Dropped Frames
- Episodes
- 499
- Released
- weekly
- Latest episode
- Nov 8, 2026
About the podcast
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!
Episodes 499
Dropped Frames Episode 487
The Indie Guy - Rami Ismail, on the eve of the launch of his brand new game: Australia Did It, joins us to scare us about the future of video games... Again! What are the pros/cons of AI decompiling, how will …
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The Indie Guy - Rami Ismail, on the eve of the launch of his brand new game: Australia Did It, joins us to scare us about the future of video games... Again! What are the pros/cons of AI decompiling, how will this affect future games, especially in the indie space? What are the ramifications of Unity being bought out? Then we get into the games, including Ocarina of Time remake, Ace Combat 8, Phantom Blade 0, Journey and all the wild announcements coming out of ExileCon!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:00 - The Indie Guy
00:02:50 - Australia Did It
00:19:00 - Pricing games
00:24:30 - AI decompiling
01:02:00 - The dangers of copycat games
01:10:00 - Unity getting bought out?
01:15:30 - Remedy doing well
01:16:00 - Elder Scrolls: Sentinel
01:17:00 - World of Warcraft Forever
01:23:00 - God of War Laufey delayed
01:24:30 - Queen's Domain
01:27:30 - Rumors of Arkane being bought by Ubisoft?
01:30:20 - BitReactor hit with layoffs
01:31:20 - ExileCon 2026 announcements
01:35:20 - The Legend of Zelda: OOT Remake
01:38:00 - Control Resonant
01:45:00 - Remedyverse
01:48:00 - Walk
01:50:00 - Ace Combat 8
01:55:30 - Phantom Blade 0
02:00:00 - Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
02:08:00 - The Farmer Was Replaced
02:19:10 - Zeke played Journey for the first time
02:27:20 - GOTY category deliberations
02:38:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 486
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 485
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 484
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 483
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 482
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 481
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 480
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 479
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 478
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 477
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 476
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 475
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 474
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 473
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 472
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 471
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 470
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 469
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 …
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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 ItSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 468
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 467
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 …
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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 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 466
We're joined by Warren Spector & Jeff Hickman to chat about their upcoming game Thick as Thieves and the very deep lore of how they both got into video games. After that we chat about our time under the sea …
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We're joined by Warren Spector & Jeff Hickman to chat about their upcoming game Thick as Thieves and the very deep lore of how they both got into video games. After that we chat about our time under the sea with Subnautica 2, Zeke's time with Mixtape, and Dead as Disco and then JP's thoughts on Forza Horizon 6!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Texas Zeke
3:00 - Warren Spector and Jeff Hickman are here!
4:30 - Russian Interrogator to game dev
12:00 - Thick as Thieves
47:00 - The MMO guy
51:00 - Dark Age of Camelot
55:00 - Warren Spector's road to game dev
1:06:10 - Common misconceptions of game dev
1:31:30 - xbox is now named XBOX!!!!!
1:32:10 - Subnautica 2 sold over 2 million
1:50:40 - Amazon cancels Lord of the Ring MMO
1:52:30 - 93% of Capcom's game sales are digital
1:53:30 - Marathon getting a PvE mode
1:54:20 - Falcom gains 1200% profit growth
1:55:00 - Cohh finished Crimson Desert I guess
2:02:50 - Stop Killing Games moves forward in California
2:04:00 - Zeke plays Mixtape
2:22:50 - Forza Horizon 6
2:32:30 - Death's Stranding 2
2:36:00 - Dead as Disco
2:39:30 - Everything is Crab
2:45:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 465
For more info & ways you can help: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/en Ross Scott & Pavel Zálešák from the Digital Rights Advocacy group 'Stop Killing Games' joins us this week to tell us how the campaign is …
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For more info & ways you can help: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/en
Ross Scott & Pavel Zálešák from the Digital Rights Advocacy group 'Stop Killing Games' joins us this week to tell us how the campaign is going and to answer some Q&As about some common misconceptions some throw their way. Then JP and Cohh talk about JP's trip to Final Fantasy XIV's FanFest this year where they announced their new expansion Evercold. Cohh loves the new Stranger than Heaven news, everyone is in awe of Path of Exile 2, Mixtape is a vibe and much more!
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Disc golf
4:00 - Stop Killing Games
1:23:10 - FFXIV FanFest
1:29:00 - Sony adjusts financial forecast for 2026
1:30:30 - Grand Theft Auto 6 needs to sell at least 25 million on Day 1
1:34:00 - Stranger than Heaven
1:41:00 - The new Steam Controller
1:45:30 - Path of Exile 2 0.5
2:01:00 - Death's Stranding 2
2:08:40 - SAROS
2:14:00 - Conan Exiles
2:18:30 - PRAGMATA
2:19:00 - Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred
2:32:00 - Dead as Disco
2:37:40 - Mixtape
2:39:40 - Everything is Crab
2:47:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 464
The start of the Spring release fever has begun! This week the new CEO of XBOX starts promising the changes, the BAFTA Game Awards makes us wish the TGAs were more about the awards. Crimson Desert continues to …
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The start of the Spring release fever has begun! This week the new CEO of XBOX starts promising the changes, the BAFTA Game Awards makes us wish the TGAs were more about the awards. Crimson Desert continues to sell and a new Metro game announced! We played a ton of new games this week as well such as Windrose, Replaced, Mouse: PI for Hire and another Capcom classic: PRAGMATA!
0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Corrupted saves
4:10 - Windrose selling a lot
7:00 - New Metro game
12:30 - New Gamepass
16:10 - Lana Del Ray
19:50 - The BAFTA Game Awards
31:00 - Crimson Desert Crosses 5 million
36:30 - Battlefield 6 gets a new mode
41:20 - Replaced
54:50 - Windrose
1:40:00 - PRAGMATA
1:59:30 - Mouse: PI for Hire
2:14:00 - JP killed SkyrimRP
2:24:20 - Jacksepticeye making a Bloodborne movie?
2:29:00 - Northernlion's Supercruise
2:35:50 - The Street Fighter movie
2:42:20 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 463
Cohh becomes Florida Man on this episode after he regales us with stories from his Disney vacation before moving into the despairing news of Khazan's dev team dissolving, Rockstar suffers a data breach, and …
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Cohh becomes Florida Man on this episode after he regales us with stories from his Disney vacation before moving into the despairing news of Khazan's dev team dissolving, Rockstar suffers a data breach, and where your Kickstarter pledge to Ashes of Creation went. The Triple I Initiative gave us a very good indie game showcase, former Bethesday exec, Pete Hines hates Microsoft, Skyrim gets a multiplayer RP server and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Florida Man
9:00 - Moving to Texas
12:00 - Eating healthy
17:50 - Khazan & Wuchang devs dissolved
21:00 - Data breach at Rockstar
22:40 - Ashes of Creation Kickstart money spent on chefs and TCG
26:40 - Triple I Initiative Wishlist
39:50 - Prove You're Human
43:50 - Pokémon in No Man's Sky
47:00 - Pete Hines does not like Microsoft
54:00 - More Crimson Desert
1:07:00 - Starfield launches on PS5
1:10:00 - Samson
1:20:40 - RACCOIN
1:29:00 - Soulmask
1:45:10 - Disney Extraction Shooter
1:47:40 - Skyrim RP
2:35:10 - Retro Rewind
2:45:00 - Sol Cesto
2:49:00 - Mice tech
3:01:05 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 462
Cohh is on vacation so this week JP and Zeke are joined by Pro-gamers DatModz and Shroud! Before getting into the games we realize how young Shroud is to everyone's despair. Then we get down and dirty with …
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Cohh is on vacation so this week JP and Zeke are joined by Pro-gamers DatModz and Shroud! Before getting into the games we realize how young Shroud is to everyone's despair. Then we get down and dirty with Marathon, a very good game that may be too hard for the average player. Will that hinder the game long term? Then we go deep with our time with Crimson Desert, a weirdo game for the true freaks out there!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Disneyland
3:20 - Games while podcasting
5:30 - Epic Games laying off 1000 people
14:30 - Sony raises price of PS5 and Pro
20:00 - Star Wars XCOM
23:50 - Borderlands 4
33:20 - DLSS5 slop
36:00 - Warhorse Studios switching to AI translation
47:10 - Viewbotting
1:00:30 - Marathon deep dive
1:34:40 - Steam chart andy
1:35:55 - Last Epoch
1:48:50 - Crimson Desert
2:34:00 - WoW
2:43:00 - Quarantine Zone
2:50:00 - Hellmart
3:00:10 - The next big FPS game by Shroud
3:09:25 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 461
The AI Slop filter is coming for our video games as Nvidia unveils what their new frame gen tech DLSS 5 will be and how it will YASSIFY everything! Fun! Jeff Kaplan has a tell all about his new game The Legend …
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The AI Slop filter is coming for our video games as Nvidia unveils what their new frame gen tech DLSS 5 will be and how it will YASSIFY everything! Fun! Jeff Kaplan has a tell all about his new game The Legend of California as well as his decades long career at Blizzard. Krafton loses big in their court case with Subnautica 2 devs: Unknown Worlds. We go long on our time with Crimson Desert, a flawed janky mess of an awesome game. Marathon releases a raid, and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Existence
7:00 - DLSS5 Slop
13:20 - "The Gamers are wrong"
28:50 - Jeff Kaplan interview
34:00 - The Legend of California
37:00 - Slay the Spire 2
50:25 - Krafton loses in court
55:00 - Storage chests
58:40 - Crimson Desert
2:15:00 - AI assets in Crimson Desert
2:28:40 - Marathon raid
2:34:10 - Monster Hunter Stories 3
2:40:30 - Pokémon Pokopia
2:49:00 - Anime tourists
2:52:10 - Movie minute
2:52:40 - Zeke's gaming minute
2:55:45 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 460
Angela Sant'Albano & Nick Apostolides, the voices & mocap actors of Grace Ashcroft & Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem, join us this week to talk shop, acting and mocap in video games, and horror voice …
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Angela Sant'Albano & Nick Apostolides, the voices & mocap actors of Grace Ashcroft & Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem, join us this week to talk shop, acting and mocap in video games, and horror voice acting.Then we get into the news with Highguard shutting down, Sony halting PC ports of their single-player games, and the next XBOX is announced? Games this week: Legacy of Kain Defiance, Where Winds Meet, more Mewgenics, Docked, Path of Exile and more!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Lizz & Faetality are here
8:40 - Thoughts on RE9
13:00 - Nick and Angela are here
16:00 - Angela's journey to Resident Evil
30:10 - Scream queen
41:00 - LEON S. KENNEDY
1:00:00 - Getting into video game VA
1:05:20 - Favorite RE games
1:08:50 - You have to enjoy voice acting
1:13:20 - Continuing to VA for games?
1:24:00 - Slay the Spire 2
1:28:10 - Highguard shutting down
1:37:20 - Marathon
1:46:00 - Sony pulling away from PC
1:51:30 - Project Helix
1:54:00 - GDC starts this week
2:02:30 - Legacy of Kain Defiance
2:11:00 - Lollipop Chainsaw
2:14:00 - Fatal Frame
2:16:40 - Even more Mewgenics
2:18:50 - Docked
2:23:20 - Vampire Crawlers
2:24:40 - The Dungeon Experience
2:27:00 - Path of Exile Mirage
2:35:10 - Fears to Fathom
2:39:50 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 459
Zeke is out enjoying life so we brought in a couple of ringers: Sodapoppin and Annie Fuchsia! We all collectively find out we've been streaming a really long time. We chat about loot boxes, AI invading game …
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Zeke is out enjoying life so we brought in a couple of ringers: Sodapoppin and Annie Fuchsia! We all collectively find out we've been streaming a really long time. We chat about loot boxes, AI invading game reviews, game length, our time with the new Resident Evil Requiem, a break down of the new World of Warcraft expansion; Midnight. We get some time to play Marathon and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Zeke is having fun
1:50 - Soda and Annie are here
10:20 - Cohh roots
13:50 - New York sues Valve
20:30 - AI reviews
26:30 - Resident Evil Requiem
45:00 - Streaming and game length
52:00 - Constantly restarting Baldur's Gate 3
58:20 - New Pokémon
1:04:00 - Wolverine
1:08:00 - Catching Soda up on current events
1:24:00 - World of Warcraft Midnight
1:44:40 - Addons
1:56:00 - WoW Lore
2:02:00 - Annie's WoW Housing tour
2:14:00 - REANIMAL
2:15:40 - Mewgenics
2:18:50 - MARATHON
2:39:30 - God of War TV Show
2:46:00 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dropped Frames Episode 458
Another week, another day of industry changing news as Heads of XBOX Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond resign from Microsoft, were they ousted, what's the future of XBOX? In the bad news competition, Sony shutters …
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Another week, another day of industry changing news as Heads of XBOX Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond resign from Microsoft, were they ousted, what's the future of XBOX? In the bad news competition, Sony shutters Bluepoint Studios, makers of the Demon's Souls remake and Shadow of the Colossus remake. In the games portion we get spooky with REANIMAL and Creature Kitchen, return to Helldivers 2, roll some dice in Rune Dice and wonder if Twitch is a lunch room bully?
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Cat tower
6:45 - Xbox conspiracies
11:20 - Phil Spencer retires
36:00 - Sony shuts down Bluepoint
48:00 - Mewgenics
51:10 - Slay the Spire 2 early access
54:30 - League of Legends gets voice chat
1:10:20 - New TES6 news
1:20:30 - Nioh 3
1:28:50 - 9 years of NieR Automata
1:34:50 - Stop Killing Games
1:36:00 - Discord age verification
1:45:00 - Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
1:46:10 - REANIMAL
1:54:10 - Rune Dice
2:00:00 - Windrose
2:09:25 - Replaced demo
2:12:40 - Creature Kitchen
2:25:10 - Helldivers 2
2:32:40 - Core Keeper expansion
2:38:00 - The Eternal Life of Goldman
2:42:30 - Yakuza Kiwami 3
2:48:00 - Twitch bans streamer for being a kid
2:55:30 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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