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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Jan 12, 2025 · 2 hr 45 min
Dropped Frames Episode 415
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 of the Year 55:20 - League grinding 55:55 - Stellar Blade devs get bonuses 56:35 - Marvel Rivals player retention 1:01:20 - Switch 2 announcement imminent? 1:09:10 - Musk is a fraud (to the surprise of no one) 1:13:20 - Assassin's Creed Shadows delayed again 1:17:30 - Tencent is a military company? 1:19:45 - Nvidia and AI 1:40:50 - AGDQ raises 2.6 million 1:43:40 - It takes 36 days to unlock a single hero in League? 1:46:00 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1:52:00 - The Closing Shift 1:57:40 - Project Zomboid 2:03:00 - WoW Hardcore 2:07:50 - Balatro 2:09:00 - Fast Food Simulator 2:16:45 - Helldivers 2 2:25:00 - Marvel Rivals 2:38:30 - Ys 2:39:00 - Are vtubers anime? 2:42:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 5, 2025 · 4 hr 1 min
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 1:31:12 - Intermission 1:36:11 - Favorite Moment 1:45:52 - Favorite Feature 1:57:01 - Biggest Surprise 2:07:46 - Biggest Disappointment 2:20:01 - Games We Wished We Played 2:28:16 - Most Anticipated Game of 2025 2:35:34 - Top 3 Games Streamed 2:37:07 - Our Top 10 Games of 2024 3:52:48 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 15, 2024 · 2 hr 53 min
Dropped Frames Episode 413
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 wins GOTY at TGA 1:18:40 - Wukong devs criticize TGA 1:21:00 - NFT cats 1:25:10 - Real cats 1:28:00 - Bungie hires fans to save money 1:34:30 - Publisher won't commit to a 2025 schedule until GTA6 announces 1:37:50 - Path of Exile 2 2:00:05 - Box opening 2:23:00 - Dropped Frames GOTY vote 2:25:50 - Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 2:27:40 - Zeke plays a ton of games 2:44:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio 2:48:20 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 8, 2024 · 3 hr 1 min
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 - Marvel Rivals 2:09:30 - Twitter take of the week 2:12:45 - Path of Exile 2 2:50:30 - Our TGA plans 2:56:45 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 1, 2024 · 2 hr 59 min
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 1:49:10 - Musk trying to ruin everything 1:51:40 - Balatro surges 1:56:00 - Squirrel Girl 2:04:30 - Avowed 2:17:10 - Kai Cenat reclaims world record 2:26:55 - STALKER 2 2:40:10 - Our GOTY categories! 2:50:00 - Manhunt 2:55:10 - Use Your Words 2 2:56:05 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 24, 2024 · 3 hr 10 min
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 3, 2024 · 2 hr 56 min
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 - POLITICS 4:10 - Going Camping 10:10 - Youtube streaming 13:50 - Twitch fumbles again 22:30 - Playstation shuts down Concord dev Firewalk and Neon Koi 31:20 - Destiny Rising 33:30 - Nintendo Music 37:40 - League of Legends Worlds 42:50 - Monster Hunter Wilds Beta 1:01:50 - Ubisoft's NFT game 1:07:00 - Path of Exile 2 delayed 3 weeks 1:14:40 - Phasmophobia sells over 20 million copies 1:15:25 - Exodus lore videos with Matthew McConaughey 1:18:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard 2:18:35 - Metaphor 2:51:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2024 · 3 hr 5 min
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 very special episode 10:40 - Casa Bonita 15:50 - New puppy 17:05 - Blizzard releases a $90 mount for WoW 37:35 - Ubisoft changes Assassin's Creed plans 42:30 - 6v6 returns to Overwatch 48:35 - No new Prince of Persia 52:30 - Netflix closes game studio 58:50 - No Man's Sky launches a new Expedition 1:03:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 1:05:30 - Ear shapes 1:20:30 - Monster Hunter Wilds open beta 1:29:50 - Dragon Age Veilguard 1:42:50 - Dragon Age Inquisition spoilers 1:43:40 - Spoilers over 1:48:00 - Batman Arkham Shadows 1:50:30 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House 1:59:10 - Metaphors 2:13:00 - A Quiet Place 2:27:00 - Finishing Satisfactory 2:28:40 - Starting Factorio 2:34:30 - Towerborne 2:35:00 - Eternal Strands 2:38:50 - Neva 2:50:00 - While We Wait Here 2:52:48 - Silent Hill 2 2:58:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2024 · 3 hr 26 min
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 annouced 49:20 - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House 53:50 - Cronos: The New Dawn 1:02:00 - Rule 34 cars 1:09:50 - Mistfall Hunters 1:14:20 - FBC Firebreak 1:18:20 - Dragon Ball Sparking ZERO sells a lot 1:23:00 - Spider-Man 2 coming to PC 1:24:40 - Hades 2 gets a big update 1:29:00 - Song lyrics 1:32:00 - Claire Obscura: Expedition 33 reveals voice cast 1:38:00 - Space Marine 2 sells a ton 1:42:00 - Final Fantasy franchise sales 1:50:20 - Destiny Rising 1:53:50 - Marvel Mystic Mayhem 1:56:50 - Factorio: Space Age 2:00:00 - Steam Next Fest 2:26:10 - Hordes of Hunger 2:40:10 - Metaphor Refantazio continues 3:03:50 - Neva 3:07:25 - Beyond Galaxyland 3:10:25 - Romancing Saga 3:13:00 - The Penguin 3:16:40 - Agatha All Along 3:21:15 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 13, 2024 · 3 hr 16 min
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 - Halo going Unreal 5 1:02:20 - The Halo TV show... 1:08:20 - The Nintendo Alarmo 1:12:00 - Dream mapping 1:19:00 - Sunderfolk developed by ex-Blizzard devs 1:31:00 - Like a Dragon the TV show 1:40:00 - Roblox is a cesspool 1:48:00 - One Piece going on hiatus 1:52:20 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio 2:15:00 - Silent Hill 2 2:29:10 - TCG Shop Simulator addiction 2:33:00 - The Game of Thrones auction 2:49:20 - Diablo 4 Vessels of Hatred 2:53:40 - Grunn 2:59:40 - Timberborn 3:01:20 - Starship Troopers Extermination 3:09:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 6, 2024 · 2 hr 58 min
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 - Ironmouse becomes the highest subscribed channel on Twitch ever 43:00 - Is anyone still playing Suicide Squad? 46:00 - Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator Ryujinx 50:50 - Original Horizon Zero Dawn gets delisted on PC 57:20 - 3rd person coming to Halo: Infinite 1:00:50 - Ubisoft blames the game players for poor Star Wars Outlaws sales 1:04:20 - The crazy games coming out in February 2025 1:13:25 - Dragon Age Veilguard goes gold 1:15:00 - New World Aternum 1:21:30 - Metaphor Re:Fantazio Demo 1:36:30 - Starfield: Shattered Space 1:48:30 - TCG Card Shop Sim 2:13:00 - Diablo 4: Vessels of Hatred 2:16:00 - Satisfactory continues 2:28:30 - The Finals season 4 2:36:40 - The Holy Gosh Darn 2:43:50 - The Plucky Squire 2:48:10 - UFO 50 2:54:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2024 · 2 hr 47 min
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 changes in Australia 45:50 - Concord Game Director steps down 1:03:50 - Krafton CEO thinks Hi-Fi Rush 2 won't make money, but wants to try 1:16:00 - Square Enix admits Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth & FFXVI didn't meet sales expectations 1:33:00 - The Oatmeal problem with AI 1:41:25 - Next Battlefield 1:47:30 - Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakzua 1:58:40 - Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 2:09:00 - New Dragon Age Veilguard previews 2:15:40 - Kingdom Hearts 4 will be a soft-reboot 2:19:10 - Football player Ronaldo joins Fatal Fury 2:22:25 - Towerborne 2:31:20 - Wild Bastards 2:34:00 - Star Wars Outlaws 2:37:15 - Observation 2:38:40 - UFO 50 2:41:50 - Satisfactory 2:44:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2024 · 3 hr 12 min
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 at Annapurna Interactive collectively resigns 1:09:30 - Will Palworld switch business models? 1:12:10 - Modders hack into Baldur's Gate 3 level editor 1:17:30 - Ex-Sony President says people should "drive an Uber" about industry layoffs 1:22:00 - Ubisoft stocks plummeting 1:28:35 - Flappybird is back? 1:32:50 - Hasbro using AI for Magic the Gathering? 1:39:10 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 hits 225k on Steam 1:42:00 - Embracer embracing Metro devs 1:46:00 - Elden Ring patch nerfs boss? 1:49:30 - Tony Hawk teasing a new game? 1:53:45 - Is Dave the Diver an indie game now? 1:55:25 - Unity canceling usage fees 2:00:00 - Justin Wong causing players to quit Marvel vs Capcom 2:13:20 - Astrobot 2:37:45 - Satisfactory 1.0 3:08:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 8, 2024 · 3 hr 13 min
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 - Intro 1:10 - The real episode 400 2:00 - A good year for Maximilian 4:20 - Why Marvel vs Capcom is a big deal 8:20 - Maximilian's modding project 38:40 - 2XKO reception after alpha 55:00 - Concord shuts down after 2 weeks 1:05:00 - Astrobot is a graveyard 1:13:40 - Phil Spencer says he has made mistakes 1:25:00 - Budgets are too high 1:35:00 - Actor for Yakuza told not to play the games 1:42:00 - Balatro coming to Switch and mobile 1:44:00 - Fishing in No Man's Sky 1:50:40 - The ad wars on Twitch 2:05:00 - Youtube vs Twitch streaming 2:23:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2:51:00 - Black Myth: Wukong needs a map 2:58:00 - Glazing up Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 3:01:00 - Wisdom 3:05:50 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 1, 2024 · 2 hr 55 min
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 reportedly sold 25,000 units 46:50 - Deadlock over 100k players on Steam 1:03:30 - Stalker 2 have passionate devs 1:16:00 - Borderlands 4 1:17:20 - Itsuno leaves Capcom after 30 years 1:22:00 - Visions of Mana 1:32:00 - Nintendo Direct 1:34:20 - Blue Protocol ends services and cancels global release 1:34:40 - Foamstars goes F2P 1:35:10 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 1:55:00 - Core Keeper 2:00:00 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:07:10 - Star Wars Outlaws review 2:53:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 25, 2024 · 2 hr 56 min
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 - Civilization VII 1:20:40 - Monster Hunter Wilds 1:38:30 - Black Myth: Wukong 2:15:00 - Thank Goodness You're Here 2:17:00 - World of Warcraft: The War Within 2:38:00 - Starfield DLC 2:43:00 - Feed the Deep 2:44:40 - Gothic 1 Remake 2:46:00 - Path of Exile 2 2:48:00 - Peter Molyneux 2:54:30 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 12, 2024 · 2 hr 40 min
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, Marvel, Fortnite 5:50 - Fall gaming 8:00 - Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 10:20 - Suicide Squad loses WBD a lot of money 15:10 - Early Marathon impressions not good 18:00 - Borderlands the Movie bombs 24:40 - SEGA registers 'Yakuza Wars' trademark 31:10 - Twitch adds the "DJ" category 39:15 - Twitch mobile app review 53:30 - Australian Breakdancer 1:04:30 - Knock on the Coffin Lid 1:15:40 - Delta Force: Hawk Ops 1:30:55 - Mecha BREAK 1:41:00 - Zeke beat Blaster Master! 1:46:00 - Dragon Warrior 1:48:00 - Atlas Fallen 1:54:10 - Path of Exile 2:00:00 - 2XKO Alpha test 2:25:00 - Eternal Darkness 2:34:35 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 4, 2024 · 3 hr 2 min
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 beards 6:00 - Improv 9:15 - Bungie lays off 17% of employees 30:00 - Dev tricks 40:00 - Game feature nitpicks 51:20 - Where From Software is going 1:02:40 - Game Informer ends after 30+ years 1:20:30 - Marketing games is hard 1:43:20 - Avowed gets delayed to 2025 1:58:20 - CapGod 2:14:00 - Animal Well 2:19:40 - EDF 6 2:30:00 - Custom Mech Wars 2:38:00 - Path of Exile 2:42:40 - Warframe 2:46:00 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 2:50:00 - Meet Your Maker 2:54:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 28, 2024 · 1 hr 53 min
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 - Ubisoft's unecessary response to trolls 1:11:40 - Robert Downey Jr. is Victor Von Doom 1:18:35 - Zeke's NES arc 1:45:00 - Video game violence 1:52:00 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 21, 2024 · 3 hr 6 min
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 workers of Bethesda unionize across the board 2:00:00 - FTC investigating Microsoft after Game Pass price increase 2:12:30 - EA Sports College Football 2025 early access sells a lot. 2:20:00 - Brain waves 2:28:00 - Mobile games 2:40:30 - Banana 2:45:50 - Crypto in games 2:53:00 - Path of Exile Login 2:58:10 - Shoutouts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.