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Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man, curious AI, and we ask you what your favorite modern local multiplayer game is. The Brief: Spider-Man has the saddest easter egg in it. Project Awakening is suspiciously similar to a lot of other games. Blackout is Call of Duty’s battle royale mode. Research on curious AI. The Multiplayer: What’s your go-to current gen local multiplayer party game? The Grind: Kole: Rocksmith 2014. Ben: Spider-Man. Black: The Fall. David: Cryptark. Fallout 4. Dennis: Star Realms. Mansions of Madness 2E. Ratchet and Clank. No Man’s Sky Next.

Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Donut County, the atlas of video game cities, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer. The Brief: Subnautica expansion announced. Spelunky 2 announced. Virtual Cities is an atlas of noteworthy video game cities. The Multiplayer: Free play! The Grind: Ben: Donut County. Black: The Fall. Jala: Shin Megami Tensei IV. Kole: Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Man of Medan announcement, Detention, and we ask you which video game critter you’d like to be. The Brief: Until Dawn studio announces their new game series. Biofeedback, biometrics, biohazards. The different kinds of gamers. Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video makes Dennis mad. The Multiplayer: Which video game creature would you most want to be? The Grind: Jala: Shin Megami Tensei IV. The Witness. Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Dennis: No Man’s Sky. Zero Time Dilemma. Mansions of Madness. Sheriff of Nottingham. Ben: Dead Cells. Kole: Detention. Flipflop Solitaire.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sekiro release date announcement, Dead Cells, and we ask you which sequels most improved on their predecessors. The Brief: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice releases March 22, 2019. Amazon Prime changes things (for the worse) for gamers Yakuza games are a front for game preservation. Monster Hunter World is very inefficient. The Multiplayer: Which sequel most improved on its predecessors? Which had the biggest dip in quality? The Grind: Dennis: No Man’s Sky Next. Zero Time Dilemma. Ben: Dead Cells. Divinity: Original Sin 2. Octopath Traveler. David: Dead Cells. Fallout 4. Kole: Holedown.

Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, the real price of fake real estate, and we ask you which game worlds you’d most (and least!) like to live in. The Brief: The real cost of fake real estate. Bethesda bullies someone selling one of their games. Americans own less. The Multiplayer: Which game worlds you’d most (and least!) like to live in? The Grind: Kole: Mega Man X Legacy Collection. Jala: Octopath Traveler. Vampyr. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker. David: Fallout 4. Links:An In-Depth Analysis of the Video Game Housing Market by L&C

Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Mega Man X Legacy Collections, Valve’s new Artifact details, and we ask you about your favorite tutorials. The Brief: Hire Fortnite tutors so your kids can get scholarships. Watch streams to thwart your backlog. Lords of the Fallen 2 scrapped. Valve announces more details about Artifact. MGS5 adds Quiet to FOB missions. The Multiplayer: What’s your favorite tutorial? The Grind: Jala: Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Shin Megami Tensei IV. Octopath Traveler. Ben: Octopath Traveler. David: Fallout 4. Kole: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 and 2.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about No Man’s Sky Next, the Overwatch League season finale, and we ask you about the scariest sounds in gaming. The Brief: Overwatch League season one ends. Picross S2 is coming out on August 2. Labo vehicle kit announced. NYU researchers develop AI to make you better at video games. The Multiplayer: What’s the scariest sound in gaming? The Grind: Ben: Octopath Traveler. David: Fallout 4. Dennis: No Man’s Sky Next. Kole: Paratopic. Nier: Automata. Mega Man X Collection.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Octopath Traveler, the Culling 2 catastrophe, and we ask you what your favorite treatment of death is in a video game. The Brief: Fortnite has made over $1 billion in in-game purchases. The Culling 2 pulled from the market. Gwent Standalone is in peril, gets a non-announcement. Raiders of the Broken Planet renamed Spacelords. Stardew Valley multiplayer update coming to PC on August 1. The Multiplayer: What game has your favorite treatment of death? The Grind: Kole: Nier: Automata. Outlast 2. The Last Door. Learning keyboard. Dennis: Warframe. Superhot VR. Gloomhaven. David: Destiny 2. Ben: Twilight Imperium. Octopath Traveler.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Absolver, the Uncharted fan film, and we ask you about your favorite barks in games. The Brief Nathan Fillion stars as Nathan Drake in an Uncharted fan film. Octopath Traveller sells out world ‘round. The Aliens in Colonial Marines are dumb by mistake. Fortnite’s success is changing the Unreal asset store. The Multiplayer: What are your favorite barks in games? The Grind: Ben: Five Tribes. T.I.M.E Stories. Dennis: Overwatch. Absolver. Kole: Rock Band 3. The Sims 4: Seasons. Puyo Puyo Tetris. Outlast 2. David: Destiny 2. Nioh.

Kole, Jala, and David talk about Persona 4: Dancing All Night, the Sonic Toaster, and we ask you what game’s pre-release hype tricked you most. The Brief: Warframe revealed new expansions, and surface-to-space combat. Camden Park Appalachia Fallout ’76 meetup. The Sonic toaster will be ruining breakfasts in October. The Multiplayer: What game’s advertising or pre-release hype tricked you hardest? The Grind: David: Destiny 2. Nioh. Jala: Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. Corse Party: Blood Drive. Kole: Lumines Remastered.