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This week, Jake and Patrick are catching up on the a ton of gaming news. Prices for next gen, graphics cards stopping production, closures. But it's not all bad news! Uncharted! Shrek 2! 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

The Dumpster Boy and  @Thefrenchdipdesign  are reviewing and spoiling Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival!   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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Mark Delaney of GameSpot drops in this week to talk about the history of horror games, and how we almost lost them to the action genre. Make sure you check out Mark's work over on GameSpot, and join his Madden League if you play! Timecodes The history of horror games - 13:00 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Let's talk about EVERYTHING in Control Resonant! Light spoilers to start, check the timecodes for full spoilers! Timecodes High level thoughts - 7:00 Spoilers begin - mostly gameplay spoilers - 15:50 Story specific spoilers - 34:00   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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

What is the BEST Video Game Villain? We pit 32 of them against each other in a video game VILLAINS bracket to crown the ultimate winner. What would you choose? Timecodes: 2:05 - Housekeeping 7:00 - Raccoon City Region 23:58 - Lavender Town Region 38:16 - Yarnham Region 55:05 - Silent Hill Region 1:14:48 - Round 2 1:42:31 - Semi Finals 1:50:07 - Finals 1:53:34 - Crowning the Winner 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week we are joined by Madeline to talk about the games that still haunt them. From games that disappeared to games that scarred them as kids. We made sure to kick off October with some video game horror stories. Time codes: 00:00 Start 07:51 Games That Still Haunt Us 11:53 Games That Ghosted Us: Judas 17:54 Little Devil Inside 23:29 Jurassic Park: Survival 26:37 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake 32:00 Beyond Good & Evil 2 36:50 Prey Sequel 42:10 The Order: 1886 43:34 Studios We'd Bring Back From the Dead: Campo Santo 45:05 The Last of Us Part III 46:50 Blair Witch 49:00 The Naked Art Story 52:30 More Games We'd Bring Back From the Dead 55:38 Dino Crisis 1:01:50 Condemned 1:03:30 Eternal Darkness 1:05:25 The Suffering 1:08:30 Scary Gaming Moments 1:20:50 What Will Still Be Haunting Us in 10 Years?

Thanks to Fuse Games and Secret Mode for the advanced copy of Star Wars: Galactic Racer! Jaketwitchin provides his review of the the return of pod racing in a Burnout coat of paint. Now THIS is podracing! (no one has made that joke i think)   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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, we are breaking down the entire Resident Evil (2026) film in a SAVE TRASH CINEMA TAKEOVER! Our favorite Dumpster Boy Kamen runs the show with special guests Cameron French of @thefrenchdipdesign, and Davey James! Timecodes 33:53 - Resident Evil Plot  / Spoilers begin 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Thanks to popagenda for providing us with early access to review Toem 2! Patrick and Jerica give their quick thoughts in this surprise of 2026. #gaming #videogames #toem2   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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, we breakdown our thoughts on Control Resonant (SO FAR), Wolverine and The Blood of Dawnwalker. 1 of these is NOT like the other! Timecodes 2:17 - Control Resonant 32:13  - Wolverine 56:36 - The Blood of Dawnwalker 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, Tamoor drops in to talk about the update from Xbox as they close Halo Studios, get rid of Ninja Theory, and shuffle a bunch of other studios around. Plus, what in the world is going on over at PlayStation lately as well. It's all crazy innit!? Make sure you follow Tamoor over at youtube.com/@tamoorh, and twitch.tv/tamoorh! Timecodes 5:11 - WTF is going on at Xbox?! 36:40 - WTF is going on at PlayStation?! 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Control Resonant releases NEXT WEEK, so we are going discussing what got us to this point in the history of Remedy Entertainment and the Remedyverse.  Timecodes 0:00 Start 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

This week, Gianni from The Content Mill drops in to talk all things Physint, Blizzcon, and to catch up on what we've been playing! Quick note, there was a weird audio thing with my mic we didn't realize til after the show, sometimes my audio is kind of doubled and sometimes it isn't. There wasn't a way to fix it, just fyi! Timecodes What we've been playing - 3:36 Physint leaving PlayStation for Xbox - 29:50 News Spotlight - 37:51 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

TWO NINTENDO DIRECTS! Jake and Patrick deep dive both of the direct presentations from this week. What they're excited about, what didn't work for them, and more! Timecodes 0:00 Start 5:09 Nintendo Direct 25:55 Everything announced 1:14:00 Zelda Direc 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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Nintendo's 40th anniversary Zelda Direct, Xbox Cloud gaming, PLUS an Onimusha Way of the Sword REVIEW. Lock in gamers, its Spotlight Games episode 220 Timecodes What we've been playing - 14:00 Zelda 40th Direct news - 41:55 Xbox Cloud Gaming updates - 47:00 News spotlight - 55:45   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. Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com