Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Hbomberguy’s fantastic streaming event, Desolate, and we ask you which game you thought you’d hate, but ended up loving.

The Brief:

• Hbomberguy raises a tremendous amount of money for Mermaids, a youth trans rights organization.

• Amazon is getting into game streaming service (opposite Twitch).

• Lots of salt over EA’s canceled Star Wars game.

• Eximius DMCA drama, aka publishers are bad.

The Multiplayer:

• What’s a game you thought you’d hate, but you actually ended up loving?

The Grind:

• Ben: September 1999. What Remains of Edith Finch? Don’t Starve Together.

• Kole: New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. Silent Hill: Homecoming.

• Jala: Octopath Traveler. Tiny Bird Garden. Resident Evil 2 One-Shot Demo.

• David: Desolate.