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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...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about EA's subscription service, Comic-Con announcements, and the Dark Souls 2 DLC. The Brief: EA's subscription service. Walking Dead Season 3 announced. Firefly cast coming back for Firefly Online. The Grind: Kole: Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King. The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 4. David: Resident Evil 6. Defiance. Ben: Dark Souls.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the EVO tournament, One Finger Death Punch, and we ask you what should get the Telltale treatment next. Stick around after the credits to hear Ben and Kole talk about The Wire. The Brief Super Smash Bros. Demake. EVO rundown. Microsoft is falling down. Humble Square Enix Bundle. Battlefield and Dragon Age delayed. Multiplayer: What should get the Telltale tr...

Kole, Ben, and Dennis interview Sherida Halatoe, the developer of Beyond Eyes. We also talk about the Wii U's Virtual Console woes and talk about Long Live the Queen. The Brief Sega has no plans to participate in Wii U Virtual Console. What's the deal with the PSN wallet? Lindsay Lohann sues Rockstar. The Multiplayer Beyond The Grind Ben: EVO setup. Dennis: PlayStation All Stars. X-COM. Kole: Gunp...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Shovel Knight, what's the deal with eSports?, and we ask you about the best gaming values. The Brief Beyond: Two Souls PS4 update? Humble 2K Bundle The Backloggery Battleborn announced. Just Dance is an eSport. Multiplayer Best gaming values. The Grind David: Noir Syndrome. Bioshock. Resident Evil 6. Ben: Super Smash Bros. Perfect Dark. Dennis: Arcade fighti...

Kole, Dennis, David, and Gary talk about the Bioshock: Burial at Sea DLC, wrapping up all discussion of Bioshock ever in the future.

Kole, Dennis, Ben, David, and Gary talk about Bioshock Infinite in depth (at height?). We also speak with Adrian Murphy, the Senior Producer of the game, about the process of bringing it all together. Links of Note: On Writing Devil in the White City The Jungle Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead The Lathe of Heaven Shiny and the Spoon The song "Canary in a Coal Mine" is used with permission fro...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Torment: Tides of Numenera delay, WATCH_DOGS, and we ask you about choice in games. The Brief Torment: Tides of Numenera pushed back by a year. Giant insects are impossible. Turing Test busted. Bioshock Infinite interview. Multiplayer Choice in games. The Grind Ben: A whole buncha Bioshock. David: Fallen London. WildStar. Dennis: Surge Deluxe. Pixeljunk...

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the 2014 E3 press conferences. The Multibrief Everything at E3.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about the Batman: Arkham Knight delay, Dead Island: Epidemic, and Among the Sleep. The Brief: Batman: Arkham Knight delayed to 2015. Watch_Dogs sells really well. The Grind: Ben: Bioshock. Titanfall. David: Dead Island: Epidemic. Wildstar. Kole: J.S. Joust. Rocksmith 2014. Among the Sleep.

Kole, Ben, and David welcome Dennis back, talk about potential uses for Oculus Rift and livestock, then ask "What's the deal with pinball?" The Brief Half Life 3 possibly in development maybe. New use for Oculus Rift: Second Livestock. The PS4 is already profitable for Sony. Steam In-Home Streaming is available now. The Grind Dennis: Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within. Velocity Ultra. Ben: Dead Spac...

Kole, Ben, and David talk about YouTube possibly buying Twitch, Dead Space 2 (about three years too late), and we ask you about your mobile remake wish list. The Brief: Is YouTube buying Twitch? "Sunless Sea" is on Steam Greenlight. Mario Dies on the Cover Multiplayer What's on your mobile remake wishlist? The Grind Ben: Dead Space 2. David: Fallen London. Fistful of Frags. Kole: Alpha Protocol.

Kole, Ben, and David talk about Microsoft's Kinect announcement, WildStar, and we ask you about your favorite arcade games. The Brief: Xbox One loses the Kinect. Harmonix complains about Xbox One. Watch_Dogs resolution Multiplayer: Favorite arcade games? The Grind Ben: Dead Space 2. David: WildStar. Kole: Trials: Frontier. Breakbeat Alley. Rocksmith 2014.