Summary: <p>Overwatch 2 will completely replace Overwatch when it releases later this year.</p> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <p>Cliff: The Pathless, Solitaire Conspiracy, Dorfromantic</p> <p>Colby: Dragon Age Inquisition</p> <p>Hans: Dorfromantic, Cycle: Frontier, V: Rising, always pinball</p> <h3><strong>News</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Overwatch 2 is Killing Overwatch</li> <li>Valorant is Listening</li> <li>AMD is Brining FSR to the Xbox</li> <li>The Xbox is Outselling the PS5 in Japan</li> <li>Does Anyone Play Diablo Like This?</li> <li>xCloud is Getting Mouse & Keyboard Support and Lower Latency</li> <li>Can an AI Play Minecraft?</li> <li>Give Your PC a Checkup for DirectStorage</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p><strong>Joe Coleslaw: </strong>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.</p> <p>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)</p> <p><strong>Misshappychildhood</strong>: What did you think of Ugly Sonic in the new Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers movie?</p> <p><strong>Rdeacon: </strong>Besides Christmas, what is your favorite holiday... and which one do you dislike?</p> <p>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?</p> <p><strong>ShadoughX (Josh):</strong> DO you think gaming research is important? What types of research should we be looking into?</p> <p><strong>Princess_Megan: </strong>What is your favorite pasta shape and why? Mine is rigatoni because of it's ability to hold more sauce and cheese</p> <p><strong>Tr1pletrouble88: </strong>Feelings on ketchup?</p> <p><strong>Turndwn4wut (Travis): </strong>What do you miss most about video games before they went online?</p> <p><strong>*monotone screaming*: </strong>How do you think virtual reality games could improve?</p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Geneforge 1: Mutagen</strong></li> <li><strong>Iratus: Lord of the Dead</strong></li> <li><strong>The Cycle: Frontier</strong></li> <li><strong>Fall Guys</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Xbox Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>FIFA 22 (Console & PC) - Out Today</li> <li>Naraka: Bladepoint (Cloud, Console & PC) - Out Today</li> <li>Far Cry 5 - July 1 – Console, PC</li> <li>Last Call BBS July 5 – PC Only</li> <li>Matchpoint: Tennis Championships - July 7 – Console, (Day One Release)</li> <li>Escape Academy - July 14 – Console, PC (Day One Release)</li> <li>As Dusk Falls - July 19 – Console, Cloud, PC (Day One Release)</li> <li>Immortality - July 26 – Console, PC</li> </ul> <p><strong>Xbox Gold</strong></p> <ul> <li>Beasts of Maravilla Island ($9.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 31</li> <li>Relicta ($19.99 ERP): Available July 16 to August 15</li> <li>Thrillville: Off the Rails ($9.99 ERP): Available July 1 to 15</li> <li>Torchlight ($14.99 ERP): Available July 16 to 31</li> </ul> <p><strong>Playstation Plus</strong></p> <ul> <li>Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4/PS5)</li> <li>The Man of Medan (PS4)</li> <li>Arcadegeddon (PS4/PS5)</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> <li>Anonymous</li> <li>Rich Deacon</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Extra Life</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/"><u>https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/</u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
