Dropped Frames
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!
Dropped Frames Episode 432
This week we share our final thoughts on Summer Game Fest and check our post-SGF hype levels. We wonder if Marathon is still releasing this year. Sony quietly removing region-lock on their PC ports. GameStop removing the Game from Stop. Obsidian leads wonder about the industry. MindsEye... Dune: Awakening addiction and plenty of Steam NEXT Fest demos including Rue Valley, Baby Steps and Dispatch!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Father's Day
4:00 - Post-SGF
10:00 - Arc Raiders
21:00 - Marathon
37:20 - Sony removing regional restrictions on Steam
43:30 - Stellar Blade peaks CCU on S...
Dropped Frames Episode 431
Our main topic this week is going over our Summer Game Fest coverage plans. Be sure to watch with us this Friday, June 6 5PM ET! We also go through all the TwitchCon news including increased streaming resolutions (but not the bitrate,) Twitch live rewind... That's behind a paywall, and more! We then discuss our time with Elden Ring: Nightreign a weirdly addicting game, Tainted Grail and round it all out with Zeke's indie recommendations!
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Nicknames
5:10 - Twitch bitrate
6.40 - Twitch rewind
17:00 - The rest of Twitch Con EU news
25:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 430
Is Marathon getting delayed? All signs point to yes with the latest Playstation rumors, meanwhile an Arc Raiders announcement seems imminent! We share our very official casting for the recently announced Elden Ring movie by A24 and Alex Garland. We have a battle over which game is better, we can't afford $80 and then we watch the OTK game showcase.
0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Marathon delayed?
16:50 - Lies of P Expansion preview
21:40 - Arc Raiders ARG?
25:15 - Elden Ring the movie
38:55 - Warhammer
52:25 - Games Workshop doing well
53:30 - Witcher 3 c...
Dropped Frames Episode 429
We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week!
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon
3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others?
45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon
1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite
1:32:40...
Dropped Frames Episode 428
Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more!
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here!
4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations
11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 33
30:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack
Dropped Frames Episode 427
Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince.
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Criken is here
4:00 - Horse girl
6:00 - Are centaurs furries?
5:50 - Marcus in VRChat
15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv
37:30 - Japan
40:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 426
Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and lots of Star Wars news plus much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - 4/20
3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince
9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming
13:25 - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies
13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same pr...
Dropped Frames Episode 425
We're joined by Path of Exile 2's Co-Founder and Game Director: Jonathan Rogers to talk about the last week of the new update, what's being addressed in the near and far future, and the future of the game. But first we get into the news of the week including the Marathon reveal and some of the games we've been playing this week including surprise GOTY contender Blue Prince!
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Taxes
5:30 - Blue Prince
25:25 - Marathon reveal
59:00 - Sabrina Carpenter
1:01:35 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 8
1:12:40 - Into the Dead: O...
Dropped Frames Episode 424
Gothalion joins usthis week to break down the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, all the games shown, the hardware, the... Price and how the current political climate will be affecting the video game industry as a whole. Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold as a new content update breaths more life into Capcom's new game. Bungie is doing an ARG for Marathon to build hype for their new extraction shooter. Emma Frost joins Marvel Rivals. Path of Exile 2 launches a new update to much discourse and much more this week!
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Disney Theme Parks
Dropped Frames Episode 423
We're joined by DansGaming this week to get the lowdown on Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game! GDC was this week, including award winners like Balatro, ARK released an AI trailer and the devs have no idea who made it. A worldwide game dev union is being formed, someone found a hidden level in Split-Fiction and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Ice water
4:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadows
45:50 - Quick Valhalla spoiler
46:30 - Spoiler over
1:01:50 - GDC and IGF awards
1:03:00 - ARK and AI
1:08:30 - A union being formed for game devs
Dropped Frames Episode 422
We return from the Wilds and the plague to bring you an all new episode! We catch up on the games we've finished including Avowed, Split Fiction, and almost Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Praise Kojima, become very interested in Silent Hill, realize we're old as Chrono Trigger celebrates 30 years and become vulnerable with an AI voice!
0:00 - Intro
1:02 - Laundry
8:30 - Tub grub investments
12:00 - Finishing games
13:50 - Avowed
34:00 - Death's Stranding 2
41:40 - Silent Hill f
45:30 - Split Fiction
1:05:00 - Chrono Trigger turns 30
1:08:00 - Assassin's Creed Shadow
Dropped Frames Episode 421
Cohh and Zeke return from a weekend of sunshine and fish just in time for Twitch severely restructuring their VOD system, NetEase restructuring, Hades 2 updating and more! We also have a long conversation about the trap of rushing video games and a deep dive into our time with Avowed!
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Blaze it
6:00 - Small burn
12:40 - Aquariums
16:00 - Twitch changing VODs
44:00 - NetEase lays off support staff
56:50 - Hades 2 gets a new update
1:04:00 - Trying to rush games
1:08:00 - Monster Train 2 announced
1:10:20 - Chris Wilson has...
Dropped Frames Episode 420
We're honored to have Obsidian Games' Carrie Patel, Game Director for Avowed, return on the eve of their game launch to share our early thoughts and answer our most pressing questions! We're also joined by special guests DansGaming and Gothalion to chat about the recent Playstation State of Play, Skibidi toilet horror stories, ending the debate on Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:50 - Carrie Patel is back!
4:15 - Launching games
5:50 - Game reviews
10:00 - Writing with established lore
21:45 - Garrus
25:50 - Tips & Tricks
28:00 - Build variety<...
Dropped Frames Episode 419
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 - Intro
1:00 - The times are changing
6:00 - LSF
10:00 - Tub grub
15:30 - Indie games
24:40 - PSN down for 20 hours
27:00 - Civilization VII
32:00 - Sworn
47:10 - GTA6 still on track to release in 2025
48:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 418
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 - Intro
1:00 - Bronze Wars
4:00 - Apples
7:00 - Spider Facts
14:00 - Wayne June - The voice of Darkest Dungeon passed away
17:00 - More Ubisoft...
Dropped Frames Episode 417
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 - Intro
0:55 - What are intros?
7:00 - Social media
13:00 - Rain Wind Fire
22:30 - Cox & Crendor
29:00 - Home Improvement
39:00 - Top 10 Most Pointless
50:20 - XBOX Developer Direct
1:35:00 - Console add-ons
1:45:40 - EA...
Dropped Frames Episode 416
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!
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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 - Intro
1:22 - Vtubers
7:40 - Vtuber tech
19:35 - Why choose a virtual model?
32:00 - VRChat
46:25 - New Years resolutions
48:00 - Game...
Dropped Frames Episode 414
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
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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 - Intro
1:22 - Interview with Warren Spector and the Thick as Thieves devs
26:00 - What's an immersive sim?
48:10 - Interview over
56:50 - Stream together
1:05:00 - The Twitch Mobile app still sucks
1:08:00 - The Game Awards... Controversies?
1:16:00 - Astro Bot...
Dropped Frames Episode 412
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 - Intro
2:20 - The week of games
2:50 - AI emotes
9:00 - Merged chat
22:40 - More people watch games than play games
30:50 - OTK Winter's Game Expo
36:00 - PC Gaming Most Wanted
37:05 - The Streamer Awards
42:30 - Fortnite Ballistic
49:40 - Moonlighter 2
52:45 - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
1:30:25...
Dropped Frames Episode 411
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 - Intro
1:09 - The abyss
2:20 - The Dark Souls of Wikis
11:00 - Path of Exile 2 hype check
1:21:40 - Hardcore World of Warcraft
1:29:10 - Shoutouts for Zizaran
1:32:00 - Wyoming
1:43:00 - The Witcher 4 production in full-swing
1:46:00 - Baldur's Gate 3 gets a major update<...
Dropped Frames Episode 410
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 - Intro
1:09 - Conspiracies
5:10 - The Game Award Nominations
1:55:00 - Dragon Age Veilguard
2:35:00 - STALKER 2
2:45:00 - Ratshaker
2:50:00 - Cottage Simulator
3:01:10 - Shoutouts
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Dropped Frames Episode 409
Twitch has created a new tag category to separate politics and "sensitive social issues," but what are the unintended consequences? How will this be enforced? In other news Playstation has shut down Concord developers: Firewalk Studios and recent acquisition Neon Koi. How can an industry learn from flops when everything gets destroyed after one failure? Nintendo launches the more Nintendo thing ever: Nintendo Music. Ubisoft is late to the grift with a new NFT game. Path of Exile 2 gets delayed a few weeks and our review of Dragon Age: Veilguard and Metaphor: ReFantazio!
0:00 - Intro
1:20...
Dropped Frames Episode 408
Cohh has returned just in time to purchase the new $90 Brontosaurus mount in World of Warcraft! The creators of the horse armor are rolling in their graves (they're fine.) On the other side of the pond, Ubisoft is going through it with Assassin's Creed Shadows which could spell doom for the mega company if it fails. 6v6 returning to Overwatch, Netflix closes its game studio before revealing any game. a large discussion on ear shapes and Call of Duty, excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds and Dragon Age Veilgard and so much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - A...
Dropped Frames Episode 407
We're joined by Jesse Cox this week to chat about spooky season, how to be a gracious podcast guest & vehicular marriage. CitizenCon also happened this weekend with all new gameplay footage of Squadron 42 and a roadmap that they will for sure keep. NetEase takes on Destiny and more Marvel, Ben Starr is in everything, we gush about Metaphor and much more!
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - When is Halloween?
4:00 - Podcast guests
7:30 - Tiktok trends
11:50 - Arnold Palmer's D***
12:40 - League of Legends Worlds
14:30 - Star Citizen still hasn't released
41:20 - Subnautica 2...
Dropped Frames Episode 406
We're joined by Bruce Greene this week to chat about the megaton announcement this week: The Nintendo Alarmo! But also GOTY candidates Metaphor Re:Fantazio, Silent Hill 2 as well as a long discussion on the horror genre and more TCG Shop Simulator!
0:00 - Intro
4:00 - Love your pets
5:30 - Pokemon hacks
9:05 - Red Dead Redemption 1 coming to Steam
19:50 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio sells 1 million copies in 1 day
21:00 - Dragon Ball: SPARKING Zero hitting top 10 on Steam
25:50 - Zeke's origin story
31:30 - Alien Isolation getting a sequel
35:00 - Horror
54:10...
Dropped Frames Episode 405
Spooky season is upon us so everyone is getting jump scared by Nintendo this week as they take down another major Switch emulation platform and possibly streamers as well. We discuss upcoming games we're excited about such as the expansion Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred as well as Metaphor Re:Fantazio before losing it over the stacked February that is fast approaching! Then we talk about Starfield: Shattered Space, more Satisfactory, The Plucky Squire and the talk of the streamer world: TCG Card Shop Simulator!
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Spooky season
2:20 - TwitchCon wrap up
29:15...
Dropped Frames Episode 404
Everyone is away at TwitchCon so JP brings in Gothalion and Rami Ismail to chat about our fear of flying and other core anxieties like Nintendo's lawyers coming for us! The game director for Concord steps down from role, Square Enix admits the sales for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI didn't meet expectations. We chat about why AI will not make games faster to develop, we get excited about Tokyo Games Show and more!
0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Fear of flying 3:30 - TwitchCon in 2024 20:10 - GCX 2024 22:05 - Nintendo sues Palworld devs 34:00 - Game rating c...
Dropped Frames Episode 403
The Playstation 5 Pro was announced this week with a cacophony of groans from the audience. Is the new console worth the small percentage of games that will utilize it? Elsewhere, more layoffs hit those at Microsoft, the staff of Annapurna Interactive collectively resign, Ubisoft stocks plummet and Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 soars. Then we get into some of the games we've played: Astrobot and a whoooole lot of Satisfactory!
0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Work schedules 3:00 - TwitchCon is this week 4:20 - Happy Birthday 25:50 - The PS5 Pro 49:30 - What IS Concord? 53:40 - More layoffs at Microsoft 1:00:25 - Employees...
Dropped Frames Episode 402
Zeke has returned to celebrate episode 400!* We also bring back Maximilian to celebrate the occasion too and to chat about the return of Marvel vs. Capcom, his huge modding project and his incredible year as a content creator. All before bringing it down with the recent news that Sony's new hero shooter, Concord is shutting down after a very short 2 week launch. Is the AAA gaming space okay? We get the low-down on ad revenue across streaming services, gush over Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2, and glaze up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (no spoilers!) and much more!
0:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 401
We're joined by Jericho and DansGaming this week to chat about YouTube contracts expiring, trying to figure out why Twitch and Youtube are alienating their core audience and the weirdness of Ad revenue. We then get the lowdown on the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and how it's not really reinventing the wheel before ending on our in-depth review of Star Wars Outlaws!
0:00 - Intro 1:30 - FOOTBALL 3:00 - Everyone returning to Twitch 12:00 - Short-form content on a long-form platform 18:00 - ADVERTISEMENTS 23:00 - PAX West 24:50 - Remedy & Annapurna team up 30:50 - Should games cost more? 39:25 - Concord...
Dropped Frames Episode 400
Zeke is out burning it up for a couple of weeks so DansGaming is taking over to help catch us up on all the news coming out of GamesCom this week! Civilization VII, deep dives into Monster Hunter Wilds & Dragon Age Vanguard. Then we have our thoughts on Valve's Deadlock, Black Myth: Wukong, World of Warcraft: The War Within and much more! 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Definitely not episode 400 4:30 - Twitch news: SUBtember 5:45 - Subscription prices rise on mobile 9:00 - Twitch knocks 16:40 - 3rd party Twitch clips 18:30 - Concord launched 27:00 - Deadlock 48:00 - Dragon Age Vanguard combat 58:20 - Avowed 1:09:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 399
Cohh has returned fresh and well-rested to question, with the rest of the world: Is Australia alright? We then do a fairly in-depth review of the Twitch mobile app's mind boggling new design. The Borderland movie absolutely bombs at the box office, Suicide Squad has lost Warner Bros Games a lot of money, early reports of Bungie's Marathon not looking good. Then we get into the games! We played: Knock on the Coffin Lid, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, Mecha BREAK and is 2XKO too complicated for casual players?
0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Timezones 1:40 - Cohh's vacation 3:50 - Disney...
Dropped Frames Episode 398
Cohh is on vacation this week! So joining JP and Zeke, this week are unofficial 4th seat Rami Ismail and returning special guest PirateSoftware! We get into the major news of Bungie firing 17% of their staff as well as relocating another 13%. What does this mean for the AAA industry? GameStop also surprises everyone by shutting down Game Informer including their own employees. Everything seems to be in freefall, but we look to a brighter future with Capcom and From Software working to become much more sustainable in the long term!
0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Flying airplanes 4:30 - Growing...
Dropped Frames Episode 397
We return this week to chat about Celine Dion, watching the Olympics in 2024, the hype of EVO 2024, sweeping unionization across the industry, Ubisoft's series of blunders and much more before we get deep in the weeds with very old video games!
0:00 - Intro 1:10 - My Heart Will Go On 9:00 - The Olympics 19:15 - EVO 2024 31:50 - Fallout London 37:10 - Stardew Valley ConcernedApe will never charge for DLC 40:30 - World of Warcraft devs unionize 43:20 - SAG-AFTRA voice actor go on strike 47:40 - Humble Games lays off entire publishing wing 49:40 - Concord's second beta drops off 56:00 - Versus Marvel Rivals 1:02:20...
Dropped Frames Episode 396
We're joined by first time guest PirateSoftware this week to hack into his journey leading into becoming a full-time streamer. We then move into the enterprise security software: Crowdstrike that has crippled many industries last week. How did it happen? Who's at fault? The Bethesda workforce unionizes, kids don't know what keyboards or controllers are, shady games on Steam and much more!
0:00 - Intro 2:30 - God of Thunder 7:00 - Profession vs Hobby 12:00 - Minmaxxing 17:00 - Farrets 22:40 - Hackers 30:00 - Defcon 34:00 - Social engineering 43:10 - An intervention 56:00 - Voice changer 1:15:00 - 2FA 1:27:10 - The Crowdstrike outage 1:54:20 - The...
Dropped Frames Episode 395
We've returned to lots of games and lots of news this week! Twitch breaking streaming records over the week as subscription prices increase as well as resolutions increase with new tools for above 1080p streaming! XBOX Game Pass also changes. Palword expands with help from Sony. Ubisoft receives the ire of Japan and One Piece?! Then we get into a spoiler-filled discussion of Elden Ring, then our impressions of Concord and Once Human!
0:00 - intro 1:05 - Throat goat 11:00 - Terraria sells a lot 12:55 - Siphoning internet 23:00 - Twitch breaking streaming records 26:30 - Twitch subscription prices increase 36:00...
Dropped Frames Episode 394
Our boys are out sick this week so JP brings in regulars: DansGaming and Jesse Cox to chat about all the new stuff announced at TwitchCon EU over the weekend as well as the consequences of a dude who got Twitch banned 4 years ago. Then we get into Elden Ring and our first impressions of the new FFXIV expansion - Dawntrail!
0:00 - And More 6:10 - The month of June 9:00 - Video Game News 13:00 - Behind the scene tricks 15:30 - The power of British voices 18:20 - Doctor Disrespect terminated from Midnight Society 23:50 - Shadow of the Erdtree sells 5...
Dropped Frames Episode 393
Cohh is trapped in the Lands Between this week so we enlist the help of Bruce Greene formerly of Funhaus to chat about the upcoming subscription changes to Twitch, current events and managing parasocial relationships. We then go over the surprisingly robust Nintendo Direct that featured the first time Zelda has been a main character and the unlikely return of Marvel vs Capcom. Then we get into our time with the new Elden Ring DLC, Still Wakes The Deep & Falling Aces!
0:00 - Intro 4:20 - Funhaus 6:20 - The Lands Between 8:30 - Subscriptions 19:00 - Parasocial relationships 21:15 - Twitch power...
