Drop-In Drop-Out
Drop In Drop Out brings together a mix of seven passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. Drop In Drop Out is a gaming podcast where everyone’s welcome—no controller required.
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The State of PlayStation
02/13/2026
The State of PlayStation
PlayStations February 2026 State of Play happened, and we have THOUGHTS! We breakdown every game shown, give our overall thoughts, and talk about PlayStation as a whole. What did you think? Timecodes 2:55 - Overall thoughts 26:45 - Everything announced All games shown: Kena Scars of Kosmora Ghost of Yotei Legends Death Stranding 2 on the beach PC Four Loop Pragmata Resident Evil 9 Legacy of Kain Defiance Brigandine Abyss Dead or Alive 6 LAST ROUND New Dead or Alive in development Control Resonant Crimson Moon Beast of Reincarnation Rayman: 30th anniversary edition Mina The Hollower Neva: Prologue Feb 19th Yakoh Shinobi Ops Project Windless Star Wars Galactic Racers 007 First Light Metal Gear Solid Vol. 2 Peace Walker and Guns of the Patriots Darwin's Paradox Castlevania Belmont's Curse Silent Hill Townfall Rev.NOIR John Wick Marathon Spiderman 2 PS+ Tekken Dark Resurrection Time Crisis Big Walk Saros Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Sony Santa Monica God of War OG Trilogy remake God of War Sons of Sparta Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy
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Boss Fight: Video Game Trivia
02/10/2026
Boss Fight: Video Game Trivia
The goal is simple: take down The Boss in a video game trivia battle. If you'd like to watch the YouTube version for round 2's visuals, the link! Episode 1's Boss: JakeTwitchin Challengers: Brian, Kayla, Josh, Kamen, Jerica, Cog This is from our In Person 1-year anniversary 12-hour livestream! Shoutout to our community member NoahC92 for creating Boss Fight! Timecodes Round 1 - 5:08 Round 2 - 17:00 Round 3 - 27:10 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy
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Does Horizon Hunters Gathering Even Have a Chance?
02/06/2026
Does Horizon Hunters Gathering Even Have a Chance?
Jake Jerica and Cog gather here before you to discuss a very busy day of gaming news and announcements! A Baldur's Gate 3 TV series with Craig Mazin moving forward at HBO, a live-service Horizon game that no one asked for, and a slew of new stuff from a Nintendo Direct! 0:00 Intro 3:36 Baldur's Gate 3 TV adaption on HBO 19:18 Horizon Hunters Gathering 49:09 Nintendo Partner Direct Nintendo Direct games covered: Orbitals Paranormasight 2 Captain Tsubasa 2 Tokyo Scramble Valheim Hollow Knight S2 Edition eFootball Kick-Off Adventures of Elliot Super Bomberman Collection FF7 Rebirth Pragmata Turok: Origins Kyoto Xanadu Digimon Story Time Stranger Granblue Fantasy: Relink Monster Hunter Stories 3 Rave Racer Arcade Archive Doraemon Console Archive Sonig Wings Special Console Archive Cool Boarders Console Archive Ninja Gaiden 2 Console Archive PGA 2K5 Another Eden Begins Reanimal WWE 2K26 Star Trek Voyager Dreamlight Valley S2 Edition Culdcept BEGINS Goat Simulator 3 Tales of ARISE Beyond the Dawn Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun Resident Evil Requiem Resident Evil 7 Resident Evil 8 RE Pro Controller RE Amiibo Fallout 4 Anniversary Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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2026 Fantasy Draft IN PERSON
02/04/2026
2026 Fantasy Draft IN PERSON
To kick off our 1-year anniversary IN PERSON stream, we had to start with 2026 Fantasy Critic! If you don't know what Fantasy Critic is, we each pick video games expected to come out this calendar year to earn points based on their review aggregate on Open Critic. You can view our league . Timecodes 0:45 - 2025 recap 1:40 - rules and pick order 9:35 - picks start 19:30 - 2nd round 25:44 - 3rd round 30:40 - 4th round 36:01 - 5th round 47:06 - counter picks Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy
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Experiencing Final Fantasy 7 for the FIRST TIME
01/30/2026
Experiencing Final Fantasy 7 for the FIRST TIME
Twitch/Youtube SUPERSTAR Shea_Noelle joins Jake to talk all about her first experience with Final Fantasy in the form of Final Fantasy VII Remake. We talk spoilers for ONLY Final Fantasy VII Remake and Intergrade/Intermission. Rebirth soon?! Stay tuned! 0:00 Intro 4:28 Final Fantasy VII Remake discussion 1:34:25 Final Fantasy VII Episode Intermission 1:46:05 Shea's Final Fantasy future 1:51:47 Outro Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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FABLE REVEAL HYPE - Is This Xbox's First Game of the Year??
01/23/2026
FABLE REVEAL HYPE - Is This Xbox's First Game of the Year??
Xbox hosted another Developer_Direct, showcasing Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, KILN, and Fable. Patrick, Jerica and Jake breakdown each of the games, AND go deep down the rabbit hole on the Fable franchise as a whole. Timecodes 9:00 - Developer_Direct overall thoughts 16:32 - Forza Horizon 6 26:00 - Beast of Reincarnation 31:48 - Kiln 46:22 - Fable 1:02:35 - Fable franchise conversation Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Earliest Gaming Memories
01/16/2026
Earliest Gaming Memories
What are your earliest gaming memories? This week, Patrick, Kayla, and Jake go full nostalgia and talk about the beginning of games for them - from CD-ROMs to Atari joysticks. Timecodes 4:44 - Main topic 24:16 - SNES/Barbie 29:17 - Detective games 35:20 - Demo discs 41:00 - Games you couldn’t figure out 46:00 - PlayStation 49:37 - Star Wars 51:40 - Sega 53:30 - Sonic and knuckles 1:05:40 - Gameboy / GameCube 1:07:00 - Pokémon power 1:21:50 - Launch day games/consoles 1:26:00 - Couch co op 1:30:15 - Xbox 1:35:00 - Gamefaqs/strategy guides 1:39:00 - Strat guide story Jake 1:48:00 - PSP / gaming malfunctions Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Best Winter Video Games
01/09/2026
The Best Winter Video Games
What are the 10 best winter video games? Well, let's just say, there are more games to choose from then you think. Patrick, Cognitive Clips and the Dumpster Boy, with the help of chat, decide the best winter levels, courses, or just overall video games. Let us know what we missed! Timecodes Beginning of episode - 0:00 Building the list - 7:05 Whittling down the list - 55:05 Ordering the top 10 - 1:19:58 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The 10 Best Games of 2025
01/09/2026
The 10 Best Games of 2025
What is Drop-In Drop-Out's Game of the Year for 2025? Well let's figure it out! All of us combined our top 10 games of 2025 into one list to decide our collective top 10 Timecodes 5:11 - Housekeeping 10:11 Rules 11:53 Kamen's top 10 games of 2025 14:26 - Predictions of the top 10 17:26 - Number 10 23:00 - Number 9 25: 37 - Number 8 28:14 - Number 7 32:22 - Number 6 36:53 - Number 5 47:21 - Number 4 55:28 - Audience GOTY 59:28 - Number 3 1:06:22 - Number 2 1:13:03 - Number 1 1:25:01 - Fun facts about our lists 1:29:11 - Personal top 10's Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The INNYs Video Game Awards Show
12/26/2025
The INNYs Video Game Awards Show
Step aside Geoff Keighley, there's a new awards show in town! We present the first annual INNYs, where we decide what was "In" this year in video games! What categories should we include next year? Timecodes 0:00 Intro 5:12 Biggest Disappointment 16:05 Most universally loved game 25:19 Best hunk 34:00 Best babe 43:15 Screenshot of the Year 48:30 Best Box Art 52:27 Best little guy 57:36 Best goblin mode game 1:03:40 best game we haven’t played 1:09:16 most anticipated 1:11:55 sex of the year 1:15:44 most depressing news 1:19:58 most uplifting news 1:21:49 best map 1:27:43 Nintendo decision 1:33:40 best 7 of the year 1:44:07 team cherry award 1:54:33 best video game moment 2: 16:19 best DIDO moment 2:27:32 recap 2:28:44 The JakeTwitchin Social Media Claims Awards Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Hades 2 Spoilercast
12/19/2025
Hades 2 Spoilercast
Gianni + Shea drop in for the final episode of Hey! Deez Games Are Pretty Good, Huh? A Hades and Hades 2 Podcast for a full spoilercast! It's not full spoilers from the jump, so if you havent finished the game yet you'll be safe for a bit. Timecodes Our review - 4:08 Favorite areas - 12:20 Fav characters - 43:10 Endings - 46:21 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Video Game Secret Santa Special
12/18/2025
The Video Game Secret Santa Special
It's time for the Secret Santa Special! Each of us were assigned another member of DIDO to play a game in secret for - a game they love that we haven't played. We were tasked with crafting a presentation about that game to kick off a discussion about it, and it turned out to be a jolly good time! Timecodes Kayla - 6:15 Patrick - 20:33 Jerica - 33:35 Jake (spoilers for the last of us part 2) - 49:09 Jordan - 1:10:30 Kamen - 1:17:25 Secrets for Santa - 1:29:03 This episode definitely has a lot of visual elements to it - here's the YouTube link: Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Did The 2025 Game Awards Deliver?
12/12/2025
Did The 2025 Game Awards Deliver?
Patrick, Jerica and Jake breakdown all the winners and announcements at the 2025 Game Awards! Timecodes Overall show impressions - 3:20 Winners breakdown - 7:55 Announcements breakdown - 39:03 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Criticism Explained
12/07/2025
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Criticism Explained
The internet has lost it's mind about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's desert and NPCs. We've been playing it, so we have the full report! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The 2025 Non-ies - Best Old Games of the Year
12/06/2025
The 2025 Non-ies - Best Old Games of the Year
Jake and Patrick are here to bring you the first-annual Non-ies; a night to crown our favorite non-2025 video games we played this year, and non-gaming media we consumed! What are your Non-ies from 2025? Timecodes Non-2025 gaming favorites - 9:27 Movies - 1:11:28 Music - 1:40:55 TV - 1:54:36 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Thanksgiving is a gamer holiday now
11/27/2025
Thanksgiving is a gamer holiday now
This week, we are rebranding Thanksgiving as a gamer holiday! We build our table of Thanksgiving foods as video games. What'd we miss? Timecodes Intros - 1:15 Appetizers - 8:55 Main courses - 21:38 Casseroles - 33:18 Desserts - 43:48 Wrap up / thanks - 1:00:08 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Does This Even Make Sense? - The Game Awards 2025 Predictions
11/21/2025
Does This Even Make Sense? - The Game Awards 2025 Predictions
The Game Awards are nearly upon us, and we have our nominees.... it's time to DIDO to weigh in! Did Keighley & friends get it right this year? FIND OUT! Timecodes 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:22 - Overall impressions 0:15:50 - Most anticipated game 0:18:40 - Best adaptation 0:23:00 - Best multiplayer 0:28:07 - Best sports/ racing 0:32:05 - Best sim/ strategy 0:34:50 - Best family game 0:38:38 - Best fighting game 0:41:45 - Best RPG 0:46:00 - Best action/ adventure game 0:51:16 - Best action game 0:54:03 - Best VR/ AR game 0:56:24 - Best mobile game 0:58:25 - Best debut indie 1:02:42 - Best independent game 1:03:00 - Does The Game Awards get these categories wrong?? 1:09:07 - Best community support 1:13:23 - Best ongoing game 1:15:47 - Games for impact 1:18:50 - Innovation in accessibility 1:19:43 - Best performance 1:25:28 - Best audio design 1:27:54 - Best score/ music 1:32:57 - Best art direction 1:37:12 - Best narrative 1:40:10 - Best game direction 1:41:34 - Game of the year 1:45:23 - Outro Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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How Lumines Arise Perfects the Puzzle Game Formula
11/14/2025
How Lumines Arise Perfects the Puzzle Game Formula
Lumines Arise is finally out, and it's one of the best puzzle games of all time. The natural evolution of both Lumines AND Tetris Effect Connected. Jake and Patrick were able to play and review the game ahead of time, and they have a TON to say about this absolute banger. Review copies provided by Enhance! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC Inside the mind of @highscoreweekly And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Game Awards 2025 Announcement PREDICTIONS
11/14/2025
The Game Awards 2025 Announcement PREDICTIONS
The Game Awards are next month, so we are predicting what announcements we expect to see at the biggest night in gaming! What do you think we will see at the show? Timecodes 0:08:06 - Predictions start 0:11:39 - Geoff's apparel 0:12:29 - GTA 6 0:15:01 - Troy Baker hats 0:16:42 - Crying 0:18:05 - Sonic 0:20:41 - FF7 0:22:19 - Fable 0:24:37 - F-bombs 0:27:54 - PlayStation first party 0:33:29 - Nintendo 0:36:19 - Muppets 0:38:00 - Stage rush 0:39:54 - Kojima 0:41:14 - Movies/Shows 0:43:19 - Lightening round 0:49:54 - Audience bets 0:56:19 - Anything else 1:05:02 - Discord submissions 1:08:38 - GOTY nominees Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Showing Video Games to Victorian Children
11/07/2025
Showing Video Games to Victorian Children
What would happen if a Victorian child was witness to video games? And moreso, what video games would we show them to melt their brains? We have the definitive list! Timecodes 14:30 The Sims 23:50 Dante’s Inferno 25:20 Rez Infinite 27:10 Tetris Effect VR 30:00 pikmin 34:50 Mario Kart World 39:30 The Stanley Parable 41:25 Wii Trauma center 44:20 just dance Audience: 48:20 52:14 powerwash sim 2 56:19 mullet mad jack 59:59 cult of the lamb 1:03:11 Mass effect 1:11:25 assassins creed syndicate 1:15:00 Dead Island 2 Outro - 1:27:17 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Top 10 Scariest Xbox Stories of the Year
10/31/2025
The Top 10 Scariest Xbox Stories of the Year
Xbox news is often terrifying, but this year has been their most horrifying yet. Jake, Jerica and Josh get together to talk about Halo going multiplatform, GamePass price hikes, unaffordable Xbox consoles, game cancellations like Perfect Dark, studio closures, and so so so much more. Timecodes Intro - 0:00 Xbox memories - 5:36 Scary Xbox stories - 21:01 Outro - 1:27:17 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Dispatch Review Episodes 3+4
10/29/2025
Dispatch Review Episodes 3+4
Thank you to AdHoc Studio for giving us a review copy of Dispatch! We stay spoiler free in this review of episodes 3 and 4. We will be dropping reviews each week as new episodes drop right here on Drop-In Drop-Out! Timecodes High level thoughts - 2:45 Gameplay impressions - 8:40 Story impressions - 15:30 Final thoughts - 36:35 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Best FREE Horror Games
10/24/2025
The Best FREE Horror Games
Spooky season ISN'T OVER, so we are bringing you the best FREE horror games out there right now. What did we miss? Timecodes Housekeeping - 5:10 Free games discussion - 8:43 Stand-outs - 1:02:40 Honorable mentions 1:04:33 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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We Can't Stop Thinking About Keeper
10/22/2025
We Can't Stop Thinking About Keeper
Keeper is here, and both Jake and Patrick have locked in and rolled credits. There is TONS to talk about, so we hopped on and had a spoiler filled discussion and gave our review. From gameplay twists to our theories on the secret meaning of the game, we hope you enjoy the discussion, and add your thoughts in the comments! What did we miss?! Timecodes Spoilers start 15:43 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Dispatch Review Episodes 1+2
10/21/2025
Dispatch Review Episodes 1+2
Thank you to AdHoc Studio for giving us a review copy of Dispatch! We stay spoiler free in this review of episodes 1 and 2. We will be dropping reviews each week as new episodes drop right here on Drop-In Drop-Out! Timecodes High level thoughts - 3:11 Story impressions - 14:25 Gameplay impressions - 22:16 Review score / final thoughts - 34:00 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Keeper & Pokemon Legends: ZA Are Here!
10/18/2025
Keeper & Pokemon Legends: ZA Are Here!
Two of our most anticipated games of the year have arrived! Both Keeper and Pokemon Legends: ZA are taking over our lives... Jake, Cog, and Jerica are here to talk about them. Look forward to some more content based around both games in the near future! Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 2:58 - Pokemon Legends: ZA 42:47 - Keeper 57:58 - Outro Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Silent Hill Movie Is a Fever Dream
10/17/2025
The Silent Hill Movie Is a Fever Dream
Save Trash Cinema is back for another takeover with 2006's Silent Hill. Kamen aka the Dumpster Boy leads the charge with Jerica and Patrick as they visit the haunted town of Silent Hill and try and figure out what the F is even going on Timecodes 3:11 - Housekeeping 5:25 - Film overview 28:15 - Film breakdown 1:43:12 - Save it or Can it? Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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Horror game franchise battle!
10/10/2025
Horror game franchise battle!
VIDEO GAME HORROR FRANCHISE BATTLE! We're doing another battle episode, and this week's topic is horror franchises! We are pitting a bunch of horror franchises against each other to crown the best there is. Shoutout to special guest Maegan Stone for joining us! Timecodes 0:00 beginning of episode 5:12 Matchup 1 13:00 Matchup 2 20:09 Matchup 3 25:13 Matchup 4 30:10 Matchup 5 37:24 Matchup 6 44:00 Matchup 7 49:40 Matchup 8 55:40 Matchup 9 1:04:46 Matchup 10 1:06:23 Matchup 11 1:13:02 Matchup 12 1:17:22 Matchup 13 1:22:14 Matchup 14 1:29:16 Matchup 15 1:48:00 Matchup 16 1:57:00 Matchup 17 Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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The Most Unsettling Video Game Moments
10/03/2025
The Most Unsettling Video Game Moments
What are the most unsettling moments in video games? Patrick and CognitiveClips are here to answer that question! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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We finished our first Hades 2 runs, let's talk about it
10/02/2025
We finished our first Hades 2 runs, let's talk about it
We are back to talk MORE about Hades 2 and Hades. This time around, we've both cleared the game at least once, but we make it very clear when we get into those spoilers! Leading up to that, we talk about each of the main 4 regions in order. #hades2 #hades Are you enjoying this brand new podcast, Hey! Deez Games Are Pretty Good, Huh?! A Hades & Hades 2 Podcast? Cus we sure are, and we want to make more! Let us know in the comments if you're watching/listening! Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you’re here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required unless it's a chainsaw. Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com
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