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Episodes

Episode 058: You Dew You

On this weeks episode Kodax talks about his newfound enjoyment of Zenless Zone Zero and covers the a variety of topics such as Mountain Dew, Prince of Persia, and a stagnating interest in VR development. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on October 28, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 29, 202424 minEp. 58

Episode 057: 3D World Tour

On this weeks episode Kodax talks us through the not-layoffs happening at Bandai Namco in Japan, the unveiling of the Analogue 3D, and Sony's announcement of "PlayStation the Concert". Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on October 20, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 202430 minEp. 57

Episode 056: Alarming New Hardware

On this week's episode Kodax covers a wide range of topics including coverage of Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, a mysterious Nintendo play test, and the Game Freak "Teraleak". Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on October 14, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 15, 202449 minEp. 56

Episode 055: Unboxing Ubisoft

On this weeks episode, Kodax unboxes a Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+ Lucid-Noir Limited Edition and completes his playthrough of Reynatis. Then, Nintendo takes down another switch emulator, a promising new studio is formed, and Ubisoft continues to stumble, trip, and fall. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on October 7, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 08, 202441 minEp. 55

Episode 054: EA Taps Out

This week Kodax takes us through his attempt to buy the 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro bundle, the latest news from the PlayStation State of Play, the death of former Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa, and the end of service announcement for The Simpsons: Tapped Out. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on September 30, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 01, 202440 minEp. 54

Episode 053: Year Two

On this week's episode Nintendoboy88 joins Kodax to gush about their experience playing Astro Bot. Kodax talks about his ordeal with the McDonalds x Genshin Impact Collaboration. News on PlayStation's 30th anniversary and Nintendo's lawsuit against Pocketpair are also detailed. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on September 23, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 53

Episode 052: Six Hundred Ninety-nine US Dollars

This week Kodax is joined via special transmission by Ravenheart to present news on a variety of topics including the PlayStation 5 Pro, more layoffs at Xbox, Unity's continuing runtime fee debacle, and a mass resignation at Annapurna Interactive. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on September 16, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 52

Episode 051: Grand Theft Radio

On this episode Kodax walks us through his thoughts on version 5.0 of Genshin Impact, itch dot io delisting games and revoking purchases, an iam8bit whoopsie, Rockstar Games insulting offers to musical artists, and Sony's tease of the PlayStation 5 Pro. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on September 9, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10, 202450 minEp. 51

Episode 050: Talkin' Croc

On this milestone episode Ravenheart returns to the podcast to join Kodax in discussing the latest news in gaming. This week the guys are talking about Croc Remastered, the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Concord shutting down, and the latest Retro PlayStation Magazine Kickstarter. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on September 3, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 04, 20242 hrEp. 50

Episode 049: This is Miyamoto

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax takes us through the controversy surrounding Genshin Impact, all the new details of the Nintendo Museum, and the closure of the Animal Crossing mobile game. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on August 26, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 202438 minEp. 49

Episode 048: The Man In The Chair

On this weeks episode a special guest joins Kodax for the intro portion of the show. From there Kodax takes us through the latest news including a controversy at the 2024 Pokemon World Championships and the death of Rachael Lillis. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on August 19, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 20, 202452 minEp. 48

Episode 047: Thanks Zuck

On this weeks episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax is doing another solo show. He's got a recap of the Shovel Knight event at Giant Robot, more GameInformer updates, news about RomHackingDotNet's closure, and coverage of Ready at Dawn's demise. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on August 12, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 13, 202440 minEp. 47

Episode 046: The New Path

On an historic episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax may be flying solo but he brings with him more tales from the world of gaming. This week it's pretty much all bad and sad news, Bungie is hit with another round of layoffs, and Game Informer is no more. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on August 4, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 05, 202435 minEp. 46

Episode 045: SDCC 2024

On this weeks episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Ravenheart makes a personal announcement, Kodax tell us about his time at San Diego Comic-Con, and then they both discuss Capcom's recent investor meeting and the "restructuring" of Humble Games. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on July 30, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 20242 hr 14 minEp. 45

Episode 044: Microtransaction Mania

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast the guys discuss the FTC's response to last week's Game Pass price increase announcement, the Halo streaming series getting the axe, and Comscore's 2024 State of Gaming report. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on July 22, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 23, 20241 hr 55 minEp. 44

Episode 043: Pokemon GO Fest Yourself

On this weeks episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast the guys talk about their experience at Pokemon GO Fest, Nintendo President Furukawa declining to use AI in game production, and Microsoft hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on July 15, 2024, despite us saying that it is was recorded on the 16th during the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 17, 20241 hr 35 minEp. 43

Episode 042: Tactical Espionage Action Must Be Taken

On this weeks episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax regales us with tales of Anime Expo, Ravenheart talk about his latest haul. In the news Nintendo reacts to lewd fanart reports, and we get new updates on the state of the Metal Gear Solid series and movie. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on July 8, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 09, 20242 hr 19 minEp. 42

Episode 041: Jack In

On this week's episode Kodax and Ravenheart talk about Anime Expo plans, the Xbox 360 store going offline, and Noland Arbaugh, the first human implanted with Neuralink. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard. This episode was recorded on July 2, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 03, 20241 hr 33 minEp. 41

Episode 040: June Syndrome

On this, the 40th episode, of The Bit Beacon Broadcast the guys discuss their visit to 'The Art of Sea of Stars' panel and art exhibit at Gallery Nucleus, Square Enix's AI shift, and last week's Nintendo Direct. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on June 25, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 20242 hr 37 minEp. 40

Episode 039: Return of the Gooch

On the 39th episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast there is a lot of ground to cover. Among other topics, the guys talk about the gameplay reception to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a new PlayStation game coming to Nintendo Switch, EA executives making absurd money in a year of layoffs, a new executive hire at Unity, Sakaguchi's rumored partnership with Square Enix, and the just announced Nintendo Direct. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on June 1...

Jun 18, 20242 hr 30 minEp. 39

Episode 038: IGN Live

On this week's (admittedly long) episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax goes into great detail about his experience at IGN Live in Los Angeles, Ravenheart presents the ModRetro Chromatic handheld to our audience, and then the guys go over some of the announcements from the Xbox Summer Showcase. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on June 10, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Jun 11, 20243 hr 4 minEp. 38

Episode 037: The Mother Child

On this week's episode Ravenheart unpacks his recent video game lot purchases, Kodax regales us with tales of his time playing Tunic, and the they both breakdown and dissect last weeks PlayStation State of Play. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on June 5, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 05, 20242 hr 45 minEp. 37

Episode 036: The Acquisitioning

On the 36th episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax talks about his experience at the Pac-Man "Shine On" event in Los Angeles, Ravenheart details his computers problems, and the guys discuss a plethora of acquisitions from IGN, Nintendo, and Atari. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on May 28, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 29, 20241 hr 41 minEp. 36

Episode 035: A Bit Beacon Birthday

On a very special 35th episode of the The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax unwraps a gift from Ravenheart, Assassins Creed upsets gamers, and Atlus gets into the business of delisting their own games. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on May 20, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 20241 hr 30 minEp. 35

Episode 034: Tango in the Recycle Bin

On the 34th episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast , Ravenheart and Kodax talk Unity's new CEO Matthew Bromberg, Xbox studio closures, and Square Enix's new three year plan. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on May 14, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 20241 hr 46 minEp. 34

Episode 033: A Square Enix Secret

On this weeks episode Kodax and Ravenheart talk about their experience at the Clock Tower Rewind event at Gallery Nucleus, Helldivers 2 drama, Layoffs at Private Division, and finally they share with the public one of Square Enix's darkest secrets. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on May 6, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 07, 20241 hr 25 minEp. 33

Episode 032: Germany's Got Talent

On this new episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Ravenheart and Kodax discuss a Japanese game rating controversy, what layoffs mean for a small independent studio, and the German Computer Game Awards. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on April 29, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 20241 hr 52 minEp. 32

Episode 031: Middle Earth Coffee Stains

On this week's episode the guys talk about how more stores are removing physical media from their brick and mortar locations, LittleBigPlanet 3's online services suddenly coming to an end, and Embracer breaking up with itself. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on April 22, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 23, 20241 hr 33 minEp. 31

Episode 030: God Bless Keanu Reeves

In this week's episode the guys discuss an exciting development on The Bit Beacon's YouTube channel, Game Informer going direct to consumer, and insider drama with the Dead Space franchise. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on April 17, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 18, 20242 hr 13 minEp. 30

Episode 029: Putin Wants an Xbox

On the 29th episode of the Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax asks the tough questions at thatgamecompany's 2024 WonderCon panel, Ravenheart gives a large update and insight into his thought process while working on Seraphim, and together they discuss Putin's ambition for Russia to create it's own game console. Intro music composed by Mathew Kirkegaard (@PeachToadstoolP). This episode was recorded on April 1, 2024. Visit our website: www.the-bitbeacon.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Apr 09, 20241 hr 56 minEp. 29
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