The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Dungeons & Dragons. D&D Beyond released a new Unearthed Arcana, this time featuring subclasses based on horror. The playtest is now live and features revisions for the College of Spirits Bard, Grave Domain Cleric, Phantom Rogue, Shadow Sorcerer, Hexblade Warlock, and…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Grand Theft Auto VI. GameInformer reports that Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed to May 26, 2026. The game was previously slated for a 2025 release. Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast released SRD 5.2.1, fixing some minor text errors and adding 15 magic item…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Switch 2 Preorder. I talk (rant) about my experience preordering a Switch 2 from my local GameStop. Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast announced on D&D Beyond the release of SRD 5.2, which was also released under Creative Commons. Oblivion Remastered. IGN repor…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Baldur’s Gate 3. GameInformer reports that Patch 8 went live on April 17th. The final patch for the game includes crossplay between consoles, Mac, and PC, photo mode, and a new subclass for every class in the game: College of Glamour, Path of Giants, Death Domain, Ci…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Jeremy Crawford. ScreenRant reports that D&D’s Lead Rules Designer will be retiring this month. Lorcana. Ravensburger announced that Hiram Flaversham and Fortisphere are banned from Organized Constructed Play, marking the first bans in the game since Bucky’s errata. …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Chris Perkins. Wizards of the Coast reports that after 28 years with the company, Lead Creative Designer and Acquisitions Incorporated DM Chris Perkins announced his retirement. Piranha Plant Camera. The Verge reports that Hori is launching a Piranha Plant camera for…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Game Informer. Game Informer has returned, with a letter from the editor that Gunzilla Games has secured the rights to the magazine from GameStop and reopened it as an independent company, with its entire staff returning. Monster Hunter Wilds. Capcom revealed a conte…

Tonight we are reflecting on David Crane’s A Boy and HIs Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia., a 1989 puzzle-platformer developed by Imagineering and published by Absolute Entertainment in North America and published by Nintendo in Europe in 1991. Jaleco published the game in Japan also in 1991. Imagineering was also known for the releases of Ghostbusters …

Tonight we are reflecting on Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship, a 1990 physics-based, multi-directional space adventure co-developed by Zippo Games and Rare and published by Tradewest. Zippo was best known for Ironsword, the sequel to the Rare’s 1987 Wizards & Warriors. Rare had a solid relationship with publisher Tradewest releasing games…

To celebrate Nintendmas, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram reminisce about Sunsoft's Blaster Master (Nov 1988) and Capcom's Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers (June 1990) for the NES. Send us a text The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Lorcana. Polygon reports that Ravensburger has revealed the next two sets: Archazia’s Island, featuring Bolt, and Reign of Jafar. Path of Exile 2. IGN reports that Grinding Gear Games’s sequel to its smash hit ARPG has launched in Early Access, and is receiving some …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Civilization 7. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Firaxis has shifted its development and release strategies due to the surprising number of Civ 6 units sold on Switch. EA. Gamesindustry.biz reports that EA has added 23 new patents to its library of free accessibility t…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Azurite Sea. Lorcana’s latest set is now available, featuring themes around pirates, inventors, aliens, and robots. Never Stop Blowing Up. Polygon reports that Dropout’s absurd action film TTRPG based on Kids With Bikes is now available and it’s free. Warcraft. Blizz…

Tonight we are reflecting on Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, a 1989 arcade port of the 1987 vertical shooter Dragon Spirit by Namco. Namco was responsible for other arcade classics like Pacman, Galaga and Dig Dug to name a few. The NES port was developed by Now Production and published by Namco in Japan but published by Bandai in North America. Now …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Activision Blizzard. Gamesindustry.biz reports that QA staff at Activision Blizzard’s Eden Prairie, Minnesota office walked out in protest against the firm’s return-to-office mandate. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. Nintendo Life reports that the mobile title …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Assassin’s Creed. IGN reports that the Assassin’s Creed Shadows Collector’s Edition has dropped $50 in price as the season pass and early access portions are canceled. Magic: the Gathering. Polygon reports that with the Final Fantasy set, Universes Beyond cards will …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Hades 2. Polygon reports that Hades 2 received a big update with a new region, weapons, and characters. Magic x Marvel. Polygon reports that Wizards of the Coast revealed an upcoming Secret Lair to promote their Marvel crossover at NYCC. The cards in the Secret Lair …

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Civilization 7. IGN reports that Firaxis is working with the Shawnee tribal nation to ensure “an authentic, sincere recreation” in the upcoming title. The partnership also includes a donation of hundreds of thousands of dollars in language revitalization programs. Ho…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Dungeons & Dragons. IGN reports that WizKids has opened preorders for official Baldur’s Gate 3 miniatures, including Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Lae’zel, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Withers. The set is being sold for $49.99 Final Fantasy XIV. IGN reports that in light of the…

Our Holiday Special, "The Feast of the Forsaken", covers six titles that are not worthy of a proper service. Join us as we chastise these abominations and excommunicate them entirely from existence in these sacred halls through sacrificial obliteration; neither to reside in heaven or hell but utterly cast out into the void! Send us a text The miNES…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Annapurna Interactive. IGN reports that the publisher’s entire staff resigned as a group last week, citing disagreements over the direction of the division, chaotic departures, communication breakdowns, and a lack of leadership transparency. Baldur’s Gate 3. IGN repo…

Tonight we are reflecting on Karnov, an arcade port developed and published by Data East for the NES in North America in January of 1988. Data East was responsible for porting popular arcade games to the NES like Burgertime, Karate Champ and Rampage. Data East seemed to be hell-bent on making circus strongman Jinborov Karnovski, aka “Karnov”, a sor…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Baldur’s Gate 3. IGN reports that Patch 7 has been released. The latest major update includes new legendary actions for several NPCs, official mod support, and many new endings catered to evil playthroughs. Larian Studios has confirmed that this will not be the final…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Argonaut Games. GamesIndustry.biz reports that the former Star Fox developer has returned as a publisher after closing 20 years ago. They are working on releasing a remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos for PC and consoles. D&D Direct. Wizards of the Coast held a di…

Tonight we are reflecting on the ambitious game, Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode, a 1988 story-based, action game that was co-developed by Vik Tokai and Sunseibu Entertainment. The game is based off of a popular manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito that started back in 1968. Vik Tokai is known for other NES releases such as Clash At Dem…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Among Us. Inner Sloth has announced a collaboration with Critical Role for Among Us. The collaboration features Critical Role-themed character skins, hats, and kill animations. Baldur’s Gate 3. Gameindustry.biz reports that the stellar RPG from Larian Studios has won…

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. NEWS ITEMS Blizzard. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Blizzard has received approval from Microsoft to create a new AA studio under its portfolio. Some King employees will be shifted to the new studio, which will work on titles based on existing Blizzard franchises. Capcom. Polyg…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Bungie. Gamesindustry.biz reports that the Destiny developer has laid off 220 staff, is transferring 155 to Sony Interactive Entertainment, and transferring 75 to a new studio being formed under Sony. Dungeons & Dragons. GamesRadar reports that Astarion and …

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Bethesda. IGN reports that the studio is the first Microsoft development studio to fully unionize. Microsoft has recognized the union, which filed under the Communication Workers of America. Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast has announced that the 202…

Tonight we are reflecting on Kid Icarus, a 1986 Japanese release for the Famicom Disk System that was developed and published by Nintendo and was later released for the NES in North America in July of 1987. Nintendo’s R&D 1 team was previously known for developing titles for the NES like Metroid, Mario Bros and Donkey Kong. Tonight our guest is Som…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Dungeons & Dragons. Previews of the new green dragons, black dragons, and paladins were posted this week. Hironobu Sakaguchi. GamesRadar reports that team members have sometimes scolded the Final Fantasy creator for playing too much Final Fantasy 14. Horizon…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. An HD remake of the Wii title will be released on January 16 and includes bonus content from the 3DS version. Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast revealed content from the upcoming 2024 Player’s Handbook in a series of vi…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Civilization VII. Polygon reports from Summer Games Fest that the next iteration of the strategy series is in development and set to release in 2025. Dungeons & Dragons. Wizards of the Coast announced preview videos covering content in the upcoming Player’s …

Tonight we are reflecting on Kung-Fu, a 1985 arcade port of Irem’s arcade hit Kung Fu Master and a launch title for the NES. Irem was the only third-party company to take part in the release of the NES with Kung Fu and 10-Yard Fight. Nintendo’s R&D 4 team ported Kung Fu and then went on to create Super Mario Bros. Tonight our guest is, once again, …

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Baldur’s Gate 3. Gamesradar reports that official mod support is coming to the RPG in September. Demiplane. Demiplane - the broader TTRPG alternative to D&D Beyond - announced that Roll20 has purchased it and will be integrated into its platform. Dungeons & …

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Destiny 2. Polygon reports that Dungeons & Dragons is having another unlikely crossover event - this time with Destiny 2, in the form of D&D-inspired armors and ships. God of War: Ragnarok. Gamesradar reports that the title will require an active PSN account…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Dungeons & Dragons. The team gets back together to discuss Beacon and the upcoming D&D rules refresh. LINKS Website: https://8-bitadventures.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures Merch: https://8-bitadventures.com/shop Join the Discord: https://dis…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Black Flag. Kobold Press released a reference document for their system, published under the ORC license. Critical Role. Polygon reports that the RPG actual play company is launching its own subscription service, named Beacon. The service will have the flags…

The 8bA Podcast brings you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Asmodee. Wargamer reports that the tabletop company was saddled with $958M of debt as part of the Embracer split. The other two divisions did not receive any debt. D&D Beyond. Wizards of the Coast announced changes to the D&D Beyond marketplace - namely that…

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Embracer Group. TheVerge reports that corporate conglomerate Embracer is splitting into three separate companies: Asmodee (for tabletop games), Coffee Stain & Friends (indie, mid-market, and F2P games), and Middle-Earth Enterprises & Friends (…

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Champions of Otherworldly Magic. PCGamer reports that the developers of Champions of Otherworldly Magic have opted to pay an AI image generator $15k/month for 10 hours of “work” generating AI images and performing “touchups” instead of hiring …

Tonight we are reflecting on Renegade which is a 1986 arcade game developed by Technos Japan and published by Taito. Taito later released a port developed by Technos Japan in-house for the NES in North America in January of 1988. Like Capcom, Taito was also responsible for porting popular arcade games to the NES like Elevator Action, Legend of Kage…

Tonight we are reflecting on Legendary Wings which was a 1986 arcade game developed and published by Capcom which was later released for the NES in North America in July of 1988. Capcom was responsible for porting popular arcade games to the NES like Commando, Gun. Smoke and Ghosts and Goblins. They also created games based off of Disney licensed f…

Tonight we are reflecting on Kabuki Quantum Fighter which was developed by Human Entertainment Inc, published by HAL of America and released in North America on December 21st of 1990. Human Entertainment was also known for developing games like Monster Party and Fire Pro Wrestling with HAL of America being known for their delightful Lolo games on t…

In this episode, we are reflecting on The Immortal which was developed by Sandcastle, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America in November of 1990. Our visiting Deacon is professor, author of The Minds Behind the Games book series, owner of Legacy Comics and voice actor, Mr. Patrick Hickey Jr. Send us a text The miNEStry founders,…

In this episode, we are reflecting on Astyanax, which was developed and published by Jaleco and released in North America in March of 1990. Our visiting Deacon goes by the name of Tenken. Send us a text The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of t…

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Baldur’s Gate 3. Polygon reports that a new epilogue introduced in patch 5 canonizes Bing Bong, a fan-favorite NPC from the one-shot run by Mark Hulmes starring the cast. Dave the Diver. Destructoid reports that Game Awards host Geoff Keighley…

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest gaming news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Embracer. TechRadar reports that the holding corporation has announced that it has laid off a total of 900 employees over the past quarter - roughly 5% of its workforce, and saw a 5% decrease in sales across PC and console platforms. Despite t…

In this episode, we are reflecting on Journey to Silius, which was developed and published by Sunsoft and released in North America in September of 1990. Our visiting Deacon goes by the name of Tenken. Send us a text The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial…

The 8bA Podcast is a podcast bringing you the latest and greatest geeky news of the past week. NEWS ITEMS Enshrouded. GamesRadar reports that a demo of the survival RPG was a big hit with the crowd at Steam Next Fest. The game mixes survival mechanics and open-world action RPG gameplay in what was touted as “a blend of Valheim and Dark Souls.” The …