This week, Luke, Joseph, and Jacob break down their time playing the FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION demo during PAX West. Stay tuned for more coverage from PAX West 2026 very soon!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:00 - What did we play and what was the structure of the demo?
• 04:30 - New Characters
• 10:32 - Exploration and the Open World
• 16:02 - Outro

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
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• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

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

This week, Luke, Claire, and Jacob run through their plans and predictions for the fall/holiday season! From what games are a day one purchase to what will be the surprise GOTY nominee, there’s a lot to discuss. Grab your Steam Wishlist and settle for a good time!

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Marvel’s Wolverine - Insomniac Games
• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave - Nintendo
• Otterly Lost - Soulworks Interactive
• Control Resonant - Remedy Entertainment
• Fallen Tear: The Ascension - Winter Crew Studios
• Dune Awakening - Funcom
• Orbitals - Shapefarm
• Echoes of Mora - Selkies Interactive

• Gears of War: E-Day - The Coalition

• Usual June - Finji

• Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - KONAMI, Evil Empire
• Terrible Lizards - WDR Studios LLC

Resources for Today’s Episode:

• I Spent Hours Tracking Down Big Walk’s Mysterious Flying Folk Hero to Learn His Secret - Rebekah Valentine, Kotaku

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:08 - Ice Breaker Question: What's your excitement level heading into the fall/holiday season?
• 7:23 - Our September 2026 Picks
• 28:05 - Our October 2026 Picks
• 38:12 - November/December Picks and GTA VI Discussion
• 46:49 - Predictions for the fall/holiday season
• 56:33 - Surprise Announcement
• 58:35 - Outro

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Podcast on Instagram: @crossplayconvos
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

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• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia

On this week's episode, Jacob, Claire and Luke talk through the Wholesome Games Celebration event on Steam.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:20 - Icebreaker Question: "What is your favorite Wholesome Game mechanic?"
• 3:30 - Wholesome Games Celebration
• 4:05 - Spiritstead
• 11:10 - Capy Castaway
• 15:40 - Mind Inc.
• 18:30 - Our Fave Demos
• 18:45 - Tony the Mole
• 21:20 - Jigrift
• 25:25 - Wild n Chill
• 32:00 - Beastfolk Barber
• 33:40 - Locomochi
• 34:25 - Little Sheep Valley
• 37:45 - Final Thoughts
• 38:45 - PAX West 2026 Plans and Outro

Check out the event here

Jacob's Panel at PAX West 2026

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• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

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• Player Player Podcast
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On this week's episode, it's time for another indie game review round up ft. Roger Reichardt from The Gamerheads Podcast! Check them out!

We tackle Denshattack!, The Mermaid Mask, Kaz, Wabisabi Sushi Derby and Mistfall Hunter!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 5:30 - Icebreaker Question: "What is your end of summer/back-to-school rituals?"
• 12:20 - Denshattack!
• 21:25 - The Mermaid Mask
• 31:30 - Kaz
• 38:05 - Wabisabi Sushi Derby
• 42:05 - Mistfall Hunter
• 50:45 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

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

On this week's show, Claire, Jacob and Joseph try to figure out how we can make video games more sustainably.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:50 - Icebreaker Question: "What have you been playing?"
• 9:50 - What the hell is happening? The 90-second vent session.
• 16:50 - The early days of gaming
• 32:00 - Mid-budget masterpieces
• 37:10 - Are there too many games (the attention economy)?
• 44:30 - The maturation of the games industry compared to other industries
• 59:00 - A look to indie and theft
• 1:18:00 - Outro

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

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

This week, Luke and Jacob are joined by special guest Adam Gumbert (The Tier List & Respawn Aim Fire) to give their review of 007 First Light! Discussion starts spoiler free and then gets into spoilers later on. See timestamps below for more details.

Check out Adam and the Tier List: A Video Game Podcast:

• Follow Adam on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/adamgumby.bsky.social
• Check out the Tier List on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamGumby/podcasts

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:59 - Icebreaker Question: What is your personal history with the Bond franchise and the Hitman series?
• 09:10 - Overall Impressions
• 17:41 - Light Spoilers: Chess Match Mission and License to Kill Statuses
• 19:42 - End of Spoilers and Mission Approaches/Gameplay Structure
• 25:55 - The Flow of Combat, Tacsim, and Replaying Missions
• 35:44 - Spoiler-Filled Story Discussion: Opening Hours
• 1:02:03 - Spoiler-Filled Story Discussion: Second Half and the Ending
• 1:18:35 - Outro

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• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
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• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

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• Video Game Trivia **

This week, Claire and Luke breakdown their thoughts on the early access launch of Subnautica 2. Tune in to hear how the highly anticipated sequel compares to Claire’s favorite game of all time.

Episode Resources:

• GamesIndustry.biz - Subnautica 2 Coverage
• Minnmax - Subnautica 2 Lead Gameplay Designer Interview

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:43 - Ice Breaker: What is your history with the Subnautica series?
• 3:28 - The launch of Subnautica 2 and overall impressions
• 31:14 - Can you jump into Subnautica 2 without playing the other games in the series?
• 31:56 - Spoilers for Subnautica 1 and 2
• 35:37 - The community discourse of Subnautica 2
• 48:24 - What would you like to see in Subnautica 2 1.0?
• 58:10 - Outro

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
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• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia