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00:00:00 - Intro

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00:04:00 - Intro

00:06:15 - Cyberleek dropping Lucia nudes. As if inappropriate images are a rare commodity on the internets.

00:14:15 - Australia sheds light on wagging work to play GTA VI

00:17:03 - ANYPS5 project makes moves towards PS5 games being natively available on PC. Still ages away tho.

00:20:08 - Dave has breaking butt news about a second skin wetsuit.

00:26:30 - III Showcase has some awesome indie trailers!

00:34:18 - Steam smaaaashes its concurrent user record

00:46:20 - Paramount and Warner Bros. combine video game divisions after $110bn merger.

00:53:00 - Epic Games vs Disney goes ALL the way in on AI development for their billion dollar shooter.

01:03:21 - The enshittification of browser based girl games.

01:15:41 - Metal Gear Solid co-op mod drops! And it’s NOT AI!!

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01:18:55 - GRR GRR Gnomes (Unhinged Friendslop)

01:25:55 - Find The Needle (Factory needle game)

01:32:30 - Resident Evil 7 (Survival Horror)

01:41:15 - Kingdom 80s (Tower Defense)

01:46:00 - Dying Light 2 (Open World Survival Horror)

01:56:00 - Prospice Demo (Creepmaxxing Spintyres-like)

02:03:20 - Machinarium 2 looks really cool

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03:07:36

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.

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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

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!

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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.

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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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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!)

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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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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.

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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!