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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Swing Vote Go, Layers of Fear, and we ask you what games you bounced off of... before you loved them completely. The Brief: Swing Vote Go is a game about democracy. Bloxels. Amy Hennig interview. Oculus Rift Condoms. Multiplayer: What games did you bounce off of before coming to love them? The Grind: Kole: Layers of Fear. Jala: Steins;Gate. Dennis: Divinity:...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Twitch Prime, Divinity: Original Sin, and we ask you if any game has properly captured your occupation. The Brief: Neil DeGrasse Tyson is making a game. Titanfall 2 console controversy. Twitch Prime is a thing now. Multiplayer: Occupational accuracy in games. The Grind: Dennis: Towerfall Ascenscion. Dark Souls II DLC. Divinity: Original Sin. Rocket League. Ja...

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Mad Max, the game judgin' algorithm, and we ask you why you play games. The Brief: Algorithm might detect whether or not a game is good. Followup on Steam reviews. Valve delists game after developer subpoenas for player information. Berserk and the Band of the Hawk gets a release date. South Park delayed. Multiplayer: Why do you play games? The Grind: Ben: Mad Max. R...

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Justin Roiland's new VR game, Rocket League Rumble, and we ask you about your favorite video game pack-ins. THE BRIEF: Steam changes review policy to stop key exchange reviews. Pokemon Generations is a new series of YouTube shorts. Justin Roiland is making a VR game with one of the Stanley Parable guys. MULTIPLAYER: What's your favorite video game pack-in? THE GRIND:...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Obduction, the Nintendo 3DS announcements, and then we ask you about your multiplayer blunders. THE BRIEF: Dolphin Emulator can now boot all GameCube games. Arkham Revisited gets a remaster. Valkyria Chronicles stuff added to World of Tanks. Nintendo 3DS Direct announcements. MULTIPLAYER: What's the worst thing you've unintentionally done to someone else in...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Deus Ex Go, No Man's Sky Returns, and we ask you about your gaming white whales. THE BRIEF: No Man's Sky return debacle. Heroes of the Storm gets free characters. Nintendo characters are turning into cars. Resident Evil 7 details revealed by the ESRB. MULTIPLAYER: What is your gaming white whale? THE GRIND: Ben: No Man's Sky. Obduction. Dennis: No Man's Sky....

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Twitch's acquisition of Curse, Apartment, and we ask you which series you arrived at late. The Brief: Twitch acquires game community site Curse. INSIDE is out on PS4 now. The Witness is coming to the Xbox One. PS4 Slim details leaked. Multiplayer: What series did you get into late? The Grind: Ben: No Man's Sky. Thomas Was Alone. Dennis: No Man's Sky. Overwatc...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about No Man's Sky, the new Call of Duty zombie mode, and we ask you what makes you choose PC or console. THE BRIEF: Close Your tracks your eyes. Blizzard changes verbiage on Overwatch Loot Boxes. Final Fantasy 15 delayed to November 29. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare looks like it has interesting zombies somehow. MULTIPLAYER: What makes you play a game on PC inste...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Humble's streaming partner deal, Duskers, and we ask you how you name things in multiplayer games. THE BRIEF: Upsilon Circuit Update. Harold Halibut is a stop motion adventure game. Suda 51's The Silver Case gets an English demo. Humble announces streamer partner deal. Rocket League getting Rocket League Rumble. MULTIPLAYER: What's your naming scheme for onli...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Telltale's Batman launch woes, Guacamelee, and we ask you about your favorite kinds of multiplayer. THE BRIEF: Overwatch gets Rio Summer Olympic skins. Oculus removes restrictions on games. Gamescom heightens security. Telltale's Batman faces launch woes. No Man's Sky already beaten, underwhelming. Mt. Everest is coming to Oculus Rift. MULTIPLAYER What's your...

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about the tiny little NES, INSIDE, and we ask you what's most important in games: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere. INSIDE spoiler chat begins at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and proceeds to the end of the episode. THE BRIEF: GameStop's "Song of the Deep" released, reviewed. Games that make you think of sex. No Man's Sky delayed on PC, but won't require PS+ on PS4. Tiny little NE...

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Pokemon Go, Pokemon Go, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and we ask you about Pokemon Go. THE BRIEF: Quadrilateral Cowboy gets a release date, July 25. Telltale's Batman details emerge. Twitch Plays Pokemon Go. MULTIPLAYER: What's your most interesting Pokemon Go story? THE GRIND: Ben: Vacation. David: Defender's Quest. Jala: dream;scape. Virtue's Last Reward. Kole: Rhy...

Kole, Dennis, Jala and David talk about the CS:GO gambling fiasco, Zero Time Dilemma, and we ask you about patriotic games. THE BRIEF: New Leviathan game is out. Summer Games Done Quick. Atlas Reactor leaves beta. CS:GO Gambling scams. MULTIPLAYER: What are some of the most patriotic games? THE GRIND: Jala: DmC. Danganronpa. Moon Hunters. Dennis: XCOM 2. Lovely Planet. Overwatch. David: Dark Souls...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about how Call of Duty got dragons, Doom 2016, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. THE BRIEF: PSN Jihad naming controversy. Call of Duty gets dragons. Brexit tops name rankings for Plague, Inc. MULTIPLAYER: Free Play. THE GRIND: David: DOOM. Dark Souls 3. Kole: Rule of Rose. Zero Time Dilemma. Ben: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Dennis: Hero Siege. Night Squad. Lov...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about new Zelda: Breath of the Wild details, more Overwatch, and we ask you which video game characters you'd like to have dinner with. THE BRIEF: Overwatch removes "Avoid This Player" option. More Zelda Details emerge. Weird names. Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps launches. MULTIPLAYER: What video game character would you like to have dinner with? THE GRIND: Ben: Th...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the E3 announcements and X-COM 2. THE BRIEF: Exhaustive E3 roundup. MULTIPLAYER: We rolled these into the brief. THE GRIND: Dennis: Overwatch. X-COM 2. Kole: Echo Night: Beyond. Steins;Gate. David: Dark Souls 3. Ben: This War of Mine.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age announcement, Dangerous Golf, and we ask you for your E3 headline predictions. THE BRIEF: Rocket League gets hats. WATCH_DOGS 2 leaked. Alison Road canceled. It's been 10 years since Half-Life 3 was announced. The Wit.nes is a Witness demake. Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Age announced. Mortal Kombat Beer is coming. A.P.B. is com...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about neural net game images, Steins;Gate, and ask you about empowering moments in games. THE BRIEF: Let's apply neural networks to video game images. Sony's doing their E3 Humble Narrative Bundle. Chinese gamers riot over Nintendo changing Pikachu's name. MULTIPLAYER: What are the most empowering moments in games? THE GRIND: Kole: Steins;Gate. Dennis: Danganronpa...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Uncharted 4, Rocket League's push for cross-compatible multiplayer, and we ask you your opinions on game guides and hints. THE BRIEF: Rocket League gets cross-play on Xbox One. Valkyria Chronicles gets disappointing sequel demo. Ron Gilbert asks Disney for Monkey Island IP back. West of Loathing is on Greenlight. Uncharted 4 knows how to handle Accessibility...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Battlefield 1 announcement, Overwatch, and we ask you about character customization. THE BRIEF: Battlefield 1 announced. This War of Mine gets a board game. Job Simulator adds "Smaller Human" Mode. Donkey Kong high score changes hands. MULTIPLAYER: What's the most time you spent customizing a character's appearance? THE GRIND: Ben: Uncharted 4. Mountain....

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare announcement, Hitman, and we ask you about video game school assignments. THE BRIEF: Dishonored 2 has a release date. John Romero cancels his Kickstarter. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare announced. Mincraft comes to Gear VR. Oculus ships units to retail before MULTIPLAYER What game would you assign for an English paper? THE...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Vampyr, Nioh, and we ask you about your first online multiplayer experiences. THE BRIEF: Dontnod announces Vampyr. Fox News show says a thing about The Division. John Romero's Kickstarter, Black Room, looks like a farce. MULTIPLAYER: What was your first online multiplayer experience? THE GRIND: David: Dark Souls III. Ben: Stardew Valley. Pandemic Legacy. Kole: Nioh.

Kole, Ben, Jala, and Dennis talk about the Dark Souls board game, Damned, and we ask you about your favorite glitches and exploits. THE BRIEF: GameStop to become a publisher. Ubisoft might punish The Division exploiters. Dark Souls board game details emerge. Red Dead Redemption 2 rumors. MULTIPLAYER: Which glitches or exploits from previous generations do you remember most fondly? THE GRIND: Jala:...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about VR delays, a brief bit about Dark Souls 3, and we ask you about the games you anticipated most in the past. THE BRIEF: Rift delays are epidemic. Humble Telltale Bundle looks like a great deal. Dark Souls board game being Kickstarted. MULTIPLAYER: What's the biggest game boner you've ever stoked? THE GRIND: Kole: Until Dawn. Silent Hill 4: The Room. Dark Soul...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Faeria, the Baldur's Gate attacks, and we ask you which free-to-play games you give money to. THE BRIEF: Leaked concept art reveals Norse God of War. Baldur's Gate gets an expansion, transphobic shitheads cry out. Donald Trump and the Illusive Man. Adrift gets a VR tourist mode. MULTIPLAYER: Do you give money to F2P games? THE GRIND: Dennis: Flame Over. Faer...