Dropped Frames

It's that time of the year where we look back at all the games release and make them fight amongst each other for the award of which game is the best game of the year! We go through all the nominees, wonder why Sifu is there and why Vampire Survivors isn't there and contemplate the war between juggernauts: Elden Ring & God of War Ragnarok. In the back half we go through some of the games we've been playing and haven't yet discussed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by Twitch-staff-turned-game-dev djWheat this week to chat about the reasons he ultimately left Twitch and a very candid account of the behind-the-scenes friction that occurred during his time. Then we look to the future, where is the platform heading, what lessons can it learn from its past & much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by JERICHO this week to get an early preview of what the new DMZ mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is... And it's sounding pretty rough. Mick Gordon breaks silence on what actually happened between him and id Software over DOOM: Eternal plus some CS:GO Majors drama happened. Then in the back half we talk about all God of War: Ragnarok, (don't worry there are no spoilers!) & continue to speculate Shroud's announcement tease from last week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return with a guest this week! Shroud joins us to catch up with his time away from Twitch and his current outlook on streaming as a career path. Then we get technical with PC hardware and player performance in games, how we tackle burn out and more! In the second half we finally chat about Gotham Knights, check in with the state of Overwatch 2 and FPS games in general then move in to some Kojima as well as Dave the Diver and a cheeky look at mobile shooter GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch CMOz Mike Minton joins JP, Zeke & GassyMexican to chat about the worries of monetizing, the overabundance of advertisements on the platform, the 50/50 creator split and much more! Then in the second half we chat about the return of Silent Hill, remasters vs. remakes with Resident Evil 4, the Warhammer 40k Darktide beta, Gotham Knights and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TwitchCon was this week and... They didn't announce much of anything and we lament if there's a long-term future for Twitch as a platform. Meanwhile Overwatch 2 had a rocky launch, Overwatch Porn banned?! God of War 2 goes gold, Kojima teasing new game. In the back half Steam Next Fest demos, our Grounded review & a discussion on the Street Fighter 6 closed beta!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We return after a very eventful September to chat... About September! Twitch wins streamers over with their new revenue split. Chat gets elevated. Twitch announces a bunch of new stuff to cover up the bad press. TwitchCon leaks. In the second half we chat about all the games not coming out! Cyberpunk gets a new lease on life. Overwatch 2's obtuse battle pass. EVGA drops partnership with NVIDIA & much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back after an extended break due to poor health and bad injuries, is Zeke to blame? This week the consolidation of video games continues with Embracer Group scooping up more studios and IP. Even more game delays however tons happening this week including Gamescom. Is anyone going to TwitchCon?! And much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twitch rolled out their Shared Banned List feature over the week, but is it everything we wanted? We have some suggestions. Then the grift continues as Square Enix launches their NFT project. Minecraft bans NFTs using their game. Lebron James joins Multiversus. Then in the back half we talk about the cat game that's all the rage: Stray. RPing in The Forest. Madison & more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KingGothalion returns to Twitch after 3 years abroad and he returns to recount his tales from his time away from the platform. We chat about the reason for leaving, the state of the industry, and all of the Twitch metas missed over his time away. After the break, we chat about the new features coming to Twitch from their TwitchCon EU keynote as well as major shake ups in the world of Warframe!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.