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The Dropshot

The Dropshot

The Dropshot, LLC 612 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

The Dropshot is a weekly gaming news and culture podcast hosted by Casey (Razinon) and Jakedown, two long-time gaming friends who share strong opinions. The show is streamed live on YouTube and available on all podcast platforms. It features a vibrant Discord community and offers bonus content via Patreon.

Episodes

Episode 600: Modern Warfare 4 Beta vs WARDOGS — Both Land August 21
Episode 600: Modern Warfare 4 Beta vs WARDOGS — Both Land August 21 Aug 17, 2026 7917 Episode 600. On August 21st the Modern Warfare 4 early access beta, the WARDOGS closed beta, and Call of Duty NEXT all land on the same day — and the two games are asking for wildly different amounts of money. We go through everything Activision is cramming into the MW4 beta: a playable campaign mission called Entrenched, six multiplayer maps, the return of Ground War, and a brand new Warzone R
Episode 599: WARDOGS Alpha Review: Battlefield But Dying Actually Matters
Episode 599: WARDOGS Alpha Review: Battlefield But Dying Actually Matters Aug 10, 2026 8506 Imagine Battlefield, but dying matters. That's the WARDOGS closed alpha in one sentence — and after a weekend in it, we're calling it the most polished alpha we've ever played. WARDOGS is Bulkhead and Team17's 100-player tactical shooter: three factions, one randomized control zone, first side to 100 points wins. You start with $10,000, you buy your loadout from in-game vendors, and when you di
Episode 598: Saudi Arabia Bought EA — And Gamers Are Mad About a Camera
Episode 598: Saudi Arabia Bought EA — And Gamers Are Mad About a Camera Aug 3, 2026 7665 On Tuesday, Electronic Arts stops being a public company. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners are closing a $55 billion all-cash buyout — the largest leveraged buyout of a public company in history — and PIF walks away with 93.4% of Madden, FIFA, Apex, The Sims, Battlefield and BioWare. So we spent half the episode on what that actually means
Episode 597: WARDOGS Looks Incredible... Then They Got Banned On Twitch
Episode 597: WARDOGS Looks Incredible... Then They Got Banned On Twitch Jul 27, 2026 6332 WARDOGS ran its first ever gameplay livestream this week and it went about as well as you'd expect from a studio full of guys in their late twenties: the alpha codes were a QR-code disaster, the stream started two hours late, and it ended with a Twitch ban for throwing a sex toy across the room. And yet — the actual gameplay looked incredible. We break down everything we saw: the enormous map, the
Episode 596: MW4 Gameplay Reveal: Kill Block, Recoil Backlash & the DMZ 2 Problem
Episode 596: MW4 Gameplay Reveal: Kill Block, Recoil Backlash & the DMZ 2 Problem Jul 20, 2026 6366 Infinity Ward just had its biggest Modern Warfare 4 reveal week yet — and the community immediately found the flaws. We break down everything shown at the MW4 creator event and Fanatics Fest: the Kill Block modular map with 500+ configurations, the gunplay reveal and the instant visual recoil backlash, VFX masking, no-bloom hipfire, doors, takedowns, proximity chat, and the Aston Martin Dreadnough
Episode 595: Bethesda Layoffs, Black Flag Resynced & Tarkov Kord Breach
Episode 595: Bethesda Layoffs, Black Flag Resynced & Tarkov Kord Breach Jul 13, 2026 6756 Black Flag Resynced just became the biggest Assassin's Creed launch in history — and it's a remake of a 13-year-old game with mixed Steam reviews. The boys break down the day-one microtransaction backlash, whether the remake gold rush is good for gaming, and which classics deserve the full ground-up treatment next. Then it gets heavier: Microsoft's July layoff wave hit Bethesda and ZeniMax hard
Episode 594: The Steam Machine Is Weaker Than a PS5 (And Costs 2x)
Episode 594: The Steam Machine Is Weaker Than a PS5 (And Costs 2x) Jul 6, 2026 6400 Valve's Steam Machine reviews are in — and the verdict is brutal: by most measures it's slightly less powerful than a base PS5 while costing more than double. We break down the benchmarks, why Valve went semi-custom on the chips, and whether "access to the entire Steam library" is worth the price of admission. Before that, we go deep on Escape from Tarkov's first-ever season, Cord Breach — the new
Episode 593: GTA 6 Is $100 For a Code in a Box (And You'll Buy It)
Episode 593: GTA 6 Is $100 For a Code in a Box (And You'll Buy It) Jun 29, 2026 6039 GTA 6 pre-orders are live, the price is confirmed, and the internet is melting down — so naturally that's the whole episode. Raz and Jake break down the $80 standard / $100 Ultimate pricing, the "physical copy" that's really just a download code in a box with no disc, and whether you're actually losing anything (spoiler: lending to your buddies, and not much else). Then it's the free-market case f
Episode 592: Halo on PlayStation, GTA 6 Pre-Orders & WARDOGS Killcam Drama
Episode 592: Halo on PlayStation, GTA 6 Pre-Orders & WARDOGS Killcam Drama Jun 22, 2026 5683 Halo is on PlayStation. Let that sink in. On this one we get into Halo: Campaign Evolved — the full Unreal Engine 5 remake landing on PS5, Xbox and PC on July 28 — and why cutting the multiplayer to protect the "next mainline Halo" might be the dumbest part of the whole thing. Plus the AI controversy Halo Studios can't stop being squirrely about. Then it's GTA 6: pre-orders go live June 25, Nov
Episode 591: Warzone Is an Abusive Ex & Other Truths
Episode 591: Warzone Is an Abusive Ex & Other Truths Jun 15, 2026 6851 Jake's sick, Raz is recovered, and karma is real — so we kept it loose and answered your questions from the Discord this week. We get into whether Apex hitting all-time-high player counts means anything for a Warzone comeback (short version: Warzone is the abusive ex who shows up with roses), why Zelda is a children's game, the most overrated franchises in gaming, when a game stops being a game
Episode 590: This is not God of War
Episode 590: This is not God of War Jun 8, 2026 5371 It's the summer of the delay. This week Raz and Jake break down two tactical shooters moving in opposite directions — Hell Let Loose: Vietnam getting pushed back to August after a rough beta, and Wardogs pulling its early access UP (something you basically never see) — and what each move says about a studio's confidence. Then it's Summer Game Fest: the turn-based Star Wars Zero Company that's r
Episode 589: Modern Warfare 4 Looks Good — We Still Want It to Fail
Episode 589: Modern Warfare 4 Looks Good — We Still Want It to Fail Jun 1, 2026 6446 Modern Warfare 4 got revealed, 007 First Light is finally out, and the Hell Let Loose: Vietnam beta dropped — so naturally we spent an episode on the franchise we swore off, a Bond game that isn't quite Hitman, and a beta that can't hold a frame rate. We get into the HLL: Vietnam open beta (the rubber-banding, the keybinds that won't stick, the studio's track record) and whether it's worth grab

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