Summary: <p>Apparently, when you get laid off from Activision Blizzard you get 90 days of severance, a year of insurance and...</p> <h3>Other Video Game News</h3> <ul> <li>EA Play is Coming to Game Pass...Finally!</li> <li>Good Guy Rockstar</li> <li>Bethesda Games Getting FPS Boost on Series X</li> <li>Google Play Store Reduces Dev Fees</li> <li>Rust Loses EU Data After Fire</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Colby: Monster Sanctuary</li> <li>Cliff: Fenyx Rising, Spiritfarer</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p><strong>DA VINSTER:</strong> With the recent finalization of the Bethesda deal with Xbox, seeing all the games coming to Game Pass and the gaming community playing these games, and now more and more people realizing how good Game Pass is, do we finally see a reaction to this from Sony? Do they acquire more studios, do they double down on PS Now, or do they keep doing what they've been doing?</p> <p><strong>Rdeacon: </strong>As a gamer....If you had to lose a finger which one would it be?</p> <p><strong>Princess_Megan: </strong>What is your favorite mobile game?</p> <p><strong>Alan S (zeroskill): </strong>What would be your ultimate gaming basement setup, ignoring all costs. Expanding on that, what would you like in the future, and what would have been the coolest set up when you were say, 12 years old?</p> <p><strong>Kim Cruz: </strong>When covid ends and everything open up without restrictions like before, what is the first thing you wanna do?</p> <p><strong>Ben: </strong>Thoughts on Haven and exclusive PS5 IP? (Context: <a href="https://www.fanbyte.com/news/jade-raymond-forms-new-studio-haven-partners-with-sony-for-first-game/)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.fanbyte.com/news/jade-raymond-forms-new-studio-haven-partners-with-sony-for-first-game/)</a></p> <p><strong>Brooke: </strong>Real books or eBooks? What’s your favorite book?</p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>Undertale (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – Available today</li> <li>Empire of Sin (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – March 18</li> <li>Nier: Automata (PC) – March 18</li> <li>Star Wars: Squadrons (Console) EA Play – March 18</li> <li>Torchlight III (PC) – March 18</li> <li>Genesis Noir (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – March 25</li> <li>Octopath Traveler (Console and PC) – March 25</li> <li>Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Ultimate Edition (PC) ID@Xbox – March 25</li> <li>Supraland (PC) ID@Xbox – March 25</li> <li>Yakuza 6: The Song of Life (Cloud, Console and PC) – March 25</li> <li>Narita Boy (Cloud, Console and PC) ID@Xbox – March 30</li> <li>Outriders (Cloud and Console) – April 1</li> <li> <strong>PLUS: </strong><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-adds-20-bethesda-games-to-game-pass-tomorrow" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-adds-20-bethesda-games-to-game-pass-tomorrow</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Game Pass DLC / Game Updates</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minecraft x Uniqlo Skin Pack, Vol.2</li> <li>Sea of Thieves Third Anniversary Event – March 18 to March 21</li> <li>The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos DLC – March 17</li> </ul> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>The Fall</strong><br> Acclaimed story, engaging puzzles, tense action. You are ARID, the AI onboard a mark-7 combat suit. The human pilot encased within the suit is unconscious. You must find a way to follow protocol and save his life.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Patreon</strong></h3> <ul> <li>John Tippins</li> <li>Sean Palmer</li> <li>Austin Palmer</li> <li>Alan Schulte</li> <li>Joe Cole Jr.</li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
