Summary: <p>This week the bad news is for indie devs, with two reports calling out toxic behavior at four beloved indie studios.</p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <p>Cliff: Kentucky Route Zero, Tunic</p> <p>Colby: Young Souls, BotW, Bowser’s Fury</p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>News</strong></h3> <p>Maybe Video Games Were a Bad Idea?</p> <p>This is a Very Smart Way to Solve a Very Stupid Problem</p> <p>Fortnite Turned Off Building</p> <p>I'm Into, Oh Murders and Executions Mostly</p> <p>The Wii and DS eShops Are Both Down</p> <p>Epic is Donating A LOT of Money to Ukraine</p> <p>I Am Getting Even More Excited for my Steam Deck</p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p><strong>DA VINSTER: </strong>What video game franchise (Not Mario) do you think would best transition into an amusement park? One Family Friendly and One aimed more at adults.</p> <p><strong>Joe Coleslaw</strong>: What would you do for a Klondike Bar? More than likely, I would do MORE for a chance to play Elden Ring.</p> <p><strong>ShadoughX (Josh): </strong>Should there be a stigma around gamers spending money on F2P games on a mobile device (or other consoles)? People often make fun of me or others for spending money on or even playing free games like Raid Shadow Legends. How do we stop the poison from getting in the well?</p> <p><strong>*monotone screaming*: </strong>Do you think there are some games better suited to be turned into movies? Or do you think they should be like the Sonic movie where there is a storyline not related to the game itself?</p> <p><strong>Mansocks: </strong>What is your favorite "one more turn" game. You know the ones.. one more turn...oops 3 am.</p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li>Demon's Tilt</li> </ul> <p><strong>Xbox Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>Tunic - 3/16</li> <li>Paradise Killer -3/16</li> <li>Kraken Academy (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 22 – Game Pass</li> <li>Tainted Grail: Conquest (Console) ID@Xbox – March 22</li> <li>Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 22</li> <li>Norco (PC) ID@Xbox – March 24</li> <li>F1 2021 (Console) EA Play – March 24</li> <li>Crusader Kings III (Xbox Series X|S) ID@Xbox – March 29</li> <li>Weird West (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – March 31</li> </ul> <p><strong>Leaving Game Pass 3/30</strong></p> <ul> <li>Madden NFL 20 (Cloud, Console, and PC) EA Play</li> <li>Narita Boy (Cloud, Console, and PC)</li> <li>Shadow Warrior 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Humble Bundle</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle</u></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Nintendo Online</strong></p> <ul> <li>Super Fantasy Zone</li> <li>Alien Soldier</li> <li>Light Crusader</li> </ul> <p><strong>Lord of the Rings MMO</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/free-to-play-mmo-lord-of-the-rings-online-is-getting-more-generous/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pcgamer.com/free-to-play-mmo-lord-of-the-rings-online-is-getting-more-generous/</a></li> <li><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Patreon</strong></h3> <ul> <li>John Tippins</li> <li>Sean Palmer</li> <li>Austin Palmer</li> <li>Alan Schulte</li> <li>Joe Cole Jr.</li> <li>Anonymous</li> <li>Rich Deacon</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Extra Life</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/</u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
