The Crossplay Cooperative

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative! In this episode we talk about power animals, hype af game to film adaptations, some awesome xbox indies, Len's controversial take that Starfield is better than Fallout, Pragmata's dumpster fire of a subreddit, the new steam controller and so much more (sorry for the runtime, Dan!) As always, this is pretty vital stuff.  - Thanks for listening! Links NZ Drink Driving Ad 1 - Dave NZ Drink Driving Ad 2 - David Timestamps 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! NOW PLAYING 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! In this episode we talk about Marathon (again!), the cost of making a AAA game in hours, crypto gaming devs, Nintendo pokémon patent attempts, special glue, micro machines and much more! Disclaimer: Sorry for the huskiness. Was a bit of a night prior...  Also, this is part 1 of 2. Second half with our recent gaming experiences, drops later this weekend. Thanks for listening! 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! In this episode we talk about Sony's PS5 price increases, Nintendo rumours, more Nvidia AI chat, some awkward Street Fighter 6 storylines, post-game completion depression and a whole lot more! Like a lot, a lot. We also dive into what we've been playing over the last two weeks, including a look at Slay The Spire II, Len's final thoughts after getting the platinum for Unicorn Overlord and Nate talks about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! As always, we also have a quick update on our Fantasy Critic standings as bit of a temp check on what's coming out later this year. Disclaimer: Moderately important stuff - Also it's quite long. Sorry!   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. Time Stamps (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 Links 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. In this episode, we talk about Sony shutting down Bluepoint, Phil Spencer's retirement, discuss several games from Steam's Next Fest and have a chat about extraction shooters. Are they good?  We also look at our Fantasy Critic rankings so far. (00:00:00) - The Coldest Open (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