Infinite Respawn Podcast

This week Batman Arkham Knight gets a comic book to introduce new characters. The "Top 5 Violent Video Games of 2014" as according to Consumer Reports was revealed. Do you agree with their choices? Some of Grif's favorite games are getting new DLC! Apparently you can take drugs and have an interesting trip in Watch_Dogs. Oak Tree picked up This War of Mine. Will he be able to help his survivors make it through the war? Valve starts their holiday auction! It didn't take long for someone to exploit their gem system, but the auctions are back up now! Ebay's full of gaming merch since Nintendo's Amiibo line keeps producing defects that bring in a pretty penny and Sony's Anniversary Edition PS4 is in short supply with high demand. Bloodborne's getting a Nightmare Edition in the UK, we'll tell you what it comes with! The Witcher 3 has been delayed again. Destiny's newest DLC may force some people to stop playing the game. Our hosts share their disappointments of this year and the games that really surprised them. Grif nerds out about World of Warcraft and shares some unexpected Arena tips. And last week the industry lost its grandfather. We say goodbye to Ralph Baer. All this and more on this week's Infinite Respawn!

This week The Game Awards and the Playstation Experience both gave our hosts plenty to talk about. Was The Game Awards a better event than last years VGX? Both Nintendo and Sony had plenty of announcements to make at the show. Sony had even more to show off during their own Playstation Experience. What announcements excited our hosts? Remasters vs Ports: are they becoming the same thing? Grif started Watchdogs. Will she be able to help Aiden save his family or will random NPC drivers wreck her progress? Oak Tree bought into Playstation TV. He'll give you all the pros and cons in this episode! Assassin's Creed Victory has been leaked, still no playable ladies it seems. Is The Order 1886 a case of style over substance? Troy Baker takes on the role of Bread in I Am Bread. Is it his best role yet? (Spoiler: Troy's not actually in the game, sorry.) One of our hosts seems determined to injure themselves or those around them with video game merchandise. Find out which one!  And Sony is dropping their FIFA sponsorship. Will Microsoft pick it up in their wake? This and more on Infinite Respawn!

Oak Tree starts The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and spends 20 minutes chasing a pig! Grif finished Mudered: Soul Suspect and gets quite a surprise at the end. She's also still working her way through Assassin's Creed Unity, though she's run into a bit of a problem. (Spoilers from 26m11s to 29m26s) Tales from the Borderlands launches and everyone loves it! Can TellTale top it with their upcoming Game of Thrones series? Super Smash Bros is the fastest selling WiiU title, but Nintendo didn't manage to sell the most consoles on Black Friday. Devil's Third devs talk about revolutionizing multiplayer but can a WiiU title really come through on that promise? Sunset Overdrive gets a crazy new weapons pack and Minecraft gets some exclusive DLC. Sony's being forced to offer refunds to some Vita users and G4 creators auction off station loot for charity! The Master Chief Collection's multiplayer is still broken and Bonnie Ross wants to apologize. This and more on this week's Infinite Respawn!

This week Oak Tree encounters a Polar Bear! Grif gets scared and then attempts to solve a murder mystery! Can Chicken and Red pull Grif over to the Pokemon crowd? Xbox One celebrates its one year anniversary by giving gifts! More devs are handing out free DLC. Is Super Smash Bros everything we hoped it would be? Assassin's Creed is still broken. Will Ubisoft ever be able to fix their games and their reputation or will matters only worsen? Our hosts share their holiday lists and some great gaming deals. Grif is still warring with her Kinect. Will it ever listen to her? And the nominees for the first Video Game Awards have been announced. Find out who our hosts think will take home the trophies! This and more on this week's Infinite Respawn!

This week our hosts are full of stories about the recent game launches. How did Oak Tree fare coming back to Halo 2 with the Master Chief Collection? Was Assassin's Creed Unity all Grif hoped it would be? How did Blizzard improve WoW with the newest expansion? The first trailer for Tales from the Borderlands launched this week. Will TaleTell be able to successfully satisify the FPS fans? Dragon Age: Inquistion is launching this week, was the demo via EA Access enough to hold everyone over until release? How many games make it out of the early access phase on Steam? Does the success of early access games prompt major publishers to launch titles before they're ready? Guiness lists the top 50 games in it's newest iteration, Guniess Book of World Records: Gamer Edition. Capcom's looking to make a new IP after a major profit loss. And Microsoft trademarked what might be a new BattleToads game. Will it ever see the light of day? This and more on this week's Infinite Respawn!

The Evil Within is consuming all of Grif's free time. Will she ever finish her game of hide-and-seek with Ruvik? Oak Tree picked up Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and has plenty to say about it. Are Ubisoft and EA becoming friends? Blizzcon has a little something for everyone. We've got the rundown on the most exciting announcements from the event including their preview of their new IP, Overwatch. Nintendo shows off Splatoon's single player mode (which looks awesome!). GTA V gets even more pretty, though in ways that can be a bad thing. Sims 4 gets pools and some angry wet Sims. The Master Chief collection caused quite a stir with some leaked footage. DLC is everywhere but only some companies seem to have the gamers' wallets in mind. Grif picks Rapture as her ideal home and Oak Tree is very, very confused. This and more on this week's Infinite Respawn!

This week we recap our Halloween excitement. The Evolve alpha is in full swing. Bungie talks about why DLC is included on the Destiny disc. Sunset Overdrive wows Grif. Can the recent price drop and launch of exclusive titles help boost the Xbox One's sells? Sony posts losses overall, but Playstation is still selling better than expected. Nintendo is also looking up when it comes to sells and profit, but will their new wellness items further their success? Borderlands the Pre-Sequel annouces Handsome Jack as a playable character... sort of. Assassin's Creed Unity shocks us with a trailer that puts Arno, our French Revolution Assassin, in World War II Paris. Alone in the Dark gets a new trailer showing that maybe we won't be so alone after all. Dying Light cans the 360 and PS3 versions in favor of focusing on the new gen games. Twitch changes their streaming attire policy. And Grif and Oak Tree reminisce about their favorite and least favorite games of all time. This and more on Infinite Respawn!

Civilization: Beyond Earth has some people addicted already including one of our hosts! Oak Tree is playing The Gods Are Watching, which has to be one of the most confusing games ever. This week will be a busy one for our streaming crew! We've got all the details about who will be live and when! Red Barrel announces there will be working on Outlast 2. Dragon Age: Inquisition has some of the oddest writers ever. A certain indie dev learns why not to threaten the head of Valve on Twitter. The Evil Within's godmode has heads rolling! Microsoft is looking to new IPs that will "push the boundaries". Sony's gearing up for their upcoming Playstation Experience in Las Vegas. We check out the prices of old school consoles and how they would measure up in today's market. Curent gen console users may be facing a virtual space problem soon. Grif has a stroke of marketing genius. Oak Tree still doesn't understand why Katamari is awesome. And how many Pokemon does Nintendo have to invent before making an online MMO version? This and more on Infinite Respawn!

This week Johnny Chiodini and Joseph Ewens stop by to talk all about their pen and paper RPG, Kay Pacha. They also hang out to chat about their shorter RPG, The Wolves of Paris, as well as some of the more interesting news stories of the week. We find out what their favorite games are, why they love them, and what kind of bread they enjoy most. The bread thing is gaming related, promise! Some rabid fans have started an IndieGoGo campaign in hopes that you will gift them enough money to pester Valve employees into making Half Life 3. Johnny and Joe share their favorite parts of Shadow of Mordor and Oak talks about his run in with the Tree Killer. Bayonetta got perfect reviews from most gaming outlets, though it makes some people understandably uncomfortable. Turns out there may be life left in the funny Simulator genre. Master Chief isn't retiring "any time soon" but does that mean Halo may turn into an annual release? Saints Row 4: Re-Elected is moved up a week. Google reveals the Nexus gaming console. Grif gets frustrated with The Evil Within. Oak vows to finish more games. Blizzard is putting the War back in World of Warcraft. Assassin's Creed Unity now comes bundled with an XBox One and Black Flag. And can a game be too brutal? All this and much more on this episode of Infinite Respawn!

This week Oak Tree finishes not one but two games! Grif may be incapable of being stealthy. Killer is Dead is giving one of our hosts more than they bargained for. Red Dead Redemption's glitches are still as hilarious as ever. Alien Isolation is more boring than errand girl Ripley's family get-togethers. The Halo Master Chief Collection offers 4,000 achievement points and the titular character may not be the main focus of Halo 5. Ubisoft causes controversy when then announced they're locking Assassin's Creed Unity at 900p 30fps. Is PC Master Race really the way to go if you want the most out of games? Kickstarters abound, we talk Kay Pacha, The Black Glove, and The Flame in the Flood. Driveclub crashes, but hopefully it's not out of the race. Destiny gets an honest trailer that we all feel bad for laughing at. Nintendo issues a statement about the GameCube controllers for WiiU after announcing a release date for Super Smash Brothers. NBA 2K15 gives us a feature that totally changes the game. Dragon Age offers a new way to continue your story with The Keep. Grif gushes over Dead Rising 3 and Oak Tree learns there are just too many games for one gamer! There's a trend of bad games and Sony and Microsoft both work on having more conversations. All this and more on Infinite Respawn!