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300: This is a Stupid Show, You Guys Sep 27, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, Jala, and David talk about Link’s Awakening, World of Warcraft Classic, and we celebrate episode 300.

The Grind:

Kole: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Jala: Lone Wolf Remastered. Metropolis: Lux Obscura.
Dennis: World of Warcraft Classic. Puzzle Quest 2. Beat Saber.
Ben: Slay the Spire. Duck Game. Ultimate Chicken Horse. Borderlands 3.
David: Remnant: From the Ashes. Warframe.

Multiplayer:

What game cemented your love of games?

The End Boss:

Luis Vuitton is doing product placement in games now.
A new Elvira pinball machine is coming.
The Creature in the Well is a game made especially for Dennis.
Namco is giving away copies of Code Vein to people who give blood at TwitchCon.

The Road to 300 Sep 20, 2019

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Welcome to our star-studded preview event, where we build hype for the massive milestone we're about to hit: Episode 300. That's right, we answer your longest standing, most pressing questions in this very special episode.

299: RE:pressed Sep 13, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Remnant: From the Ashes, Gris, and we ask you what games you love but will never play again.

The Grind:

David: Warframe. Remnant: From the Ashes.
Jala: Final Fantasy XII: Remastered. Fallout: New Vegas. Lone Star Remastered. Shadow of Loot Box.
Ben: Anti-Chess. Detroit: Become Human.
Kole: The Last of Us: Left Behind. Gris.

The Multiplayer:

What game do you love, that you’ll never replay?

The End Boss:

Project Resistance is a new multiplayer Resident Evil game.
Death Stranding has a Very Easy mode.
Face/Off is getting remade, needlessly.

298: Where Are You Getting This Jelly? Aug 30, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Final Fantasy XII Remastered, one police department’s attempts to prevent SWATting, and we ask you which game mechanics you hated, but learned to love.

Jala: New Danganronpa V3. Final Fantasy XII.
Ben: Resident Evil 2.
Dennis: No Man’s Sky: Beyond. World of Warcraft Classic.
Kole: The Last of Us.

The Multiplayer:

What game mechanic did you hate, before you learned to love it?

The Grind:

More Google Stadia details.
Death Stranding has a pee
Speedrunner uses ocarina to break Majora’s Mask wide open.
Wichita takes precautions against SWATting.

297: Nomansky Aug 23, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about No Man’s Sky: Beyond, the Apex Legends PR fiasco, and we ask you about your favorite post-launch game reinventions.

The Grind:

Dennis: No Man’s Sky: Beyond.
David: Warframe
Ben: Resident Evil 2.
Kole: Dragon Quest Builders.

The Multiplayer:

What game got the best post-launch reinvention?

The End Boss:

The Cycle leaves alpha and goes into Early Access.
Predator: Hunting Grounds released.
Sony acquires Insomniac.
Apex Legends team scores a major PR own goal.

296: Untitled Aug 16, 2019

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Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Helltown, the return of the Dune board game, and we ask you to make new games by slightly altering the titles of existing games.

The Grind:

Jala: Vermintide 2. Sniper Elite 4. Elder Scrolls: Blades.
Ben: Resident Evil 2.
Kole: Helltown. Dragon Quest Builders.

The Multiplayer:

Make a new game by altering the title of an existing game.

The End Boss:

Nintendo World Championship cart found by surprise.
The long-lost Dune board game is coming back.
Modder steals Mario’s mustache.

295: Piss and Invinegarate Aug 09, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Forager, do a free play multiplayer, and we get into the bullshit resurrection of the violent video game myth.

The Grind:

Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Resident Evil 2.
Kole: Forager.
David: Vermintide 2. Warframe.
Dennis: Dauntless. Demoing Deck of Wonders.

Multiplayer:

Free play!

End Boss:

Capcom is inviting Resident Evil Ambassadors to test a new game.
Activision pulls a switcheroo on CTR loot boxes.
Violence in video games is back in the discourse, again, dumbly.

294: Hall and Oates Stealth Aug 02, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Autochess, reflect on which tabletop games are popular in Roll20, and ask you which game elements have the best game-feel.

The Grind:

Kole: Graveyard Keeper.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire. Looking at YouTube videos about Autochess.
Dennis: Borderlands 2 VR. Deck of Wonders.
David: Warframe.

The Multiplayer:

What game element has the best game-feel?

The End Boss:

What tabletop games are people playing on Roll20?
The Blair Witch game looks very good.
Gloomhaven might not be bad?

293: Seven Different Fetish Mines Jul 26, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David dip into that dark energy and talk about some usual suspects, some irritating news stories, and we ask you which game villain you’d hench for.

The Grind:

Dennis: City of Heroes. Cities of Villains. Borderlands 2 VR. Wipeout VR.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
David: Fallout 76. Warframe.
Kole: Graveyard Keeper.

The Multiplayer:

Which video game baddie would you become a henchman for?

The End Boss:

Brands are invading Mario Maker 2.
Gloomhaven’s PC adaptation is apparently not great yet.
Fallout 76’s most recent patch is a mess.

292: Born into Deadliness Jul 19, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Graveyard Keeper, Elder Scrolls: Blades, and we ask you for your dream _____ Maker game.

The Grind:

Jala: Octopath Traveler. Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms. Apocalipsis. Elder Scrolls: Blades.
David: Vermintide 2. Fallout 76.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Grim Dawn. Slay the Spire.
Kole: Graveyard Keeper.