Drop-In Drop-Out

Patrick, Jerica and Jake breakdown all the winners and announcements at the 2025 Game Awards! Timecodes Overall show impressions - 3:20 Winners breakdown - 7:55 Announcements breakdown - 39:03 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends s...

The internet has lost it's mind about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's desert and NPCs. We've been playing it, so we have the full report! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nosta...

Jake and Patrick are here to bring you the first-annual Non-ies; a night to crown our favorite non-2025 video games we played this year, and non-gaming media we consumed! What are your Non-ies from 2025? Timecodes Non-2025 gaming favorites - 9:27 Movies - 1:11:28 Music - 1:40:55 TV - 1:54:36 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about vid...

This week, we are rebranding Thanksgiving as a gamer holiday! We build our table of Thanksgiving foods as video games. What'd we miss?  Timecodes Intros - 1:15 Appetizers - 8:55 Main courses - 21:38 Casseroles - 33:18 Desserts - 43:48 Wrap up / thanks - 1:00:08 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on...

The Game Awards are nearly upon us, and we have our nominees.... it's time to DIDO to weigh in! Did Keighley & friends get it right this year? FIND OUT! Timecodes 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:22 - Overall impressions 0:15:50 - Most anticipated game 0:18:40 - Best adaptation 0:23:00 - Best multiplayer 0:28:07 - Best sports/ racing 0:32:05 - Best sim/ strategy 0:34:50 - Best family game 0:38:38 - Best fight...

Lumines Arise is finally out, and it's one of the best puzzle games of all time. The natural evolution of both Lumines AND Tetris Effect Connected. Jake and Patrick were able to play and review the game ahead of time, and they have a TON to say about this absolute banger. Review copies provided by Enhance! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging convers...

The Game Awards are next month, so we are predicting what announcements we expect to see at the biggest night in gaming! What do you think we will see at the show? Timecodes 0:08:06 - Predictions start 0:11:39 - Geoff's apparel 0:12:29 - GTA 6 0:15:01 - Troy Baker hats 0:16:42 - Crying 0:18:05 - Sonic 0:20:41 - FF7 0:22:19 - Fable 0:24:37 - F-bombs 0:27:54 - PlayStation first party 0:33:29 - Ninte...

What would happen if a Victorian child was witness to video games? And moreso, what video games would we show them to melt their brains? We have the definitive list! Timecodes 14:30 The Sims 23:50 Dante's Inferno 25:20 Rez Infinite 27:10 Tetris Effect VR 30:00 pikmin 34:50 Mario Kart World 39:30 The Stanley Parable 41:25 Wii Trauma center 44:20 just dance Audience: 48:20 52:14 powerwash sim 2 56:1...

Xbox news is often terrifying, but this year has been their most horrifying yet. Jake, Jerica and Josh get together to talk about Halo going multiplatform, GamePass price hikes, unaffordable Xbox consoles, game cancellations like Perfect Dark, studio closures, and so so so much more. Timecodes Intro - 0:00 Xbox memories - 5:36 Scary Xbox stories - 21:01 Outro - 1:27:17 Drop-In Drop-Out brings toge...

Thank you to AdHoc Studio for giving us a review copy of Dispatch! We stay spoiler free in this review of episodes 3 and 4. We will be dropping reviews each week as new episodes drop right here on Drop-In Drop-Out! Timecodes High level thoughts - 2:45 Gameplay impressions - 8:40 Story impressions - 15:30 Final thoughts - 36:35 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open...

Spooky season ISN'T OVER, so we are bringing you the best FREE horror games out there right now. What did we miss? Timecodes Housekeeping - 5:10 Free games discussion - 8:43 Stand-outs - 1:02:40 Honorable mentions 1:04:33 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favori...

Keeper is here, and both Jake and Patrick have locked in and rolled credits. There is TONS to talk about, so we hopped on and had a spoiler filled discussion and gave our review. From gameplay twists to our theories on the secret meaning of the game, we hope you enjoy the discussion, and add your thoughts in the comments! What did we miss?! Timecodes Spoilers start 15:43 Drop-In Drop-Out brings to...

Thank you to AdHoc Studio for giving us a review copy of Dispatch! We stay spoiler free in this review of episodes 1 and 2. We will be dropping reviews each week as new episodes drop right here on Drop-In Drop-Out! Timecodes High level thoughts - 3:11 Story impressions - 14:25 Gameplay impressions - 22:16 Review score / final thoughts - 34:00 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate ga...

Two of our most anticipated games of the year have arrived! Both Keeper and Pokemon Legends: ZA are taking over our lives... Jake, Cog, and Jerica are here to talk about them. Look forward to some more content based around both games in the near future! Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 2:58 - Pokemon Legends: ZA 42:47 - Keeper 57:58 - Outro Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an...

Save Trash Cinema is back for another takeover with 2006's Silent Hill. Kamen aka the Dumpster Boy leads the charge with Jerica and Patrick as they visit the haunted town of Silent Hill and try and figure out what the F is even going on Timecodes  3:11 - Housekeeping 5:25 - Film overview  28:15 - Film breakdown 1:43:12 - Save it or Can it? Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamer...

VIDEO GAME HORROR FRANCHISE BATTLE! We're doing another battle episode, and this week's topic is horror franchises! We are pitting a bunch of horror franchises against each other to crown the best there is. Shoutout to special guest Maegan Stone for joining us! Timecodes 0:00 beginning of episode 5:12 Matchup 1 13:00 Matchup 2 20:09 Matchup 3 25:13 Matchup 4 30:10 Matchup 5 37:24 Matchup 6 44:00 M...

What are the most unsettling moments in video games? Patrick and CognitiveClips are here to answer that question! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a go...

We are back to talk MORE about Hades 2 and Hades. This time around, we've both cleared the game at least once, but we make it very clear when we get into those spoilers! Leading up to that, we talk about each of the main 4 regions in order. #hades2 #hades Are you enjoying this brand new podcast, Hey! Deez Games Are Pretty Good, Huh?! A Hades & Hades 2 Podcast? Cus we sure are, and we want to make...

Are we launching a new limited run podcast? Don't tell Jake it's limited. Regardless, I think we can all agree....Deez games are pretty good, huh?! #hades2 #hades Timecodes Hades 2 discussion begins - 10:36 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discus...

Patrick, Jake, and Jerica get together to gush about Insomniac's newest look at Marvel's Wolverine, while making sure to criticize the rest of the Playstation State of Play! Timecodes: 0:00 Intro 4:00 Reviewing the Playstation State of Play 19:04 Saros discussion 25:01 The other stuff 1:09:00 Wolverine discussion 1:49:06 Outro Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open...

This week, Jerica Kamen and Patrick do a retrospective of the entire Borderlands franchise, and share their review so far of Borderlands 4! Timecodes : Borderlands 1: 14:55 Borderlands 2: 37:30 The Pre-Sequel: 58:57 Tales from the Borderlands 1&2: 1:07:40 Borderlands 3: 1:14:00 Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: 1:26:17 Borderlands 4 review so far: 1:36:05   Drop-In Drop-Out  brings together a mix of seven...

Nintendo's September Direct was a BANGER. Let's break it down!   Timecodes : Overall thoughts: 4:20 Direct breakdown: 13:52   Drop-In Drop-Out  brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nost...

Hollow Knight Silksong is OUT, and we've been playing it! Does it already have game of the year potential? We discuss whether we think Silksong could land in our GOTY spot, and what is in that spot currently. Plus, we look ahead to the rest of the year to see if there's anything on the horizon that might sneak it's way in.   What's your game of the year so far? Timecodes : Main Topic Setup/Houseke...

Let's review Mafia The Old Country, and have ourselves a spoilercast too! Spoilers start about 30 minutes in, so join us for the first half if you havent finished the game yet! Shoutout to Shea Noelle and Gianni DiCrosta for joining us for this discussion! Timecodes : Mafia high level thoughts - 5:11 Gameplay pros/cons - 14:02 Story/characters - 21:00 Spoiler talk - 29:50   Drop-In Drop-Out  bring...

It's a BEEFY week of new (old) releases. Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater, Kirby and the Forgotten Lands Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (are you kidding me on that title), Gears of War Reloaded, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and Lumines Arise's demo! Join Patrick, Jerica and Jake as they unpack this massive week in games.  Timecodes : Metal Gear - 5:22 Shinobi - 33:42 Kirby - 44:52 Gears - 1...