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Dropped Frames Episode 466

May 18, 2026 · 2 h 49 min

Show notes

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 - Shoutouts

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