shouldn't have happened due to it already looking really good and not being that old of a game, but as a PC fanboy, I'm happy it's happening strictly to get it on PC alone. But let me know what y'all think. Misshappychildhood: In your opinion, what is the best VR system for computer gaming? *monotone screaming*: What are some games that you believe are way underpriced for their value? Primefan: What is a game series that you think has had enough entries? Tr1pletrouble88: Best type of bread? Rdeacon: Bad voice acting can sink a game but do you feel having a famous actor really adds that much to a game? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Supraland Xbox Game Pass Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - June 16 Shadowrun Trilogy - June 21 Escape Academy - June 28 Turbo Golf Racing - August 4 Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Sony's State of Play kicked of what used to be E3 week and it was...ok? What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo: Infinite, Darkside Detective, Bugsnax Colby: Dragon Age yada yada News The State of Play Isn’t Great IGN Reader’s Favorite Game From the State of Play Doesn’t Seem Like a Great Sign You’re Getting Even More Xbox Next Week Hidden Achievements Be Gone! More Studies Showing Loot Boxes Aren’t Great WTF is This Questions *monotone screaming*: What do you think about how a fighting game’s cast is produced? Do you think it is better to use characters from other media, like super smash and the new multiversus, or should the game create a cast, like street fighter? Primefan: What is something you have gotten away with in sea of theives that you shouldn’t have? Brooke: What would your personalized license plate be? Brooke: What animal would you choose to be the protagonist in your game and why? Carter: How do you like your eggs? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Mystery Game Xbox Game Pass Assassin’s Creed Origins (Cloud, Console and PC) – June 7 Chorus (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Disc Room (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Spacelines from the Far Out (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Shadowrun Trilogy - June 21 Escape Academy - June 28 Queer Games Bundle https://itch.io/b/1404/queer-games-bundle-2022 Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Moe Lester Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message

Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime isn't exactly pro-union, but at least he doesn't appear to be outwardly anti-union. That's almost a win. What We're Playing Cliff: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Aperture Desk Job, Bugsnax, Sniper Elite 5, Wuppo, Steam Deck Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition Dylan: News Reggie Might Like NFTs, But He’s Also Pro-Union Microsoft Will Recognize the Raven Software Union You’ll Be Shocked to Hear that Blizzard-Activision Has NOT Made a Lot of Changes Here’s How and When to Watch the Xbox/Bethesda Showcase Sony is Making a Ton of Money on PC, Who Would Have Thought? Embracer Group Embraces Video Game History Your Sims Can Now Have Custom Pronouns Top 10 Most Played Games This Year Questions Rdeacon: What game do you think would be cool as a Lego version - Mine would be Zelda? And what is your favorite thing to put honey on? Joe Coleslaw : Last minute question, with Jeff Healey taking over what is E3 it seems as if we have just keely's game awards for summer... Jeff Healey's Opening Night Live during the fall oh, and just kiwis game awards during winter... Are we going to get a brand Association of Jeff Healey and video games... Does anybody else have a Dick Clark New Year's rockin' Eve seal? He'll be doing this type of thing until his last breath? Hopefully you guys can speak typo, please don't make fun of me... With the topic fresh on the mind I wanted to get it in as soon as I could. So I am using text-to-speech... Don't text and drive folks primefan: What are your thoughts on the Dark souls series? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Mystery Game Xbox Game Pass For Honor: Marching Fire Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 1 Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (Console and PC) – June 2 Assassin’s Creed Origins (Cloud, Console and PC) – June 7 Chorus (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Disc Room (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Spacelines from the Far Out (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – June 7 Xbox Gold Aven Colony ($29.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 30 Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition ($29.99 ERP): Available June 16 to July 15 Super Meat Boy ($14.99 ERP): Available June 1 to 15 Raskulls ($9.99 ERP): Available June 16 to 30 Playstation Plus God of War (2018) Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Prime Gaming Far Cry 4 Escape From Monkey Island Astrologaster Across the Groovers Calico WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship Nintendo Online Congo’s Caper Rival Turf! Pinball Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message