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Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Byte Me
Every week the Byte Me Podcast dips into the games you should be playing! Featuring news and reviews for PC, console and mobile games, along with fun discussions about games from the classics to new releases. Perfect for casual gamers or for casual gamers that want to be a little more hardcore, join Byte Me and find your next favorite game!
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Episodes
GOTY
We talked some news but the big deal this week is out GOTY announcements!
Jan 10, 2019•58 min
We Talk About Card Games. A Lot.
Dylan and Cliff go at this one alone! They talked about The Last Night (and it's funding issues), how you can play a free small game every day with Meditations, Star Control: Origins has been pulled from Steam, Celeste is getting new levels and Fallout 76 is adding player vending...eventually.Plus some great questions and TONS of free and cheap games.
Jan 03, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Special Episode: January 2019 Releases
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – January 11 Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey (3DS) – January 11 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) – January 11 Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4, PSVR, Xbox One) – January 18 Life is Strange 2 – Episode 2: Rules (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 24 Resident Evil 2 Remake (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 25 Anthem demo with pre-order (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – January 25 Tropico 6 (PC) – January 26 Kingdom H...
Jan 01, 2019•22 min
My Anaconda Don't Want None
Epic is getting sued by Carlton and "Backpack Kid", Steam might be making Xbox crossplay easier, we have a name for the next Xbox, Discord is offering devs a pretty good deal, HotS sees some cuts, the COO of Riot Games is getting some unpaid time off and Game Workers Unite is official in the UK!
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 29 min
The Bear Story
Dylan is missing, but Cliff and Adam carry on...somehow. We talked VGA winners, a new Doom expansion, Fallout 76 woes, swords causing issues in Fortnite, the beginnings of the Launcher wars and Epic vs. Steam: Part 1.Also, there are so many games coming to Game Pass. It's honestly kinda crazy. The Epic store is also giving away games. Do we even need to buy games any more?
Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Dylan's Bad Puns
Epic is launching a Steam competitor (and Steam is busy screwing up their own store), Nintendo isn't going to be yelling at streamers as often, there might be a new Far Cry game coming out, Fortnite is getting a creative mode and Bethesda just barely dodged Troll Corner.
Dec 06, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Special Episode: December 2018 Releases
PlayStation Classic console launch - $99.99 – December 3Just Cause 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – $60 - December 4Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (PC, PS4, Xbox One) - $35 or Game Pass – December 4Gwent: The Witcher Card Game – (PS4, Xbox One) – FTP - December 4Destiny 2: Forsaken – Black Armory DLC (PC, PS4, Xbox One) $35 annual pass – December 4Sega Mega Drive Classics (Switch) – $30 - December 6Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) – $60 - December 7PUBG (PS4) – $30 - December 7Forza Horizon 4: Fortune...
Nov 30, 2018•9 min
8-Bit Bytes: Start Your Collections!
We talked about Nintendo getting a cool $12 million from ROM sites, exclusive Arcade1Up cabinets coming to Walmart, new retro games coming to Switch Online and Hans reviewed his new Arcade1Up 12-in-1 (spoilers, we named this episode after it.)We learned the history of how Hans started his own arcade collection (and a bit about how you could start one too) and then talked about arcades vs. home consoles.
Nov 30, 2018•36 min
It's Too Early to Podcast
The PlayStation Classic has more issues, RDR2 gets a beta release date (hey, it's now!), Fallout 76 has potential legal issues and a bunch of patches coming, Sea of Thieves got more content, literally everyone is playing Fortnite and Minecraft Story Mode launched on Netflix.
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Thanks for Video Games
Sorry we are a little bit late, but Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Happy Birthday to Us!
Byte Me Podcast turns two on November 17th, isn't that cool?To celebrate, we talked about a bunch of Xbox news, including the studios they bought, keyboard and mouse support, 16 new games coming to Game Pass, the first Forza 4 expansion and new Sea of Thieves content. We also talked about the Future of Fallout 76 and the Game Awards!
Nov 15, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Living That Extra Life
We talked about our Extra Life weekend (a lot) then did a bunch of Blizzard news, including Ashe in Overwatch, the Warcraft 3 Remaster and Vanilla WoW. Of course, we managed to sneak in some Fortnite and Football too.We talked questions and free games and then threw uppercase G Gamers into Troll Corner again. Really dudes, you need to chill out.
Nov 08, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Lotta Red Dead
AC: Odyssey cancels their first live event for the second time, Battlefield V won't have paid microtransactions at launch, the Switch has now outsold the GameCube, Red Dead Redemption 2 sells a lot of copies but might be faking their HDR support and Link might be coming back to TV.We also answer questions from Vinny, Jacob, two from Turndwn4wut, Zeroskill, JoeColeslaw and Mansocks. We talk Games with Gold, Backwards Compatible games and Humble Bundles.
Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Special Episode: November 2018 Releases
Diablo and Fallout and Pokemon, oh my!Diablo 3: Eternal Collection (Switch) – November 2 - $60Moonlighter (Switch) – November 5 - $24.99World of Final Fantasy Maxima (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch) – November 6 - $39.99Valiant Hearts (Switch) – November 8 - ???Tetris Effect (PS4, PSVR) – November 9 - $39.99Hitman 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – November 13 -$60Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4, Xbox One) – November 13 - $39.99Fallout 76 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) – November 14 - $59.99Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s...
Nov 01, 2018•26 min
Stuff and Things
Ummmm...Dylan and Adam talked about stuff...and things?
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 27 min
That's a Full Century
For our 100th episode we got our patrons and some of our long running listeners to call in and ask us their questions in person (and we also got our boss to come in for a follow up!)Thanks to Jack Irish, Joe Cole, Jacob Frank, Vinny Champa, Alan Schulte, Hans Addleman, Josh Fulkerson, Travis Luken, Kevin Schuld, Vicky Vanhout and, of course, Marc Kaye.Here's to 100 more!
Oct 18, 2018•1 hr 50 min
8-Bit Bytes: Pinball Revival
We talked about some of the issues happening with the new Arcade1Up cabinets, Williams tables will be available in PinbalFX3 tomorrow, we don't want a PlayStation Classic but might like an N64 classic and then dive into the history of pinball.We then answered questions from JoeColeslaw, Jacob Frank, Vinny and...JoeColeslaw?
Oct 15, 2018•58 min
The Boss Episode
You are going to want to skip the Windows 10 October Update for now, Microsoft might be buying another developer, Guacamelee is out on the Switch and Guacamelee 2 is coming soon, Microsoft announces Project xCloud, Assassin's Creed has some not so great microtransactions and you can now support your local Fortnite creator.
Oct 11, 2018•1 hr 28 min
We Aren't Editing Anything
Adam's back (again) and we're talking Disco Domination in Fortnite, Google imaginatively named Project Stream, Overwatch is getting its own Lego sets, Fortnite is getting Funko Pops, could the leaked Harry Potter game be real, Overwatch teases it's Halloween event and the Seattle PD lead the way in combating SWATing.Plus we answer questions crom Vinny, JoeColeslaw, IamEddie, Josh, Turndown4wut, Jjames and Mansocks, plus cheap & free games and Troll Corner!
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Special Episode: October 2018 Releases
There are a ton of great games coming out this month, including a game that 2 out of 3 of us are willing to pre-call the GOTY...
Oct 01, 2018•31 min
They Prefer 'The Sunshine State'
UPDATE: We screwed up when I read the Target promotion. It's not 30% off a game if you pre-order, it's pre-order a game, you get 30% off another game. Sorry for the confusion!Want to save some money on this years (and a few of next years) biggest games? Target might have a deal for you! We talk about that, plus the PlayStation Classic announcement, why FF8 isn't showing up on the Switch, the continuing tale of Telltale Games and The Walking Dead, Dead Cells is getting an update this year, the la...
Sep 27, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Adam and His Amazing Jacket are Back
Adam is back and talking about video games!We chatted about the cluster that Nintendo Online is turning into, Halo Infinite and micro-transactions, Capcom closed Capcom Vancouver and is out $40 million, Ninja is going to be on a magazine, Europe is talking loot box regulation and a ton of Sega games are coming to Switch!We also answer questions from Vinny, JoeColeslaw, Geekopia, Jack Irish, SuperHyperMightyWepaman and Mansocks, plus talk new backwards compatible games and Humble Bundle deals!
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 26 min
8-Bit Bytes: Kickstarted Consoles
We talk Billy Mitchell's quest for redemption, his latest Donkey Kong exploits and his...musical? Plus Pinball FX 3 gets the Bally/Williams rights back, Arcade1Up has a new 12-in-1 cabinet you are going to want to check out, Starflight 3 is crowdfunding on Fig right now and the "merc with a mouth" has a killer new pinball machine!We then take a deep dive into crowdfunded consoles and the risk folks take when kickstarting hardware and then talk a bit about hardware that never (or almost never) wa...
Sep 17, 2018•55 min
Planes, Trains &...Spider-Man?
Adam is back next week, so everything should start sounding better, but until then, you are left with Cliff and Dylan!We talked about how some Switch games won't have Cloud support, THQ Nordic owns the Kingdoms of Amalur license now but not the publishing rights, the worlds saddest easter egg is in Spider-Man, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw might scratch your Privateer itch, Halo 5 is rumored to be coming to PC and Spider-Man has some audio polish that you don't want to miss!We also answered questions from...
Sep 13, 2018•1 hr 23 min
The Episode of Two Takes
First off, Adam is off this week, so please excuse any crappy audio sound and/or editing. And by that I mean the phone ringing (and let's be honest, probably other stuff too.)Cliff and Dylan went to PAX and have a ton of games to talk about, we might start seeing "some" games in the Olympics, the Netflix "The Witcher" series has found their Geralt, 2K is doubling down on microtransactions and CS:GO is getting a free, offline version.We answered questions from Vinny, JoeColeslaw, Jack Irish, Geek...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Special Episode: September 2018 Releases
September is a bit of a light month for new releases as publishers wait for the bigger release months closer to Christmas, but there are still some great games coming out, especially if you are into sports!Note: Sorry about the Spyro screw up, it’s been pushed to Nov. 13th!
Aug 31, 2018•23 min
Part One & Two
We talked about the Jacksonville shooting, Xbox All Access, how Microsoft is still looking for studios to buy, Streets of Rage 4 was announced (babay!), Amazon released the list of games that will get you $10 if you pre-purchase them, Fallout 76 Power Armor Edition sells out and comics are coming to the Switch!We also answered a TON of questions (some of them about ghosts!)
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 41 min
RIP Dylan
Dylan succumbed to the smoke and ash that has infected Seattle, so Adam and Cliff had to do the podcast as a duo. RIP Dylan.In a very poorly announced news section, they talked about PUBG leaving early access, Twitch Prime making some (not great) changes, Steam is launching at Twitch competitor, nVidea announced a new line of (very expensive) video cards and Saints Row 3 is coming out...again.They answered great questions from Vinny, Jack Irish, CMGnoise, Turndwn4wht, SuperHyperMightyWepaman and...
Aug 23, 2018•1 hr 32 min
8-Bit Bytes: Retro Gaming Roundup
Love retro games? Do you wish you had your own arcade, or love the idea of setting up a Raspberry Pi so you can play your favorite C64, Atari, NES or SNES games? Then this podcast might be for you! Does that sounds like gibberish, but you love Byte Me Podcast? Then this podcast might also be for you!Either way, come hang out with Cliff, Dylan and Hans (remember him from Episode 42?) and listen to us reminisce about a time before Dylan was born!We kick of this monthly(ish) feature talking about R...
Aug 20, 2018•41 min
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