Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David dip into that dark energy and talk about some usual suspects, some irritating news stories, and we ask you which game villain you’d hench for.

The Grind:

• Dennis: City of Heroes. Cities of Villains. Borderlands 2 VR. Wipeout VR.
• Ben: Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
• David: Fallout 76. Warframe.
• Kole: Graveyard Keeper.

The Multiplayer:

• Which video game baddie would you become a henchman for?

The End Boss:

• Brands are invading Mario Maker 2.
• Gloomhaven’s PC adaptation is apparently not great yet.
• Fallout 76’s most recent patch is a mess.