This week the lads discuss their favorite games of 2024 so far and give some recommendations of other new releases to check out!

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

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• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week Luke and Jacob unpack their favorite party and local multiplayer games from over the years.

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

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• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week the lads give their thoughts on the current state of the video game industry. Discussion topics include studio closures/layoffs, the impact of acquisitions, the future of first party publishers and more.

Tweet from Jacob Navok: https://x.com/jnavok/status/1793779717813723521?s=46

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week the lads reunite to give their thoughts on the recent summer showcase season. Get your wishlists ready and settle in for a wide ranging discussion covering announcements of all shapes and sizes.

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week Joseph and Luke discuss their time playing Another Crab’s Treasure, Manor Lords and Animal Well! Additional topics include a bit of industry analysis about the upcoming console generation and the ongoing debate of video games versus art.

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week Luke and Joseph discuss open ended game design, how this design philosophy differs between the AAA and Indie spaces and their favorite examples from the past and present.

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis:@lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast: @PlayerPlayerPod
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast: @Cutscenes_Pod
• Left Behind Game Club: @LeftBehindClub
• Video Game Trivia: @VG_Trivia
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast: @lukewarmgames

This week Luke and Jacob give their review impressions on a wonderful quartet of recent indie releases including Buckshot Roulette, Mars After Midnight, Let's! Revolution! and Pepper Grinder. Thank you to Sandbox Strategies, popagenda and Stride PR for providing review codes for this episode.

Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 2:40- Ice Breaker Question: What games are you hoping to pull out of your backlog this year? 10:53- Buckshot Roulette 14:47: Mars After Midnight 20:12- Let’s! Revolution! 30:07- Pepper Grinder 39:23- Outro

Links to Today’s Games:

• Buckshot Roulette
• Mars After Midnight
• Let’s! Revolution!
• Pepper Grinder

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia

This week, special guest Ngachacha joins Luke and Jacob to discuss remakes and remasters and which games need one!

Support Ngachacha: Twitter | PlayStation Drive

Timestamps:

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:10 Ice Breaker Question: "What Remake or Remasters Did You Played Last"?
• 9:30 What Makes A Good Remake or Remaster?
• 21:20 Building the List of the Top 15 Games That Need Remakes/Remasters
• 1:21:00 Outro

Find us on Twitter for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos
• Joseph Hooper: @Th3HoopMan
• Jacob McCourt: @JacobMcCourt
• Luke Lewis: @lukewarmlewis

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
• Video Game Trivia