Welcome back to the Dual Comm Party Chat. In this episode, @BBKDRAGOON & @EposVox discuss how we find games, deplatforming yourself, and returning to 2000s shooters.

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• Video of the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ
• Game Date: https://gamedate.org/
• Steam Navigator Social Features: https://www.steamnavigator.com/blog/steam-friends-social-features-guide
• "Deplatform Yourself" Blog post: https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/goodharts-lawbreaker/#no-metrics-no-targets

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TIMECODES:

• 00:00:00 Party Time
• 00:00:31 Game of the Week
• 00:06:54 Video of the Week
• 00:11:59 Where do we find such cool games?
• 00:19:32 Can Valve/Steam Bring Back Social Gaming?
• 00:25:18 Deplatform Yourself
• 00:33:11 Are you BARGING IN with server browser games?
• 00:37:18 Where do we find inspiration?
• 00:50:32 Mid games are actually the best games
• 00:54:51 Should we make a new video on starting a YouTube channel?
• 01:03:18 Sticking with ONE gaming platform
• 01:08:30 Asynchronous multiplayer experiences
• 01:14:31 What game would we stay up all night for?
• 01:20:27 Xemu Emulation experience
• 01:26:42 RPG recommendations
• 01:27:47 Waiting for retirement