The Crossplay Cooperative

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!  

In this episode we talk about Gabe Newell's throat singing skills, Sony being up to no good again, more Microsoft layoffs/studio shuffles, the new Resident Evil film and other video game adaptations. We also make a bunch of weird noises periodically. Apologies for the audio quality this week - we had a few technical difficulties.

As always. Thanks for listening!!

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00:02:00 - Gabe Newell lets off steam via Mongolian Throat Singing.

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00:06:00 - Intro

News

00:06:33 - Breaking Benjamin frontman’s Fallout 4 modding beef spills into RL.

00:13:43 - Ikea x Matt Berry mod collab drops on Skyrim. Cause, why not?

00:19:45 - PS5 Blackout proves unsuccessful

00:26:00 - Wolverine releases to pretty mid reviews + Sony chat

00:40:35 - Sony and Kojima Productions part ways.

00:56:10 - Asha Sharma plays undercover boss over at Microsoft

01:00:35 - FPS Starcraft Dominion has a release date. Kinda.

01:07:15 - Sci-Fi futures that are actually in the past. Reign of Fire

01:18:44 - Marathon looking to lean into PvE… Just like Destiny.

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01:25:28 - Neon Hyperdrive

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TIMESTAMPS

00:06:00 - Intro

GAMESCOM ROUND UP

00:10:31 - Gamescom Vibes

00:15:10 - Big Walk Shoutout

00:17:00 - Nodus Fall

00:21:00 - Rainbow Six Tactics

00:22:36 - Gears of War E-Day

00:33:10 - Ananta

00:37:34 - PUBG Dednet

00:40:30 - Exodus

00:47:00 - 1001 Threads of Mizan

00:48:10 - Metro 2039

00:53:10 - Mewgenics Live Performance

00:54:00 - Showa Ameerican Story

00:59:02 - Tank Rat

01:01:59 -  Exterminauts

01:04:10 -  Path of Exile 2

01:09:03 - Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake

01:15:35 - War for Westeros

01:19:31 - Final Fantasy VII Revelations

01:24:20 - No Law

01:27:00 - Dust: Origins

01:28:20 - Witcher 3: Remastered

01:39:40 - Ontos

01:47:11 - Fable Extended Trailer

01:54:48 -  GRAND THEFT AUTO 6 Extended Trailer

02:13:10 -  Indie Games Showcase:

Neon hyperdrive, Glasshouse,Deadroot, Inkblood, 9 rounds rapid, Odd town, Snowtracked

Deck of memories, Agni Village of Calamity,

There are no Ghosts at the Grand

NEWS

02:19:28 - Multiple Exhibitors at Gamescom get robbed

02:22:00 - 1047 Games ending development on Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse.

02:28:50 - Star Wars Zero Company devs sidelined without pay before launch.

02:31:50 - Former Arkane Austin Studio Director founds new studio specialising in immersive sim games.

02:41:00 - Top steam games by revenue (August) chat.

NOW PLAYING

02:53:52 - Appulse (What if you had guns on your balls)

02:57:36 - God of War Ragnarok (BOOOYYY)

03:03:43 - Blind Legend (Action-adventure audio game)

03:12:26 - Beep Below (Spanish Walking Sim Mystery)

03:13:50 - Cat Secretary (Feline Corporate Espionage)

03:17:10 - Hell Is Us (3rd Person Action Adventure)

03:27:20 - Once Human (3rd Person Survival

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00:04:06 - Intro

NEWS

00:07:48 - Steam admits hardware user data breach

00:15:50 - Hayden Panettiere, voice of Kingdom Hearts’ Kairi and Until Dawn’s Sam tragically passes away.

00:18:20 - Star Citizen livestream absolute chaos/failure.

00:34:01 - Tiny Sol is a tiny solitaire game that loads from a QR code!

00:38:52 - Saber Interactive CEO runs his mouth. Apologises. Still a dick though.

01:01:14 - Too AI music. Particularly cowboy shit and angry viking stuff!

01:05:00 - But emo is back baby!

01:08:05 - GTA VI leeks. (No typo)

01:13:30 - Fired Rockstar employees don’t want you to boycott the game!

01:21:30 - Halloween game banned in Australia and New Zealand. But then unbanned digitally in New Zealand!

01:26:20 - Asha Sharma gets a visit from Ratatouille’s cousin while visiting Bethesda.

01:38:28 - Sean Murray is a wonderful human and we need to protect him at all costs.

NOW PLAYING

01:46:52 - Sandcastle (A literal sandbox simulator!)

01:51:13 - Road 96 (Roguelike walking sim adventure)

02:03:50 - Returnal (Roguelike shooter)

02:11:28 - Nomad Drive (Survival roadtrip/friendslop)

02:14:30 - Rise of the Ronin (Open world samurai game)

02:27:08 - Big Walk (Multiplayer awesomeness/puzzle game) (Potential spoilers!)

FANTASY CRITIC

03:02:00

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00:00:00 - Cold open - Butt chat

00:07:56 - Intro

NEWS

00:09:40 - EA CEO paid way too much in the aftermath of layoffs

00:17:20 - Double Fine lays off 23 staff after going independent

00:22:07 - Bethesda’s new drip (in logo form)

00:24:02 - Rumours of Dave Bautista being cast as new Kratos

00:31:00 - Microsoft addresses online service downtime.

00:38:40 - Asha Sharma outlines ambitious growth plan in the form of 4 ‘C’s. Spoiler: Constipation isn’t one of the C’s.

00:40:00 - Len guesses the 4 ‘C’s. Fails 

00:56:28 - Xbox looks to launch their disc2digital feature soon.

01:07:50 - Palworld mmo announced! Plot twist: It’s on mobile… :/

01:12:58 - Why is there no split-screen multiplayer on Halo Campaign Evolved?

01:25:04 - D&D x World of Warcraft coming in hot! MTG implications and Pathfinder chat

01:32:20 - Rockstar’s alleged union busting: Update

01:43:40 - AI’s place in art. Deep dive.

NOW PLAYING

02:06:30 - Typeslingers (Mavis Beacon teaches shooting)

02:13:20 - Palworld (“Totally not” Pokémon with guns, slavery and disassembling)

02:24:30 - Species: Unknown (FPS Lads vs Aliens sim)

02:36:30 - TYR (Tactical hero tank mulitplayer shooter)

02:42:50 - Star Wars: Outlaws (3rd person AAA open world Star Wars game. FR)

02:50:10 - Hail To The Rainbow (Atmospheric post-apocalyptic FPS/Dave’s Kryptonite)

02:56:38 - Blind FPS Games (Literally games that have no visual interface!)

03:15:01 - Flow of War (Retro Styled RTS)

03:19:46 - The Quarry (Interactive Horror adventure game)

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On the bright side, there are some killer games coming soon.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:01:15 - Intro

NEWS

00:03:10 - PlayStation ends physical media production in Jan 2028.

00:16:58 - PlayStation 6 very ikely to be released in 2028 at the earliest.

00:22:00 - Sony not willing to make significant loses on PS6. Will be expensive!

00:26:40 - Microsoft layoff 1600, 1600 more to come. 4 studios dropped.

00:32:50 - Obsidian gets really hurt by layoffs.

00:35:40 - Id has basically been gutted. (Editor’s note: Big rant coming next ep!)

00:42:50 - The cuts effect more than just those laid off directly, IO reports.

00:44:00 - Is the AAA space imploding?

00:57:01 - NC announces first game recommending 64gb RAM

01:00:08 - RAM manufacturers being sued for price fixing.

01:05:41 - GTA 6 @ 60fps? Unlikely according to Digital Foundry

01:12:58 -  Subnautica legal drama settled as reinstated CEO/AI enthusiast resigns volunteerily

01:15:02 - Metroid Ravenous temporarily listed. New game incoming?

01:19:20 - New game: Mouthwashing will be a triumph in friendsweating (Sorry Nate!)

NOW PLAYING

01:26:10 - Corsair Cove (Pirate themed city builder)

01:32:05 - Terratech Legion (Roguelike, vehicle builder)

01:36:40 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Anime visual novel/RTS mecha strategy game)

01:43:00 - Screenbound (2D/3D Platformer puzzler)

01:50:03 - Dragon’s Crown (Sidescrolling action RPG)

01:53:03 - Windrunners (2D Dogfighting shooter)

01:57:36 - Moldwasher (2D Cozy cleaning puzzler)

02:04:30 - Moldrise (Yucky 1st person survival roguelike)

02:09:32 - Rose and Locket (Stylistic Kiwi 2D shooter platformer)

02:12:20 - Returnal (Roguelike 3rd person shooter)

02:15:29 - Zerospace (RTS/RPG)

02:20:15 - Cozy Game Restoration (Cozy puzzler)

02:22:40 - Restory (Cozy puzzler)

02:29:45 - Order of the Sinking Star (Sokoban puzzle game)

02:36:00 - Empire in Decay (Roguelike deckbuilder, but chess)

02:40:00 - Tom Lander (Totally bizzare brainbending droneflight game)

02:43:20 - Blood Dungeon (Loose af platforming autoshooter)

02:44:43 - Boy and Deer (Platform puzzle game)

02:49:48 - Toem 2 (Chill puzzle game)

02:54:48 - Object Impermanence (1st person puzzler)

02:58:30 - Final thoughts on the current game industry.

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!

We've hit episode 10, so of course it's our longest episode yet!

In this episode we have our first listener topic and chat about the role of narrative in video games. We also have a big dive into the concerning issues within Microsoft and mourn the loss of a couple of games industry figures. 

So stick around and listen! Also, hit us up with your opening question or topic! We'd love to have that as an opener for the episode.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:06:00 - Intro

00:07:50 - Listener Topic! Thanks Maaaate!

NEWS

00:30:25 - “YouTube Monetizes Xbox better than we do”

00:37:13 - Xbox Studios brace for closures

00:40:10 - Ninja Theory closure planned before Senua announcement.

00:42:31 - Xbox to fastrack major franchise titles.

00:49:22 - Key Xbox staff leave.

00:52:15 - Halo won’t need PSPlus account for couch coop.

00:56:26 - Epic tries to save the news for this week. Fails.

01:05:44 - RIP Bobby Prince. Doom composer. Legend.

01:11:05 - RIP Claude Guillemot. Co-founder of Ubisoft.

01:14:32 - Getting down with the Steam Machine!

01:24:08 - Rocks  tar devs finally form their union.

NOW PLAYING

Full Party!

01:30:15 - Everything is a roguelike deckbuilder with a side of mushrooms and 

01:32:00 - Empulse

01:36:34 - Over The Hill

01:43:35 - The Mound - Call of Cthulu

02:02:42 - Deep Dish Dungeon

02:09:32 - Serious Sam Scatterverse

02:15:21 - BOMBANANA

Len

02:22:00 - Call of Duty Black Ops 7.

02:26:40 - Alan Wake 2

02:29:39 - Echoes of Mystralia

02:31:12 - Trash Day *

02:32:31 - Goosiest (YouTuber)

02:34:20 - Lennybarn (YouTuber)

02:38:21 - Samara Weaving

Dave

02:39:59 - Bio Eden *

02:43:45 - Rivage

02:51:28 - The Lift

Nate

03:02:25 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

03:14:48 - Valor Mortis

03:22:55 - About Fishing

03:30:51 - Iron Nest

03:43:11 - End!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:04:49 - Intro

SONY STATE OF PLAY (Highlights)

00:06:42 - Wolverine

00:14:50 - Rayman Legends Retold

00:17:22 - Bancho The Chef

00:18:08 - Kemuri

00:20:14 - The Lost Wild (Not to be confused with Dino Crisis Remake)

00:24:08 - Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered

00:26:57 - Onimusha: Way of the Sword

00:31:08 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

00:36:40 - Control Resonance

00:46:02 - Obligatory Marathon mention!

00:47:20 - Until Dawn 2

00:50:25 - God of War: Laufey

SUMMER GAME FEST

00:56:29 - Resident Evil Veronica

00:57:39 - Mighty Cup Head Adventures

00:59:58 - Gen Atlas

01:03:30 - Blood Message

01:06:50 - HAEX? HAYEX? HEEEXX??

01:10:54 - Mortal Shell II

01:20:02 - TMNT - Ronin

01:22:40 - Gundam Rogue Orbit

01:26:37 - Crossfire

01:30:25 - Guild Wars 3

01:35:41 - Amsterdam 1666

01:50:47 - Hot Wheels - Infinite Rush

01:53:47 - Stellar Blade Bloodrain

01:58:35 - Street Fighter 6 (Tifa announced as a character)

01:58:17 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation

XBOX SHOWCASE

02:06:58 - Fable

02:07:48 - Halo Campaign Evolved

02:10:00 - State of Decay 3

02:11:55 - Metro 2039

02:14:44 - Bad Magpie

02:15:15 - Senua. a.k.a Sensua :D

02:17:08 - Asha Sharma Fanclub Chat

02:18:47 - Valor Mortis

02:21:05 - Persona 6

02:22:53 - Spyro: A Realm Beyond

02:24:38 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4

02:29:10 - Gears of War: E-Day

PC GAMING SHOW

02:32:07 - Serious Sam - Shatterverse

02:33:33 - There Are No Ghosts At The Grand

02:34:29 - Another Door

02:35:55 - Cassette Beast 2002

02:36:50 - 2 Fights 2 Tight Space

02:37:00 - Stronghold 4

02:39:08 - Wardog

02:43:12 - Rivage

02:46:44 - Total War: Warhammer 40k

02:48:40 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Eternal Whispers

02:53:05 - Into The Wind

NINTENDO DIRECT

02:53:48 - Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave

02:54:15 - Lies of P: Complete Edition

02:55:01 - Final Fantasy Resonance

02:55:59 - The Duskbloods

02:56:52 - Kingdom Hearts 4

02:57:37 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake

DAY OF THE DEVS

03:00:02 - Screenbound

03:01:01 - Into The Unwell

03:03:32 - Dreadmoor

03:05:57 - Lazy River

03:07:50 - Slap Out Of It

WHOLESOME DIRECT

03:09:59 - TOEM 2

03:12:05 - Hidden Folks 2

FUTURE GAMES SHOW

03:14:22 - Exodus 

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As always, this may just save your life. But probably not.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:06:48 - Intro

00:08:24 - What games we reckon should be a movie

NEWS

00:20:21 - Zak Cregger’s Resident Evil trailer

00:26:18 - IO Interactive’s 007 First Light getting great reviews

00:32:28 - Dave has engines! Unreal 6 engine revealed via sweet grass tech in Rocket League.

00:42:27 - Warhammer 40k Chaosgate Deathwatch announced.

00:54:37 - The Gamer dropping scummy pay-per-session contracts.

01:00:23 - Two new unannounced Xbox controllers announced

01:07:16 -  Playstation podcaster, Colin Moriarty’s PSN account hacked. Security fiasco exposed.

01:20:50 - Subnautica 2 devs don’t want you to kill the fishies.

01:31:14 - Destiny 2 development comes to a close.

01:40:20 - Sony no longer porting first party games to PC.

01:47:30 - Warhorse Studios announce an RPG set in Middle Earth.

01:54:14 - Correction! Black Flag will NOT have modern day sequences.

01:57:26 - Wizards of the Coast union busting. Ew!

02:12:55 - Showcases incoming! We give our Control: Resonance predictions.

NOW PLAYING

02:19:00 - Mortal Kombat 1 (PS5)

02:24:00 - The Crew: Motorfest (PS5)

02:26:46 - Dead Island 2 (PS5)

02:30:07 - Warhammer: Chaosgate Daemonhunters (PS5)

02:30:55 - Subnautica: Below Zero (PS5)

02:32:50 - Alan Wake I+II (PS5)

- Len promises to play Alan Wake 1 by next episode

- Dave promises to play some OG Marathon

02:35:09 - Boltgun II Demo (PC)

02:41:09 - Warhammer Survivors (PC)

02:44:55 - Rune Dice a.k.a Dave crack (PC)

02:51:20 - Dungeon Baller (PC)

02:58:08 - Slay the Spire 2 (PC)

02:59:10 - Clair Obscure (PS5) Nate’s in a race to the finish line!

03:11:00 - Marathon (PC)

02:12:15 - Silksong (PC)

02:19:13 - Nate Teases a genre of game for next episode (PC)

FANTASY CRITIC

02:21:40 - Updates

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List of Showcases via Polygon

Event

Date

Time (EDT)

Time (NZT)

Sony State of Play

Tuesday, June 2

5 p.m.

9am (Wed)

Summer Game Fest

Friday, June 5

5 p.m.

9am (Sat)

Day of the Devs

Friday, June 5

7 p.m.

11am (Sat)

Wholesome Direct

Saturday, June 6

12 p.m.

4am (Sun)

Story-Rich Showcase

Saturday, June 6

1 p.m.

5am (Sun)

Future Games Show

Saturday, June 6

3 p.m.

7am (Sun)

Xbox Games Showcase

Sunday, June 7

1 p.m.

5am (Mon)

PC Gaming Show

Sunday, June 7

3 p.m.

7am (Mon)