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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. 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

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. 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

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: https://youtu.be/DIVkD2z1_y4  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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 Inside the mind of @highscoreweekly And the gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

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. 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 gamble worth taking, @gwtmori Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com