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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Valve's GDC rumors, Kick and Fennick, and we ask you what's the deal with sports games? The Brief: A new Guitar Hero might be on the way. Kanye is making a game. Valve is doing VR? Multiplayer: What's the deal with sports games? The Grind: Dennis: Kick and Fennick. Contraption Maker. Ben: The Order: 1886. XCOM: The Board Game. David: Destiny. Kole: Professor...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Peter Molyneux interview, Sunless Sea, and we hold a Free Play Multiplayer. Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Peter Molyneux interview, Sunless Sea, and we hold a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief The Order: 1886 is really, really, short. The Last Guardian trademark expires. Peter Molyneux is in trouble again. Multiplayer Free play. The Grind Ben: Dragon Age: I...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about that crazy Asteroids movie, Delver, and we ask you about your gaming screwups. The Brief: Asteroids: Outpost. Battlefield: Hardline reload animations. Bethesda is appearing at E3 this year. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. might come back. What the Fuck is My Quest.com. Multiplayer What's your biggest in-game screwup? The Grind: David: Yakuza 4. Dennis: X-COM Board Game. Delv...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about PAX South stories, Attack of the Friday Monsters, and we ask you about your favorite game titles. The Brief: Dennis is doing XCOM Let's Plays now. PAX South stories. Just Cause 3 screenshots leaked. Spooky Selfie. Star Wars Humble Bundle. Sony Online Entertainment Sold. Multiplayer: What's your favorite game title? The Grind: Jala: Jazzpunk. Brawlhalla. Ben:...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the rumored Joystiq closure, Brawlhalla, and we ask you if you're ready for V.R. (virtual reality, or VR). The Brief: Joystiq rumored to shut down. World of Warcraft selfies. Namco's loading screen game patent. The Multiplayer: What's your feeling on VR? The Grind: Dennis: The Swapper. Resogun. Ben: Dragon Age: Inquisition. David: Brawlhalla. Kole: Grim Fand...

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the recent Rock Band happenings, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and we ask you what your standard RPG character is. The Brief "Her Story" announced from Silent Hill Shattered Memories developer. iPhone with joystick. PlayStation Now leaves beta. Saints Row "Moneyshot" uncovered. Rock Band might be coming back? Multiplayer What's your standard RPG character? T...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Minecraft: Story Mode, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and we ask you about your favorite educational games. The Brief: Monument Valley has been pirated a shit-ton. Minecraft: Story Mode announced. Assassin's Creed movie announced. Multiplayer: What are your favorite educational games? The Grind: Kole: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds....

Kole, Ben, Dennis, David, and Jen talk about Super Smash Bro(ther)s., Far Cry 4, and the PSN outage. The Brief Sony hacked again, possibly. List of the most pirated shows and movies. The Grind Ben: Super Smash Bros. (Wii U). Dragon Age: Inquisition. Jen: Space Team. Jewel Mania. Dennis: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Hitman 2. David: Gone Home. Far Cry 4.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about 80 Days, the title of the year, and your of the years of the year. Multiplayer Your __ of the Year. The Grind: Ben: Dragon Age: Inquisition. Kole: Dragon Age: Inquisition. David: Destiny. Dennis: 80 Days.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Video Game Awards, more Crossy Road, and we ask you which in-game objects you'd most want to own in real life. The Brief: Ben went to the Game Awards. Uncharted 4 screenshots and junk revealed. Street Fighter 5 will be PS4 console exclusive. 80 Days is coming to Android. Multiplayer: Which in-game object would you most want to have in real life? The Grin...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dragon Age: Inquisition, P.T., and we ask you about your gaming blind spots. The Brief: Next Assassin's Creed taking place in Victorian London? Resident Evil: Revelations 2 gets a release date. New Hearthstone cards announced. Xbox One wins Black Friday. Multiplayer: What are your gaming blind spots? The Grind: Ben: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Dragon Age...

Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, and David Moneysmith talk about Thimbleweed Park, Shadow of Mordor, and we ask you if you've Kickstarted any games. The Brief: Thimbleweed Park. Little Big Fantasy VII. Batman Arkham City Calendar Man easter egg. Multiplayer: Have you Kickstarted any games? The Grind: David: BroForce. Far Cry 2. Ben: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Kole: Morrowind. Dragon Age Keep.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Hand of Fate, Majora's Mask 3D, and the most empowering moments in games. The Brief: Majora's Mask 3D coming this spring. Just Cause 3 coming in 2015. Melissa Etheridge releases an iOS game. Assassin's Creed Unity is broken. The Multiplayer: Most empowering/disempowering moments in games. The Grind: Jala: Hand of Fate. Ben: Middle-earth: Shadows of Mordor. Pl...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Murasaki Baby, Grand Theft Auto V's first-person mode, and we read your gaming binge confessions. The Brief Grand Theft Auto 5 gets first person mode. Dragon Age Inquisition gets EA early access. E.T. cartridges start to sell. Multiplayer Game binge confessions. The Grind David: Risk of Rain. Gauntlet. Fallen London. Dennis: Fat Princess: Piece of Cake. Terr...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about LucasArts games coming to GoG, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, and we ask you about your favorite scary moments in games. The Brief: Wal*Mart starts selling used games. Wal*Mart gets Call of Duty: Future Warfare a day early. LucasArts games hit GoG.com. The Gun Ballet. Twitch gets a dress code. Multiplayer Favorite horror game moments? The Grind Dennis: Spider...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Paranautical Activity controversy, The Silent Age Episode 2, and we ask you about Bundle games. The Brief: Paranautical Activity delisted from Steam over death threat. Fighting game backgrounds. Super Smash Bros announcer sings Pokemon theme. Leaked footage of cancelled Star Wars Battlefront III alpha. Multiplayer: What games have bundles introduced you to? The...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about some GamerGate updates, Gauntlet, and we do a Free-Play Multiplayer. The Brief Resident Evil TV series. PlayStation TV launches. RuneScape card game released. GamerGate Update: Briana Wu threatened, USU gets Sarkeesian shooting threat. Multiplayer What game world would you want to live in? What is your favorite game? Halloween stories. Kart racers. Have horro...

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Myst TV show, Destiny, and we ask you about clans and guilds. The Brief: Battlefield: Hardline will work at launch. A Myst TV show will be made. Goal prediction technology. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will have crossplay. Followup: Steam Curation. Multiplayer: Any experience with guilds or clans? The Grind: Kole: The Plan. Ben: Destiny. Jala: Megabyte P...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the new Steam experience, Neverending Nightmares, and we ask you which game's looks blew you away. The Brief The Big Lebowski pinball game. Tetris: The Movie. The New Steam Experience. Multiplayer Gorgeous games. The Grind Dennis: Shovel Knight. Hearthstone. David: Gauntlet. Borderlands II. Ben: Destiny. Kole: Neverending Nightmares.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Mojang acquisition, Hearthstone, and we ask what's up with Twitch. The Brief: Beyond Eyes gets a publisher. Microsoft buys Mojang. WATCH_DOGS DLC comes out, is underwhelming. Multiplayer: What up with Twitch? The Grind: Ben: Papers, Please. David: Resident Evil 6. Metrico. Gravity Rush. Kole: Desert Golfing. 80 Days. Dennis: Hearthstone. Puppeteer.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the new 3DS, Five Nights at Freddy's, and we ask you about genre-bending games. The Brief: Kerbal Space Race. New 3DS's. Wolf: The Red Hood Diaries funded. Batman: Arkham Knight delayed to June 5. Multiplayer: Games that break their own genre. The Grind: Dennis: Hearthstone. Ben: WATCH_DOGS. Civilization Revolution. Jala: Monster Loves You! The Night of the R...

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the recent unpleasantness, Shadowgate, and video game cover art. The Brief: NCSoft in talks to open up City of Heroes. Details about the Borderlands: Pre-Sequel come to light. Roll20.net is a thing. Mighty No. 9 goes into beta. That game developer petition. PewDiePie disables comments. Multiplayer: Favorite/least favorite cover art? The Grind: Ben: None. David...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Metrico, Amazon's Twitch acquisition, and we continue last week's Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: The GOP made a propaganda game. Amazon buys Twitch.tv for $970 million. Diablo 3's Skeleton King added into Dark Souls. The Walking Dead roundup. Multiplayer: What's the deal with FMV games? Games you go back to again and again? To go alone or with friends? Wh...

Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Atari's horror reveals, The Yawhg, and we do an action-packed free-play multi-player. THE BRIEF: Hatoful Boyfriend delayed. Fridays at Freddy's Night Trap Kickstarter. Toy Soldiers: War Chest. Occupy Guild Wars 2. Alone in the Dark, Haunted House, RE-ReMake. PlayStation Share limited to 60 minutes. Reddit has an Xbox One app. MULTIPLAYER: Brother/Sister gaming...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Gamescom announcements, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and ask you how your name your characters in games. The Brief: Rise of the Tomb Raider. Tony Hawk 2 Speed Run. PlayStation Share. Silent Hills teased. Bloodborne Launch Details. Sierra is coming back. Multiplayer: How do you name your game characters? The Grind Ben: WATCH_DOGS. David: Tomb Raider. Kole: WATCH...