The Level

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Dark Souls 2 announcement, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and dead franchises. THE BRIEF Steam Box. You used to be cool, Humble Bundle. VGA Rundown. Dark Souls 2 (but no Wii U?) THE GRIND Dennis: Quantum Conundrum. Bioshock 2. Double Dragon Neon. Ben: Assassin's Creed III. Call of Duty: Black Ops II. David: Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Kole: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. Hotline Miami. THE MULTIPLAYER What dead franchises do you miss?

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Gary talk about the Binding of Isaac remake, political issues in games!, and whether or not loot is a good thing. THE BRIEF Beck, Soundshapes, and the VGAs. Skrillex Quest is a thing. Binding of Isaac for console. Planescape: Torment successor? Baldur's Gate delayed on iOS. THE GRIND Kole: Super Hexagon. Ben: Assassin's Creed III. Dennis: Soundshapes (The Creation of Man. The Fall of Man). Double Dragon Neon. Borderlands 2. King of Fighters XIII. Gary: Dark Souls. Castle Crashers. THE MULTIPLAYER Loot in games. Turn on, or turn off? THE END BOSS Kole: Going back to a gaming PC? Dennis: Pro Gaming not so bad? Gary: Chron-something Ben: Job? LINKS OF NOTE Garfield and Friends Edging "If I Had a Heart" - Breaking Bad Scene "If I Had a Heart" - Fever Ray Shakey Wacky Deli Battletoads GameBoy Irritating Stick Hypercritical 96 - "Blue Peter" Avadon

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii Mini, gender in video games, and Mystcraft, and Gravity Rush. THE BRIEF Wii Mini Hitman: Absolution comes out on the 47th week of the year. The Pac Man on the Moon. #1ReasonWhy THE GRIND Kole: The Walking Dead. Mystcraft. David: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Dishonored. Quantum Conundrum. Dennis: Outland. Ben: Frog Fractions. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Assassin's Creed 3. THE MULTIPLAYER Games you're looking forward to after the holiday deluge. THE END BOSS PC Panic Job Panic GRE Panic LINKS OF NOTE Trailer Park Boys The League The Crow Ikaruga Goodburger

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Wii U launch, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies, and Planetside 2. Welcome to the second level. THE BRIEF Indie Game the Movie on Netflix Wii U launch hassles Humble Indie Bundle 6 Ben's Amazon Deals THE GRIND Ben: Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Assassin's Creed 3. Kole: Rayman Legends. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Frog Fractions. Dark Souls. Dennis: Borderlands 2. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney. David: Planetside 2. Natural Selection 2. THE END BOSS The New Super Mario Bros. honeymoon is over. An entreaty to play Walking Dead. Drinking from the holiday firehose. LINKS Indie Game the Movie Get Lamp The Ecstasy of Order URU: The Complete Chronicles OSG The Witness The System is Down Day Z Spy Party Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel the Pain

Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about Wreck It Ralph, PlayStation Plus on the Vita, and X-Com. THE BRIEF PlayStation Plus for the PS Vita. New Mass Effect revealed. Mass Effect Trilogy announced for PlayStation 3. General Petreus THE GRIND Wreck It Ralph! Ben: Battlefield 3. Dennis: X-Com: Enemy Unknown. Borderlands 2. Parasite Eve. Kole: Curiosity. Angry Birds: Star Wars. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. Resident Evil 6. THE BONUS ROUND The View from the Forest THE MULTIPLAYER None THE END BOSS Dennis: Thinking of getting a Vita. Ben: Gift conundrum. Kole: I like this show. LINKS OF NOTE Canyonero