Summary: <p>I have always thought that Steve Gaynor seemed like a pretty cool guy based on interviews and podcasts. Turns out I was wrong.</p> <h3><strong>Video Game News</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Turns Out Steve Gaynor is Kind of a Jerk</li> <li>Blizzard Thinks They Don’t Get Enough for Their Acquisitions</li> <li>Blizzard is Doing Some Housekeeping</li> <li>Embracer Group Buys Eight New Studios</li> <li>xCloud Streaming is Now Available In the Windows App</li> <li>Dr. Disrespect is Starting a New Video Game Studio</li> <li>Folks Are Unhappy About Rocket League's New Casual Mode Changes</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p><strong>DA VINSTER (Vinny): </strong>What was a game you were highly anticipating that came out and fell flat on its face for you? If it's cyberpunk, I want another one lol. Mine recently was the new Mario Golf. One of the modes in the campaign sucked so bad (or I did) and I couldn't progress further so I just dropped the game.</p> <p><strong>JoeColeslaw:</strong> So.... how is everyone doin today?</p> <p><strong>*monotone screaming*:</strong> What video game would you design, if the costs and time of making one weren’t an issue?</p> <p><strong>Rdeacon:</strong> Going to piggyback off @*monotone screaming* question... What game would you redesign? What game would you fix a fatal flaw in? (can be the same game)</p> <p><strong>Primefan: </strong>What is your dream car or truck?</p> <p><strong>Primefan: </strong>What would be the interior of your perfect gaming room?</p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Rebel Galaxy</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>Art of Rally (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 12</li> <li>Hades (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – August 13</li> <li>Microsoft Solitaire Collection: Premium Edition (PC) – August 17</li> </ul> <p><strong>PlayStation Now</strong></p> <ul> <li>Nier: Automata - available until November 1, 2021</li> <li>Undertale</li> <li>Ghostrunner</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <p>Colby: Pokemon Snap, Death’s Door, Bloodroots<br> Cliff: Prey, Stardew</p> <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> <h3><strong>Extra Life</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/</u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
