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Episodes

Episode 088: Borderlands 4 Fan Fest

On this week's episode Kodax attends a couple of events including the Borderlands 4 Fan Fest in Los Angeles and speaks about the disastrous launch of new game Mindseye and what that means for staff at the studio. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on June 23, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 202511 minEp. 88

Episode 087: IGN Live 2025 Recap

On this week's episode Kodax speaks about his time at IGN Live and the Death Stranding 2 World Tour Game Premiere event in Los Angeles before moving onto news of layoffs at Sony's Bend Studio and the historic launch sales of Nintendo Switch 2. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on June 16, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 202518 minEp. 87

Episode 086: Forever Jeff

On this week's episode Kodax takes us through last week's monumental events in gaming. From the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, a surprise PlayStation State of Play, the Summer Games Fest Showcase, and a new Xbox hardware announcement. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on June 10, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 202526 minEp. 86

Episode 085: The Deep Dark Web

On this week's episode Kodax gushes about his time playing the new Fantasy Life Game, the many upcoming gaming events this week, a Randy Pitchford update, SEGA discontinuing support for their classic mobile game titles, and the closure of Cliffhanger Games. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on June 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 03, 202519 minEp. 85

Episode 084: The Game Key Card Problem

On this week's episode Kodax talks about several new physical game additions to his collection, Randy Pitchford's latest gaffe, and the biggest problem facing physical game collectors today, Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Cards. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on May 27, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 202525 minEp. 84

Episode 083: Nintendo SF Grand Opening

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax travels to San Francisco for the Grand Opening of the Nintendo Store and tells us all about it. Other topics discussed include his finals thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the drama surrounding Bungie's theft of Fern Hook's artwork for their upcoming game Marathon. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on May 19, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 20, 202521 minEp. 83

Episode 082: Warm and Fuzzy

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax discusses his time at the Honkai Star Rail Event 2nd Anniversary Event in Irvine, the Grand Theft Auto 6 delay, updates to Palworld in the wake of Nintendo's lawsuit, and updates to Nintendo's End User License Agreement. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on May 12, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 202515 minEp. 82

Episode 081: What Did I Miss?

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax gushes about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and cover topics such as Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-orders, the Xbox price hike, and layoffs at Electronic Arts. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on May 5, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 06, 202524 minEp. 81

Episode 080: Nintendo Switch 2 Part 2

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax breaks down the pricing of Nintendo Switch 2 software and shares his experience at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Los Angeles event. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 16, 202531 minEp. 80

Episode 079: Nintendo Switch 2 Part 1

On this week's episode Kodax dives into the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and breaks down everything from the screen, the dock, the new Joy-Con, capabilities, and the price. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on April 7, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 08, 202525 minEp. 79

Episode 078: Guess Who’s Back?

On this week's episode Kodax informs the listeners about the return of Game Informer, last week's surprise Nintendo Direct, and a small update the Legend of Zelda movie. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on March 31, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 01, 202527 minEp. 78

Episode 077: Gods of War

On this week's episode Kodax unboxes the Honkai: Star Rail - Trailblazer Edition for PS5, his experience at the second part of the God of War 20th Anniversary event at Gallery Nucleus, and finally walks the listeners though the end of My Nintendo Gold Points. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on March 25, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 202521 minEp. 77

Episode 076: No Scope

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax speaks about his time at the God of War 20th Anniversary event at Gallery Nucleus, new details on the rumored Xbox branded handheld, the sale of Niantic games to Scopely, and a special report from Geocode7. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on March 17, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202524 minEp. 76

Episode 075: Sadness over Mordor

On this milestone episode Kodax shares his recent PlayStation trophy tragedy, walks us through the major announcements at the recent Pokemon Presents broadcast, and sheds a light on the studio closures at Warner Brothers Games. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on March 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 04, 202519 minEp. 75

Episode 074: Easing Up

This week Kodax goes on a Pokemon misadventure in Pasadena, and then walks us through the chaos at Chinese game developer and publisher NetEase. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on February 24, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 202520 minEp. 74

Episode 073: Oops, Unity Did It Again

On this week's episode Kodax talks about his time with Visions of Mana, the latest PlayStation State of Play, Sony's 3rd quarter financial results, and a scummy wave of layoffs at Unity. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on February 18, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 19, 202519 minEp. 73

Episode 072: The Virtual Reality of Greatness

On this week's episode Kodax rants about EA executives messing up Dragon Age, his final thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima, the ESAs new video game executive event 'iicon', and Meta's Reality Labs division finding themselves in the midst of a legendary misadventure. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on February 10, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 202526 minEp. 72

Episode 071: Insomniac Party

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax and Ravenheart attend Insomniac's 30th Anniversary Community Day event, and Kodax rants about PlayStation Plus, Beyond Two Souls, and more layoffs at Ubisoft. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on February 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 04, 202524 minEp. 71

Episode 070: State of the Game

On this week's episode Kodax is talking about the retirement of Insomniac Games founder, Ted Price; The FTC vs Genshin Impact publisher Hoyoverse; and GDC's state of the Games Industry Annual Report. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on January 28, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 29, 202532 minEp. 70

Episode 069: nice

On this week's episode Kodax talks about Freedom Wars Remastered, Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut, the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, and Sony cancelling more games from it's live service initiative. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on January 21, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 22, 202524 minEp. 69

Episode 068: There Can Only Be Two

On this week's episode Kodax looks back at his time playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D, the sale of Private Division to former Annapurna Games staffers, and the annual games industry report from DFC Intelligence. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on January 13, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 202520 minEp. 68

Episode 067: GameStopped

On this episode Kodax welcomes everyone to a new year of gaming news with obituaries, Russian game console updates, and store closures. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on January 7, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 08, 202517 minEp. 67

Episode 066: Unwrap This

On this weeks very brief episode Kodax talks new video game reprints, Vgames third round of funding, and the strategic alliance formed between Sony and Kadokawa. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on December 20, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 202420 minEp. 66

Episode 065: Astro Bot Sweeps

This week on The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax speaks extensively about his time at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. Let's go Astro Bot! Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on December 16, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 17, 202438 minEp. 65

Episode 064: One Of Those Weeks

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax unboxes some new arrivals from Limited Run Games, he talks about visiting Pikachu or Eevee for the Holidays, and just in time for Christmas he speaks about the latest in video game industry layoffs. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on December 10, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 11, 202436 minEp. 64

Episode 063: If The Shu Quits

On this weeks episode Kodax shares his Black Friday haul, he tears into another digital booster pack, and talk about Nintendo closing up eShop in China and the impending departures of PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on December 3rd, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 04, 202424 minEp. 63

Episode 062: Ramblin’ Man

On this week's episode Kodax is a ramblin' his final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard and about his experience unboxing the 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Pro bundle. Then he covers the latest major developments this week in gaming including a possible new acquisition by Sony, Xbox Avatars going the way of the dodo, and yet another studio closure. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on November 25th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Nov 26, 202439 minEp. 62

Episode 061: I Am Xbox

On this week's episode Kodax unboxes a Slitterhead controversy with coverage of Xbox's new marketing campaign, Pokemon Gold and Silver 25th anniversary merchandise, and The Game Awards winner predictions. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on November 18th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 202456 minEp. 61

Episode 060: The Arrogance of Pirates

On this milestone episode Kodax is joined by nobody to discuss the latest happenings in planet video games. From some small announcements regarding the Nintendo Switch Successor, SEGA delisting their classic games collection, and the story of a pirate who took things too far. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 12, 202424 minEp. 60

Episode 059: Firewalk With Me No Longer

On this weeks episode Kodax is talking vidya games, Sony studio closures, Insomniac's leadership shakeup, and Nintendo's music catalog. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on November 4th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 05, 202427 minEp. 59
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