Happy Episode 300!

We made it to Episode 300! That's 50 episodes six times!

Please note that we lost about 12 minutes of Dylan's audio from about minute 13 to minute 25, so if we ask him a question and he doesn't answer, he's not just being super rude.

What We're Playing

Cliff: Garden Story, As Dusk Falls

Colby: Chasm, Chinatown Detective Agency, Ghost Recon Breakpoint

Dylan: Darkest Dungeon

News

UK Watchdog Recommends an In Depth Investigation of Xbox/Blizzard/Activision Merger

Arcane Wins an Emmy

Have a Million Dollars?

Game Pass Friends and Family Plan Looks Good

Oh Randy

Go Team Crunch!

Matt Booty Dreams of AI

Arkane Was Forced to Use the Prey Name

Halo Infinite is In a Bad Place

Questions

*monotone screaming*: Why do you think battle royale games were so popular, and do they make or break a game for you?

Rdeacon:

1. Do you prefer earbuds or over the ear headphones?

2. Do you feel advanced controllers, keyboard or mice actually increase your performance?

Cheap/Free Games

Epic Games

• Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
• Realm Royale Reforged Epic Launch Bundle

Xbox Game Pass

• Disney Dreamlight Valley: Founder’s Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC)
• Opus Magnum (PC) ID@Xbox
• Train Sim World 3 (Console and PC) ID@Xbox
• Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (PC) ID@Xbox – September 13
• DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace (Cloud, Console, and PC) – September 13
• You Suck at Parking (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – September 14
• Despot’s Game (Console and PC) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Metal: Hellsinger (PC and Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – September 15
• Outer Wilds (Xbox Series X) - September 15
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker - September 20
• Beacon Pines - September 22
• Slime Rancher 2 - September 22
• Grounded - September 27
• Moonscars - (PC, Console, and Cloud) September 27

Playstation Plus

• Need for Speed Heat (PS4)
• Granblue Fantasy: Versus (PS4)
• Toem (PS5)

PS Plus Extra and Premium

• Deathloop (PS5)
• Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4)
• Watch Dogs 2 (PS4)
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (PS4)
• Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition (PS4)
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4)
• Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5 (PS4, PS5)
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX (PS4, PS5)
• Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show (PS4)
• Rayman Legends (PS4)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (PS4)

PlayStation Plus Premium Classics

• Syphon Filter 2
• The Sly Collection
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
• Bentley’s Hackpack
• Toy Story 3
• Kingdom of Paradise

Humble Bundle

• https://www.humblebundle.com/games/level-up-and-learn-programming-games

Troll Corner

Girls Who Code a Sidewinder Missile

Patreon

• Alan Schulte
• Joe Cole Jr.
• Anonymous
• Rich Deacon

Extra Life

• https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/