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Crossplay Conversations: A Video Game Podcast

Luke Lewis, Joseph Hooper & Jacob McCourt

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Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 72

Do you feel like you’re the only person in your circle who wants to go deep about video games regularly? We were like that too. Every other week, we dive deep into gaming industry topics and host light-hearted conversations around our favorite video games. With a combined 15 years of video game content creation, Luke Lewis (LukeWarmGames), Joseph Hooper (Player Player Podcast & Can’t Pause) and Jacob McCourt (Left Behind Game Club, The Gaming Brief & Video Game Trivia) publish their gaming group chat in audio form. The gang is here to break down the latest and greatest in the world of gaming with a mostly positive, insightful and fun style. Consider Crossplay Conversations as the Voltron of Video Game Podcasts.

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🇨🇦 Canada - games
31/01/2026
#72
🇨🇦 Canada - games
15/09/2025
#79
🇨🇦 Canada - games
14/09/2025
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Hollow Knight: Silksong on ROG Xbox Ally X & More Xbox Hands-On Preview Impressions

mercredi 10 septembre 2025 • Duration 27:30

Episode Notes

This week, the crew breaks down their time going hands-on with some upcoming titles from Xbox including Hollow Knight: Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X, High on Life 2, Invincible VS, Super Meat Boy 3D, There are no Ghosts at the Grand, and NINJA GAIDEN 4. Look forward to one additional episode this week with the annual Crossplay Conversations Best of PAX West episode.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

0:00 - Intro
2:52 - Hollow Knight: Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X
6:30 - High On Life 2
8:25 - Invincible VS
13:15 - Super Meat Boy 3D
18:11 - There are no Ghosts at the Grand
21:52 - NINJA GAIDEN 4
25:18 - Outro

Check Jacob’s PAX West 2025 Video Game Trivia Panel featuring Joseph and Luke:

https://youtu.be/wm6WEZFjosA?si=z8GppJr55novR85Q

Note: We enjoyed hearing Ralph Ineson in High in Life 2 and not Ralph Finnes. Big Ralph fans here at Crossplay Conversations. - Jacob

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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles, OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, and DRAGON QUEST I + II HD-2D Remake Preview Impressions

mardi 9 septembre 2025 • Duration 21:42

Episode Notes

This week, the crew breaks down their time playing some upcoming titles from Square Enix including: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles, OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0, and DRAGON QUEST I + II HD-2D Remake! Look forward to two additional episodes this week covering the special Xbox event that the crew attended as well as the annual Best of PAX West episode.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

0:00 - Intro
2:27 - FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
6:14 - OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
11:52 - DRAGON QUEST I + II HD-2D Remake
19:52 - Outro

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S1E48 - Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & Game of the Year So Far (Episode 48)

Season 1 · Episode 48

mercredi 7 mai 2025 • Duration 01:07:02

In this episode, it's an Indie Game Roundup! We chat about Blue Prince, Wanderstop, Despelote, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Split Fiction. We also talk about our games of the year so far!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Icebreaker: "How is 2025 comparing to 2024 in gaming?"
8:50 - Blue Prince
20:20 - Wanderstop
26:00 - Despelote
29:30 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
47:45 - Split Fiction
54:05 - Our Games of the Year So Far

Thank you to Popagenda for sending codes for Wanderstop and a code for Despelote and thank you to Raw Fury for a sending code for Blue Prince.

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S1E47 - The State of Open World Games in 2025 [ft. Adam Gumbert] (Episode 47)

Season 1 · Episode 47

mercredi 23 avril 2025 • Duration 01:10:56

Episode Notes

This week, the lads are joined by special guest Adam Gumbert (Respawn Aim Fire) to talk about the past, present, and future of open world games. From our favorites of the genre to wild GTA VI speculation, settle in for the vast adventure ahead y’all!

Follow Adam Gumbert on BlueSky:

Adam on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adamgumby.bsky.social
Respawn Aim Fire: https://bsky.app/profile/respawnaimfire.bsky.social

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro/Shoe Talk? 2:38 - Ice Breaker Question: What is the best example of an open world game and why? 8:58 - What are the core tenets of a good open world game? And what are some of our favorites from over the years? 30:16 - Recent Open World Game Impressions 47:24 - Predicting the future of open world games 1:01:29 - Our Most Anticipated Open World Game of 2025 1:07:46 - Outro

Resources for Today’s Episode:

Respawn Aim Fire on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@respawnaimfire
Player Player Podcast: https://plnk.to/playerplayer
LukeWarmGames Last of Us Season 2 Reactions Pod: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/16980560-the-last-of-us-season-2-episode-1-review-spoilercast

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S1E46 - Tackling Your Backlog [ft. Emmett Watkins Jr] (Episode 46)

Season 1 · Episode 46

mardi 8 avril 2025 • Duration 01:12:08

Episode Notes

This week, the lads are joined by special guest Emmett Watkins Jr (VGU.tv, Player’s Club Podcast and Welcome To The Thing) to talk about gaming backlogs and all of their tips, tricks, tools, and tales that accompany their piles of shame!

Follow Emmett Watkins Jr:

Website and Socials: @ejsponge61.com

Resources From this Episode:

Spoonful Podcast Backlog Episode with Jacob and Emmett: https://youtu.be/W6ODHr-p08M?si=TZh8ud1NA6Xw8Hk5
Backloggd: https://backloggd.com/
Infinite Backlog: https://infinitebacklog.net/
Playnite: https://playnite.link/
Ludoscene: https://www.ludocene.com/
GG: https://ggapp.io/
Exophase: https://www.exophase.com/

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro 3:51 - Ice Breaker: What’s the latest game that you pulled out of your backlog? 9:57 - Our Personal Philosophy of Backlogs 23:27 - Managing our Backlogs 49:50 - What are the most shameful games in your backlog? 1:01:56 - One last game we pulled out of the backlog 1:08:49 - Outro

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S1E45 - Pitching Our Dream Games (Episode 45)

Season 1 · Episode 45

mardi 25 mars 2025 • Duration 53:12

Episode Notes

This week, the lads pitch their dream video games and how they would approach designing them! From an original IP, to a metroidvania-inspired Die Hard Game to a My Hero Academia strategy fighting game hybrid, settle in for a fun discussion!

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro 1:36 - Ice Breaker: How do you feel about the year 2025 in gaming so far? 5:41 - Pitching Our Dream Games 8:16 - Luke’s Pitch 23:23 - Jacob’s Pitch 36:11 - Joseph’s Pitch 52:10 - Outro

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S1E44 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To - Developer Interview (Episode 44)

Season 1 · Episode 44

mardi 11 mars 2025 • Duration 01:06:12

In this episode, we interview 3 members of Soft Not Weak, the team behind the newly released Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To! We chatted about the development of the game, the game's release, and the team! Thank you to Réjon Taylor-Foster, Alex Abou Karam and Morgan Lavelle for the time and to Jenny Windom for organizing this interview.

Check out Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To: https://spiritswapgame.com/

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Find timestamps for this episode below:

0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Icebreaker: "Favorite Gaming Trend of 2025?"
8:10 - Start of the interview
8:25 - What inspired the mix of puzzle & narrative
15:00 - How did you put your stamp on the genre?
23:20 - How do you balance new/existing players to Panel de Pon-esque games?
32:00 - How did the narrative come to be?
33:45 - Were there any fun challenges that you had to overcome?
41:45 - Work with meltycanon
44:00 - Structure of Soft Not Weak
52:40 - Launching a game on Kickstarter
1:01:15 - What's next for Spirit Swap and the team?
1:03:35 - Outro

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S1E43 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1 Review (Episode 43)

Season 1 · Episode 43

mardi 18 février 2025 • Duration 51:15

In this episode, Jacob and Luke give their thoughts on Tape 1 of the newly released Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Thanks to Don't Nod/Sandbox Strategies for sending codes for review.

Stick around after our spoiler filled chat as we also cover the recently released Afterlove EP! Thanks to Fellow Traveller for the code. We will be back in two weeks!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Icebreaker: "What's Your Favourite Coming of Age Story?"
7:10 - Introduction to Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
8:00 - Spoiler-Free Section on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 1
22:20 - Technical Performance
24:45 - Spoiler-Filled Thoughts
38:00 - Do We Want More?
41:00 - Afterlove EP Review
48:00 - Wrap-Up & Outro

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Jacob's Written Review of Afterlove EP

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S1E42 - Most Anticipated Indies of 2025 [ft. No Small Games] (Episode 42)

Season 1 · Episode 42

mardi 11 février 2025 • Duration 01:21:03

Episode Notes

This week, the lads are joined by special guests Kate Hunter and Emily Merritt (No Small Games Podcast) to unpack their most anticipated indie games of 2025! Get your wishlists ready and enjoy.

Follow Kate, Emily and their podcast No Small Games!

Kate Hunter: @katerblossom.bsky.social
Emily Meritt: @aspecificegg.bsky.social
No Small Games Podcast BlueSky: @nosmallgames.bsky.social
No Small Games Website: www.nosmallgames.com

Games Discussed on Today’s Episode:

Incredibox - So Far So Good
Arctic Eggs - The Water Museum, cockydoody, abmarnie, Cameron Ginex
Citizen Sleeper - Jump Over The Age
Nine Sols - RedCandleGames
Home Safety Hotline - Night Signal Entertainment
Heartworm - Vincent Adinolfi
Constance - btf Games
Bionic Bay - Psychoflow Studio, Mureena Oy
Morsels - Furcula
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping - Happy Broccoli Games
Keep Driving - CYJY Games
Overland - Finji
Usual June - Finji
Clam Man 2: Headliner - Sideby Interactive
Love Eternal - brika
Tenebris Somnia - Saibot Studios, Andrés Borghi
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault - Digital Sun
Despelote - Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
Bye Sweet Carole - Little Sewing Machine
Tenjutsu - Deepnight Games
Tears of Metal - Paper Cult
Coffee Talk: Tokyo - Toge Productions and Chorus Worldwide
Afterlove EP - Pikselnesia
Music Power Up - microStudio
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson - Ritual Studios
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Team Cherry
Everdeep Aurora - Nautilus Games
Wanderstop - Ivy Road
While Waiting - Optillusion
Henry Halfhead - Lululu Entertainment
Mixtape - Beethoven and Dinosaur

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

2:13 - Ice Breaker Question: What is the best indie game that you have played since the holidays?
10:02 - Heartworm
13:57 - Constance
16:46 - Bionic Bay
18:49 - Morsels
21:43 - Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
23:32 - Keep Driving
26:03 - Overland
26:49 - Usual June
30:33 - Clam Man 2: Headliner
33:26 - Love Eternal
36:17 - Tenebris Somnia
37:47 - Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault
39:41 - Despelote
43:52 - Bye Sweet Carole
46:03 - Tenjutsu
50:08 - Tears of Metal
53:13 - Coffee Talk: Tokyo
55:47 - Afterlove EP
59:52 - Music Power Up
1:03:08 - Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson
1:03:54 - Hollow Knight: Silksong and Everdeep Aurora
1:07:35 - Wanderstop
1:09:44 - While Waiting
1:11:53 - Henry Halfhead
1:14:34 - Mixtape
1:16:03 - Outro

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S1E41 - Citizen Sleeper 2 Review & Spoilercast (Episode 41)

Season 1 · Episode 41

jeudi 30 janvier 2025 • Duration 01:01:15

In this episode, Jacob is joined by Adam Gumbert to talk about Citizen Sleeper 2, which will be released on January 31, 2025. Thanks to our friends at Fellow Traveller for sending codes for review.

Find Adam on Bluesky and Respawn Aim Fire!

Find timestamps for this episode below:

0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Icebreaker: "What's your experience with Citizen Sleeper and games like it?"
5:45 - A one-sentence pitch
7:10 - "Desperation is the name of the game"
12:15 - Stress
15:00 - Push
19:20 - Citizen Sleeper vs. Citizen Sleeper 2
21:00 - Characters
25:00 - Writing
29:45 - Music and Art
34:00 - Spoilers Begin Here
34:10 - Flint
38:55 - Control
42:00 - Yu-Jin
45:45 - Ankhita
52:10 - The Ending
57:25 - The Future of Citizen Sleeper and Outro