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329: A Titan in the World of Glassblowing May 15, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Lonely Mountains: Downhill, the Xbox event, and we ask you what gaming tattoo you would get (or which one you already have!).

The Grind:

Kole: Lonely Mountains: Downhill.
Ben: Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Dennis: XCOM: Chimera Squad. Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. Steamworld Heist.
David: Fallout 76.

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Video game tattoos.

The End Boss:

Sony is working on full-hand-tracking VR.
Microsoft reveals two horror games: Scorn and The Medium.
Innovations in password security through gaming
Cyberpunk 2077 details emerge from ESRB.

328: One Button: Kill May 08, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about XCOM: Chimera Squad, the Final Fantasy VII Remake, and we ask you about your most ridiculous or useless pieces of gaming hardware.

The Grind:

Dennis: XCOM: Chimera Squad.
David: Generation Zero. Fallout 76.
Ben: Rocket League. Luigi’s Mansion 3.
Kole: Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

The Multiplayer:

What’s the most ridiculous or useless piece of gaming hardware you own?

The End Boss:

Someone ported Mario 64 to the PC.
Vader Immortal is coming to PSVR.
EVO 2020 has been cancelled.
NYT Magazine profiled Kojima for the normies.

327: Backseat Driveby May 01, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Kirby Star Allies, A Short Hike, and Onimusha: Warlords Remastered. (Note: There’s some weird distortion on David and Jala’s voices at times, making their voices a little lower. I couldn’t fix this. Sorry!)

The Grind:

Jala: Nine Parchments. Trine 3. Kirby Star Allies.
Ben: Death Stranding. A Short Hike. Luigi’s Mansion 3.
David: Fallout 76.
Kole: Onimusha: Warlords. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Half-Life: Alyx.

The Multiplayer:

Describe the last game you played as if it was a restaurant.

The End Boss:

Hollywood and game tech
The Last of Us 2 has a release date… June 19.
XCOM lead designer
The Midnight Gospel is released on Netflix.

326: You Have to Sign a Lot of Waivers Apr 24, 2020

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Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Valorant, Fallout 76: The Wastelanders, and Animal Crossing: New Horizon.

The Grind:

David: Dying Light. Fallout 76: The Wastelanders.
Dennis: Valorant. Steamworld Quest. The Cycle.
Kole: Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Multiplayer:

Propose a new installation arcade game.

The End Boss:

Chex Mix HD is coming this summer.
Streaming aggregation platform Popdog.
Fallout 76 has NPCs now, and they don’t care about being nuked.

325: Days Since I've Cried Clock Apr 17, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Half-Life: Alyx, Nine Parchments, and we ask you which game characters you would kill off for good.

The Grind:

Jala: Nine Parchments. Trine 3.
Kole: Half-Life: Alyx.
Dennis: The Division 2. Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech. Dirt Rally 2.
Ben: Death Stranding.

The Multiplayer:

Which game character would you kill off for good?

The End Boss:

Resident Evil 4 remake is in the works.
Goldfinger releases a quarantine video of them performing your favorite song from THPS1.
Half-Life: Alyx can be modded to work without VR… kind of.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting some neat online features.

324: The Nails of Theseus Apr 10, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Resident Evil 3, Overcooked 2, and the Last of Us 2 delay.

The Grind:

Kole: Resident Evil 3.
Dennis: Overcooked 2. The Cycle.
Ben: Death Stranding.
David: The Division 2.

The Multiplayer:

You can only keep one save game file, and all others are deleted. Which do you save?

The End Boss:

Riot has a convoluted scheme for distributing the Valorant beta.
Rocksmith DLC has ended.
Boston Gamestops forced to close.
The Last of Us 2 delayed indefinitely.
Someone build’s Conway’s Game of Life in Conway’s Game of Life.

323: It Works in Space Apr 03, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about World War Z, Twin Peaks VR, and the Surge 2.

The Grind:

David: World War Z. The Surge 2.
Dennis: World War Z. Sundered.
Ben: Subnautica. Slay the Spire. Death Stranding.
Kole: Twin Peaks VR.

The Multiplayer:

Which video game apocalypse would you want to live in?

The End Boss:

Plague, Inc. developer does very good things.
Steam changes update defaults as more people turn to games in quarantine.

322: It Was a Lot of Cool Mar 27, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Resident Evil 3 Demo, State of Decay 2, and we ask you about your favorite games for coping with social distancing.

The Grind:

Dennis: Jackbox Party Packs. Diabotical. Borderlands 3.
Kole: The Evil Within 2. Resident Evil 3 Demo.
Ben: Jackbox Party Packs. Death Stranding.
David: State of Decay 2.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your “hang out” game in the time of social distancing?

The End Boss:

Resident Evil 3 remake allows knife-only runs.
Virtual racing steps up to replace real racing during the pandemic.
Stalker 2 screenshot released.
Half-Life: Alyx gets a glowing reception.

321: American Ruck Simulator Mar 20, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Death Stranding, Bury Me My Love, and the global Ring Fit Adventure shortage.

The Grind:

Jala: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. Wildermyth. Bury Me My Love.
David: The Division 2: Warlords of New York.
Ben: Ring Fit Adventure. Luigi’s Mansion 3. Death Stranding.
Kole: The Evil Within 2.

The Multiplayer:

Your life is a game in your favorite genre. What is it like?

The End Boss:

Ring Fit sold out, being price gouged.
Rocksteady was going to debut their new game at E3.
Nightdive is remaking the Blade Runner adventure game.

320: Whoppers Are Too Relevant Mar 13, 2020

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about This is the Police, Sunless Skies, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

The Grind:

Ben: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Disco Elysium. This is the Police. Sunless Skies.
Dennis: Super Mario Odyssey. Quake Live. Diabotical. Fun Center.
David: The Division 2: Warlords of New York.
Kole: NOTHING.

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