80-Bit Podsmash Penguin & Termite
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80-bit Podsmash is a weekly podcast discussing video game industry and culture and how the medium relates to various other topics. It is hosted by Daniel Grathwol (Penguin) and Daniel Bowen (Termite).
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Termite's Buzz Episode 41 - Termite goes to The Game Awards!
A special bonus episode of Termite's Buzz all about The Game Awards. Termite took a legendary trip across the country to celebrate TBone's 40th Birthday. I discuss the trip, our experience, the people we met, and review The Game Award show itself. I end the show with my favorite announcement and moments in the show!
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Termite's Buzz Episode 40
Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.
Trophies what I'm playing:
Spider-Man 2 Platinum done!
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Gran Turismo 6 PS3
Alan Wake 2 started
Super Mario Wonder
News:
Sony has halved the number of live service games
https://www.polygon.com/23954006/sony-playstation-live-service-games-marathon-last-of-us-factions
Context: Jim Ryan "retiring"
Zelda Live Action movie
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html
Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/ -
Termite's Buzz Episode 39
Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.
Trophies what I'm playing:
Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros Wonder
News:
Phil Spencer on GamePass with Activision
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/
Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/ -
Termite's Buzz Episode 38
Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.
Trophies what I'm playing:
Mortal Kombat 1
Resident Evil 4
Fun GotY Predictions!
News:
PS5 Slim Announced
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/
XBox Activision Blizzard Aquisition is complete
https://www.polygon.com/23915545/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-close
Bobby Kotick to stay through end of year
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915559/activision-blizzard-ceo-steps-down-kotick-microsoft
Redfall Update:
https://www.ign.com/articles/redfalls-latest-update-finally-adds-60fps-mode-now-available
Retro:
New PS3 games added to the collection
Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
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Termite's Buzz Episode 37
Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.
Trophies what I'm playing:
Call of Duty Black Ops 1
Mortal Kombat 1
News:
Sony hacked again?!
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-launches-investigation-after-ransomware-group-claims-to-have-breached-companys-systems
Platinum games co-founder leaving
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888860/hideki-kamiya-leaving-platinumgames-bayonetta-viewtiful-joe-director-wonderful-101
PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan to Retire Next Spring
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-29/why-playstation-fans-are-cheering-ceo-jim-ryan-s-departure
Retro:
Halo 3 16 year anniversary
PS3 - It Only Does Everything
Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/ -
Termite's Buzz Episode 36
Termite's Buzz! A weekly solo show running through what games and/or trophies Termite is pursuing, followed up by some gaming industry news and finishing with a retro video game discussion.
Sea of Stars Plat 97!
What's next? Mortal Kombat 1? deal
News:
-Switch 2 performance that of PS4/Xbox One
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-reportedly-briefed-activision-on-its-switch-2-plans-last-year/#:~:text=Tom%20Ivan,were%20viewed%20by%20The%20Verge.
-Unity apologizes
https://www.polygon.com/23885373/unity-technologies-install-fee-pricing-change
All the Xbox Leaked stuff - Cliff Notes/Readers Digest
https://www.ign.com/articles/all-the-major-revelations-from-the-ftc-vs-xbox-court-document-leaks
Phil Spencer's response
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23881174/microsoft-xbox-leak-gaming-phil-spencer-memo
Need for Speed developer focus on Battlefield
https://www.eurogamer.net/need-for-speed-developer-criterion-to-focus-on-battlefield#:~:text=Criterion%2C%20the%20British%20studio%20behind,with%20Need%20for%20Speed%2C%20meanwhile.
The Division 3 is announced
https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/09/21/ubisoft-announces-tom-clancys-the-division-3-appoints-new-series-producer
Song: 8-Punk - 8 bit music
Licence: The song is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)"
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
Customer Reviews
Not your average video game content!
These dudes cover a wide variety of content as video games relate to culture and current events. Highly recommended!
What a Show!
Absolutely terrible, all they do is make Hamilton references and tell termite not to mention solid snake every week.
Joking! Joking!
This is a great show, if you are interested in gaming, and it’s affect on society, this is definitely the podcast for you, the show also has personality (such as Hamilton references for us musical nerds, or Termite being obsessed with Solid Snake during DLC ), which makes it really fun to listen to!
(Penguin needs to work on his Fall Guys gameplay though, termite was mostly able to keep up with me, but penguin barely made it past round 2. Cmon Penguin! Get it together! 😉)
Great Podcast!
I loved episode 021 that released near Valentine’s Day! I enjoyed hearing from Termite and Penguin’s wives and I thought dating/marriage with gamers was a great topic to discuss.