The Crossplay Cooperative

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