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Dropped Frames Episode 436
20 juli 2025 · 2 uur 54 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - The worst show
7:25 - Cohh quits Kojima
28:00 - Finishing games
47:00 - Gaming faux pas
54:50 - Claptrap will have a volume slider in Borderlands 4
58:30 - Grounded is the best survival game
1:10:00 - Mafia 3
1:27:00 - Donkey Kong Bananza
1:56:50 - Ghost of Yotei Showcase
2:02:50 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
2:12:50 - Zeke's Games
2:16:40 - Neon Abyss 2
2:18:50 - Krafton vs Subnautica
2:21:50 - Valve removes sex games
2:33:00 - Microtransactions create fun!
2:35:15 - Roblox dating
2:45:00 - Lay-offs at King (Microsoft) replaced by AI
2:46:40 - Destiny 2 Edge of Fate CCV way down
2:51:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 435
6 juli 2025 · 2 uur 56 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Climate
2:40 - Death Stranding 2
28:25 - Lord of the Rings Online
32:15 - A new Planetside? Reaper Actual
39:50 - The Alters AI
59:30 - Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures in UK
1:06:00 - Helldivers 2 hits XBOX
1:07:40 - Microsoft massive layoffs and cancelations
1:33:00 - EA expects 100 million players for Battlefield
1:40:00 - Krafton replaces Subnautica co-founders
1:55:00 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
2:04:00 - Gacha games
2:24:00 - PEAK
2:32:10 - 7 Days to Die
2:35:30 - VTuber Q
2:50:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 434
29 juni 2025 · 3 uur 3 min
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. Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - The Thon ends
4:00 - Dune Awakening endgame
29:00 - GenAI in The Alters
57:00 - Viewbots
1:21:30 - Is game streaming dead?
1:29:00 - Stop Killing Games
1:33:10 - Death Stranding 2
2:15:00 - Lies of P: Overture
2:28:00 - Peak
2:45:00 - Ruffy and the Riverside
2:49:00 - Ume Musume: Pretty Derby
3:01:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 433
22 juni 2025 · 3 uur 8 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - The Blood of Dawnwalker
16:00 - Borderlands 4
32:35 - Borderlands 4 is now a $70 game
49:25 - Donkey Kong Bonanza
55:45 - Lies of P: Overture
1:03:45 - Stellar Blade
1:05:00 - Splitgate devs facing layoffs
1:08:00 - Nexusmods gets sold
1:12:20 - Hades 2 update
1:15:20 - AI thumbnails
1:20:40 - Marathon delayed indefinitely
1:25:00 - Jukeboxes
1:31:30 - Fantasy Life I gets a roguelike mode
1:34:30 - SEGA leaks their sales info
1:36:00 - FBC Firebreak
1:45:40 - Kojima changed Death's Stranding 2 to be more polarizing
2:01:10 - REMATCH
2:26:00 - Mario Kart World
2:30:50 - Date Everything
2:54:10 - The Alters (no spoilers)
3:03:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 432
15 juni 2025 · 3 uur 16 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Father's Day
4:00 - Post-SGF
10:00 - Arc Raiders
21:00 - Marathon
37:20 - Sony removing regional restrictions on Steam
43:30 - Stellar Blade peaks CCU on Steam
49:40 - Gamestop moving away from games
54:00 - Obsidian on $80 games and the industry
1:02:40 - Switch 2 sells over 3 mil in a day
1:16:25 - MindsEye and Cohh
1:34:00 - Dragon Age dev hell
1:47:00 - Dune: Awakening
2:24:00 - Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
2:26:30 - Baby Steps
2:34:50 - Rue Valley
2:37:00 - Dispatch
2:49:00 - Zeke's favorite NEXT Fest demos
3:03:40 - Path of Exile
3:05:10 - Nancy Drew
3:11:15 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 431
1 juni 2025 · 3 uur 1 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Nicknames
5:10 - Twitch bitrate
6.40 - Twitch rewind
17:00 - The rest of Twitch Con EU news
25:00 - Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million in 33 days
26:40 - EA closes Cliffhanger Studios
30:00 - COD ads
34:40 - Elden Ring: Nightreign
1:15:00 - Switch 2
1:31:10 - Summer Game Fest plans
1:59:00 - Tainted Grail
2:30:00 - The Last Golfer
2:40:30 - Zeke's indie recommendations
2:56:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 430
26 mei 2025 · 1 uur 50 min
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. Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Marathon delayed?
16:50 - Lies of P Expansion preview
21:40 - Arc Raiders ARG?
25:15 - Elden Ring the movie
38:55 - Warhammer
52:25 - Games Workshop doing well
53:30 - Witcher 3 celebrates 10 years
1:01:10 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 returns
1:10:00 - Pokémon
1:12:30 - Carey Patel joins Night School
1:19:00 - Can you afford $80?
1:36:20 - TMNT
1:45:10 - Tainted Grail
1:46:15 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 429
20 mei 2025 · 2 uur 57 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon
3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others?
45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon
1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite
1:32:40 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store
1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding
1:35:10 - Ubisoft down
1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices
1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries
1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release
1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes
1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down
1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs
2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online
2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator
2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone
2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2:31:15 - The Precinct
2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs
2:51:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 428
11 mei 2025 · 3 uur 6 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here!
4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations
11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 33
30:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack
33:00 - How the combat came to be
1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions
1:11:30 - Will there be DLC?
1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test
1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews
1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 2026
1:53:20 - Tariffs and games
2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80?
2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk
2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy
2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere
2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk
2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening
2:55:30 - Doooom
2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign
3:00:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 427
27 april 2025 · 2 uur 57 min
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. Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Criken is here
4:00 - Horse girl
6:00 - Are centaurs furries?
5:50 - Marcus in VRChat
15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv
37:30 - Japan
40:00 - Avoiding burn out
53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
1:31:50 - Horse armor
1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring
1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds
1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening
2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues
2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33
2:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders
2:49:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 426
22 april 2025 · 3 uur 1 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - 4/20
3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince
9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming
13:25 - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies
13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories)
18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA
27:00 - Rami is here!
32:30 - The state of the industry
1:23:00 - Roblox did it first
1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 2
1:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope
1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company
2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX
2:11:00 - The EU on MTX
2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 16
2:25:50 - Marvel Rivals swimsuits
2:30:10 - Blades of Fire
2:47:40 - Lost Skies
2:55:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 425
13 april 2025 · 3 uur 1 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Taxes
5:30 - Blue Prince
25:25 - Marathon reveal
59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter
1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 8
1:12:40 - Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
1:26:05 - Path of Exile 2's Jonathan Rogers joins us
2:50:00 - The next week of POE2
22:58:15 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 424
6 april 2025 · 3 uur
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Disney Theme Parks
7:30 - Segues
7:50 - Nintendo Switch 2 debuts
1:00:30 - Duskblood
1:11:30 - Games & Tariffs
1:30:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold
1:34:10 - Atomfall
1:39:00 - The Marathon ARG
1:45:00 - Emma Frost and Ultron join Marvel Rivals
1:46:50 - Path of Exile 2
2:08:00 - South of Midnight
2:18:40 - Schedule 1
2:26:00 - The First Berserker: Khazan
2:46:30 - The Isle
2:50:00 - LA Noire
2:55:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 423
23 maart 2025 · 2 uur 56 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Ice water
4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows
45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler
46:30 - Spoiler over
1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards
1:03:00 - ARK and AI
1:08:30 - A union being formed for game devs
1:10:20 - Hidden level in Split Fiction
1:11:00 - Atomfall
1:21:40 - Future Games Showcase
1:43:50 - Single-Player games are dead (again)
1:46:50 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
1:56:00 - 33 Immortals
2:08:50 - Heavy Rain
2:24:25 - R.E.P.O
2:29:00 - Order 13
2:31:40 - Poop Killer 9
2:38:30 - Look Outside
2:47:00 - Gaming pet peeves
2:50:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 422
16 maart 2025 · 2 uur 55 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Laundry
8:30 - Tub grub investments
12:00 - Finishing games
13:50 - Avowed
34:00 - Death's Stranding 2
41:40 - Silent Hill f
45:30 - Split Fiction
1:05:00 - Chrono Trigger turns 30
1:08:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadow
1:16:00 - Claire Obscura Expedition 33
1:28:00 - R.E.P.O
1:41:30 - Pirate Yakuza
1:54:00 - Monster Hunter Wilds
2:08:00 - Steam Next Fest demos
2:23:00 - Core Keeper
2:26:20 - Twitch partners with StreamElements
2:33:00 - Maya the AI
2:40:00 - Twitch Mobile app changes
2:50:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 421
23 februari 2025 · 2 uur 27 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Blaze it
6:00 - Small burn
12:40 - Aquariums
16:00 - Twitch changing VODs
44:00 - NetEase lays off support staff
56:50 - Hades 2 gets a new update
1:04:00 - Trying to rush games
1:08:00 - Monster Train 2 announced
1:10:20 - Chris Wilson has left GGG?
1:16:55 - Avowed
2:11:50 - Steam NEXT Fest returns
2:13:10 - Roadcraft
2:24:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 420
16 februari 2025 · 2 uur 47 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Carrie Patel is back!
4:15 - Launching games
5:50 - Game reviews
10:00 - Writing with established lore
21:45 - Garrus
25:50 - Tips & Tricks
28:00 - Build variety
33:40 - Level design
45:50 - Why the drastic change from Pillars of Eternity to Avowed?
48:10 - Will this lead to Pillars of Eternity 3?
49:00 - Dodger's questions
51:00 - Mod support?
58:55 - Our time with Avowed
1:05:20 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
1:19:00 - Art Director of Half-Life 2 - Viktor Antanov passed away
1:19:50 - Borderlands 4
1:24:10 - Skibidi Toilet
1:27:00 - Saros
1:29:30 - Tides of Annihilation
1:31:25 - Lies of P: Overture
1:39:25 - Monster Hunter World has sold a lot recently
1:46:10 - Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals
1:55:40 - Elden Ring Nightreign
2:07:00 - Love and Deepspace
2:14:00 - Warframe
2:19:40 - Destiny 2
2:22:40 - Civilization VII
2:24:10 - VRChat gooning
2:32:20 - Goth is making a game
2:35:10 - BREAKING: Rainbow Six Siege X
2:39:50 - Path of Exile 2
2:42:20 - No Man's Sky
2:44:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 419
10 februari 2025 · 2 uur 50 min
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. Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - The times are changing
6:00 - LSF
10:00 - Tub grub
15:30 - Indie games
24:40 - PSN down for 20 hours
27:00 - Civilization VII
32:00 - Sworn
47:10 - GTA6 still on track to release in 2025
48:00 - Borderlands
52:00 - The Switch
54:00 - Avowed
58:20 - Battlefield Labs
1:09:20 - Monster Hunter Wilds approaching
1:17:00 - The League virus
1:23:00 - Riot removes F2P features
1:34:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
1:59:20 - Ender Magnolia
2:08:20 - Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?
2:10:00 - Pitching Dodger games
2:17:10 - Urban Myth Dissolution Center
2:23:30 - VRChat
2:39:00 - CD-Rom-a-thon
2:47:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 418
2 februari 2025 · 2 uur 58 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Bronze Wars
4:00 - Apples
7:00 - Spider Facts
14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dungeon passed away
17:00 - More Ubisoft layoffs
26:20 - No Man's Sky Worlds 2
44:00 - Next Path of Exile 1 league delayed indefinitely
54:00 - Parenting
1:07:40 - Bioware layoffs
1:14:40 - PSN changes for PC
1:19:20 - Baldur's Gate 3 Update 8
1:24:00 - 5090s
1:27:50 - Midnight Society shutsdown
1:29:00 - WoW drama
1:36:00 - The February games onslaught
2:46:00 - Why is Marvel Rivals engaging?
2:52:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 417
26 januari 2025 · 3 uur 18 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - What are intros?
7:00 - Social media
13:00 - Rain Wind Fire
22:30 - Cox & Crendor
29:00 - Home Improvement
39:00 - Top 10 Most Pointless
50:20 - XBOX Developer Direct
1:35:00 - Console add-ons
1:45:40 - EA loses a lot of money
2:04:20 - Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader hits 1 million sold
2:06:25 - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold less than 10K on iOS
2:09:00 - The Video Game History Foundation makes digital collection public
2:22:50 - Needy Streamer Overload hits 2 million sold
2:28:00 - Home Improvement (again)
2:36:39 - Crendor's games
2:43:00 - Showers
2:50:00 - Tub grub
3:02:00 - A conversation about orgies
3:08:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 416
19 januari 2025 · 3 uur 2 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Cats
1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs)
13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox?
55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts
57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games
1:00:00 - TikTok
1:05:40 - The Switch 2!
1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games
1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware
1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games
1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players
1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away
1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh
1:39:00 - Comedy stuff
1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne
1:49:00 - Elon's maps
1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins
2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon
2:35:40 - League hell
2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan
2:45:10 - Indiana Jones
2:47:50 - Vtuber haters
2:53:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 415
12 januari 2025 · 2 uur 46 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Vtubers
7:40 - Vtuber tech
19:35 - Why choose a virtual model?
32:00 - VRChat
46:25 - New Years resolutions
48:00 - Game of the Year
55:20 - League grinding
55:55 - Stellar Blade devs get bonuses
56:35 - Marvel Rivals player retention
1:01:20 - 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 again
1:17:30 - Tencent is a military company?
1:19:45 - Nvidia and AI
1:40:50 - AGDQ raises 2.6 million
1:43:40 - It takes 36 days to unlock a single hero in League?
1:46:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
1:52:00 - The Closing Shift
1:57:40 - Project Zomboid
2:03:00 - WoW Hardcore
2:07:50 - Balatro
2:09:00 - Fast Food Simulator
2:16:45 - Helldivers 2
2:25:00 - Marvel Rivals
2:38:30 - Ys
2:39:00 - Are vtubers anime?
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Dropped Frames Episode 414
6 januari 2025 · 4 uur 1 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 413
15 december 2024 · 2 uur 54 min
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)! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Interview with Warren Spector and the Thick as Thieves devs
26:00 - What's an immersive sim?
48:10 - Interview over
56:50 - Stream together
1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks
1:08:00 - The Game Awards... Controversies?
1:16:00 - Astro Bot wins GOTY at TGA
1:18:40 - Wukong devs criticize TGA
1:21:00 - NFT cats
1:25:10 - Real cats
1:28:00 - Bungie hires fans to save money
1:34:30 - Publisher won't commit to a 2025 schedule until GTA6 announces
1:37:50 - Path of Exile 2
2:00:05 - Box opening
2:23:00 - Dropped Frames GOTY vote
2:25:50 - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2
2:27:40 - Zeke plays a ton of games
2:44:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio
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Dropped Frames Episode 412
8 december 2024 · 3 uur 2 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - The week of games
2:50 - AI emotes
9:00 - Merged chat
22:40 - More people watch games than play games
30:50 - OTK Winter's Game Expo
36:00 - PC Gaming Most Wanted
37:05 - The Streamer Awards
42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic
49:40 - Moonlighter 2
52:45 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
1:30:25 - Marvel Rivals
2:09:30 - Twitter take of the week
2:12:45 - Path of Exile 2
2:50:30 - Our TGA plans
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Dropped Frames Episode 411
1 december 2024 · 3 uur
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - The abyss
2:20 - The Dark Souls of Wikis
11:00 - Path of Exile 2 hype check
1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft
1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran
1:32:00 - Wyoming
1:43:00 - The Witcher 4 production in full-swing
1:46:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 gets a major update
1:49:10 - Musk trying to ruin everything
1:51:40 - Balatro surges
1:56:00 - Squirrel Girl
2:04:30 - Avowed
2:17:10 - Kai Cenat reclaims world record
2:26:55 - STALKER 2
2:40:10 - Our GOTY categories!
2:50:00 - Manhunt
2:55:10 - Use Your Words 2
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Dropped Frames Episode 410
24 november 2024 · 3 uur 10 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Conspiracies
5:10 - The Game Award Nominations
1:55:00 - Dragon Age Veilguard
2:35:00 - STALKER 2
2:45:00 - Ratshaker
2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator
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Dropped Frames Episode 409
3 november 2024 · 2 uur 56 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 408
27 oktober 2024 · 3 uur 5 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - A very special episode
10:40 - Casa Bonita
15:50 - New puppy
17:05 - Blizzard releases a $90 mount for WoW
37:35 - Ubisoft changes Assassin's Creed plans
42:30 - 6v6 returns to Overwatch
48:35 - No new Prince of Persia
52:30 - Netflix closes game studio
58:50 - No Man's Sky launches a new Expedition
1:03:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6
1:05:30 - Ear shapes
1:20:30 - Monster Hunter Wilds open beta
1:29:50 - Dragon Age Veilguard
1:42:50 - Dragon Age Inquisition spoilers
1:43:40 - Spoilers over
1:48:00 - Batman Arkham Shadows
1:50:30 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
1:59:10 - Metaphors
2:13:00 - A Quiet Place
2:27:00 - Finishing Satisfactory
2:28:40 - Starting Factorio
2:34:30 - Towerborne
2:35:00 - Eternal Strands
2:38:50 - Neva
2:50:00 - While We Wait Here
2:52:48 - Silent Hill 2
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Dropped Frames Episode 407
20 oktober 2024 · 3 uur 26 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - When is Halloween?
4:00 - Podcast guests
7:30 - Tiktok trends
11:50 - Arnold Palmer's D***
12:40 - League of Legends Worlds
14:30 - Star Citizen still hasn't released
41:20 - Subnautica 2 annouced
49:20 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House
53:50 - Cronos: The New Dawn
1:02:00 - Rule 34 cars
1:09:50 - Mistfall Hunters
1:14:20 - FBC Firebreak
1:18:20 - Dragon Ball Sparking ZERO sells a lot
1:23:00 - Spider-Man 2 coming to PC
1:24:40 - Hades 2 gets a big update
1:29:00 - Song lyrics
1:32:00 - Claire Obscura: Expedition 33 reveals voice cast
1:38:00 - Space Marine 2 sells a ton
1:42:00 - Final Fantasy franchise sales
1:50:20 - Destiny Rising
1:53:50 - Marvel Mystic Mayhem
1:56:50 - Factorio: Space Age
2:00:00 - Steam Next Fest
2:26:10 - Hordes of Hunger
2:40:10 - Metaphor Refantazio continues
3:03:50 - Neva
3:07:25 - Beyond Galaxyland
3:10:25 - Romancing Saga
3:13:00 - The Penguin
3:16:40 - Agatha All Along
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Dropped Frames Episode 406
13 oktober 2024 · 3 uur 16 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Love your pets
5:30 - Pokemon hacks
9:05 - Red Dead Redemption 1 coming to Steam
19:50 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio sells 1 million copies in 1 day
21:00 - Dragon Ball: SPARKING Zero hitting top 10 on Steam
25:50 - Zeke's origin story
31:30 - Alien Isolation getting a sequel
35:00 - Horror
54:10 - Halo going Unreal 5
1:02:20 - The Halo TV show...
1:08:20 - The Nintendo Alarmo
1:12:00 - Dream mapping
1:19:00 - Sunderfolk developed by ex-Blizzard devs
1:31:00 - Like a Dragon the TV show
1:40:00 - Roblox is a cesspool
1:48:00 - One Piece going on hiatus
1:52:20 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio
2:15:00 - Silent Hill 2
2:29:10 - TCG Shop Simulator addiction
2:33:00 - The Game of Thrones auction
2:49:20 - Diablo 4 Vessels of Hatred
2:53:40 - Grunn
2:59:40 - Timberborn
3:01:20 - Starship Troopers Extermination3:09:50 - Shoutouts
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Dropped Frames Episode 405
6 oktober 2024 · 2 uur 58 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Spooky season
2:20 - TwitchCon wrap up
29:15 - Ironmouse becomes the highest subscribed channel on Twitch ever
43:00 - Is anyone still playing Suicide Squad?
46:00 - Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx
50:50 - Original Horizon Zero Dawn gets delisted on PC
57:20 - 3rd person coming to Halo: Infinite
1:00:50 - Ubisoft blames the game players for poor Star Wars Outlaws sales
1:04:20 - The crazy games coming out in February 2025
1:13:25 - Dragon Age Veilguard goes gold
1:15:00 - New World Aternum
1:21:30 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio Demo
1:36:30 - Starfield: Shattered Space
1:48:30 - TCG Card Shop Sim
2:13:00 - Diablo 4: Vessels of Hatred
2:16:00 - Satisfactory continues
2:28:30 - The Finals season 4
2:36:40 - The Holy Gosh Darn
2:43:50 - The Plucky Squire
2:48:10 - UFO 50
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Dropped Frames Episode 404
22 september 2024 · 2 uur 48 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 403
15 september 2024 · 3 uur 12 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 402
8 september 2024 · 3 uur 13 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 401
1 september 2024 · 2 uur 56 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 400
25 augustus 2024 · 2 uur 57 min
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 Lees meer
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Dropped Frames Episode 399
12 augustus 2024 · 2 uur 41 min
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? Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 398
4 augustus 2024 · 3 uur 3 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 397
28 juli 2024 · 1 uur 54 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 396
21 juli 2024 · 3 uur 6 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 395
14 juli 2024 · 2 uur 55 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 394
1 juli 2024 · 3 uur 13 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 393
24 juni 2024 · 2 uur 59 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 392
17 juni 2024 · 2 uur 1 min
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! Lees meer
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
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Dropped Frames Episode 391
2 juni 2024 · 3 uur 4 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - intro/scuff
2:15 - Is Bloodborne overrated?
9:30 - Sony State of Play
10:30 - Concord
24:30 - Login to God of War Ragnarok
29:50 - Dynasty Warriors Origins
31:20 - Infinity Nikki
36:40 - Battles of Antara
48:00 - Behemoth
51:10 - Alien VR
55:35 - Where Winds Meet
58:00 - Until Dawn Remake
1:00:00 - Path of Exile 2 coming to PS5
1:04:20 - Silent Hill 2 Remake
1:08:05 - Monster Hunter Wilds
1:11:40 - Astrobot
1:18:30 - Next Indie Direct 2024
1:38:00 - The plan for streaming SGF
2:30:00 - The Rogue Prince of Persia
2:36:10 - Parasite EVE 2
2:44:50 - Star Trek Resurgence
2:46:36 - Cohh finished Stellar Blade
2:52:50 - Soulmask
2:56:40 - Skald
2:59:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 390
26 mei 2024 · 3 uur 3 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro/The schedule
2:20 - Jupiter Ascending happened
10:10 - Dune part 2
14:00 - The Equalizer
16:50 - Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
20:30 - Larian Studios opens a 7th studio
23:30 - IGN buys larger share in games media
37:30 - Leaks~
39:50 - Warhammer 40K
45:20 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
1:08:00 - Hellblade 2 spoilers
1:15:00 - Spoilers end
1:24:40 - Shakeups at Helldivers 2 studio
1:31:00 - The King
1:42:20 - Valve's new game
1:51:30 - Neil Druckmann's AI
2:04:20 - Diablo 4 season 4
2:15:40 - 33 Immortals
3:36:25 - V Rising
2:54:30 - Stellar Blade
2:57:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 389
19 mei 2024 · 3 uur 4 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Jesse watches every episode
6:50 - Cohh is on vacation
10:00 - Square Enix restructure & layoffs
16:30 - Update on the industry by Rami
39:00 - Next Call of Duty will be a sub service?
44:00 - Total War: Star Wars
47:25 - Valve getting into Hero Shooters?
52:00 - Alpha vs Beta
1:03:20 - Tesla drops Steam support
1:06:20 - Twitter bots
1:08:05 - Assassin's Creed Shadows
1:30:20 - The Division: Heartland canceled
1:31:20 - Stellaris AI drama & Self-actualization
2:11:00 - The sales
2:21:40 - Summer Game Fest is soon
2:30:00 - Jupiter Ascending
2:51:20 - 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 4
2:57:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 388
13 mei 2024 · 3 uur 4 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - The echo
2:00 - The news by Zeke
2:50 - The Helldivers 2 drama
17:55 - Now on to Microsoft
45:00 - More layoffs incoming
59:00 - Switch 2 announcement soon?
1:02:30 - Marvel Rivals controversy
1:17:00 - Playing Marvel Rivals
1:40:15 - EA wants Advertisements inside games
1:50:55 - Hades 2
2:02:00 - ANIMAL WELL
2:15:30 - V Rising 1.0
2:35:00 - HOMM 3
2:46:00 - Stellar Blade
2:49:00 - Dead Island 2
2:52:40 - Another Crab's Treasure
2:53:30 - Little Kitty Big City
2:56:20 - Finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
2:58:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dropped Frames Episode 387
28 april 2024 · 2 uur 44 min
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! Lees meer
0:00 - intro
2:10 - TV Show updates
5:30 - X-Men '97
7:30 - Escape From Scamtov
28:00 - Nintendo going after Garry's Mod/Skibidi Toilet
37:10 - Switch 2 hardware rumors
43:00 - Microsoft wants a new Fallout sooner
49:30 - Fallout 4 next-gen update
55:50 - No Blizzcon in 2024
1:02:40 - Elite Dangerous turning into Star Citizen
1:09:00 - Twitch Subs issue resolved?
1:11:50 - Tiktok banned?
1:13:30 - Stellar Blade
1:37:40 - Zeke plays Boshy again for some reason
1:43:00 - Snowrunner
1:48:10 - Dark Souls 3 Randomizer
1:58:30 - Lords of the Fallen update
2:02:20 - Icarus
2:04:20 - Sandland
2:09:20 - Fallout 76
2:15:40 - Total Warhammer 3
2:17:15 - Bellwright
2:25:30 - Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
2:29:40 - Dead Island 2 comes to Steam
2:36:40 - The Police Mystery
2:40:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.