This week, Luke and Jacob are joined by special guest Adam Gumbert (The Tier List & Respawn Aim Fire) to give their review of 007 First Light! Discussion starts spoiler free and then gets into spoilers later on. See timestamps below for more details.

Check out Adam and the Tier List: A Video Game Podcast:

• Follow Adam on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/adamgumby.bsky.social
• Check out the Tier List on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AdamGumby/podcasts

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:59 - Icebreaker Question: What is your personal history with the Bond franchise and the Hitman series?
• 09:10 - Overall Impressions
• 17:41 - Light Spoilers: Chess Match Mission and License to Kill Statuses
• 19:42 - End of Spoilers and Mission Approaches/Gameplay Structure
• 25:55 - The Flow of Combat, Tacsim, and Replaying Missions
• 35:44 - Spoiler-Filled Story Discussion: Opening Hours
• 1:02:03 - Spoiler-Filled Story Discussion: Second Half and the Ending
• 1:18:35 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Podcast on Instagram: @crossplayconvos
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia **

This week, Claire and Luke breakdown their thoughts on the early access launch of Subnautica 2. Tune in to hear how the highly anticipated sequel compares to Claire’s favorite game of all time.

Episode Resources:

• GamesIndustry.biz - Subnautica 2 Coverage
• Minnmax - Subnautica 2 Lead Gameplay Designer Interview

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:43 - Ice Breaker: What is your history with the Subnautica series?
• 3:28 - The launch of Subnautica 2 and overall impressions
• 31:14 - Can you jump into Subnautica 2 without playing the other games in the series?
• 31:56 - Spoilers for Subnautica 1 and 2
• 35:37 - The community discourse of Subnautica 2
• 48:24 - What would you like to see in Subnautica 2 1.0?
• 58:10 - Outro

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Podcast on Instagram: @crossplayconvos
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• CantPause on Instagram

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia

On this week's show, the boys are back to talk about the Xbox Games Showcase, the Sony State of Play and their favorite games from Summer Game Fest 2026.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:00 - Icebreaker Question: "What was favorite announcement of the weekend?"
• 7:30 - Our Three Faves Games from Summer Game Fest 2026
• 37:00 - What are our expectations going into a showcase?
• 42:00 - Dissecting the showcases (PS, SGF, Xbox)
• 1:25:00 - What games are we still waiting to hear about?

Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:

• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

Check out our other shows:

• Player Player Podcast
• Left Behind Game Club
• The LukeWarmGames Podcast
• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast