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Episode 167: Insta-Gator


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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. Rocket League Rumble.
  • Jala: Steins;Gate.
  • Kole: Jackbox 2. Obduction. Phoenix Wright: Spirit of Justice

Episode 166: I Feel Nothing

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:

  • Jala: Portal 2. Gemini: A Journey of Two Stars. The Guest.
  • Ben: Undertale. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Rocket League Rumble.
  • Kole: Picross 3D Round 2

Episode 165: Super Mario Entrapment

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 a game?

The Grind:

  • David: San Francisco Feats.
  • Dennis: Pinball. Overwatch.
  • Kole: Life is Strange.
  • Ben: Obduction. Limbo.

Episode 164: Corvax is Corvax for Corvax

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. Guacamelee. Road Not Taken.
  • Jala: Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Shovel Knight. Deep Under the Sky.
  • Kole: Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Deus Ex Go. Life is Strange.

Episode 163: Beefy Mess

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. Overwatch. Atlas Reactor.
  • Jala: Resident Evil 6. Transformers: Devastation. Transformers: War for Cybertron. Apartment demo. Rememoried.
  • Kole: NOTHING.