Dropped Frames

The start of the Spring release fever has begun! This week the new CEO of XBOX starts promising the changes, the BAFTA Game Awards makes us wish the TGAs were more about the awards. Crimson Desert continues to sell and a new Metro game announced! We played a ton of new games this week as well such as Windrose, Replaced, Mouse: PI for Hire and another Capcom classic: PRAGMATA!   0:00 - Intro2:00 - Corrupted saves4:10 - Windrose selling a lot7:00 - New Metro game12:30 - New Gamepass16:10 - Lana Del Ray19:50 - The BAFTA Game Awards31:00 - Crimson Desert Crosses 5 million36:30 - Battlefield 6 gets a new mode41:20 - Replaced54:50 - Windrose1:40:00 - PRAGMATA1:59:30 - Mouse: PI for Hire2:14:00 - JP killed SkyrimRP2:24:20 - Jacksepticeye making a Bloodborne movie?2:29:00 - Northernlion's Supercruise2:35:50 - The Street Fighter movie2:42:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh becomes Florida Man on this episode after he regales us with stories from his Disney vacation before moving into the despairing news of Khazan's dev team dissolving, Rockstar suffers a data breach, and where your Kickstarter pledge to Ashes of Creation went. The Triple I Initiative gave us a very good indie game showcase, former Bethesday exec, Pete Hines hates Microsoft, Skyrim gets a multiplayer RP server and much more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Florida Man9:00 - Moving to Texas12:00 - Eating healthy17:50 - Khazan & Wuchang devs dissolved21:00 - Data breach at Rockstar22:40 - Ashes of Creation Kickstart money spent on chefs and TCG26:40 - Triple I Initiative Wishlist39:50 - Prove You're Human43:50 - Pokémon in No Man's Sky47:00 - Pete Hines does not like Microsoft54:00 - More Crimson Desert1:07:00 - Starfield launches on PS51:10:00 - Samson1:20:40 - RACCOIN1:29:00 - Soulmask1:45:10 - Disney Extraction Shooter1:47:40 - Skyrim RP2:35:10 - Retro Rewind2:45:00 - Sol Cesto2:49:00 - Mice tech3:01:05 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is on vacation so this week JP and Zeke are joined by Pro-gamers DatModz and Shroud! Before getting into the games we realize how young Shroud is to everyone's despair. Then we get down and dirty with Marathon, a very good game that may be too hard for the average player. Will that hinder the game long term? Then we go deep with our time with Crimson Desert, a weirdo game for the true freaks out there!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Disneyland3:20 - Games while podcasting5:30 - Epic Games laying off 1000 people14:30 - Sony raises price of PS5 and Pro20:00 - Star Wars XCOM23:50 - Borderlands 433:20 - DLSS5 slop36:00 - Warhorse Studios switching to AI translation47:10 - Viewbotting1:00:30 - Marathon deep dive1:34:40 - Steam chart andy1:35:55 - Last Epoch1:48:50 - Crimson Desert2:34:00 - WoW2:43:00 - Quarantine Zone2:50:00 - Hellmart3:00:10 - The next big FPS game by Shroud3:09:25 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The AI Slop filter is coming for our video games as Nvidia unveils what their new frame gen tech DLSS 5 will be and how it will YASSIFY everything! Fun! Jeff Kaplan has a tell all about his new game The Legend of California as well as his decades long career at Blizzard. Krafton loses big in their court case with Subnautica 2 devs: Unknown Worlds. We go long on our time with Crimson Desert, a flawed janky mess of an awesome game. Marathon releases a raid, and much more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Existence7:00 - DLSS5 Slop13:20 - "The Gamers are wrong"28:50 - Jeff Kaplan interview34:00 - The Legend of California37:00 - Slay the Spire 250:25 - Krafton loses in court55:00 - Storage chests58:40 - Crimson Desert2:15:00 - AI assets in Crimson Desert2:28:40 - Marathon raid2:34:10 - Monster Hunter Stories 32:40:30 - Pokémon Pokopia2:49:00 - Anime tourists2:52:10 - Movie minute2:52:40 - Zeke's gaming minute2:55:45 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Angela Sant'Albano & Nick Apostolides, the voices & mocap actors of Grace Ashcroft & Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem, join us this week to talk shop, acting and mocap in video games, and horror voice acting.Then we get into the news with Highguard shutting down, Sony halting PC ports of their single-player games, and the next XBOX is announced? Games this week: Legacy of Kain Defiance, Where Winds Meet, more Mewgenics, Docked, Path of Exile and more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Lizz & Faetality are here8:40 - Thoughts on RE913:00 - Nick and Angela are here16:00 - Angela's journey to Resident Evil30:10 - Scream queen41:00 - LEON S. KENNEDY1:00:00 - Getting into video game VA1:05:20 - Favorite RE games1:08:50 - You have to enjoy voice acting1:13:20 - Continuing to VA for games?1:24:00 - Slay the Spire 21:28:10 - Highguard shutting down1:37:20 - Marathon1:46:00 - Sony pulling away from PC1:51:30 - Project Helix1:54:00 - GDC starts this week2:02:30 - Legacy of Kain Defiance2:11:00 - Lollipop Chainsaw2:14:00 - Fatal Frame2:16:40 - Even more Mewgenics2:18:50 - Docked2:23:20 - Vampire Crawlers2:24:40 - The Dungeon Experience2:27:00 - Path of Exile Mirage2:35:10 - Fears to Fathom2:39:50 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out enjoying life so we brought in a couple of ringers: Sodapoppin and Annie Fuchsia! We all collectively find out we've been streaming a really long time. We chat about loot boxes, AI invading game reviews, game length, our time with the new Resident Evil Requiem, a break down of the new World of Warcraft expansion; Midnight. We get some time to play Marathon and much more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Zeke is having fun1:50 - Soda and Annie are here10:20 - Cohh roots13:50 - New York sues Valve20:30 - AI reviews26:30 - Resident Evil Requiem45:00 - Streaming and game length52:00 - Constantly restarting Baldur's Gate 358:20 - New Pokémon1:04:00 - Wolverine1:08:00 - Catching Soda up on current events1:24:00 - World of Warcraft Midnight1:44:40 - Addons1:56:00 - WoW Lore2:02:00 - Annie's WoW Housing tour2:14:00 - REANIMAL2:15:40 - Mewgenics2:18:50 - MARATHON2:39:30 - God of War TV Show2:46:00 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another week, another day of industry changing news as Heads of XBOX Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond resign from Microsoft, were they ousted, what's the future of XBOX? In the bad news competition, Sony shutters Bluepoint Studios, makers of the Demon's Souls remake and Shadow of the Colossus remake. In the games portion we get spooky with REANIMAL and Creature Kitchen, return to Helldivers 2, roll some dice in Rune Dice and wonder if Twitch is a lunch room bully?   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cat tower6:45 - Xbox conspiracies11:20 - Phil Spencer retires36:00 - Sony shuts down Bluepoint48:00 - Mewgenics51:10 - Slay the Spire 2 early access54:30 - League of Legends gets voice chat1:10:20 - New TES6 news1:20:30 - Nioh 31:28:50 - 9 years of NieR Automata1:34:50 - Stop Killing Games1:36:00 - Discord age verification1:45:00 - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter1:46:10 - REANIMAL1:54:10 - Rune Dice2:00:00 - Windrose2:09:25 - Replaced demo2:12:40 - Creature Kitchen2:25:10 - Helldivers 22:32:40 - Core Keeper expansion2:38:00 - The Eternal Life of Goldman2:42:30 - Yakuza Kiwami 32:48:00 - Twitch bans streamer for being a kid2:55:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Will Powers - Marketing Director for Pearl Abyss this week to chat about the challenges of creating a game as large and varied as Crimson Desert. Then we get into the mass layoffs of the devs behind Highguard as well as 2XKO. Chat about cats and then all the announcements from the recent Sony Playstation State of Play! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Fixing audio6:30 - Will Powers from Pearl Abyss is here14:00 - What is Crimson Desert?1:48:00 - Highguard devs have mass layoffs2:01:00 - The Ashes of Creation situation is crazy2:11:20 - Mewgenics2:18:50 - 2XKO layoffs2:22:20 - Sony State of Play2:55:50 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Rami Ismail today to talk about Olympic speed skating, what's going on with Ashes of Creation and "The Bubble." Guerrilla Games announces a new multiplayer Horizon game, Overwatch returns to its roots and we're excited for Mewgenics! Games this week: Cairn, Nioh 3 and Chilla Art's Umigari!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Sports!5:00 - Rami is NOT late9:00 - Winter Olympics15:00 - What's happening with Ashes of Creation20:00 - Horizon Hunters Gathering41:10 - Overwatch 2... 1?54:40 - Mewgenics reviews1:00:20 - Cairn1:33:20 - Nioh 31:55:00 - AI game design2:15:40 - The bubble2:35:00 - Extreme fishing2:41:00 - Zeke's indie life2:50:30 - Umigari2:55:00 - Rami is also making a game2:57:10 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highguard released this week to extreme criticism, is it warranted, is there a good game there? The breaking news this week, however, is the sudden mass layoff and shuttering of Ashes of Creation studio Intrepid. Is this a uniquely bad situation or is it another failure in a long list of MMOs failing? Cohh officially announced the game he's working on: Emberville and we get some more info about his and his team's project. Nioh 3 expands into an open world, Cairn is great and more!   0:00 - Intro1:40 - Nerd detection11:10 - Highguard53:20 - Ashes of Creation devs mass layoff1:14:30 - Cohh's Emberville1:39:00 - Nioh 32:06:10 - CD-Rom-a-Thon2:24:00 - The numbers2:28:50 - Cairn2:44:10 - Tainted Grail2:46:20 - Fish Hunters2:56:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in our day we walked uphill, both ways, through the frozen snow, to bring you a podcast! This week we brace for the big reveal of Highguard happening in just a day, is this the next big thing or will become just another foot note in the long line of multiplayer shooters? XBOX had a developer direct last week and we gush over the new Fable and wonder why Game Freak doesn't make more games that don't look like Pokemon? Games this week: Hytale, MIO: Memories in Orbit, Warframe and more! 0:00 - Intro1:40 - Cold weather4:10 - The most hyped game Highguard launching38:00 - Forza Horizon 645:00 - Kiln50:00 - Beast of Reincarnation1:00:00 - Fable1:14:50 - Deadlock approaching release?1:15:10 - Fallout season 21:22:00 - The Pitt1:24:50 - Yoshi1:26:30 - Ubisoft restructuring 1:30:00 - AI Funny Money1:36:00 - Arknights PayPal1:41:40 - Twitch podcast1:45:10 - 2XKO and Twitch1:50:45 - Preordering Marathon installed Destiny 21:54:50 - Is ARC Raiders fatigue setting in?2:00:00 - Marathon2:04:50 - Dan is in a game!2:08:40 - Nioh 32:17:20 - MIO: Memories in Orbit2:21:00 - Hytale2:28:40 - Abiotic Factor2:29:30 - No Rest For The Wicked2:35:50 - The whale2:38:00 - Warframe2:43:00 - Deus Ex: The Invisible War2:52:50 - Octopath Traveler 02:54:50 - Heavy Metal2:57:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first real episode of 2026 is upon us. We chat about all the silly things announced at CES 2026, speedruns at AGDQ 2026, Anthem shutting down. Going over the Reddit AMA with Swen Vincke giving more insight into Divinity and their development process also is StarCraft returning? Games this week are StarRupture, Alchemy Factory, Octopath Traveler 0 and more!   0:00 - Intro3:40 - Where Cheeks Meet7:30 - CES 202618:00 - AGDQ 202630:00 - Anthem shutting down32:10 - Larian Studios AMA1:00:30 - XBOX Developer Direct announced1:02:00 - StarCraft is back?1:08:00 - New Game+ showcase1:22:00 - Rumor: Fallout New Vegas Remaster1:24:00 - Old games have no QOL1:46:50 - StarRupture1:59:10 - Alchemy Factory2:06:50 - League of Legends2:10:30 - Octopath Traver 02:11:40 - Trails in The Sky 12:26:20 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

View the full results here: https://dfgoty.com/results/2025/   The year is over and Cohh finally realizes what JP stands for. The reveal will have you questioning reality! We take a look back at all the games we've played, didn't play, and wish we played to give you the most definitive list of great games that are not all Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! 0:00 - Intro1:40 - John Paul6:00 - Consumer hardware prices soar10:00 - Favorite New Game IP19:40 - Favorite Multiplayer Game26:00 - Favorite Writing35:10 - Favorite Art Style44:40 - Favorite Music57:00 - Favorite Sound Design1:06:00 - Favorite Performance1:15:50 - Favorite Moment in Games1:23:25 - Favorite Feature1:34:10 - Biggest Surprise1:43:40 - Biggest Disappointment1:58:20 - Games We Wished We Played2:12:10 - Most Anticipated Game of 20262:22:30 - Top 3 Games Streamed & Watched2:41:50 - Cohh's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)2:55:00 - Zeke's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)3:11:00 - JP's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)3:23:00 - 3rd favorite game3:30:00 - 2nd favorite game3:38:20 - Favorite game of the year3:47:25 - The Community's Top 103:49:50 - The Dropped Frames GOTY3:53:20 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vote in the community Dropped Frames GOTY here: https://dfgoty.com/   Sodapoppin joins us this week to chat about life after 15 years of streaming and how much streaming has changed in recent years. Then we go over the winners at The Streamer Awards, vote on the winners for The Game Awards happening this week. Then we go deep into Chinese World of Warcraft, running streamer guild OnlyFangs, handling streamer drama and much more!   0:00 - Intro2:20 - Sodapoppin is here5:30 - Growing up with streaming12:00 - The Streamer Awards37:00 - Going over TGA nominees2:03:40 - World of Warcraft China2:39:40 - OnlyFangs2:48:20 - Mana gems3:01:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vote in the community Dropped Frames GOTY here: https://dfgoty.com/   We're joined by Robert 'Roflgator' Overwatch pro and now a titan of VRChat as we learn about the birth and history of TikTok sensation, Marcus, played by VRChat creator Jouffa! We go down memory lane with our favorite Justin.TV moments, learn about all the game updates dropping in December, Tim Sweeney hates disclosing AI, Paradox takes blame over Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2, and a new Diablo 4 expansion tease? Games this week include the horror game Total Chaos, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Vote for your Dropped Frames GOTY!6:00 - Roflgator is here!11:00 - The birth of Marcus19:40 - What's a mute?45:00 - The life of Rob and Marcus51:50 - Going mainstream55:00 - Who owns what?1:06:00 - The oldest Justin.tv memory1:23:30 - Update December1:28:00 - Disclosing AI1:46:10 - Vampire woes1:53:00 - Diablo 4 announcement?1:56:00 - Where Winds Meet2:04:00 - Megabonk dev removes themselves from TGA2:12:50 - Total Chaos2:23:50 - Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road2:46:50 - Kingdom of the Dump2:49:30 - Random Mice2:56:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 released this week, to very little fan fare and a lot of mad players. We take our bets on what games will be nominated at The Game Awards this year. Steam launches a new family of hardware with Steam Machine, the new Steam controller and Steam Frame. There's a Horizon MMO in the works, we give our thoughts on Where Winds Meet & The Last Caretaker as well as our review of Dispatch!   0:00 - Intro5:00 - Bubba8:00 - GOTY so far14:00 - Ubisoft getting bought?20:00 - Call of Duty Black Ops 742:40 - Steam launching new hardware1:02:00 - JP's search history1:09:10 - Will there be a Dispatch season 2?1:18:30 - Escape from Tarkov reviews1:22:20 - Fans try to bring Concord back1:24:30 - Horizon MMO1:32:20 - State of Play1:36:10 - Star Citizen1:47:30 - Aion 2?1:49:00 - ARC Raiders update1:53:00 - Battlefield 61:56:40 - Popular YouTuber Chris Wilson1:59:50 - Where Winds Meet2:35:40 - The Last Caretaker2:43:00 - Dispatch2:54:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Super Meat Boy co-developer and Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen this week to chat about his upcoming tactics roguelike cat game - Mewgenics and his very storied indie dev career that spans over 2 decades! In the news: GTA6 is delayed again, Dispatch sells 1 million copies in 10 days, mass Square Enix layoffs and is Steam a monopoly? We end the show locking in our GOTY categories for the year so lookout for the upcoming community vote! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cohh's addiction5:40 - Indie dev Edmund McMillen is here!7:00 - Edmund's first game: Gish21:40 - Binding of Isaac30:00 - Indie Game - The Movie37:30 - Mewgenics and the art of poop1:23:50 - GTA6 is delayed amidst union busting1:31:50 - Kingdom Come devs take shots at Obsidian1:37:00 - Dispatch sold 1 mil copies in 10 days1:44:10 - Game execs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC gaming1:52:40 - Funny numbers2:03:20 - Square Enix fires lots of employees2:09:20 - WoW Midnight - Housing MTX2:12:45 - The Mass Effect TV Show2:14:10 - Arc Raiders selling a ton/AI talk2:41:15 - Escape from Tarkov 1.0 approaching2:43:10 - Locking in our GOTY categories2:53:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Brandon Adler and Matt Singh from Obsidian Entertainment to chat about the evolution of the Obsidian RPG and where the studio goes from here. In the news: Amazon shutters Amazon Games Studio and ending the MMORPG New Worlds after a 15 years attempt at dethroning Steam to shift to AI. Is Twitch on the chopping block as well? A remake of Halo CE was announced for Playstation (and XBOX.) We try to understand Digimon, Arc Raiders is fun, Path of Exile drops a peak league, we glaze Dispatch and more!   0:00 - Intro1:20 - Halloween10:00 - New World gets shuttered16:00 - Amazon trying to compete with Steam32:00 - Halo: Campaign Evolved37:50 - Ball x Pit42:20 - 20k bot47:50 - Digimon Story: Time Stranger1:00:25 - Obsidian interview1:01:00 - Outer Wilds 2 or The Outer Worlds 2?1:16:00 - Flaws1:34:20 - Difficulty1:58:00 - Trails in the Sky FC2:05:40 - Arc Raiders2:13:10 - Silksong2:24:00 - Path of Exile 12:26:40 - Dispatch2:30:10 - Keeper2:34:00 - Ire: A Prologue2:39:30 - November releases2:41:20 - Tormented Souls 22:45:50 - RV There Yet2:56:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by actor Amelia Tyler this week to chat about airplane food, convention plague, therapy, the state of the industry, AI and of course all the amazing games she has contributed her voice too such as: Baldur's Gate 3, Warframe and recently: Hades 2! We also get into our early impressions of Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch and a whole lot of demos!   0:00 - Intro1:20 - Diva Zeke2:30 - Twitchcon10:20 - Amelia Tyler is in your ears14:10 - PAX Australia18:00 - Plane trips22:00 - Getting into character32:50 - The narrator39:40 - Hades 252:00 - Sight reading scripts1:10:20 - Experimental Psychology1:21:30 - Life-changing advice1:25:50 - Favorite performances1:31:50 - Warframe1:40:30 - State of the industry1:55:00 - AI voice acting2:13:40 - Hades 2 again2:19:50 - Outer Worlds 22:31:30 - Dispatch2:45:50 - Demo list See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are we witnessing the end of XBOX as hardware? All signs are point to yes as retailers continue to stop stocking the console. EA officially goes private, what does that mean for the studios under their umbrella? Megabonk sells over 1 mil, World of Warcraft Midnight set to change how raids work moving forward and living in the AI hell dimension. We then glaze Hades 2 and Ghost of Yotei and brace for another stacked month of video games! 0:00 - Intro2:30 - Race cars12:55 - XBOX raises prices42:50 - EA goes private55:50 - Megabonk sells 1 million copies59:00 - World of Warcraft removes combat mods1:27:20 - The Age of Lies1:33:50 - Hades 21:40:00 - Ghost of Yotei2:29:00 - October games2:35:10 - Baby Steps2:51:20 - Housekeeping/Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh teaches us about the wonderful history of childhood memes and slang this week so lock-in before we dive into all the Tokyo Game Show news that dropped over the week! Including the PC GAMER showcase, the Playstation State of Play where Yakuza Kiwami 3 and a reveal of Wolverine were shown respectively. Twitch unveils live rewinding of streams that is paywalled, Kai Cenat reaches 1 million Twitch subs. We bonk in Megabonk, Silent Hill f and Hades 2 and so much more! 0:00 - Intro 31:00 - Kermit5:20 - 6 715:30 - Sumo Wrestling17:00 - PC GAMER Tokyo Direct26:10 - State of Play38:40 - New Borderlands 4 character47:40 - Deus Ex Remastered1:00:50 - Yakuza Kiwami 31:05:30 - The Kojima Gold Card1:08:20 - Overdose Knock1:11:30 - Doug Bowser leaves Nintendo1:13:00 - EA being bought by Saudi Arabia1:21:00 - Subnautica 21:22:50 - Live Twitch Rewind1:24:40 - Kai Cenat hits 1 million subs1:39:10 - Megabonk1:51:21 - Cloverpit1:57:00 - Hades 22:12:50 - Silent Hill f2:44:40 - Arkheron2:48:00 - Baby Steps2:57:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you remember the 21st night of September? Because we do on this very packed episode! Unfortunately the state of the world is encroaching on everything and everyone and that includes video games as payment processors have changed their guidelines to vaguely singling out adult content on Steam and other storefronts. Counter-Strike 2 found a way to get passed gambling laws, and Valve apologizes to an indie dev studio. We love Borderlands 4 despite itself. Our thoughts on Dying Light 2, Megabonk, No, I am Not Human, and a spoiler review of Cronos!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - 21st of September9:00 - Convergence19:00 - Let's Build a Dungeon26:00 - Payment processors attack on video games37:00 - Counter-Strike 2 circumvents gambling laws43:00 - Steam apologizes to a dev studio50:00 - Borderlands 41:15:00 - Easy mode?1:22:20 - XBOX raises prices again1:30:40 - Krafton vs Subnautica update1:32:40 - Paradox changes Bloodlines 2 DLC1:35:20 - Dying Light 2: The Beast1:54:20 - Megabonk2:08:20 - Jump Space2:10:10 - Valve update2:16:30 - No, I Am Not Human2:26:10 - Eclipsium2:33:50 - Cronos (+spoilers)2:48:40 - Dead Reset2:54:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is out this week so we bring on Bruce Greene and Anthony Kongphan to talk about the horrors of Ditto. JP's unnatural love of karaoke, our disdain for Nintendo gameplay patents, the difficulty of Silksong. Then we get into our time with Borderlands 4. Is it too much of the same thing?    0:00 - Intro1:20 - Mr. Brightside3:10 - Karaoke8:30 - Beards13:00 - Physical media17:25 - Nintendo Direct30:00 - Ditto40:20 - Nintendo US patent.48:50 - Is Silksong hard?1:00:20 - Hades 2 1.01:09:40 - Silent Hill f1:17:00 - Battlefield 61:27:00 - Borderlands 42:14:40 - 2XKO closed beta2:35:20 - Waterpark Simulator2:39:00 - Cronos2:43:40 - The Lightkeeper2:50:40 - Casebook 18992:52:50 - Gloomy eyes3:00:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by recent Vtuber convert Dodger this week to get into the nitty gritty of vtubing debuts and the tech and work that goes into setting it all up. Then we get into the megaton game of 2025: Hollow Knight: Silksong and Cohh's speedrun! We explore the darkness of Hell is Us, why Deadlock might be okay for beginners. How to start Path of Exile 2, our thoughts on Cronos and more!    0:00 - Intro1:00 - Controversy8:00 - Homework13:10 - Vtuber debut17:00 - The tech30:00 - Dodger's vtuber model inspiration54:00 - Hollow Knight: Silksong1:27:10 - Hell is Us1:45:40 - Deadlock1:59:20 - Path of Exile 22:19:50 - Cronos: The New Dawn2:38:50 - Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion2:47:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by FGC legend Justin Wong this week to chat about competing at EVO, upcoming fighting games, and becoming Him. We check our Silksong hype, Path of Exile 2 returns in a huge way, Shinobi is a home for fighting game players and the surprisingly hype Geoguesser World Championship. 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Football season6:00 - Smack talk11:30 - Sub sandwiches & fast food16:30 - Oh yeah, Justin Wong is here31:00 - Marvel Tokon/2XKO/Invincible VS58:30 - Are hiding inputs useful?1:05:10 - Sony sells EVO1:09:20 - EVO prestige 1:20:30 - Is it better to be good at a game or good at reading players?1:24:30 - EVO Moment 371:32:00 - Street Fighter 61:36:30 - Lucy in Guilty Gear Strive1:38:00 - Shinobi: Art of Vengeance1:42:30 - Silksong hype check1:49:10 - Path of Exile 2: The Third Edict2:21:40 - Geoguesser World Championship2:40:30 - VOID/BREAKER2:42:40 - TheHunter - Call of the Wild3:00:00 - Shoutouts     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We remove the clown shoes after 7 years of waiting: Silksong has a release date! Just in time for 20% of Twitch's viewership poofs out of existence as Twitch has finally started combating viewbotting! How will this affect streams and sponsors in the future on the streaming platform? Tariffs hit Playstation 5 in the US. Vampire the Masquerade: The Ship of Theseus. Pete Parsons leaves Bungie in his very cool car after firing numerous employees.Path of Exile 2 returns in a big way, ERPers turn on Final Fantasy XIV and much more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Condensed3:00 - Viewbotters16:45 - Silksong finally has a release date28:30 - The PlayStation 5 price increases31:15 - Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 247:00 - Helldivers 2 x Halo ODST48:10 - Pete Parsons leaves Bungie50:00 - Path of Exile 2 The Third Edict1:10:20 - Final Fantasy XIV bans mods1:18:00 - World of Warcraft Midnight1:23:40 - Deadlock gets a big update1:30:00 - Hosting1:38:30 - Whispers From The Star1:52:00 - Loving an AI2:06:30 - VOID/BREAKER2:14:30 - Morrowind2:24:55 - Gods, Death & Reapers2:41:40 - Herdling2:48:15 - Dead Wire2:50:30 - We finish games here2:57:00 - Supraworld3:03:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're all in on Battlefield 6 this week as the first beta weekend launched. Is Battlefield back? Titan Quest 2 gaining traction, Diablo 4 lead Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard, Bungie losing independence, Square Enix MMOs on the downtrend. Zeke suffers through Mind's Eye, watching the EVO finals and we learn new zoomer slang and baseball!  0:00 - Intro1:00 - Up all night3:25 - Start diggin' in yo butt twin6:00 - Baseball16:00 - Titan Quest 2 sold 300k in 72 hours16:50 - Rod Fergusson leaves Blizzard/Microsoft24:10 - Bungie dissolving into Sony30:00 - Battlefield 61:20:10 - Square Enix MMO division1:34:10 - EVO 20251:45:40 - Mind's Eye2:01:10 - Mafia: The Old Country2:23:10 - Abiotic Factor2:38:00 - THE RPG2:43:50 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Washington Post's game journalist Gene Park this week to chat about the state of games journalism in 2025 and how Mind's Eye is the experience of the year.  We also go over the surprise THQ showcase that revealed Darksiders 4 and shadowdropped the early access of Titan Quest 2. Then we get into our time with Grounded 2, Abiotic Factor 1.0, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound and... Shenmue?   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Hair Bleach7:00 - Gene Park is here18:00 - Journalism in 202537:20 - Gene's favorite interview1:05:00 - What is clickbait?1:07:00 - Going to gaming events1:11:00 - Maintaining integrity1:20:50 - Gene has platinumed Mind's Eye1:53:50 - Visa/Mastercard/Porn2:05:00 - Music2:08:50 - Nintendo sales2:10:20 - Bioshock 4 dead?2:12:30 - Top people working at WB2:17:40 - THQ showcase - Titan Quest 2/Darksider 42:29:50 - Grounded 22:35:00 - Abiotic Factor2:40:00 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound2:42:30 - Shinobi Demo2:44:50 - Shenmue2:49:45 - The Drifter2:52:45 - Lucy joins Guilty Gear Strive/EVO 20252:58:30 - Shoutouts/Tokon breaking news     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about finishing games as a streamer, why it's better for the streamer and the viewer to not force themselves to complete games. The numerous faux pas we dislike in games. Our thoughts on Donkey Kong Banaza, FFXIV Dawntrail, the Mafia series, Neon Abyss 2 (and more) before getting into the news with Krafton v Subnautica heating up, Roblox dating, being replaced by AI and more!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - The worst show7:25 - Cohh quits Kojima28:00 - Finishing games47:00 - Gaming faux pas54:50 - Claptrap will have a volume slider in Borderlands 458:30 - Grounded is the best survival game1:10:00 - Mafia 31:27:00 - Donkey Kong Bananza1:56:50 - Ghost of Yotei Showcase2:02:50 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail2:12:50 - Zeke's Games2:16:40 - Neon Abyss 22:18:50 - Krafton vs Subnautica2:21:50 - Valve removes sex games2:33:00 - Microtransactions create fun!2:35:15 - Roblox dating2:45:00 - Lay-offs at King (Microsoft) replaced by AI2:46:40 - Destiny 2 Edge of Fate CCV way down2:51:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mass layoffs hit XBOX again and it's most definitely not the end with over 9000 employees and multiple projects canceled. Are we cooked? More Death Stranding 2 talk and look foward to what Kojima has in store. A new Planetside-like being developed? The Alters dev respond to usage of AI, Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures for UK. A look at Uma Musume and gacha gaming, PEAK and more! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - Climate 2:40 - Death Stranding 228:25 - Lord of the Rings Online32:15 - A new Planetside? Reaper Actual39:50 - The Alters AI59:30 - Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures in UK1:06:00 - Helldivers 2 hits XBOX1:07:40 - Microsoft massive layoffs and cancelations1:33:00 - EA expects 100 million players for Battlefield1:40:00 - Krafton replaces Subnautica co-founders1:55:00 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby2:04:00 - Gacha games2:24:00 - PEAK2:32:10 - 7 Days to Die2:35:30 - VTuber Q2:50:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The use of GenAI continues to grow in game dev, viewbotting is increasing on Twitch, is streaming video games dying? Our thoughts on Stop Killing Games, Dune Awakening's end game, Death Stranding 2, Lies of P and of course the Horse Girl game. 0:00 - Intro1:20 - The Thon ends4:00 - Dune Awakening endgame29:00 - GenAI in The Alters57:00 - Viewbots1:21:30 - Is game streaming dead?1:29:00 - Stop Killing Games1:33:10 - Death Stranding 22:15:00 - Lies of P: Overture2:28:00 - Peak2:45:00 - Ruffy and the Riverside2:49:00 - Ume Musume: Pretty Derby3:01:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to give us the lowdown on The Alters and the tips/tricks for dating everything in the house in the new dating sim: Date Everything! But first Borderlands 4 had their deep dive reveal during their fanfest and for the first time we're actually excited to play it! Nexusmods gets sold, should we be worried (yes!) Splitgate 2 devs face layoffs after poor  launch, Marathon gets delayed indefinitely, Mr. Beast's AI thumbnails, Kojima doesn't want you to feel good after playing Death's Stranding 2, 32 race Mario Kart World and more! 0:00 - Intro4:00 - The Blood of Dawnwalker16:00 - Borderlands 432:35 - Borderlands 4 is now a $70 game49:25 - Donkey Kong Bonanza55:45 - Lies of P: Overture1:03:45 - Stellar Blade1:05:00 - Splitgate devs facing layoffs1:08:00 - Nexusmods gets sold1:12:20 - Hades 2 update1:15:20 - AI thumbnails1:20:40 - Marathon delayed indefinitely1:25:00 - Jukeboxes1:31:30 - Fantasy Life I gets a roguelike mode1:34:30 - SEGA leaks their sales info1:36:00 - FBC Firebreak1:45:40 - Kojima changed Death's Stranding 2 to be more polarizing2:01:10 - REMATCH2:26:00 - Mario Kart World2:30:50 - Date Everything2:54:10 - The Alters (no spoilers)3:03:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we share our final thoughts on Summer Game Fest and check our post-SGF hype levels. We wonder if Marathon is still releasing this year. Sony quietly removing region-lock on their PC ports. GameStop removing the Game from Stop. Obsidian leads wonder about the industry. MindsEye... Dune: Awakening addiction and plenty of Steam NEXT Fest demos including Rue Valley, Baby Steps and Dispatch!   0:00 - Intro1:00 - Father's Day4:00 - Post-SGF10:00 - Arc Raiders21:00 - Marathon37:20 - Sony removing regional restrictions on Steam43:30 - Stellar Blade peaks CCU on Steam49:40 - Gamestop moving away from games54:00 - Obsidian on $80 games and the industry1:02:40 - Switch 2 sells over 3 mil in a day1:16:25 - MindsEye and Cohh1:34:00 - Dragon Age dev hell1:47:00 - Dune: Awakening2:24:00 - Ninja Gaiden Ragebound     2:26:30 - Baby Steps2:34:50 - Rue Valley2:37:00 - Dispatch2:49:00 - Zeke's favorite NEXT Fest demos3:03:40 - Path of Exile3:05:10 - Nancy Drew3:11:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our main topic this week is going over our Summer Game Fest coverage plans. Be sure to watch with us this Friday, June 6 5PM ET! We also go through all the TwitchCon news including increased streaming resolutions (but not the bitrate,) Twitch live rewind... That's behind a paywall, and more! We then discuss our time with Elden Ring: Nightreign a weirdly addicting game, Tainted Grail and round it all out with Zeke's indie recommendations! 0:00 - Intro1:40 - Nicknames5:10 - Twitch bitrate6.40 - Twitch rewind17:00 - The rest of Twitch Con EU news25:00 - Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million in 33 days26:40 - EA closes Cliffhanger Studios30:00 - COD ads34:40 - Elden Ring: Nightreign1:15:00 - Switch 21:31:10 - Summer Game Fest plans1:59:00 - Tainted Grail2:30:00 - The Last Golfer2:40:30 - Zeke's indie recommendations2:56:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Marathon getting delayed? All signs point to yes with the latest Playstation rumors, meanwhile an Arc Raiders announcement seems imminent! We share our very official casting for the recently announced Elden Ring movie by A24 and Alex Garland. We have a battle over which game is better, we can't afford $80 and then we watch the OTK game showcase.   0:00 - Intro3:25 - Marathon delayed?16:50 - Lies of P Expansion preview21:40 - Arc Raiders ARG?25:15 - Elden Ring the movie38:55 - Warhammer52:25 - Games Workshop doing well53:30 - Witcher 3 celebrates 10 years1:01:10 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 returns1:10:00 - Pokémon1:12:30 - Carey Patel joins Night School1:19:00 - Can you afford $80?1:36:20 - TMNT1:45:10 - Tainted Grail1:46:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week! 0:00 - Intro0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others?45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite1:32:40 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding1:35:10 - Ubisoft down1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 332:31:15 - The Precinct2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs2:51:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more!    0:00 - Intro2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here!4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 3330:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack33:00 - How the combat came to be1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions1:11:30 - Will there be DLC?1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 20261:53:20 - Tariffs and games2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80?2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening2:55:30 - Doooom2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign3:00:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince. 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Criken is here4:00 - Horse girl6:00 - Are centaurs furries?5:50 - Marcus in VRChat15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv37:30 - Japan40:00 - Avoiding burn out53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered1:31:50 - Horse armor1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 332:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders2:49:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and  lots of Star Wars news plus much more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - 4/203:40 - Lost in Blue Prince9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming13:25  - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories)18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA27:00 - Rami is here!32:30 - The state of the industry1:23:00 - Roblox did it first1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 21:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX2:11:00 - The EU on MTX2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 162:25:50 -  Marvel Rivals swimsuits2:30:10 - Blades of Fire2:47:40 - Lost Skies2:55:40 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Path of Exile 2's Co-Founder and Game Director: Jonathan Rogers to talk about the last week of the new update, what's being addressed in the near and far future, and the future of the game. But first we get into the news of the week including the Marathon reveal and some of the games we've been playing this week including surprise GOTY contender Blue Prince!   0:00 - Intro0:50 - Taxes5:30 - Blue Prince25:25 - Marathon reveal59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 81:12:40 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days1:26:05 - Path of Exile 2's Jonathan Rogers joins us2:50:00 - The next week of POE222:58:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gothalion joins usthis week to break down the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, all the games shown, the hardware, the... Price and how the current political climate will be affecting the video game industry as a whole. Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold as a new content update breaths more life into Capcom's new game. Bungie is doing an ARG for Marathon to build hype for their new extraction shooter. Emma Frost joins Marvel Rivals. Path of Exile 2 launches a new update to much discourse and much more this week!   0:00 - Intro1:25 - Disney Theme Parks7:30 - Segues7:50 - Nintendo Switch 2 debuts1:00:30 - Duskblood1:11:30 - Games & Tariffs1:30:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold1:34:10 - Atomfall1:39:00 - The Marathon ARG1:45:00 - Emma Frost and Ultron join Marvel Rivals1:46:50 - Path of Exile 22:08:00 - South of Midnight2:18:40 - Schedule 12:26:00 - The First Berserker: Khazan2:46:30 - The Isle2:50:00 - LA Noire2:55:30 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to get the lowdown on Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game! GDC was this week, including award winners like Balatro, ARK released an AI trailer and the devs have no idea who made it. A worldwide game dev union is being formed, someone found a hidden level in Split-Fiction and much more!  0:00 - Intro1:25 - Ice water4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler46:30 - Spoiler over1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards1:03:00 - ARK and AI1:08:30 - A union being formed for game devs1:10:20 - Hidden level in Split Fiction1:11:00 - Atomfall1:21:40 - Future Games Showcase1:43:50 - Single-Player games are dead (again)1:46:50 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:56:00 - 33 Immortals2:08:50 - Heavy Rain2:24:25 - R.E.P.O2:29:00 - Order 132:31:40 - Poop Killer 92:38:30 - Look Outside2:47:00 - Gaming pet peeves2:50:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return from the Wilds and the plague to bring you an all new episode! We catch up on the games we've finished including Avowed, Split Fiction, and almost Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Praise Kojima, become very interested in Silent Hill, realize we're old as Chrono Trigger celebrates 30 years and become vulnerable with an AI voice!   0:00 - Intro1:02 - Laundry8:30 - Tub grub investments12:00 - Finishing games13:50 - Avowed34:00 - Death's Stranding 241:40 - Silent Hill f45:30 - Split Fiction1:05:00 - Chrono Trigger turns 301:08:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadow1:16:00 - Claire Obscura Expedition 331:28:00 - R.E.P.O1:41:30 - Pirate Yakuza1:54:00 - Monster Hunter Wilds2:08:00 - Steam Next Fest demos2:23:00 - Core Keeper2:26:20 - Twitch partners with StreamElements2:33:00 - Maya the AI2:40:00 - Twitch Mobile app changes2:50:40 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh and Zeke return from a weekend of sunshine and fish just in time for Twitch severely restructuring their VOD system, NetEase restructuring, Hades 2 updating and more! We also have a long conversation about the trap of rushing video games and a deep dive into our time with Avowed! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Blaze it6:00 - Small burn12:40 - Aquariums16:00 - Twitch changing VODs44:00 - NetEase lays off support staff56:50 - Hades 2 gets a new update1:04:00 - Trying to rush games1:08:00 - Monster Train 2 announced1:10:20 - Chris Wilson has left GGG?1:16:55 - Avowed2:11:50 - Steam NEXT Fest returns2:13:10 - Roadcraft2:24:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're honored to have Obsidian Games' Carrie Patel, Game Director for Avowed, return on the eve of their game launch to share our early thoughts and answer our most pressing questions! We're also joined by special guests DansGaming and Gothalion to chat about the recent Playstation State of Play, Skibidi toilet horror stories, ending the debate on Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:50 - Carrie Patel is back!4:15 - Launching games5:50 - Game reviews10:00 - Writing with established lore21:45 - Garrus25:50 - Tips & Tricks28:00 - Build variety33:40 - Level design45:50 - Why the drastic change from Pillars of Eternity to Avowed?48:10 - Will this lead to Pillars of Eternity 3?49:00 - Dodger's questions51:00 - Mod support?58:55 - Our time with Avowed1:05:20 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:19:00 - Art Director of Half-Life 2 - Viktor Antanov passed away1:19:50 - Borderlands 41:24:10 - Skibidi Toilet1:27:00 - Saros 1:29:30 - Tides of Annihilation1:31:25 - Lies of P: Overture1:39:25 - Monster Hunter World has sold a lot recently1:46:10 - Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals1:55:40 - Elden Ring Nightreign2:07:00 - Love and Deepspace2:14:00 - Warframe2:19:40 - Destiny 22:22:40 - Civilization VII2:24:10 - VRChat gooning2:32:20 - Goth is making a game2:35:10 - BREAKING: Rainbow Six Siege X2:39:50 - Path of Exile 22:42:20 - No Man's Sky2:44:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're finally blessed with the presence of Dodger this week to chat about how getting old is super weird, another pitch for Tub Grub, being on LSF, League of Legends spreading, Monster Hunting and more! We also get the lowdown on Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, indie darlings, retro games and a very extended look into VRChat. 0:00 - Intro1:00 - The times are changing6:00 - LSF10:00 - Tub grub15:30 - Indie games24:40 - PSN down for 20 hours27:00 - Civilization VII32:00 - Sworn47:10 - GTA6 still on track to release in 202548:00 - Borderlands52:00 - The Switch 54:00 - Avowed58:20 - Battlefield Labs1:09:20 - Monster Hunter Wilds approaching1:17:00 - The League virus1:23:00 - Riot removes F2P features1:34:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:59:20 - Ender Magnolia2:08:20 - Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?2:10:00 - Pitching Dodger games2:17:10 - Urban Myth Dissolution Center2:23:30 - VRChat2:39:00 - CD-Rom-a-thon2:47:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Farm boy Strippin this week to take stock of all the games releasing in the month of February and being on a farm! But first an update from the front lines of the ongoing Bronze Wars in League of Legends, getting influenced into playing No Man's Sky, more layoffs and more OnlyFangs drama. Games this week: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Bronze Wars4:00 - Apples7:00 - Spider Facts14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dungeon passed away17:00 - More Ubisoft layoffs26:20 - No Man's Sky Worlds 244:00 - Next Path of Exile 1 league delayed indefinitely54:00 - Parenting1:07:40 - Bioware layoffs1:14:40 - PSN changes for PC1:19:20 - Baldur's Gate 3 Update 81:24:00 - 5090s1:27:50 - Midnight Society shutsdown1:29:00 - WoW drama1:36:00 - The February games onslaught2:46:00 - Why is Marvel Rivals engaging?2:52:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crendor and Jesse Cox join JP and Zeke this week to chat about leaving social media, showers, eating in the bath, Rumble Packs and Home Improvement? Of course we also chat about the recent XBOX Developer Direct that gave us release dates for DOOM The Dark Ages, Claire Obscura Expedition 33, South of Midnight & revealed Ninja Gaiden 4! 0:00 - Intro0:55 - What are intros?7:00 - Social media13:00 - Rain Wind Fire22:30 - Cox & Crendor29:00 - Home Improvement39:00 - Top 10 Most Pointless50:20 - XBOX Developer Direct1:35:00 - Console add-ons1:45:40 - EA loses a lot of money2:04:20 - Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader hits 1 million sold2:06:25 - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold less than 10K on iOS2:09:00 - The Video Game History Foundation makes digital collection public2:22:50 - Needy Streamer Overload hits 2 million sold2:28:00 - Home Improvement (again)2:36:39 - Crendor's games2:43:00 - Showers2:50:00 - Tub grub3:02:00 - A conversation about orgies3:08:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined in the first half by Rebel Wolves - Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Writer Ariana Siarkiewicz - developers of the just announced game Blood of the Dawnwalker! We chat about the narrative ambitions of the game, and what a narrative sandbox really means. In the back half we get into some of the news such as the Switch 2 being officially revealed, TikTok being banned and unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing: Dynasty Warriors Origins, The First Berserker Khazan demo, Indiana Jones, Oni and more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cats1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs)13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox?55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games1:00:00 - TikTok1:05:40 - The Switch 2!1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh1:39:00 - Comedy stuff1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne1:49:00 - Elon's maps1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon2:35:40 - League hell2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan2:45:10 - Indiana Jones2:47:50 - Vtuber haters2:53:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh and Zeke are out this week, which means it's the perfect week to bring in some vtubers: Jhinxx & Neomi (and Bruce Greene)! We ask some hard hitting questions about vtuber tech, reasons for wanting to be a vtuber and why vtubers talk about poop so often? Then we get into Nvidia's new AI initiative and some of the games we've been playing that includes a lot of Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro1:22 - Vtubers7:40 - Vtuber tech19:35 - Why choose a virtual model?32:00 - VRChat46:25 - New Years resolutions48:00 - Game of the Year55:20 - League grinding55:55 - Stellar Blade devs get bonuses 56:35 - Marvel Rivals player retention1:01:20 - Switch 2 announcement imminent?1:09:10 - Musk is a fraud (to the surprise of no one)1:13:20 - Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed again1:17:30 - Tencent is a military company?1:19:45 - Nvidia and AI1:40:50 - AGDQ raises 2.6 million1:43:40 - It takes 36 days to unlock a single hero in League?1:46:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:52:00 - The Closing Shift1:57:40 - Project Zomboid2:03:00 - WoW Hardcore2:07:50 - Balatro2:09:00 - Fast Food Simulator2:16:45 - Helldivers 22:25:00 - Marvel Rivals2:38:30 - Ys2:39:00 - Are vtubers anime?2:42:00 - Shoutouts   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for our extremely objective list of the top games of 2024! Much deliberation and brain power was used in the making of these lists to give you the most accurate assessment of what games are the best in 2024! 0:00 - Intro 2:55 - Games We're Playing 19:32 - Our GOTY begins! 20:24 - Favorite New IP 30:33 - Favorite Multiplayer 39:52 - Favorite Writing 49:20 - Favorite Art Style 55:05 - Favorite Music 1:00:46 - Favorite Sound Design 1:07:51 - Favorite Character 1:19:11 - Favorite Performance 1:31:12 - Intermission 1:36:11 - Favorite Moment 1:45:52 - Favorite Feature 1:57:01 - Biggest Surprise 2:07:46 - Biggest Disappointment 2:20:01 - Games We Wished We Played 2:28:16 - Most Anticipated Game of 2025 2:35:34 - Top 3 Games Streamed 2:37:07 - Our Top 10 Games of 2024 3:52:48 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Warren Spector and Greg LoPiccolo to chat about their new multiplayer immersive sim: Thick as Thieves! After that we ask Cohh how he can split up a family of kittens before getting into our discussions of The Game Awards and our thoughts on Path of Exile 2 (so far)! 0:00 - Intro1:22 - Interview with Warren Spector and the Thick as Thieves devs26:00 - What's an immersive sim?48:10 - Interview over56:50 - Stream together1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks1:08:00 - The Game Awards... Controversies?1:16:00 - Astro Bot wins GOTY at TGA1:18:40 - Wukong devs criticize TGA1:21:00 - NFT cats1:25:10 - Real cats1:28:00 - Bungie hires fans to save money1:34:30 - Publisher won't commit to a 2025 schedule until GTA6 announces1:37:50 - Path of Exile 22:00:05 - Box opening2:23:00 - Dropped Frames GOTY vote2:25:50 - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 2:27:40 - Zeke plays a ton of games2:44:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio2:48:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a crazy week for game releases! JP has been deep into Path of Exile 2, luckily we've brought in a ringer with GassyMexican to give us the lowdown on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Marvel Rivals! 0:00 - Intro2:20 - The week of games2:50 - AI emotes9:00 - Merged chat22:40 - More people watch games than play games30:50 - OTK Winter's Game Expo36:00 - PC Gaming Most Wanted37:05 - The Streamer Awards42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic49:40 - Moonlighter 252:45 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle1:30:25 - Marvel Rivals2:09:30 - Twitter take of the week2:12:45 - Path of Exile 22:50:30 - Our TGA plans2:56:45 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're only 5 days until gaming nirvana: Path of Exile 2 launches into Early Access and Zizaran is here to check our hype levels (and his). The Witcher 4 is full steam ahead, Musk ruins everything, Balatro sales skyrocket, Marvel Rivals surprises with more characters, Cohh's time with STALKER 2 and more! 0:00 - Intro1:09 - The abyss2:20 - The Dark Souls of Wikis11:00 - Path of Exile 2 hype check1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran1:32:00 - Wyoming1:43:00 - The Witcher 4 production in full-swing1:46:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 gets a major update1:49:10 - Musk trying to ruin everything1:51:40 - Balatro surges 1:56:00 - Squirrel Girl2:04:30 - Avowed2:17:10 - Kai Cenat reclaims world record2:26:55 - STALKER 22:40:10 - Our GOTY categories!2:50:00 - Manhunt2:55:10 - Use Your Words 22:56:05 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should DLC and Remakes be considered for games of the year? That's the topic of discussion this week as we go over all the nominations of The Game Awards that were announced this week! Then we go through our final thoughts on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the jankiness (affectionate) of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 and more!  0:00 - Intro1:09 - Conspiracies5:10 - The Game Award Nominations1:55:00 - Dragon Age Veilguard2:35:00 - STALKER 22:45:00 - Ratshaker2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator3:01:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch has created a new tag category to separate politics and "sensitive social issues," but what are the unintended consequences? How will this be enforced? In other news Playstation has shut down Concord developers: Firewalk Studios and recent acquisition Neon Koi. How can an industry learn from flops when everything gets destroyed after one failure? Nintendo launches the more Nintendo thing ever: Nintendo Music. Ubisoft is late to the grift with a new NFT game. Path of Exile 2 gets delayed a few weeks and our review of Dragon Age: Veilguard and Metaphor: ReFantazio! 0:00 - Intro  1:20 - POLITICS 4:10 - Going Camping 10:10 - Youtube streaming 13:50 - Twitch fumbles again 22:30 - Playstation shuts down Concord dev Firewalk and Neon Koi 31:20 - Destiny Rising 33:30 - Nintendo Music 37:40 - League of Legends Worlds 42:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds Beta 1:01:50 - Ubisoft's NFT game 1:07:00 - Path of Exile 2 delayed 3 weeks 1:14:40 - Phasmophobia sells over 20 million copies 1:15:25 - Exodus lore videos with Matthew McConaughey 1:18:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard 2:18:35 - Metaphor 2:51:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned just in time to purchase the new $90 Brontosaurus mount in World of Warcraft! The creators of the horse armor are rolling in their graves (they're fine.) On the other side of the pond, Ubisoft is going through it with Assassin's Creed Shadows which could spell doom for the mega company if it fails. 6v6 returning to Overwatch, Netflix closes its game studio before revealing any game. a large discussion on ear shapes and Call of Duty, excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds and Dragon Age Veilgard and so much more! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - A very special episode10:40 - Casa Bonita15:50 - New puppy17:05 - Blizzard releases a $90 mount for WoW37:35 - Ubisoft changes Assassin's Creed plans42:30 - 6v6 returns to Overwatch48:35 - No new Prince of Persia52:30 - Netflix closes game studio58:50 - No Man's Sky launches a new Expedition1:03:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 61:05:30 - Ear shapes1:20:30 - Monster Hunter Wilds open beta1:29:50 - Dragon Age Veilguard1:42:50 - Dragon Age Inquisition spoilers1:43:40 - Spoilers over1:48:00 - Batman Arkham Shadows1:50:30 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House1:59:10 - Metaphors2:13:00 - A Quiet Place2:27:00 - Finishing Satisfactory2:28:40 - Starting Factorio2:34:30 - Towerborne2:35:00 - Eternal Strands2:38:50 - Neva2:50:00 - While We Wait Here2:52:48 - Silent Hill 22:58:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Jesse Cox this week to chat about spooky season, how to be a gracious podcast guest & vehicular marriage. CitizenCon also happened this weekend with all new gameplay footage of Squadron 42 and a roadmap that they will for sure keep. NetEase takes on Destiny and more Marvel, Ben Starr is in everything, we gush about Metaphor and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - When is Halloween?4:00 - Podcast guests7:30 - Tiktok trends11:50 - Arnold Palmer's D***12:40 - League of Legends Worlds14:30 - Star Citizen still hasn't released41:20 - Subnautica 2 annouced49:20 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House53:50 - Cronos: The New Dawn1:02:00 - Rule 34 cars1:09:50 - Mistfall Hunters1:14:20 - FBC Firebreak1:18:20 - Dragon Ball Sparking ZERO sells a lot1:23:00 - Spider-Man 2 coming to PC1:24:40 - Hades 2 gets a big update1:29:00 - Song lyrics1:32:00 - Claire Obscura: Expedition 33 reveals voice cast1:38:00 - Space Marine 2 sells a ton1:42:00 - Final Fantasy franchise sales1:50:20 - Destiny Rising1:53:50 - Marvel Mystic Mayhem1:56:50 - Factorio: Space Age2:00:00 - Steam Next Fest2:26:10 - Hordes of Hunger2:40:10 - Metaphor Refantazio continues3:03:50 - Neva3:07:25 - Beyond Galaxyland3:10:25 - Romancing Saga3:13:00 - The Penguin3:16:40 - Agatha All Along3:21:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Bruce Greene this week to chat about the megaton announcement this week: The Nintendo Alarmo! But also GOTY candidates Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Silent Hill 2 as well as a long discussion on the horror genre and more TCG Shop Simulator! 0:00 - Intro4:00 - Love your pets5:30 - Pokemon hacks9:05 - Red Dead Redemption 1 coming to Steam19:50 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio sells 1 million copies in 1 day21:00 - Dragon Ball: SPARKING Zero hitting top 10 on Steam25:50 - Zeke's origin story31:30 - Alien Isolation getting a sequel35:00 - Horror54:10 - Halo going Unreal 51:02:20 - The Halo TV show...1:08:20 - The Nintendo Alarmo1:12:00 - Dream mapping1:19:00 - Sunderfolk developed by ex-Blizzard devs1:31:00 - Like a Dragon the TV show1:40:00 - Roblox is a cesspool1:48:00 - One Piece going on hiatus1:52:20 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio2:15:00 - Silent Hill 22:29:10 - TCG Shop Simulator addiction2:33:00 - The Game of Thrones auction2:49:20 - Diablo 4 Vessels of Hatred2:53:40 - Grunn2:59:40 - Timberborn3:01:20 - Starship Troopers Extermination 3:09:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spooky season is upon us so everyone is getting jump scared by Nintendo this week as they take down another major Switch emulation platform and possibly streamers as well. We discuss upcoming games we're excited about such as the expansion Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred as well as Metaphor Re:Fantazio before losing it over the stacked February that is fast approaching! Then we talk about Starfield: Shattered Space, more Satisfactory, The Plucky Squire and the talk of the streamer world: TCG Card Shop Simulator! 0:00 - Intro1:20 - Spooky season2:20 - TwitchCon wrap up29:15 - Ironmouse becomes the highest subscribed channel on Twitch ever43:00 - Is anyone still playing Suicide Squad?46:00 - Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx50:50 - Original Horizon Zero Dawn gets delisted on PC57:20 - 3rd person coming to Halo: Infinite1:00:50 - Ubisoft blames the game players for poor Star Wars Outlaws sales1:04:20 - The crazy games coming out in February 20251:13:25 - Dragon Age Veilguard goes gold1:15:00 - New World Aternum 1:21:30 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio Demo1:36:30 - Starfield: Shattered Space1:48:30 - TCG Card Shop Sim2:13:00 - Diablo 4: Vessels of Hatred2:16:00 - Satisfactory continues2:28:30 - The Finals season 42:36:40 - The Holy Gosh Darn2:43:50 - The Plucky Squire2:48:10 - UFO 502:54:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone is away at TwitchCon so JP brings in Gothalion and Rami Ismail to chat about our fear of flying and other core anxieties like Nintendo's lawyers coming for us! The game director for Concord steps down from role, Square Enix admits the sales for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI didn't meet expectations. We chat about why AI will not make games faster to develop, we get excited about Tokyo Games Show and more!   0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fear of flying 3:30 - TwitchCon in 2024 20:10 - GCX 2024 22:05 - Nintendo sues Palworld devs 34:00 - Game rating changes in Australia 45:50 - Concord Game Director steps down 1:03:50 - Krafton CEO thinks Hi-Fi Rush 2 won't make money, but wants to try 1:16:00 - Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & FFXVI didn't meet sales expectations 1:33:00 - The Oatmeal problem with AI 1:41:25 - Next Battlefield 1:47:30 - Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakzua 1:58:40 - Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 2:09:00 - New Dragon Age Veilguard previews 2:15:40 - Kingdom Hearts 4 will be a soft-reboot 2:19:10 - Football player Ronaldo joins Fatal Fury 2:22:25 - Towerborne 2:31:20 - Wild Bastards 2:34:00 - Star Wars Outlaws 2:37:15 - Observation 2:38:40 - UFO 50 2:41:50 - Satisfactory 2:44:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Playstation 5 Pro was announced this week with a cacophony of groans from the audience. Is the new console worth the small percentage of games that will utilize it? Elsewhere, more layoffs hit those at Microsoft, the staff of Annapurna Interactive collectively resign, Ubisoft stocks plummet and Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 soars. Then we get into some of the games we've played: Astrobot and a whoooole lot of Satisfactory! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Work schedules 3:00 - TwitchCon is this week 4:20 - Happy Birthday 25:50 - The PS5 Pro 49:30 - What IS Concord? 53:40 - More layoffs at Microsoft 1:00:25 - Employees at Annapurna Interactive collectively resigns 1:09:30 - Will Palworld switch business models? 1:12:10 - Modders hack into Baldur's Gate 3 level editor 1:17:30 - Ex-Sony President says people should "drive an Uber" about industry layoffs 1:22:00 - Ubisoft stocks plummeting 1:28:35 - Flappybird is back? 1:32:50 - Hasbro using AI for Magic the Gathering? 1:39:10 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 hits 225k on Steam 1:42:00 - Embracer embracing Metro devs 1:46:00 - Elden Ring patch nerfs boss? 1:49:30 - Tony Hawk teasing a new game? 1:53:45 - Is Dave the Diver an indie game now? 1:55:25 - Unity canceling usage fees 2:00:00 - Justin Wong causing players to quit Marvel vs Capcom 2:13:20 - Astrobot 2:37:45 - Satisfactory 1.0 3:08:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke has returned to celebrate episode 400!* We also bring back Maximilian to celebrate the occasion too and to chat about the return of Marvel vs. Capcom, his huge modding project and his incredible year as a content creator. All before bringing it down with the recent news that Sony's new hero shooter, Concord is shutting down after a very short 2 week launch. Is the AAA gaming space okay? We get the low-down on ad revenue across streaming services, gush over Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, and glaze up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (no spoilers!) and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - The real episode 400 2:00 - A good year for Maximilian 4:20 - Why Marvel vs Capcom is a big deal 8:20 - Maximilian's modding project 38:40 - 2XKO reception after alpha 55:00 - Concord shuts down after 2 weeks 1:05:00 - Astrobot is a graveyard 1:13:40 - Phil Spencer says he has made mistakes 1:25:00 - Budgets are too high 1:35:00 - Actor for Yakuza told not to play the games 1:42:00 - Balatro coming to Switch and mobile 1:44:00 - Fishing in No Man's Sky 1:50:40 - The ad wars on Twitch 2:05:00 - Youtube vs Twitch streaming 2:23:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2:51:00 - Black Myth: Wukong needs a map 2:58:00 - Glazing up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 3:01:00 - Wisdom 3:05:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Jericho and DansGaming this week to chat about YouTube contracts expiring, trying to figure out why Twitch and Youtube are alienating their core audience and the weirdness of Ad revenue. We then get the lowdown on the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and how it's not really reinventing the wheel before ending on our in-depth review of Star Wars Outlaws! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - FOOTBALL 3:00 - Everyone returning to Twitch 12:00 - Short-form content on a long-form platform 18:00 - ADVERTISEMENTS 23:00 - PAX West 24:50 - Remedy & Annapurna team up 30:50 - Should games cost more? 39:25 - Concord reportedly sold 25,000 units 46:50 - Deadlock over 100k players on Steam 1:03:30 - Stalker 2 have passionate devs 1:16:00 - Borderlands 4 1:17:20 - Itsuno leaves Capcom after 30 years 1:22:00 - Visions of Mana 1:32:00 - Nintendo Direct 1:34:20 - Blue Protocol ends services and cancels global release 1:34:40 - Foamstars goes F2P 1:35:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 1:55:00 - Core Keeper 2:00:00 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:07:10 - Star Wars Outlaws review 2:53:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out burning it up for a couple of weeks so DansGaming is taking over to help catch us up on all the news coming out of GamesCom this week! Civilization VII, deep dives into Monster Hunter Wilds & Dragon Age Vanguard. Then we have our thoughts on Valve's Deadlock, Black Myth: Wukong, World of Warcraft: The War Within and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Definitely not episode 400 4:30 - Twitch news: SUBtember 5:45 - Subscription prices rise on mobile 9:00 - Twitch knocks 16:40 - 3rd party Twitch clips 18:30 - Concord launched 27:00 - Deadlock 48:00 - Dragon Age Vanguard combat 58:20 - Avowed 1:09:00 - Civilization VII 1:20:40 - Monster Hunter Wilds 1:38:30 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:15:00 - Thank Goodness You're Here 2:17:00 - World of Warcraft: The War Within 2:38:00 - Starfield DLC 2:43:00 - Feed the Deep 2:44:40 - Gothic 1 Remake 2:46:00 - Path of Exile 2 2:48:00 - Peter Molyneux 2:54:30 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned fresh and well-rested to question, with the rest of the world: Is Australia alright? We then do a fairly in-depth review of the Twitch mobile app's mind boggling new design. The Borderland movie absolutely bombs at the box office, Suicide Squad has lost Warner Bros Games a lot of money, early reports of Bungie's Marathon not looking good. Then we get into the games! We played: Knock on the Coffin Lid, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, Mecha BREAK and is 2XKO too complicated for casual players? 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Timezones 1:40 - Cohh's vacation 3:50 - Disney, Marvel, Fortnite 5:50 - Fall gaming 8:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 10:20 - Suicide Squad loses WBD a lot of money 15:10 - Early Marathon impressions not good 18:00 - Borderlands the Movie bombs 24:40 - SEGA registers 'Yakuza Wars' trademark 31:10 - Twitch adds the "DJ" category 39:15 - Twitch mobile app review 53:30 - Australian Breakdancer 1:04:30 - Knock on the Coffin Lid 1:15:40 - Delta Force: Hawk Ops 1:30:55 - Mecha BREAK 1:41:00 - Zeke beat Blaster Master! 1:46:00 - Dragon Warrior 1:48:00 - Atlas Fallen 1:54:10 - Path of Exile 2:00:00 - 2XKO Alpha test 2:25:00 - Eternal Darkness 2:34:35 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is on vacation this week! So joining JP and Zeke, this week are unofficial 4th seat Rami Ismail and returning special guest PirateSoftware! We get into the major news of Bungie firing 17% of their staff as well as relocating another 13%. What does this mean for the AAA industry? GameStop also surprises everyone by shutting down Game Informer including their own employees. Everything seems to be in freefall, but we look to a brighter future with Capcom and From Software working to become much more sustainable in the long term! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Flying airplanes 4:30 - Growing beards 6:00 - Improv 9:15 - Bungie lays off 17% of employees 30:00 - Dev tricks 40:00 - Game feature nitpicks 51:20 - Where From Software is going 1:02:40 - Game Informer ends after 30+ years 1:20:30 - Marketing games is hard 1:43:20 - Avowed gets delayed to 2025 1:58:20 - CapGod 2:14:00 - Animal Well 2:19:40 - EDF 6 2:30:00 - Custom Mech Wars 2:38:00 - Path of Exile 2:42:40 - Warframe 2:46:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:50:00 - Meet Your Maker 2:54:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return this week to chat about Celine Dion, watching the Olympics in 2024, the hype of EVO 2024, sweeping unionization across the industry, Ubisoft's series of blunders and much more before we get deep in the weeds with very old video games! 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - My Heart Will Go On 9:00 - The Olympics 19:15 - EVO 2024 31:50 - Fallout London 37:10 - Stardew Valley ConcernedApe will never charge for DLC 40:30 - World of Warcraft devs unionize 43:20 - SAG-AFTRA voice actor go on strike 47:40 - Humble Games lays off entire publishing wing 49:40 - Concord's second beta drops off 56:00 - Versus Marvel Rivals 1:02:20 - Ubisoft's unecessary response to trolls 1:11:40 - Robert Downey Jr. is Victor Von Doom 1:18:35 - Zeke's NES arc 1:45:00 - Video game violence 1:52:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by first time guest PirateSoftware this week to hack into his journey leading into becoming a full-time streamer. We then move into the enterprise security software: Crowdstrike that has crippled many industries last week. How did it happen? Who's at fault? The Bethesda workforce unionizes, kids don't know what keyboards or controllers are, shady games on Steam and much more! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - God of Thunder 7:00 - Profession vs Hobby 12:00 - Minmaxxing 17:00 - Farrets 22:40 - Hackers 30:00 - Defcon 34:00 - Social engineering 43:10 - An intervention 56:00 - Voice changer 1:15:00 - 2FA 1:27:10 - The Crowdstrike outage 1:54:20 - The workers of Bethesda unionize across the board 2:00:00 - FTC investigating Microsoft after Game Pass price increase 2:12:30 - EA Sports College Football 2025 early access sells a lot. 2:20:00 - Brain waves 2:28:00 - Mobile games 2:40:30 - Banana 2:45:50 - Crypto in games 2:53:00 - Path of Exile Login 2:58:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've returned to lots of games and lots of news this week! Twitch breaking streaming records over the week as subscription prices increase as well as resolutions increase with new tools for above 1080p streaming! XBOX Game Pass also changes. Palword expands with help from Sony. Ubisoft receives the ire of Japan and One Piece?! Then we get into a spoiler-filled discussion of Elden Ring, then our impressions of Concord and Once Human! 0:00 - intro 1:05 - Throat goat 11:00 - Terraria sells a lot 12:55 - Siphoning internet 23:00 - Twitch breaking streaming records 26:30 - Twitch subscription prices increase 36:00 - Enhanced Broadcasting 39:00 - What's Pog? 44:50 - Game Pass changes and price increase 56:00 - Gothic/Elex devs Pirahna Bytes closes 1:00:00 - Palworld expands 1:07:00 - The First Descendent's Destiny icons 1:13:40 - Ubisoft gets clapped by Japan and One Piece? 1:21:00 - The Lands Betwixt (spoilers) 2:01:30 - Concord the beta 2:21:30 - Once Human 2:48:00 - Privacy Policy 2:52:05 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our boys are out sick this week so JP brings in regulars: DansGaming and Jesse Cox to chat about all the new stuff announced at TwitchCon EU over the weekend as well as the consequences of a dude who got Twitch banned 4 years ago. Then we get into Elden Ring and our first impressions of the new FFXIV expansion - Dawntrail! 0:00 - And More 6:10 - The month of June 9:00 - Video Game News 13:00 - Behind the scene tricks 15:30 - The power of British voices 18:20 - Doctor Disrespect terminated from Midnight Society 23:50 - Shadow of the Erdtree sells 5 mil copies 28:40 - Kadakawa held ransom 33:40 - Steam users spend billions on games they never play 40:00 - Nintendo HD pricing 45:00 - Is Beyond Good & Evil 2 real? 51:50 - Stellar Blade sells over 1 mil copies 55:20 - Star Wars Bounty Hunter 59:00 - Nikke x Dave the Diver 1:02:30 - Mihoyo funding Fusion reactor research 1:10:40 - The Tiktokification of Twitch - TwitchCon 2:02:10 - Elden Ring DLC 2:32:30 - Chained Together 2:38:40 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail 3:09:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is trapped in the Lands Between this week so we enlist the help of Bruce Greene formerly of Funhaus to chat about the upcoming subscription changes to Twitch, current events and managing parasocial relationships. We then go over the surprisingly robust Nintendo Direct that featured the first time Zelda has been a main character and the unlikely return of Marvel vs Capcom. Then we get into our time with the new Elden Ring DLC, Still Wakes The Deep & Falling Aces! 0:00 - Intro 4:20 - Funhaus 6:20 - The Lands Between 8:30 - Subscriptions 19:00 - Parasocial relationships 21:15 - Twitch power ups 27:10 - Nintendo Direct 28:30 - MAHVEL BABY 38:40 - Metroid Prime 4 43:00 - Friday Night Lights 46:40 - Legend of Zelda staring Zelda 52:10 - Mario & Luigi Brothership 1:04:00 - League of Legends not gaining players? 1:20:00 - Line goes up 1:30:25 - Next Fallout not being rushed 1:36:00 - Space Marine 2 1:40:10 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 2:36:20 - Still Wakes The Deep 2:48:00 - Falling Aces 2:51:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Father's Day! We learn all about the trials and tribulations of dad's on the toilet, the wait for the Elden Ring DLC is rough! Twitch gets a new app. FROM Software CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki wants to go back to Bloodborne, Elden Ring hits 25 million sold. Cohh has some STRONG opinions about the new Dragon Age game and we go over our favorite games from this month's Steam NEXT Fest! 0:00 - Happy Father's Day 3:10 - New Elden Ring patch! 5:00 - Elden Ring troubleshooting 9:50 - Twitch raining bits 14:00 - Twitch CEO's follow list/New Twitch app 23:00 - Poopmaxxing 28:00 - Cohh on Dragon Age: Veilguard 40:00 - Bloodborne part 10 45:40 - Elden Ring makes it to 25 million sold 58:20 - Bluey 1:01:30 - Diablo 4 Vessel of Darkness trailer 1:04:50 - Avowed gameplay 1:08:20 - Starfield Creation 1:16:00 - BREAKING NEWS: Starfield 1:18:00 - Best reviewed games of 2024 (so far) 1:20:10 - Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance 1:29:20 - Steam NEXT Fest - 1:31:20 - Zeke's list of 50 demos - 1:54:35 - Steam family account 1:57:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War was declared between Hero Shooters as the recent Playstation State of Play gave a more detailed preview of their upcoming game Concord. But with Marvel Rivals also shown, are there now too many hero shooters? We go through all the recent announcements including Silent Hill 2, Infinity Nikki and Monster Hunter Wilds as well as plan our SGF content before ending on the games we've played! 0:00 - intro/scuff2:15 - Is Bloodborne overrated?9:30 - Sony State of Play 10:30 - Concord24:30 - Login to God of War Ragnarok29:50 - Dynasty Warriors Origins31:20 - Infinity Nikki36:40 - Battles of Antara48:00 - Behemoth51:10 - Alien VR55:35 - Where Winds Meet58:00 - Until Dawn Remake1:00:00 - Path of Exile 2 coming to PS51:04:20 - Silent Hill 2 Remake1:08:05 - Monster Hunter Wilds1:11:40 - Astrobot1:18:30 - Next Indie Direct 20241:38:00 - The plan for streaming SGF2:30:00 - The Rogue Prince of Persia2:36:10 - Parasite EVE 22:44:50 - Star Trek Resurgence2:46:36 - Cohh finished Stellar Blade2:52:50 - Soulmask2:56:40 - Skald2:59:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to chat about all the amazing films we've been watching and how the newest Elden Ring trailer is peak cinema. Then we have a long discussion over Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 not blowing the socks off everyone and how it's difficult not to see the game in a vacuum after all the recent XBOX studio closures. Should we start worrying for Ninja Theory (some broad spoilers!) Valve is making a new game, The Last of Us 2 director: Neil Druckmann on AI, Diablo 4 season 4 and more! 0:00 - Intro/The schedule2:20 - Jupiter Ascending happened10:10 - Dune part 214:00 - The Equalizer16:50 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree20:30 - Larian Studios opens a 7th studio23:30 - IGN buys larger share in games media37:30 - Leaks~39:50 - Warhammer 40K45:20 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 21:08:00 - Hellblade 2 spoilers 1:15:00 - Spoilers end1:24:40 - Shakeups at Helldivers 2 studio1:31:00 - The King1:42:20 - Valve's new game1:51:30 - Neil Druckmann's AI2:04:20 - Diablo 4 season 42:15:40 - 33 Immortals3:36:25 - V Rising2:54:30 - Stellar Blade2:57:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh's away so JP and Zeke call upon Jesse Cox and Rami Ismail to educate the masses on the happenings in the games industry. Is the industry actually trending downward? Valve is making a hero shooter, Summer Games Fest is fast approaching, The AI take-over and a shotgun of games we've played! 0:00 - Intro2:00 - Jesse watches every episode6:50 - Cohh is on vacation10:00 - Square Enix restructure & layoffs16:30 - Update on the industry by Rami39:00 - Next Call of Duty will be a sub service?44:00 - Total War: Star Wars47:25 - Valve getting into Hero Shooters?52:00 - Alpha vs Beta1:03:20 - Tesla drops Steam support1:06:20 - Twitter bots1:08:05 - Assassin's Creed Shadows1:30:20 - The Division: Heartland canceled1:31:20 - Stellaris AI drama & Self-actualization2:11:00 - The sales2:21:40 - Summer Game Fest is soon2:30:00 - Jupiter Ascending2:51:20 - The games:        - Exit 8        - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim        - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes        - Cryptmaster        - Skald        - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail        - Destiny 2 The Final Shape        - Diablo 42:57:45 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back to catch up on the state of the AAA games indus... OH GOD. Everything is on fire! Okay how about the surprise hit Helldi~Oh no! Marvel Rivals also went into Closed Alpha Test this week and we'll tell you all the ways that it's not like Overwatch. Hades 2 amazes, we gush over V Rising, fall into the ANIMAL WELL and more!  0:00 - The echo2:00 - The news by Zeke2:50 - The Helldivers 2 drama17:55 - Now on to Microsoft45:00 - More layoffs incoming59:00 - Switch 2 announcement soon?1:02:30 - Marvel Rivals controversy1:17:00 - Playing Marvel Rivals1:40:15 - EA wants Advertisements inside games1:50:55 - Hades 22:02:00 - ANIMAL WELL2:15:30 - V Rising 1.02:35:00 - HOMM 32:46:00 - Stellar Blade2:49:00 - Dead Island 22:52:40 - Another Crab's Treasure2:53:30 - Little Kitty Big City2:56:20 - Finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:58:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we unpack the crazy announcements that Escape From Tarkov developed Battlestate Games made and the proceeding community backlash, what were they thinking?! Nintendo goes after Garry's Mod, Fallout 4 degen, no Blizzcon this year and Switch 2 will be backwards compatible? Then we get into the newest games of the week - Stellar Blade, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. Sandland and more!  0:00 - intro2:10 - TV Show updates5:30 - X-Men '977:30 - Escape From Scamtov28:00 - Nintendo going after Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet37:10 - Switch 2 hardware rumors43:00 - Microsoft wants a new Fallout sooner49:30 - Fallout 4 next-gen update55:50 - No Blizzcon in 20241:02:40 - Elite Dangerous turning into Star Citizen1:09:00 - Twitch Subs issue resolved?1:11:50 - Tiktok banned?1:13:30 - Stellar Blade1:37:40 - Zeke plays Boshy again for some reason1:43:00 - Snowrunner1:48:10 - Dark Souls 3 Randomizer1:58:30 - Lords of the Fallen update2:02:20 - Icarus2:04:20 - Sandland2:09:20 - Fallout 762:15:40 - Total Warhammer 32:17:15 - Bellwright2:25:30 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU2:29:40 - Dead Island 2 comes to Steam2:36:40 - The Police Mystery2:40:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has had a lot more time to catch up on other visual mediums and we have a lot to say about the newest video game adaptation: Fallout! Keanu Reeves joining the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, Ubisoft locks up Jabba the Hutt & 7 Days to Die enters 1.0 after 12 years of development! We also praise the BAFTA game awards for being exactly what we want for industry award shows. In games we've been playing No Rest for the Wicked, Rise of the Ronin, Planet Crafter and more! 0:00 - Just Dance lore8:30 - Watching TV10:00 - Fallout TV series discussion40:00 - Upcoming video game adaptations45:00 - Keanu Reeves is playing Shadow the Hedgehog51:10 - Jabba the Hutt locked up56:00 - Kingdomcome Deliverance 21:05:30 - The BAFTAs1:13:00 - Hades 2 Technical Test1:14:00 - 7 Days to Die entering 1.01:21:00 - Cities Skylines 2 still busted1:30:30 - Triple I Showcase1:40:00 - World of Warcraft FOMO1:48:00 - Tipping devs?1:54:10 - No Rest for the Wicked2:08:00 - Steam Reviews2:34:00 - Rise of Ronin2:40:00 - Planet Crafter2:49:00 - Manor Lords2:52:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the eve of the eclipse we reconvene to chat about the destruction of the games industry (not really!) with new data suggesting new games are being played by an increasing minority of players, Bandai Namco's Harada talks about modern multiplayer games, new info on The Witcher 4 & BAFTA's most iconic video game character! We review Dragon's Dogma 2, play Stellar Blade and more! 0:00 - 109.5 The DF11:50 - The Eclipse17:45 - 60% of games played are 6 years old or more.44:10 - Roku Ads55:00 - Harada on multiplayer games1:01:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 popularity explosion1:05:00 - The Witcher 41:12:10 - BAFTA announces their most iconic video game characters1:19:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Review1:32:10 - DD2 spoilers1:46:40 - Bioshock Infinite replay1:57:30 - Stellar Blade demo2:08:10 - Once Human CBT32:24:00 - Content Warning2:34:00 - Helldivers 2 2:39:30 - Stardew Valley 1.62:51:55 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get demonetized fast this episode as we wish everyone a Happy Easter and debate what Triple I means. We chat about our time with South Park: Snow Day, our reaction to Marvel Rivals, Waffle Houses in Tekken, our continuing travels in Dragon's Dogma 2, Alone in the Dark, Horizon: Forbidden West on PC and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh has returned with tales from his week at GDC! News has also returned from GDC as we learn Larian Studios is done with Baldur's Gate 3 and Dungeons & Dragons, Ubisoft shows off generative AI & more! We chat about the Apex Legends hack, Riot's MMO resurfaces, Dawntrail gets a release date and then we talk a whole bunch about Dragon's Dogma 2! 0:00 - Frosted tips 5:30 - Bidets 9:30 - TV 12:20 - Cohh went to GDC 31:40 - Larian done with Baldur's Gate 44:50 - Ubisoft AI 54:30 - Will Smith was making a zombie game? 58:50 - APEX Legends hack 1:03:30 - Riot's MMO not set in League of Legends 1:07:40 - FFXIV Dawntrail gets a release date 1:12:00 - Overwatch 2 PVE completely scaled back 1:14:40 - Steam families 1:17:40 - Watch Parties dead on Twitch 1:34:20 - VR 1:36:20 - Dragon's Dogma $2.99 2:02:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 is amazing also 2:42:40 - Alone in the Dark 2:45:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is out this week as he makes his way to GDC so joining us this week is Jesse Cox to chat about Tik Tok, a whole bunch of studios being unembraced, PS5 Pro, Summer Games Fest and a whoooooole lot of Final Fantasy! 0:00 - Sweetened iced tea9:30 - Hotel Zeke14:30 - Dragon's Dogma nightmare fuel16:30 - TIK TOK TOE20:00 - Pig butchering scams47:00 - Battlefront Classic Collection woes53:30 - PS5 Pro specs!57:00 - Summer Game Fest1:08:00 - Saber Interactive Embraces1:20:00 - Runescape1:30:00 - FF7 Rebirth only sell 23k physical copies in Japan1:33:00 - Palworld 1:41:00 - Helldivers 2 secrets1:48:00 - Final Fantasy XVI coming to PC soon1:50:00 - final Fantasy XIV is too easy?1:56:00 - theatrythm 2:19:00 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth2:25:40 - Dragon's Dogma 22:31:00 - Project Zomboid2:39:30 - Astroneer2:49:00 - TELEVISION2:59:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to chat about a whole lot of bad and depressing news as the games industry and the streaming industry continue its downward trend. Luckily there are great games to play now and in the near future such as: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2 where we share our nightmare fuel creations from the free character maker Capcom released! 0:00 - The age of Eminem3:40 - Zeke purrs11:00 - WB removing all Adult Swim published games15:30 - WB also doubling down on GaaS despite failures25:50 - Rooster Teeth shuts down30:50 - Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passed away38:25 - Ghost of Tsushima coming to PC41:40 - Yuzu and Nintendo settle - Yuzu forced to shutdown46:45 - Twitch in 20241:27:00 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth2:07:45 - Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator2:22:10 - Sons of the Forest2:52:40 - Supermarket Simulator2:56:10 - DF Bit: No Rest For The Wicked/Unicorn Overlord2:58:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We were not prepared for the amount of good games in the month of February, but here we are! Elden Ring returns with the trailer for its upcoming expansion - Shadow of the Erdtree and surprising no one, it's a banger! Helldivers 2 still continuing to break its peak concurrent player records on Stream, we go down the list of survival games that have released in the last month and so much more! 0:00 - February5:00 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree13:20 - Suicide Squad under performs14:20 - Nintendo has no debt19:50 - PSVR2 getting PC support23:20 - Helldivers still peaking 26:00 - Big and small updates30:40 - Bungie gets a scolding by Sony33:00 - Names that are fun to say37:00 - Project L is now 2XKO42:50 - Gigantic is back?48:30 - Palworld hits 25 million players50:20 - Harada on Tekken54:00 - Lots of games in February57:20 - Skull & Bones underperformed58:40 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reviews1:01:40 - Balatro1:11:25 - Pacific Drive1:38:30 - Nightingale1:47:15 - Sons of the Forest 1.02:05:20 - Last Epoch 1.02:38:50 - FF7 Remake replay2:52:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award season is upon us, but for the game industry and content creator industry - We chat about all the big winners at The Streamer Awards and The Dice Awards that took place over the weekend. Helldivers 2 is suffering from success as another megaton weekend stops players from entering the game. Skull & Bones also launched! 0:00 - Democracy 9:10 - The Streamer Awards 37:35 - The DICE Awards 47:50 - Horse Armor in Diablo 4 58:45 - Skull & Bones - The first AAAA game 1:13:40 - The XBOX podcast 1:19:00 - Embraced 1:23:40 - Golden Sun 1:32:24 - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 1:42:25 - Banishers: Ghosts of Eden 1:52:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:00:00 - The end of February is intense for games 2:09:55 - Halo Season 2 2:11:35 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dive into Helldivers 2, a game that has a surprising amount of depth. Then we drop into the news where rumors of XBOX going multiplatform gains traction, Disney puts stake into Epic Games, and take a look at the best selling games of 2023 and much more! 0:00 - Beards8:30 - Super Bowl18:15 - Helldivers 247:25 - XBOX going multiplatform?1:01:50 - Disney puts stake into Epic Games1:08:50 - The first AAAA game by Ubisoft1:14:20 - Behind the scenes with Deus Ex1:15:50 - Best selling games in 20231:24:20 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo1:25:10 - Dead Cells ending after 7 years1:27:10 - Dropped Frames in the news1:33:40 - Mobile Elden Ring?1:36:10 - Death Stranding 2 & Kojima1:50:18 - Steam Next Fest 2:45:35 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch updates subscription prices, Cronuts, our thoughts on Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - Is $70 too much to ask for a GaaS? More layoffs & much more! Then the Game Director for Obsidian's Avowed - Carrie Patel, joins us to answer our burning questions for their upcoming RPG! 0:00 - Tangents 5:00 - New Twitch subs 22:00 - Donuts 25:50 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 42:55 - Too many GaaS 51:00 - Embracer lays off more 55:50 - Palworld sells 12 million copies 1:27:25 - Enshrouded 1:42:50 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 1:52:20 - Granblue Fantasy Relink 2:00:40 - Lightyear Frontier 2:02:05 - Nightingale 2:08:35 - Tekken 8 2:14:30 - CD-ROM-A-THON ends 2:18:00 - Shoutouts for Zeke 2:19:15 - Interview with Carrie Patel, Director of Avowed 2:47:35 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palworld exploded this week topping the Steam charts and selling over 4 million in just under 2 days, but is it uncomfortably close to another creature collecting game? Lethal Company rumored to have sold over 10 million. AGDQ 2024 also happened over the week bringing in over $2.5 million to charity. Zeke's CD-ROM drama, finishing Rogue Trader, and JP finally overcomes Fatalis rounds out this episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time to take a look at the 2024 list of games and we realize that this year might be another banger year for game releases. However, despite the games being better than ever, the industry continues to layoff massive percentages of their workforce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had 3 weeks to deliberate over the games we've enjoyed the most in 2023 and we have reconvened with our TOP choices! This is the most factual and truest list of games you will ever see!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Game Awards has happened and the industry is not very happy. We go over all the critiques and also some positive things we enjoyed at this year's show including all the new game announcements! Grand Theft Auto 6 released their megaton trailer this week, The Day Before (refunds) Twitch shutting down service in South Korea, Lethal Company, LEGO Fortnite. It's all here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We go over every TGA nominations which helps us to remember how such an amazing year of video games is almost over. Then we finalize our personal categories for our upcoming GOTY show before ending on brief thoughts for Persona 5 Tactica, Like a Dragon Gaiden & The Talos Principle 2! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We invite Lore Master Jesse Cox this week to spoil Alan Wake 2 and the wider Remedyverse! After that ( you can skip to 1:36:00 ) we chat about Grand Theft Auto 6 and the culture impact that will have when it's revealed soon. The Golden Joysticks also happened bringing in huge wins for Baldur's Gate 3, A Legend of Zelda film in the works, EGS not profitable and World of Warcraft Hardcore! 0:00 - Steroids 5:00 - Alan Wake 2 spoilercast starts 5:30 - Jesse Cox's thoughts on Alan Wake 2 & Remedy 11:00 - Spoilers properly start 11:30 - Deer 16:20 - Quantum Break 21:00 - Remedyverse 52:00 - Best moments 1:29:50 - Mr. Door 1:36:00 - Spoilers over! 1:38:30 - GTA6 announced soon 1:50:50 - The Golden Joystick awards 2:01:50 - Jesse and the bear story 2:19:00 - The Dark Urge 2:23:10 - A Zelda film 2:29:00 - XBOX partners with AI company 2:36:20 - Epic Game Store still not profitable 2:38:50 - Steam Deck OLED & Steam Deck 2 2:40:00 - World of Warcraft - Post BlizzCon 2:44:20 - Cohh in WoW Hardcore 2:52:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another month another game dev laying off a large percentage of their workforce; this time Bungie steps up to the plate. After that we go over the rocky keynotes of BlizzCon 2023 where things seem to be a transitional phase to whatever comes next. The boys have been dabbling in simulcasting on YouTube (Not Cohh) and discuss the pros and cons. Then we get into the games! 0:00 - Horror Month 10:00 - Being sick 16:20 - Massive Bungie layoffs 27:00 - Blizzcon 2023 31:50 - World of Warcraft: The War Within 44:00 - Modern Warfare 3 horrible 54:00 - Simulcasting 1:22:20 - Alan Wake 2 1:52:00 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2:01:50 - RoboCop 2:11:00 - Stray Souls 2:20:50 - Skull Island: Rise of Kong 2:40:55 - For The King 2 2:47:00 - The Police Mystery 2:54:00 - FFXIV x Fall Guys 2:56:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out this week as the ConVID as taken him and many others this week after a brief jaunt through Vegas for TwitchCon! Taking up the mantle for the week is GassyMexican to chat about all the new info coming out of TwitchCon! Then we get into possibly another Game of the Year contender: Alan Wake 2! 0:00 - Ghost Cohh 2:20 - What happens in Vegas 5:40 - TwitchCon 41:30 - Twitch CEO 53:00 - Stories 57:00 - Stream Together 1:10:00 - Twitch Alerts 1:11:30 - Chat warnings 1:15:00 - Twitch embeds 1:21:25 - Simulcasting 1:30:20 - Pete Hinds retiring 1:32:40 - Star Citizen: Squadron 42... Looks good? 1:37:00 - Capcom thriving 1:39:30 - Skull & Bones... Delayed again? 1:41:00 - XBOX Partner Showcase 1:44:00 - Alan Wake 2 1:59:40 - City Skylines 2 2:03:50 - Paradox parts ways with Hairbrained Schemes 2:04:20 - Lords of the Fallen 2:08:00 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2:12:10 - Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 2:29:20 - Endless Dungeon 2:33:30 - Cohh producing a game 2:43:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return after a week off to chat about the deluge of good and bad news and try to stay positive about the industry we all love. More mass layoffs, is the PS5 slim a scam and in some good news John Riccitiello leaves Unity & Bobby Kotick leaves Activision after the merger goes through with Microsoft, yay? We swoon over Lies of P, lament over Lords of the Fallen & chat about all the Steam Next Fest games we've played!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami Ismail returns! And you know what that means - More news of devs getting decimated by an increasingly unsustainable games industry! Also Jim Ryan retiring from Playstation, Kamiya leaving Platinum Games, SAG-AFTRA targets AAA game publishers. Games talked about: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P, Cocoon & many more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tokyo Games Show happened this weekend and with it came a ton of new info on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon's Dogma 2, Like a Dragon 8 & surprisingly tons more! But first updates on Unity v Games Industry as well as a massive ton of XBOX leaks this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Rami Ismail this week to get to the bottom of the Unity changes that were announced last week and what that ultimately means for educators, hobbyists and developers big and small. We also check our hype levels for the upcoming changes and expansion to Cyberpunk 2077. We've also played the bonkers Mortal Kombat 1 & the soulslike Lies of P! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crew is back together after braving the elements in the desert and space to have an in-depth conversation about the pros and cons of Starfield after a substantial amount of timing playing it! Also is the Switch 2 right around the corner? More Skull & Bones woes, E3 not happening again maybe, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is traveling through space and Zeke is (hopefully!) doing alright out in Burning Man this week so JP brought in some ringers: DansGaming & Strippin to chat about our time with Starfield. Then we get into some news with Final Fantasy XVI announcing 2 new DLCs, DOTA 2 punishing smurf accounts, PS+ going up in price, Volition shutting down, SAG-AFTRA expanding their strike to the games industry and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke is out this week and filling in for him are DansGaming and Strippin! Who all coincidentally have finished Baldur's Gate 3 and we give our final thoughts on the game that making waves for the last month! Then we get into all the exciting info from GamesCom and the next Destiny 2 expansion. TennoCon also happened over the weekend and with it brought new info on Warframe and their new game: Soulframe. Then we give impressions on Skull & Bones, Armored Core 6 & Immortals of Aveum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us are still deep into trying to finish Baldur's Gate 3 before the next wave of big games graces our PC screens such as: Armored Core VI and Starfield. The latter of which has gone gold 3 weeks ahead of launch! Of course that comes with some hilarious drama as well. In news: Dark and Darker is back maybe? notoriously delayed Skull and Bones gets a closed beta test, Alan Wake 2 gets delayed a week and Geoff Keighley is back with Gamescom's Opening Night Live this Tuesday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The boys are joined by fellow adventurer DansGaming this week to finally have a chat about Baldur's Gate 3! Is it too good? Should it be the base line for AAA games going forward? Is that fair to other developers? Is Starfield okay? We answer all these quests and more on this week's episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a busy weekend with two fan conventions happening at the same time: Final Fantasy XIV's FanFest & Path of Exile's ExileCon! Announcing a new expansion for the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail as well as a ton of new info for the long-awaited Path of Exile 2. In other news Project L gives an update ahead of EVO 2023, Ubisoft cancels projects, there's weird drama with Armored Core VI! Games this week: The Expanse: A Telltale Game, Punc Club 2, Unholy & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swen Vincke the Founder/CEO of Larian Studios returns this week on the eve of their huge game: Baldur's Gate 3 launching! We have tons of questions and so does the community and we get to most of them! After the interview we get to some small tidbits of news: The Overwatch League on the precipes of ending, everyone raging at Diablo 4 & more. Games this week: Remnant 2, Viewfinder, Coreborn and... Everquest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Twitch's Mike Minton and Tom Verilli to chat about where Twitch is going, upcoming features and whether Twitch is still a creator first platform. Then with the FTC court case against Microsoft buying ABK in the past; Sony strikes a deal to keep Call of Duty on the plaform. Bungie sets legal precedent after winning court case against a serial harrasser of one of their employees. We also get into some games with Exoprimal, Jagged Alliance 3 & Decarnation!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a heavy news week with TwitchCon Paris 2023 bringing in a surprising amount of new features to the platform. Ubisoft Swatter gets off lightly in France. Co-Creator of Sonic the Hedgehog - Yuji Naka - Sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for insider trading. Overwatch 2 dropping PvE again? Or not? Diablo 4 unveils its season content. Street Fighter 6 sells over 2 million units and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reminisce about 8 years of Dropped Frames this week and we're prepared for another 8 years! Twitter is a mess (again) Will there be a TwitchCon Paris in the middle of protests and riots? Spanish streamer Ibai breaks all records with 3.44 concurrent viewers, Baldur's Gate 3 releasing a month early (whew!) Final Fantasy XVI sells 3 million in its first week! Plus our thoughts on Dave the Diver, the new Conan Exiles expansion: Art of War, Mars First Logistics and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Cohh's birthday today and it's time to get HYPE with Twitch's new Supercha - Hype Chat features! Twitch also rolled out a new dashboard homepage that seems good but needs some more time to cook. Phil Spencer admits they bought Bethesda to keep Starfield off of Playstation. Meanwhile Starfield might not have a physical edition at all? The Nintendo Direct gives us Elephant Mario, Zeke has a ton of demos to tell us about and JP and Cohh have been loving Final Fantasy XVI!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lot has happened over the last couple of weeks in the streaming world and we couldn't wait until Sunday to talk about it! xQc's $100 million contract with Gambling/Crypto streaming site Kick, Amouranth's $30 million contract, what's actually going on? We break it down and wonder if Kick is a true competitor to Twitch or a drop in the bucket. Then we take a moment to gush over the Final Fantasy XVI demo, Lies of P and more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer Games Fest is right around the corner so we go over our expectations, wants & our schedule for all the upcoming events throughout the month of June. Of course this is also the month of non-stop gaming and we're busy just trying to keep up with all the bangers like Street Fighter 6, Stasis: Bone Totem, and of course Diablo IV. There's no time for sleep!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Playstation Showcase happened this last week and... We were whelmed. Are the rumors of Sony holding back true? Is Bungie reviving Marathon a good idea? Diablo IV is fast approaching but not before putting out many drama fires before the game launches this weekend! Then we get into the games: The Outlast Trials, Texas Chainsaw Massacre & many more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Gothalion this week to nerd out about the latest Zelda game: Tears of the Kingdom and it might be the greatest game he's played in a decade. But first we discuss Overwatch removing their planned PvE mode in favor of more live service features... What's happening at Blizzard? There's a reportedly HUGE Playstation Showcase this coming week and we check our hype levels. Then, a little dab of Darkest Dungeon 2 salt to round off this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Redfall came out last week to much of the disdain of pretty much everyone. Is the game as bad as people say it is? We take stock of the next couple of months in games, including summer game events. Kotaku fights back at Nintendo's blacklisting them. CS:GO hits an all time high in concurrent players. Are we hyped for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? Is Bramble scary? All that and much more on this week's episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A percentage of this show is dedicated to how fast Star Wars Jedi Survivor came in hot with not insignificant number of players experience horrible performance for an otherwise good game. The other part is dedicated to extreme game sales for Little Nightmares and Honkai Star Rail, our hype levels for Armored Core VI, Earthbound, Xenoblade & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We use this week to catch-up the games we've been playing and the games we will be playing soon. First we talk about the blue checks, the origin of Blender porn, Zeke has a secret admirer, Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6, Dead Island 2 and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by special guest Rami Ismail this week to chat about the need for an games industry gathering that is developer focused, AI in video games and... The universe is a simulation? Honkai: Star Rail tops 10 million in pre-downloads alone, the validity of gacha games. Then in new Nexon sues Dark and Darker devs IronMace, Redfall locked at 30 fps on consoles, our stunned reactions to Zelda and Final Fantasy XVI & much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E3 2023 is cancelled possibly forever! Should we be surprised? The rest of the week didn't have much more positive news as Dark and Darker gets delisted on Steam, The Last of Us Part 1 PC Port is a pile of poo, gamers harass Ada Wong VA off social media and Multiversus shuts down their open beta. In the back half we talk about Contraband Police, our thoughts on the Resident Evil 4 Remake, Dredge & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Dad & BFF of Vanilla Ice: DatModz joins us to really get into the weeds with the latest Diablo IV beta! How does it stack up to other modern ARPG games? Is it too easy? Will the game have longevity? Then we take a long deep-dive in the current state of Twitch with the recent announcement of Emmett Shear resigning from CEO and the news of the company laying off 400 employees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by SkillUp this week to chat about creating content on YouTube in 2023, the dichotomy of being a gamer and a critical reviewer and the infamous Cyberpunk review! Cohh has been playing Last Epoch and enjoying it, but can it last in a post Diablo 4 world? JP and SkillUp finished the newest Destiny 2 raid and the community is going wild. Jim Ryan just wants to see the Microsoft & Activision merger to fail. Suicide Squad gets delayed again. More info on the RPG/JRPG discourse and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ezekiel_III is out this week so we're joined by special guests DansGaming & first-timer Sequisha to chat about moustaches and poutine. We also check our hype levels for the upcoming Diablo 4 beta and our time with Wo Long, the new Destiny 2 expansion, Octopath Traveler 2 & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gothalion joins us this week to chat about Power Stone 2 and the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion: Lightfall! Playstation also had a pretty big State of Play this past week and with it brought new characters in Street Fighter 6, another look at Resident Evil 4 as well as a bunch of VR games. However, it also brought an in-depth look at Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and plethora of Gear Score, Battle Passes and more GAAS staples and the internet is FURIOUS! Are consumers revolting against live service games? Sons of the Forest, Octopath Traveler 2, Atomic Heart & more are also on the docket! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch rolls out some good changes and tests some bad changes this week with some much needed changes to info visibility and stream title links and then decided to try out Twitch ad skins, yikes! We have some TwitchCon 2023 dates and wonder if we're too old for conventions? Big shake-ups at XCOM, Civilization dev Firaxis, Multiversus loses 99% of the userbase on Steam. Like a Dragon: Isshin, Return is on PC, Theatrhythm, and a long discussion on Wild Hearts vs. Monster Hunter are all on the docket as well! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's demo week over here on Dropped Frames as another Steam Next Fest drops another 1000 demos of upcoming games; big and small! But first there was a pretty major Nintendo Direct to comb through including building in the new Zelda? Is that enough to warrant a $70 price tag? Cohh got a chance to play the new action combat game Wanted: Dead. JP played demos for Sea of Stars and Octopath Traveller 2 and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a games heavy episode this week as we go through some of the games we've played over the last month including: Chained Echoes, Against the Storm, Steamworld Build, Deliver Us Mars and many more! But first we have a long discussion on AI, the growing list of game delays and GAAS games ending. Also is The Day Before a real game? All that and more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by DansGaming this week to talk about Twitch dropping a massive blog post on the future of the platform and what to expect in the coming months, are they changes for the better? Then we chat about the changes to Dead Space Remake, the controversal Forspoken, some old school CDROM games, and possible GOTY contender in the surprise hit: Hi-Fi Rush! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The industry seems to be on fire this week with massive layoffs, cancellations & horrible PR gaffes. So who better to walk us through all of this horrible news than indie game developer/pilot Rami Ismail! We also go over some light-hearted news such as the massive changes coming to Destiny 2, Rami's 2022 GOTY list & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Captain BurkeBlack is here to chat about Skull & Bones getting delayed (again) Ubisoft imploding, tabletop gaming and a whole lot of Warhammer 40K lore. Awesome Games Done Quick also concluded this week, bringing a massive $2.5 million to charity. Dungeons & Dragon/Magic the Gathering creator: Wizards of the Coast are in the negative PR hole with some bone headed adjustments to their licensing. ECO roleplaying, Company of Heroes 3, and Chained Echoes are also on the docket! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2023 is here and it's time to get hyped about all the upcoming games (potentially) releasing this year! Fire Emblem Engage, STALKER 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Final Fantasy XVI, Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6 and MUCH more! This is looking to be a stacked year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See the full results @ https://dfgoty.com/ The year is over! Now it's time to painstakingly rank, critique & praise ALL of the games that released in 2022! You won't believe what our 4th best game of the year is! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VOTE FOR OUR COMMUNITY GOTY! - https://dfgoty.com/ Fútbol & Twitter is ending and we have mixed feelings. John Carmack leaves Meta & Oculus. The Game Awards continues to gain viewership, the Diablo IV drama reignites, Metzen surprisingly returns to World of Warcraft & more! Plus our thoughts on High on Life, Dark and Darker, the latest Street Fighter VI beta, SIGNALIS (finally.) and an appearance from the GOAT: Jesus Christ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is sick this week so we get right to it with the news of the week! FTC vs Microsoft, Dwarf Fortress surpassing expectations on Steam and what we thought of The Game Awards 2022. Cohh got a sneak peak at Owlcat's Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader Alpha. Zeke has been playing Metal Gear Solid 4 plus our thoughts on Forspoken & Marvel's Midnight Suns. Then we get into our big spoliercast discussion of God of War Ragnarok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Zeke away, we're joined by returning guest GoldenBoy and first time guest Jirard The Completionist this week to chat about trying to run a TV channel and what went right and what went wrong at the now defunct G4TV. In the back half we weigh in on the increasingly wild mess that is Nintendo throwing a cease & desist at the Smash World Tour that was holding their main event just weeks before having to cancel. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is actually fun, The Callisto Protocol is a mess, Marvel SNAP is ruining lives & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's that time of the year where we look back at all the games release and make them fight amongst each other for the award of which game is the best game of the year! We go through all the nominees, wonder why Sifu is there and why Vampire Survivors isn't there and contemplate the war between juggernauts: Elden Ring & God of War Ragnarok. In the back half we go through some of the games we've been playing and haven't yet discussed! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Twitch-staff-turned-game-dev djWheat this week to chat about the reasons he ultimately left Twitch and a very candid account of the behind-the-scenes friction that occurred during his time. Then we look to the future, where is the platform heading, what lessons can it learn from its past & much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by JERICHO this week to get an early preview of what the new DMZ mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is... And it's sounding pretty rough. Mick Gordon breaks silence on what actually happened between him and id Software over DOOM: Eternal plus some CS:GO Majors drama happened. Then in the back half we talk about all God of War: Ragnarok, (don't worry there are no spoilers!) & continue to speculate Shroud's announcement tease from last week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return with a guest this week! Shroud joins us to catch up with his time away from Twitch and his current outlook on streaming as a career path. Then we get technical with PC hardware and player performance in games, how we tackle burn out and more! In the second half we finally chat about Gotham Knights, check in with the state of Overwatch 2 and FPS games in general then move in to some Kojima as well as Dave the Diver and a cheeky look at mobile shooter GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch CMOz Mike Minton joins JP, Zeke & GassyMexican to chat about the worries of monetizing, the overabundance of advertisements on the platform, the 50/50 creator split and much more! Then in the second half we chat about the return of Silent Hill, remasters vs. remakes with Resident Evil 4, the Warhammer 40k Darktide beta, Gotham Knights and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TwitchCon was this week and... They didn't announce much of anything and we lament if there's a long-term future for Twitch as a platform. Meanwhile Overwatch 2 had a rocky launch, Overwatch Porn banned?! God of War 2 goes gold, Kojima teasing new game. In the back half Steam Next Fest demos, our Grounded review & a discussion on the Street Fighter 6 closed beta! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return after a very eventful September to chat... About September! Twitch wins streamers over with their new revenue split. Chat gets elevated. Twitch announces a bunch of new stuff to cover up the bad press. TwitchCon leaks. In the second half we chat about all the games not coming out! Cyberpunk gets a new lease on life. Overwatch 2's obtuse battle pass. EVGA drops partnership with NVIDIA & much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back after an extended break due to poor health and bad injuries, is Zeke to blame? This week the consolidation of video games continues with Embracer Group scooping up more studios and IP. Even more game delays however tons happening this week including Gamescom. Is anyone going to TwitchCon?! And much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch rolled out their Shared Banned List feature over the week, but is it everything we wanted? We have some suggestions. Then the grift continues as Square Enix launches their NFT project. Minecraft bans NFTs using their game. Lebron James joins Multiversus. Then in the back half we talk about the cat game that's all the rage: Stray. RPing in The Forest. Madison & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KingGothalion returns to Twitch after 3 years abroad and he returns to recount his tales from his time away from the platform. We chat about the reason for leaving, the state of the industry, and all of the Twitch metas missed over his time away. After the break, we chat about the new features coming to Twitch from their TwitchCon EU keynote as well as major shake ups in the world of Warframe! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Streamers leaving Twitch, streamers returning to Twitch; a tale as old as time. We discuss what each platform offers to live streamers before getting into the news! After the break we chat about Rumbleverse, Neon White and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maximilian_DOOD joins JP and Cohh this week to talk all about the future of Summer Games Fest, E3 & fighting games, including a possible megaton rumor dropping this EVO? After that we head into the spoiler zone for some huge BIG BRAIN Final Fantasy 7 Reunion/Rebirth speculation. After that Twitch is rolling out a bunch of new features including a shared global ban list. After that we get Max's thoughts on DNF Duel and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is one year older and he has a lot to say about TikTok, Motorcycles & Minecraft! FromSoft is almost finished with their new product, Heroes of Newerth shuts down after 12 years, a long discussion on the merits of therapy and in the back half - Raft, Hollow Knight, Dread Daddy & The Quarry! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss two big announcements that happened last week: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & the announcement of Dragon's Dogma 2 at their respective anniversary streams. Then we get into the CONTROVERSY with companies screwing over their own employees as well as other streamers. Then in the second half we dive into all of the demos of Steam Next Fest including: Cult of the Lamb, Metal Hellsinger, Signalis, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a Playstation: State of Play this week that showed off many highly anticipated games such as Resident Evil 4 Remake, Final Fantasy XVI & Street Fighter 6 just to name a few. But the real story of the week is Diablo Immortal being PAY-2-WIN! In the second half we go over all the gaming events happening over the coming week and we're EXCITED! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sony's making TV shows about their Playstation games. Morbius testing the lines of DMCA on Twitch. Raven Software QA Unionizes. So much to discuss this week on top of the tons of games we've check out this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gambling is growing in popularity on Twitch, is that a good thing? We also wonder what the rest of the year is looking like in terms of video game releases. Then in the second half we talk about Twitch ads, Vtubers & V Rising! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back after an extended hiatus on some space rocks. We catch up on some news we've missed including Bethesda delays, Square Enix selling their Western division and ABK developing an ill advised internal diversity tool. In the second half we wonder why Master Chief is down bad, How much is new in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, and fight some Cultists in Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a rare bit of Sunday news: Kingdom Hearts 4 was just revealed today! But first we're joined by Rami Ismail to chat about the cancelation of E3 and what that means for the future. We also dive into the absurd amount of NFTs being hawked at GDC this year (while dodging COVID) In the second half we get into more Activision Blizzard woes and then have a Kirby moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy April! We go through all the extremely funny goofs from April Fools Day like E3 2020 getting canceled! Then we daydream about future Dropped Frames guests, wonder about the underwhelming Playstation Plus news. Try to figure out what a Fallout TV show would be, Twitch flubs, then travel to the Weird West & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back after a week off! In the first half we talk about Texas and taxes before moving into the news of Playstation possibly having huge news this week (three in fact!) then we get into Ghostwire Tokyo, Strangers of Paradise & Tiny Tina's Wonderlands! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's award season this weekend as we discuss the first (annual?) Streamer Awards, but also the Video Game Accessibility Awards & the SXSW Game Awards all on the same day. Sony had a short State of Play this week and Capcom is making a not-Dino Crisis co-op game. The Domina dev took too much of something. Then in the back half we have a discussion around FOMO in Lost Ark as well as Zeke's Indies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We take an even longer time discussing our further adventures in the world of Elden Ring and still come away gushing about most aspects of the game, though we do have some criticisms. Then in the second half we talk about the troubled launch of Babylon's Fall, how ELEX 2 fairs in 2022 & much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week JP & Zeke are joined by DansGaming & Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me to chat all about male pattern baldness and White Castle. Then we get into some news with the DICE Awards, Street Fighter 6, a new Pokemon game already? In the second half it's nothing but our love of Elden Ring with a very LONG discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Cohh moved into his new office which leads into a very technical discussion about streaming. Then we get into the news! Which are a bunch of patch notes for Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, No Man's Sky and the future of Final Fantasy XIV! After the break we go ALL in on the new Horizon: Forbidden West. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A large Nintendo Direct happened this week and we discuss mouthful mode as well as a new Xenoblade Chronicles game (!!!) Then Cohh rants for about 40 minutes on the ending to Dying Light 2. After the break we go in-depth on Lost Ark: What is it? Is it pay-to-win? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're in the hectic month of February, with multiple games releasing every week! We've all played Dying Light 2, how does it fare against DL1 and other open world games? Then in the Second half we give our early impressions of Sifu, a very technical fighter roguelite getting mixed reviews for its difficulty... We also try to find time to check out the newest Path of Exile league & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BurkeBlack joins us this week to show us his amazing stream setup and their crazy in depth Eco roleplay server they setup this month. But first we check our hype for the games of February including Total Warhammer 3. Atari destroying the brand with NFT lootboxes. Ubisoft says nobody understands Ubisoft Quartz. Zeke chases his white whale. JP tries Pokemon & Cohh refreshes for the upcoming gaming onslaught. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for an astronomical sum of cash. We go through what we're excited for and what we're worried about from the industry shaking news. Is E3 canceled forever? How are Tifa's poll numbers in Italy? Then we get into some games: Expedition: Rome, Project: Zomboid and... GEX? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami joins us this week as we take a trip down memory lane and take a look back at the 299 episodes that came prior to this one. Then we get into some news such as Take-Two buying Zynga, Inscryption doing VERY well, a revealing Phil Spencer interview. AGDQ breaking records. The continued NFT discourse. Cohh's thoughts on God of War PC and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We weigh in on the current TV and Anime meta ongoing on Twitch after Pokimane got banned and Hasan got a DMCA strike. Why it's happening and how it affects everyone on the platform. CES 2022 also happened this week where the Playstation VR 2 was announced! Then we get into Cohh's cozy game streams featuring Noita and Wasteland 3 as well as Zeke's on-going CD-Rom-A-Thon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our first show of 2022 and what better way to celebrate 2022 then to rank our favorite games of 2021! What surprises await in Zeke's list? How highly will Cohh rate Pathfinder? Will Endwalker end JP? Let's find out together! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get deep into the NFT hole after S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 announces and then quickly rolled back their NFT announcement meanwhile Ubisoft doubles down. Tencent acquires Back4Blood devs Turtle Rock Studio. Hades wins a Hugo Award & The hunt for an Elden Ring CE. JP and Cohh have a spoiler discussion of Halo: Infinite. Heavenly Bodies is stupid fun. Cohh's continued journey through Endwalker. Zeke sings in One Hand Clapping and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We made an executive decision on the spot and decided that Sundays will be our new show day! We then lock down our Game of the Year categories for our GOTY show on January 2, 2022 @1PM ET before moving on to the depressing news of the week such as ABK still on fire after a walk-out and a union busting e-mail, Sony exec fired after a sting operation exposed him and more. Then we spend the rest of the time gushing about Lost Judgement, Halo: Infinite & Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have an announcement: We're moving to Sundays 1PM ET starting January 2, 2022 with our GOTY episode! The big news this week in the streamer world is Ludwig leaving Twitch for YouTube! What does that mean for the two competing streaming platforms and for other streamers and even viewers? Meanwhile Twitch is rolling out new tools to combat ban evasions. On the gaming side Zeke has been addicted to Teamfight Tactics, Cohh has caught up to FFXIV: Endwalker, JP finished The Ruined King & much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh returns to catch us up on the life of a chicken owner, and also being a father. Then we weird story of Streamlabs as well as the bombshell investigation into Activision Blizzard & Bobby Kotick by the Wall Street Journal. We predict the winners of The Game Awards 2021 that are 100% correct. Then we talk about League of Legends lore, the surprise drop of Halo Infinite multiplayer and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Elden Ring embargos are up so Maximilian joins us this week to chat all about it! What's different about Elden Ring compared to previous FROM Software souls games? What's the same? What's the deep lore on beach crabs? All that and more! Then in the back half we get in to the news of the week, streaming tech, as well as some of the other games we've been playing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reporting in from England, GassyMexican joins JP and Zeke to contrast and compare various regional upscale supermarkets and convenience stores. Then we talk about the unexpectedly great Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as well as the recently-released-into-early-access: Darkest Dungeon 2 and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Skinnedteen & Devolver Digital's SeriouslyClara join Zeke and JP to have a show all about indie games like the recently released Inscryption from Pony Island dev: Daniel Mullins. But first Elden Ring is delayed, God of War announced for PC, Persona 5 Royal rumors for Switch & Steam?! We also have lengthy discussions over the word "influencer" and what defines an Indie game in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maximilian_DOOD & JERICHO join us this week to talk about the Twitch leak that was all the rage last week. Then we get into a more in-depth review of New World and if it can last passed the initial release. Maximilian GUSHES over Metroid Dread and might be a GOTY contender for him, then lots of talk of Battlefield 2042 and the FPS competition this winter with CoD: Vanguard & Halo Infinite + more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami and Dodger join us this week to get right to the bottom of Hello Kitty. We then react to the ridiculous casting for the upcoming animated Mario movie & have a competition over IGN's GOAT tournament. Then we talk about Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Deathloop, and our first impressions of the MMO New World + more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cohh is out on baby watch for a few weeks but we tagged in some ringers as JERICHO and GassyMexican join JP and Zeke for a catch-up on last week's Playstation Showcase. A bunch of rumored upcoming game delays are on the horizon, but which ones? Let the speculation begin! Then we get into our impressions on Deathloop, Life is Strange: True Colors, the Icarus beta, Tales of Arise and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big Playstation Showcase happens tomorrow (from the time of this upload) and there are surprisingly very little credible leaks coming out of the event. We try to make some educated guesses on what could possibly be shown (or not shown) before getting into how great Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We explain why Twitch streamers are in protest and how Twitch is failing them. Meanwhile, large Twitch streamers: Dr. Lupo and TimTheTatMan leave the platform for YouTube Gaming. After that we get into our glowing reviews of Psychonauts 2, our thoughts on the betas for Riders Republic & Icarus and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DansGaming joins us again for a stacked episode of games! But first Cohh has a lot of thoughts on the new Cyberpunk 2077 patch. Outriders devs don't know how much the game sold, our reactions to Pokemon Legends! We've been playing Voidtrain, Humankind, a bunch of mobile games (???) as well and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every few hours there seems to be another damning story about the work environment surrounding Activision Blizzard, we go through the timeline of events and wonder if they could even recover. New World delayed (again) and we go over the EA Play & Annapurna recent announcements. Then the games we've been playing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strippin joins this week to give us some fresh perspectives on new games, because the rest of us haven't done much in a week! But first we talk about the updates to the new Twitch policies regarding DMCA! New Emotes! New World bricking GPUs, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zeke took a 3 day "vacation" this last weekend AKA getting banned from Twitch. So he had a lot of free time to go outside and enjoy life. However, this opened up conversations about the lack of consistency with how Twitch handles bans. JP plays the DLC to Fire Emblem: Three Houses and it's hard! Cohh tried out a few games, but Final Fantasy XIV is all he can think about! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back with a very "normal" episode and teach you how to load a horse properly. Twitch has new follower & animated emotes. The pros/cons of the recent Twitch x Final Fantasy XIV collab event, Magic Legends shutting down before releasing. EFT has a new patch and wipe, Zeke has played a ton of great indie games, Cohh has played SCARLET NEXUS, and JP is back into Fire Emblem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first half, we chat about the latest news bits and rumors possibly a Dead Space remake? Then our impressions on Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, Ratchet & Clank and a charcuterie of demos from Steam Next Fest such as Death Trash and Terra Nil! Then XBOX's Phil Spencer joins us for a candid interview of all things XBOX, Game Pass & Snowboarding. BREAKING NEWS: Phils loves to shred. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back with a normal episode of Dropped Frames! We catch-up on some smaller news bits including more CDPR drama, the Steam Next Fest & ID@XBOX began offering first look demos on a ton of upcoming video games and much more. Then we get into the games we've gone through including The Last Spell, FF7R Intergrade (no spoilers!) Ratchet & Clank and many more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

E3 is imminent and who better to chat with than Rami Ismail? We go through each and every event planned over the next few days, what we expect, what we want, and obviously what we don't want! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DeeJayKnight joins us this week to give us the lowdown on what Elite Dangerous is and the new expansion that just released: Odyssey. But first Twitch clarified their policy on advertisements and particularly hot tub streams. They also rolled out a new stream tagging system that seems awesome but may be wide open to abuse. Afterwards we get the rundown on Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, our first impressions of Biomutants, and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan S. Gaming joins us on a very contentious week on Twitch. We dive into Twitch rolling out localized subscription prices. Continuing the Twitch news: Twitch demonetized popular streamer: Amouranth's ad revenue with zero communication. After that we get to the games: Subnautica Below Zero, Dan's thoughts on Returnal and Resident Evil Village, Zeke has been playing Demon's Souls for PS5, JP & Cohh are HYPED for Guilty Gear Strive! And much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maximilian_DOOD joins us this week to bring us to Galaxy Brain Level 5 as we breakdown what actually happened in Returnal! But first: Playstation 5 supplies continue to be low, AAA games moving away from single-player games? Then we get into Resident Evil Village and why it may be the best RE game despite not being as scary as RE7. Also Guilty Gear Strive and how its netcode may reach a wider audience not yet seen in the FGC space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GassyMexican joins us this week to deep dive into the Apple vs. Epic Games trial currently happening as well as the behind-the-scenes information that it has given us about Sony. Then we do a non-spoilery review of Returnal; a game that we enjoy considerably. NieR: Replicant, Oddworld, and Cohh and Gassy sell JP and Zeke on Chivalry 2 plus much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week NorthernLion joins us to discuss the new expansion for Binding of Isaac and how an 8 year old game stays so fresh! Then in the back-half we react to the recent news of Jeff Kaplan's (from the Overwatch team!) sudden departure from Blizzard as well as the recent controversies surrounding Path of Exile over the weekend. Cohh has a revelation about Warhammer, and we dig in to some more indies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Path of Exile expert: Zizaran joins us to go deep into the Path of Exile 2 reveal as well as all the wild changes coming in the new league: Ultimatum! There may also be some comparisons with Diablo 2: Resurrected, a game everyone has also played recently! Then we get in to some news and even more games we've played in the last week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami Ismail returns this week to answer the question: "Do we still need an E3 in 2021?" Then we get in to our thoughts on Outriders and its rocky launch weekend. Is Disco Elysium a visual novel? Monster Hunter Rise is the best Monster Hunter game and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our 4th chair, JERICHO, returns as we catch-up on all the news we've missed over the last couple of weeks. Including the Square Enix presentation! Then we get in to the massive amounts of games we've been playing such as DOOM Eternal, the new Fall Guys season, Valorant, Tarkov and many more (like a lot more!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danny O'Dwyer joins us for the first half this week as he tells us about the behind-the-scenes goings on at NoClip and where they fit in the current games media landscape. In the second half we try to understand the wild drama surrounding Nacom, Frogware and their game "The Sinking City." as well as the news that Dragon Age will NOT be a GAAS (Yes!) We also dive in with our early thoughts on Outriders and a new indie game called Loop Heroes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots of news this week as the original Twitch Dad: Sips_ Joins itmeJP, CohhCarnage & Ezekiel_III. Blizzconline happened last week and we discuss our lukewarm reaction to it. Then Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodline got massively delayed then some breaking news: Anthem is dead! Yikes. Then we get in to the games: Persona 5 Strikers, Nuts, Graveyard Keeper + Much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out the first half of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jGYNq4IsYyI We check out the newest Baldur's Gate 3 update from Larian Studios. There are cows, there are laughs, and a sentient fire ball! Then after that, we briefly chat about Valheim and JP's time with GTA RP - NoPixel 3.0! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex "GoldenBoy" Mendez joins us to give us the low down on why he's not a financial advisor. Then we get in to CDPR getting ransomed, WB Games patenting a gameplay mechanic, and wonder if EA is finally going to pull the plug on Anthem. Zeke has been playing Dungeon Siege to close out his marathon, and Cohh and GoldenBoy go deep in to their love of Valheim! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rami Ismail joins us to give us his thoughts on the current events within the gaming world, such as Stadia shuttering their internal game development studios before even making a game. We also talk about The Dig, The Medium, Mass Effect Remaster and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.