Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Knockout City, Slipways, and we ask you what stats you wish games kept track of for you. The Grind: Dennis: Knockout City. Slay the Spire. Ben: Room to Grow. Slipways. Subnautica: Below Zero. Portal Reloaded. David: Outward. Kole: Bowser’s Fury. The Multiplayer: What stat do you wish games kept track of for you? The End Boss: The PlayDate handheld has a price and a preorder window. New Warhammer 40k game from Vermintide team is coming. Terra Nil is a rever...
Jun 11, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 374
Kole, Jala, and David talk about Miitopia, Viviette, and we ask you to pitch items that would make your favorite game characters' lives easier. The Grind: David: No Man's Sky. Maneater. Jala: Bioshock 2. Viviette. Miitopia. Kole: Castaway on a Weird Island. The Multiplayer: Pitch an item that would make your favorite game character's life easier. The End Boss: Netflix is looking at getting into game subscriptions. Steam might be making a Switch-like machine. Resident Evil characters coming to De...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 373
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Subnautica: Below Zero, Vampire the Masquerade: Coteries of New York, and we ask you which video game character would be your roommate. The Grind: Jala: Kirby Star Allies. Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back! Kakapo Run. This is the Zodiac Speaking. Vampire the Masquerade: Coteries of New York. Ben: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Subnautica: Below Zero. It Takes Two. Kole: It Takes Two. The Multiplayer: Which video game character will be your roommate? The ...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 372
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Resident Evil Village, Unrailed, and we ask you about games that are not more than the sum of their parts. The Grind: Kole: Resident Evil Village. David: LARP. Second Extinction. Ben: Unrailed. Dennis: New Pokemon Snap. Subnautica. Astro Bot Rescue. The Multiplayer: What game isn’t more than the sum of its parts? The End Boss: Zombies Ate My Neighbors! is coming to modern systems. Waluigimania. Yakuza is moving to an all turn-based RPG combat....
May 14, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 371
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the New Pokemon Snap, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and we ask you what small additions would make a game better for you. The Grind: Jala: Feather. Aery: Sky Castle. AER: Memories of Old. Dennis: Subnautica. Remnant: From the Ashes. Ben: Witch It! Yakuza: Like a Dragon. It Takes Two. Kole: It Takes Two. New Pokemon Snap. The Multiplayer: What small additions or changes would make a game or genre better for you? The End Boss: Gas Station Simulator looks like Kole’s...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 370
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about NieR Replicant, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and we ask you what you want to see in the next generation of console games. The Grind: David: No Man’s Sky. Kole: NieR Replicant ver. 1.22… Dennis: Enter the Survival Horror. Lumi Keyboard. Ben: Modern Warfare 2. Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The Multiplayer: What do you hope we see over the next console generation of games? The End Boss: The newest innovation in competitive NES Tetris is “rolling”. Resident Evil 4 VR annou...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 369
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 f...
Apr 24, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 368
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about qomp, the most recent No Man’s Sky update, and we ask you to invent game-themed drinks. The Grind: David: No Man’s Sky. Ben: qomp. Bioshock Infinite. Dennis: Valheim. VR Boxing. Beatsaber. Kole: Demon’s Souls Remaster. Pathologic. The Multiplayer: Invent a game-themed drink! The End Boss: Gord looks like a fun survival city builder. Nintendo hits porn artist with DMCA over Bowser’s junk. Luwdwig Ahgren breaks Twitch subscriber record. Daybreak is a board g...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 367
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 peopl...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 366
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Outriders, Pummel Party, and we ask you to pitch game characters pitching things. The Grind: Ben: Loop Hero. What the Golf? Carto. Infra. Pummel Party. David: Outriders. d20 Modern tabletop gaming. Dennis: Enter the Survival Horror. Hollow Knight. Hades. The Multiplayer: Pitch game characters pitching things. The End Boss: “Largest cheating ring” busted in China. Sony confirms PSN Store closure for legacy systems., Rocket League Season 4 details announced....
Apr 02, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 365
Jala and Kole continue their informal visual novel discussion series with a classic in the genre. The format of this episode mirrors a WOFF! episode, as we talk about the generalities of mechanics first, and then get into spoiler territory. Phoenix Wright is an upstart attorney who always believes in his clients, no matter what. This first entry in the series establishes a lot of conventions for how to mix visual novel story presentation with adventure game puzzles, and we couldn't have a series...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Loop Hero, Magic: Legends, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Kole: Lost in Vivo. Stardew Valley. Ben: Dyson Sphere Program. Loop Hero. David: Loop Hero. Monster Hunter: Movies. Dennis: Horizon: Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. Magic: Legends. Multiplayer: FREE PLAY The End Boss: XCOM history book funded. Rumor: Sony to close down PS3, PSP, and PS Vita digital stores. Someone made a Pokemon game in a font. Microsoft rumored to buy Discord....
Mar 27, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 364
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Valheim, Gnosia, and we ask you about easy games that are still fun. The Grind: David: The Forest. SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete. Remnant: From the Ashes. Kole: Stardew Valley. Gnosia. Ben: Among Us mods. Dyson Sphere Project. Dennis: Valheim. Trackmania. The Multiplayer: What games are easy and fun? The End Boss: The original XCOM was almost canceled. More drama in the Sinking City saga. They’re making a live action Dynasty Warriors movie....
Mar 12, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 363
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Perception, Among Us mods, and we ask you to pitch some video game restaurants. The Grind: Jala: Pokemon Sword. Perception. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Dennis: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Satisfactory. Trackmania. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Ben: Valheim. Super Mario 3D World: Bowser’s Fury. Astroneer. Among Us… With Mods. Kole: Stardew Valley. Multiplayer: Pitch a video game themed restaurant! The End Boss: Pokemon Di...
Mar 05, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 362
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Bowser’s Fury, FUSER, and we ask you to pitch some game mashups. The Grind: Dennis: Doom (2016). Concrete Genie. Paper Mario: The Origami King. David: The Forest. Vigil: The Longest Night. Ben: Dyson Sphere Project. Chess. Super Mario 3D World / Bowser’s Fury. Kole: The Shore. FUSER. Multiplayer: Game mashups! The End Boss: Sony renews Play At Home program with free Ratchet and Clank. Stardew Valley has a board game now. Dark Souls: Nightfall is a fan-made...
Feb 26, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 361
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” ser...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 360
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, and we ask you which games you like the idea of, but don’t like actually playing. The Grind: David: Fallout 76: Wastelanders. Kole: Saw: The Video Game. Ben: Satisfactory. Ori and the Will of the Wisp. Dennis: Trackmania 2020. Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. The Multiplayer: What game do you like the idea of more than you like the game itself? The End Boss: We have an official height o...
Feb 05, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 359
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the Resident Evil Maiden demo, the GameStop short squeeze phenomenon, and we ask you which side character should get their own game. The Grind: Kole: Resident Evil 8: Maiden Demo. Saw. Dennis: The Textorcist. Ben: Satisfactory. The Multiplayer: Which minor character should get their own spinoff game? The End Boss: Early reactions to the GameStop short squeeze. Shakeup at Blizzard might save the Diablo 2 remaster....
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 358
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 ...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 357
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 ...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 356
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Maneater, Rust, and we ask you about game design bummers. The Grind: Ben: Rust. Satisfactory. Kole: Maneater. David: Nioh 2. Touhou Luna Nights. Dennis: Paper Mario: The Origami King. Trackmania 2020. The Multiplayer: What design decision or shortcoming is always a bummer in games for you? The End Boss: Breath of the Wild NPCs are just gussied up Miis. Slay the Spire is going to be a board game. The Sinking City is back on digital storefronts. A Muppets Ch...
Jan 08, 2021•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 355
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Among Us, Trackmania 2020, and we ask you about song and game memories that are linked. The Grind: Dennis: Genshin Impact. Trackmania 2020. Kole: Echo Night: Beyond. Among Us. Ben: Among Us. Cyberpunk 2077. Heaven’s Vault. The Pedestrian. David: Nioh 2. Tee-KO. Multiplayer: What songs/sounds and games are linked in your memory? The End Boss: The KFConsole is nonsense. The Space Force is calling its troops “Guardians”. CDProject Red caves to the Chinese gov...
Dec 25, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 354
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cyberpunk 2077, Myst VR, and we ask you about hard-hitting moments in games. The Grind: Ben: Cyberpunk 2077. Kole: Myst VR. Jala: Pokemon Sword. Resident Evil 5. Night Call. David: Nioh 2. Dungeons and Dragons. The Multiplayer: What moment from a game hit you especially hard? The End Boss: Family bankrupted by in-app purchases, Apple does nothing. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut announced for March. Cyberpunk 2077 woes. People are kind of gambling by opening ra...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 353
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about We the Revolution, Rock Band 4, and we ask you about important games and important moments. The Grind: Jala: Kuukiyomi: Consider It. Pokémon Sword. We, the Revolution. Kole: Rock Band 4. David: Nioh 2. Ben: Raft. The Multiplayer: What game do you associate with a particularly important moment in your life? The End Boss: The video game interface archive. Cyberpunk 2077 has a real seizure problem. Cyberpunk 2077 will have a 43GB pre-launch patch....
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 352
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Demon’s Souls, Nioh 2, and we ask you to come up with your own video game theme park. The Grind: Dennis: Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. Pokemon Sword. Jak III. Star Wars: Squadrons. Slay the Spire. Kole: Astro’s Playroom. Demon’s Souls (PS5). Ben: Phasmophobia. Half-Life: Alyx. VR The Diner Duo. The Pedestrian. Raft. David: Nioh 2. The Multiplayer: Come up with a video game theme park! The End Boss: Super Nintendo World is opening on February 4, 2021. Haunted PS...
Dec 06, 2020•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 351
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Superliminal, and we ask you about your favorite gaming related holiday gifts. The Grind: David: Watch Dogs: Legion. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. Kole: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. Xbox Series X impressions. Among Us. Ben: Superliminal. Jala: Resident Evil 5. Headliner: NoviNews. She Sees Red. The Multiplayer: What is the best gaming-related holiday gift you’ve ever received? The End Boss: Promising new anti-cheating software is on ...
Nov 20, 2020•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 350
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Teardown, Manifold Garden, and we ask you what it would be like if your favorite game hero was a villain. The Grind: Jala: Aragami: Shadow Edition. Speed Dating for Ghosts. Kākāpō Run. Kole: Teardown. Little Hope. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. Ben: Harmony Square. Supraland. Ring Fit Adventure. Manifold Garden. The Multiplayer: What would your favorite game hero be like as a villain? The End Boss: CCP creates game that lets players help research COVID-19. Xbox Li...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 349
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 ...
Oct 30, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 348
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Jackbox Party Pack 7, Phasmophobia, and we ask you which game glitches should be forever preserved. The Grind: Dennis: Slay the Spire. Minecraft Dungeon. Star Wars: Squadrons. Kole: Star Wars: Squadrons. Jackbox Party Pack 7. Jala: Stories Untold. The Shapeshifting Detective. Dark Nights with Poe and Mumro. Ben: Hades. Phasmophobia. Among Us. Noita. The Multiplayer: Which game glitches should be preserved forever? The End Boss: Game of Thrones actor will st...
Oct 23, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 347
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 GameS...
Oct 16, 2020•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 346
