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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!

  1. 07/03/2025

    Better Late Than Never!

    What We're Playing Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3 Colby: Spray Paint Simulator, Crypt Custodian, PowerWash Simulator News Duke Nukem: The Series Questions JoelColeslaw: How does one re-introduce themselves to a podcast after a 16 16-month hiatus? What have you been up to? How has Colby been crowned the King of Simulator games? Does taco snobbery have a place here yet?  Any plans for ExtraLife? Xbox Game Pass EA Sports FC 25 (via EA Play) – Cloud, Console, PC – June 12 The Alters – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 13 FBC: Firebreak – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 17 Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Console & PC – June 17 Lost in Random: The Eternal Die – Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S – June 17 Star Trucker (Xbox Series X|S) – June 18 Wildfrost (Console) – June 18 Volcano Princess (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 24 Rematch (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – June 19 Against the Storm – (Platform unspecified) – June 26 Warcraft I: Remastered (PC) – June 26 Warcraft II: Remastered (PC) – June 26 Warcraft III: Reforged (PC) – June 26 Call of Duty: WWII (Console and PC) – June 30 Little Nightmares II (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 1 Legend of Mana (Console) – July 2 Trials of Mana (Console) – July 2 Ultimate Chicken Horse (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 3 The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 8 Minami Lane (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 9 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 11 High On Life (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 15 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/summer-splash https://www.humblebundle.com/games/2k-classic-trilogies-mafia-x-bioshock

    56 min

  2. 06/12/2025

    The Xbox Games Showcase Review

    What We're PlayingCliff: Blue Prints Dungeons of Hinterburg NewsXbox Showcase ROG Xbox Ally ROG Xbox Ally X Clockwork Revolution Grounded 2 Keeper The Outer Worlds 2 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Aniimo Aphelion At Fate’s End Beast of Reincarnation Cronos: The New Dawn Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Final Fantasy XVI Planet of Lana II Super Meat Boy 3D There Are No Ghosts at The Grand Indie Highlight Easy Delivery Co: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3293010/Easy_Delivery_Co/ Recesses: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/Recesses/ Xbox Game Pass Additions Baldur’s Gate – June 5 Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions – June 5 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition – June 10 Barbie Project Friendship – June 11 Kingdom: Two Crowns – June 11 EA Sports FC 25 – June 12 The Alters – June 13 FBC: Firebreak – June 17 Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – June 17 Lost in Random: The Eternal Die – June 17 Against the Storm – June 26

    42 min

  3. 05/29/2025

    Episode 351: Colby the Simulator King

    What We're Playing Cliff: Doom: The Dark Ages, American Arcadia Colby: Crime Scene Cleaner!!! Dylan: Montana News Nintendo Game Chat Will Require a Subscription and a Phone Number Indie Highlight Shroom & Gloom (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3271280/Shroom_and_Gloom/) Relic Abyss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3017760/Relic_Abyss/) Questions Goopknight — It’s a bit early, but any picks for GOTY yet? Cheap/Free Games Xbox Game Pass Monster Train 2 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 21 Creatures of Ava (Xbox Series X|S) – May 22 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (Xbox Series X|S) – May 22 Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) EA Play – May 22 Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 27 To a T (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 28 Metaphor ReFantazio (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 29 Spray Paint Simulator (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 29 Crypt Custodian (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 3 Symphonia (Cloud, Console, and PC) – June 3 The Alters - June 13 FBC: Firebreak - June 17 Lost in Random: The Eternal Die - June 17 Rematch - June 19 Against the Storm - June 26 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/tid-breakthrough-games-with-links-to-diabetes-community

    58 min

  4. 05/15/2025

    Episode 350: Don't Call It a Comeback!

    What We're Playing Cliff: Avowed, South of Midnight, Expedition 33, Dredge, Forever Skies Colby: AC Shadows Indie Highlight POGOPPL (demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/POGOPPL/) Beyond Sunset (demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/Beyond_Sunset/) NewsWe discuss price increases on Xbox and Switch.Questions Princess_Megan: What are your thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2? Including system capabilities, games, and price when compared to not only the original, but also other consoles? DA VINSTER (Vinny): Crazy to see where we were gaming-wise from the beginning of Byte Me to now. Console gaming has gotten more pricey, games are getting more expensive, etc. What are your overall thoughts on console prices going up, game prices going up, and have your gaming habits changed at all since then? I know a few people who are moving over to PC gaming since. Rich Deacon: Will you buy the new switch, now, later, or never? How much is too much to pay for fancy mac and cheese?Cheap/Free Games Xbox Game Pass Dredge (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 7 Dungeons of Hinterberg (Console) – May 7 Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (Xbox Series X|S) – May 7 Metal Slug Tactics (Console) – May 7 Revenge of the Savage Planet (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 8 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (Cloud and Console) – May 13 DOOM: The Dark Ages (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S) – May 15 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 16 Firefighting Simulator: The Squad (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Police Simulator: Patrol Officers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – May 20 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/xbox-games-studio-bundle

    1h 24m

  5. 04/18/2024

    Everyone Should Visit Bedrock City

    Usually, I talk about video games here, but everyone needs to go to AZ and visit Bedrock City, because apparently it's still open! What We're Playing Cliff: Diablo 4 Colby: Diablo 4, Indivisible, Adventures of Pip Dylan: Helldivers 2 News Lawbreakers is Back! PS5 Pro Games Are Coming Outlaws is Locking Missions Behind Season Pass Don’t Forget to Tip Your Game Devs Questions Joe Coleslaw: Podcast Follow Up Question: are you sure there is going to be an episode this week?  Did anyone catch the eclipse? What are some once in an IRL lifetime events you've experienced? QuackMike: I'm late to the leak, but how do people feel about Sony & Insomniac having exclusive rights to X-Men until 2035  in relation to the X-Men 97 show and their introduction to the MCU in a few years? mansock: Do you like sand? Princess_Megan: Will you adopt me and take me to cool places? Primefan13: Thoughts on sea of thieves being on PlayStation? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games The Big Con Town of Salem 2: Xbox Game Pass Harold Halibut – April 16th PlayStations Plus Immortals of Aveum (PS5) Minecraft Legends (PS4, PS5) Skul: The Hero Slayer (PS4) PlayStation Plus Animal Well | PS5 Tales of Kenzera: Zau | PS5 Dave the Diver | PS4 + PS5 Oddballers | PS4 Construction Simulator | PS4 + PS5 The Crew 2 | PS4 Raji: An Ancient Epic | PS4 + PS5 LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame | PS4 Nour: Play With Your Food | PS4 + PS5 Deliver Us Mars | PS4 + PS5 LEGO Marvel's Avengers | PS4 Miasma Chronicles | PS5 Stray Blade | PS5 PlayStation Plus Classics Games Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare | PS4 + PS5 Star Wars: Rebel Assault 2: The Hidden Empire | PS4 + PS5 MediEvil | PS4 + PS5 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/devious-deckbuilders https://www.humblebundle.com/games/virtual-realities-mystery-mayhem Prime Gaming Fallout 76 Chivalry 2 (Available April 4 through Epic Games Store) Faraway 2: Jungle Escape (Available April 4 through Amazon Games App) Black Desert (Available April 4 through Black Desert Online Launcher) Drawn: Trail of Shadows (Available April 11 through Amazon Games App) Faraway 3: Arctic Escape (Available April 11 through Amazon Games App) Fallout 76 (Available April 11 Through Microsoft Store Code on PC and Xbox Code on Xbox) Demon's Tilt (Available April 11 Through Epic Games Store) Rose Riddle: The Fairy Tale Detective Collector's Edition (Available April 18 Through Legacy Games Code) Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space (Available April 18 Through Amazon Games App) Living Legends: Fallen Sky (Available April 25 Through Amazon Games App) Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness (Available April 25 Through Amazon Games App) Tiny Robots Recharged (Available April 25 Through Amazon Games App) Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/ Nintendo Online Wrecking Crew '98 SUPER R-TYPE Amazing Hebereke

    1h 30m

  6. 03/23/2024

    Is This Really the Future of Video Games?

    Ubisoft is calling this the future of gaming, we are less convinced. What We're Playing Cliff: Baldur's Gate Colby: Final Fantasy 6, Tales of Arise Dylan: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News The FUTURE of Video Games New Parental Controls for Steam Finishing Every Mario Maker Level The PS5 Pro is Coming Game Pass for Minecraft Billionaires Calling Each Other Names Questions Primefan13: Thoughts on the Doom games? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Call of the Wild: The Angler Atom Eve Xbox Game Pass Lightyear Frontier (Game Preview) (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X|S)  MLB The Show 24 (Cloud and Console)  The Quarry (Cloud and Console) – March 20  Evil West (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 21  Terra Invicta (Game Preview) (PC) – March 26  Diablo IV (Console and PC) – March 28  Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28  Open Roads (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 28  Ark: Survival Ascended (Cloud, PC, Xbox Series X|S) – April 1  F1 23 (Cloud) EA Play – April 2  Superhot: Mind Control Delete (Cloud, Console, and PC) – April 2   PlayStation Plus Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Sifu Hello Neighbor 2 EA Sports F1 23 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/games/humble-heroines-action-adventure-intrigue https://www.humblebundle.com/games/spring-into-learning-complete-humongous-collection https://www.humblebundle.com/games/plaion-hits-saints-row-red-faction-collection Prime Gaming Pearls of Atlantis: The Cove (Available March 21 through Legacy Games Code) Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App) Through the Darkest of Times (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App) Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker (Available March 28 Through Amazon Games App) Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/

    58 min

  7. 02/22/2024

    The Future is Xbox! I Mean, the Future Has to Be Something I Guess?

    We talk about all of the Xbox news from the last week and how it might impact the Xbox's future. What We're Playing Cliff: Baldur’s Gate 3 Colby: Persona 3, Monster Sanctuary News The Future is Xbox! I Mean, the Future Has to Be Something I Guess? There Are a Lot of Game Pass Subs We Are About to See a Bunch of New-ish Systems Finally, a Reason to Buy a PlayStation Portal Fallout is Getting a Very Cool Special Edition Questions Mansocks: What is the best video game movie or TV show adaption (and you can't say TLOU)? Princess_Megan: Why does Microsoft hate cross play? This popped up again during a conversation I was having with the IT Manager. We both play ESO occasionally, but on different platforms so we can't play together. It seems like an easy thing to set up now that Microsoft basically owns all of the game publishing companies Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Super Meat Boy Forever! Xbox Game Pass Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC) Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 22 Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 27 Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27 Indivisible (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28 Space Engineers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 29 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 5 Diablo IV - March 28 PlayStation Plus Need for Speed Unbound | PS5 The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition | PS5 Tales of Arise | PS4 + PS5 Assassin's Creed Valhalla | PS4 + PS5 LEGO Worlds | PS4 LEGO Jurassic World | PS4 Roguebook | PS4 + PS5 Rogue Lords | PS4 Tales of Zestiria | PS4 PlayStation Plus Classic Resistance: Retribution | PS4 + PS5 Jet Rider 2 (originally released as Jet Moto 2 in the US) | PS4 + PS5 Tales of Symphonia | PS4 + PS5 Tales of Vesperia | PS4 + PS5 Humble Bundle Destiny 2: The Story So Far IGN Fan Fest 24 Prime Gaming Blade Assault (Available February 22 through Amazon Games App) Gravitar: Recharged (Available February 29th through Epic Games Store) Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life Extra Life Donation Link

    53 min

  8. 02/15/2024

    Survey Says: We Need More LGBTQ Games

    A new study from GLAAD confirms that we need more games with LGBTQ characters and storylines and anyone who says otherwise doesn't really game that much anyway. What We're Playing Cliff: Baldurs Gate 3 Colby: Elden Ring, Persona 3 News LGBTQ Inclusion in Video Games Everything Isn’t Great with the Dead Cells Team Some Xbox Games Might Not Be Just Xbox Games for Long Physical Games Aren’t as Expensive As I Thought Subnautica 2 is Getting 4 Player Coop Questions *monotone screaming*: I don’t have anything video game related, but what is your ideal bagel sandwich combination Rich Deacon: VR gaming feels like its flat and has lost momentum (Correct me if I am wrong). Do you feel it's going to claim a large stake of gaming in the future? Would you rather be unable to eat chocolate for the rest of your life or be unable to eat cheese for the rest of your life? Cheap/Free Games Epic Games Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed. Experience the speed and excitement of the largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads and SSVs. Xbox Game Pass Resident Evil 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 13 Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 14 A Little To The Left (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 15 PlateUp! – Feb 15th Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 20 Humble Bundle Mindbending Masterpieces Mega Man Franchise Pack Controllerd Chaos Exceptional Indie Allies Prime Gaming Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders - Collector's Edition (Available February 15th through Legacy Games Code) Tempest 4000 (Available February 15th through Amazon Games App) Blade Assault (Available February 22 through Amazon Games App) Gravitar: Recharged (Available February 29th through Epic Games Store) Patreon Alan Schulte Joe Cole Jr. Anonymous Rich Deacon Extra Life Extra Life Donation Page

    55 min
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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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  • Creator
    Byte Me Podcast
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    398
  • Rating
    Clean
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