Dropped Frames

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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