Dropped Frames

The Annual Dropped Frames Community GOTY Vote is back! VOTE NOW: itme. JP/2020 No guest? No problem! This week we catch-up on all the games we've been playing for the last few weeks. Zeke goes deep in to Bugsnax, Cohh has finished Yakuza Like A Dragon, Demon's Souls, World of Warcraft, Games, games, and more games! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're joined by the creator and host of The Game Awards, The Architect himself - Geoff Keighley this week! We talk about how games media and award shows have evolved over the last 30 years, filling the void of E3, and the work that goes in to The Game Awards. Then, in the second half JP has completed the new Destin 2 raid - Deep Stone Crypt as well started the new World of Warcraft expansion - Sha...

The Game Awards 2020 just announced their nominations for their various award categories including Game of the Year and we go down the list of games being nominated in this wild year. Also Twitch held GlitchCon over the weekend... and there was obviously drama! Then we take a deep dive in to Yakuza: Like A Dragon since Zeke and Cohh have played quite a lot of it over the week. See omnystudio.com/l...

This week, things get political as we announce our voting categories for this year's Game of the Year. We also talk about political Twitch streams and the "glitch" in ad viewing that became controversial over the week. In the second half we go deep in to Watch_Dogs Legion, Vanillaware's 13 Sentinels, and Zeke has been playing Baldur's Gate 3! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about the aftermath of the RIAA hitting Twitch and the content creators with the DMCA takedowns. Then we get in to some games such as early impressions of Watch_Dogs Legion, Solasta, Leisure Suit Larry and more! Then in the second half we're honored to have Microsoft's Phil Spencer to talk about the future of Xbox, Games Pass, and Bethesda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

The DMCA warnings are hitting Twitch streamers hard this week and we discuss it right away. Then we get in to the new DOOM Eternal DLC: The Ancient One Part 1 and it is extremely difficult. We also talk about the new game in horror series Amnesia - Amnesia: Rebirth. Then musician Mike Shinoda returns to talk about the history of Linkin Park as well as going very deep in to what the DMCA does and w...

We switch it up this week and start with the games we've been playing: Such as Genshin Impact and the merits of gacha games, Baldur's Gate III and Remothered: Broken Porcelain. Then in the second half rumors of Ken Levine's new game coming soon, streamers & talent agencies, and a live-viewing of the new Monster Hunter movie trailer + much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A breakdown of the PS5 was released and we still don't know what the UI will look like, meanwhile JP has an XBOX Series X but don't ask him any questions about it. Then we get in to the games: Baldur's Gate 3 early access, Hades, Phasmophobia, Oddworld and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Huge news this week as Microsoft dropped a bomb and went and bought Zenimax/Bethesda! Of course, there's other news as well. Then we go all in on discussions about Hades after that! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New hardware has been announced recently so we bring on PowerGPU to guide us through the headache that is upgrading your PC, and much more! Then in the second half we dig in to the advertisement controversy spreading across Twitch then pivot to games and discuss everyone's recent playing of Among Us, the new craze that took over the streaming world! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Microsoft shot the first volley in the chicken race that is a price announcement of the next generation of consoles and JP, Cohh, and Zeke have some thoughts on that. Then in the second half, we're honored to have industry vet Brian Fargo of InXile Entertainment on to talk about Wasteland 3, Microsoft, crowdfunding, game pass and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week JP, Cohh, and Zeke are joined by Founder and game director at Larian Studios: Swen Vincke! We ask him all manner of questions about him, Larian, the games he has worked on, and of course their upcoming game: Baldur's Gate 3! Then we talk about GAMES! Like Wasteland 3, Spiritfarer, Marvel's Avengers, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week JP, Cohh, and Zeke dive head first in to the current events of the streaming world! Why did Twitch Prime get rebranded to Prime Games? Dr. Disrespect doesn't even know what's going on, also Shroud is back on Twitch! Then we get in to the games: Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC, Risk of Rain 2, Undermine, This is Not a Game, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's all about games, games, games this week! Joining JP, Cohh, and Zeke is industry vet and DF regular Rami Ismail to deep-dive in to Ghost of Tsushima (no spoilers!) as well as a check-in with No Man's Sky, a first-look at Obsidian's Grounded, and Zeke co-hosted an Indie Showcase that featured lots of good stuff! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week JP, Cohh and Zeke are joined by eSport commentator and co-host of NBC's "The Titan Games" Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez to chat about the early days of commentating for video games and how that translates to commentating a sports broadcast. Then, in the second half we go over the recent edition of "Sports" to Twitch, and the multi-million deal Twitch made to hip-hop artist Logic. Also non-spoi...

n the first half itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III dive in to every single frame of Deadly Premonition 2 as Zeke has been playing it. JP has finished Persona 5 Royal, and Cohh has finished Yakuza 5. Then they get in to the new emote updates that Twitch has released. In the second half, our hosts are joined by special guest Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park fame to talk about his new album "Dropped Fr...

This week itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III reunite and catch up about all sorts of goings on in the streamer world, then we get right in to talking about games such as Desperados 3, Yakuza 5, Persona 5 Royal, Song of Horror, Hylic 2, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

****SPOILERS FOR THE LAST OF US PART 2 - till 1:42:00**** This week itmeJP and CohhCarnage are joined by DansGaming and Anne Munition to go all in on The Last of Us Part 2 spoilers. Did they love it or hate it, or somewhere in-between? Then in the second half they dive right in to the Dr. Disrespect drama as well as Mixer shutting down and even more Twitter drama! See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

This week itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III discuss the obscene amount of games shown off over the weekend and pick out a few that caught their eye. Then Zeke took a look at the itch.io bundle, Cohh has played Raft, and JP dreads playing The Last of Us 2 & more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ways You Can Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ This week itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III are joined by special guest: DeejayKnight to have a discussion on being a POC on the Twitch platform, as well as how Twitch can be a force for education especially in the STEM categories. In the second half: We dive head first in to the DMCA scare happening on Twitch. Then we have a round of hype...

This week itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III discuss The Last of Us 1 and 2, is it a horror game? Then a deep dive in to the new craze Monster Train. Then talk of the new expansion for Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, and loads of indies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week itmeJP, CohhCarnage, and Ezekiel_III discuss the current drama around Twitch. After that, it's nothing but games, both upcoming and current with Ghost of Tsushima, JP's current thoughts on Persona 5 Royal, Zeke started Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Then in the second half Cohh and JP deep dive in to Terraria which recently dropped a new expansion over the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

This week we discuss the big UI changes happening on Twitch, are they useful? After that we head right in to the recently announced Unreal Engine 5 reveal, is this the future? Then in the second half: Cohh continues his Yakuza journey, itmeJP has some thoughts about Futaba, and Zeke finishes the sequel to MYST; Riven as well as celebrate Mother's Day with some good ol indies! See omnystudio.com/li...

This week we slip in to a very extended trailer time for the first half of the show, with such gems as the new Mortal Kombat 11 expansion, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and The Last of Us 2. In the second half, Cohh has finished Gears Tactics and we go in-depth on the pros and cons of the game. Then Zeke dove all the way in to a blind-run of MYST, and lots of indie games! See omnystudio.com/listener...

The week of turn-based tactics is upon us with two high profile tactics games in XCOM: Chimera Squad and Gears Tactics both releasing! Then Zeke has been playing the cyberpunk noir delivery game Cloudpunk and Cohh has tried out the new Remnant DLC - Swamps of Corsus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.