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?

Level 4: The Butterfield Bump

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Gary talk about the Binding of Isaac remake, political issues in games!, and whether or not loot is a good thing.

The Brief

  • Beck, Soundshapes, and the VGAs.
  • Skrillex Quest is a thing.
  • Binding of Isaac for console.
  • Planescape: Torment successor?
  • Baldur's Gate delayed on iOS.

The Grind

The Multiplayer

  • Loot in games. Turn on, or turn off?

The End Boss

  • Kole: Going back to a gaming PC?
  • Dennis: Pro Gaming not so bad?
  • Gary: Chron-something
  • Ben: Job?

Links of Note

Level 3: Abraham FranklinBible

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii Mini, gender in video games, and Mystcraft, and Gravity Rush.

The Brief

  • Wii Mini
  • Hitman: Absolution comes out on the 47th week of the year.
  • The Pac Man on the Moon.
  • #1ReasonWhy

The Grind

The Multiplayer

  • Games you're looking forward to after the holiday deluge.

The End Boss

  • PC Panic
  • Job Panic
  • GRE Panic

Links of Note

Level 2: Wacky Nerd Fellas

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii U launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, and Planetside 2. Welcome to the second level.

The Brief

  • Indie Game the Movie on Netflix
  • Wii U launch hassles
  • Humble Indie Bundle 6
  • Ben's Amazon Deals

The Grind

The End Boss

  • The New Super Mario Bros. honeymoon is over.
  • An entreaty to play Walking Dead.
  • Drinking from the holiday firehose.