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During 80 Bit Podsmash's hiatus - Termite kicks off a solo show.

Termite's Buzz! A weekly smaller 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.

This week:

-Vampire Survivors addiction

-Xbox developer showcase recap
https://www.polygon.com/23571609/xbox-developer-direct-news-announcements-trailers-recap

-HBO Renews The Last of Us for a second season
https://www.polygon.com/23574412/the-last-of-us-season-2-hbo-max

-Dead Space Remake Review Round Up
https://opencritic.com/game/13897/dead-space-remake-

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/

During 80 Bit Podsmash's hiatus - Termite kicks off a solo show.

Termite's Buzz! A weekly smaller 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.

This week:

-Termite auto-popped the DBZ Kakarot Platinum Trophy
-Nintendo ramps up Switch production
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-20/nintendo-switch-production-boost-set-to-defy-industry-forecasts#xj4y7vzkg
-Microsoft is hit with 10,000 layoffs.
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/01/halos-joe-staten-provides-update-following-343-and-microsoft-layoffs
-An update on my Goodwill Finds order

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/

During 80 Bit Podsmash's hiatus - Termite kicks off a solo show.

Termite's Buzz! A weekly smaller 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.

This week:

-Termite platinumed Sonic Frontiers.
-Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber coming to PSVR2
-Playground Games leaders form new AAA studio Maverick Games
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playground-games-leaders-form-new-aaa-studio-maverick-games

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/

Penguin & Termite put the final cap on 2022 with a discussion all about our podcast. We have a big announcement to make as well. We go over our most popular episodes, our favorite moments and what we've learned over the last year.

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Ozzed - It's Not My Ship
http://ozzed.net
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite wish you a very Happy New Year! We discuss 2022 in gaming. We have our own superlatives, synopsis and trends of the gaming industry, and some other fun statistics such as our trophy counts.

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Ozzed - It's Not My Ship
http://ozzed.net
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Join Nick, Jordan, and Junior as they go over their top games for the Summer of Games Showcases of 2022.

Join Junior, Nick, Jordan, and Tony. As we get a bunch of new announcements, a list of VR games upcoming, and a few delays.

Join Junior, Jordan, and 2 special guests as they cover a lot of different topics from Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six news, all the way to the Halo tv series and Marvel's Moon Knight. 

Join Junior and Jordan as they welcome Nick back after being gone for an episode. They pull a few new scoops up such the new Hogwarts Legacy gameplay, lots of new tv series coming and updates, and a way that you can help donate to a charity as well as score some good games.

Junior and Jordan talk a little about the new Elden Ring that came out recently, as well as, two new Pokemon games announced today, and the DICE Award Winners for 2022 are in!

Penguin & Termite have noticed how different games, sometimes have different group sizes across different modes. Did you know there's a "magic number" which dictates a lot of game design and mechanics for multiplayer games? We discuss...

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Halcyonic Falcon X - Of Rainbows and Unicorns
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite have a discussion about hype in the video game industry. Inspired by the announcements at Game Awards 2021 and the response they received - we decide to take a deep dive in to the driving hype beats, and the effect it has for gamers, developers, publishers, and content creators.

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Halcyonic Falcon X - Of Rainbows and Unicorns
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite wish you a very Happy New Year! We discuss 2021 in gaming as well as our podcasts. We have our own superlatives, synopsis of the gaming industry, trophy summary as well as some stats and figures about our podcast.

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Ozzed - It's Not My Ship
http://ozzed.net
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Penguin & Termite discuss a genre named after the 1980 video game, titled Rogue. We discuss how the genre has affected the video games we love today, the history of the genre and of course, we discuss our favorites entries!

https://linktr.ee/80bitpodsmash

Music:
Ozzed - It's Not My Ship
http://ozzed.net
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Join Junior and Jordan as they highlight this years Game Awards show and winners.

Join Nick, Jordan, and Junior after a longer break to talk more about Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty Vanguard, and dive much deeper into Halo Infinite. They also cover a UK awards show, new tv shows in the works, and more!

Penguin & Termite continue discussing specific video game consoles - running through the impact and legacy of each system. This time, like the Sega Saturn, we have yet another console with more to talk surrounding it's announcement and release than the console itself... Microsoft's Xbox One!

Discord:
https://discord.gg/t5hEgKt

Music:
Ozzed - No Fight But Cool
http://ozzed.net
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Nick returns from the rib cook off and joins Junior and Jordan to talk about the newest Playstation showcase as well as a few game delays, Razer's new products, a ton of new games coming to Xbox Gamepass, and more.

Inspired by Aloy's appearance in Genshin Impact, Penguin & Termite discuss the history of crossovers in video games. We discuss the good and bed, our favorites and the worst in all things video game crossovers. What value do they add, if any? All this and more...