8 Bit News
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago -A weekly discussion covering the world of geek culture.
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8 Bit News #34
November 21, 2018 09:10 - 41 minutes - 29 MBAs Halloween has been and gone, Ethan and James spend sometime discussing their favourite horror games including Outlast and Amnesia, before moving onto their most terrifying enemies in a horror game. Plus Ethan delivers some of the latest technology news.
8 Bit News Season 2018-19 Episode 02
November 21, 2018 09:10 - 41 minutes - 29 MBAs Halloween has been and gone, Ethan and James spend sometime discussing their favourite horror games including Outlast and Amnesia, before moving onto their most terrifying enemies in a horror game. Plus Ethan delivers some of the latest technology news.
8 Bit News Season 2018-19 Episode 01
November 07, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB8 Bit News returns for the new Felpham FM season, join James with new host Ethan and special guest Aron. This episode James spends a little time introducing his new hosts to the listeners covering everything from their preferred games consoles to their favourite games. Plus they talk some of the latest tech news (or at least try to ....)
8 Bit News #33
November 07, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB8 Bit News returns for the new Felpham FM season, join James with new host Ethan and special guest Aron. This episode James spends a little time introducing his new hosts to the listeners covering everything from their preferred games consoles to their favourite games. Plus they talk some of the latest tech news (or at least try to ....)
8 Bit News #32
June 21, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBIn the deepest parts of the internet lie shadows. These shadows have names and they have struck fear, madness and mystery into the hearts of people just from mentioning them. These are the legends and the myths that have caused a number of concerns and have been investigated. If you dare think of taking this journey, Just remember. Curiosity killed the cat. Join James and Maisie as they dive into the world of creepypastas and talk about their favourites and the real life events that have ha...
8 Bit News S17-18E11
June 21, 2018 07:00 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBIn the deepest parts of the internet lie shadows. These shadows have names and they have struck fear, madness and mystery into the hearts of people just from mentioning them. These are the legends and the myths that have caused a number of concerns and have been investigated. If you dare think of taking this journey, Just remember. Curiosity killed the cat. Join James and Maisie as they dive into the world of creepypastas and talk about their favourites and the real life events that have ha...
8 Bit News S17-18E10
June 20, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat is a fandom? Many philosophers have tried and failed to answer this mysterious phenomenon. Maisie and James are no philosophers, they're just two idiots put in front of a microphone, but by gosh they're going to try anyway. Enjoy discussion of Fanart, Cosplay, Fanfiction and the debate of the morals behind fan works and fandom. Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Felpham FM is brought to you by ...
8 Bit News #31
June 20, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat is a fandom? Many philosophers have tried and failed to answer this mysterious phenomenon. Maisie and James are no philosophers, they're just two idiots put in front of a microphone, but by gosh they're going to try anyway. Enjoy discussion of Fanart, Cosplay, Fanfiction and the debate of the morals behind fan works and fandom. Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Felpham FM is brought to you by ...
8 Bit News S17-18E09
June 19, 2018 07:00 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of 8 Bit News, James is joined by Ethan (of Serial Thrillers Fame) to discusses extra-terrestrial life and how aliens are often depicted in the media, before moving onto their biggest video games disappointments. Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Games discussed during this episode: Resident Evil 7 Trailer (Youtube) Life Is Strange Before The Storm Trailer (Youtube) Assassins Cre...
8 Bit News #30
June 19, 2018 07:00 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of 8 Bit News, James is joined by Ethan (of Serial Thrillers Fame) to discusses extra-terrestrial life and how aliens are often depicted in the media, before moving onto their biggest video games disappointments. Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Games discussed during this episode: Resident Evil 7 Trailer (Youtube) Life Is Strange Before The Storm Trailer (Youtube) Assassins Cre...
8 Bit News S17-18E08
January 12, 2018 09:00 - 27 minutes - 19.6 MBIn todays episode Maisie and James will be continuing their discussion of Star Wars with their thoughts on The Last Jedi! To avoid spoilers miss out this section; 2:43-5:30. They also talk about their experiences with the PlayStation VR and whether or not virtual reality technology is going too far. Is it all harmless fun or are we inching ever closer to the 'Oasis'? Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and Jam...
8 Bit News #29
January 12, 2018 09:00 - 27 minutes - 19.6 MBIn todays episode Maisie and James will be continuing their discussion of Star Wars with their thoughts on The Last Jedi! To avoid spoilers miss out this section; 2:43-5:30. They also talk about their experiences with the PlayStation VR and whether or not virtual reality technology is going too far. Is it all harmless fun or are we inching ever closer to the 'Oasis'? Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and Jam...
8 Bit News #28
January 09, 2018 09:15 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBWith The Last Jedi soon to be hot off the presses the hosts along with special guest Mr Manning with are revisiting the beloved franchise that is STAR WARS! (Yes we know they already did a SW centred episode but shhhhhhhhh). You can bet they'll be some quality discussion over minute details of the universe nobody cares about and Maisie getting overly aggressive or excited over a certain character because hey, it wouldn’t be an 8-Bit news Episode without that! Given Maisie will probably quiz ...
8 Bit News S17-E18E07
January 09, 2018 09:15 - 31 minutes - 22.3 MBWith The Last Jedi soon to be hot off the presses the hosts along with special guest Mr Manning with are revisiting the beloved franchise that is STAR WARS! (Yes we know they already did a SW centred episode but shhhhhhhhh). You can bet they'll be some quality discussion over minute details of the universe nobody cares about and Maisie getting overly aggressive or excited over a certain character because hey, it wouldn’t be an 8-Bit news Episode without that! Given Maisie will probably quiz ...
8 Bit News S17-E18E06
January 08, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week's episode is sure to be an interesting one, with regular host Maisie being joined by Robbie Born and Megan Clark, Felpham FM members making their debut podcast appearance! Enjoy Maisie's regular interview format that she refuses to change due to stubbornness as well as anything else the guests wish to present. How exciting! Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Felpham FM is brought to you ...
8 Bit News #27
January 08, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week's episode is sure to be an interesting one, with regular host Maisie being joined by Robbie Born and Megan Clark, Felpham FM members making their debut podcast appearance! Enjoy Maisie's regular interview format that she refuses to change due to stubbornness as well as anything else the guests wish to present. How exciting! Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Felpham FM is brought to you ...
8 Bit News #26
January 07, 2018 14:15 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBGet excited ladies and gents, as we have a special guest on today's episode of 8 Bit News. None other than Ethan Haig of Serial Thrillers...fame? Sure lets go with that. Discussion will range from favourites, least favourites, and I'm sure Maisie will make sure there's a Kiss Marry Kill in there somewhere. And borderlands... so much borderlands... Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Borderlands Trai...
8 Bit News S17-18E05
January 07, 2018 14:15 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBGet excited ladies and gents, as we have a special guest on today's episode of 8 Bit News. None other than Ethan Haig of Serial Thrillers...fame? Sure lets go with that. Discussion will range from favourites, least favourites, and I'm sure Maisie will make sure there's a Kiss Marry Kill in there somewhere. And borderlands... so much borderlands... Links and Show Notes You can find the hosts of 8 Bit News on Twitter, follow them @fcc8bitnewsfm to talk to Maisie and James. Borderlands Trai...
8 Bit News S17-18E04
December 01, 2017 11:00 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBIt's time to put down your copy of the Quibbler as 8 Bit News school of Witchcraft, Wizardry and Randomness invites you to our Harry Potter special! Discussion of houses, patronuses, and tie-in video games awaits you. Also look forward to Maisie giving James a Harry Potter quiz and questioning her faith in her co-host, should be fun!
8 Bit News #25
December 01, 2017 11:00 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBIt's time to put down your copy of the Quibbler as 8 Bit News school of Witchcraft, Wizardry and Randomness invites you to our Harry Potter special! Discussion of houses, patronuses, and tie-in video games awaits you. Also look forward to Maisie giving James a Harry Potter quiz and questioning her faith in her co-host, should be fun!
8 Bit News S17-18E03
November 23, 2017 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBHappy Halloween! (oh, errr, we're a bit late on this one aren't we...) Happy November everybody! Join Maisie and James for this totally not holiday themed special about all things spooky. Look forward to discussion of horror games, stupid things that scared the hosts as kids, and other random tangents they are sure to go on.
8 Bit News #24
November 23, 2017 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBHappy Halloween! (oh, errr, we're a bit late on this one aren't we...) Happy November everybody! Join Maisie and James for this totally not holiday themed special about all things spooky. Look forward to discussion of horror games, stupid things that scared the hosts as kids, and other random tangents they are sure to go on.
8 Bit News #23
November 23, 2017 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBNa na na na na na na na na 8 Bit News! Strap on your utility belt and grab you're batarangs because we're swinging into Gotham city. Join Maisie and James for their Batman special, covering all things linked to everyone's favourite caped crusader, including allies, villains, video games and more. Holy Podcast!
8 Bit News S17-18E02
November 23, 2017 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBNa na na na na na na na na 8 Bit News! Strap on your utility belt and grab you're batarangs because we're swinging into Gotham city. Join Maisie and James for their Batman special, covering all things linked to everyone's favourite caped crusader, including allies, villains, video games and more. Holy Podcast!
8 Bit News S17-18E01
November 07, 2017 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB8 Bit News is back! With a brand new format and a new co-host. This episode returning host Maisie welcomes new co-host James to the podcast. Of course there is only one thing Maisie can do, ask him a list of strange and wonderful questions in order to help you get to know him better.
8 Bit News #22
November 07, 2017 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB8 Bit News is back! With a brand new format and a new co-host. This episode returning host Maisie welcomes new co-host James to the podcast. Of course there is only one thing Maisie can do, ask him a list of strange and wonderful questions in order to help you get to know him better.
8 Bit News #21
June 05, 2017 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode of 8 Bit News, Maisie is joined by Alex from Armasneddon and Music Mania to discuss both music, video games and how they come together. PLUS they somehow end up talking about Lord Of The Rings and deaths at Disneyland. So just another typical podcast from 8 Bit News then …
8 Bit News #20
April 21, 2017 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this weeks episode Maisie and Kieran, bring you their thoughts on the recently released Mass Effect Andromeda, Halo Wars 2 and the latest Walking Dead from Tell Tale games PLUS Kieran excitedly talks about his latest pre-order - Destiny 2!
8 Bit News #19
March 31, 2017 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this weeks episode Maisie and Kieran go through the latest video games news, Kieran offers some thoughts on the new Nintendo Switch and to follow on from Music Mania’s discussion of video game music, they both share their favourite video game music. PLUS Now following tradition at this point … Kieran briefly talks about The Witcher 3 and finally gets to talk about his game of the year (for last year!) - Mass Effect Andromeda.
8 Bit News #18
March 24, 2017 07:30 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week Maisie takes control of the show following the previous episode (see Episode 17) to discuss one of her favourite topics - Video Game Conspiracy Theories! These theories include some interesting theories from Portal, Overwatch and Bioshock Infinite.
8 Bit News #17
March 14, 2017 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBWell here it is the episode you have been waiting for … Kieran goes head-to-head with Mr Manning to try and resolve Kieran’s hatred of The Division; whilst trying to come to some kind of resolution they also take some time to discuss their love of the Witcher 3 and Gwent.
8 Bit News #16
March 03, 2017 07:30 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode Kieran and Maisie discuss the release of the new Nintendo Switch, Pokemon Duel, the cancellation of Scalebound plus they dive further into movies being made into video games and games being made into movies!
8 Bit News #15
February 03, 2017 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode Maisie flies solo and decides it time to make peace with the Film Reel podcast; so offers an olive branch to Joe who joins her to discuss videos games and answer a few questions which have been especially prepared for him.
8 Bit News #14
January 23, 2017 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBIn the first episode of the new year, we'll be dishing out some reviews on games that we've been stockpiling for the last few months and letting Kieran get really angry about most of the known universe.
8 Bit News #13 - Christmas Special 2016
December 25, 2016 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBThe 8 Bit News Christmas Special for 2016, this episode Kieran and Maisie take you through there End Of Year Awards for everything from Game Of The Year, Biggest Disappointment Of The Year and of course the all important Beard Of The Year!
8 Bit News Christmas Special 2016
December 25, 2016 12:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBThe 8 Bit News Christmas Special for 2016, this episode Kieran and Maisie take you through there End Of Year Awards for everything from Game Of The Year, Biggest Disappointment Of The Year and of course the all important Beard Of The Year!
8 Bit News #12
December 23, 2016 11:00 - 44 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode Kieran and Maisie discuss the games they have been playing over the past few weeks and the Black Friday deals they took advantage of. Plus they go back over some of the latest gaming news including Cross Platform play from Microsoft, Destiny 2 Concept Art being released and Kieran admits that he may need to play the Division again.
8 Bit News #11
December 02, 2016 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWe interview Jack O'Neill, GT academy contestant, driver of fast carts, and brother of Maisie. We inquire about the show and how it was to actually drive the cars, his favorite games and his thoughts on gaming at the moment, and most importantly; his favorite colour of tire!
8 Bit News #10
November 25, 2016 08:00 - 37 minutes - 35 MBJoin Kieran and Maisie as they spend sometime discussing a range of different topics such as their favourite Star Wars Video Games, What makes a bad or good tie in game and why on earth do game producers insist on releasing games which obviously aren’t finished!
8 Bit News #9
November 19, 2016 13:00 - 45 minutes - 21.5 MBJoin Kieran as he welcomes new co-host Maisie to 8 Bit News, this week they discuss the latest gaming news including the annoucement of Red Dead Redemption 2 and the possibility of a brand new sonic game. They also discuss their favourite scary games and Kieran gets to geek out just a little about Gwent!
8 Bit News #8
March 21, 2016 08:00 - 39 minutes - 18.4 MBJoin Kieran and Ben for the latest episode of 8 Bit News as they discuss the latest in gaming and tech news. This episode they discuss Lionhead Studios closing, No Man’s Sky and the Division Open Beta; as well as FBI vs Apple and an AI playing Go. PLUS Kieran reviews The Division Open Beta, Minecraft and X-COM 2.
8 Bit News #7
February 22, 2016 07:00 - 45 minutes - 21.4 MBJoin Kieran and Ben for the latest episode of 8 Bit News as they discuss the latest in gaming and tech news. This episode they discuss the Division Open Beta, Lego Star Wars Episode 7 and Pokemon Go; as well as Lootcrate creating a new game crate and California’s new rules in regard to self driving cars. PLUS Kieran reviews Rainbow Six Seige, Mortal Kombat Game Boy Colour Edition and One Finger Death Punch.
8 Bit News #6
February 18, 2016 10:15 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBJoin Kieran and Ben for a new episode of 8 Bit News, this episode they discuss game studios in Pakistan striving for gender equality in their workforce, the Nintendo NX, a games console created especially for Dogs; as well as the latest tech news including the demise of Internet Explorer and gravity waves PLUS Kieran reviews ARK Survival Evolved and the XBOX Kinect (SPOLIER: He gets really frustrated with it!).
8 Bit News #5
January 26, 2016 08:30 - 33 minutes - 15.8 MBJoin Kieran and Tommy for the first episode of the new year, as always they tackle the latest gaming and tech news including HTC’s virtual reality headset, Volvo putting HD streaming into their cars and their thoughts on ReCore and ARK Survival Evolved. PLUS Kieran delivers his review on a number of games including Evolve.
8 Bit News #4
December 24, 2015 13:00 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MBJoin Tommy and Kieran for the special christmas edition of 8 Bit News. They take you through the releases for the December, their wish list for next year, Best Christmas Games and the 8 Bit News Gaming Awards.
8 Bit News #3
December 23, 2015 14:00 - 45 minutes - 21.4 MBJoin Tommy and Kieran for the third episode of 8 Bit News. This week they discuss the latest game news, the Nintendo NX and the Hideo Kojima partnership with Sony. PLUS Kieran reviews Time Crisis 2, Fallout 4 and he does his best to reign in his anger about Rambo The Video Game.
8 Bit News #2
December 07, 2015 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJoin Tommy and Kieran, plus special guest Ben for the second episode of 8 Bit News. This week they discuss the release of Fallout 4, their thoughts on the impending release of Just Cause 3 and the latest news from the world of technology. PLUS Tommy gets lost in the wasteland and Kieran has a rather serious complaint to lodge with everyones favourite synth Nick Valentine.
8 Bit News #1
October 26, 2015 07:00 - 29 minutes - 13.9 MBJoin Tommy and Kieran, plus special guest Luke for the first ever episode of 8 Bit News, a bi-weekly show which will cover all of the tech and gaming news that you will ever need. This episode they discuss Project Morpheus, the release of the new Far Cry trailer; as well as Netflix increasing their costs and Tesla releasing an update for their cars which delivers ‘auto-pilot’ mode! Kieran delivers his verdict on three recently played games and they introduce Luke to ‘Guess The Score’.