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291: Vaguely Victorian Jul 12, 2019

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Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Grim Dawn, City of Heroes fan servers, and we ask you which games you most associate with summertime.

The Grind:

Dennis: Puzzle Quest 2. City of Heroes.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Grim Dawn. Risk of Rain 2.
Kole: Final Fantasy Adventure. Graveyard Keeper.

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What games do you most associate with summer?

The End Boss:

Warframe will send you to space, whether you want to go or not.
Dennis is playtesting games.
Black Mesa’s Xen levels about to hit beta testing.

290: Meat Warlord Jul 05, 2019

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Kole, Ben, and David talk about Super Mario Maker 2, Fallout 76, and we do a Free-Play Multiplayer.

The Grind:

David: Fallout 76.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
Kole: Super Mario Maker 2. Final Fantasy Adventure.

The Multiplayer:

Free Play.

The Grind:

Remedy re-acquires Alan Wake publishing rights.
1 Screen Platformer dev documents what it’s like to have speed runners break your game open.
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie 2 announced.
Gloomhaven is getting a PC game version.

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I thought I made a hard game and then speedrunners totally destroyed it. Here is what that feels like. - Album on Imgur

289: Schrödinger's Cathy Jun 28, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Cadence of Hyrule, Ace Combat 7 VR, and we ask you what games you’ve always meant to play, but never did.

The Grind:

Kole: Cadence of Hyrule. Collection of Mana. World of Horror.
Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Slay the Spire.
David: Vermintide 2. Fallout 76.
Dennis: Ace Combat 7. Overcooked. City of Heroes.

The Multiplayer:

What game or series have you always wanted to get around to, but haven’t yet?

End Boss:

Fallout 76 does special event for West Virginia Day.
Steam Summer Sale is on.
A killer release week for games.
Deathgarden: Bloodharvest pushes all of Dennis’ buttons.

288: 100% FC NK Run Jun 14, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dauntless, Gladiabots, and we ask you about your favorite announcements from E3.

The Grind:

Dennis: Dauntless. Gladiabots. Borderlands 2 VR.
Ben: Slay the Spire.
David: Dauntless.
Kole: Haunting Ground.

The Multiplayer and the End Boss

E3 2019 takeaways.

287: No, Not My Soul! Jun 10, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Vermintide 2, ApeOut, and we ask you which threequel is your favorite.

The Brief:

Jala: Bird Story Plus. My Big Sister. Vermintide 2.
David: Vermintide 2. Dauntless.
Ben: Risk of Rain 2.

The Multiplayer:

What’s your favorite third entry in a series?

The End Boss:

Don’t play Cuphead on your Tesla.
Doom gets a new chapter, 26 years later.
India gets a moral panic about games.
Death Stranding gets a new trailer and a release date.

286: A Charmed Life of Bird Conspiracies May 24, 2019

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Kole, Dennis, and David talk about Snakeybus, new Super Mario Maker 2 details, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

The Grind:

Dennis: Snakeybus. Devil May Cry V.
David: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. Warhammer: Vermintide 2.
Kole: Killer7. Pony Island. Lorelai

The Multiplayer:

Free Play!

The End Boss:

Devil May Cry V features capoeira.
Super Mario Maker 2 looks legitimate.
Good news for The Division 2?

285: Big Sticky Ball May 17, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Xing: The Land Beyond, Tactical Breach Wizard, and we hypothesize about video game sports.

The Grind:

Ben: A Hat in Time. Xing: The Land Beyond. Risk of Rain 2.
Jala: Zero Time Dilemma. The Company. Sniper Elite: Zombie Army Trilogy.
David: Sniper Elite: Zombie Army Trilogy. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
Kole: Killer7.

The Multiplayer:

What game should become a hypothetical Olympic sport?

The End Boss:

Video games will not be part of the Paris Olympic games.
Tactical Breach Wizards looks like a fun game.
Tetris 99 gets a Big Block update.
Epic buys Rocket League developer.

284: Herodotus Seems Pretty Cool May 10, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Sniper Elite Zombie Army Trilogy, Valve's Index, and we ask you about games and pets.

The Grind:

Jala: The Company. Zero Time Dilemma.
Ben: Oxenfree.
David: Sniper Elite Zombie Army Trilogy. Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Kole: Satisfactory. Killer7.

The Multiplayer:

What video game character would your pet be?

The End Boss:

There's a Pokemon region in your brain.
Assassin's Creed: Unity's Notre Dame will be partially used to rebuild the real cathedral.
The Division 2's starting equipment descriptions are based on
The Index is Valve's new VR system.

283: It's Hard to Update Your Hands May 03, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Observer, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and we do more Free-Play Multiplayer cleanup.

The Grind:

Kole: Observer. Satisfactory.
Ben: Call of Cthulhu. Oxenfree.
David: The Division 2. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey.
Dennis: Devil May Cry 5.

The Multiplayer:

Free Play Cleanup.

The End Boss:

Firmament reached its funding goal.
New console generations are coming.
Secret City of Heroes servers exist.

282: Reverse Hearthstoning Apr 26, 2019

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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Assassin's Creed Unity giveaway. Risk of Rain II, and we ask you about fourth-wall-breaking games.

The Brief:

Assassin's Creed: Unity gets positive review bombs after Notre Dame
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order won't have multiplayer or microtransactions.
Full lineup of Castlevania Anniversary Collection revealed.

The Multiplayer:

What's your favorite time when a game broke the fourth wall?

The Grind:

Dennis: The Cycle. Risk of Rain II. The Strange Brigade.
David: The Strange Brigade. The Division 2.
Ben: Baba is You. Call of Cthulhu.
Kole: Baba is You. Satisfactory.

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