The Level

Episode 132: Saving it for the Memoirs

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about XCOM: The Long War, Life is Strange, and we reveal the Title of the Year for 2015.

The Grind:

  • XCOM: The Long War is finished.
  • Arkham Knight's final DLC came out.
  • Uncharted 4 was delayed by a month.
  • Breath of Fire 6 is coming out in February.

Multiplayer:

  • Title of the Year 2015.

The Brief:

  • Ben: Fallout 4. Life is Strange.
  • Dennis: New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One.
  • Kole: NOTHING.

Episode 131: Not For Long, Then Forever

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about a smattering of news stories, a smattering of games, and we ask you how you protect your backlogs from winter sales.

The Brief:

  • Hideo Kojima is talking to Sony about forming a studio.
  • JJ Abrams and Valve in talks for a Portal movie.
  • Someone made an AT-AT in Fallout 4.
  • Cloud and Bayonetta added to Super Smash Bros.
  • Saudi game girls leading push for female vote.
  • Title of the Year.

Multiplayer

  • How do you keep holiday sales from destroying your backlog?

The Grind

  • Ben: Fallout 4. Fallout Shelter.
  • Dennis: Diablo 3.
  • Jala: Transformers: War for Cybertron. To the Moon. Shower With Your Dad Simulator. Prune. Neko Atsume.
  • Kole: Nothing.

Episode 130: Quarter to Third Mons

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Game Award weirdness, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and we ask you about your favorite twists in games.

  • PS4 Multiplayer is free this weekend.
  • Game Award weirdness.
  • Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star coming soon.
  • Street Fighter V gets "Hot" edition.
  • Final Fantasy VII remake is now episodic.

The Grind

  • Jala: Anna: Extended Edition. Hakuoki. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
  • Dennis: Far Cry 2.
  • Ben: Fallout 4.
  • Kole: Nothing.

The Multiplayer:

  • What's your favorite twist in games?

Episode 128: Mean Facebook

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds.

The Brief:

  • Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character.
  • Game Award nominees announced.
  • Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode.
  • Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming

Multiplayer:

  • What's your favorite open world find?

The Grind:

  • Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle.
  • David: Fallout 4. Leviathan.
  • Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone.
  • Kole: Nothing.