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

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Crossplay Cooperative! Three chaps from New Zealand discuss recent gaming news/trends and take a deeper dive into game concepts, mechanics and topics. It's really important stuff, honestly.

(00:02:25) - Intro Theme

NEWS

(00:04:08) - US Administration Tries To Block Tencent

(00:10:01) - Sony Drops The Ball With Bluepoint

(00:18:32) - Phil Spencer Retires, So Does Sarah Bond

(00:34:20) - Metacritic Removes AI Review From Its Site

(00:42:29) - Konami is back! (Also, Dave doesn’t rate haggis)

(00:44:40) - Paramount Buys Warner Bros

(00:50:05) - Highguard Studio Shutdown

(01:00:00) - Red Octane Announces Guitar Hero Successor

NEXT FEST

(01:04:26) - Beyond Words

(01:09:00) - Denshattack

(01:13:10) - Enter The Chronosphere

(01:17:30) - Down With The Ship

(01:19:51) - Pragmata

(01:25:32) - Wanderburg

(01:27:59) - The Eternal Life of Goldman

(01:38:34) - Outbound

(01:41:33) - Witchspire 

(01:42:40) - Vampire Crawlers

(01:47:11) - Spider-Man 2 (Not Next Fest)

(01:50:47) - Dino Blade

(01:53:50) - Starship Troopers (Nate's Connection Drops)

MARATHON (DEEP-ish DIVE)

(01:55:50) - Marathon/Extraction Shooter Dive

FANTASY CRITIC

(02:18:50) - Fantasy Critic Update

(02:23:23) - Outro