The Dropshot

The Dropshot, LLC
  • 4.5 (573)
  • Video Games
  • Updated Semiweekly

The Dropshot is a weekly gaming news and culture podcast hosted by Casey, AKA Razinon, and Jakedown. Casey and Jake are long-time gaming buddies who have strong opinions they are all too happy to share with the internet. The podcast is streamed live at youtube.com/thedropshotpodcast and is also available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit TheDropshot.com for links to all of the podcast's varied content, including the vibrant Discord community, the Patreon for bonus content, and much more.

  1. 4d ago

    We Put 27 Hours Into Forza Horizon 6 (And We Have Opinions)

    Forza Horizon 6 dropped in Japan and we both went deep — Raz put in 27 hours, Jake is still learning. This week we break down everything: who this game is actually for, whether you need to be a car guy to enjoy it, and whether the critics are right about the Metacritic 92. We go hard on the manual vs. automatic debate (Jake is on manual with clutch, Raz is on automatic — and Jake has opinions about that). We talk tuning depth vs. accessibility, the "same loop new map" criticism, and why Japan is a better setting than you might expect. Then it gets personal: Jake refuses to drive Japanese rice burners in-game, breaks down exactly why a stock '69 Mustang beats a $300,000 Civic, and the Honda CRX takes a beating. Raz reveals his dream car is a 2010 Scion TC. It goes how you'd expect. We also cover: the Halo Warthog hidden in your garage, online racing first impressions, fast traveling in a driving game (yes, Raz is doing it), and whether Forza Horizon 6 belongs in the Game of the Year conversation. Jake thinks racing games should never win GOTY. Raz is slowly converting to manual. Neither of them know what camber is. 0:00 Intro – Fly Digi Racing Mode & Episode 588 3:49 Raz's Racing Game Resume (Gran Turismo 4 to 27 Hours of FH6) 5:40 Who Is Forza Horizon 6 Actually For? 19:59 Manual vs Automatic – Jake Makes His Case 23:10 Tuning Depth: Gear Ratios, Camber & Casual Accessibility 32:36 "I'm Not Becoming a Tradesman" – The Tuning Menu Rant 41:20 JDM vs Muscle Cars – Jake's Strong Opinions on Car Aesthetics 42:48 The Honda CRX Situation (And Why It's a Piece of S***) 1:03:57 Online Racing First Impressions 1:05:34 Raz's Dream Car Is a 2010 Scion TC (It's Not in the Game) 1:12:06 The Halo Warthog & Polaris Razor – Xbox Easter Eggs 1:15:57 Metacritic 92: Best Reviewed Game of 2026? 1:18:29 "Same Loop New Map" Criticism – Is It Valid? 1:21:57 AWD vs 4WD – Neither of Us Know Cars 1:33:49 Should Forza Horizon 6 Win Game of the Year? 1:38:31 Raz Is Fast Traveling in a Driving Game (On the Record) 1:41:56 Who Should Play This Game (And Who Shouldn't) 1:45:37 Outro – Patreon Plug & Next Week _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Saturday ~9 AM: Gaming news and stories of the week 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedropshotpodcast/ 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedropshotpodcast 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Jakedown: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jakedown_ 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakedown #TheDropshot #GamingPodcast #PodcastClips #GamingShorts #ForzaHorizon6 #ForzaHorizon #Forza #XboxGamePass #RacingGames #Xbox #PCGaming #GOTY2026 #GameOfTheYear #GamingNews #Metacritic #JDM #MuscleCar #GamingDebate #HotTake #GamingHumor #GamingOpinion #GamingCommunity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 55m

  2. May 18

    Stop Killing Games: The Law That Could Change Everything

    California's Stop Killing Games bill just cleared its first major hurdle — and if it becomes law, publishers won't be able to just flip the switch on your games anymore. We break down what the bill actually says, why the gaming industry is quietly panicking, and whether it'll even survive long enough to matter. Then: Subnautica 2 launched in Early Access and immediately broke Steam records for the franchise — 1 million players in 2 hours, 2 million in 12. But behind the numbers is a wild story involving a studio lawsuit, a founder getting fired, and Krafton throwing its weight around. Is this a genuine comeback or a chaos success? Plus — Forza Horizon 6 finally got a proper reveal, and we have thoughts. And we go off the rails (in the best way) into zero-point energy. Someone announced a Casimir Effect chip that supposedly generates 1.5 volts. Jake's in. Raz is not. The debate goes places. 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Stop Killing Games: What the Bill Actually Says 13:55 - CoD Made Single Player Require Internet on Purpose 17:17 - Raz: "I Don't Think These People Are Real Gamers" 26:27 - The Baseball Bat Problem (Digital vs Physical Ownership) 27:24 - Hell Let Loose Vietnam 38:47 - Subnautica 2 Early Access: 1M Players in 2 Hours 38:57 - The Krafton Lawsuit and Studio Drama 40:01 - Early Access: When Is It Okay? 41:20 - Is Subnautica 2 Actually Good? 46:55 - Forza Horizon 6 — First Look Reactions 57:35 - Pentagon Drops Declassified UFO Files 57:49 - Casimir Effect Chip: Free Energy or Complete BS? 59:15 - Raz: Does This Chip Even Make Sense? 1:02:57 - Raz: "I Don't Believe That This Chip Exists" 1:07:46 - Jake's Abiotic Oil Theory (Hear Him Out) 1:38:19 - Wrap The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Saturday ~9 AM: Gaming news and stories of the week 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedropshotpodcast/ 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedropshotpodcast 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Jakedown: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jakedown_ 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakedown #TheDropshot #GamingPodcast #PodcastClips #GamingCulture #StopKillingGames #GamePreservation #DigitalOwnership #Subnautica2 #ForzaHorizon6 #GamingNews #GamingIndustry #CallOfDuty #AB1921 #CasimirEffect #ZeroPointEnergy #UFO #ConspiracyTheory #JoeRogan #HotTake #GamingDebate #Podcast #GamingRant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 43m

  3. May 10

    The Gaming Industry Is Cooked (Sony, GTA 6, UFOs)

    Sony just wrote off $765 million on Bungie — and somehow that's not even the wildest thing that happened in gaming this week. We break down what PlayStation's impairment loss actually means for Marathon, whether Xbox has quietly become just a publishing label, and why the GTA 6 PC delay is a deliberate cash grab no matter what Take-Two's CEO says. Plus: Tarkov is officially going the live service route (RIP), GameStop tried to buy eBay with money they definitely don't have, and Anthropic built an AI so good at finding security bugs they're not letting the public have it yet. And we watched the government UFO files drop live — Jake thinks it might be real, Raz thinks it's mass hysteria and blimps. Genuine disagreement. You decide. 🎮 Topics: Sony / Bungie / Marathon, Xbox exclusives, GTA 6 PC delay, Escape from Tarkov seasons, GameStop / eBay, Anthropic AI, Government UAP files 0:00 — Intro & Show Announcements 3:40 — Tarkov TV: Seasons, Wipes & the Live Service Pivot 7:00 — Icebreaker Map Trailer Reaction 14:30 — Tarkov Season Details: What's Actually Changing 26:00 — Tarkov Arena: Nobody Likes It 35:50 — Marathon Flops: Sony's $765M Bungie Disaster 44:00 — Is Bungie Actually Done? 47:58 — Xbox CEO: Are Exclusives Dead? 58:00 — Console Wars Are Over — Everything Is Converging 1:00:00 — Raz's Controller Nightmare (Live Service Rant) 1:04:10 — CoD Finally Drops PS4 Support 1:08:30 — Battlefield Season 3: Live Service Slop Review 1:13:30 — GTA 6 PC Delay: Cash Grab or Legit? 1:19:00 — GameStop Is Trying to Buy eBay??? 1:24:20 — Claude Mythos: The AI Too Dangerous to Release 1:29:00 — Will Smith's 13 Fingers → Breaking 30-Year-Old Bugs 1:35:00 — AI, China & the Cybersecurity Arms Race 1:38:10 — Government UAP Files Drop: We Watch Live 1:46:00 — Jake vs. Raz: Do the Eyewitness Reports Hold Up? 1:52:00 — Raz's Case Against Aliens (Navy SEALs vs. Cavemen) 1:56:30 — Wrap Up & Final Thoughts _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast) every Saturday morning at ~9 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Saturday ~9 AM: Gaming news and stories of the week 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedropshotpodcast/ 🔸TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedropshotpodcast 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Jakedown: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jakedown_ 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakedown #TheDropshot #DropshotPodcast #GamingPodcast #Jakedown #Razinon #EscapeFromTarkov #TarkovTV #Marathon #Bungie #Xbox #GTA6 #Battlefield #GameStop #CallOfDuty #UFO #UAP #UAPDisclosure #ClaudeAI #AINews #GamingNews #PodcastClips #GamingCulture #HotTake #YouTubeShorts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2h 7m

  4. May 3

    GTA 6 Is Going to Break the Internet and Nobody Is Ready For It

    The boys talk the news of the week in gaming including a substantial amount of time on the much-anticipated GTA 6. 0:00 — Intro 5:00 — Format explanation: public episodes vs. Patreon 5:58 — Grey Zone Warfare / Tarkov fail story 9:10 — Active Matter extraction shooter preview 15:44 — Black Ops 7 review bombing + AI in game assets controversy 27:59 — Windows Recall (K2) / Microsoft bloatware story 37:44 — Gaming industry layoffs vs. $195B record profits 44:55 — "Gaming's never been worse" + expectation inflation debate 48:59 — TikTok brain rot / gamer attention span discussion 51:55 — Baldur's Gate 3 Honor Mode debate (turn-based vs. real-time) 53:08 — AI causing most gaming layoffs theory 56:58 — "Homeopathy = indie games" analogy 58:38 — Subnautica 2 preview (May 14, co-op) 1:02:32 — GTA 6 trailer (May 21) + release hype 1:03:00 — GTA 6 expectations are actually justified 1:06:58 — GTA 6 economic impact / people calling out of work 1:09:37 — GTA 6 $3 billion development cost revealed 1:10:00 — GTA 6 as a gaming platform / meta-game ecosystem 1:13:51 — GTA extraction shooter tangent 1:14:00 — NVIDIA DLSS 5 announcement 1:21:39 — Highguard failure 1:25:05 — Sykkuno cheating scandal / streamer parasocial drama 1:31:35 — Streaming culture getting too big 1:33:52 — Fortnite Star Wars game modes (Galactic Siege, Escape Vader, Droid Tycoon) 1:37:44 — GTA 6 as a monopoly / Pareto principle / indie games can't compete 1:40:22 — Outro: Discord feedback, Patreon plug, short-form content plans _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 51m

  5. May 1

    A New Direction for the Podcast

    Big news. Exciting changes. L Call of Duty. W Claude. Big announcement in this one take a listen. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 min

  6. Apr 24

    RIP Call of Duty on Gamepass

    The boys talk the news of the week including Activision's decision to take new Call of Duty titles off of Gamepass for a full year after release. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 min

  7. Apr 12

    Seek and Ye Shall Find

    The boys answer some fire questions. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 7m

  8. Apr 10

    Season 3 is Here!

    The boys talk a bit about Season 3 amongst other things like Artemis. First impressions potentially forthcoming on #582. The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Dropshot is a weekly gaming news and culture podcast hosted by Casey, AKA Razinon, and Jakedown. Casey and Jake are long-time gaming buddies who have strong opinions they are all too happy to share with the internet. The podcast is streamed live at youtube.com/thedropshotpodcast and is also available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit TheDropshot.com for links to all of the podcast's varied content, including the vibrant Discord community, the Patreon for bonus content, and much more.

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  • Creator
    The Dropshot, LLC
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    611
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    The Dropshot

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