The Bit Beacon Broadcast

On this week's historic milestone episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Ravenheart joins Kodax for a feature length episode where they cover topics like Xbox's rapid decline, Unity's big vulnerability, and the future of Pokemon.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on October 15, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax celebrates two years of the podcast, discusses his experience at the Pokemon Mega Evolution Discovery event in Los Angeles, and breaks down the biggest news from the game industry including Doug Bowser's retirement and the acquisition of Electronic Arts.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 29, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax spreads the good word in gaming with new of the Catholic church's first 'Gamer Saint', Xbox raising the price of their consoles again, and Nintendo of America's impending customer service disaster.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 23, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax talks about his thoughts on Genshin Impact's latest annual update, unboxes Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, and shares the news of composer and musician Masashi Kageyama's passing.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 15, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax shares his final thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza and his newfound love of Natsu-mon: 20th Century Summer Kid. Also covered is the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 9, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax takes a look at the newest issue of Game Informer, visits the Naughty Dog 40th anniversary event one last time, and has a lot to say about the latest Pokemon GO event starring Eternatus.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on August 26, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax goes over in painstaking detail his experiences at the 2025 Pokemon World Championships in Anaheim, CA. Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on August 19, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax talks about his impressions of Donkey Kong Bananza, his experience at the Naughty Dog 40th Anniversary event at Gallery Nucleus, and Genshin Impact shutting down on PS4.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on August 11, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax talks about his time at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, cover's the recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and talks about the plagiarism accusations rocking Pokemon TCG Pocket.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on August 6, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax goes over Game Informer's first issue back from the grave with issue 369. Kodax then walks us through all the casting updates in the world of video game movie adaptations including The Legend of Zelda and Street Fighter.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on July 21, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax unboxes a new arrival in his collection, speaks about his time playing through Planet of Lana, and the drama unfolding between the developer of Subnautica and their parent company Krafton.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on July 15, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kodax returns to an all new episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast and this week he's talking about his time at Anime Expo in Los Angeles and the massive layoffs across Microsoft's gaming division, Xbox.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on July 9, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax attends a couple of events including the Borderlands 4 Fan Fest in Los Angeles and speaks about the disastrous launch of new game Mindseye and what that means for staff at the studio.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on June 23, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax speaks about his time at IGN Live and the Death Stranding 2 World Tour Game Premiere event in Los Angeles before moving onto news of layoffs at Sony's Bend Studio and the historic launch sales of Nintendo Switch 2.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on June 16, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax takes us through last week's monumental events in gaming. From the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, a surprise PlayStation State of Play, the Summer Games Fest Showcase, and a new Xbox hardware announcement.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on June 10, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax gushes about his time playing the new Fantasy Life Game, the many upcoming gaming events this week, a Randy Pitchford update, SEGA discontinuing support for their classic mobile game titles, and the closure of Cliffhanger Games.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on June 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax talks about several new physical game additions to his collection, Randy Pitchford's latest gaffe, and the biggest problem facing physical game collectors today, Nintendo Switch 2 Game Key Cards.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on May 27, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax travels to San Francisco for the Grand Opening of the Nintendo Store and tells us all about it. Other topics discussed include his finals thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and the drama surrounding Bungie's theft of Fern Hook's artwork for their upcoming game Marathon.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on May 19, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax discusses his time at the Honkai Star Rail Event 2nd Anniversary Event in Irvine, the Grand Theft Auto 6 delay, updates to Palworld in the wake of Nintendo's lawsuit, and updates to Nintendo's End User License Agreement.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on May 12, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax gushes about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and cover topics such as Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-orders, the Xbox price hike, and layoffs at Electronic Arts.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on May 5, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax breaks down the pricing of Nintendo Switch 2 software and shares his experience at the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience Los Angeles event.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax dives into the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and breaks down everything from the screen, the dock, the new Joy-Con, capabilities, and the price.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on April 7, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax informs the listeners about the return of Game Informer, last week's surprise Nintendo Direct, and a small update the Legend of Zelda movie.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on March 31, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax unboxes the Honkai: Star Rail - Trailblazer Edition for PS5, his experience at the second part of the God of War 20th Anniversary event at Gallery Nucleus, and finally walks the listeners though the end of My Nintendo Gold Points.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on March 25, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax speaks about his time at the God of War 20th Anniversary event at Gallery Nucleus, new details on the rumored Xbox branded handheld, the sale of Niantic games to Scopely, and a special report from Geocode7.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on March 17, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this milestone episode Kodax shares his recent PlayStation trophy tragedy, walks us through the major announcements at the recent Pokemon Presents broadcast, and sheds a light on the studio closures at Warner Brothers Games.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on March 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kodax goes on a Pokemon misadventure in Pasadena, and then walks us through the chaos at Chinese game developer and publisher NetEase.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on February 24, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax talks about his time with Visions of Mana, the latest PlayStation State of Play, Sony's 3rd quarter financial results, and a scummy wave of layoffs at Unity.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on February 18, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax rants about EA executives messing up Dragon Age, his final thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima, the ESAs new video game executive event 'iicon', and Meta's Reality Labs division finding themselves in the midst of a legendary misadventure.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on February 10, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast, Kodax and Ravenheart attend Insomniac's 30th Anniversary Community Day event, and Kodax rants about PlayStation Plus, Beyond Two Souls, and more layoffs at Ubisoft.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on February 3, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax is talking about the retirement of Insomniac Games founder, Ted Price; The FTC vs Genshin Impact publisher Hoyoverse; and GDC's state of the Games Industry Annual Report.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on January 28, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax talks about Freedom Wars Remastered, Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut, the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, and Sony cancelling more games from it's live service initiative.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on January 21, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax looks back at his time playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D, the sale of Private Division to former Annapurna Games staffers, and the annual games industry report from DFC Intelligence.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on January 13, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode Kodax welcomes everyone to a new year of gaming news with obituaries, Russian game console updates, and store closures.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on January 7, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks very brief episode Kodax talks new video game reprints, Vgames third round of funding, and the strategic alliance formed between Sony and Kadokawa.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on December 20, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax speaks extensively about his time at The Game Awards 2024 in Los Angeles. Let's go Astro Bot!Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on December 16, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of The Bit Beacon Broadcast Kodax unboxes some new arrivals from Limited Run Games, he talks about visiting Pikachu or Eevee for the Holidays, and just in time for Christmas he speaks about the latest in video game industry layoffs.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on December 10, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode Kodax shares his Black Friday haul, he tears into another digital booster pack, and talk about Nintendo closing up eShop in China and the impending departures of PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on December 3rd, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax is a ramblin' his final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard and about his experience unboxing the 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 Pro bundle. Then he covers the latest major developments this week in gaming including a possible new acquisition by Sony, Xbox Avatars going the way of the dodo, and yet another studio closure.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on November 25th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax unboxes a Slitterhead controversy with coverage of Xbox's new marketing campaign, Pokemon Gold and Silver 25th anniversary merchandise, and The Game Awards winner predictions.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on November 18th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this milestone episode Kodax is joined by nobody to discuss the latest happenings in planet video games. From some small announcements regarding the Nintendo Switch Successor, SEGA delisting their classic games collection, and the story of a pirate who took things too far.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode Kodax is talking vidya games, Sony studio closures, Insomniac's leadership shakeup, and Nintendo's music catalog.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on November 4th, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode Kodax talks about his newfound enjoyment of Zenless Zone Zero and covers the a variety of topics such as Mountain Dew, Prince of Persia, and a stagnating interest in VR development.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on October 28, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode Kodax talks us through the not-layoffs happening at Bandai Namco in Japan, the unveiling of the Analogue 3D, and Sony's announcement of "PlayStation the Concert".Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on October 20, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Kodax covers a wide range of topics including coverage of Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, a mysterious Nintendo play test, and the Game Freak "Teraleak".Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on October 14, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode, Kodax unboxes a Master Detective Archives: Rain Code+ Lucid-Noir Limited Edition and completes his playthrough of Reynatis. Then, Nintendo takes down another switch emulator, a promising new studio is formed, and Ubisoft continues to stumble, trip, and fall.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on October 7, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kodax takes us through his attempt to buy the 30th Anniversary PS5 Pro bundle, the latest news from the PlayStation State of Play, the death of former Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa, and the end of service announcement for The Simpsons: Tapped Out.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 30, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode Nintendoboy88 joins Kodax to gush about their experience playing Astro Bot. Kodax talks about his ordeal with the McDonalds x Genshin Impact Collaboration. News on PlayStation's 30th anniversary and Nintendo's lawsuit against Pocketpair are also detailed.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 23, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Kodax is joined via special transmission by Ravenheart to present news on a variety of topics including the PlayStation 5 Pro, more layoffs at Xbox, Unity's continuing runtime fee debacle, and a mass resignation at Annapurna Interactive.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 16, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode Kodax walks us through his thoughts on version 5.0 of Genshin Impact, itch dot io delisting games and revoking purchases, an iam8bit whoopsie, Rockstar Games insulting offers to musical artists, and Sony's tease of the PlayStation 5 Pro.Intro music by Mathew Kirkegaard.This episode was recorded on September 9, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.