Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!

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!

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative

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 

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative

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

Socials

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Apparently I didn't actually make a Tiktok account. Lol. - Len

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)

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!

We also get into what we've been jamming over the last two weeks, including my quick review of Mixtape, and get a bit vulny as we reminisce about games that punched us right in the feels!

Massively important. xoxo

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:00:50 - Intro

NEWS

00:03:16 - Everything (including Dave) is leaking!

00:11:11 - Kingdom Come’s scent collab!?

00:18:37 - Gamespot CEO wants to buy Ebay. Laughed out of the room.

00:26:52 - RGG Studio’s Stranger Than Heaven looks promising.

00:35:40 - Nate’s more excited about Stranger Than Heaven than GTA VI…

00:35:46 - …And then we proceed to spend the next 12 minutes talking about GTA VI!

00:47:00 - Sony’s AI plans

00:56:55 - Asha Sharma removes  Co-Pilot. Installs other ex-AI execs? Bring back bing!

01:02:00 - Helldivers 2 community having a sook. As per.

01:11:50 - Bungie continues to cause Sony issues.

01:23:46 - Unity reports revenue increase after 2023 brain explosion. Still reporting huge losses.

01:26:00 - Godot killing it though!

01:34:11 - Subnautica 2 dives into early access.

01:40:08 - Sidenote: Dave the Diver rules.

01:42:40 - Directive 8020 getting decent reviews.

01:46:46 - What are Truck Kun tho?

01:50:40 - NZ Games Festival

NOW PLAYING

01:57:51 - Starfield (PS5)

02:03:01 - Mixtape Review (PS5) - Len

02:21:44 - Sidequest! Games moments/experiences that gave us the feels.

02:31:11 - Brigador Killers (PC)

02:37:14 - DAICE (PC)

02:45:11 - Clair Obscur: 33 Expedition Update! (PS5)

02:53:11 - Iron Lung (PC)

03:03:06 - Wheelmates Demo (PC)

03:07:56 - Project: Doors (PC)

03:16:11   - Outro

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!

As always, this is pretty vital stuff.

Links

NZ Drink Driving Ad 2 - David

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:04:07 - Intro

News

00:05:11 - ID@Xbox Showcase

00:13:44 - Super Mario Galaxy Movie Chat

00:17:10 - Street Fighter Movie Trailer is mental

00:21:40 - What are Xbox? Microsoft considers its identity

00:35:21 - Resident Evil Requiem hit 7m copies sold

00:36:49 - Blood of Dawnwalker coming in hot

00:44:09 - Sony’s bollocks DRM tech rolled out

00:49:30 - Denuvo has been fully cracked (Crack up)

00:52:40 - The new steam controller!

01:06:53 - Peter Molyneux’s under baked burger maker

01:12:58 - Cut Dark Souls 2 content discovered in the code

01:18:24 - Assassin’s Creed Hex in trouble?

01:24:42 - Black Flag remake looking mint tho

01:29:30 - Elden Ring film director a bit of a gaming legend

01:38:30 - Pragmata subreddit closed. Internet is trash.

01:42:15 - Shuhei Yoshida fires shots

01:48:00 - Troy Baker looking at making a game

01:52:07 - Stop killing games continues to fight the good fight

02:04:35 - Aliens Isolation 2 teased

Now Playing

02:06:23 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5)

02:09:35 - Crimson Desert (PS5)

02:11:26 - Starfield (PS5)

02:14:49 - Space Marine 2 (PS5)

02:19:28 - Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era (PC)

02:22:26 - Warhammer 40k - Rogue Trader (PC)

02:23:12 - Half-Sword demo (PC)

02:25:28 - Everything is Crab demo (PC)

02:28:28 - Dead is Disco demo (PC)

02:34:20 - Switch Stories! (NDS)

02:36:42 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC)

02:41:38 - Nate’s next game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

02:43:50 - Gudnak! (Boardgame)

FANTASY CRITIC

02:51:05 - 

In part 2 of our episode from last week I talk about my initial experiences with the epic that is Crimson Desert, Dave regales us on his ongoing Slay the Spire 2 addiction, special guest Gareth talks relaxing with Silksong like an absolute psycho and Nate relives our shared trauma with As Dusk Falls.

Note: A few days before I published this Podcast, Black Ops 7 started working as intended on the PS5 Pro. Which is a problem for various reasons.

Thanks for listening!

00:00:00 - Risk of Rain 2 (PS5)

00:02:21 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PS5)

00:04:48 - Crimson Desert (PS5)

00:29:17 - Slay the Spire 2 (PC)

00:43:51 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC)

00:50:36 - Vampire Crawlers - Demo (PC)

00:51:55 - Lootbound (PC)

00:58:04 - Silksong (PC)

01:12:27 - Side topic: The Journey of playing an all consuming game!

01:19:39 - As Dusk Falls (PS5)

FANTASY CRITIC

01:33:03

Another week, another live sesh with the fellas and our first special guest!

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:02:07 - Intro

NEWS

00:05:36 - Marathon

00:21:10 - The cost of doing AAA business

00:37:02 - Gunzilla drama

00:51:32 - Kingdom Come 2: Deliverance translator replaced by AI

01:03:31 - South Korea steps in amid soaring PC component prices

01:09:58 - Photos of Elden Ring film set leaked

01:16:07 - Handheld pricing itself out of the market?

01:26:40 - Mindseye CEO has a rant

01:33:31 - Nintendo patent trolling blocked

01:39:17 - Sony patents skill based damage. COD devs deny they do it 

01:49:10 - No Man’s Sky’s not-pokemon expansion released

01:54:00 - Former Forza horizon co-creator on why he left and what he's up to

01:55:58 - Micro machines rules.

Finally we are united and recording in the same room!

00:00:00 - Cold open

00:03:05 - Intro

NEWS

00:04:02 - PS5 price increases.

00:12:22 - Nintendo rumors (Starfox, Zelda, No Mario)

00:17:57 - Krafton (not the jam company)

00:27:52 - PUBG’s Blindspot shut down.

00:31:50 - More Nvidia DLSS5 chat.

00:39:57 - Star Wars Zero Company is coming!

00:46:47 - Slay The Spire II is killing it!

00:57:51 - AAA vs Indie games.

01:05:43 - Epic layoff 1000+ employees.

01:13:07 - Nintendo Switch 2 production slows.

01:21:01 - Marathon player stats.

01:34:03 - Capcom apologizes for bizarre incest storyline.

01:36:20 - Exodus gameplay trailer.

01:42:17 - Post-game completion depression is real.

02:00:29 - Elden Ring skateboard announcement

02:03:45 - Frontside disasters?!

NOW PLAYING

02:05:01 - Unicorn Overlord (PS5) + Crimson Desert Chat

02:18:10 - Goblin America (PC)

02:22:00 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5)

02:27:45 - 4:Loop Beta (PC/PS5)

02:34:41 - Netrunner (TCG)

02:38:10 - Steam (Android)

02:42:50 - Bog Gaming (Android)

FANTASY CRITIC LEAGUE

02:43:59 - Rankings

LINKS

CRIMSON DESERT RKO: https://youtube.com/shorts/wW1dVmfCcOM?si=JzFxt2rb_QNKbuDM

CRIMSON DESERT CATS: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ay05_6hYSpQ?si=lKiYqhs1N3A1tdf5

In this episode we talk about Nvidia's controversial DLSS5 announcement, angry Nintendo, angry Jeff Kaplan, an angry Helldivers 2 community (seriously, chill-out), and happy Division 2 players. We also dive into what we've been playing over the last two weeks, including a look into the a few games from the Computer Worlds showcase and have a quick update on our Fantasy Critic standings. As per: Extremely important stuff.

(00:02:06) - Intro

NEWS

(00:04:16) - Nvidia’s DLSS5

(00:21:22) - Playstation stops supporting PC ports

(00:32:06) - 2026: Banger year for gaming!

(00:35:00) - Helldiver 2 dox devs after charity challenge

(00:40:23) - Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs

(00:45:56) - Jeff Caplan sounds off on Fridman’s podcast

(00:50:19) - Layoff/potential closure news (Battlefield studios + Nagoshi studio)

(00:53:40) - Division 2 players return for anniversary event. Break records.

(01:02:23) - What is the new Xbox!?

(01:11:20) - Slay The Spire 2 open access is killing it.

(01:15:40) - Asha Sharma’s Xbox gaming cred/Len is a COD fiend.

PLAYING

(01:19:23) - Spider-Man 2 (PS5)

(01:20:55) - Darkest Dungeon 2 (PS5)

(01:23:34) - Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (PS5)

(01:30:06) - Unicorn Overlord (PS5)

(01:35:49) - Esoteric Ebb (PC)

(01:41:08) - Replaced (PC)

(01:45:23) - Lootbound (PC)

(01:48:47) - Vholume (PC)

(01:51:47) - Queen’s Domain (PC)

(01:54:40) - Ultimate Drummer (PC)

(01:58:12) - Loading… (PC)

(02:02:51) - Goblin America (PC)

(02:07:04) - Division 2 (PC/PS5)

(02:10:27) - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PC)

(02:17:04) - Nate almost gets raptured!

(02:19:19) - Command and Conquer Collection (PC)

(02:25:24) - Gloomhaven (Boardgame)

(02:35:30) - Fantasy Critic Update

(02:41:53) - Credits

Computer Worlds Showcase - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6_t5eiz_s