The Level

Level 9: Cake Movers

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about arcades, Kentucky Route Zero, and Cart Life.

The Brief

  • Steam Box is updatable.
  • Blockbuster closes 300 stores.
  • The Cave is a thing that exists.
  • Metal Gear Rising Revengeance demo released.

The Grind

  • Ben: The Pinball Hall of Fame.
  • Dennis: Darksiders. Mega Man 9.
  • David: Dead Island. Planetside 2.
  • Kole: Kentucky Route Zero. Hotline: Miami. Cart Life. Resident Evil 6.

Multiplayer

  • Unintentional Games.

The End Boss

  • Dennis: Good comments on Polygon.
  • Kole: Portable games ain't portable.
  • Ben: I want my PS3 back.
  • David: Whisker Wars.

Level 8: One Wrestle DVD

Kole Ross, Dennis Furia, and Tyler Crumrine talk about the Pokemon X and Y announcement, Far Cry 3, and speedrunning against cancer.

The Brief

  • Tyler: Pokemon X and Y announced. Animaniguchi announced their second full length album "Endless Fantasy".
  • Kole: Steam box officially announced, detailed.
  • Dennis: Don't burn games.

The Grind

  • Tyler: Dark Souls. Far Cry 3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: Overclocked.
  • Kole: Binding of Isaac. Elude. Cart Life.
  • Dennis: Bit.Trip Runner. Anomaly: Warzone Earth.

The Multiplayer

  • Favorite game of all time? Impactful games? Best/Worst game retail experiences?

The End Boss

  • Awesome Games Done Quick cancer drive.

Links of Note

Level 7: The Banana Slice Secret

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Journey's grammy nomination, Hotline: Miami, and the Perfect Banana Slicer.

The Brief

  • Dennis: Walking Dead First Person Shooter
  • Kole: Australia adds R+18 Rating for video games.
  • Ben: Journey nominated for a Grammy.
  • David: The War Z troubles.

The Grind

  • Kole: Hotline: Miami. The Binding of Isaac.
  • Ben: Hitman: Absolution. Dark Souls.
  • Denis: Double Dragon Neon. Little Big Planet 2. Wario Ware Smooth Moves. Bit.Trip Runner.
  • David: FTL. Dead Island.

The Multiplayer

  • 2013 Game Resolutions.

The End Boss

  • Kole: New X-Men and Walking Dead.
  • Dennis: Dark Souls, a Mac, and a mic.
  • David: A mouse and a gun.

Bonus Round:

  • The Forest for the Trees (Bad Amazon Reviews of Good Games)

Links of Note:

Level 6: Shameless and Awesome

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about video game cease fires, games that can't decide if they're bad or good, and our games of the year.

The Brief

  • Cease Fire for Sandy Hook.
  • Lt. Grossman: Games train to kill, and he might have a point.
  • EA opens up voting for NCAA Football Cover.
  • Gladdos in Pacific Rim.

The Grind

  • David: World of Warcraft.
  • Kole: Resident Evil 6.
  • Dennis: Rochard. Dark Souls.
  • Ben: Hitman: Absolution.

The Multiplayer

  • GAME OF THE YEAR!?

The End Boss

  • Ben: Christmas Shopping.
  • Kole: Holiday backlogs.
  • Dennis: Extra Credits.
  • David: GRE, and Kingdom of Loathing.

Level 5: The Drunk Conductor

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dark Souls 2 announcement, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and dead franchises.

The Brief

  • Steam Box.
  • You used to be cool, Humble Bundle.
  • VGA Rundown.
  • Dark Souls 2 (but no Wii U?)

The Grind

  • Dennis: Quantum Conundrum. Bioshock 2. Double Dragon Neon.
  • Ben: Assassin's Creed III. Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
  • David: Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
  • Kole: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. Hotline Miami.

The Multiplayer

  • What dead franchises do you miss?