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: Mon...
Feb 02, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 228
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the Nintendo Direct announcements, Sundered, and we ask you what your favorite winter game is. The Brief: Nintendo Direct news. The Overwatch League has launched. Theme Hospital is getting a spiritual successor. Sega attempts to fix the Ugandan Knuckles meme. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite winter game? The Grind: David: Sundered. River City Ransom: Underground. Ben: Magic the Gathering pre-release. Twilight Imperium. The Evil Within 2. Jala: Persona 4...
Jan 19, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 227
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about some crazy VR stuff from CES, Human: Fall Flat, and we ask you about your gaming relationships. The Brief: Tesla Suit is full body haptics. VR for exercise. The Switch has already out-sold the Wii U. Top download list for PS4. The Multiplayer: Have games started or helped any relationships or friendships for you? The Grind Jala: Vermintide. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows. Persona 4: Golden. Ben: Human: Fall Flat. Kole: Mom Hid My Game. Enter the Gungeon. Crypt of th...
Jan 12, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 226
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about some game preservation stories, T.I.M.E Stories, and we hear what you’re most exited about in 2018. The Brief: Nintendo killed it with game sales last year. Gravity Rush 2 players are rushing to complete the game ahead of server shutdowns. The MADE is petitioning for a DMCA cutout for MMOs. The Multiplayer: What game thing are you most looking forward to in 2018? The Grind: All of Us: T.I.M.E Stories. Dennis: Above and Below. X-COM 2: The War of the Chosen. Heavy...
Jan 06, 2018•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 225
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about A Way Out, Doki Doki Literature Club, and we ask you about your most delightful moments in games for 2017. The Brief: A Way Out, a game made by the team behind Brothers, looks neat. Mount Your Friends 3D announced. Catherine is getting an updated remake. Metal Gear Solid V graphical teardown. The Multiplayer: What was your biggest gaming delight this year? The Grind: David: Path of Exile. Kole: New Danganronpa V3. Doki Doki Literature Club. Dennis: Destiny...
Dec 22, 2017•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 224
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Awards, the Evil Within 2, and we ask you about your video game alter egos. The Brief: The Game Awards happened, and they Fromsoft reveals a new game. VR headphones exist. There’s a new Harry Potter mobile game coming that’s not the Niantic one. The Multiplayer: What’s your video game alter ego? The Grind: Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2. Stephen’s Sausage Roll. Trine 2. Jak and Daxter. Zen Pinball. X-COM Plus. Jala: KOI. Agent A. Corpse Party: Book of ...
Dec 15, 2017•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 223
Kole, Ben, Jala, and Davi talk about the Mega Man 30th anniversary announcements, New Dangan Ronpa V3, and we ask you if games have introduced you to other hobbies. The Brief: Streamer inventively pirates a UFC PPV event. Mega Man 30th anniversary announcements are exciting. Some great and funny new Magic cards are coming. Snake and boxes and Santa. The Multiplayer: Have games introduced you to any other hobbies? The Grind: Kole: New Dangan Ronpa V3. Jala: Guild Wars 2. Labyrinthine Dreams. Grim...
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 222
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cuphead, that time Epic sued a teen, and we ask you which game deserves a VR adaptation. The Brief: Epic sues a Teen. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is being ported to mobile. Desert Bus is being ported to VR. Demon’s Souls multiplayer servers shutting down 2/28/2018. Bungie screwed the pooch with an XP event. The Multiplayer: What game do you wish had a VR version? The Grind: Ben: Hue. The Final Station. Cuphead. Friday the 13th. Jala: BroForce. Flying Hamst...
Dec 01, 2017•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 221
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about EA’s microtransaction woes, LISA: The Painful RPG, and we ask you about your favorite in-game creations. The Brief: EA backs down on some Star Wars Battlegrounds II Humble Care Package Bundle has some very good stuff in it. David explains what it means to be an outlaw. Games used as education about domestic violence. The Multiplayer: What's the coolest thing you've built/crafted in a game? The Grind: David: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Destiny 2....
Nov 17, 2017•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 220
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Super Mario Odyssey, Sony’s weird trophy reward program, and we ask you which games pull you into a time hole. The Brief: Console sales are way up. TellTale lays off a bunch of their staff. Sony is monetizing Trophies, kinda. Ingress users can stalk each other. The Multiplayer: Which games pull you into a time hole? The Grind: Jala: We Happy Few. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Resident Evil 7. Kole: Stardew Valley. Super Mario Odyssey. Ben: Super ...
Nov 10, 2017•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 219
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about SUPERHOT VR, the Switch adding GameCube controller functionality, and we ask you what’s holding back your favorite game. The Brief: Original Xbox backward compatibility coming to the Xbox One. Switch software update enables GameCube controller functionality. Bungie cancels “The Trials of the Nine”. Vermintide 2 announced. Overwatch team names announced. The Multiplayer: What’s one thing you would change about an otherwise good game to make it perfect? The ...
Oct 27, 2017•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 218
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the closure of Visceral Games, Stardew Valley, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: EA shuts down Visceral Games. Late Shift is an interactive movie. Team Fortress 2 The Multiplayer: FREE PLAY The Grind: Jala: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. We Happy Few. In Verbis Vertis. Jeanne d’Arc Ben: Breath of the Wild. Dennis: Destiny 2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Kole: Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. Stardew Valley....
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 217
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steamworld Dig 2, the new Star Control game announcement, and we ask you what your apocalypse game would be. The Brief: There’s going to be a new Star Control game. Blade Runner 2049 flops. Silent Hill 2 hidden bits. A gambling in gaming petition. The Multiplayer: It’s after the end of the world and you find a handheld gaming system with one game in it. What game is it? The Grind: Dennis: Skyforce Anniversary. Star Wars Pinball. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen....
Oct 13, 2017•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 216
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the We Happy Few, the Atari Box, and we ask you about your feel-good games. The Brief: Atari mini console is a mini computer. University does study on action games and pattern recognition. Nintendo Switch prices are normalizing. Sonic 3D Blast facts. The Multiplayer: What’s your feel-good game? The Grind: Jala: Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider. Kole: Clive Barker’s Undying. Golf Story. David: Destiny 2. Ben: Rocket L...
Oct 04, 2017•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 215
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Steam’s Fake Game Problem, the Evil Within, and we ask you for your unconventional game problem solving stories. The Brief: The Witness released for iOS. A smattering of Breath of the Wild mods. Destiny faction showdowns. Steam and Fake Games. The Multiplayer: Unconventional problem solving. The Grind: David: Destiny 2. Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: War of the Chosen. Ben: Rocket League. Kole: The Evil Within. Dino Crisis. Metroid: Samus Returns. Danganronpa...
Sep 29, 2017•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 214
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Dishonored: The Death of the Outsider, Battleborn’s shutdown, and we ask you about your high score stories. The Brief: Colleges are rolling out eSports scholarships. Battleborn shuts down after 15 months. More Shadow of the Colossus remake details revealed at TGS. Knuckles & Knuckles and &Knuckles. The Multiplayer: What are you high score stories? The Grind: Jala: Guild Wars 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Irresistible Mistakes. Dish...
Sep 22, 2017•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 213
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Destiny 2, PewDiePie’s latest controversy, and we ask you what your Pokémon-style evolution would be. The Brief thatgamecompany announces Sky. Fortnite gets a Battle Royale mode. Warframe team takes a shot at Destiny 2. PewDiePie fucks up again. The Multiplayer: What’s your Pokémon-style evolution? The Grind Dennis: Destiny 2. X-COM 2: The War of the Chosen. David: Destiny 2. Fortnite. Ben: Dead of Winter (a board game). Orwell. Kole: The Evil Within. Slim...
Sep 15, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 212
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. Links: Za...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 211
Kole, Ben, and David talk about Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, the post-facto Half-Life 3 story leak, and we ask you about video game remakes. The Brief: Valve writer posts what would have been the plot of Half-Life 2: Episode 3. Yakuza 2 is getting a Kiwami remake. How Wolfenstein 3D’s blood fizzle works. The Multiplayer: Let’s talk about game remakes! The Grind: Kole: Sonic Mania. David: Shadow Warrior 2. Ben: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Links: Half-Life 2 Episode 3 plot | Rock, Paper, Shotgun Fi...
Sep 01, 2017•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 210
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Sonic Mania, the Age of Empires 4 announcement, and we ask you which game you’d like to see made into a theme park. The Brief: Nintendo did it again. Bioshock 10th anniversary edition comes with a Tipped Daddy. Age of Empires 4 announced. Action games may inhibit your hippocampus. The Multiplayer: What game would you like to see made into a theme park? The Grind: Jala: Various Otome Games (Hakuoki, Destiny Ninja, Destiny Ninja 2, Ninja Shadow). In Verbis Vir...
Aug 25, 2017•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 209
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about West of Loathing, Hellblade, and we ask you which games you love to watch. The Brief: For Honor exploit controversy. Swery65’s new game is called “The Good Life”. It’s about cat people. The Secret World might become a TV show. Magic’s new expansion will involve geocaching. The Multiplayer: What games do you like watching? The Grind: Kole: West of Loathing. David: West of Loathing. Fortnite. Ben: Fidel. Factorio. Dennis: Hellblade....
Aug 18, 2017•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 208
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...
Aug 11, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 207
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pokémon Go’s curfew, and we ask you which TV show or movie you would like to see made into a game. The Brief: Pokémon Go imposes a curfew, maybe. The old 2DS gets a super cheap bundle. Warcraft gold is worth more than the Venezuelan dollar. Gamestop will be open on Thanksgiving The Multiplayer: What movie or TV show would you like to see made into a game, and what kind of game would it be? The Grind: Jala: Guild Wars 2. Final ...
Aug 04, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 206
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about AI that optimizes games, Kingsway, and we ask you which games helped you emotionally. The Brief: The most-watched Twitch clip. AI has figured out Ms. Pac Man. Optimizing Breath of the Wild. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy exists. The Multiplayer: Which games helped you the most emotionally? The Grind: Ben: Hexcells. OVIVO. Kingsway. Fidel Dungeon Rescue. Dennis: Krater. Lords of the Fallen. David: Vermintide. Kole: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots....
Jul 28, 2017•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 205
Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Sega and Atari retro console announcements, WASTED, and we ask you what mundane game tasks you can’t help but indulge in. The Brief: Atari and Genesis are getting retro consoles. Undertale is coming to PS4 and PS Vita in August. Steve Bannon ran a gold farming company. The Multiplayer: What mundane or grindy video tasks can you not stop yourself from doing? The Grind: Jala: Vermintide. Guild Wars 2. Sky Dancer. Final Fantasy Tactics. WASTED. David: Vermintide...
Jul 21, 2017•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 204
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dead Cells, Valve’s recent banning spree, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Valve bans 40,000 accounts. Half-Life gets its first patch in a while. The new Legends of Localization book looks very good. Wikipedia gets a text adventure. The Multiplayer: Free Play. The Grind: David: Vermintide. Dead Cells. Killing Floor 2. Lovers in a Dangerous Space Time. Dennis: Lovers in a Dangerous Space Time. Vermintide. PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Battlegrounds. Don’t St...
Jul 14, 2017•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 203
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the SNES Classic Edition, Clandestine, and we ask you about your favorite character customization in games. The Brief: SNES Classic Edition was announced. Rockstar tells TakeTwo to stop Sega Forever brings free* Sega games to mobile phones. Steam Sale happens. The Multiplayer: What game has your favorite character progression? The Grind: Dennis: Danganronpa 2. Tales From the Borderlands. Killing Floor 2. Jala: Sky Dancer. Final Fantasy Tactics. Clandestine....
Jun 30, 2017•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 202
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about What Remains of Edith Finch?, Atari’s console teaser, and we ask you about villains and henchmen. The Brief: Atari is making a console? Dragon Quest XI Nintendo Direct is happening next week. Call of Duty: WWII won’t feature swastikas. The Multiplayer: If you were a villain, what would your minions be? The Grind: Kole: What Remains of Edith Finch? Jala: Sky Dancer. Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. David: Killing Floor 2. Ben: Friday the 13th....
Jun 23, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 201
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.
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 200
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about some pre-E3 announcements, Friday the 13th, and we ask you which games you stopped right at the end. The Brief: Monument Valley 2 gets a surprise release. Peter Jackson is working on an AR game. Pokemon Silver and Pokemon Gold are coming to the 3DS Virtual Console. Umbrella Skin Care Company. The Multiplayer: What game did you stop right before the end? The Grind: Kole: Nothing. Ben: PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Battlegrounds. ClusterTruck. Assassin’s Creed 4. Ryme. Fr...
Jun 09, 2017•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 199
