This week, Luke, Claire, and Jacob run through their plans and predictions for the fall/holiday season! From what games are a day one purchase to what will be the surprise GOTY nominee, there’s a lot to discuss. Grab your Steam Wishlist and settle for a good time!

Games Discussed During Today’s Episode:

• Marvel’s Wolverine - Insomniac Games
• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave - Nintendo
• Otterly Lost - Soulworks Interactive
• Control Resonant - Remedy Entertainment
• Fallen Tear: The Ascension - Winter Crew Studios
• Dune Awakening - Funcom
• Orbitals - Shapefarm
• Echoes of Mora - Selkies Interactive

• Gears of War: E-Day - The Coalition

• Usual June - Finji

• Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - KONAMI, Evil Empire
• Terrible Lizards - WDR Studios LLC

Resources for Today’s Episode:

• I Spent Hours Tracking Down Big Walk’s Mysterious Flying Folk Hero to Learn His Secret - Rebekah Valentine, Kotaku

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:08 - Ice Breaker Question: What's your excitement level heading into the fall/holiday season?
• 7:23 - Our September 2026 Picks
• 28:05 - Our October 2026 Picks
• 38:12 - November/December Picks and GTA VI Discussion
• 46:49 - Predictions for the fall/holiday season
• 56:33 - Surprise Announcement
• 58:35 - 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