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Kole, Dennis, and Ben talk about everything but video games. What Have You Been Playing? We didn't really play anything this week, so instead, have a Links of Note. Midnight Releases. FedEx and normal people. Dennis's dangerous neighborhood. Feelies. Blacklogs, or "Kloggin'". Borderlands 2. The Noid. Cave Johnson. Game openings. Sound Shapes and failure/suffering. 84 Problems. Dishonored. I Want t...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dust 514, wrap up Silent Hill: Downpour, and play a game about game taglines. What Have You Been Playing? Dennis: Dust 514. Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault. Soundshapes. David: Kingdom of Loathing. Guild Wars 2. Kole: Rock Band Blitz. McPixel. Silent Hill Downpour. Ben: Civilization: Revolution. Gravity Bone. I Want to Play a Game Taglines. Links of...

Kole and Ben talk about the others behind their backs, more Civ, and more Slender. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Civilization: Revolution. Kole: Slender. Gravity Bone. Walking Dead Episode 3.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Sound Shapes, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and guess more game quotes. What Have You Been Playing? Kole: Sound Shapes. Yesterday. Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Dennis: Sound Shapes. SSX. Ben: Civilization: Revolution. David: The Secret World. Slender. I Want to Play a Game Potent Quotables

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Civilization: Revolution, the Tetris Effect, and we play a new game. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Civilization Revolution . Kole:: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD. Dennis: Tetris (PS3) David: The Secret World I Want to Play a Game Potent Quotables Links of Note Deadliest Warrior Simlish Tetris Effect Puzzle Pirates

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Demon's/Dark Souls, Closure, and the Secret World. What Have You Been Playing? Ben: Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Lone Survivor. Age of Empires II. Braid. Bastion. Kole: Demon's Souls. Dennis: Closure. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One. Saints Row The Third. David: Colossal Cave Adventure. The Secret World. What's On Your Mind Jonathan Blow talk at Rice University P...

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Spelunky, Nihilumbra, Blacklight, and we talk to Jen Furia about Mario Kart. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Walking Dead Episode 2. Spelunky. Nihulumbra. Plague, Inc. David : Fallen London. Blacklight: Retribution. Dennis : Saints Row The Third. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Matching With Friends. Assassin’s Creed: Recollection. Jen : Mario Kart Wii. Links of Not...

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about what “twitch” means, free to play games, and the interminable issue of Mass Effect 3’s ending. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Saints Row the Third. David : Killing Floor. Kole : The Walking Dead. Lone Survivor. The Binding of Isaac. Yesterday. What’s On Your Mind Gunlord: A new game for the Dreamcast. Spelunky, XBLA, July 4, $15. Mass Effect 3 extended endings r...

Kole and Ben talk about The Walking Dead, Ben’s E3 afterthoughts, and Watch Dogs. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Walking Dead . Souvenir . Ben : Bastion . What’s On Your Mind Ben’s E3 Afterthoughts. Links of Note Video Games Hotdog Champions of Norrath Watch Dogs Demo

Kole, Dennis, and David talk about a very disappointing E3. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Waking Mars . Dennis : Puzzle Quest II. Battlefield 3. David : Diablo III. Echo Bazaar . What’s On Your Mind A bunch of E3 stuff. Links of Note Humble Bundle The Future is Now Racist PSP Ad Crossplay

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Diablo III, Silent Hill: Downpour, and the ending of Mass Effect 3 (not really). What’cha Been Playin’? David : Diablo III . Ben : Deus Ex: Human Revolution . Kole : Silent Hill: Downpour . Dennis : Assassin’s Creed: Recollection . Anodia . Feed Me Oil . Qvoid . Puzzle Quest 2 . Silent Hill . Battlefield 3 . What’s On Your Mind Tomba! Announced for PSN DmC D...

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about how we don’t play games anymore, Kickstarter games, and then we spoil the crap out of Journey. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Assassin’s Creed: Recollection . Silent Hill . Battlefield 3 . Sega Genesis Collection . Kole : Wolfenstein 3D Classic . Ben : Deus Ex: Human Revolution . What’s On Your Mind Republique Kickstarter funded. Bioshock Infinite delayed. Xbox 36...

Kole and Ben talk about pretentious indie games, Dear Esther, and missed movie opportunities. What’cha Been Playin’? Ben : Journey . Renegade Ops . Closure . To the Moon . Kole : Fez . Journey . Dear Esther . To the Moon . Mass Effect 3 . Draw Something . Groove Coaster . What’s On Your Mind The Avengers Randy Savage Skyrim Mod Elder Scrolls MMO Links of Note Don’t Look Back Video Games Hot Dog Sy...

Left to right: David, Dennis, Kole, Ben. Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David gather live for the 150th episode of our humble program. What’cha Been Playin’? David : World of Warcraft. Diablo III Beta. Lone Survivor. Super Monday Night Combat. Kole : Draw Something. (Good intentions to play). Journey. To the Moon. Dear Esther. Planescape: Torment. Ben : Draw Something. flOw. Dennis : SSX. Ratchet and Clan...

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Journey, forcing your kids to like games, and Draw Something. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole: The Last Window: The Secret of Cape West . Journey . FEZ . Dennis: Infinity Blade II . Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time . Draw Something . Ben: Journey . Flower . Limbo . What’s On Your Mind CryENGINE 3 Dark Souls on PC. Pro gaming on TV. Links of Note Noby Noby Boy Sonic D...

Dennis, Kole, and David talk about Silent Hill 3, The Last Window, and features and benefits. Our apologies for Ben’s audio quality this week. What’cha Been Playin’? Ben: Elder Scrolls v: Skyrim. Kole: The Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. Planescape: Torment. Dennis : SSX. Rayman Origins. Silent Hill 3. What’s On Your Mind Amazon Prime video on PS3. No more used games? Baldur’s Gate remastere...

Dennis, Kole, and David talk about Mass Effect 3, Silent Hill, and the Diablo III release date. What’cha Been Playin’? Kole : Mass Effect 3 . Silent Hill: Downpour . Silent Hill: HD Collection . David : Mass Effect . World of Warcraft: Cataclysm . Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning . Saints Row The Third . Dennis : SSX . Bejeweled: Blitz . Please Stay Calm . What’s On Your Mind Diablo 3 Release Date. B...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the trilogies, SSX, misleading reviews, and briefly introduce Mass Effect 3. Apologies for Kole’s audio quality in the first half of the episode. What’cha Been Playin’? David : Valley Without Wind . Portal 2 . Dennis : L.A. Noire . Rayman: Origins . SSX . Phoenix Wright . Zombie Parkour Runner . Ben : Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Kole : The Last Window . Links of...

Kole, Ben, and David re-do episode 145, and talk about our old favorites Dark Souls, Skyrim, and Final Fantasy XIII. What’cha Been Playin’? David : Dark Souls. Dungeon Defenders. Saint’s Row the Third. WoW: Cataclysm. Ben : Skyrim. Kole : Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. Final Fantasy XIII. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

Kole and Dennis talk about the PS Vita, strange controllers, and Dennis’s new games. What’s on Your Mind? PS Vita ad campaign. Hardware reliability. PS Vita hardware. No PSN discount program for UMD owners in America. A single platform future? Naughty Dog considered new Jak game. The semantics of the remake. Psychonauts 2? What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. L.A. Noire....

Kole and Ben talk about Resident Evil 6, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Bastion. We spoil the shit out of Uncharted 2 from 14:50 - 20:40. What’s on Your Mind? Resident Evil 6 reveal. So many Silent Hill games. PS Vita data pricing. Alan Wake: American Nightmare What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Allied Star Police. Scribblenauts Remix. Infinity Blade 2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. Ben : Saints...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about CES, pick nits about Saints Row the Third, and applaud Dennis for getting an iPhone. What’s on Your Mind? TF2 characters added to Saints Row. CES: Kinect for PC. CES: Project Fiona. Nothing coming out. The Year of the Backlog. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Allied Star Police. Scribblenauts Remix. Infinity Blade 2. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean. Ben : Saints Row th...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Saint’s Row the Third, DC Universe Online, and slip in a few comments about 70’s progressive rock. What’cha Been Playin’? Ben : Saint’s Row the Third. Cave Story Plus. David : DC Universe Online. Dark Souls. Kole : Saints Row the Third. Dark Souls. Links of Note King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man Freeport to Qeynos Run Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood Russel Hobbs Th...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the lasting appeal of 2D platformers, Rayman Origins, and vicariously playing Super Paper Mario. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Donkey Kong Country Returns. Rayman Origins. Dark Cloud. Sly Cooper HD Collection. Super Paper Mario. Buzz! Battlefield 3. David : DC Universe Online. Dark Souls. Uncharted 3. Kole : Dark Souls.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Humble Indie Bundle 4, ICO, and Dark Souls. Apologies for the static on Kole’s track. What’cha Been Playin’? Dennis : Uncharted 3. Battlefield 3. Buzz! David : Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. Kingdom of Loathing. Shank. Cave Story+. Ben : Night Sky HD. Super Meat Boy. Kole : ICO. Dark Souls. Links of Note Humble Indie Bundle 4