Calling it the "Mass Exodus", senior folks are leaving Ubisoft at a rate that is starting to affect game development milestones. Who knew that being a dumpster fire might have consequences? What We're Playing Cliff: Far Cry 6, Anvil Colby: Halo, Anvil Dylan: Wild Rift News - Ubisoft is Bleeding Talent - Nintendo is Planning on Having Overloaded Servers, Plan Ahead - Hades is the First Video Game to Win a Hugo - Video Games Could Make You an Olympian - En Ef Tees - North America Has It’s First Vi...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 263
Things aren't sounding great at Bungie, where too much crunch, rampant sexism and bad HR are causing issues for the creators of Destiny. What We're Playing Dylan: I watched Arcane, Wild Rift Colby: Trigger Witch, Halo Infinite Cliff: 12 Minutes News Peter Molyneux is Making a Blockchain Game We Welcome Bungie to the List of Gaming Companies that Desperately Need a Union Top Songs on Console Spotify Google is Bringing Mobile Games to PC Battlegrounds Apparently isn’t Already Free? Blizzard…Blizza...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 262
PlayStation is working on Project Sparticus, their "Game Pass" competitor. But to us, it really sounds like they are just rebranding PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now without any real changes. What We're Playing Colby: Kingdom Two Crowns, Archvale, Hades, Trigger Witch, Generation Zero Cliff: Far Cry 6, Kingdoms: Two Crowns, Generation Zero Dylan: GTA: San Andreas, Deep Rock Galactic News PlayStation is Working on a Game Pass Competitor Congress is Working on Getting Rid of Digital Scalpers N...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 261
What We're Playing Colby: Kingdom Two Crowns Cliff: Far Cry 6, Kingdom Two Crowns Dylan: GTA: San Andreas News Halo Infinite Has a Cheating Problem Epic Games Now Has Over 1000 Games You Can Stream Epic Buys Harmonix Cyberpunk 2077 Might Actually Be Good Now The Xbox One S Might Be the Perfect Console This Christmas There Are Some Secret Game Pass Games You Can Play on PC Want to Bury Your Booty? Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): What game announcement do you hope to see from The Game Awards. Or wha...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 260
Fights In Tight Spaces (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) – December 2 Solar Ash (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC) – December 2 Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac) – December 7 Halo Infinite (Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC) – December 8 Loop Hero (Switch) – December 9 Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX (Switch, PC, iOS) – December 9 Wytchwood (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – December 9 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (PlayStation 4, Swi...
Dec 01, 2021•13 min
Console Locked DLC Sure Is(n't) Worth It episode 259_mixdown.mp3 What We're Playing Colby: Doom 3, Exo One, Kingdom Two Crowns, Stories Untold Cliff: Death’s Door, Golf Club: Wasteland Dylan: GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Halo: Infinite Multiplayer (for 10 minutes) Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ News New Spiderman DLC is Only Multiplayer Blizzard is Spiraling The Original Versions of the GTA Trilogy are Back...At Least on Rockstar Have a New LG TV? You Can Stream GeForce Now W...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 259
What We're Playing Colby: Zookeeper World, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Nexomon: Extinction Cliff: Forza 5, Psychonauts 2 Dylan: GTA 3, GTA Vice City News Blizzard is Literally a Dumpster Fire at This Point and Bobby Kotick Has Got to Go The 2021 Game Awards Have Been Announced Don’t Worry About MS, Game Pass is Doing Just Fine Go Hang Out at WDW in MineCraft Xbox Adds a Ton of Backward Compatible Games in “Last Update” We Did It! Twitch is on the Switch Now! This is Gross Questions DA VINSTER (V...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 45 min
What We're Playing Colby: RDR2, Flynn: Son of Crimson, Unpacking, Backbone, Paint the Town Red, Back4Blood, Zookeeper World Cliff: Back 4 Blood, Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley Hans: Minecraft, Fall Guys, Apex Legends, Overwatch, Back 4 Blood, Cycle:Frontier, and Mandalorian Pinball Extra Life Total: $3,865 You can still donate at: https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ Huge Shoutout to: Hans Carter Colby Megan Phillips Alan Schulte Ryan Hillberry Rich Deacon News Ubisoft Shockingly Hasn’t Changed A...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 257
What We're Playing Colby: Red Dead Redemption 2, Flynn Son of Crimson Cliff: Psychonauts 2, Moonglow Bay Dylan: Back 4 Blood Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ News I’m Sure This WIll Fix Things Luigi is Getting His Own Lego Set If You Own a PC You May Never Have to Buy a Playstation Again Stadia is Testing Time-Limited Demos You Can Play Geforce Now On Xbox Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Is there any game franchise that you wish had a Games as a Service? For Example, a God of War in...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 256
World War Z [Switch] – November 2 - $40 Bloodshore [PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO, Switch] – November 3 - $15 Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC [Switch] – November 5 - $25 Call of Duty: Vanguard [PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO] – November 5 - $60 Disney Classic Games Collection [PC, PS4, XBO, Switch] – November 9 - $30 Football Manager 2022 [PC, Xbox] – November 9 - $55/GamePass Forza Horizon 5 [PC, XSX, XBO] – November 9 - $60/GamePass Jurassic World Evolution 2 [PC, PS5, XSX, PS4, XBO] ...
Nov 03, 2021•17 min
What We're Playing Colby: Red Dead Redemption 2, Flynn: Son of Crimson Cliff: Riders Republic, Psychonauts 2 Dylan: Back 4 Blood Patreon John Tippins Sean Palmer Austin Palmer Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ News God of War is Coming to PC CD Project Red Buys Molasses Flood You Can Now Get a Razor RGB Facemask Can’t Find a 3080? Why Not Stream One? This is the First Good Idea Stadia Has Had Xbox is Making an MMO You Can Play Anywhere You Can Have an Old ...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 255
News Nintendo Releases Pricing for the Nintendo Online Expansion Still Looking for a PS5? This Install Size is Insane This Game Studio Sounds Amazing I Failed to Pre-Order a Fridge Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): What's a game or game(s) that you've always been interested in playing but for some reason or another you keep putting off and have still yet to play it? Do you think you honestly will play said game at some point? *monotone screaming*: Do you prefer 1st person or 3rd person for different...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 254
Microsoft is softening its stance on your right to repair your own Xbox, which might save you a lot of shipping and downtime in the future, plus keep a lot of systems out of landfills. Other Video Game News Xbox is Making Some Pretty Cool Shoes I Hate Bitcoin Miners So Much Why Does Anyone Care if a Non-PVP Game is Pay to Win? Man, Blizzard Stepped in it Again Deus Ex Mod Adds a Female Protagonist 21 Years Ago Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Do you guys have any excitement for the Steam Deck? As p...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 253
Or maybe you will? I dunno, I don't know all of you. Other Video Game News Epic Games is Getting Achievements There is a New Layers of Fear Game in the Works Netflix Bought the Studio That Make Oxenfree New Database Helps Find the Right Accessible Game for You It’s Like Colby Can Tell the Damn Future What We're Playing Colby: Superliminal, The Artful Escape, Mighty Goose, Unsighted, The Hunter Call of the Wild Cliff: Stardew Valley Dylan: Star Trek (Apple Arcade) Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Wi...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Somehow Chris Pratt is going to play Mario in a new animated feature and we're honestly not sure if that is good or bad (or both?) Other Video Game News Activision pays out a quick $18 million to settle one of their many lawsuits Nintendo Online is getting N64 and Sega Games Your PS4 will no longer brick if your battery dies Bitcoin and other crypto is now illegal in China Fall Guys is the most downloaded PS Plus game ever Disco Elysium is coming to Xbox and the Switch next month Bloodshore is a...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 45 min
It's good news when your legal counsel quits without notice and you're being newly investigated by the SEC and the EEOC, right? Right? More Video Game News Activision Blizzard Is Now Under Federal Investigation! The New PS5 Firmware Might Increase Your FPS Quantic Dreams Might Be Making a Star Wars Game Warhammer Online Just Got New Cities...8 Years After It Went Offline Candy Crush is Now an Esport Toe Jam and Earl Originally Had a Way Better Final Boss What We're Playing Colby: Night in the Wo...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 250
Video Game News I Can Finally Use Bluetooth Headphones with My Switch Don’t Look for a Price Drop on Switch’s in the US Switch Online Might Be Getting More Interesting Soon Get Either PS5, You'll be Fine C’mon Marty I Guess Things Haven’t Gotten Better at Blizzard Since Our Last Episode Stream Xbox Games to Your PC! What We're Playing Colby: Pokemon Go, Dead Space 2, Grounded, Omno, Kitaria Fables, Dead Space 3, Cris Tales, Homefront: The Revolution, Nuclear Throne, Golf Club Wasteland Cliff: Um...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Lake (PC, Xbox) – 1st September - ??? Surgeon Simulator 2: Access All Areas (Steam, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - September 2 - $25 The Medium (PS5) – 3rd September - $50 Life Is Strange: True Colors (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox) – 10th September - $60 WarioWare: Get It Together! (Switch) – 10th September - $50 Deathloop (PC, PS5) – 14th September - $60 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox) – 16th September - ??? Skatebird (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Luna) - September 16 - $...
Sep 01, 2021•23 min
Today's episode was kinda messy, Colby and I couldn't hear each other for most of the recording, which makes it really hard to have a conversation. We posted what we had, but parts of it are definitely a little disjointed. We'll answer all the questions from this episode on Episode 249, which will probably come out on September 8th or 15th, depending on how my migration to Florida goes. What We're Playing Colby: The Ascent, Twelve Minutes, Stranger Things 3, Dead Space 2, Grounded Cliff: The Asc...
Aug 26, 2021•38 min
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing says Riot Games isn't cooperating with their investigation and we are shocked. Shocked I tell you! Riot Games Isn’t Exactly Being Cooperative Have you Been Waiting for More Doom 2 Levels? Phil Spencer Has a Steam Deck There is So Much GTA Coming Out This Year Well This Might Be Interesting? Well Crap Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): I'm sure I've done this before, but What is a game that hasn't been remastered or remade that you would like to...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 36 min
I have always thought that Steve Gaynor seemed like a pretty cool guy based on interviews and podcasts. Turns out I was wrong. Video Game News Turns Out Steve Gaynor is Kind of a Jerk Blizzard Thinks They Don’t Get Enough for Their Acquisitions Blizzard is Doing Some Housekeeping Embracer Group Buys Eight New Studios xCloud Streaming is Now Available In the Windows App Dr. Disrespect is Starting a New Video Game Studio Folks Are Unhappy About Rocket League's New Casual Mode Changes Questions DA ...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 246
You are probably not shocked to hear that the President of Blizzard suddenly decided to "spend more time with his family" today. But did you know that Activision hired a torture apologist? The President of Blizzard Just Quit...Weird Activisions Torture Apologist Is Really a Team Player Jeff Strain Ex-Blizzard Employee and Founder of ArenaNet and Undead Labs Says It’s Time for Unions Blizzard Was Once Billed a Misogyny Tax The Outer Wilds DLC is Confirmed Half Life 2 is Getting Remastered, But No...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 240
What games are you looking forward to playing in August? It's looking like Game Pass is going to have an amazing month! My Time At Portia (iOS, Android) – August 4 - ??? The Falconeer (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch) – August 5 - $30 Godfall (PlayStation 4) – August 10- ??? Lawn Mowing Simulator (Xbox Series X/S, PC) – August 10- $30 SkateBIRD (Xbox One, Switch, PC, Linux) – August 12 - $20/GamePass Hades (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) – August 13 - $30/GP 12 Min...
Aug 01, 2021•13 min
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing is suing Activision Blizzard for being just terrible. Like, straight up across the board terrible. Other Video Game News A Dead Space Remake is Coming EA Wants to Make It’s Sports Games Into Something Else This Might Actually Be Dumber Than Bitcoin...Nah Amazon’s New World Might Be Bricking RTX 3090s Ubisoft Announces 6v6 FTP Multiplayer Shooter Where The Water Tastes Like Wine Has an Impossible Achievement Questions DA VINSTER (Vinny): Wh...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 244
Battlefield 2042 is getting crossplay and an AI mode that's going to let me play Battlefield 2042 with myself and 127 other bots. Other Video Game News Phil Spencer Hints About What Hardware You Might See From Xbox Next Undetectable Warzone Hack Taken Down Xbox Will Stop Your Kids from Spending All Your Money on Microtransactions Psychonauts 2 Wants Everyone to Enjoy It Maybe We Can Finally Start Buying GPUs Again...or Not Net Neutrality is Back Hunt Showdown Adds Shrek….’s House What We're Play...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Nintendo finally announced the long-awaited new version of the Switch, which features a new OLED screen but not much else. Other Video Game News The Final Fantasy Remasters Are on Their Way Games are Still Going to Be Sale on the Vita and the PS3 Humble is Capping How Much Money Can Go to Charity What We're Playing Colby: Subnautica: Below Zero, Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance, GTA3, Remnant From the Ashes, Pokemon Sword Cliff: Prey, Stardew Valley Dylan: Ratchet and Clank, Northgard, Civ 6...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 44 min
xCloud is finally available for everyone (as long as you have Game Pass Ultimate). Fire up your iOS devices or computers and play some Xbox games! Other Video Game News RIP Dogmeat Sony Goes on a Buying Spree Pirating Games Right Now is a Bad Idea So...Bethesda is Just Starting to Work on Elder Scrolls 6 GTA 3 and Vice City are Back Online Windows 11 Will Have Built in Game Pass, Auto HDR and DirectStorage Minecraft Archivist Just Found the Holy Grail Games Coming Out in July 2021 Sam & Max:...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Microsoft is focusing on diversity in their games, studios and player base as a way to hit 3 billion gamers in their ecosystem. What We're Playing Colby: Subnautica Below Zero, ALL THE DEMOS Cliff: Paint the Town Red, Death Trash, Tunic, Sable, Stardew Other Video Game News Tencent Owns The Majority or Yager Now Epic is Making Developers Lives Easier Again Your Last Chance to Return Cyberpunk is Coming Xbox Certified Monitors Are Coming New Sea of Thieves Tall Tales are Instanced Tetris Effect i...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 13 min
E3 was this weekend and there is more news than you can possibly imagine. News Xbox is Bringing a Ton of Games to Game Pass Xbox is Bring xCloud to TVs and Streaming Sticks Xbox Bringing Z/S Games to Xbox One with xCloud Forza 5 Has an Interesting Approach to Weather Rocksmith+ Will Help You Play Guitar for Real Final Fantasy 1-6 Coming to Steam and Mobile Nintendo Switch Announcements FarCry 6 DLC Lets You Play as the Bad Guys Guardian’s of the Galaxy is a Coming, Switch will Get Cloud Version ...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr 50 min
According to Twitter, Insomniac was able to make the new Ratchet & Clank game almost crunch-free. Other game companies need to pay attention. Other Video Game News Xbox is Getting Fidelity FX Atari VCS is Actually Coming Out Don’t Expect Day and Date PC Launches for Sony Games It’s E3 Week! Summer Games Fest – Kick Off Live! – Thursday, June 10th at 11:00am PT Summer of Gaming – IGN Expo 2021 – Friday, June 11th at 1:00pm PT Guerrilla Collective Showcase – Saturday, June 12th at 8:00am PT Gu...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 238
