Dropped Frames
Dropped Frames is a weekly podcast featuring hosts itmeJP, Ezekiel_III and CohhCarnage where they discuss the on goings of being a full-time streamer and of course video games!
Episodes
Dropped Frames Episode 477
We witnessed a gaggle of Ls this week as Amazon/Twitch launch opt-out AI training on their streamers to everyone's dismay. Even more abysmal AI news: An ex-writer within Saber Interactive allegedly replaced by AI and the CEO has a very healthy reaction. Luckily we finally get our first real look at Kingdom Hearts 4 and it's launching sooner than we thought! Games this week: Continuing Big Walk, KO
Dropped Frames Episode 476
We get cursed by time zones this week but we prevail through RAM shortages, the fall of Electronic Arts, and possibly our digital dystopia future! We give our thoughts on Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation, JP goes all in on his time with the Wardogs closed alpha and then Maximilian joins us to talk about the rocky release of Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and finally our time with the co-op puzzle
Dropped Frames Episode 475
Gothalion returns this week to learn WAY too much about Zeke. He has also been playing Everquest Legends along with Cohh, a new remixed version of the classic 90s MMO, Splatoon Raiders and to chat about the convention he helps run - GCX! JP has been off surviving a zombie apocalypse in the newly updated Project Zomboid, Zeke finally opens up to us about Disc Golf and much more (too much more.) 0:0
Dropped Frames Episode 474
It's a hot one today! Figuratively and literally as temperatures rises and ACs break. Cohh is out this week spreading the good word of Emberville, but Zeke returns to brave the heat of Texas with JP! Valve doomposts over memory shortages, Nintendo at war with everyone, Blizzard GM carries raid group, all the news from the FFXIV Fanfest in Berlin! Games this week: Pathogenic, Dinoblade, Desktop Exp
Dropped Frames Episode 473
Zeke is out with the in-laws this week so the rare emergency TWO man stream has been called as JP and Cohh have quite a lot to talk about! Bethesda releases an awkward letter to the community about the future of their game franchises. The director for Marathon leaves Bungie, Sony can't escape the negative reaction to dropping physical media, and a discussion on moving to a more sponsorship focused
Dropped Frames Episode 472
Everything is a mess in the House of X this week as studios under XBOX scramble to restructure after prolific studios Obsidian and Id Software get cut in half. Not all news is devastating this week as TennoCon announces what's next for Warframe, Palworld launches into 1.0 to mass praise. Cohh and Zeke try not to kill each other in Fears to Fathom, Assassin's Creed Blackflag makes us wonder why Ubi
Dropped Frames Episode 471
Even more horrible news this week as Sony announces their discontinuing disc production in 2028, ushering in the digital future where nothing is owned and prices continue to skyrocket, fun! Marvel Rivals nerfs some girth, Tokon blocked in 132 countries, the ESA doesn't understand private servers in Minecraft and much more! Including MOLE, Dimhaven, a ton of Fears to Fathom games, Scroll of Taiwu!
Dropped Frames Episode 470
We go through the deluge of horrible news this week with the price of the Steam Machine being north of $1000, Sony cutting Bungie in half (and more), XBOX going on a rampage against its dev studios, RAM prices expected to double and never come down, and the price of Grand Theft Auto 6 has been revealed! Then we brave the deeps in The Last Caretaker, SAND, and Runescape: Dragonwilds. Show our creat
Dropped Frames Episode 469
We sound the Rami alarm this week to check the health of the industry after a massive week of game announcements from Summer Game Fest! We go over the Nintendo Direct, pick out some games we're excited about go into the history of 1666: Amsterdam. With the extreme slate of new games on the horizon comes news of Microsoft looking to downsize and possibly sell off the XBOX brand and what that means
Dropped Frames Episode 468
We're joined by Rebecca Ford, creative director of Warframe, this week to chat about having an existential crisis, before heading into group therapy. But then we get into the games! We talk Deadlock, Slay the SPire 2, 007 First Light, Path of Exile 2, and more! Make sure to check out our Summer of Games Showcase this week starting with the Playstation State of Play happening on June 2! 0:00
Dropped Frames Episode 467
We're joined by Gothalion this week, Twitch streamer and now CEO of a game studio: Magic Find Studio to chat about Forza Horizon 6 and eulogize the end of Destiny 2. Kingdom Come Deliverance devs; Warhorse Studios, is developing a Middle-Earth game. Rocket League upgrades to Unreal Engine 6, Lots of Warhammer, a secret No Man's Sky announcement incoming and we prepare for the Summer of Game Showca
Dropped Frames Episode 466
We're joined by Warren Spector & Jeff Hickman to chat about their upcoming game Thick as Thieves and the very deep lore of how they both got into video games. After that we chat about our time under the sea with Subnautica 2, Zeke's time with Mixtape, and Dead as Disco and then JP's thoughts on Forza Horizon 6! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Texas Zeke3:00 - Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman are here
Dropped Frames Episode 465
For more info & ways you can help: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/en Ross Scott & Pavel Zálešák from the Digital Rights Advocacy group 'Stop Killing Games' joins us this week to tell us how the campaign is going and to answer some Q&As about some common misconceptions some throw their way. Then JP and Cohh talk about JP's trip to Final Fantasy XIV's FanFest this
Dropped Frames Episode 464
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:
Dropped Frames Episode 463
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 multip
Dropped Frames Episode 462
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
Dropped Frames Episode 461
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 flaw
Dropped Frames Episode 460
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
Dropped Frames Episode 459
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 -
Dropped Frames Episode 458
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 som
Dropped Frames Episode 457
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 Ab
Dropped Frames Episode 456
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
Dropped Frames Episode 455
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 hi
Dropped Frames Episode 454
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
Dropped Frames Episode 453
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 Cheek
Dropped Frames Episode 452
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 - Consume
Dropped Frames Episode 451
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, h
Dropped Frames Episode 450
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,
Dropped Frames Episode 449
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
Dropped Frames Episode 448
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 cate
Dropped Frames Episode 447
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 XBO
Dropped Frames Episode 446
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 - Twitc
Dropped Frames Episode 445
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 fo
Dropped Frames Episode 444
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 Twitc
Dropped Frames Episode 443
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
Dropped Frames Episode 442
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 - Nintend
Dropped Frames Episode 441
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! &nbs
Dropped Frames Episode 440
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, Ju
Dropped Frames Episode 439
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
Dropped Frames Episode 438
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 y
Dropped Frames Episode 437
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... Shenmu
Dropped Frames Episode 436
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! &nb
Dropped Frames Episode 435
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:
Dropped Frames Episode 434
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 Kill
Dropped Frames Episode 433
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, Mara
Dropped Frames Episode 432
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!
Dropped Frames Episode 431
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 a
Dropped Frames Episode 430
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
Dropped Frames Episode 429
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 DO
Dropped Frames Episode 428
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! &nbs
Dropped Frames Episode 427
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 - Int
Dropped Frames Episode 426
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
Dropped Frames Episode 425
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
Dropped Frames Episode 424
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 shoot
Dropped Frames Episode 423
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 - Qui
Dropped Frames Episode 422
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
Dropped Frames Episode 421
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
Dropped Frames Episode 420
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 -
Dropped Frames Episode 419
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 - I
Dropped Frames Episode 418
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
Dropped Frames Episode 417
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
Dropped Frames Episode 416
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 unba
Dropped Frames Episode 415
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:
Dropped Frames Episode 414
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 - Favo
Dropped Frames Episode 413
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 -
Dropped Frames Episode 412
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
Dropped Frames Episode 411
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 check1:2
Dropped Frames Episode 410
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 Vei
Dropped Frames Episode 409
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 ev
Dropped Frames Episode 408
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 ga
Dropped Frames Episode 407
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:
Dropped Frames Episode 406
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
Dropped Frames Episode 405
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: Sha
Dropped Frames Episode 404
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
Dropped Frames Episode 403
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
Dropped Frames Episode 402
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 ge
Dropped Frames Episode 401
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:
Dropped Frames Episode 400
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 - T
Dropped Frames Episode 399
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: Kn
Dropped Frames Episode 398
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
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