The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast
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Hosts Jake & Cameron talk the narrative, game design, and impact on the industry in each episode. Available on all major platforms! Business: preorderbonuscast@gmail.com https://www.patreon.com/preordercast
Easy one of the best games of the year, and a hallmark in co-op games!
Jake | POB | SMG@chipdip.bsky.social · yesterdayHey all! Got to be a co-author of SMG's review of Big Walk. Boy howdy, it's a freaking incredible game, and one of the year's best. Read our collaborative review here: somanygames.co.uk/review/big-w...
July was seriously one toilet flush after another. Would really love to discuss some good news.
Jake | POB | SMG@chipdip.bsky.social · 3d agoHappy August! Good riddance July, a month of one disaster after another in the games industry, and Cameron and I sift through a bunch of that news with our eyes set on the games we're very excited for this month. open.spotify.com/episode/4ax6...
WEDNESDAYYYYY We're going for a nice, relaxing cruise through town with some chill racing VGM. Subscribe on your favorite podcatcher ➡️ chillscape.xyz
The video version of our Denshattack! review is now live on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/mj8qXggepSE
Denshattack! Review – Pure Arcade Joy with a Train?!?
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So… any good video game news to share? Cameron and I were reviewing all the news in the last month and it all sucked. What good stuff is happening? Anyone mind sharing?
Newest episode is live! Jake talks Titanium Court in the indie spotlight, and then guest @webmeisterbud.com joins to discuss the wildly wild Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime! Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/64bO...
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime
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Prepping to post about a new episode dropping today when I forgot to promote our episode on 007: First Light... so... uh real quick, if you liked that new Bond game, so did we! open.spotify.com/episode/6xjd...
007 First Light
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Next week we're looking inward... and staying inside. We're talking about Fishbowl, the 2026 interactive fiction title that takes you inside the mind (and apartment) of a young woman starting out a new career in a new city, while grieving a huge loss, at the same moment the whole world shut down.
Finally dropped The First Berserker Khazan. It’s got great combat and bosses but everything else felt like tedious roadblocks. Anyone else bail on it? Anyone really enjoy it?
The public library remains unmatched for physical games. I may just donate what i have there. It’s wild to me that the video games industry has learned nothing from the silent film era when it comes to preservation. It’s estimated we lost 80% of silent films.
Well good thing this isn’t the same company that just removed 551 previously purchased movies from people’s accounts like a week ago
Stephen Totilo@stephentotilo.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: Sony to end production of discs for all new PlayStation games (first and third party) as of January 2028 Full news and analysis at the link: www.gamefile.news/p/sony-drops...
Genuinely hoping i can get a physical copy of my favorite PS games as prices are now gonna spike.
The first of this kind of episode is out now! Jake spotlights All Hail the Orb, an incremental idler, and then has John from @gaminginthewild.com on to talk about Pragmata, one of the surprise hits for both of us this year. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/747596/episo...
Pragmata with John from Gaming in the Wild - The Pre-Order Bonus
Jake talks Pragmata with John from Gaming in the Wild. Indie Spotlight: Hail All the OrbGaming in the Wild: https://www.youtube.com/gaminginthewildWatch Jake stream on Twitch! https://www.twitch....
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The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast@preorderbonus.bsky.social · last mo.Big news! POB is evolving. About every other episode, Cam will be absent while Jake spotlights an indie game and then has a guest to discuss the featured game. We're adapting the show to better balance work, gaming, and home lives. Thank you for your support this far, and future support! J&C
Big news! POB is evolving. About every other episode, Cam will be absent while Jake spotlights an indie game and then has a guest to discuss the featured game. We're adapting the show to better balance work, gaming, and home lives. Thank you for your support this far, and future support! J&C
I was on the @preorderbonus.bsky.social for the #Pragmata review. It's a superbly designed game, with rewards, resources & currencies that incentivise players to engage with all its aspects. The exploration, combat, backtracking, & VR training are all important, making for a "complete" feeling game.
Pragmata with John from Gaming in the Wild - The Pre-Order Bonus
Jake talks Pragmata with John from Gaming in the Wild. Indie Spotlight: Hail All the OrbGaming in the Wild: https://www.youtube.com/gaminginthewildWatch Jake stream on Twitch! https://www.twitch....
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The indies are delivering this week! Look forward to an episode on Replaced (thanks for the gifted key) and then an Indie Impressions on Dosa Divas!
Hey all our latest episode on Temtem Swarm still has some audio issues. We’re working on figuring out what’s going on with it. Hopefully we can get this sorted soon.
What's that? Another PAX East podcast recap? But do you have the secrets to eating a whole chicken over the sink? No? Well, you can learn here: open.spotify.com/episode/19NG...
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Stream schedule! Stoked to play RACCION: Coin Pusher Roguelike tomorrow! Thanks for the gifted key. I promised I'd do one hour of blitzball in FFX on Tuesday, and we'll recap PAX East that evening too. Thursday morning we continue to escape the fortress in ICO Saturday we clean up Kyushu.
Unfortunately, Dawnfolk just lost its “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating today. 🫤 If you haven’t left a review yet, it would mean a lot if you did. Thank you. 🙏
Cameron and I are on our way home from a short trip to PAX East! It was awesome meeting people and playing demos. We’ll have an episode out on our experience later this week!
On the latest IndieQuest, we have the wonderful @chipdip.bsky.social on to chat about some incredible #indiegames. From puzzle games to tactical story rich adventures to unique exploratory Metroidvanias - today's indie picks run the gamut! Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/1425403/epis...
Episode 133: Chips and Dip (with Jake of The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast) - IndieQuest - An Indie Game Podcast
Welcome back to IndieQuest, a celebration of the indie and obscure! On this episode we have on Jake aka Chipdip from the Pre-order Bonus podcast to chat about a wide variety of indie games. From puzzl...
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I'm on the newest episode of Indie Impressions on @preorderbonus.bsky.social!
Jake | POB | SMG@chipdip.bsky.social · 5mo agoFolks! I was joined by the incredible @djstormageddon.com to talk about the game Cloudpunk! The episode is currently live for free on our patreon, where you can listen to use chat for over an hour on what makes this game's story work. Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/cloudp...
Folks! I was joined by the incredible @djstormageddon.com to talk about the game Cloudpunk! The episode is currently live for free on our patreon, where you can listen to use chat for over an hour on what makes this game's story work. Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/cloudp...
Cloudpunk: The Ins and Outs of Cyberpunk w/ Matt from "Fun" and Games Podcast | The Pre-Order Bonus Podcast
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Timberborn 1.0 launches today, and Cameron and I were happy to get a review key! Episode coming later today! Be on the lookout 👀
Rereading Walter Benjamin’s essay “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” and dang, this guy would have eaten AI tech bros for lunch.
Jake was a guest on Dan’s show to talk everything Ghost of Yotei! Fitting that this episode came out right around the launch of Legends!
The Greatest Story Ever Played @storyeverpod.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew episode out now! I was joined by @chipdip.bsky.social (from @preorderbonus.bsky.social) to talk about Ghost of Yotei. Check out our thoughts of Atsu's quest for revenge below 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/1L47...
Resident noobie Resident Evil fans, Cameron and I, have our most recent episode out, where we talk our initial thoughts on Requiem. Episode covering the full game out soon 👀 open.spotify.com/episode/4ORM...
Resident Evil Requiem (Part 1) - First Impressions
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We’re gonna look back on the cross platform years wistfully someday. Wouldn’t be surprised if Xbox followed suit.
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 5mo agoNEW: Sony no longer plans to release PlayStation games on PC, sources tell Bloomberg News, a major shift in strategy that sees the console maker returning to exclusivity after six years of flirting with multiplatform. Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
