Dropped Frames

itmeJP

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!

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Jul 6, 2025 · 2 hr 56 min
Dropped Frames Episode 435
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 for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2025 · 3 hr 3 min
Dropped Frames Episode 434
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 for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2025 · 3 hr 8 min
Dropped Frames Episode 433
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 for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2025 · 3 hr 16 min
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 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 for privacy information.
Jun 1, 2025 · 3 hr 1 min
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 - 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 for privacy information.
May 25, 2025 · 1 hr 50 min
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 celebrates 10 years 1:01:10 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 returns 1:10:00 - Pokémon 1:12:30 - Carey Patel joins Night School 1:19:00 - Can you afford $80? 1:36:20 - TMNT 1:45:10 - Tainted Grail 1:46:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2025 · 2 hr 57 min
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 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store 1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding 1:35:10 - Ubisoft down 1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices 1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries 1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release 1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes 1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down 1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs 2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online 2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator 2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone 2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 2:31:15 - The Precinct 2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs 2:51:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 11, 2025 · 3 hr 6 min
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 33:00 - How the combat came to be 1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions 1:11:30 - Will there be DLC? 1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test 1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews 1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 2026 1:53:20 - Tariffs and games 2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80? 2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk 2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy 2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere 2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk 2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet 2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening 2:55:30 - Doooom 2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign 3:00:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 27, 2025 · 2 hr 56 min
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 - Avoiding burn out 53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered 1:31:50 - Horse armor 1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring 1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds 1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening 2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet 2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues 2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 2:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders 2:49:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2025 · 3 hr
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 price (but not accessories) 18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA 27:00 - Rami is here! 32:30 - The state of the industry 1:23:00 - Roblox did it first 1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 2 1:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope 1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company 2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX 2:11:00 - The EU on MTX 2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 16 2:25:50 - Marvel Rivals swimsuits 2:30:10 - Blades of Fire 2:47:40 - Lost Skies 2:55:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 13, 2025 · 3 hr
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: Our Darkest Days 1:26:05 - Path of Exile 2's Jonathan Rogers joins us 2:50:00 - The next week of POE2 22:58:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 6, 2025 · 3 hr
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 7:30 - Segues 7:50 - Nintendo Switch 2 debuts 1:00:30 - Duskblood 1:11:30 - Games & Tariffs 1:30:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds tops 10 million sold 1:34:10 - Atomfall 1:39:00 - The Marathon ARG 1:45:00 - Emma Frost and Ultron join Marvel Rivals 1:46:50 - Path of Exile 2 2:08:00 - South of Midnight 2:18:40 - Schedule 1 2:26:00 - The First Berserker: Khazan 2:46:30 - The Isle 2:50:00 - LA Noire 2:55:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 23, 2025 · 2 hr 55 min
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 1:10:20 - Hidden level in Split Fiction 1:11:00 - Atomfall 1:21:40 - Future Games Showcase 1:43:50 - Single-Player games are dead (again) 1:46:50 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1:56:00 - 33 Immortals 2:08:50 - Heavy Rain 2:24:25 - R.E.P.O 2:29:00 - Order 13 2:31:40 - Poop Killer 9 2:38:30 - Look Outside 2:47:00 - Gaming pet peeves 2:50:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 16, 2025 · 2 hr 54 min
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 1:16:00 - Claire Obscura Expedition 33 1:28:00 - R.E.P.O 1:41:30 - Pirate Yakuza 1:54:00 - Monster Hunter Wilds 2:08:00 - Steam Next Fest demos 2:23:00 - Core Keeper 2:26:20 - Twitch partners with StreamElements 2:33:00 - Maya the AI 2:40:00 - Twitch Mobile app changes 2:50:40 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 23, 2025 · 2 hr 27 min
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 left GGG? 1:16:55 - Avowed 2:11:50 - Steam NEXT Fest returns 2:13:10 - Roadcraft 2:24:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 16, 2025 · 2 hr 46 min
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 33:40 - Level design 45:50 - Why the drastic change from Pillars of Eternity to Avowed? 48:10 - Will this lead to Pillars of Eternity 3? 49:00 - Dodger's questions 51:00 - Mod support? 58:55 - Our time with Avowed 1:05:20 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1:19:00 - Art Director of Half-Life 2 - Viktor Antanov passed away 1:19:50 - Borderlands 4 1:24:10 - Skibidi Toilet 1:27:00 - Saros 1:29:30 - Tides of Annihilation 1:31:25 - Lies of P: Overture 1:39:25 - Monster Hunter World has sold a lot recently 1:46:10 - Overwatch 2 vs Marvel Rivals 1:55:40 - Elden Ring Nightreign 2:07:00 - Love and Deepspace 2:14:00 - Warframe 2:19:40 - Destiny 2 2:22:40 - Civilization VII 2:24:10 - VRChat gooning 2:32:20 - Goth is making a game 2:35:10 - BREAKING: Rainbow Six Siege X 2:39:50 - Path of Exile 2 2:42:20 - No Man's Sky 2:44:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 10, 2025 · 2 hr 50 min
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 - Borderlands 52:00 - The Switch 54:00 - Avowed 58:20 - Battlefield Labs 1:09:20 - Monster Hunter Wilds approaching 1:17:00 - The League virus 1:23:00 - Riot removes F2P features 1:34:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1:59:20 - Ender Magnolia 2:08:20 - Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? 2:10:00 - Pitching Dodger games 2:17:10 - Urban Myth Dissolution Center 2:23:30 - VRChat 2:39:00 - CD-Rom-a-thon 2:47:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 2, 2025 · 2 hr 57 min
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 layoffs 26:20 - No Man's Sky Worlds 2 44:00 - Next Path of Exile 1 league delayed indefinitely 54:00 - Parenting 1:07:40 - Bioware layoffs 1:14:40 - PSN changes for PC 1:19:20 - Baldur's Gate 3 Update 8 1:24:00 - 5090s 1:27:50 - Midnight Society shutsdown 1:29:00 - WoW drama 1:36:00 - The February games onslaught 2:46:00 - Why is Marvel Rivals engaging? 2:52:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 26, 2025 · 3 hr 18 min
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 loses a lot of money 2:04:20 - Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader hits 1 million sold 2:06:25 - Resident Evil 4 Remake sold less than 10K on iOS 2:09:00 - The Video Game History Foundation makes digital collection public 2:22:50 - Needy Streamer Overload hits 2 million sold 2:28:00 - Home Improvement (again) 2:36:39 - Crendor's games 2:43:00 - Showers 2:50:00 - Tub grub 3:02:00 - A conversation about orgies 3:08:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 19, 2025 · 3 hr 2 min
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! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Cats 1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs) 13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox? 55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts 57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games 1:00:00 - TikTok 1:05:40 - The Switch 2! 1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games 1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware 1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games 1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96% players 1:29:50 - David Lynch passed away 1:33:40 - Roach expert Cohh 1:39:00 - Comedy stuff 1:42:50 - Shuhei Yoshida on Bloodborne 1:49:00 - Elon's maps 1:54:40 - Dynasty Warriors Origins 2:10:30 - CD-ROM-a-thon 2:35:40 - League hell 2:36:40 - The First Berserker Khazan 2:45:10 - Indiana Jones 2:47:50 - Vtuber haters 2:53:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.