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Kole and Jala gather to talk about the Steins;Gate series, specifically focusing on the sequel Steins;Gate 0. These are sci-fi visual novels about a group of college students who accidentally discover time travel, and find themselves working against huge violent conspiracies and causality itself to avert World War III. We really recommend them if you're looking for something gameplay light and can handle some of the more annoying tropes when they pop up (before being subverted).

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about The Last of Us: Part 2, the Haunted PS1 Press Event, and we ask you about your favorite bad or goofy AI in games. The Grind: Ben: The Last of Us Part 2. David: No Man’s Sky. Dennis: Minecraft Dungeons. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. Kole: Hitman 2. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite example of bad or goofy AI? The End Boss: Mixer shuts down. Haunted PS1 trailer announcement video was amazing. FDA approves its first video game for ADHD. Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to November.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Resident Evil: Revelations, Layers of Fear 2, and we ask you about your favorite vehicles in games. The Grind: Jala: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth. Resident Evil: Revelations. Dennis: Ark: Survival Evolved. XCOM: Chimera Squad. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. Minecraft Dungeons. Ben: The Pillar. Kole: Layers of Fear 2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Multiplayer: Which video game vehicle would you want in real life? The End Boss: Resident Evil 8 trailer fun. Demon’s Souls remaster trailer fun. Invisible, Inc. gets a surprise Switch release. Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dread X Collection, For the King, and we ask you which video games should be made into board games. The Grind: Dennis: For the King. Valorant. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. David: For the King. Just Cause 4. Dead Rising 4. Ben: Deep Rock Galactic. Picross. Kole: Dread X Collection. The Multiplayer: Which video games should be made into board games, and vice versa? The End Boss: PS5 event happened in the future in the past! Devotion is getting a physical release in Taiwan.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Minecraft Dungeons, how scary and uncertain things are right now, and we ask you to wish games into and out of existence. The Grind: Kole: Alien: Isolation. Dennis: The Cycle. XCOM: Chimera Squad. Pokemon Sword. David: Steamworld Dig 2. Minecraft Dungeons. Ben: NOTHING. The Multiplayer: What game would have the best/worst impact on the world if it no longer existed? The End Boss: Publishers and manufacturers delay announcement events to avoid pulling focus from protests of racial inequality. Days of Thunder NES game rescued from non-existence.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Alien: Isolation, Tonight We Riot, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Grind: Ben: Tacoma. David: Tonight We Riot. Jet Lancer. Control. Dennis: XCOM: Chimera Squad. Steamworld Heist. Kole: Alien: Isolation. Multiplayer: Free Play The End Boss: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Remaster announced. Dennis is playing Crucible. Unreal Engine 5 tech demos look promising. John Carmack is a genius and humble.

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. Multiplayer: 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.

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.

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.

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.