Dropped Frames

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 - Indie games24:40 - PSN down for 20 hours27:00 - Civilization VII32:00 - Sworn47:10 - GTA6 still on track to release in 202548:00 - Borderlands52:00 - The Switch 54:00 - Avowed58:20 - Battlefield Labs1:09:20 - Monster Hunter Wilds approaching1:17:00 - The League virus1:23:00 - Riot removes F2P features1:34:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:59:20 - Ender Magnolia2:08:20 - Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?2:10:00 - Pitching Dodger games2:17:10 - Urban Myth Dissolution Center2:23:30 - VRChat2:39:00 - CD-Rom-a-thon2:47:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 - Intro1:00 - Bronze Wars4:00 - Apples7:00 - Spider Facts14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dungeon passed away17:00 - More Ubisoft layoffs26:20 - No Man's Sky Worlds 244:00 - Next Path of Exile 1 league delayed indefinitely54:00 - Parenting1:07:40 - Bioware layoffs1:14:40 - PSN changes for PC1:19:20 - Baldur's Gate 3 Update 81:24:00 - 5090s1:27:50 - Midnight Society shutsdown1:29:00 - WoW drama1:36:00 - The February games onslaught2:46:00 - Why is Marvel Rivals engaging?2:52:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 - Rain Wind Fire22:30 - Cox & Crendor29:00 - Home Improvement39:00 - Top 10 Most Pointless50:20 - XBOX Developer Direct1:35:00 - Console add-ons1:45:40 - EA loses a lot of money2:04:20 - Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader hits 1 million sold2:06:25 - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold less than 10K on iOS2:09:00 - The Video Game History Foundation makes digital collection public2:22:50 - Needy Streamer Overload hits 2 million sold2:28:00 - Home Improvement (again)2:36:39 - Crendor's games2:43:00 - Showers2:50:00 - Tub grub3:02:00 - A conversation about orgies3:08:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing: Dynasty Warriors Origins, The First Berserker Khazan demo, Indiana Jones, Oni and more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cats1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs)13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox?55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games1:00:00 - TikTok1:05:40 - The Switch 2!1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh1:39:00 - Comedy stuff1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne1:49:00 - Elon's maps1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon2:35:40 - League hell2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan2:45:10 - Indiana Jones2:47:50 - Vtuber haters2:53:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 - Intro1:22 - Vtubers7:40 - Vtuber tech19:35 - Why choose a virtual model?32:00 - VRChat46:25 - New Years resolutions48:00 - Game of the Year55:20 - League grinding55:55 - Stellar Blade devs get bonuses 56:35 - Marvel Rivals player retention1:01:20 - Switch 2 announcement imminent?1:09:10 - Musk is a fraud (to the surprise of no one)1:13:20 - Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed again1:17:30 - Tencent is a military company?1:19:45 - Nvidia and AI1:40:50 - AGDQ raises 2.6 million1:43:40 - It takes 36 days to unlock a single hero in League?1:46:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 21:52:00 - The Closing Shift1:57:40 - Project Zomboid2:03:00 - WoW Hardcore2:07:50 - Balatro2:09:00 - Fast Food Simulator2:16:45 - Helldivers 22:25:00 - Marvel Rivals2:38:30 - Ys2:39:00 - Are vtubers anime?2:42:00 - Shoutouts  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 - Favorite Music 1:00:46 - Favorite Sound Design 1:07:51 - Favorite Character 1:19:11 - Favorite Performance 1:31:12 - Intermission 1:36:11 - Favorite Moment 1:45:52 - Favorite Feature 1:57:01 - Biggest Surprise 2:07:46 - Biggest Disappointment 2:20:01 - Games We Wished We Played 2:28:16 - Most Anticipated Game of 2025 2:35:34 - Top 3 Games Streamed 2:37:07 - Our Top 10 Games of 2024 3:52:48 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 - Interview over56:50 - Stream together1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks1:08:00 - The Game Awards... Controversies?1:16:00 - Astro Bot wins GOTY at TGA1:18:40 - Wukong devs criticize TGA1:21:00 - NFT cats1:25:10 - Real cats1:28:00 - Bungie hires fans to save money1:34:30 - Publisher won't commit to a 2025 schedule until GTA6 announces1:37:50 - Path of Exile 22:00:05 - Box opening2:23:00 - Dropped Frames GOTY vote2:25:50 - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 2:27:40 - Zeke plays a ton of games2:44:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio2:48:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Streamer Awards42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic49:40 - Moonlighter 252:45 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle1:30:25 - Marvel Rivals2:09:30 - Twitter take of the week2:12:45 - Path of Exile 22:50:30 - Our TGA plans2:56:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 check1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran1:32:00 - Wyoming1:43:00 - The Witcher 4 production in full-swing1:46:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 gets a major update1:49:10 - Musk trying to ruin everything1:51:40 - Balatro surges 1:56:00 - Squirrel Girl2:04:30 - Avowed2:17:10 - Kai Cenat reclaims world record2:26:55 - STALKER 22:40:10 - Our GOTY categories!2:50:00 - Manhunt2:55:10 - Use Your Words 22:56:05 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Veilguard2:35:00 - STALKER 22:45:00 - Ratshaker2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator3:01:10 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.