The Crossplay Cooperative

The Crossplay Cooperative E008 - You're a Wizard, Davo! Not the coastal varietal.

Welcome to The Crossplay CooperativeJoin us every second Friday (NZ) to keep up to date with our favourite bits of recent gaming news and thoughts.In this episode we talk about wizards (some good, some bad), a whole lot of Warhammer, Sony mis-steps, the end of Destiny 2 and whole lot more.
As always, this may just save your life. But probably not.
 
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Cold open
00:06:48 - Intro
00:08:24 - What games we reckon should be a movie
 
NEWS
00:20:21 - Zak Cregger’s Resident Evil trailer
00:26:18 - IO Interactive’s 007 First Light getting great reviews
00:32:28 - Dave has engines! Unreal 6 engine revealed via sweet grass tech in Rocket League.
00:42:27 - Warhammer 40k Chaosgate Deathwatch announced.
00:54:37 - The Gamer dropping scummy pay-per-session contracts.
01:00:23 - Two new unannounced Xbox controllers announced
01:07:16 -  Playstation podcaster, Colin Moriarty’s PSN account hacked. Security fiasco exposed.
01:20:50 - Subnautica 2 devs don’t want you to kill the fishies.
01:31:14 - Destiny 2 development comes to a close.
01:40:20 - Sony no longer porting first party games to PC.
01:47:30 - Warhorse Studios announce an RPG set in Middle Earth.
01:54:14 - Correction! Black Flag will NOT have modern day sequences.
01:57:26 - Wizards of the Coast union busting. Ew!
02:12:55 - Showcases incoming! We give our Control: Resonance predictions.
 
NOW PLAYING
02:19:00 - Mortal Kombat 1 (PS5)
02:24:00 - The Crew: Motorfest (PS5)
02:26:46 - Dead Island 2 (PS5)
02:30:07 - Warhammer: Chaosgate Daemonhunters (PS5)
02:30:55 - Subnautica: Below Zero (PS5)
02:32:50 - Alan Wake I+II (PS5)
 
- Len promises to play Alan Wake 1 by next episode
- Dave promises to play some OG Marathon
 
02:35:09 - Boltgun II Demo (PC)
02:41:09 - Warhammer Survivors (PC)
02:44:55 - Rune Dice a.k.a Dave crack (PC)
02:51:20 - Dungeon Baller (PC)
02:58:08 - Slay the Spire 2 (PC)
02:59:10 - Clair Obscure (PS5) Nate’s in a race to the finish line!
03:11:00 - Marathon (PC)
02:12:15 - Silksong (PC)
02:19:13 - Nate Teases a genre of game for next episode (PC)
 
FANTASY CRITIC
02:21:40 - Updates
Socials
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586405401915
https://www.instagram.com/the_crossplay_co_operative/
Apparently I didn't actually make a Tiktok account. Lol. - Len
 
List of Showcases via Polygon
Event
Date
Time (EDT)
Time (NZT)
Sony State of Play
Tuesday, June 2
5 p.m.
9am (Wed)
Summer Game Fest
Friday, June 5
5 p.m.
9am (Sat)
Day of the Devs
Friday, June 5
7 p.m.
11am (Sat)
Wholesome Direct
Saturday, June 6
12 p.m.
4am (Sun)
Story-Rich Showcase
Saturday, June 6
1 p.m.
5am (Sun)
Future Games Show
Saturday, June 6
3 p.m.
7am (Sun)
Xbox Games Showcase
Sunday, June 7
1 p.m.
5am (Mon)
PC Gaming Show
Sunday, June 7
3 p.m.
7am (Mon)

The Crossplay Cooperative E007 - Everything Are Leaking

Welcome to The Crossplay Cooperative!In this episode we talk about leaky things, game perfume, GTA VI's crazy minimum expectations, gamers having sooks, among other riveting chat!
We also get into what we've been jamming over the last two weeks, including my quick review of Mixtape, and get a bit vulny as we reminisce about games that punched us right in the feels!
Massively important. xoxo
 
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Cold open
00:00:50 - Intro
 
NEWS
00:03:16 - Everything (including Dave) is leaking!
00:11:11 - Kingdom Come’s scent collab!?
00:18:37 - Gamespot CEO wants to buy Ebay. Laughed out of the room.
00:26:52 - RGG Studio’s Stranger Than Heaven looks promising.
00:35:40 - Nate’s more excited about Stranger Than Heaven than GTA VI…
00:35:46 - …And then we proceed to spend the next 12 minutes talking about GTA VI!
00:47:00 - Sony’s AI plans
00:56:55 - Asha Sharma removes  Co-Pilot. Installs other ex-AI execs? Bring back bing!
01:02:00 - Helldivers 2 community having a sook. As per.
01:11:50 - Bungie continues to cause Sony issues.
01:23:46 - Unity reports revenue increase after 2023 brain explosion. Still reporting huge losses.
01:26:00 - Godot killing it though!
01:34:11 - Subnautica 2 dives into early access.
01:40:08 - Sidenote: Dave the Diver rules.
01:42:40 - Directive 8020 getting decent reviews.
01:46:46 - What are Truck Kun tho?
01:50:40 - NZ Games Festival
 
NOW PLAYING
01:57:51 - Starfield (PS5)
02:03:01 - Mixtape Review (PS5) - Len
 
02:21:44 - Sidequest! Games moments/experiences that gave us the feels.
 
02:31:11 - Brigador Killers (PC)
02:37:14 - DAICE (PC)
02:45:11 - Clair Obscur: 33 Expedition Update! (PS5)
02:53:11 - Iron Lung (PC)
 
03:03:06 - Wheelmates Demo (PC)
03:07:56 - Project: Doors (PC)
03:16:11   - Outro

The Crossplay Cooperative E006 - Everything Is Binturong

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!
LinksNZ Drink Driving Ad 1 - Dave
NZ Drink Driving Ad 2 - DavidTimestamps
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 - 

The Crossplay Cooperative E005 - Welcome to the Gunzilla Show: Part 2

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

The Crossplay Cooperative E004a - Welcome to the Gunzilla Show

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.

The Crossplay Cooperative Ep003 - Frontside Disasters

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

The Crossplay Cooperative Ep002 - Backside Disasters

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) - CreditsLinks
Computer Worlds Showcase - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6_t5eiz_s
 

The Crossplay Cooperative Ep001 - Cold Opens

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