Episode 162: The Problem Must Be You

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about No Man's Sky, the new Call of Duty zombie mode, and we ask you what makes you choose PC or console.

The Brief:

  • Close Your tracks your eyes.
  • Blizzard changes verbiage on Overwatch Loot Boxes.
  • Final Fantasy 15 delayed to November 29.
  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare looks like it has interesting zombies somehow.

Multiplayer:

  • What makes you play a game on PC instead of console?

The Grind:

  • Jala: Resident Evil 6. Virtue's Last Reward.
  • Dennis: Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. No Man's Sky.
  • Ben: Rocket League. No Man's Sky.
  • Kole: RimWorld. No Man's Sky.

Episode 161: My Hips Are My Bond

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Humble's streaming partner deal, Duskers, and we ask you how you name things in multiplayer games.

The Brief:

  • Upsilon Circuit Update.
  • Harold Halibut is a stop motion adventure game.
  • Suda 51's The Silver Case gets an English demo.
  • Humble announces streamer partner deal.
  • Rocket League getting Rocket League Rumble.

Multiplayer:

  • What's your naming scheme for online games? What would you name your No Man's Sky planets?

The Grind:

  • Kole: Ain't Played Shit.
  • Jala: Capcom vs. SNK 2.
  • Ben: Klocki. Hook. Duskers.
  • Dennis: Pokemon Go. Destiny. Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin.

Episode 160: PwPwPvPwPwP

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Telltale's Batman launch woes, Guacamelee, and we ask you about your favorite kinds of multiplayer.

The Brief:

  • Overwatch gets Rio Summer Olympic skins.
  • Oculus removes restrictions on games.
  • Gamescom heightens security.
  • Telltale's Batman faces launch woes.
  • No Man's Sky already beaten, underwhelming.
  • Mt. Everest is coming to Oculus Rift.

Multiplayer

  • What's your relationship with different kinds of multiplayer?

The Grind:

  • Dennis: Guacamelee. Destiny. X-COM 2.
  • Kole: Pokemon Go.
  • Ben: Rocket League.
  • Jala: Virtue's Last Reward. Puzzle Juice.

Episode 159: Table Flippin'

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about the tiny little NES, INSIDE, and we ask you what's most important in games: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere.

INSIDE spoiler chat begins at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and proceeds to the end of the episode.

The Brief:

  • GameStop's "Song of the Deep" released, reviewed.
  • Games that make you think of sex.
  • No Man's Sky delayed on PC, but won't require PS+ on PS4.
  • Tiny little NES is coming.

Multiplayer

  • What's most important to you: Gameplay, Narrative, or Atmosphere?

The Grind:

  • Jala: Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 6. Virtue's Last Reward.
  • Ben: Her Story. Kentucky Route Zero. INSIDE.
  • Kole: Final Fantasy Record Keeper. INSIDE.

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Episode 158: This is Zubat Country

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Pokemon Go, Pokemon Go, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and we ask you about Pokemon Go.

The Brief:

  • Quadrilateral Cowboy gets a release date, July 25.
  • Telltale's Batman details emerge.
  • Twitch Plays Pokemon Go.

Multiplayer:

  • What's your most interesting Pokemon Go story?

The Grind:

  • Ben: Vacation.
  • David: Defender's Quest.
  • Jala: dream;scape. Virtue's Last Reward.
  • Kole: Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Super Stickman Golf 3.