Podcast

Dropped Frames

Leisure, News, Tech News, Video Games

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!

Video Games chart
#58
Episodes
498
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
2 hr 58 min
On air since
2017
Latest episode
2 days ago

Episodes

498 episodes, newest first

  1. Dropped Frames Episode 486

    Episode 486

    Show notes

    Zeke's out at the Ren Fair this weekend so JP and Cohh talk at length about all their latest obsessions like Monsters & Memories, Enshrouded, soon to be World of Warcraft Forever and more! There's a lot to say about the new Wuxia action game Phantom Blade 0, the new Crimson Desert expansion and the unfortunate passing of Patrick Stewart deeply affecting them and much more!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Pants.
    00:02:20 - Halloween
    00:08:30 - Emberville delayed?!
    00:12:00 - Patrick Stewart passed away
    00:17:00 - GTA6 is huge
    00:22:30 - CoD using real footage from a tragedy
    00:27:20 - Star Wars blamed for shutting down Bioware
    00:34:40 - Phantom Blade 0
    01:15:20 - Crimson Desert DLC
    01:24:20 - Monsters & Memories
    01:43:00 - Enshrouded
    01:55:00 - Stupid Never Dies
    02:01:30 - Final Fantasy Resonance
    02:04:50 - Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fanfest
    02:07:10 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 9 min
  2. Dropped Frames Episode 485

    Episode 485

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    We're joined by Pearl Abyss' Will Powers to catch up on where they're at after the success of Crimson Desert and where the game is going in the upcoming expansion coming this week! The big news this week is EA laying off 400 employees including shutting down decades old studio - BioWare. Long-time e-sports organization Evil Geniuses is also shutting down. Then we get into Final Fantasy Resonance, Stupid Never Dies and a whole ton of Steam demos!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Will Powers from Pearl Abyss is here
    00:04:00 - Crimson Desert Expansion
    00:11:30 - When does Crimson Desert stop updating?
    00:14:30 - How does underwater work?
    00:27:00 - Romance
    00:32:30 - Bioware
    00:36:40 - New combat?
    00:49:50 - Ship building and sailing
    00:58:00 - Hockey
    01:03:00 - Steam Slop Fest
    01:11:20 - OpenAI and TwitchCon collab
    01:16:40 - EA shuts down Bioware
    01:20:00 - The origin of sad Cohh
    01:24:00 - Evil Geniuses shutting down
    01:29:10 - Project Helix rumored $1200
    01:30:30 - New GamePass prices
    01:34:50 - Arkane Lyon looking for a buyer
    01:42:00 - Steam Demos Part 1
    02:00:30 - Monsters & Memories
    02:02:50 - Enshrouded
    02:15:20 - Final Fantasy Resonance
    02:22:30 - Stupid Never Dies
    02:31:30 - Steam Demos Part 2
    02:53:30 - Upcoming releases
    02:56:30 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 59 min
  3. Dropped Frames Episode 484

    Episode 484

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    It's October and in the middle of dozens of major releases are also amazing horror games releasing with Tenebris Somnia, Silver Pines, Hellraiser as well as the fear of AI recompiling creating doppelganger video games! NVIDIA ceases production of the 5090, Control Resonant is the fastest selling Remedy game, WARDOGs drama and finally our time with Enshrouded 1.0!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Three bards
    00:05:20 - Concerts
    00:08:00 - Control Resonant is fastest selling Remedy game
    00:09:50 - Sad Cohh nominated for Streamer of the year
    00:18:00 - NVIDIA stopping production on 5090s
    00:20:00 - GTA6 PC rumored to release Q1
    00:22:00 - Dev doesn't release demo out of fear of AI copycats
    00:30:40 - Konami doesn't believe in the future of AI in game development
    00:33:40 - XBOX Labs is just more AI
    00:37:00 - Even more Fire Emblem
    00:40:50 - The origin of Dressmaker
    00:43:00 - Epic Games goes full AI
    00:48:00 - Total War: Shogun 2 AI enhancement gets removed from Steam
    00:50:40 - No Rest for the Wicked gets classes
    00:57:00 - Hellraiser
    01:10:00 - Valor Mortis
    01:18:45 - Tenebris Somnia
    01:26:30 - Deep Dish Dungeon
    01:30:00 - Silver Pines
    01:35:00 - Enshrouded 1.0
    02:00:00 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
    02:06:25 - WARDOGs season 2
    02:27:20 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 31 min
  4. Dropped Frames Episode 483

    Episode 483

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    There are just too many games that it's creating choice paralysis! Before that however: Zeke has been enjoying the Austin music scene, NVIDIA is shutting down 5090 production? and the furloughed Star Wars Zero Company devs finally return to the studio and paid! We've been playing loads of games this week including Hellraiser Revival, the indie MMO - Monsters & Memories, a deluge of Capcom games: Onimusha and Dragons Dogma 2, Silver Pines and much more!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Boomer music
    00:23:20 - Choice paralysis
    00:26:00 - 5090s not being produced anymore
    00:30:50 - Star Wars Zero Company devs get paid
    00:38:50 - Richard Garriott reclaims Ultima
    00:40:20 - CapGods
    00:59:00 - Triple I initiative
    01:09:40 - Hellraiser
    01:29:40 - Monsters and Memories
    01:45:50 - Onimusha
    02:01:45 - Silver Pine
    02:16:40 - Endocopia
    02:26:20 - Dragon's Dogma 2 Dark Arisen
    02:35:00 - Star Wars Galactic Racer
    02:52:45 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 58 min
  5. Dropped Frames Episode 482

    Episode 482

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    JP has become a Vtuber (for a month.) We break down what it takes to become one from concept to reality and it's a lot. After that shock we get into reacting to us in the news, GTA6 gets content rated, Valve's Deadlock gets 6 news character a new map and RuneScape 4 gets announced. Cohh is having a time in Valheim, Zeke is still sailing the high fashion seas in Dressmaker and JP is scared of World of Warcraft Forever launching.

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:30 - Vtubing
    00:03:00 - The cost of vtubers
    00:23:20 - Dropping Frames
    00:25:40 - GTA6 content ratings
    00:30:00 - New Deadlock update
    00:34:50 - RuneScape 4 announced
    00:43:40 - Valheim rage
    01:04:50 - Witcher 3 Remaster
    01:08:30 - EU Kids
    01:12:30 - Gears of War: E-Day is out
    01:23:00 - Aion 2
    01:25:40 - Silent Hill: townfall
    01:54:10 - Even more Dressmaker
    02:02:50 - American Truck Simulator
    02:10:20 - CONTROL Resonant
    02:18:05 - WoW Forever
    02:44:05 - End of Abyss
    02:49:00 - Rivage
    02:55:50 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 1 min
  6. Dropped Frames Episode 481

    Episode 481

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    Mikael Kasurinen, the director of CONTROL: Resonant joins us this week to chat about his journey into game development, the intricacy of level design, and the willingness to go weird. Then we dive into Silent Hill: townfall a game Cohh and Zeke liked 80% of. XBOX continues to implode as multiple major dev studios seem to be shutting down, including Halo moving to Activision. Bungie recommits to Destiny while moving to unvault all of Destiny 2. Dune Awakening gets a single-player mode and Zeke gushes over the new surprise hit Dressmaker!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Disc golf
    00:05:05 - Director of CONTROL Resonant - Mikael Kasurinen is here!
    00:09:50 - Does gameplay or story dictate direction first?
    00:15:20 - Why Dylan?
    00:25:10 - Combat inspirations
    00:37:00 - Maintaining ambition and scope with a budget
    00:45:20 - How weird is too weird?
    00:52:15 - Is game dev fun?
    00:55:00 - Level design
    01:13:00 - Player autonomy
    01:41:00 - Shipping in September
    01:45:20 - The high seas
    01:48:20 - What's next for Remedy?
    01:57:00 - Silent Hill: townfall
    02:19:50 - Blood of the Dawnwalker
    02:24:30 - XBOX still imploding
    02:31:00 - The Bungie gambit
    02:38:00 - Dune Awakening single-player
    02:41:00 - Fire Emblem
    02:43:50 - Dressmaker
    02:58:30 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 3 min
  7. Dropped Frames Episode 480

    Episode 480

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    This week we're joined by Washington Post's Gene Park to get an expert opinion on all the Wolverine discourse and learn the deep lore of the fart gas. JP has played the World of Warcraft Forever beta, and uh oh, it's about to consume a lot of time. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is a lot of game, Gene has been playing Control Resonant, Zeke absolutely adores Onimusha and so much more this week!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Gene Park is here!
    00:02:00 - The origin of fart gas
    00:09:00 - Having a blast
    00:11:00 - Marvel's Wolverine
    00:51:40 - WoW Forever breaking records
    01:01:30 - Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
    01:09:20 - Control Resonant
    01:15:30 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
    01:28:00 - Game of the year discussions
    01:33:40 - Enjoying games as a game reviewer
    01:40:20 - Valheim
    01:44:10 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds
    01:50:00 - WARDOGS continues
    02:00:40 - Silent Hill: Townfall
    02:11:00 - Hellraiser: Revival
    02:20:40 - Active Matter
    02:26:40 - Steam Frame
    02:32:10 - Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
    02:36:20 - Marathon redo
    02:38:45 - Mindeye devs laid off
    02:40:30 - PC Gamer Show - Japan
    02:42:50 - BLACKWOOD
    02:52:40 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 58 min
  8. Dropped Frames Episode 479

    Episode 479

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    Zeke returns from the desert just in time for the world of video games to explode again! From Insomniac's Wolverine reviews, Kojima parting ways with Sony partnership to BlizzCon announcements including a new StarCraft and World of Warcraft Forever! We try to balance our excitement and horror with Valheim 1.0, surprise hit: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha, Breathedge 2 and more!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Valheim 1.0
    00:07:20 - Wolverine reviews
    00:11:30 - Kojima and Sony part ways
    00:23:30 - Crimson Desert DLC
    00:31:20 - StarCraft returns
    00:36:50 - Diablo V
    00:46:50 - World of Warcraft Forever
    01:03:30 - Zeke's Burning Man
    01:23:50 - Ocarina of Time Remake
    01:34:40 - Metroid Ravenous
    01:36:10 - Kirby & The World Beyond
    01:38:00 - Steam Achievement Leak
    01:42:40 - The Blood of Dawnwalker
    01:59:30 - Breathedge 2
    02:13:00 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword
    02:19:10 - We have played Emberville
    02:37:10 - WARDOGS Early Access
    02:53:30 - Solasta 2
    02:56:50 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 2 min
  9. Dropped Frames Episode 478

    Episode 478

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    We're joined by WARDOGS Game Directors: Howard Philpott & Mark "phantasy' Pinney this week to talk about filling a much needed niche in the FPS genre, why early access and plenty of viewer questions! Afterwards we chat about the awkwardness that is DLSS5, the GTA6 reveal that broke the internet, and a Witcher 3 remaster in the middle of a massive ton of game releases. Then our time with the new STALKER 2 update, Star Wars Zero Company and more!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - Can't handle all of these games
    00:02:40 - Wardogs devs join us
    00:04:50 - Why early access?
    00:09:40 - First convention
    00:17:00 - Graphical advantages
    00:20:50 - Vehicle control options
    00:33:00 - Comparisons to Planetside
    00:43:40 - Private servers
    00:57:30 - Progression systems
    01:33:20 - Global players
    01:39:50 - What have the Wardogs devs been playing?
    01:50:30 - Announcements at FPS Game Show
    01:52:30 - The DLSS5 issue
    01:57:40 - GTA6
    02:11:15 - The Witcher 3 Remaster
    02:16:40 - STALKER 2
    02:20:00 - Star Wars Zero Company
    02:44:15 - Wolcen 2
    02:49:10 - Path of Exile 2 - Swords/release date
    02:51:10 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 53 min
  10. Dropped Frames Episode 477

    Episode 477

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    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, KOTOR 2, Sandustry, DIVE or DIE, ReStory and more!

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:01:00 - To the MOON
    00:04:00 - War Dogs
    00:09:20 - Mortal Shell 2
    00:14:00 - Twitch/Amazon training AI off streamers
    00:29:00 - Writer gets replaced by AI
    00:41:00 - Weird things in WoW
    00:49:00 - Terraria Calamity mod shutting down
    00:54:30 - Kingdom Hearts 4 news
    00:57:00 - Marvel Rivals doing extremely well
    01:00:42 - People upset with Wolverine?
    01:07:00 - Elder Scrolls 6 looks great according to CEO of game
    01:09:50 - Alan Wake 2 sells 3 million copies
    01:13:20 - BEEG Walk
    01:19:50 - Falcom reports 110% profit growth from Trails in the Sky 1
    01:21:00 - Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave
    01:26:50 - Marvel Tokon gets PC patch
    01:35:30 - Zeke played KOTOR2
    01:44:50 - Sandustry
    01:49:40 - Lootbound
    01:59:00 - Chop Chop Inc.
    02:04:30 - DIVE or DIE
    02:11:20 - Pax Autocratica
    02:23:00 - Servant of the Lake
    02:30:00 - Below, Rusted Gods
    02:36:40 - Cat Mail Co.
    02:42:20 - ReStory
    02:49:00 - Dragonsword Awakening
    02:59:00 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 3 min
  11. Dropped Frames Episode 476

    Episode 476

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    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 game: Big Walk!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Time zones
    3:50 - RAM is gone for 2027
    9:50 - Netflix secures GTA6 reveal
    18:30 - Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2
    19:50 - EA completes Saudi investment merger
    24:50 - Blizzard on top at Microsoft
    26:20 - LilyPichu voices new Overwatch character
    29:00 - Take-Two CEO excited for cloud gaming future
    36:40 - Beast of Reincarnation
    56:00 - Wardogs closed alpha
    1:46:40 - Maximillian joins us!
    1:47:00 - Duskbloods beta
    1:49:40 - Marvel Tokon launches
    2:40:50 - Big Walk
    3:01:05 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 5 min
  12. Dropped Frames Episode 475

    Episode 475

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    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.)

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Florida
    3:50 - Everquest Legends
    20:30 - EA sale going through
    23:40 - GPU prices skyrocketing
    25:10 - Capcom sales
    27:10 - Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40K
    28:10 - Path of Exile 2 fixes a major bug
    33:40 - Shift Up releases AI promo video
    39:30 - Twitch and Amazon training AI off streamers
    50:00 - Old Men toesies
    1:01:30 - Dysmantle
    1:09:45 - Project Zomboid
    1:39:00 - Game goals
    1:57:40 - Splatoon Raiders
    2:07:00 - Disc Gold Masters
    2:16:50 - Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
    2:29:30 - Corsair Cove
    2:39:30 - Below Rusted Gods
    2:44:00 - The Incident at Galley House
    2:49:40 - Emberville/GCX
    3:04:00 - Dragonsword: Awakening
    3:06:50 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 13 min
  13. Dropped Frames Episode 474

    Episode 474

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    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 Explorer and many more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - The Real CohhCarnage
    7:00 - Air Conditioning
    11:00 - Zeke vacation
    15:40 - Memory shortage not ending
    21:30 - Nintendo at war with Japanese patent
    23:30 - Nintendo vs tariffs
    27:30 - WoW GM helping players prog
    43:40 - Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest Berlin
    51:50 - Project Zomboid build 42
    1:03:50 - Marathon releases PVE mode
    1:06:20 - Wardogs devs get banned on Twitch
    1:12:30 - DCKO
    1:16:50 - High on Life 2
    1:22:40 - Pathogenic
    1:29:00 - Dinoblade
    1:38:00 - Doomsday Diner
    1:40:40 - Path of Exile: Curse of the Allflame
    1:42:00 - Marvel Tokon beta
    1:53:40 - Photomalay
    1:58:00 - Desktop Explorer
    2:02:50 - The Incident at Galley House
    2:06:00 - Moldrise
    2:10:30 - Ritter & Rotwein
    2:16:00 - Avatar Legends
    2:24:50 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 33 min
  14. Dropped Frames Episode 473

    Episode 473

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    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 stream. On the games side we further discuss Palworld and its surprisingly deep systems, Everquest Legends being wild and weird and many more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Cohh banned from games
    9:00 - Bethesda on the future
    30:00 - Marathon director leaves Bungie
    35:50 - The community not letting Sony forget about physical media
    43:00 - Jennifer English leaving Tides of Annhilation
    45:40 - Ryan Hurst leaves God of War the TV show
    52:30 - The Blood of Dawnwalker goes gold
    58:20 - FFXIV mobile EOS
    1:00:50 - POE1 Curse of the All-Flame
    1:08:20 - Naval update for BF6
    1:14:50 - Navigating sponsorships
    1:24:40 - Palworld
    1:50:00 - Everquest Legends
    1:56:00 - Funnel Runners
    2:01:40 - Fix Force
    2:06:30 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 9 min
  15. Dropped Frames Episode 472

    Episode 472

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    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 Ubisoft has never made another pirate game and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Right in to Microsoft layoffs
    13:00 - Ubisoft :(
    20:00 - TennoCon 2026
    32:00 - Fears to Fathom: Scratch Creek
    48:20 - DOOM: The Dark Ages Expansion
    53:00 - Palworld 1.0
    1:39:30 - 007 First Light
    1:53:30 - Hunger
    1:57:00 - RuneScape Dragonwilds
    2:01:00 - MOLE
    2:04:40 - Assassin's Creed Blackflag
    2:10:00 - OUTBRK
    2:18:00 - Anime games
    2:23:00 - They Left Us Here
    2:31:20 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 34 min
  16. Dropped Frames Episode 471

    Episode 471

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    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!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Fireworks
    5:10 - The Great Coffee Spill of 2026
    7:20 - Sony and Microsoft's race to the bottom
    8:30 - Nerfed girth
    32:50 - Marvel Tokon blocked in 132 countries
    38:00 - Meccha Chameleon sells 15 million copies
    47:10 - ESA calls Minecraft servers are illegal
    1:00:20 - Thick as Thieves devs hit with layoffs
    1:05:10 - X4 Foundations
    1:08:00 - Unhinged
    1:13:50 - Dimhaven
    1:27:00 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds
    1:45:00 - MOLE
    1:45:30 - Fears to Fathom
    1:47:40 - Scroll of Taiwu
    1:52:20 - Shoutouts

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    1 hr 59 min
  17. Dropped Frames Episode 470

    Episode 470

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    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 creativity in Meccha Chameleon and dive head first into the Steam Next Fest!

    0:00 - Intro
    2:20 - Depression
    2:50 - Steam Machine
    5:00 - GTA6 pre-orders
    12:20 - Sony cuts 50% of Bungie
    14:00 - XBOX destruction
    21:20 - RAM prices never going down
    31:00 - Sony still wants to invest in live service
    33:50 - League of Legends Classic
    36:10 - Wildgate ending development
    54:30 - PlayStation removing bought movies from PSN libraries
    55:10 - The Last Caretaker
    58:00 - Stellar Blade
    1:07:40 - SAND
    1:20:20 - RuneScape: Dragonwilds
    1:29:00 - Meccha Chameleon
    1:39:00 - X4 Foundation
    1:57:20 - Steam Next Fest Demos (A lot of them)
    2:34:00 - MOLE
    2:38:00 - Fears to Fathom: Scratch Creek
    2:42:40 - Gothic 1 Remake
    2:43:10 - Dave the Diver - Into the Jungle
    2:44:10 - Dimhaven
    2:51:35 - Shoutouts

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    2 hr 57 min
  18. Dropped Frames Episode 469

    Episode 469

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    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 for everyone else. Then for a little bonus discussion Rami goes into more detail from the development of his own game "Australia Did It!" Games this week: The 7th Guest remake, Path of Exile 2, 007 First Light, Gambonaza and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Dog owners
    3:50 - Beach vacation
    4:30 - Rami is here
    13:30 - The Nintendo Direct
    21:50 - Fable
    25:20 - Apples
    34:00 - Rami on SGF
    36:00 - Guild Wars 3
    39:05 - gen Alpha
    45:30 - 1666: Amsterdam
    50:00 - SGF wrap-up
    1:10:00 - Competing
    1:21:40 - The AI discussion
    1:26:05 - Microsoft ready to chop up XBOX
    1:59:00 - Monetary systems
    2:11:10 - Final Fantasy VII Remake director on streaming
    2:21:00 - Capcom moving away from auteur development
    2:28:10 - The 7th Guest remake
    2:31:50 - Path of Exile 2
    2:33:20 - Gothic 1 remake
    2:34:50 - 007 First Light
    2:46:40 - Gambonanza
    2:48:50 - Joining the end of Destiny 2
    2:58:20 - Shoutouts
    3:02:00 - BONUS: Australia Did It

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    3 hr 12 min
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    Episode 468

    Show notes

    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 - Intro
    1:00 - Rebb Ford is here!
    5:00 - What's XBOX showing?
    12:10 - Warframe/Soulframe
    30:00 - Existential Crisis/viewbotting
    36:00 - Warframe in 2026
    45:40 - Destiny 2
    58:00 - Marketing around GTA6
    1:08:00 - The normies
    1:14:30 - Deadlock
    1:16:50 - Slay the Spire 2
    1:23:00 - Boardgame commercials
    1:27:00 - FFXIV: Evercold
    1:29:30 - TwitchCon EU
    1:36:50 - GIFs coming to Twitch Chat
    1:44:30 - Viewership caps
    1:57:20 - Props
    1:58:00 - New expansion for The Witcher 3
    2:04:00 - Steam Deck price change
    2:16:40 - Grim Dawn/ Dragon Quest XII
    2:17:50 - 007: First Light
    2:28:50 - LEGO Batman
    2:40:20 - Path of Exile 2
    2:57:00 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr 2 min
  20. Dropped Frames Episode 467

    Episode 467

    Show notes

    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 Showcases quickly approaching. We've also played Thick as Thieves, The Adventures of Elliot, Luna Abyss and much more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Gothalion is here
    2:55 - Goth is making a video game
    31:00 - Balancing game dev with streaming
    32:30 - Star Citizen reaches $1b
    36:00 - Warhorse doing Lord of the Rings
    39:00 - No killing in Subnautica 2
    42:00 - Rocket League going to UE6
    45:10 - Warhammer 40K Skulls
    49:00 - A secret No Man's Sky announcement?
    51:50 - Destiny 2 reaches end of life
    1:43:00 - The summer of game showcases
    1:51:30 - Thick as Thieves
    2:03:00 - The Adventures of Elliot
    2:09:20 - The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
    2:15:50 - Forza Horizon 6
    2:28:30 - Luna Abyss
    2:41:20 - LEGO Batman
    2:42:40 - Conan Exiles Enhanced
    2:51:20 - Rune Dice
    2:54:00 - Phonopolis
    2:54:40 - Shoutouts

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    3 hr