The Level (Duckfeed.tv)

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Nightmare Kart, Demonschool, the Nintendo Direct announcements, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Demonschool. Crow Country. Shining Force III Scenario 2. Moxie: Nightmare Kart. Elden Ring. Dennis: Forza Motorsport. Sea of Solitude. Kole: I’m on Observation Duty. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is coming in September, starring Zelda herself. Other exciting announcements at the Nintendo Direct. Helldivers 2 runs the trolley problem on its players.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Star Wars: Squadrons, Phasmophobia, and we ask you which game characters should get dating shows. The Grind: Jala: Sniper Elite 4 DLC. Trine 4. Kole: Star Wars: Squadrons. Dread X Collection 2. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. Ben: No Man’s Sky. Fall Guys Season 2. Hades. Phasmophobia. David: Hades. Genshin Impact. The Multiplayer: Which game character should get a dating game, and what should it be called? The End Boss: The digital PS5 will change GameStop as we know it. The Medium comes out on December 10, 2020. Asteroids: By the Numbers. (http://www.retrogamedeconstructionzone.com/2019/10/asteroids-by-numbers.html?m=1)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Nightingale, Pacific Drive, Home Safety Hotline, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Nightingale. Helldivers 2. Moxie: Helldivers 2. Pacific Drive. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. The Invincible. Kole: Home Safety Hotline. Yakuza 0. Clone Hero. The Multiplayer: What has changed about your gaming taste? The End Boss: The Sony layoffs. Baldur’s Gate III is adding official mod support. Fortnite adds new Lego modes.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the recent Nintendo announcements, X-COM enemy unknown, and we ask you what games you keep coming back to.

The Brief: Ratchet and Clank movie announced. Nintendo Now. Tetris to treat lazy eye. The Grind: Ben: Spec Ops: The Line. Kole: Spec Ops: The Line. Ridiculous Fishing. David: Dead Island. La Mulana. Dennis: Dear Esther. X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Multiplayer: Games you replay. End Boss: Las Vegas beer fest. Disabled LoL player pentakill. X-Wing Alliance rediscovered.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about a bunch of Smash Brothers stuff, do a Free-Play multiplayer, and then dive into Monument Valley.

The Brief Goat Simulator gets multiplayer mode. Smash Bros. for "Fun" or for "Glory". Smash Bros. has Mega Man. DO GAMES CAUSE VIOLENCE? Multiplayer FREE PLAY Beta bugs? Real life skills? The Grind Ben: The Last of Us. Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Kole: Monument Valley. Viscera Cleanup Detail. FTL: Advanced Edition. David: Occulus Rift. Fallen London. Dennis: Tearaway. The Plan. Links of Note: The Briefs (http://imgur.com/noWj8OW)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about an announcement that will ruin the podcast forever, Octodad, and we ask you about your favorite unique control schemes.

The Brief: Nintendo's buyback woes. The Last of Us DLC is a thing. Duke Nukem Mass Destruction is a thing. AlpacaLlama Furia The Grind: Ben: X-COM: Enemy Within. Dennis: Spelunky. Tearaway. Kole: Octodad: The Dadliest Catch. David: Kingdom of Loathing. Fallen London. Links of Note: Video Kole made that was inspired by Spelunky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3VsgZEr_U)

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the toughest decisions in games.

Kole, Dennis, and Jala talk about Into the Breach: Advanced Edition, Late Shift, and Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The Grind: Jala: Contradiction. The Quarry. Late Shift. Dennis: Into the Breach: Advanced Edition. Divinity: Original Sin. Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Kole: Resident Evil Village. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk in-person gaming events! The End Boss: Covid is still messing up the games industry. Sony gets rid of feature you never used. Steam simplifies game art by outlawing marketing clutter.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Walking Dead Season 2 announcement, Sir, You Are Being Hunted, and we ask you about spooky games.

The Brief: The Walking Dead Season 2 gets a release. GTA sells 29 million units. Motion sickness research in games. Ubisoft and console exclusivity. The Grind: Dennis: Hotline: Miami. Gone Home. Kole: The Stanley Parable. David: Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Path of Exile. Ben: Grand Theft Auto V. Batman: Arkham Origins. Links of Note: Original Tweet (https://twitter.com/koleross/status/395229396551729152/photo/1) Purina Tweet (https://twitter.com/Purina/status/395293641863753728)

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Terra Invicta, Nexus 5X, Lunacid, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Terra Invicta. X-COM 2. HELLCARD. Ben: Nexus 5X. Balatro. Kole: Alone in the Dark. Lunacid. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite emergent mechanic in games? The End Boss: Silksong listed on Xbox. Suicide Squad’s Joker DLC is still part of the Suicide Squad game. Embracer sells Gearbox to Take-Two.

Dennis Furia and Murph Murphy gather to give an exhaustive and factual rundown of Dark Souls II.

Check our Murph's other podcasts, The Dork Night and Hours Played.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Conscript, The Talos Principle 2, Shadow Warrior 3, and much more. The Grind: - Moxie: Shadow Warrior 3. - Ben: The Talos Principle 2. - Kole: Conscript. - Dennis: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Diablo IV. iRacing. The Multiplayer: - What media would you like to see get a video game adaptation? The End Boss: - New Indiana Jones game coming to PS5, weirdly. - Video game anthology series announced at GamesCom. - Black Myth: Wukong developers thought crazy streaming restrictions would fly. - Maniac mods actual car to be racing game rig.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cultist Simulator, the Fallout 76 reveal, and we ask for your E3 predictions… real and fake. The Brief Bethesda trolls fans with announcement stream. Bethesda announces Fallout 76. Square Enix says that they won’t make any more ___ Go games. The Multiplayer: E3 predictions, real or fake. The Grind: Jala: Corpse Party: Blood Drive. My Name is Mayo. Open Sorcery. Mind≒0. Kole: White Day: A Labyrinth Named School. Ben: Epistory. David: Cultist Simulator.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Rainbow Six: Extraction, Vampire Survivors, and Pistol Whip. The Grind: Dennis: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. David: Rainbow Six: Extraction. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Ben: Vampire Survivors. Ring Fit Adventure. The Sleeping Gods. Kole: In Death: Unchained. Pistol Whip. The Multiplayer: Give a game the Blood Dragon treatment! The End Boss: Tom Holland gets pummeled a lot as Nathan Drake. Palworld is Pokemon with guns. Respawn is making three Star Wars games, which is a lot. Unpacking and Wordle knockoffs are a real problem.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Watch Dogs delay, Beyond: Two Souls, and we ask you about your gaming pet peeves.

The Brief: Watchdogs delayed to Spring 2014. Eldritch is a thing. Microsoft possibly looking at cross platform ownership. The Grind: Ben: Grand Theft Auto V. Kole: Beyond: Two Souls. Dennis: Limbo. Demon's Souls. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. David: Neverwinter. Kingdom of Loathing. Multiplayer: Gaming Pet Peeves. Links of Note: Eldritch (http://www.eldritchgame.com) Steam Controller Demonstration (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeAjkbNq4xI) Unforgivable (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dJu1Jj7VTw) Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGiX5tbLKiY)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Detective Pikachu trailer, Goetia, and we ask you to write personal ads for game characters. The Brief: Microsoft buys Obsidian. A hero has a bionic arm based on Adam Jensen. Detective Pikachu gets an upsetting trailer. Sunset Overdrive is coming The Multiplayer: Write a personal ad for your favorite game character. The Grind: Jala: Heroes of the Monkey Tavern. Semispheres. Goetia. Dennis: Mad Max. Atlas Reactor. Ben: Left 4 Dead 2. Red Dead Redemption II. Kole: The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Medieval Dynasty, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye, Ori and the Blind Forest, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Ori and the Blind Forest. Medieval Dynasty. Ben: Dome Keeper. Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. Kole: Rocksmith 2014. The Multiplayer: What games use simplicity or minimalism to great effect? The End Boss: Among Us is coming to VR on November 10. Let’s talk about the Mario movie trailer. VTubers apologize for streaming porn with Splatoon 3, creatively.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Lies of P, Baldur’s Gate III, Baldur’s Gate III, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. Dennis: Baldur’s Gate III. Kole: Lies of P. The Multiplayer: What game would you show aliens to explain humanity to them? The End Boss: Unity walks back some of their unpopular changes. Xbox Leaks show bleak future for AAA games. Apollo Justice collection gets release date.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David dip into that dark energy and talk about some usual suspects, some irritating news stories, and we ask you which game villain you’d hench for. The Grind: Dennis: City of Heroes. Cities of Villains. Borderlands 2 VR. Wipeout VR. Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. David: Fallout 76. Warframe. Kole: Graveyard Keeper. The Multiplayer: Which video game baddie would you become a henchman for? The End Boss: Brands are invading Mario Maker 2. Gloomhaven’s PC adaptation is apparently not great yet. Fallout 76’s most recent patch is a mess.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Divinity: Original Sin 2, Gorogoa, and Spy Party going Early Access. The Brief: Spy Party is going Early Access on Steam. Amazon has canceled its game. The Multiplayer: What physical object best represents the game you played most recently? The Grind: Jala: Fire Emblem: Awakening. Hidden My Game By Mom. Gorogoa. Ben: Hand Simulator. Divinity: Original Sin 2. Kole: Back in 1995. Plague, Inc.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Little Big Planet 3, the Mass Effect: Andromeda animation controversy, and we ask you about your favorite women in games. The Brief: Fire Emblem Echoes is getting a cool special edition. Seiken Densetsu collection is coming to Switch. Mass Effect: Adromeda’s faces are all weird. Young kid makes good, develops a Zelda. The Multiplayer: Who are your favorite women in games? The Grind: Kole: Hitman 2016. Jala: Torment: Tides of Numenera. The Room. Dishonored 2. Ben: Antichamber. The Yawhg. Horizon: Zero Dawn. Dennis: Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Inner World. Little Big Planet 3.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Cadence of Hyrule, Ace Combat 7 VR, and we ask you what games you’ve always meant to play, but never did. The Grind: Kole: Cadence of Hyrule. Collection of Mana. World of Horror. Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire. David: Vermintide 2. Fallout 76. Dennis: Ace Combat 7. Overcooked. City of Heroes. The Multiplayer: What game or series have you always wanted to get around to, but haven’t yet? End Boss: Fallout 76 does special event for West Virginia Day. Steam Summer Sale is on. A killer release week for games. Deathgarden: Bloodharvest pushes all of Dennis’ buttons.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Tunic, Iron Lung, Necrobarista, and more! The Grind: Jala: Necrobarista: The Final Pour. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Dennis: Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order. Dead Cells. Tunic. Kole: Iron Lung. Ben: Valheim. Titanfall 2. Storybook Brawl. Multiplayer: What was your best positive experience playing multiplayer games online? The End Boss: Game preservation is getting harder. Nintendo added folders to the Switch interface. Witcher 3 player finds the game’s last secret.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Magic: The Gathering Arena, Hades, and we ask you which game villain lair you would most want to live in. The Grind: Jala: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Ben: Loop Hero. Magic: The Gathering Arena Cube Draft. Dennis: Valheim. Hades. Kole: Pathologic Classic HD. The Multiplayer: What game villain lair would you most want to live in? The End Boss: Researchers develop games that make people hear sounds that aren’t there. The House in Fata Morgana gets Switch release… now! Trials of Fire is a deck building X-COM-like. Space Jam website sidelined.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Heroes of Hammerwatch II, Citizen Sleeper 2, Rimworld: Anomaly, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Heroes of Hammerwatch II. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. Jala: Be Like a Crow. Mad Father. El Hijo: A Wild West Tale. Kole: Rimworld. The Multiplayer: What video game trope will you never get tired of? The End Boss: Treyarch cofounder pleads guilty to crashing a drone into an LA firefighting plane. The Sims and The Sims 2 get anniversary re-release. Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 hit GoG.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the release of Apex Legends, Frost Punk, and we ask you what your longest gaming session was. The Brief: Marshmello teams up with Fortnite, which is a thing people might know about. Respect announces and releases Apex Legends. There will be a Groundhog Day VR game. The Wii Shop closing down The Multiplayer: What was your longest marathon gaming session? The Grind: Ben: Frostpunk. Jala: Tiny Bird Garden. Octopath Traveler. Kole: Resident Evil 2. David: Desolate.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Kirby Star Allies, A Short Hike, and Onimusha: Warlords Remastered. (Note: There’s some weird distortion on David and Jala’s voices at times, making their voices a little lower. I couldn’t fix this. Sorry!) The Grind: Jala: Nine Parchments. Trine 3. Kirby Star Allies. Ben: Death Stranding. A Short Hike. Luigi’s Mansion 3. David: Fallout 76. Kole: Onimusha: Warlords. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Half-Life: Alyx. The Multiplayer: Describe the last game you played as if it was a restaurant. The End Boss: Hollywood and game tech The Last of Us 2 has a release date… June 19. XCOM lead designer The Midnight Gospel is released on Netflix.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about some followup to that Spider-Man proposal, Ratchet and Clank, and we ask you about your favorite times that games have honored your unexpected choices. The Brief: Followup: The Spider-Man Proposal. Lots of board game adaptations are coming to the Switch. Horizon Zero Dawn board game Kickstarter succeeds wildly. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite way a game has honored your unexpected choices? The Grind: Ben: Spider-Man. Magic: The Gathering. Dennis: Ratchet and Clank. Impossible Road. Kole: Human Resource Machine.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the Resident Evil Netflix leak, and we ask you which video game character would be worst at your job. The Grind: Jala: Death Mark. Metropolis: Lux Obscura. Seeds of Chaos. Ben: Disco Elysium. Kole: Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order. The Multiplayer: Which video game character would be worst at your job? The End Boss: AI game design is possible. Resident Evil Netflix show leaks. Bioware is going to redesign and relaunch Anthem.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Stray, Last Call BBS, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Stray. Ben: Stray. Last Call BBS. David: Elite: Dangerous. 20 Minutes Till Dawn Dennis: NEOVERSE. Trackmania. The Multiplayer: What game makes the most interesting use of a class system? The End Boss: Inscryption is coming to PS4 and PS5 on August 30. New Warhammer expansion’s map is real neat. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands player gets the rarest, most powerful randomly generated gun.

Kole Ross, Bob Mackey, Gary Butterfield, and Zack Johnson talk about Gone Home, extensively. Be warned of spoilers... and play this goddamned game.

Links of Note: Gone Hone (http://store.steampowered.com/app/232430/) Retronauts (http://www.retronauts.com) Video Games Hot Dog (http://www.videogameshotdog.com) Skyrim Spiders Mod (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/28) Visual Novels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_novel) Rock Paper Shotgun DLC Article (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/15/wot-i-think-gone-home/) Buzzfeed The Nineties (http://www.buzzfeed.com/tag/90s) Chevy Chase's Home Movies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzTA36-aw3I) Get Lamp (http://www.getlamp.com)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Autochess, reflect on which tabletop games are popular in Roll20, and ask you which game elements have the best game-feel. The Grind: Kole: Graveyard Keeper. Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire. Looking at YouTube videos about Autochess. Dennis: Borderlands 2 VR. Deck of Wonders. David: Warframe. The Multiplayer: What game element has the best game-feel? The End Boss: What tabletop games are people playing on Roll20? The Blair Witch game looks very good. Gloomhaven might not be bad?

Kole, Ben. Dennis, and Jala talk about A Way Out, the Oculus Go, and we ask you to name your funniest game moment in four words or less. The Brief: Indiana school teacher gets results from gamifying education. Hori is making an actual d-pad . Occulus Go is a $199 VR entry point. alt.ctrl.GDC gives us the bartending game wii deserve. The Multiplayer: Name your funniest game moment in four words or less. The Grind: Kole: Subnautica. Pokémon Picross. Ben: A Way Out. Jala: Breath of the Wild. Cube Escape: The Cave. The Inner World 2. Dennis: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Alienation.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Space Punks, Resident Evil Village, House Flipper, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Deathloop. Resident Evil Village. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Space Punks. David: Space Punks. Loot River. No Man’s Sky. Destiny 2. Kole: House Flipper. The Multiplayer: What piece of art or music would you like to see made into a game? The End Boss: Gotham Knights won’t be coming out on last gen consoles. Microsoft commits further to accessible hardware.

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Snakeybus, new Super Mario Maker 2 details, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Dennis: Snakeybus. Devil May Cry V. David: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Warhammer: Vermintide 2. Kole: Killer7. Pony Island. Lorelai The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: Devil May Cry V features capoeira. Super Mario Maker 2 looks legitimate. Good news for The Division 2?

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Street Fighter 6 beta, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, MyHouse.wad, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Jala: Sara is Missing (S.I.M.). Chaos;Head: NoaH. Street Fighter 6 Beta. Kole: Night Stop. MyHouse.wad. Rock Band 4. David: Punch Club. The Multiplayer: What video game moment affected you the most? The End Boss: E-Sports are in trouble. Amnesia: The Bunker release pushed back to June 6. Japanese YouTuber arrested for uploading an LP of a Steins;Gate game. Las Vegas is getting a neighborhood with Pokemon street names.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about their favorite E3 2017 announcements. The Brief: A whole slew of stories from E3 2017. The Grind: Kole: Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. Resident Evil 6. Jala: Mario Kart 8: Deluxe. Resident Evil 6. Transformers War for Cybertron. Sniper Elite Zombie Army Trilogy. Sorcery! 4. Probably Archery. Last Word. Ben: Friday the 13th. David: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game, Terror at Oakheart, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Terror at Oakheart. Dennis: Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game. Helldivers 2. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. The Invincible. Balatro. Moxie: Pacific Drive. The End Boss: EA lays off tons of employees, cancels games. Nintendo bullies makers of Yuzu emulator into $2.4 million settlement. NASA is making a tabletop setting. Square Enix does a minor Y2K on leap day.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Alan Wake II, Decarnation, The Finals, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum. Decarnation. Sorry We're Closed. Ben: Spider-Man 2. Alan Wake II. Kole: Alan Wake II. World of Horror. Dennis: The Finals. Forza Motorsport. Fortnite. Diablo 4: Season of Blood. The Multiplayer: Pitch a horror entry in a non-horror series. The End Boss: Barbarian is getting a video game adaptation. Konami releases promotional video with David Hayter, causing speculation. Cliff Blezinski is a weirdo. Ubisoft blatantly uses AI art after massive layoffs. AI Seinfeld has completely fallen apart.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Red Dead Redemption, the Diablo: Immortal backlash, and we ask you about your favorite game dialogue. The Brief: Blizzard upsets fans with Diablo: Immortal, a mobile game. Ubisoft censors Rainbow Six: Siege for the Chinese market. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite line of game dialogue? The Grind: Ben: Red Dead Redemption 2. Left 4 Dead 2. Kole: Call of Cthulhu. Resident Evil 7 (Not a Hero, and other DLCs). David: Fortnite.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Remnant: From the Ashes, the feud between Epic, Apple, and Google, and we ask you what moment made you fall in love with a particular game. The Grind: David: Warframe. Factorio. Ben: Fall Guys. Ghost of Tsushima. Kole: Fall Guys. Death Stranding. Dennis: Salt and Sanctuary. Remnant: From the Ashes. The Multiplayer: What moment made you fall in love with a particular game? The End Boss: Hypnospace Outlaw is getting wider release, more content, on August 27. Rogue Legacy 2 is coming out. Apple, Google, and Epic, oh my. Fall Guys forces brands to do good things to make a deal.

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Valorant, Fallout 76: The Wastelanders, and Animal Crossing: New Horizon. The Grind: David: Dying Light. Fallout 76: The Wastelanders. Dennis: Valorant. Steamworld Quest. The Cycle. Kole: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Multiplayer: Propose a new installation arcade game. The End Boss: Chex Mix HD is coming this summer. Streaming aggregation platform Popdog. Fallout 76 has NPCs now, and they don’t care about being nuked.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Another Crab’s Treasure, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, POOLS, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Shining Force III. Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago. Kole: POOLS. Buckshot Roulette. Ben: Balatro. As Dusk Falls. Moxie: Warframe. Another Crab’s Treasure. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite interesting failure? The End Boss: Modders bring Baldur’s Gate III characters to Stardew Valley. The Jackbox Naughty Pack announced, maybe unadvisable?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Unsouled, and more! The Grind: David: Unsouled. The Gunk. No Man’s Sky. Kole: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Save Room. Dennis: Loot River. Ben: Underwater Cities. Deathloop. The Multiplayer: What mechanic would make a game better if it was dropped? The End Boss: Maniac mods Fisher Price controller to actually work with games. Sonic memes make people happy. Chip shortage will continue into 2024.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Sunless Skies, Astroneer, and we ask you about your favorite game manuals. The Brief: Nintendo is taking steps to fight game addiction. Frostpunk adds a photo mode. Geralt comes to Monster Hunter: World. Capcom adds a bunch of game music to Spotify. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite video game manual? The Grind: Ben: Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. Astroneer. David: Sunless Skies. Jala: Octopath Traveler. Kole: Resident Evil 2.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Forza Horizon 5, Portal Stories: Mel, and more! The Grind: David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Elden Ring. Tunic. Dennis: Tunic. Forza Horizon 5. Dicey Dungeons. Titanfall 2. Ben: Portal Stories: Mel. DARQ. Dark Souls. Kole: Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The Multiplayer: What gaming feat have you accomplished that you don’t think you’ll ever repeat? The End Boss: Sony announces its confusing Game Pass competitor. Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to 2023. Breath of the Wild fan gathers all four Beedles in the same place. Suicide Squad game delayed to 2023.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about It Takes Two, Saviorless, and we ask you to pitch games for villains. The Grind: Jala: Moons of Madness. Hitman. Saviorless. Ben: qomp. It Takes Two. Kole: It Takes Two. Mother 3. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Hades. The Multiplayer: Make a game for a villain! The End Boss: EndeavorRx is a video game that might help with COVID brain fog. Sony reverses course, won’t shut down the PS Vita or PS3 online stores. There’s going to be a game about power washing. Valve fixes bug that affects Steam libraries over 25,000 games.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the rumored new Arkham game, Spaceteam, and how to make time for games.

The Brief Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Korean propaganda. New Batman Arkham game coming this year? Kentucky Route Zero gets a demo. DICE Awards. The Grind: Kole: The Cave. Hitman: Absolution. Spaceteam. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Ben: Tokyo Jungle. Dennis: Dark Souls. The Binding of Isaac. Retro City Rampage. Ruzzle. David: Dark Souls. Multiplayer: Where do you find time to game? The End Boss" Dennis: Gameification and working out. Kole: Tribute rewards? David: Gravity Bone is a neat name. Ben: Budget? Links of Note: North Korean propaganda video (http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/north-korea-propaganda-video-uses-call-of-duty-and-we-are-the-world-to-imagine-a-brighter-world-without-manhattan/) Kentucky Route Zero demo (http://kentuckyroutezero.com/limits-and-demonstrations/)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Helldivers 2, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Demo, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Helldivers 2. Kole: Helldivers 2. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Demo. Dennis: Slay the Spire. Helldivers 2. Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Baldur’s Gate III. The Multiplayer: What game’s AI impressed you most? The End Boss: Borderlands movie production shot revealed. Fallout is coming to Magic the Gathering. The Limp Bizkit mod for Fallout: New Vegas is no longer lost media. Baldur’s Gate III smooching patch released.

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about Devil May Cry 5, Surviving Mars, and we ask you about your favorite small details in games. The Brief: Google announces game streaming service at GDC. No Man’s Sky is getting a major multiplayer update this summer. German government allows Nazi imagery into games. House Flipper is getting Garden Flipper DLC. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite small detail in games? The Grind: Dennis: Apex Legends. Devil May Cry 5. Kole: Plague, Inc. Surviving Mars. Resident Evil 6. Jala: Resident Evil 6. Vampyr. David: Immortal: Unchained.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about who the fuck knows what?

The Brief Asylum Jam. Okkervil River adventure game. Grand Theft Auto V gets a midnight. GTA V gang member dialogue. Rime is a thing. The Grind David: Max Payne 2. Max Payne 3. Portal 2. Dennis: None. Kole: Saints Row 4. Plants vs. Zombies 2. Papers, Please. Ben: Saints Row 4. Civilization Revolution. Links of Note: DeGrasse Tyson (http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/blogs-prod-photos/d/f/4/d/d/df4dd55187cba521191487f36eaa3e72.jpg?stmp=1374524610) Rime screens (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/427622/ps4-adventure-rime-teased-in-new-gameplay-video/) Quorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Still Wakes the Deep, Abiotic Factor, The Last Clockwinder, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: The Fast and the Furious: DRIFT (Arcade). Various Arcade Games. Slay the Spire (Board Game). Kole: Still Wakes the Deep. Ben: The Last Clockwinder. Dredge. Abiotic Factor. Moxie: Zenless Zone Zero. Dead Rising 4. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite environmental storytelling in games? The End Boss: Warhammer: Space Marine 2 leaks. RPG Maker devs announce Action Game Maker. Someone got DOOM running on a fancy fleshlight. Suicide Squad game sells poorly even when free.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Glass Staircase, Trackmania 2020, and we announce the 2020 Title of the Year winners. The Grind: Ben: Satisfactory. XCOM: Chimera Squad. Kole: The Glass Staircase. Assassin’s Creed. Dennis: Trackmania 2020. David: Nioh 2. The Multiplayer: 2020 Title of the Year Results. The End Boss: Ghost of Tsushima fans raise money to save a famous shrine. Fallout 76 roleplaying group swept up in Facebook militia ban. Epic Games buys RAD Game Tools. Bethesda teases Indiana Jones game.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about A Game About Digging a Hole, RoadCraft, Void Crew, and much more! The Grind: Moxie: Fallen London. Kole: RoadCraft (Demo). Dennis: Void Crew. Ben: Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet. A Game About Digging a Hole. The Multiplayer: What’s your most beloved Mario game? The End Boss: Autobattler The Bazaar pisses off fans by breaking monetization promises. WotC makes SpongeBob meme cards, what are we doing here? Devil May Cry anime gets bad tagline, then a better one. Donkey Kong ‘94 comes to Switch Online, play it.

The Grind: Ben: Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Magic the Gathering. Dennis: Magic the Gathering. Returnal. SP!NG. Call of Duty: DMZ. David: Call of Duty: DMZ. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Kole: Sons of the Forest. Frostpunk. The Case of the Golden Idol. The Multiplayer: What’s your cozy game? The End Boss: Elden Ring DLC announced. Brass Birmingham usurps Gloomhaven on the Board Game Geeks charts. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League trailer is… ehh… New Call of Duty skin has a massive dong. Diablo 4-inspired fashion goes to Milan.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Life is Strange: True Colors, Just Dance 2023, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and much more! The Grind: - Jala: Pokémon Scarlet. Capcom 2nd Arcade Stadium. Just Dance 2023. Samurai Shodown. - Ben: Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Marvel Snap. Returnal. - Dennis: Elden Ring. Warzone 2.0. Trackmania. Dr. Seuss Pinball. - Kole: Life is Strange: True Colors. The Multiplayer: - Free Play! The End Boss: - Square Enix fails to read the room on NFTs. - Super Nintendo World is almost here. - Lies of P is Pinnochio Bloodborne. - Zenimax QA votes unanimously to approve their union.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about In Sound Mind, Fae Tactics, Patrick’s Paradox, and more! The Grind: David: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Aliens: Fireteam. Elden Ring. Ben: Dark Souls. Patrick’s Paradox. Kole: In Sound Mind. Workshop Simulator. Dennis: Titanfall 2. Trackmania. Fae Tactics. Multiplayer: Which game has the best or most pleasant-sounding title? The End Boss: Ron Gilbert announces Return to Monkey Island. Two new Hypnospace games announced, including Dreamsettler. Semantle is a very hard version of Wordle. Lego Star Wars makes the Finn/Poe ship possible. Epic launches Unreal Engine 5.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Jusant, HAWKED, Teardown, and much more! The Grind: - Ben: Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Jusant. - Dennis: HAWKED. RoboQuest. Lethal Company. - Moxie: Dave the Diver. Vampire Survivors. - Kole: Fortnite Festival. Teardown. The Multiplayer: - What game do you play in your head the most? The End Boss: - Fntastic Studio shuts down, runs away with The Day Before money. - Mouse is a first person shooter with black and white Disney style. - Lethal Company solution to arachnophobia is very Lethal Company. - Jonathan Blow wants to make a VR game that won’t sell any copies.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Galaxy Truckers, and Spiritfarer. The Grind: Dennis: Galaxy Truckers. League of Legends: Wild Rift. Apex Legends. David: Apex Legends. Warframe. Barotrauma. Ben: Gloomhaven. Spiritfarer. Kole: Mirror Layers. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite unusual control scheme? The End Boss: Scientists give pigs permission to play video games. Mortal Shell added to PS+, and you should download and play it. Halo Infinite’s battle pass gets a little more generous. More Grand Theft Auto remaster awfulness. Twitch streamer Ludwig moves to YouTube.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dyson Sphere Program, Concrete Genie, and we ask you what microtransactions you feel good about. The Grind: Kole: Hitman 3. The Nameless Game. Dennis: Concrete Genie. Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. Ben: Dyson Sphere Program. David: NOTHING. The Multiplayer: What microtransactions do you feel good about buying? The End Boss: Wizards create “restored” versions of Super Mario World music. HyperRogue is a non-Euclidean roguelike. Rust gets “softcore” server options. Gaming world rocked as Stadia version of Terraria is canceled.

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Definitely Not Fried Chicken, Days Gone, Call of Duty: Warzone, and much more! The Grind: * David: Call of Duty: Warzone. * Dennis: Call of Duty: Warzone. Disco Elysium. Halo Infinite. * Kole: Definitely Not Fried Chicken. * Ben: Griftlands. Days Gone. The Multiplayer: * Propose another warning label for games! The End Boss: * SteamWorld Build will literally kill Kole. * Riot suffers huge game code and data leak. * Gylt, a Stadia exclusive, is looking for a new home. * This fish plays Pokemon and he steals your identity and he’s not even sorry about it.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Half-Life: Alyx, Nine Parchments, and we ask you which game characters you would kill off for good. The Grind: Jala: Nine Parchments. Trine 3. Kole: Half-Life: Alyx. Dennis: The Division 2. Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. Dirt Rally 2. Ben: Death Stranding. The Multiplayer: Which game character would you kill off for good? The End Boss: Resident Evil 4 remake is in the works. Goldfinger releases a quarantine video of them performing your favorite song from THPS1. Half-Life: Alyx can be modded to work without VR… kind of. Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting some neat online features.

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Tacoma, the Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion announcement, and we ask you which games have the best sound design. The Brief: Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion revealed. No Man’s Sky is getting a big update for fast travel, story. Level with Me is a very in-depth Half-Life let’s play. Darkest Dungeon announced for iPad. The Multiplayer: What games have sound design that you can’t ignore? The Grind: Dennis: Hearthstone. Element4l. Killing Floor 2. Ben: Fidel. Factorio. Kole: Tacoma.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Resident Evil 7, some PAX South experiences, and we ask you about your favorite video game demos. The Brief: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age releases July 11. Resident Evil 7 speed runs are down to 94 minutes. Resident Evil movies gross over $1 billion. Jala’s PAX South breakdown. (Earthfall, The Shrouded Isle, Mages of Mystralia, and others) Multiplayer: What’s your favorite video game demo? The Grind: David: WarFrame. Vermintide. Ben: Resident Evil 7 Demo. Kole: Resident Evil 7. Jala: More PAX South stuff. Shadow Over Westminster.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Vermintide, the Scalebound cancelation, and we ask you for your 2017 video game predictions. The Brief Cuba is developing its own indie game. Scalebound is canceled without fanfare. The most toxic League of Legends player. Elite: Dangerous players find aliens. Multiplayer What are your 2017 video game predictions? The Grind Jala: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. Steins;Gate. Dracula X Chronicles. Dishonored 2. Kole: Dishonored 2. Ben: GDC videos. DOOM. Dennis: Vermintide. Mini Metro.

Dennis, Ben, and David talk about expectations and disappointment.

Links of Note: Lost Levels Unconference (http://lostlevels.net/) Sleeping Dogs live action trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE2ADqLuzvU) Borderlands 2 live action trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twkxgGs7NNA) Binding of Isaac live action trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUWD_40m2Sw) Hotline Miami live action trailer 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQshGnjpo0) Hotline Miami live action trailer 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o9SUPgyZRY) Crash Bandicoot commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTi5EaocGaY) Ratchet and Clank commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjkAK4LZkao) Majora's Mask commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMD4XudxoE)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Last of Us: Part 2, the Haunted PS1 Press Event, and we ask you about your favorite bad or goofy AI in games. The Grind: Ben: The Last of Us Part 2. David: No Man’s Sky. Dennis: Minecraft Dungeons. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. Kole: Hitman 2. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite example of bad or goofy AI? The End Boss: Mixer shuts down. Haunted PS1 trailer announcement video was amazing. FDA approves its first video game for ADHD. Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to November.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Elite: Dangerous, Thumper, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Chorus. Ben: Before Your Eyes. Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Kole: The Quarry. Thumper. David: Elite: Dangerous. The Multiplayer: What art style would you like to see used more often in games? The End Boss: Studio Canal films being pulled from European PSN. Ubisoft tries to pull some nonsense with digital storefronts. Halo Infinite’s co-op campaign mode will never come out.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Nowhere Prophet, Phasmophobia, and we talk about long-lasting scary game moments. Note: There are points where some hosts audio will get kind of low-pitched. We're aware of the problem and trying to solve it. Sorry! The Grind: David: Fallout ’76. World of Horror. Phasmophobia. Kole: Phasmophobia. Squirrel Stapler. Ben: Phasmophobia. Hades. Dennis: Phasmophobia. Slay the Spire. Nowhere Prophet. Star Wars: Squadrons. The Multiplayer: Which video game spooky moment has stuck with you the longest? The End Boss: Frostpunk board game Kickstarter is a massive success. Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to December 10. Rainbow 6: Siege team coach admits to throwing a match. Facebook is fucking around with Oculus again.

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Scorn, Outer Wilds, Echoes of the Eye, Slay the Spire: Downfall, and much more! The Grind: David: Deathloop. Deep Rock Galactic. Dennis: Deep Rock Galactic. Slay the Spire: Downfall Mod. Rabbids: Party of Legends. Ben: Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye. Tunic. Kole: Scorn. The Multiplayer: What games handle grinding the best? The End Boss: Bayonetta 3 voiceover woes. Silent Hill announcements are happening and we’re uncertain. Scientists have taught brain cells to play Pong. Minecraft Legends looks like a neat RTS.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about a bunch of older games and do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: David: No Man’s Sky. Ben: SNKRX. Dennis: Trackmania. Hollow Knight. LUMI. Kole: Mr. Driller Drill Land. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PSN Store, for good or ill. Don’t buy the re-release of Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties. Citizen Sleeper looks like a good game. You can recharge a Tesla by towing it backwards.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about This is the Police, Sunless Skies, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Ben: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Disco Elysium. This is the Police. Sunless Skies. Dennis: Super Mario Odyssey. Quake Live. Diabotical. Fun Center. David: The Division 2: Warlords of New York. Kole: NOTHING. Multiplayer: Free Play. The End Boss: Amnesia: Rebirth revealed. Destiny 2 players solve old riddle in-game. SXSW will not be refunding passholders. The Last of Us is getting an HBO miniseries.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about PlayerUnknown’s Battleground sales, X-COM 2: War of the Chosen, and we ask you how much you indulge in game hype. The Brief: PUBG hit 10 million units sold. Resident Evil 7’s final DLC coming in December. Walking Dead AR game coming to phones. Zork minutia. The Multiplayer: What’s your relationship with game coverage and hype? The Grind: Dennis: Dreadnought. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen. Ben: Stick Shift. Kole: Pocket Arcade Story. David: Fortnite.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about TemTem, some questionable security compromises at Riot Games, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Dennis: Pokemon Sword. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. David: Temtem. Ben: Control. Kole: The Walking Dead Season 2. Star War: Jedi - Fallen Order. Multiplayer: Free Play. The End Boss: The Wonderful 101 is escaping the WiiU grave. Riot Games will hand control of your PC to the Chinese government. Someone hooked a treadmill to Death Stranding. Bojack Horseman concludes.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Quarry, Citizen Sleeper, To the Moon, and more! The Grind: David: Destiny 2. No Man’s Sky. Snowrunner. Ben: Citizen Sleeper. The Quarry. Kole: The Quarry. Jala: The Quarry. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. To the Moon. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The End Boss: The Diablo Immortal monetization scheme is ironically demonic. Capcom announces release date and details for Resident Evil Village DLC. Netflix is making a Squid Game reality show and I hate it here. Bethesda seems to be setting themselves up for failure with Starfield.

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Neon White, Burnhouse Lane, the Last of Us TV Series, and much more! The Grind: - Kole: Burnhouse Lane. - Dennis: Neon White. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. - Ben: Griftlands. The Last of Us TV Series. - David: Citizen Sleeper. The Multiplayer: - What game do you completely love even though it goes against your type? The End Boss: - Justin Roiland is a piece of shit. - Cordyceps is in health supplements, and that’s actually fine, TLoU. - Wizards of the Coast backs off of predatory licensing change. - We might get more Metal Gear, without Kojima.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Dragon Ball FighterZ, Apple’s changes to loot crate rules, and we ask you how you get over difficulty walls. The Brief: Nintendo Labo announced. Speed Running stories. Mario 4-2 and Dragster. Apple does the least it can possibly do about Loot Boxes in games. Bioware delays Anthem. Yume Nikki followup revealed. The Multiplayer: How do you get over difficulty walls in games? The Grind: Kole: Dragon Ball Fighterz. Cuphead. SNES Classic. Corpse Party. David: Monster Hunter World. Jala: Vermintide. Persona 4 Golden. Ben: The Witness.

Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Resident Evil 2 demo, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, and we do a free play multiplayer. The Brief: Title of the Year 2018 results. The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY. The Grind: David: Grand Theft Auto Online. Deep Rock Galactic. Jala: Octopath Traveler. Kole: Resident Evil 2 Remake Demo. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Final Fantasy XII HD Remaster.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Gloomhaven, House of Ashes, and we ask you which game protagonist would be the worst friend. The Grind: Ben: Storybook Brawl. Gloomhaven. Jala: Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Dennis: Apex Legends. Kole: House of Ashes. The Multiplayer: Which video game protagonist would be the worst friend in real life? The End Boss: Some maniacs made a 9ft tall Atari joystick. Mirror Layers has a collaborative wiki built in. Back 4 Blood is getting a better solo campaign. Younger Unpacking players don’t recognize the Gamecube.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about X-COM 2: The Long War, My Summer Car, Dying Light 2, and much more! The Grind: Dennis: X-COM 2: The Long War. Kole: My Summer Car. Ben: Marvel Snap. Dice Kingdoms. Puzzling Pieces. Moxie: Dying Light 2. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite video game depiction of a real life location? The End Boss: Elon Musk confirmed to pay people to play games for him. Nintendo reveals the Switch 2. Havok reveals video for new engine.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Frostpunk: The Last Autumn, Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, and we ask you about your favorite vehicles in games. The Grind: Dennis: Middle Earth Shadow of War. Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled. Quake Live. Kole: Frostpunk: The Last Autumn. Haunted PS1 Demo Disc. Ben: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. David: Sunset Overdrive. World of Horror. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite vehicle or conveyance in games? The End Boss: It’s good that game companies are sitting out conventions to avoid spreading Coronavirus. Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a Hot Coffee mod. Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a murderer.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Amnesia: The Bunker, Final Fantasy XVI, Red Matter 2, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Chrono Trigger. Satisfactory. Red Matter 2. Jala: Fire Emblem: Engage. Dishonored. Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient. Kole: Final Fantasy XVI. Amnesia: The Bunker. The Multiplayer: Who is the most annoying game character? The End Boss: Baldur’s Gate III’s bear sex scene seems to boost sales. Sega union vote succees. Friday the 13th game gets end of life plans. Hacker makes a big step toward getting PSVR2 to work on PC.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Roboquest, Arcade Paradise, the Horror of Salazar House, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Slay the Spire. Metroid Dread. Magic: Arena. David: Destiny 2. Roboquest. Dennis: Roboquest. Slay the Spire. Kole: Arcade Paradise. Horror of Salazar House. The Multiplayer: Patch notes for reality. The End Boss: Slime Rancher 2 enters Early Access on September 22. The Lords of the Fallen, a reboot of Lords of the Fallen, announced. Ben’s recommendations: The Rehearsal, Dune Imperium.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii U launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, and Planetside 2. Welcome to the second level.

THE BRIEF Indie Game the Movie on Netflix Wii U launch hassles Humble Indie Bundle 6 Ben's Amazon Deals THE GRIND Ben: Call of Duty: Black Ops II (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007XVTR3K/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007XVTR3K&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Assassin's Creed 3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050SYLRK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0050SYLRK&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Kole: Rayman Legends (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AU4YEA/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008AU4YEA&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050SX97I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0050SX97I&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Frog Fractions (http://twinbeardstudios.com/frog-fractions). Dark Souls (http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=dark%20souls&linkCode=ur2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Dennis: Borderlands 2 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NRN5EO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004NRN5EO&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20). Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phoenix-wright/id372166015?mt=8). David: Planetside 2 (http://www.planetside2.com/). Natural Selection 2 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/4920/). THE END BOSS The New Super Mario Bros. honeymoon is over. An entreaty to play Walking Dead. Drinking from the holiday firehose. LINKS Indie Game the Movie (http://buy.indiegamethemovie.com/) Get Lamp (http://www.getlamp.com/) The Ecstasy of Order (http://ecstasyoforder.com/) URU: The Complete Chronicles OSG (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761544720/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0761544720&linkCode=as2&tag=stunthdottran-20) The Witness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witness_(2012_video_game)) The System is Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwZwkk7q25I) Day Z (http://dayzmod.com/) Spy Party (http://www.spyparty.com/) Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel the Pain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQZmrdwK7YM)

Kole, David, Dennis, and Jala talk about Lies of P, Street Fighter 6, Band of Blades, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Fire Emblem Engage. Street Fighter 6. Resident Evil 6. Dennis: Band of Blades. Dungeons & Dragons 5E. Diablo IV. David: Diablo IV. Kole: Lies of P Demo. What the Car. The Multiplayer: What’s the LEAST perfect match of a voice actor for your favorite character? The End Boss: Super Mario RPG remake is coming November 17. Google is trying to sneak cloud gaming on us, like we ever could have forgotten Stadia. They’re making an Among Us TV show?

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game, The Outlast Trials, Samurai Shodown, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Lunar: The Silver Star. Shining Force III. Bubble Bobble 4 Friends. Samurai Shodown. Moxie: Samurai Shodown. Pacific Drive. Dennis: Helldivers 2. Diablo IV. Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game. Kole: The Outlast Trials. The Multiplayer: Staff your dream video game panel! The End Boss: A new Mario-related movie is in the works. Back the Godshard Chronicles. It’s happening again.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Crow Country, Animal Well, Diablo IV, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Crow Country. Ben: Animal Well. Dennis: Diablo IV. XCOM 2. Moxie: Warframe. The Multiplayer: Choose a video game character to be your older sibling! The End Boss: Warner Bros. walks back plans to delist all Adult Swim indie games. Ron Gilbert reveals details about his upcoming game. Vecna is joining Dead by Daylight as its newest killer. Valheim gets new endgame content.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Grounded, the upcoming Sekiro patch, and we ask you about your favorite missable content in games. The Grind: David: Grounded. Ghost of Tsushima. Ben: Ghost of Tsushima. Slay the Spire. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel. Kole: Frog Fractions: Game of the Decade: Hop’s Iconic Hat. Carrion. The Sinking City. Dennis: Tabletop Simulator. Minecraft Dungeons. Diabotical. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite missable or hidden content in a game? The End Boss: Upcoming Sekiro patch offers boss rematch. Sony tells us what PS4 accessories will work on PS5. Microsoft Flight Simulator incorporates the whole real world. Microsoft Flight Simulator is adding VR support.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Dungeon Divers, Half-Life: Alyx, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, and much more! The Grind: Ben: Half-Life: Alyx. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. Dennis: Dungeon Divers. Tetris Effect. iRacing. Moxie: Far Cry 6. Kole: Nothing. The Multiplayer: What game would you love to break out and beat on a long weekend? The End Boss: Concord pulled from stores, servers closed. Valve hires team behind Risk of Rain after Microsoft lays them off. They trained an AI Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition finished.

Kole, Jala, and David talk about Death Stranding, the many development problems of Halo Infinite, and we ask you about desirable and undesirable video game worlds. The Grind: Jala: Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders. Kole: Death Stranding. David: Remnant: From the Ashes. The Multiplayer: Let’s play a game of Kiss/Marry/Kill with video game settings. The End Boss: Halo Infinite could be dropping Xbox One support. Summer Games Done Quick raises $2.3 million for MSF. Fall Guys created a brand battle for charity.

Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about Starfield, Baldur’s Gate III, DragonCon, and much more! The Grind: David: Starfield. Dennis: Starfield. Baldur’s Gate III. Ben: Baldur’s Gate III. Kole: Pistol Whip. The Multiplayer: Give another game character the Baldur’s Gate III underwear treatment. The End Boss: Unity destroys the trust of an entire industry with one dumb pricing announcement. Death Stranding is coming to iPhone. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer suffers office fire. New iOS update lets people use their GameBoy Cameras for FaceTime, with some effort.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Alien: Isolation, Tonight We Riot, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Ben: Tacoma. David: Tonight We Riot. Jet Lancer. Control. Dennis: XCOM: Chimera Squad. Steamworld Heist. Kole: Alien: Isolation. Multiplayer: Free Play The End Boss: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Remaster announced. Dennis is playing Crucible. Unreal Engine 5 tech demos look promising. John Carmack is a genius and humble.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Pokemon Sword, Satisfactory, and we ask you about bad lines of video game dialogue. The Grind: Jala: Pokémon Sword. Kole: Assassin’s Creed II. Ben: X-COM: Chimera Squad. Satisfactory. Dennis: Trackmania 2020. Doom 2016. The Multiplayer: What’s the worst or most embarrassing line in games? The End Boss: Reddit user creates tool to turn Reddit drama into Ace Attorney cutscenes. Rocket Punch sends off the PS4 camera in style. Hitman 3 PC players won’t have to re-buy Hitman 1 and 2 levels on Epic. CD Projekt Red inadvertently digs themselves a deeper hole.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Torment: Tides of Numenera delay, WATCH_DOGS, and we ask you about choice in games.

The Brief Torment: Tides of Numenera pushed back by a year. Giant insects are impossible. Turing Test busted. Bioshock Infinite interview. Multiplayer Choice in games. The Grind Ben: A whole buncha Bioshock. David: Fallen London. WildStar. Dennis: Surge Deluxe. Pixeljunk Monsters. Kole: Haunt the House: Terrortown. WATCH_DOGS. Links of Note Surge Deluxe Image (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lLlcuJlRg2J-qaFNq8jPF2r2QNExpVdax1gbDLMM0oN_d1JmDQUxL_Uhr_xgfsgvP4rCwkr5vrXrgLmY7G0E_9Nbq87K17usdtSZUoii47DgUmKDS6caYyjuGA)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the games they played over Duckstream, and announce the 2022 Title of the Year. The Grind: Friday the 13th Vermintide 2 Golf With Your Friends Deep Rock Galactic Deceit

Kole, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Dying Light 2, Along the Edge, and much more! The Grind: Kole: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Jala: The Thaumaturge. Strange Brigade. Paper Sorcerer. Along the Edge. Moxie: Fortnite. Dying Light 2. Dennis: Carrion. Elite: Dangerous. The Multiplayer: Title of the Year results. The End Boss: Majora’s Mask had voice commands. Live action movie adaptations for Helldivers 2, Horizon, and Exit 8 announced. Dreams on a Pillow, a game about the Nakba, funded. Tango Gameworks shows signs of life after being rescued.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the Xbox event, and we ask you what gaming tattoo you would get (or which one you already have!). The Grind: Kole: Lonely Mountains: Downhill. Ben: Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Dennis: XCOM: Chimera Squad. Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. Steamworld Heist. David: Fallout 76. Multiplayer: Video game tattoos. The End Boss: Sony is working on full-hand-tracking VR. Microsoft reveals two horror games: Scorn and The Medium. Innovations in password security through gaming Cyberpunk 2077 details emerge from ESRB.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Silent Hill: The Short Message, Abathor, Grime, and much more! The Grind: Jala: Monster Prom. Abathor. Raw Metal. Crow Country. Kole: Silent Hill: The Short Message. Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intermission. Ben: Silent Hill: The Short Message. Resident Evil 4 Remake VR. Dennis: Diablo IV. Grime. The Multiplayer: What game made the biggest first impression on you? The End Boss: Harlem video game exhibit pitches game design to new audiences. Tencent apparently making a mobile Elden Ring game. The Day Before was a bigger disaster than you thought. The Last of Us Part 2 documentary drops. PDP Riffmaster looks to keep plastic instruments alive.

The Grind: * Kole: Dead Space Remake. The Case of the Golden Idol. Farthest Frontier. * Dennis: SP!NG. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. * David: Sea of Thieves. The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY The End Boss: Metroid Prime gets surprise remaster release. Nintendo adds Game Boy and GBA games to Trans Witches are Witches bundle works to offset the bad wizard game. Armored Core 6 inspires questionable Steam tag battle. Links: https://itch.io/b/1712/trans-witches-are-witches (https://itch.io/b/1712/trans-witches-are-witches)

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dark Matter controversy, continue their discussion of Grand Theft Auto V, and ask you which heroes suck.

The Brief: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Directors Cut released. Dark Matter pulled from GoG and Steam. Xbox One road trip tour. Rollers of the Realm The Grind: Kole: Beyond: Two Souls. Grand Theft Auto V. Ben: Grand Theft Auto V. Dennis: Ace Combat V: The Unsung War. Bastion. David: Neverwinter. Kingdom of Loathing. Warface. Multiplayer: Who are your least favorite heroes? Links of Note: Q.A.: Heros We Can't Stand (http://gameological.com/2013/10/qa-heroes-we-cant-stand/)