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 an...
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 258
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man, curious AI, and we ask you what your favorite modern local multiplayer game is. The Brief: Spider-Man has the saddest easter egg in it. Project Awakening is suspiciously similar to a lot of other games. Blackout is Call of Duty’s battle royale mode. Research on curious AI. The Multiplayer: What’s your go-to current gen local multiplayer party game? The Grind: Kole: Rocksmith 2014. Ben: Spider-Man. Black: The Fall. David: Cryptark. Fallout 4. De...
Sep 14, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 257
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Donut County, the atlas of video game cities, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Subnautica expansion announced. Spelunky 2 announced. Virtual Cities is an atlas of noteworthy video game cities. The Multiplayer: Free play! The Grind: Ben: Donut County. Black: The Fall. Jala: Shin Megami Tensei IV. Kole: Amnesia: The Dark Descent....
Sep 07, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 256
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Man of Medan announcement, Detention, and we ask you which video game critter you’d like to be. The Brief: Until Dawn studio announces their new game series. Biofeedback, biometrics, biohazards. The different kinds of gamers. Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video makes Dennis mad. The Multiplayer: Which video game creature would you most want to be? The Grind: Jala: Shin Megami Tensei IV. The Witness. Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Dennis: No Man’s Sky. Zero Time D...
Aug 31, 2018•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 255
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sekiro release date announcement, Dead Cells, and we ask you which sequels most improved on their predecessors. The Brief: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice releases March 22, 2019. Amazon Prime changes things (for the worse) for gamers Yakuza games are a front for game preservation. Monster Hunter World is very inefficient. The Multiplayer: Which sequel most improved on its predecessors? Which had the biggest dip in quality? The Grind: Dennis: No Man’s Sky Ne...
Aug 24, 2018•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 254
Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, the real price of fake real estate, and we ask you which game worlds you’d most (and least!) like to live in. The Brief: The real cost of fake real estate. Bethesda bullies someone selling one of their games. Americans own less. The Multiplayer: Which game worlds you’d most (and least!) like to live in? The Grind: Kole: Mega Man X Legacy Collection. Jala: Octopath Traveler. Vampyr. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker. ...
Aug 17, 2018•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 253
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Mega Man X Legacy Collections, Valve’s new Artifact details, and we ask you about your favorite tutorials. The Brief: Hire Fortnite tutors so your kids can get scholarships. Watch streams to thwart your backlog. Lords of the Fallen 2 scrapped. Valve announces more details about Artifact. MGS5 adds Quiet to FOB missions. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite tutorial? The Grind: Jala: Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Shin Megami Tensei IV. Octopath Traveler. Ben: O...
Aug 10, 2018•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 252
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about No Man’s Sky Next, the Overwatch League season finale, and we ask you about the scariest sounds in gaming. The Brief: Overwatch League season one ends. Picross S2 is coming out on August 2. Labo vehicle kit announced. NYU researchers develop AI to make you better at video games. The Multiplayer: What’s the scariest sound in gaming? The Grind: Ben: Octopath Traveler. David: Fallout 4. Dennis: No Man’s Sky Next. Kole: Paratopic. Nier: Automata. Mega Man X Co...
Aug 03, 2018•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 250
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Octopath Traveler, the Culling 2 catastrophe, and we ask you what your favorite treatment of death is in a video game. The Brief: Fortnite has made over $1 billion in in-game purchases. The Culling 2 pulled from the market. Gwent Standalone is in peril, gets a non-announcement. Raiders of the Broken Planet renamed Spacelords. Stardew Valley multiplayer update coming to PC on August 1. The Multiplayer: What game has your favorite treatment of death? The Gri...
Jul 27, 2018•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 250
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Absolver, the Uncharted fan film, and we ask you about your favorite barks in games. The Brief Nathan Fillion stars as Nathan Drake in an Uncharted fan film. Octopath Traveller sells out world ‘round. The Aliens in Colonial Marines are dumb by mistake. Fortnite’s success is changing the Unreal asset store. The Multiplayer: What are your favorite barks in games? The Grind: Ben: Five Tribes. T.I.M.E Stories. Dennis: Overwatch. Absolver. Kole: Rock Band 3. Th...
Jul 20, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 249
Kole, Jala, and David talk about Persona 4: Dancing All Night, the Sonic Toaster, and we ask you what game’s pre-release hype tricked you most. The Brief: Warframe revealed new expansions, and surface-to-space combat. Camden Park Appalachia Fallout ’76 meetup. The Sonic toaster will be ruining breakfasts in October. The Multiplayer: What game’s advertising or pre-release hype tricked you hardest? The Grind: David: Destiny 2. Nioh. Jala: Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. Corse P...
Jul 13, 2018•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 248
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the WHO’s recent report on video game addiction, FAR: Lone Sails, and we ask you what your most useless game skill is. The Brief: The WHO establishes video game addiction as a mental illness. Bethesda sues Warner Bros. over Westworld game. Final Fantasy VII remake director admits they announced the game too soon. Sims 4: Seasons lets you boink St. Nick. The Multiplayer: What is your most hard-won, but useless, video game skill? The Grind: Jala: Sniper Elite...
Jun 29, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 247
Kole, Dennis, and David talk about the remaining E3 news, ask you what headlines you wished you’d seen, and camp out talking about Rime. The Brief: What E3 stuff are we actually excited about? The Multiplayer: Share the E3 headlines you wish you’d seen. The Grind: David: Nioh. Cultist Simulator. Kole: The Park. Dennis: Realm Royale. Rime.
Jun 22, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 246
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about some general E3 news, Realm Royale, and we do some free-play multiplayer cleanup. The Brief: CD Projekt Red shows more Cyberpunk 2077. Metal Wolf Chaos XD is being published by Devolver. Fallout 76 is an online prequel. Elder Scrolls Blade is a thing, so is Skyrim Very Special Edition. The Multiplayer: Free Play cleanup. The Grind: Dennis: Realm Royale. Starblood: Arena. Rec Royale. Kole: Vampyr. Jala: Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Ben...
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 245
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. Links:...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 244
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about God of War, Dennis’ new PSVR, and we ask you what you think will be different about games in 10 years. The Brief: Killer7 is coming to Steam. Solo underperforms. Battlefield 5 will have female playable characters. TotalBiscuit passes away. The Multiplayer: What will be different about games in ten years? What will be the same? The Grind: Ben: God of War. A Way Out. Kole: Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. Dennis: Playstation VR! Skyrim: Rastered. RIGS. David: ...
Jun 01, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 243
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David do some Free Play Multiplayer cleanup!
May 25, 2018•45 min•Ep. 242
Kole, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about Trackmania, learning foreign languages through games, and we ask you about your favorite peaceful moments in non-peaceful games. The Brief: Framed Collection is coming to PC and Switch. Indiana university uses Assassin’s Creed to teach Italian. Charles Martinet will appear in Runner 3. The Multiplayer What’s your favorite peaceful/serene moment in a non-walking-sim game. The Grind: David: Bloodborne. Far Cry 5. Subnautica. Dennis: Subnautica. Trackmania. ...
May 11, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 241
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about, Corpse Party: Blood Drive, the 2018 NPD Game Gear Game Mystery, and we ask you what moment in your life most resembled a video game. The Brief: Paratopic is what Back in 1995 should have been. Someone bought a Game Gear Game in 2018. Xbox One adds Discord integration. The Multiplayer: What moment in your life was the most like a video game? The Grind: Jala: Abyss Odyssey. Fire Emblem: Awakening. Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Ben: Subnautica. Kole: Nintendo Labo. Deep...
May 04, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 240
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Nintendo Labo, Valve’s acquisition of Campo Santo, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Dark Souls port for Switch delayed to “Summer”. Valve buys Campo Santo. Detroit: Become Human demo gets some favorable coverage. The Multiplayer Free play! The Grind: David: Bloodborne. Far Cry 5. Kole: Nintendo Labo Variety Kit. Ben: Subnautica. Dennis: Subnautica. Catherine....
Apr 28, 2018•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 239
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Myst 25th Anniversary Collection Kickstarter launch, FRAMED 2, and Freeways. The Brief: Cyan has launched a Kickstarter for a Myst collection. It’s one of those good times to invest in video game stocks if you can. Canadian lawmakers get free copies of “Orwell: Ignorance is Strength”. Healer’s Quest is a game that casts you as the healer in an RPG party. The Multiplayer: Describe your favorite game in haiku. The Grind: Dennis: Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the W...
Apr 13, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 238
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....
Apr 06, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 237
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 E...
Mar 31, 2018•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 236
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Shrouded Isle, Amazon’s new move into gaming, and we ask you which modern indie games need cool instruction manuals. The Brief: Amazon releases GameOn APIs. Sony class action deadline Nvidia is bringing in real-time ray tracing. Yakuza Kiwami 2 releases August 28. The Multiplayer: What modern indie game should get an old fashioned print manual? The Grind: Ben: Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy. Jala: Fire Emblem: Awakening. Resident Evil 7. The Shroude...
Mar 23, 2018•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 235
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about a whole bunch of strategy games, the most recent Nintendo Direct, ask we you about rule subversions in games. The Brief: Nintendo Direct announcements, including Smash Bros. for Switch. Valve claims they will make games again. “Where the Water Tastes Like Wine” releases. The Multiplayer: What’s the best way a game has subverted its rules? The Grind: Jala: Metroid: Samus Returns. The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild. Fire Emblem: Awakening. Ben: Mario...
Mar 17, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 234
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Into the Breach, the Diablo-on-Switch rumors, and we ask you which games remind you most of elementary school. The Brief: People think there’s going to be Diablo on Switch. Cyan announces their new game, Firmament. AI finds glitch in Q*Bert. Procedurally generated chiptunes. The Multiplayer: What game do you most associate with your grade/elementary school years? The Grind Dennis: Into the Breach. Door Kickers. Ben: Into the Breach. Gloomhaven. Kole: DOOM ...
Mar 09, 2018•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 233
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Survive’s strange monetization scheme, DOOM, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Papers, Please inspired a short film adaptation. Warcraft III gets an official tournament and widescreen patch. Metal Gear Survive has a possibly exploitative monetization scheme. Colonel Campbell reads the recent Mueller indictments. The Multiplayer: Free Play! The Grind: Jala: Metroid: Samus Returns. Nintendo Switch. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Be...
Mar 02, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 232
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Year of the Dog celebrations, Prey, and we ask you how you name your characters in games. The Brief: Overwatch does some year of the dog celebrations. Konami explains the MGS V disarmament bug. Dab on ‘em Haterz is a game about bad YouTube comments. Twitch has added new chat channels for channels who chat. New loot box laws in are falling into place. The Multiplayer How do you choose names for your in-game characters? The Grind: Kole: Prey. Alan Wake. Ben:...
Feb 23, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 231
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talka bout Monster Hunter: World, the shuttering of Mayfair Games, and we ask you about your worst grinding stories. The Brief Settlers of Catan developer is shutting down. Shadow of the Colossus has new secrets. Vampyr is releasing June 5. Video games and monks. The Multiplayer What’s your worst story of grinding for something in a game? The Grind Dennis: DropMix. Watching the Overwatch League. Hue. Knack. David: Monster Hunter World. Ben: The Witness. Subnautica. K...
Feb 16, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 230
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Subnautica, the Red Dead Redemption 2 delay, and we ask you which games you respect but dislike. The Brief: Red Dead Redemption 2 delayed to October. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 announced for Switch. Video game hearing aids. Metal Gear Solid V disarmament ending triggered on accident. The Multiplayer: What game do you respect, but not like? The Grind: Jala: Persona 4: Golden. Creeping Terror. Ben: The Witness. Subnautica. Kole: Breath of the Wild. Dragon Ball Fighter...
Feb 09, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 229
