Player Player: A Video Game Podcast

Another hodgepodge Monthly Cooldown episode where we don't even realize it's the Monthly Cooldown till 30 minutes in. Classic PP Move. Arsene shares ice maker updates, Joseph laments over his fantasy football woes, and a surprise musical segment shocks both hosts. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Arsene goes on a relatively simple mission to fix his wife's ice maker ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/

We take it easy this week and have an old fashioned character debate ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We need to make an anime podcast and spare the non-otaku listeners. I'm sorry. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We did it y'all. We finally made it to the release of Silksong. Was the 6 year wait worth it? Find out in our first impressions episode! ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

The boys had some exciting weekends...you probably want to come and hear about them...ASAP ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Joseph tries (and fails) to speedrun through all the games he played at PAX West, only to end up recording a full length episode. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Arsene's mental sanity is at risk due to a harmless Discord competition. Joseph comes to the realization that him and his fiancee will be watching Naruto for a long time. Also, we talk about the future of handheld gaming and some of our recent games we've been playing. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Arsene recounts some problem's he's had at home this week ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

The boys break down a news-filled week fueled by everything coming out of Gamescom & Nintendo ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

This cooldown the boys go through all of their favorite content of recent and explain why you should drop everything and check them out. Takopi's Original Sin, KPop Demon Hunters, The Monkey, and much, much more. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

During a pretty quiet week of video game news, the boys take time to reflect on the Switch 2 launch so far, and take stock of the remaining releases and potential sleepers left in the year. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Joseph returns to the show after two weeks with some big news and opinions... ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

This is the episode you've all been waiting for. While Th3Hoopman is out gallivanting around the world, ya boy is at home with my boots on the ground. I'm getting the scoop on visual novels and I'm joined by one of my good friends from college who is an expert in the genre. This week, we're talking about visual novels, cosplay, Pokemon, and recent outrage caused by the Collective Shout. This is a good one folks. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We got another late night Cooldown episode for you jabronis. This time we're coming at you straight from the bedroom with a special guest. We're talking about everything from Superman to boy bands. Tune in for another great episode of Player Player. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

No lists to discuss this episode, so instead we debate whether Arsene would be okay with letting his daughter date a sentient robot. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We take stock of what's left to come for gaming releases in 2025 and end by discussion the dangers of the subscription service model. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Not gonna lie folks. This one is quite wacky. Every once in a while we gotta get unhinged and say outta pocket stuff just to make sure we've still got it in us. Sorry in advance. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

What an awful day for gaming news! Xbox has once again laid off a significant portion of their workforce. This week we're diving deep on why we think this happened and what should be done in the future to prevent this. Also we give some weekly gaming updates. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

For the July monthly cooldown we do a holistic round up of what we've been playing and watching, but not before we have some of the most out of pocket podcast moments in a long time, ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Hey everybody this is Arsene writing the bio this week. Just wanted to give you a slight heads up on this week's episode. Yes I may have stated that Joseph's points were valid but I want to clarify that they are only valid in the context of this iteration Mario Kart. Mario Kart World is and will forever be best iteration of Mario Kart and its little quirks are only detrimental to the whiny little nooblets who aren't able to win races in 150CC. Thank you for your time. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Wow a second episode has hit the airwaves this week??? And it's not a Cooldown™???? Man, the Player Player boys must have really been cooking in their absence these past 14 days. Honestly I think all fans of the podcast should get down on their hands and knees and bow down to Player Player. Swear your allegiance and loyalty. It's only right after what they've done for you. Anyways, we got a good episode this week where we discuss all that happened during Summer Games Fest. We also took some time to go over all the shiny new demos we played during this season's Steam Next Fest. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

It's Friday so you know we couldn't let y'all go into the weekend without a little Cooldown episode. This week is just more booling and fooling. It's what we do best. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We are on the eve of both the Switch 2 release and the Summer Game Fest weekend, so you know we had to do run run-through of how we predict everything will go down. We talk PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, Xbox Showcase, and all the games we are hoping and praying to see. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

The boys do some catching up, and end by revisiting the motives of the key players of The Last of Us Part 2 ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

The boys break down what has seemingly become an instant classic: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Still no idea what Clair Obscur is though. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Has Joseph finally finished Invincible? What viral meme does Arsene have for us this week? Why is the Boston Logan Airport one of worst-designed major airports in America? All these questions and more will be answered this time on dragonball z?

This title is complete clickbait, but we do at least discuss all these keywords at different points in the pod. But seriously, we have so many topics to touch on this week, it was impossible to pick a main topic: PAX East, Marathon woes, Death Stranding 2, Doom the Dark Ages, you name it, we talked about it. ------ #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We got a truly unconventional episode for you all this week folks. No HoopMan? No problem! Arsene takes the listeners on a drive through space and time giving updates on his life and spreading the good word about Clair Obscur. (No Cooldown episode this week because this kinda is a combo episode I guess idk) ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica Shoutout Lofi HipHop Girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTRiuFIWV54

It’s not about what happens, it’s about how you deal with it.

The boys dive head first into the GTA 6 trailer before briefly discussing how soon many gamers may be priced out of the hobby. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene

Arsene gives us his Sinners review and Joseph goes on an adventure. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

After giving their Expedition 33 impressions, the boys break down their favorite game so far, dish out their way too early game of the year predictions, and debate if 2025 is already eligible for the GOAT conversation ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Arsene talks us through one of his recent financial excursions... ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Is this not crazy? ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Even though we immediately go off the rails in this episode, we eventually get back on track long enough to give our thoughts on the latest Switch 2 news, what we've been playing, and what is already being heralded as game of the year: Blue Prince. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

I'm not gonna say too much in the description today. Just know that ya boys are keeping it wild for 30 minutes straight. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

I know y'all see the pun in the title. I'm so clever wow! Get it? It's tariffble because we got tariffs affecting the hobby that we love so dearly! Just keep smiling through the pain y'all :'). Anyways we got some fun stuff to talk about with the Switch 2, the games we're playing and the upcoming game showcases! Hope you enjoy! ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Today, we have a very special episode for everyone. We have a jam-packed program entirely (90% tbh) dedicated to the Switch 2 Direct and all the related fallout. We talk about likes, dislikes, speculations, and we even get a record number of listeners to give their thoughts on what has been a long awaited day for many gamers.

We got another monthly cooldown for you lovely people. The boys are getting into wacky shenanigans once again! We got foraging. We got comedy shows. We got Nintendo paraphernalia. What more could you want from a Player Player monthly cooldown? Probably a million dollars for each listener, but we don't have that kind of money! ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We catch up on everything we've been watching, Kanye's associates, and a bunch of other nonsense

The boys manage to complete not one, not half of one, but TWO video game brackets in honor of March Madness this episode. The trick to actually accomplishing this was using entirely pre-made brackets to do 90% of the work for us. As a result, you get two heated discussions that you're not going to want to miss.

This episode Arsene will be playing the role of Icarus

For the main topic, the guys dive into some of their hottest (or coldest) video game opinions. They also offer up their initial impressions on Split Fiction and the new Xbox handheld news. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

This one goes out to all the foot folks! (We actually talk about real topics too don't worry) ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

The guys discuss what they've been playing and the resurgence of the "average but it's still hitting" opinion on games before having an epic showdown over the latest Pokemon direct. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Did she say it? Did she not? Who is she? Listen to the episode and all your questions will be answered. Well I guess technically they're our questions because we just put them in the description. But you just read the question so now you're an accomplice. We're in this together and there is no backing out. Sucks to suck, bucko. Also Steam Next Fest is in full swing right now so listen to our opinions on a couple fun and exciting new demos! ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

We deliver an extra beefy cooldown to make up for our absence next week. We got scams, stories about leaving a baby out of the fun on their birthday, and key content we've been consuming ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

Sorry for being MIA last week! To make up for it, the boys go DEEP on dang near 20 different topics like the state of play, stuff we've been playing, movie-style production on video, and much, much, much more (not that much more that's most of the topics. ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica

This past weekend we celebrated Baby Lakpa's 2nd birthday but not everything is as it seems.... Also it's Black history month so we'll be celebrating some of the classic influential Black people in history! ------- #FKM Discord https://playerplayerpod.com/discord Website http://playerplayerpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/playerplayerpod Intro Music Provided by Aaron Miller https://www.instagram.com/themillerchild Joseph https://twitter.com/th3hoopman Arsene https://twitter.com/paxarsenica