This week, Joseph and Luke give their thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards! From award winners to game announcements, the crew unpacks their reactions.

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro

• 1:11: Ice Breaker Question: What are your overall thoughts on the Game Awards 2025?

• 5:25: Breaking down the winners

• 31:42 - Announcement highlights

• 1:04:42 - Outro

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• Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social

• Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social

• Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social

• Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social

• Claire: @clairebearrose.bsky.social

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• Player Player Podcast

• Left Behind Game Club

• The LukeWarmGames Podcast

• Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast

• Video Game Trivia

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This week, Jacob and Luke dive into five 2025 indie games that you may have missed as they prep for Indie Game Awards!

Timestamps:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:40 - Icebreaker: What’s a trend in gaming that you think 2025 will be remembered for?
• 9:40 - Tall Trails
• 15:05 - Discounty
• 20:00 - The King is Watching
• 25:10 - Megabonk
• 29:45 - Absolum
• 34:00 - Housekeeping & Outro

We only have 2 shows left for 2025! Tentatively, here's what we have left:

• 12/16 - The Game Awards 2025 Debrief
• On or before 12/23 - The Indie Game Awards 2025 Debrief

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

This week, the crew gives their review on five recent fall releases including: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II, Ball x Pit, Keeper, and Sword of the Sea! Get those wishlists ready and prepare for some good game discussion as the crew prepares for Game of the Year voting.

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Hollow Knight Silksong

• Hades II

• BALLxPIT

• Keeper

• Sword of the Sea

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro

• 1:55 - Ice Break Question: What’s your gaming game plan going into the end of 2025?

• 11:55 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

• 20:12 - Hades II

• 30:39 - Game Awards GOTY Predictions

• 38:08 - Ball x Pit

• 45:45 - Keeper

• 53:11 - Sword of the Sea58:57 - Outro

Additional Episode Resources:

• Support Jacob and the crew via Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/participants/561753

• Check out Joseph’s New CantPause Video: https://youtu.be/gzMEdUrzRNc?si=JFxbnZ7eWc_sZ_UG

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

• Video Game Trivia