Dropped Frames

Mass layoffs hit XBOX again and it's most definitely not the end with over 9000 employees and multiple projects canceled. Are we cooked? More Death Stranding 2 talk and look foward to what Kojima has in store. A new Planetside-like being developed? The Alters dev respond to usage of AI, Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures for UK. A look at Uma Musume and gacha gaming, PEAK and more! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Climate  2:40 - Death Stranding 2 28:25 - Lord of the Rings Online 32:15 - A new Planetside? Reaper Actual 39:50 - The Alters AI 59:30 - Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures in UK 1:06:00 - Helldivers 2 hits XBOX 1:07:40 - Microsoft massive layoffs and cancelations 1:33:00 - EA expects 100 million players for Battlefield 1:40:00 - Krafton replaces Subnautica co-founders 1:55:00 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby 2:04:00 - Gacha games 2:24:00 - PEAK 2:32:10 - 7 Days to Die 2:35:30 - VTuber Q 2:50:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The use of GenAI continues to grow in game dev, viewbotting is increasing on Twitch, is streaming video games dying? Our thoughts on Stop Killing Games, Dune Awakening's end game, Death Stranding 2, Lies of P and of course the Horse Girl game. 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - The Thon ends 4:00 - Dune Awakening endgame 29:00 - GenAI in The Alters 57:00 - Viewbots 1:21:30 - Is game streaming dead? 1:29:00 - Stop Killing Games 1:33:10 - Death Stranding 2 2:15:00 - Lies of P: Overture 2:28:00 - Peak 2:45:00 - Ruffy and the Riverside 2:49:00 - Ume Musume: Pretty Derby 3:01:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

We're joined by Dan this week to give us the lowdown on The Alters and the tips/tricks for dating everything in the house in the new dating sim: Date Everything! But first Borderlands 4 had their deep dive reveal during their fanfest and for the first time we're actually excited to play it! Nexusmods gets sold, should we be worried (yes!) Splitgate 2 devs face layoffs after poor  launch, Marathon gets delayed indefinitely, Mr. Beast's AI thumbnails, Kojima doesn't want you to feel good after playing Death's Stranding 2, 32 race Mario Kart World and more! 0:00 - Intro 4:00 - The Blood of Dawnwalker 16:00 - Borderlands 4 32:35 - Borderlands 4 is now a $70 game 49:25 - Donkey Kong Bonanza 55:45 - Lies of P: Overture 1:03:45 - Stellar Blade 1:05:00 - Splitgate devs facing layoffs 1:08:00 - Nexusmods gets sold 1:12:20 - Hades 2 update 1:15:20 - AI thumbnails 1:20:40 - Marathon delayed indefinitely 1:25:00 - Jukeboxes 1:31:30 - Fantasy Life I gets a roguelike mode 1:34:30 - SEGA leaks their sales info 1:36:00 - FBC Firebreak 1:45:40 - Kojima changed Death's Stranding 2 to be more polarizing 2:01:10 - REMATCH 2:26:00 - Mario Kart World 2:30:50 - Date Everything 2:54:10 - The Alters (no spoilers) 3:03:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 Steam 49:40 - Gamestop moving away from games 54:00 - Obsidian on $80 games and the industry 1:02:40 - Switch 2 sells over 3 mil in a day 1:16:25 - MindsEye and Cohh 1:34:00 - Dragon Age dev hell 1:47:00 - Dune: Awakening 2:24:00 - Ninja Gaiden Ragebound      2:26:30 - Baby Steps 2:34:50 - Rue Valley 2:37:00 - Dispatch 2:49:00 - Zeke's favorite NEXT Fest demos 3:03:40 - Path of Exile 3:05:10 - Nancy Drew 3:11:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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 - Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million in 33 days 26:40 - EA closes Cliffhanger Studios 30:00 - COD ads 34:40 - Elden Ring: Nightreign 1:15:00 - Switch 2 1:31:10 - Summer Game Fest plans 1:59:00 - Tainted Grail 2:30:00 - The Last Golfer 2:40:30 - Zeke's indie recommendations 2:56:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.