Crossplay Conversations: A Video Game Podcast

This week, we prepare you for the spooky season with a trio of indie horror experiences. We have played Mouthwashing and are chomping to talk about it in-depth. Jacob also dives in on Grunn and Joseph talks about his experience playing Crow Country. Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 1:30 - Ice Breaker Question: "What’s a game that genuinely surprised you?" 8:50 - Mouthwashing Sp...

Episode Notes This week the lads are chatting about their time playing Astro Bot , developed by Team ASOBI! The discussion starts with spoiler-free impressions and moves into the spoilercast. We can find timestamps below! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 2:44 - Ice Breaker Question: What features make for a good platformer and what are your favorite games within the genre? 6:53...

This week, the lads are coming to you live from PAX West 2024 in Seattle, Washington with a star studded cast of special guests from across the video game industry! Seat back, relax and get your Steam Wishlists ready as the crew unpacks their favorite games from PAX West 2024! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Jill Grodt, EIC @ The Indie Informer & Trina Smith, Games...

This week the lads are joined by special guest Dave Proctor (Mighty Yell) to chat about how the studio Mighty Yell came to be, reminisce about the Big Con and take a sneak peak into the development of their latest game All Systems Dance. Join us for a wonderful look into the art of game design with plenty of laughs along the way! Wishlist All Systems Dance and check out Mighty Yell’s other titles...

This week, Jacob, Luke and Joseph are joined by Baron Jones from LV1 Gaming is here to get you ready for PAX West 2024! On this episode of the show, we will give you tips on packing and surviving the con, navigating the city of Seattle and tell you what you should see during PAX West 2024! Check out Baron's writing on LV1 Gaming! Find timestamps for this episode below: 0:00 - Intro 3:30 -...

Episode Notes This week Jacob and Luke give their review of Thank Goodness You’re Here! developed by Coal Supper, Dungeons of Hinterberg developed by Microbird, Été developed by Impossible and Penny’s Big Breakaway developed by Evening Star. A big thanks to Popagenda for providing us with review codes for Été and Thank Goodness You’re Here! Find Jacob’s written reviews via the Gaming Brief below:...

This week the lads discuss their favorite games of 2024 so far and give some recommendations of other new releases to check out! Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast Left Behind Game Club The LukeWarmGames Podcast Cutscenes: A Video...

This week Luke and Jacob unpack their favorite party and local multiplayer games from over the years. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast Left Behind Game Club The LukeWarmGames Podcast Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast Video Ga...

This week the lads give their thoughts on the current state of the video game industry. Discussion topics include studio closures/layoffs, the impact of acquisitions, the future of first party publishers and more. Tweet from Jacob Navok: https://x.com/jnavok/status/1793779717813723521?s=46 Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCo...

This week the lads reunite to give their thoughts on the recent summer showcase season. Get your wishlists ready and settle in for a wide ranging discussion covering announcements of all shapes and sizes. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player...

Episode Notes This week Joseph and Luke discuss their time playing Another Crab’s Treasure , Manor Lords and Animal Well ! Additional topics include a bit of industry analysis about the upcoming console generation and the ongoing debate of video games versus art. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lew...

Episode Notes This week Luke and Joseph discuss open ended game design, how this design philosophy differs between the AAA and Indie spaces and their favorite examples from the past and present. Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis Check out our other shows: Player Player Podcast L...

Episode Notes This week Luke and Jacob give their review impressions on a wonderful quartet of recent indie releases including Buckshot Roulette, Mars After Midnight, Let's! Revolution! and Pepper Grinder. Thank you to Sandbox Strategies, popagenda and Stride PR for providing review codes for this episode. Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 2:40- Ice Breaker Question: What games are you hoping to pull out of...

This week, special guest Ngachacha joins Luke and Jacob to discuss remakes and remasters and which games need one! Support Ngachacha: Twitter | PlayStation Drive Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:10 Ice Breaker Question: "What Remake or Remasters Did You Played Last"? 9:30 What Makes A Good Remake or Remaster? 21:20 Building the List of the Top 15 Games That Need Remakes/Remasters 1:21:00 Outro F...

This week, the Lads are joined by special guest CGDannyB to talk about their experiences at PAX East 2024 and Day of the Devs 2024! Remember to wishlist all the games you think sounded cool, it helps! Support CGDannyB: Twitter | Twitch | TikTok Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:30 PAX East 2024 Overall Impressions 6:30 Dustborn (Danny's Game of Show) 9:15 Let’s Revolution (Jacob's Game of Show) 14:25 Enter...

This week, the Lads do a deep dive into one of their favourite video game studios: Double Fine Productions. Why? Because Jacob and Luke did a Double Fine bar crawl in SF! Timestamps: 0:00 Start 2:30 Ice Breaker Question: "What Makes Double Fine So Unique"? 8:00 The Double Fine Bar Crawl 17:05 Favourite Double Fine Games? Backlog Games from Double Fine? 26:30 What Games Do We Want Next fr...

Episode Notes This week the Lads are joined by special guest AJ McRae (Re:Direct) to discuss what they want to see in a Nintendo Switch 2 and build their list of the most essential games on the Nintendo Switch. Support AJ and Re:Direct- https://shop.watchredirect.com Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke...

Episode Notes This week, Luke and Jacob discuss their time playing Pacific Drive developed by Ironwood Studios and Ultros developed by Hadoque. A big thanks to the Kepler Interactive Team for providing review codes for our coverage. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am EST. Find us on twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos  Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis Jacob McCourt:...

This week, the game lads are joined by the Indie Informer's Jill Grodt to talk about their 20 most anticipated indie games of 2024! Indie Informer: Website: https://the-indie-in-former.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Indie_Informer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheIndieInformer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theindieinformer Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Who is the Indie Informer? 5:30 -...

The Lads are joined once again by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to finish out their discussion of the best games of the year in the Crossplay Conversations Best of 2023 Awards. Big thanks to Matt aka Stormageddon for narrating our best of 2023 video! Find timestamps for this episode below 0:00-Intro 1:39- Addendum To The Business Boy’s 2023 Bit of Bad Business 3:55- B...

The Lads are joined by special guest Claire Helmberger (The LukeWarmGames Podcast) to discuss their favorite games of the year in the Crossplay Conversations Best of 2023 Awards. Tune in for our next episode where we reveal our official game of the year! Find Links to our previous GOTY Shows: 2022: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzspro... 2021: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzspro... Find us on T...

The lads close out 2023 by unpacking their thoughts about the Game Awards and competing in a Quiz Show hosted by the Game Show Master Jacob McCourt! Find Links to our previous GOTY Shows: 2022: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/12006503-the-2022-lukewarmgame-awards-day-1 2021: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/9898683-the-2021-lukewarmgame-awards-part-1 Find us...

Episode Notes This week, Joseph and Luke are joined by special guests Matt Storm (The Fun & Games Podcast) and Katie Lesperance (The Left Behind Game Club and Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie & TV Podcast) to chat about all things Alan Wake II. New episodes are released every other Tuesday at 9am PST. Follow Matt & Katie: Matt Storm:@dj_stormageddon Fun & Games Podcast: @funandgamespo...

This week, the lads talk in-depth about the nominees for the 2023 edition of The Game Awards! We also give reviews-in-progress of Alan Wake 2, Slay the Princess and JUSANT. New episodes are released every other Tuesday at 9am PST. 0:15 - Intro 2:00 - Ice Breaker: Who are we casting in a Legend of Zelda movie? 8:05 - The Game Awards Nominee Breakdown 45:35 - Jusant Impressions 52:45 - Alan Wake 2 I...

Episode Notes This week, the lads discuss the past, present and future of Insomniac Games' Spider-Man series. New episodes release every other Tuesday at 9am PST. Listen to our Spider-Man 2 Spoilercasts here: Player Player Podcast The LukeWarmGames Podcast Find us on Twitter for show updates and more: Podcast: @crossplayconvos Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt Luke Lewis:@luk...