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Dropped Frames Episode 485

October 25, 2026 · 2 h 59 min

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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 - Shoutouts

 

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