This week, the lads are joined by special guest Adam Gumbert (Respawn Aim Fire) to talk about the past, present, and future of open world games. From our favorites of the genre to wild GTA VI speculation, settle in for the vast adventure ahead y’all!

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• Adam on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adamgumby.bsky.social
• Respawn Aim Fire: https://bsky.app/profile/respawnaimfire.bsky.social

Find Timestamps for this Episode Below: 0:00 - Intro/Shoe Talk? 2:38 - Ice Breaker Question: What is the best example of an open world game and why? 8:58 - What are the core tenets of a good open world game? And what are some of our favorites from over the years? 30:16 - Recent Open World Game Impressions 47:24 - Predicting the future of open world games 1:01:29 - Our Most Anticipated Open World Game of 2025 1:07:46 - Outro

Resources for Today’s Episode:

• Respawn Aim Fire on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@respawnaimfire
• Player Player Podcast: https://plnk.to/playerplayer
• LukeWarmGames Last of Us Season 2 Reactions Pod: https://lukewarmgamespodcast.buzzsprout.com/1187351/episodes/16980560-the-last-of-us-season-2-episode-1-review-spoilercast

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

Check out our other shows:

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