This week, Daanish Syed from Respawn joins in to discuss his journey from not enjoying Souls games, to loving Elden Ring. Then, Jeff and Christian weigh in with some extended Parting Gift thoughts on The Batman, Our Flag Means Death, and ASMR Chess. For more awesome bonus content like this, support the podcast at patreon.com/dlcpod
Jeff and Christian welcome the co-producer of the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, Dan Jevons, to the show this week to discuss Amazon Luna coming out of Beta, Halo Infinite co-op delayed again, rumors of new games in the Sly Cooper and Infamous franchises, and more! The Playlist: Destiny 2: Witch Queen, Gran Turismo 7 VR Talk: Lone Echo 2 PLUS: Special BONUS CONTENT! Christian and Alex Sulman debut their side project, Feeling This.
Jeff and Christian welcome Managing Editor at Gamespot, Tamoor Hussain to the show to discuss the big Street Fighter 6 reveal, the suprise Pokemon Scarlet and Violet reveal, and rumored PS Plus and PS Now combo service pricing tiers. The Playlist: Elden Ring, Steam Deck, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Parting Gifts!!
Jeff and Christian welcome Vice President at Naughty Dog, Arne Meyer, to discuss the Bioshock movie at Netflix, a shut down of WiiU and Nintendo 3DS eshops, updates on Dragon Age 4, Dead Island 2, and Skull and Bones, and more! The Playlist: Horizon Forbidden West, Olli Olli World, Sifu, FFXI, Dicey Dungeons, Griftlands, Darkest Dungeon, MLB The Show 22 Tech Test, Lost Ark Support the show and get special perks by visiting patreon.com/dlcpod...
Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Grubb from Games Mess and Gamesbeat to the show this week to discuss all of the games announced at Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct, including Mario Strikers Battle League, DLC for Metroid Dread, Fire Emblem Warriors – Three Hopes, Nintendo Switch Sports, and more! Plus, what's next for Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed franchises. The Playlist: Horizon Forbidden West, Vampire Survivors, Mina the Hollower, Metroid Prime Parting Gifts! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DLC ne...
Jeff and Christian welcome Patrick Beja from Pixels back to the show this week to discuss Google pivoting Stadia, Sony buying Bungie, Rockstar announcing GTA 6, and more! The Playlist: Sifu, Vampire Survivors, Wild Rift, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, OlliOlli World Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome former Audio Director at Naughty Dog, Rob Krekel, back to the show this week to discuss three new Star Wars games from Respawn, a new franchise from Blizzard, and more Call of Duty's will be on Playstation? The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker, Bloodborne, Pokémon Legends: Arceus; UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection VR Talk: Zenith The Last City, Synth Riders
Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central to the show this week to discuss the megaton news of Microsoft's intention to acquire Activision Blizzard King. So much to unpack! Plus, Raven Software employees start a union! The Playlist: Nobody Saves the World, Rainbow Six Extraction, Olli Olli World, Windjammers 2 Parting Gifts! Christian's daughters are selling Girl Scout Cookies! Buy some from them by going to https://www.gsdigitalcookie.com/code Then enter either: Estelle’s co...
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me back to the show this week to discuss the right length for single player video games, the value of Zynga to Take-Two, the last of the Xbox Ones, and nominees for GotY for DICE and GDC, and more! The Playlist: God of War (PC), League of Legends, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye VR Talk: Song in the Smoke Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Respawn back to the show this week to discuss the announcement of Playstation VR2 at CES, another year of no E3, a new video card from NVIDIA, and more! The Playlist: Wordle! RE8 Village, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye, Death’s Door VR Talk: Stride, Facebook Horizon Beta, Project Cars 2, Dagon Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian celebrate 8 full years of DLC, and kick of their 9th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2022, including Starfield, Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Prime 4, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Gotham Knights, and so many more! Then, they step back out on the limb for their BOLD and COOL RANCH predictions for 2022!
As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2021? Brought to you by: Truebill (Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/DLC - it could save you THOUSANDS a year.)....
Jeff and Christian welcome Senior Animator at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the show to discuss the surging popularity of Final Fantasy XIV, Roblox problematic bushiness model, a Splinter Cell remake, and Nintendo's newest Indie Showcase! The Playlist: Halo Infinite, Outer Wilds Echos of the Eye, Analogue Pocket, The Gunk Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance art director Aaron Morales to the show this week to discuss the Game Awards, including all of the most exciting reveals and biggest awards. Also, the union efforts at Activision-Blizzard, and Bungie's culture problems. The Playlist: Halo Infinite, The Matrix Awakens, Fortnite Chapter 3, Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Wil Harris from the New Scientist podcast to the show this week to discuss Sony combining PS Plus and PS Now... just like Jeff predicted! Also, a big shakeup at the Battlefield franchise, and the FTC steps in with Nvidia and ARM. The Playlist: Forza Horizon 5, FIFA 22, PGA 2k21, Rocket Lead Sideswipe, LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, Solar Ash, Townscaper, Century: Age of Ashes Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Shane Baily from Game On Cancer to the show this week to discuss a potential Mass Effect TV show at Amazon, Kojima Productions moving into other media, Harmonix making content for Fortnite, and more! The Playlist: Halo Infinite MP, The Artful Escape, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ruined King, Chezzle Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Truebill (Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/DLC - it could save you THOUSANDS a year.). Ritual (Better...
Jeff and Christian welcome Phillipe Bosher, actor in the new Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One video game, to the show this week to discuss more terrible information about Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, Rockstar's make-good on the PC version of GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition, The Game Awards nominees, and more! The Playlist: Halo Infinite MP, Forza Horizon 5, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Stonefly VR Talk: Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall Parting Gifts! Brought to...
Jeff and Christian welcome Mario Rivera from the Point in Progress podcast to the show this week to discuss the PC version of GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition being pulled, Steam Deck's delay, a new Steamworld game announced, and more! The Playlist: Unpacking, GTA San Andreas, Forza Horizon 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042 Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/dlc and use the code JEFFSENTME for a free trial and 10% off your first purchase). Made In Cookw...
Jeff and Christian welcome Tom Blair from the Robot Radio Network to the show this week to discuss the Skyrim Anniversary Edition pricing, more game delays, Netflix's first launch of games, the future of NFTs in gaming, and more! The Playlist: Back 4 Blood, ESO: Deadlands, Hunt: Showdown, Metroid Dread; Forza Horizon 5, Age of Empires 4, Inscryption Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from Nvidia back to the show to discuss the Geforce NOW streaming service, as well as all the biggest news. Facebook turns into Meta and kills Oculus as a brand, Bobby Kotick takes the minimum salary, Sony has a State of Play, Halo Infinite's campaign trailer looks good, and more! The Playlist: Guardians of the Galaxy, Metroid Dread, Trials of Fire, Jupiter Hell Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/dlc and use the code JEFFSEN...
Jeff and Christian welcome Rich Lovejoy from Gamers With Jobs back to the show to discuss more video game delays, Nvidia's low latency cloud streaming, the new look of old GTA games, and more! The Playlist: Disciples: Liberation, Neurocracy 2049, Black Book, Riders Republic, TMNT arcdae, Metroid Dread VR Talk: Lone Echo 2, Resident Evil 4 VR Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Amanda Knowlton from Gamers with Jobs to the show to discuss Nintendo's announced pricing on N64 and Sega Genesis legacy games, a new trailer for Rocksteady's next game from DC Fandome, Paizo workers forming a union, and more! The Playlist: Back 4 Blood, Timberborn, Metroid Dread, Riftbreaker VR Talk: Clash of Chefs VR, Lone Echo 2 Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/dlc and use the code JEFFSENTME for a free trial and 10% off your firs...
Jeff and Christian welcome Paul Tamayo from The Optional podcast to the show this week to discuss the massive Twitch hack, Pokemon Legends: Arceus not being Breath of the Wild, drift still present in joycons on the Switch OLED and more! The Playlist: Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, Tetris Effect, Metroid Dread, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Inscryption, Across the Obelisk, Back 4 Blood Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Hello Fresh (Go to HelloFresh.com/dlc90 and use code 10dlc to get 10 free meal...
Jeff and guest co-host Patrick Beja from notpatrick.com welcome Mike Minotti from Games Beat to the show this week to discuss rumors of new Konami franchise games, conflicting reports of the Switch 4K, the Tokyo Games Show, and more! The Playlist: Final Fantasy XIV, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus, The Artful Escape, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Jett: The Far Shore, New World, Steam Next demos: Exo One, Soda Crisis, SpiderHeck Parting Gifts~ Brought to you by: Square...
Jeff and Christian welcome Trikslyr back to the show this week to discuss the newest Nintendo Direct and all of the big news that emerged, including N64 games coming to Switch, Chris Pratt playing Mario in a movie, and so much more! The Playlist: Tales of Arise, Kena Bridge of Spirits, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Halo Infinite MP beta, Deathloop, Rogue Lords Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Janet Garcia to the show for the first time to discuss Battlefield 2042's delay, a Twisted Metal TV show, David Cage's studio making Star Wars games, THQ Nordic's big event, and more! The Playlist: Deathloop, Death’s Door, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Severed Steel, Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/dlc and use the code JEFFSENTME for a free trial and 10% off your fir...
Jeff and Christian welcome Joseph Moran from The Trophy Room: A Playstation Podcast to the show this week to discuss the big Playstation Showcase, including all the biggest reveals. The Playlist: F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Song of Iron, The Artful Escape, Sonic Colors Ultimate, The Big Con, Dice Legacy Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Native (For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com/dlc and use promo code DLC during checkout)....
With Christian away, Jeff and Lana Bachynski welcome Michele Morrow from Good Game to the show this week to discuss the gameplay reveal for Midnight Suns from Firaxis, Sean Layden's new studio, the numerous collectors editions for Horizon Forbidden West, and more! The Playlist: WoW: Shadowlands, Pokemon Unite, Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, Mario Kart Live Home Circuit Parting Gifts! Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/dlc and use the code JEFFSENTME for a free trial and 10% off y...
Jeff and Christian welcome ACG's own Karak, Jeremy Penter, to the show this week to discuss the Gamescom Opening Night Live announcements, game delays, Indies showcase, and more! The Playlist: Psychonauts 2, Rider’s Republic Beta, Aliens: Fireteam Elite Tabletop Time: Twilight Imperium, Heroclix, Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Rebekah Valentine from IGN to the show this week to discuss her article on the many ways video games can be surprisingly difficult to make, as well as news on Quakecon 2021, an Indie Dev who turned down $500,000, Call of Duty presenting Call of Duty, and more! The Playlist: Garden Story, Death’s Door, Ring Fit Adventure, Metroid Zero Mission; Ghost of Tushima Directors Cut; 12 Minutes; Avengers War for Wakanda, Humankind Parting Gifts!
