Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Amazon's new game engine, Darkest Dungeon, and we ask you what speed runs you like to watch. THE BRIEF: Rocket League is coming to Xbox One in February. Amazon releases Lumberyard, their own game engine. Breath of Fire III is available on PSN now. Red Dead Redemption was briefly backward compatible on Xbox One. MULTIPLAYER What games do you enjoy speed running, or enjoy watching people speed running? THE GRIND: David: Darkest Dungeon. Dennis: The Magic Cir...
Feb 12, 2016•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 138
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about PAX South 2016, The Witness, and we ask you which games you regret trading in. THE BRIEF: PAXCHAT: PAX South 2016. MULTIPLAYER: What games or systems do you regret trading in? THE GRIND: Jala: Sniper Elite 3. Soul Gambler. Journal. Shelter. Kole: The Witness. Ben: The Witness. Until Dawn.
Feb 05, 2016•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 137
Kole, Ben, David, and Dennis talk about the possibility of Her Story 2, The Magic Circle, and we interview Eduardo Ramirez, the lead developer of Fenix Furia. THE BRIEF: Sony is holding "Everyday Heroes" contest in Life is Strange. Michael Jackson was involved with Sonic 3. Donald Rumsfeld published Churchill Solitaire. Sam Barlow teases Her Story 2. BONUS ROUND: Interview with Eduardo Ramirez, developer behind "Fenix Furia". Fenix Furia Website Eduardo's Twitter: @Craythur THE GRIND: Dennis: Ga...
Jan 29, 2016•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 136
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about pre-release details for The Witness, Until Dawn, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. THE BRIEF The Witness is rated for Xbox One, but not coming to it. The Witness priced at $40. Iron Maiden game coming this summer? Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is coming to PC. Leviathan is now complete on Steam. Endica VII: The Dream King has an NPC based on Jala's fan art. MULTIPLAYER: Freeplay. THE GRIND Jala: Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball. Rocket League. Mischie...
Jan 22, 2016•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 135
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Wolfenstein: New Order, Amazon Video Games, and we ask you about your favorite dream sequences in games. THE GRIND Psychonauts is coming to PS4, and PlayStation VR. Payday 2 gets Goat Simulator DLC. Amazon Video Games. EA Origin Access comes to PC. MULTIPLAYER What's your favorite dream sequence in games? THE BRIEF: David: Bloodborne. Wolfenstein: The New Order. Ben: Gone Home. The Stanley Parable. FEZ. Broken Age. Dennis: Hearthstone. Kole: Undertale....
Jan 15, 2016•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 134
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Activision buying MLG, Undertale, and we ask you about your gaming New Year resolutions. THE BRIEF: The Force Awakens pinball. Activision buys MLG. Rise of the Tomb Raider coming out on PC. Final Fantasy IX is coming to PC and mobile. Shenmue 3 PayPal donors won't get rewards. MULTIPLAYER What's your 2016 new year's gaming resolution? THE GRIND: Ben: Life is Strange. Dennis: Freedom Wars. Kole: Undertale....
Jan 08, 2016•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 133
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games. THE BRIEF: PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend. Game Award weirdness. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon. Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition. Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic. THE GRIND Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. Dennis: Far Cry 2. Ben: Fallout 4. Kole: Nothing. THE MULTIPLAYER: What...
Jan 01, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 132
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games. THE BRIEF: PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend. Game Award weirdness. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon. Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition. Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic. THE GRIND Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. Dennis: Far Cry 2. Ben: Fallout 4. Kole: Nothing. THE MULTIPLAYER: What...
Dec 19, 2015•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 131
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games. The Brief: PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend. Game Award weirdness. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon. Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition. Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic. THE GRIND Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. Dennis: Far Cry 2. Ben: Fallout 4. Kole: Nothing. THE MULTIPLAYER: What...
Dec 11, 2015•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 130
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds. The Brief: Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character. Game Award nominees announced. Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode. Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming Multiplayer: What's your favorite open world find? The Grind: Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle. David: Fallout 4. Leviathan. Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone. Kole: Nothing....
Dec 05, 2015•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 129
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds. The Brief: Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character. Game Award nominees announced. Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode. Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming Multiplayer: What's your favorite open world find? The Grind: Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle. David: Fallout 4. Leviathan. Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone. Kole: Nothing....
Nov 20, 2015•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 128
Jala Prendes and John Fitch are joined by Mark R. Rhainer and Nikita Pigasov of Lostwood Games to discuss their game, "Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade." LINKS OF NOTE: Lostwood Games Indiegogo Campaign Leviathan Fanart Archive John Fitch
Nov 14, 2015•57 min
Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Activision's King acquisition, La Mulana EX, and we ask you about the origin of your screen name. The Brief: Atlas Reactor is a game that's coming out. Black Ops 3 will get PC mod and map tool support 2016. Activision buy King for 6 billion dollars. Multiplayer: Screen name origins. The Grind: Dennis: La Mulana EX. Kole: Guitar Hero Live. David: Destiny....
Nov 07, 2015•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 127
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sony announcements from Paris Games Week, Guitar Hero Live, and we ask you about your gaming waterloos. The Brief: Gravity Rush 2 announced. Detroit announced. DMCA overturned in cases of preserving online games. "The Park" released on Steam. Multiplayer: What's your gaming white whale/waterloo? The Grind: David: Destiny. Dennis: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Ben: The Talos Principle. Kole: Guitar Hero Live. Ultra Despair Girls....
Oct 30, 2015•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 126
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, the Cainsville Files, and we ask you about your favorite and least-favorite puzzles in non-puzzle games. The Brief: Kole's PRGE Story. Is a new Valkyria Chronicles game on the way? News sources are using game footage as if it were real footage. "Adrift" gets a trailer. Multiplayer: What's the best/worst puzzle in a non-puzzle game? The Grind: Jala: King of Dragon Pass. Dark Souls. Cainsville Files. Dennis: Twisted Metal (2013...
Oct 23, 2015•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 125
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the future of Square Enix localizations, SOMA, and we ask you what games you play when you're traveling. The Brief: Spelunky score record set. Firewatch gets a launch date, February 9. Square Enix might crowd fund translations. Multiplayer: What games do you tend to play when you travel? The Grind: Dennis: DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. CastleStorm. Hearthstone. Ben: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Kole: Tearaway....
Oct 17, 2015•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 124
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about The Beginner's Guide, the Humble Monthly plan, and we ask you what you listen to when you play games. The Brief: Humble Monthly. A good deal? Far Cry Primal revealed. Upsilon Circuit. Arizona Sunshine. Multiplayer: What do you listen to when you play games? The Grind: Jala: The Fist of Jesus. Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Valdis Story. Kole: The Beginner's Guide. Tearwaway. David: Destiny: The Taken King....
Oct 09, 2015•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 123
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mega Man Legends PSN release, DeadCore, and we ask you about awkward video game moments. The Brief: Mega Man Legends hits the PSN. "The Beginner's Guide" is the followup to The Stanley Parable Weird Call of Duty promotional campaign. Hitman gets a release date. Multiplayer: What's the most awkward moment in games? The Grind: Dennis: Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. DeadCore. David: Destiny: The Taken King. Ben: Risk Legacy. Metal Gear Solid V: The Ph...
Oct 02, 2015•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 122
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about some TGS announcements, Super Mario Maker, and we ask you about the darkest choices you've made in games.
Sep 19, 2015•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 121
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Ubisoft theme park, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Games about mental illness. Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth releasing October 30,2015. Fallout 4 will have shitloads of dialogue. Ubisoft is working on a theme park. Multiplayer: FREE PLAY. The Grind: Ben: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Kole: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Jala: Abyss Odyssey. Guild Wars 2. H...
Sep 11, 2015•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 120
Kole, Dennis, David, and Jala talk about Nintendo mending fences with Amazon, Pac Man 256, and we ask you which series have kept it fresh. The Brief: Buried Atari games sell for tons of money. Ace Attorney 6 confirmed for the west. Nintendo and Amazon's troubled relationship. GTA for N64? The Multiplayer: What series has stayed the freshest? The Grind: David: Dying Light. Guild Wars 2. Dennis: Guild Wars 2. Heroes of the Storm. Jala: Guild Wars 2. Back to Bed. Kole: Pac Man 265....
Sep 04, 2015•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 119
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about I Am Bread, YouTube Gaming, and we ask you about your favorite unjustly maligned games. THE BRIEF: YouTube Gaming launches August 26. Twelve Minutes. Metal Gear Solid V release trailer. Final Fantasy VII comes out for iOS. MULTIPLAYER: What's your favorite unjustly maligned game? THE GRIND: Jala: I Am Bread. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Dark Souls. Kole: Triple Triad. Ben: Towerfall: Ascension. Dennis: BroForce. Hearthstone. Heroes of the Storm....
Aug 28, 2015•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 118
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fig, Heroes of the Storm, and we ask you which games give you the Tetris Effect. THE BRIEF: Twitch plays Dark Souls. Trump is not Batman. Batmobile DLC. Hearthstone Two Player Co-Op? Fig is Kickstarter with equity. MULTIPLAYER: What game gives you the Tetris Effect? THE GRIND: Ben: Fallout: New Vegas. Rocket League. Betrayal at House on the Hill. Twilight Struggle. Love Letter. Kole: Twilight Struggle. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Dennis: Broforce. Her...
Aug 21, 2015•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 117
Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the Steamboy, N++, and we ask you if you've tried any food inspired by games. The Brief: Man beats Ornstein and Smough with his voice. The Steamboy is coming, and looks like butt. Destiny replaces Dinklage. Multiplayer: GAME FOOD? The Grind: Dennis: Monaco: What's Yours is Mine. Hearthstone. David: Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Dying Light. Kole: Virtue's Last Reward. N++. LINKS OF NOTE: Voice Souls Portable Steam Machine Destiny replaces Dinklage...
Aug 15, 2015•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 116
Kole, Dennis, David, and Jala talk about voting for PS+ games, Abyss Odyssey, and we ask you about your favorite game quotes. The Brief: E-Sports coaching paychecks are on the rise. PS Plus subscribers will get to vote on what PS4 games go free. Final Fantasy XII remake a possibility? Yager files for insolvency. Multiplayer: What's your favorite video game quote? The Grind: David: Hammerwatch. Dying Light. Leviathan: Last Day of the Decade. Jala: Her Story. Juniper's Knot. Abyss Odyssey. Kole: N...
Aug 07, 2015•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 115
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Razer/OUYA debacle, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes, and we ask you if you've played around with level editors. THE BRIEF: That Dragon Cancer is in the news. Australian olds love games. Competitive gamers to be drug tested. The Free the Games Fund debacle. MULTIPLAYER: Have you ever messed around with level editors? THE GRIND: Jala: Dungeon Defenders 2. Early Frost Warning. The Hole Story. Bionic Heart. Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade. Ben: The Sw...
Jul 31, 2015•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 114
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Minecraft movie, Monaco, and we ask you what characters you'd like to see in Smash Brothers. The Brief: Star Wars: KOTOR 2 gets update. Shenmue 3 Kickstarter closes. Mac is directing a Minecraft movie. Multiplayer: What character would you like to see added to Smash Bros. The Grind: Ben: The Swapper. Kole: Dragon Age: Inquisition. Grand Theft Auto V. David: Monaco: What's Yours is Mine. Dennis: Monaco: What's Yours is Mine. The Banner Saga....
Jul 24, 2015•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 113
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Yager being kicked off of Dead Island 2, Running With Rifles, and we ask you about your favorite video game music. THE BRIEF: Yager kicked off of Dead Island 2. Metal Gear Solid going away, according to voice actor? Platinum Berserk game? Everybody's Gone to the Rapture gets a release date. MULTIPLAYER: What's your favorite video game soundtrack? THE GRIND: Dennis: Her Story. Borderlands 2. Ben: Borderlands 2. David: Running With Rifles. Kole: Dragon Age: ...
Jul 17, 2015•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 112
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Zero Escape 3 announcement, Her Story, and we ask you what you think is in store for the future of games. The Brief: The Walking Dead Live. Zero Escape 3 announced. Fallout Shelter for Android gets a release date. Witcher 3 usability updates. Sega CEO says we done fucked up. Multiplayer: What would you like to see happen in games over the next 5 years? The Grind: Dennis: CounterSpy. Hohokum. 80 Days. David: Darkest Dungeon. Ben: Batman: Arkham Knight. ...
Jul 10, 2015•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 111
Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Batman: Arkham Knight, and we do a free-play multiplayer. The Brief: Fallout 4 character added to Fallout Shelter. Batman: Arkham Knight PC port debacle. Saudi prince develops mobile game with female protagonists. Multiplayer: Free Play. The Grind: Ben: Batman: Arkham Knight. Kole: Batman: Arkham Knight. Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure. Jala: Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate. Hatoful Boyfriend. David: Luftrausers. Shadowrun Returns. UnEpic. Links of Note:...
Jul 03, 2015•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 110
