• Dropped Frames Episode 454
    Jan 25 2026

    Back in our day we walked uphill, both ways, through the frozen snow, to bring you a podcast! This week we brace for the big reveal of Highguard happening in just a day, is this the next big thing or will become just another foot note in the long line of multiplayer shooters? XBOX had a developer direct last week and we gush over the new Fable and wonder why Game Freak doesn't make more games that don't look like Pokemon? Games this week: Hytale, MIO: Memories in Orbit, Warframe and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:40 - Cold weather
    4:10 - The most hyped game Highguard launching
    38:00 - Forza Horizon 6
    45:00 - Kiln
    50:00 - Beast of Reincarnation
    1:00:00 - Fable
    1:14:50 - Deadlock approaching release?
    1:15:10 - Fallout season 2
    1:22:00 - The Pitt
    1:24:50 - Yoshi
    1:26:30 - Ubisoft restructuring
    1:30:00 - AI Funny Money
    1:36:00 - Arknights PayPal
    1:41:40 - Twitch podcast
    1:45:10 - 2XKO and Twitch
    1:50:45 - Preordering Marathon installed Destiny 2
    1:54:50 - Is ARC Raiders fatigue setting in?
    2:00:00 - Marathon
    2:04:50 - Dan is in a game!
    2:08:40 - Nioh 3
    2:17:20 - MIO: Memories in Orbit
    2:21:00 - Hytale
    2:28:40 - Abiotic Factor
    2:29:30 - No Rest For The Wicked
    2:35:50 - The whale
    2:38:00 - Warframe
    2:43:00 - Deus Ex: The Invisible War
    2:52:50 - Octopath Traveler 0
    2:54:50 - Heavy Metal
    2:57:20 - Shoutouts

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    3 hrs and 3 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 453
    Jan 11 2026

    The first real episode of 2026 is upon us. We chat about all the silly things announced at CES 2026, speedruns at AGDQ 2026, Anthem shutting down. Going over the Reddit AMA with Swen Vincke giving more insight into Divinity and their development process also is StarCraft returning? Games this week are StarRupture, Alchemy Factory, Octopath Traveler 0 and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    3:40 - Where Cheeks Meet
    7:30 - CES 2026
    18:00 - AGDQ 2026
    30:00 - Anthem shutting down
    32:10 - Larian Studios AMA
    1:00:30 - XBOX Developer Direct announced
    1:02:00 - StarCraft is back?
    1:08:00 - New Game+ showcase
    1:22:00 - Rumor: Fallout New Vegas Remaster
    1:24:00 - Old games have no QOL
    1:46:50 - StarRupture
    1:59:10 - Alchemy Factory
    2:06:50 - League of Legends
    2:10:30 - Octopath Traver 0
    2:11:40 - Trails in The Sky 1
    2:26:20 - Shoutouts

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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 452
    Jan 4 2026

    View the full results here: https://dfgoty.com/results/2025/

    The year is over and Cohh finally realizes what JP stands for. The reveal will have you questioning reality! We take a look back at all the games we've played, didn't play, and wish we played to give you the most definitive list of great games that are not all Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:40 - John Paul
    6:00 - Consumer hardware prices soar
    10:00 - Favorite New Game IP
    19:40 - Favorite Multiplayer Game
    26:00 - Favorite Writing
    35:10 - Favorite Art Style
    44:40 - Favorite Music
    57:00 - Favorite Sound Design
    1:06:00 - Favorite Performance
    1:15:50 - Favorite Moment in Games
    1:23:25 - Favorite Feature
    1:34:10 - Biggest Surprise
    1:43:40 - Biggest Disappointment
    1:58:20 - Games We Wished We Played
    2:12:10 - Most Anticipated Game of 2026
    2:22:30 - Top 3 Games Streamed & Watched
    2:41:50 - Cohh's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)
    2:55:00 - Zeke's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)
    3:11:00 - JP's Top 10 Games of 2025 (10-4)
    3:23:00 - 3rd favorite game
    3:30:00 - 2nd favorite game
    3:38:20 - Favorite game of the year
    3:47:25 - The Community's Top 10
    3:49:50 - The Dropped Frames GOTY
    3:53:20 - Shoutouts

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    3 hrs and 58 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 451
    Dec 7 2025

    Vote in the community Dropped Frames GOTY here: https://dfgoty.com/

    Sodapoppin joins us this week to chat about life after 15 years of streaming and how much streaming has changed in recent years. Then we go over the winners at The Streamer Awards, vote on the winners for The Game Awards happening this week. Then we go deep into Chinese World of Warcraft, running streamer guild OnlyFangs, handling streamer drama and much more!

    0:00 - Intro
    2:20 - Sodapoppin is here
    5:30 - Growing up with streaming
    12:00 - The Streamer Awards
    37:00 - Going over TGA nominees
    2:03:40 - World of Warcraft China
    2:39:40 - OnlyFangs
    2:48:20 - Mana gems
    3:01:15 - Shoutouts

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    3 hrs and 6 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 450
    Nov 30 2025

    Vote in the community Dropped Frames GOTY here: https://dfgoty.com/

    We're joined by Robert 'Roflgator' Overwatch pro and now a titan of VRChat as we learn about the birth and history of TikTok sensation, Marcus, played by VRChat creator Jouffa! We go down memory lane with our favorite Justin.TV moments, learn about all the game updates dropping in December, Tim Sweeney hates disclosing AI, Paradox takes blame over Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2, and a new Diablo 4 expansion tease? Games this week include the horror game Total Chaos, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Vote for your Dropped Frames GOTY!
    6:00 - Roflgator is here!
    11:00 - The birth of Marcus
    19:40 - What's a mute?
    45:00 - The life of Rob and Marcus
    51:50 - Going mainstream
    55:00 - Who owns what?
    1:06:00 - The oldest Justin.tv memory
    1:23:30 - Update December
    1:28:00 - Disclosing AI
    1:46:10 - Vampire woes
    1:53:00 - Diablo 4 announcement?
    1:56:00 - Where Winds Meet
    2:04:00 - Megabonk dev removes themselves from TGA
    2:12:50 - Total Chaos
    2:23:50 - Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
    2:46:50 - Kingdom of the Dump
    2:49:30 - Random Mice
    2:56:00 - Shoutouts

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    3 hrs and 1 min
  • Dropped Frames Episode 449
    Nov 16 2025

    Call of Duty Black Ops 7 released this week, to very little fan fare and a lot of mad players. We take our bets on what games will be nominated at The Game Awards this year. Steam launches a new family of hardware with Steam Machine, the new Steam controller and Steam Frame. There's a Horizon MMO in the works, we give our thoughts on Where Winds Meet & The Last Caretaker as well as our review of Dispatch!

    0:00 - Intro
    5:00 - Bubba
    8:00 - GOTY so far
    14:00 - Ubisoft getting bought?
    20:00 - Call of Duty Black Ops 7
    42:40 - Steam launching new hardware
    1:02:00 - JP's search history
    1:09:10 - Will there be a Dispatch season 2?
    1:18:30 - Escape from Tarkov reviews
    1:22:20 - Fans try to bring Concord back
    1:24:30 - Horizon MMO
    1:32:20 - State of Play
    1:36:10 - Star Citizen
    1:47:30 - Aion 2?
    1:49:00 - ARC Raiders update
    1:53:00 - Battlefield 6
    1:56:40 - Popular YouTuber Chris Wilson
    1:59:50 - Where Winds Meet
    2:35:40 - The Last Caretaker
    2:43:00 - Dispatch
    2:54:20 - Shoutouts

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    2 hrs and 59 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 448
    Nov 9 2025

    We're joined by Super Meat Boy co-developer and Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen this week to chat about his upcoming tactics roguelike cat game - Mewgenics and his very storied indie dev career that spans over 2 decades! In the news: GTA6 is delayed again, Dispatch sells 1 million copies in 10 days, mass Square Enix layoffs and is Steam a monopoly? We end the show locking in our GOTY categories for the year so lookout for the upcoming community vote!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:00 - Cohh's addiction
    5:40 - Indie dev Edmund McMillen is here!
    7:00 - Edmund's first game: Gish
    21:40 - Binding of Isaac
    30:00 - Indie Game - The Movie
    37:30 - Mewgenics and the art of poop
    1:23:50 - GTA6 is delayed amidst union busting
    1:31:50 - Kingdom Come devs take shots at Obsidian
    1:37:00 - Dispatch sold 1 mil copies in 10 days
    1:44:10 - Game execs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC gaming
    1:52:40 - Funny numbers
    2:03:20 - Square Enix fires lots of employees
    2:09:20 - WoW Midnight - Housing MTX
    2:12:45 - The Mass Effect TV Show
    2:14:10 - Arc Raiders selling a ton/AI talk
    2:41:15 - Escape from Tarkov 1.0 approaching
    2:43:10 - Locking in our GOTY categories
    2:53:00 - Shoutouts

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    2 hrs and 57 mins
  • Dropped Frames Episode 447
    Nov 2 2025

    We're joined by Brandon Adler and Matt Singh from Obsidian Entertainment to chat about the evolution of the Obsidian RPG and where the studio goes from here. In the news: Amazon shutters Amazon Games Studio and ending the MMORPG New Worlds after a 15 years attempt at dethroning Steam to shift to AI. Is Twitch on the chopping block as well? A remake of Halo CE was announced for Playstation (and XBOX.) We try to understand Digimon, Arc Raiders is fun, Path of Exile drops a peak league, we glaze Dispatch and more!

    0:00 - Intro
    1:20 - Halloween
    10:00 - New World gets shuttered
    16:00 - Amazon trying to compete with Steam
    32:00 - Halo: Campaign Evolved
    37:50 - Ball x Pit
    42:20 - 20k bot
    47:50 - Digimon Story: Time Stranger
    1:00:25 - Obsidian interview
    1:01:00 - Outer Wilds 2 or The Outer Worlds 2?
    1:16:00 - Flaws
    1:34:20 - Difficulty
    1:58:00 - Trails in the Sky FC
    2:05:40 - Arc Raiders
    2:13:10 - Silksong
    2:24:00 - Path of Exile 1
    2:26:40 - Dispatch
    2:30:10 - Keeper
    2:34:00 - Ire: A Prologue
    2:39:30 - November releases
    2:41:20 - Tormented Souls 2
    2:45:50 - RV There Yet
    2:56:20 - Shoutouts

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    3 hrs and 1 min