This week Amy and Moody talk about turn-based RPGs. That's it. That's the whole show. Enjoy!

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:50 - Cool things we like

0:23:13 - Turn-based RPGs never went anywhere

1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/)

1:09:40 - Let's check out IGN's Top 25 JRPGs of All Time

1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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Amy and Vitz have both finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and they've both fallen head over heels in love with it. Moody wants to talk about Giant Bomb going independant. We also deployed a brand new segment for the podcast.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:47 - Cool things we like

0:22:39 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review

0:52:26 - Moody is worried the game has been overhyped

1:07:03 - Indie Game of the Week - over the hill (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/)

1:12:35 - Giant Bomb Is Back & Independant

1:39:49 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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This week the crew talk about the rumoured Xbox handheld. Is it real? Is it coming this year? Who is it for? They also talk about the ever expanding influence of generative AI throughout gaming.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:45 - Xbox Handheld? Next gen console speculation?

0:53:25 - Indie Game of the Week - Eyes Never Wake (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2526200/Eyes_Never_Wake/)

0:57:13 - Sony Is Doing Something Stupid Again

1:18:06 - Xbox desperately scrambles to make AI relevant to its business

1:54:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy has played a lot of Tears of the Kingdom (as have a lot of people) and she wants to tell Moody about it this week. Also discussed - Overwatch 2's PvE changes, more about the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:16 - Amy's Tears of the Kingdom initial thoughts

0:33:06 - Tears of the Kingdom has sold 10m copies in 3 days

0:44:39 - Lack of accessibility options in TOTK is disappointing

0:51:22 - Indie Game of the Week - Cabernet (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/Cabernet/)

0:56:13 - moody can't drink successfully

0:57:43 - Overwatch 2 Fans Are Furious Over Dramatic PvE Changes

1:05:10 - Chancellor says UK regulator must "understand wider responsibilities" after Microsoft Activision deal block

1:16:27 - Microsoft CEO Refuses To Rule Out Pulling Activision Games From The UK

1:21:31 - Riot's $100 million gender discrimination settlement granted final approval

1:26:52 - Sony obliged to refund players' money for FIFA FUT packs, after Austrian loot box ruling goes unchallenged

1:35:06 - What's happening next week?

1:48:29 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:55:30 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Amy & Moody talk about their thoughts of Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor and Like A Dragon: Ishin, before reacting to Microsoft not giving their staff a pay rise, Barbie Fashion Designer's induction into the video game hall of fame, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:01 - Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Review

0:31:58 - Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor spoilers start here

1:07:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Demonschool (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/)

1:11:05 - Like A Dragon: Ishin Review

1:21:10 - Life is Strange: True Colors wins Peabody Award

1:25:38 - Microsoft Workers Won't Receive Annual Pay Increase Despite $18 Billion Profits

1:35:34 - Pokémon Maker Game Freak Developing New Action Adventure IP Codenamed Project Bloom

1:40:23 - Barbie Fashion Designer, Last of Us inducted into Video Game Hall of Fame

1:44:40 - Tribeca Games Showcase 2023 selections announced

1:51:07 - Cool games out next week

1:52:35 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Amy's favourite Jedi Survivor glitch: https://twitter.com/jerobolod/status/1657190644798955523

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This week - Amy talks about her time with Redfall before we talk about the game's issues (and what they could mean for Microsoft), Moody embarrasses himself, and much more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:25 - Redfall Impressions

0:38:20 - Redfall has had a rough launch, Microsoft has had a rough couple of weeks

1:05:15 - The upcoming Microsoft Games Showcase has a lot to prove

1:12:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Grave Seasons (https://twitter.com/perfectgarbo)

1:14:59 - Joe Medforce makes a quick podcast "appearance"

1:18:26 - Cult of the Lamb wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards 2023

1:24:44 - Moody's eternal shame

1:27:47 - Blizzard Puts Together "Crisis Map" Of Games It Cannot Ship Due To Staff Losses, Says Report

1:35:07 - Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass Ultimate friend referrals

1:37:58 - Forza Motorsport to include Blind Driving Assists as part of accessibility features

1:41:47 - PlayStation sees huge boost from PC ports, record PS5 sales

1:50:17 - Cool games coming out next week

1:51:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:58:03 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

Kinda Funny XCast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwfEQ1eEyM

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Amy & Moody dive into the CMA regulator blocking Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, chat about the pathetic review bombing of Horizon's latest DLC, Amy reviews Dead Island 2 and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:01 - UK Regulator Blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard Merger

0:46:42 - Dead Island 2 Review

1:03:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Loddlenaut (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644940/Loddlenaut/)

1:07:25 - Next Week

1:08:39 - Nintendo is officially returning to Gamescom this year

1:15:13 - Sega of America cohort moves to unionize

1:19:15 - Miyamoto Believes Bad Reviews Helped The Mario Movie's Success

1:26:54 - Metacritic promises better moderation post-Horizon DLC review bombing

1:36:05 - Xbox Hardware Down, But Gaming Revenue Slightly Up Amid Game Pass Growth

1:40:24 - Cool games out next week

1:44:48 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:01 - UK Regulator Blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard Merger

0:46:42 - Dead Island 2 Review

1:03:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Loddlenaut (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644940/Loddlenaut/)

1:07:25 - Next Week

1:08:39 - Nintendo is officially returning to Gamescom this year

1:15:13 - Sega of America cohort moves to unionize

1:19:15 - Miyamoto Believes Bad Reviews Helped The Mario Movie's Success

1:26:54 - Metacritic promises better moderation post-Horizon DLC review bombing

1:36:05 - Xbox Hardware Down, But Gaming Revenue Slightly Up Amid Game Pass Growth

1:40:24 - Cool games out next week

1:44:48 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

This week Amy & Moody get excited for "E3" and the first ever accessibility focused showcase, Amy vents some frustration at the state of the Halo franchise, and we also nerd out about the latest season of Star Trek (with spoilers)

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro (SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PICARD SEASON 3)

0:21:30 - The first ever Access-Ability Summer Showcase takes place Friday June 9th.

0:35:49 - Indie Game of the Week - The Invincible (https://store.steampowered.com/app/731040/The_Invincible/)

0:38:53 - Half time drinks to go and get or relieving ourselves

0:39:35 - Amy made the mistake of opening Twitter

0:42:47 - Nintendo Indie World Showcase

0:50:48 - Dragon Age writer’s musical RPG Stray Gods has an August release date

0:54:29 - Suicide Squad kills another release date

1:05:36 - Redfall Will Only Launch With Quality Mode On Xbox

1:18:03 - Halo's franchise director, Frank O'Connor, looks to have left Microsoft

1:30:57 - Microsoft insists Hi-Fi Rush a "break out hit" for Xbox amid claims it underperformed

1:40:21 - Horizon Forbidden West Now Supports Players With A Phobia Of Deep Water

1:46:06 - Cool games coming out next week

1:52:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy and Moody sit down to review the recent Resident Evil 4 Remake & Dredge, chat about the Super Mario movie, casting in video games and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:47 - Resident Evil 4 (2023) Review

0:50:35 - Dredge Review

1:06:58 - Indie Game of the Week - Heartworm (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/Heartworm/)

1:12:44 - Super Mario Movie beats Frozen 2 to become biggest animated film debut of all-time

1:22:17 - The Super Mario Bros theme is the first game music selected for preservation in the Library of Congress

1:25:03 - Women in Games CEO warns "we are going backwards as an industry"

1:34:46 - Industry body aims to improve game credits, as developers complain they're being left out

1:39:25 - Sony brings accessibility tags to the PlayStation Store on PS5

1:44:33 - Resident Evil 4's Lily Gao Hits Back, "My Ada Is A Survivor"

1:51:48 - Resident Evil 4 remake adds surprise new microtransactions

1:59:55 - Cool Games Coming Out Next Week

2:04:11 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy & Moody talk about some games they're looking forward to for 2024 (and beyond), "woke soundtracks", emulation and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:12:53 - What future games are we looking forward to?

0:59:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Howl (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172180/Howl/)

1:06:30 - Ex-Stadia head Phil Harrison departs Google following service's demise

1:11:48 - GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is coming to Steam

1:15:47 - Ark 2 delayed, Survival Evolved official servers to shut down later this year

1:21:11 - BioWare veteran Mark Darrah and the Mass Effect team are helping to finish Dragon Age 4

1:24:54 - Vampire Survivors wins Best Game at the 2023 BAFTA Games Awards

1:28:33 - Resident Evil 4 Remake's Ada Turns Off Instagram Replies After Thousands Of Hateful Comments

1:33:04 - What the heck is a "woke soundtrack"?

1:38:14 - Amazon laying off 100 employees from video games division

1:42:34 - New Final Fantasy 7 trading cards come with NFTs

1:47:09 - Cool games coming out next week

1:48:31 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Tron: Identity)

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Amy & Moody talk about whether anyone will turn up to E3 (which wasn't cancelled when they recorded it), Amy reviews Octopath Traveler 2, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:34 - Is Anyone Turning Up To E3 This Year?

0:46:56 - Octopath Traveler 2 Review

1:11:26 - Indie Game of the Week - Mr. Sun's Hatbox (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1214670/Mr_Suns_Hatbox/)

1:17:32 - Rest in peace Lance Reddick

1:21:58 - Hellblade 2 Will "Push The Boundaries" Of Facial Animation, Ninja Theory Says

1:26:28 - Redfall developer working to U-turn on single-player always online restriction

1:38:25 - Video game industry has been slow to hire Black developers

1:49:34 - Team17 & EA laying off staff despite making profits

1:58:52 - Cool games coming out next week

2:00:52 - Fantasy Critic Update

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:21 - The Last of Us season 1 discussion (Spoilers)

1:11:22 - Indie Game of the Week - El Paso, Elsewhere (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/El_Paso_Elsewhere/)

1:14:08 - Amy has a problem

1:15:33 - Last of Us season 2 and beyond speculation (Spoilers for Last of Us Part 2)

1:54:54 - Cool games coming out next week

1:58:49 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy & Moody chat about what the deal is with mid-generation console upgrades, Moody gets his heart broken by The Pokemon Company, we both go on a massive tangent while trying to talk about game prices, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:19:27 - Do we need mid-generation console upgrades?

0:43:21 - Amy's been playing Dino Crisis?

0:48:14 - Indie Game of the Week - Amanda The Adventurer (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2166060/Amanda_the_Adventurer/)

0:53:45 - Moody's time to shine

0:54:45 - Square Enix shows a trailer for Symbiogenesis NFT game, says it’ll have 10,000 characters

1:02:48 - The Pokemon Company Is Hiring NFT Experts, Fans Terrified

1:13:54 - Google says it is still "committed to games as an industry"

1:20:48 - Nintendo says it won't "necessarily" adopt $70 for future titles after Zelda

1:34:53 - Shuhei Yoshida is to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship

1:40:22 - One Big Game: UK Game Studios Tackle 24-Hour Football Match for SpecialEffect

1:45:50 - Cool games out next week

1:51:33 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:59:20 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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This week Amy talks about some cool indie game demos she played during the recent Steam Next Fest, Moody wants to talk about renting a PS5, and Vitz wants to discuss how much creative freedom PlayStation studios have in picking their own projects.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:47 - Amy's favourite Steam Next Fest demos (links below)

0:51:10 - You can rent PlayStation 5's in the UK now

1:24:00 - No more Last of Us games?

1:45:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Next Fest links:

The Horror At Highrook: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/The_Horror_at_Highrook/

Promise Mascot Agency: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2585830/Promise_Mascot_Agency/

Deck of Haunts:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179730/Deck_of_Haunts/

Into The Restless Ruins: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/Into_the_Restless_Ruins/

Static Dread: 15 Nights at the Old Lighthouse: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/Static_Dread_15_Nights_at_the_Old_Lighthouse/

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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This week Amy & Moody chat about the history of the term "JRPG", the woes that have beset Square Enix & Ubisoft, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:24 - Final Fantasy 16 producer Yoshida sparks debate over use of JRPG term

0:52:19 - Indie Game of the Week - Cognition Method (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636620/Cognition_Method/)

0:58:06 - Microsoft confirms this year's Xbox Games Showcase airing 11th June

1:10:50 - Idiots Are Mad You Can’t Look Up Ashley's Skirt In Resident Evil 4 Remake

1:18:22 - Austrian court rules that FIFA loot boxes violate gambling laws

1:26:08 - Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda set to be replaced

1:40:11 - Ubisoft is reportedly working on ‘strategic reorganisation’ in Europe

1:53:08 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for "unprecedented" burnout and sick leave

1:58:20 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon)

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This week Amy and Moody talk about their Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League thoughts, try to figure out what Pokemon Sleep actually is, wonder what it will take for VR to go truly mainstream, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:50 - State of Play Impressions

0:35:21 - Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Gameplay Reveal Impressions

0:51:05 - What Even Is Pokemon Sleep?

0:56:43 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree announced

0:59:08 - Indie Game of the Week - It's A Wrap (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684270/Its_a_Wrap/)

1:03:28 - EA fires over 200 Apex Legends QA Testers

1:10:01 - Union sues Activision, claims it unlawfully fired two QA testers

1:13:48 - Telltale Games delays The Wolf Among Us 2 to avoid crunch and burnout

1:18:46 - Humble’s Turkey and Syria earthquake Bundle offers Gotham Knights and 68 other games for $30

1:22:17 - Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok sweep the board at 2023 DICE Awards

1:28:34 - Final Fantasy 16 demonstrates that sometimes an accessibility menu is better

1:40:46 - Is VR gaming destined to remain niche?

1:56:30 - Cool games out next week

1:58:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy and Moody chat about the ever increasing ridculousness surrounding Microsoft's attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard, Amy reviews the excellent A Space For The Unbound, and more.

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:02 - The Activision Blizzard merger is getting ridiculous

0:50:50 - A Space For The Unbound Review

1:03:48 - Indie Game of the Week - In Stars And Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/)

1:06:26 - Blizzard workers furious after ‘demoralizing’ Q&A meeting

1:24:17 - Would you rather have Dead Space 4 or a Dead Space 2 remake next?

1:31:25 - Elden Ring has sold 20m copies worldwide

1:34:57 - Sega Says It Will Give All Employees A 30 Percent Pay Rise

1:42:42 - Civilization 7 is already in development, Firaxis says

1:53:04 - Cool games coming out next week

1:56:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty)

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This week, Amy & Moody chat about open world game design, Game Pass cannibalising sales, fun video game movie trailers (and spoof trailers) and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:18 - Forspoken Impressions

0:23:58 - Talking about open world design that does and doesn't work for us

0:49:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Coven (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785940/COVEN/)

0:54:32 - ???

0:55:55 - Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales

1:05:14 - Nintendo responds to falling profits with 10% raise for Japanese staff

1:08:42 - Saudi Arabia reportedly increases Nintendo stake for second time in a month

1:15:17 - Atomic Heart composer Mick Gordon donates fee to Ukraine aid

1:18:57 - Let's talk about the weirdness surrounding the Atomic Heart developer

1:27:10 - Metroid game developers call out Switch remaster's failure to credit

1:33:26 - Tetris movie trailer thoughts

1:36:36 - Super Marios Bros movie Superbowl trailer (and the "HBO" Mario Kart trailer)

1:39:54 - Horizon Forbidden West arrives on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on February 21st

1:44:22 - Cool games coming out next week

1:51:10 - OpenCritic Head-to-Head (Like A Dragon: Ishin! & Octopath Traveller 2)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:45 - Hogwarts Legacy

0:54:29 - Cooling off

0:55:51 - Indie Game of the Week - Shadows of Doubt (https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/)

0:59:03 - Oops

1:00:37 - Nintendo Switch is officially the third-best-selling console of all time

1:05:38 - Nintendo Direct round-up 

1:26:34 - Microsoft’s Activision acquisition in peril after UK regulator warns of harm to gamers

1:40:13 - Bramble: The Mountain King launches April 27 (Moody is working on this game get hyped)

1:42:14 - Cool looking games coming out next week

1:46:44 - OpenCritic Head-to-Head (Wild Hearts)

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Amy and Moody sit down to review Dead Space, whatever is going on with E3, how we think Bioware could handle Mass Effect 3's endings in Mass Effect 5, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:47 - Moody has thoughts about The Last of Us episode 3

0:18:38 - Dead Space Review

0:55:08 - Indie Game of the Week - Shardpunk: Verminfall (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183800/Shardpunk_Verminfall/)

0:57:27 - Goldeneye 007 Review

1:09:05 - Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo reportedly skipping E3

1:19:05 - Have Starfield and Forza Motorsport been delayed?

1:26:16 - There was a clip which might be a new Uncharted in a PlayStation advert

1:29:57 - Are live service games even worth getting into at launch?

1:37:46 - How are Bioware going to handle Mass Effect 3’s ending in Mass Effect 5?

1:51:06 - Microsoft’s post-layoffs Halo studio is smaller and switching to Unreal Engine

2:02:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

2:05:30 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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This week, Amy and Moody are joined by the awesome Scott Sedman to talk about accessibility in video games.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:07 - Let's chat about accessibility

0:38:52 - The Last of Us and the "video game adaptation curse"

0:42:20 - Hi-Fi Rush Impressions

0:49:01 - Forspoken('s dialogue) Impressions

0:57:00 - The Yu-Gi-Oh tangent

1:06:51 - Indie Game of the Week - The Star Named EOS (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/The_Star_Named_EOS/)

1:10:44 - Crystal Dynamics confirms end of Marvel’s Avengers later this year

1:31:28 - What Is Going On With Xbox Game Studios?

1:59:23 - Xbox & Bethesda Developer Showcase thoughts

2:06:05 - Cool Games Out Next Week

2:09:17 - Open Critic Head-To-Head (Deliver Us Mars)

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Amy, & Moody are joined by special guests Elfdaughter, Feywald, Russell and Vitz to draft their teams for this year's Fantasy Critic showdown.

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We're joined this week by the wonderful Vitz Patel, who helps us countdown our favourite games of 2022 & speedrun through some of the games we're most excited for in the coming year.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:12:22 - Moody & Joe argue about the new Avatar while Amy hides in the corner

0:22:44 - Moody has some news

0:25:15 - A messy conversation about the games we like to play and why we like to play them

1:00:09 - Case of the Golden Idol

1:06:47 - The Entropy Centre

1:13:23 - What's on our Christmas gaming backlog?

1:21:11 - Indie Game of the Week - Imperial Grace (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1652580/Imperial_Grace/)

1:22:45 - The Google doc broke (it must have known this was the last podcast of 2022)

1:22:30 - The Pokémon Anime Bids Farewell To Ash With The Reveal Of A New Series

1:33:36 - The Next Tomb Raider Will Be Published By Amazon Games

1:40:20 - Xbox addresses lack of Game Awards presence, promises "incredibly exciting" 2023

1:49:18 - Henry Cavill is set to produce and star in an entire Warhammer 40K cinematic universe

2:04:24 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Final Results)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:31 - WB Games lays off closes three studios, including Monolith

1:08:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/Eriksholm_The_Stolen_Dream/)

1:11:38 - Pokemon Day 2025 News Reactions

1:35:55 - Amy’s Backlog Project Update #1

1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:20:04 - General thoughts on the Game Awards

0:33:20 - Talking about the Game Awards awards

0:44:06 - Game Awards trailers and stuff

1:05:05 - Indie Game of the Week - Europa (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214880/Europa/)

1:07:21 - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

1:14:39 - A Little To The Left

1:17:47 - How To Say Goodbye

1:23:33 - The Last of Us (TV Show) official trailer thoughts

1:29:25 - Call of Duty is coming to Nintendo (apparently)

1:32:48 - Days Gone wasn't a hit because reviewers were too "woke", director claims

1:38:04 - Diablo IV developers allege mismanagement, crunch and disturbing creative decisions in new report

1:51:02 - FTC is suing Microsoft over Activision Blizzard deal

1:53:50 - Games Out This Week

1:55:29 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (High On Life)

1:58:53 - Fantasy Critic update

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:10:05 - Amy's got beef with Geoff Keighley

0:16:48 - Amy read 111 pages of Microsoft's CMA review response for some reason

0:20:11 - Microsoft admits "many" PlayStation exclusives "better quality" than those on Xbox

0:32:57 - Nintendo has a highly successful console without Call of Duty

0:46:57 - Phil Spencer admits Microsoft shipped games "too early"

0:55:51 - Pentiment wouldn't have been possible without Game Pass, says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer

0:59:13 - Indie Game of the Week - Writer's Block (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841380/Writers_Block/)

1:01:40 - Nintendo apologises for buggy Pokemon Scarlet & Violet release

1:11:51 - Fortnite World Cup Skins Let Players Express Pride When Real-Life Tournament Won't

1:23:28 - UK university reports loot boxes cause "financial and emotional harm" to children

1:34:12 - God Of War Ragnarok Is Now PlayStation's Fastest-Selling First Party Game

1:37:50 - Games Out This Week

1:40:57 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:47:19 - Fantasy Critic Update

1:50:26 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head again because we forgot to guess the score for Choo-Choo Charles

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:18:16 - How did Amy & Moody become friends?

0:31:55 - What a year

0:36:31 - Moody's first game is coming out this week

0:45:26 - Games that had a big impact on us (Part 1)

1:08:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Paleo Pines (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202200/Paleo_Pines/)

1:11:03 - Games that had a big impact on us (Part 2)

1:48:21 - Triple-A Alien Game Inspired By Dead Space And Resident Evil Reportedly Launching 2023

1:57:14 - Games Out This Week

1:59:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:09:47 - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a bit buggy

0:16:28 - God of War: Ragnarok spoiler-free review

0:25:50 - God of War: Ragnarok spoiler discussion

1:08:46 - God of War: Ragnarok post-game discussion (more spoilers)

1:30:42 - Indie Game of the Week - Abiotic Factor (https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/)

1:32:54 - Game Awards nominees thoughts

2:04:06 - Games Out This Week

2:05:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

2:10:03 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:17:55 - Upcoming video updates

0:25:33 - Final Fantasy 16 Producer Defends Lack Of Diversity

0:47:25 - Signalis

0:57:52 - Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

1:06:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Moviehouse (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1576280/Moviehouse/)

1:09:45 - PSVR 2 to launch on February 22 for $550

1:17:22 - The Last Of Us TV Series Confirmed To Premiere In January

1:21:29 - EA has "at least" two more Marvel games in the works

1:25:41 - Ikea has demanded an indie dev change his ‘infinite furniture store’ horror game

1:32:04 - Ukie's RaiseTheGame launches Access November to "inspire the games industry to make games more accessible"

1:37:00 - Day of the Devs' 10th anniversary indie showcase

1:44:35 - Sam Barlow was offered "exposure" to put Her Story in a Tesla

1:48:59 - Games Out This Week

1:55:10 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Sonic Frontiers & Pokemon Scarlet/Violet)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:25:28 - Microsoft misses Xbox Game Pass subscriber target for second year

0:37:40 - Yakuza Producer Credits Game Pass For Rise In Popularity In the West

0:41:00 - Microsoft Reveals Almost Half Of Series S Owners Are New To Xbox

0:46:17 - We Are OFK

1:01:25 - Vampire Survivors

1:09:18 - Indie Game of the Week - Shumi Come Home (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740300/Shumi_Come_Home/)

1:11:38 - CD Projekt Red announces remake of first Witcher game

1:16:19 - Meta is Losing Billions on the Metaverse, And It's Not Getting Better

1:28:06 - Hellena Taylor Part 3

1:33:36 - BioWare says Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now playable "to the very end"

1:37:28 - The Callisto Protocol developer cancels Japanese version

1:43:25 - Creative Assembly vows investigation after 'deeply concerning and serious' allegations of workplace abuse

1:50:04 - Games Out This Week

1:54:02 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (God of War: Ragnarok)

2:00:40 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:16:21 - Konami revives Silent Hill with five new projects

0:36:08 - A Plague Tale: Requiem Review

0:55:07 - The Gran Turismo 7 Curveball

0:56:38 - Final Fantasy XIV has ensarned a new victim

1:07:09 - Indie Game of the Week - Exocide (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678350/EXOCIDE/)

1:09:44 - Resident Evil 4 Remake thoughts

1:18:10 - Final Fantasy XVI story trailer thoughts

1:26:29 - Why no Gotham Knights review???

1:32:01 - Dev Claims Many In The Industry Are Trying To Get Series S Launch Requirements Dropped

1:42:07 - The Bayonetta voice actor dispute just got more complicated

1:52:58 - Apex Legends' next hero is trans "terraformer and defensive conjurer" Catalyst

1:56:07 - Games Out This Week

2:01:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Bayonetta 3)

2:07:13 - Fantasy Critic Update

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Chatting

0:20:20 - Is Amy an adult now (part 2)?

0:25:33 - The Effect of Supporting J.K. Rowling (and Hogwarts Legacy)

1:03:53 - Indie Game of the Week - Loretta (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/Loretta/)

1:07:19 - Hellena Taylor Is Asking Fans To Boycott Bayonetta 3

1:20:09 - Fired Nintendo QA contractor to receive $26k settlement

1:26:02 - In Liz We Trust? Is The Perfect Satirical Take On Truss' First Weeks As UK Prime Minister

1:32:30 - Splatoon 3 

1:41:02 - We Are OFK 

1:47:38 - Prodeus 

1:53:48 - Games Out This Week

2:04:44 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (A Plague Tale: Requiem & Gotham Knights)

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:21:51 - Amy got surprisingly emotional over the end of Overwatch

0:24:18 - Activision Blizzard withheld raises from union campaigners, NLRB finds

0:35:58 - Tattoo artist lays a legal RKO on Take-Two over Randy Orton's ink in WWE 2K games

0:43:51 - Roblox Accused Of Enabling Sexual Exploitation Of Child In New Lawsuit

0:58:59 - Indie Game of the Week - Battle Cakes (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062860/BattleCakes/)

1:01:18 - Is Amy an adult now?

1:02:45 - Activision Blizzard acquisition updates

1:20:54 - Sony says live service push doesn’t mean it’s leaving single-player games behind

1:27:46 - Phasmophobia Devs Under Fire For "Housing A Sex Pest" In The Game's Discord Server

1:35:42 - Pokemon has sandwiches now (they are not made of Pokemon)

1:43:16 - There's a trailer for the Mario movie and it went down super well

1:52:11 - Dead Space is also here

1:57:18 - Games Out This Week

2:00:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Scorn)

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting (Part 1)

0:02:39 - Moody watched Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

0:06:37 - Intro & Just Chatting (Part 2)

0:22:50 - Star Trek interlude (sorry not sorry)

0:29:20 - E3 is returning in June 2023 with a twist

0:45:50 - Google Stadia is shutting down in January

0:57:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories (https://store.steampowered.com/app/928000/Solace_State_Emotional_Cyberpunk_Stories/)

1:00:07 - Ninja Theory disputes claims it is using AI to replace voice actors

1:11:45 - Ex-Nintendo worker details labour complaint

1:21:13 - Ubisoft boss draws fire for comments on "friction" in game development

1:34:36 - I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (What We've Been Playing)

1:46:06 - Brewmaster (What We've Been Playing)

1:52:39 - Games Out This Week

1:53:54 - Amy's makin' a few videos

1:57:53 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Taking a break this week)

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This week we discuss our next charity fundraiser and all of its stretch goals, Vitz reviews the Portal Revolution mod and Moody tries to predict what will happen in the next Pokemon Presents direct.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:16 - Announcing our next charity fundraiser

0:54:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Tanuki: Pon's Summer (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218570/TANUKI_Pons_Summer/)

0:58:26 - Vitz reviews Portal Revolution

1:13:52 - Moody predicts Pokemon Day 2025

1:42:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:20:47 - Nintendo Direct Highlights

0:46:47 - State of Play Highlights

0:56:43 - Tokyo Game Show Highlights

1:05:30 - Game Devs of Color Direct Highlights

1:11:40 - Phil Spencer says Xbox will continue M&A activity to remain competitive

1:24:28 - HowLongToBeat has been integrated into the Xbox app on PC

1:32:29 - Steelrising’s assist options should become standard for Soulslike games

What We've Been Playing:

1:40:25 - The Last of Us: Part 1

1:50:23 - Steelrising

1:55:35 - Metal Hellsinger

1:58:02 - Games Out This Week

2:04:02 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Return to Monkey Island)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:17 - Why are people losing their shit over The Last of Us Part 1?

What We've Been Playing

0:32:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

0:43:20 - Steelrising

0:57:39 - Splatoon 3

1:02:16 - Indie Game of the Week - Dordogne (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272840/Dordogne/)

1:05:51 - Monkey Island Hype

1:08:10 - Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal reclaim IPs 

1:28:07 - ABetterUbisoft members discuss state of company ahead of Ubisoft Forward

1:54:13 - Awesome Games Done Quick pulls in-person event because organisers don't think Florida is safe

1:59:39 - Games Out This Week

2:04:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Metal Hellsinger)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

What We've Been Playing:

0:21:46 - Immortality

0:34:02 - Escape Academy

0:38:12 - Islets

0:48:48 - F1 Manager 2022

0:56:59 - Indie Game of the Week - Vikings on Trampolines (https://store.steampowered.com/app/748810/Vikings_On_Trampolines/)

1:00:08 - Striking Distance CEO Glen Schofield Walks Back Controversial Comments About Crunch Culture

1:14:49 - Microsoft confirms new Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan and its pricing

1:22:51 - Xbox says Call of Duty will be on PlayStation after current deal expires

1:31:00 - AeternoBlade II Devs Accuse PQube Games of Withholding Payments

1:39:31 - Domina has been delisted from Steam after yet another transphobic diatribe

1:46:12 - Games Out This Week

1:49:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Splatoon 3)

1:55:08 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:55 - The PlayStation 5’s Price is Increasing Without Warning in Most Territories

0:46:04 - Coffee Talk developer delays next game, alleges publisher PQube misused funds

0:58:25 - Square Enix Follows Up On Closed Western Studios By Opening A New Western Studio

1:03:38 - What We Thought Of Gamescom 2022

1:13:38 - Our Favourite Gamescom 2022 Games

1:42:29 - What we’ve been playing this week (Saints Row)

1:59:30 - Games Out This Week

2:02:58 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (The Last of Us: Part 1)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:18:58 - What we’ve been playing this week

0:42:58 - Embracer to acquire Lord of the Rings IP, Tripwire, Limited Run and more

1:03:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Luna Abyss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/)

1:07:21 - Nintendo is actively investigating reports that its female testers face harassment and discrimination

1:20:35 - Women in Games' new guide hopes to tackle gender underrepresentation and "dysfunctional work cultures"

1:26:35 - Popular PC mod sites ban homophobic mods for Insomniac’s Spider-Man

1:34:11 - A developer is banned from its game's own Steam forum for flaming other users

1:39:28 - Another crypto game crashes and burns, won't issue refunds to backers because there's no money left

1:50:48 - Games out this week

1:57:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Saints Row & F1 Manager 2022)

Link to full Kotaku Nintendo report: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-of-america-sexual-harassment-sexism-aerotek-1849414921

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting (and Moody's return)

0:24:53 - What we played last week (Two Point Campus, Unpacking)

0:37:00 - Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep games off Xbox Game Pass

0:46:58 - Microsoft is bringing Minecraft Legends, Lies of P, and a whole bunch more to Gamescom

0:55:17 - Indie Game of the Week - BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815540/BLINNK_and_the_Vacuum_of_Space/)

0:58:23 - Nintendo Has No Plans To Increase Switch Price “At This Point”

1:05:09 - Nintendo of America receives its second labor complaint of the year

1:14:03 - GameStop NFT "creator" is suspended for selling NFTs of indie games they didn't own

1:22:33 - Deck Nine confirms Life is Strange won't return to episodic model

1:33:40 - Games Out This Week

1:39:23 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Rollerdrome)

1:47:09 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:27 - A note about Words About Games “””content””” going forward

0:31:16 - Court ruling reveals more details about death threats against Destiny 2 developers

0:43:51 - Metal: Hellsinger Devs Announce Star-Studded Gamescom Concert

0:53:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Bramble: The Mountain King (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623940/Bramble_The_Mountain_King/)

0:56:09 - A year later, A Better Ubisoft says none of its demands have been met

1:09:17 - Sony says Microsoft’s ownership of Call of Duty could influence console buyers in the future

1:17:27 - Sony Asks If EVO Guests Want PlayStation NFTs, Doesn’t Let Them Say ‘No’

1:23:49 - Square Enix Reportedly Looking To "Sell Its Stakes" In Its Studios To Focus On Japanese Games

1:35:04 - Someone has made a gaming PC from a toilet

1:41:28 - Games Out This Week

1:47:11 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Cult of the Lamb)

1:50:48 - Vitz rates Amy's Fantasy Critic team

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:25:33 - Keith talks about the games he would play if his PC worked

0:43:11 - Amy talks about her favourite games of 2022 so far

1:04:21 - Indie Game of the Week - Cryptmaster (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster)

1:08:29 - What games are we most looking forward to for the rest of 2022

1:49:08 - Games Out This Week

1:52:58 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head 

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:14:08 - Game Devs Who Don't Focus On Monetization Are "F*cking Idiots", Says Unity CEO

0:29:18 - Nintendo Japan formally acknowledges same-sex marriage

0:37:26 - PlayStation Stars loyalty programme announced

0:48:11 - Indie Game of the Week - You Will Die Here Tonight (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446350/You_Will_Die_Here_Tonight/)

0:52:38 - Sexual Orientation Settings are Coming to The Sims 4

1:01:23 - Bayonetta 3 finally arrives in October

1:12:20 - Soulframe looks like Warframe crossed with Princess Mononoke

1:19:59 - A New Single-Player Aliens Action Horror Game Is In The Works

1:26:35 - Embracer Group Has Spent $2 Million On 50,000 Games For Its Retro Game Archive

1:36:11 - PlayStation triumphs at Develop:Star Awards 2022

1:41:35 - PlayStation console exclusive Stray getting limited edition £160 cat carrier

1:44:20 - Games Out This Week

1:51:23 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Stray & Live A Live)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:23:57 - New God Of War: Ragnarok Trailer Reveals November Release Date

0:34:14 - E3 is partnering with PAX organizers for 2023 return in LA

0:49:05 - Xbox will again focus on its next 12 months at Gamescom 2022

0:55:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Tracks of Thought (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1487630/Tracks_of_Thought/)

0:59:22 - Video games market to decline year-on-year in 2022, study suggests

1:08:18 - A Better ABK calls for staff walkout following Roe vs Wade reversal

1:14:11 - Itch.io bundle to raise money for abortion funds is now live

1:16:02 - A totally planned charity stream announcement

1:20:55 - Square Enix has delayed Forspoken again, this time to 2023

1:24:36 - Playground's Fable has a new narrative lead

1:28:44 - Summer Games Done Quick does more than $3M for charity

1:34:29 - Games Out This Week

1:38:13 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Escape Academy)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:24:03 - PlayStation State of Play thoughts

1:09:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Moth Kubit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2257830/Moth_Kubit/)

1:13:58 - What would happen if we were in charge of Secret Level season 2 (and season 3)?

1:43:19 - Football Manager 25 has been cancelled

2:00:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:20:10 - Roe v. Wade reversal hurts game developers

0:40:51 - PlayStation latest company to skip Gamescom 2022

0:50:13 - Developers Are Pointing To Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Launch For Delays

1:04:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Lost In Play (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/Lost_in_Play/)

1:07:23 - Thirsty Suitors wins 2022 Tribeca Games Award

1:10:41 - Activision Blizzard internal review finds "no evidence" it ignored harassment

1:18:47 - Activision shareholders vote to re-elect board, including Bobby Kotick

1:26:37 - Final Fantasy 16 will have wearable ‘AI assists’ to help less experienced players

1:34:07 - Final Fantasy 16 isn't open world so it can have a 'global scale', according to producer

1:42:06 - FromSoftware’s next game in final stages of development, Elden Ring updates coming

1:48:56 - Games Out This Week

1:52:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (DNF Duel)

1:57:43 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:17:59 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth announced for Winter 2023

0:49:48 - Indie Game of the Week - Nivalis (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488490/Nivalis/)

0:53:03 - Capcom Showcase Thoughts

1:20:52 - Amy & Tori’s top 5 favourite games from Not E3 2022

1:47:40 - ID@Xbox's Summer Game Fest brings seven days of playable demos

1:52:15 - Unannounced Fire Emblem game reportedly detailed online

1:59:35 - Games Out This Week

2:02:26 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:24 - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase General Thoughts

0:28:28 - Redfall

0:31:38 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

0:33:55 - Riot Games coming to Game Pass

0:36:07 - Other games that jumped out at us

1:01:11 - Starfield

1:04:37 - Summer Game Fest General Thoughts

1:08:17 - Games that jumped out at us

1:19:57 - Day of the Devs (our favourite showcase?)

1:27:48 - Tribeca Games Spotlight (our other favourite showcase!)

1:38:03 - The Devolver Digital Countdown To Marketing

1:45:19 - Amy talks about indie games from Guerrilla Collective 3, the Wholesome Direct & the Future Games Show until her voice starts going

1:54:23 - Games Out This Week

1:56:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Neon White)

2:02:14 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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