Skill Check

Its THE great British summer, and its raining! What games are there to play during a rainy day?

We also chat PS5 going cheap, Sandbox, and ALL THE LEGO GAMES!

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Is AI going to take gaming jobs?

Is it good news that "Life by you" is delayed?

And how are parents meant to handle Summer Holidays when kids want to play video games?

We also mention

The poweruppact - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdNxnfolVg And Taming Gaming - https://www.taminggaming.com/

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We talk Pokemon Sleep, there's been some gaming accessibility news, and Loot Boxes - Loot Boxes are going to have more rules around them.

How are these rules going to work?

Find out more about the gaming accessibility here:

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This week, Andy has done a Gaming Addiction quiz, Becky has found out about a gaming choir, and we talk Jedi Survivor. Again.

Sign up to the gaming choir here: https://www.gamechoir.com/ - let us know if you do!

Find more about the sound of gaming podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009rfp

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We're recording on a different day this week, and all a bit unsure of whats going on...

But in the podcast we talk.

Fig - A Playtient Journey, a game with depression, bipolar, and healthy habits in mind.

GYLT - A game with a focus on bullying, and self worth in mind.

and we also talk how gaming is influencing car design.

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Can Gaming for mindfulness be a thing? Is it possible to have mindful gaming?

Andy has gone a bit retro this week with Burnout 3.

Gaming news wise we chat Women's teams in Football Manager, AI Games, and Sony (Again)

Read more about mindful gaming here:

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We talk the price of Game Pass and XBox going up, that ALL the games are coming out soon, and Zelda impacting inflation?

We fall down a rabbit hole, looking at games that are good for anxiety.

Gaming wise, Andy has started Jedi Fallen Order. Again.

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Is Gaming Good For You? We try and bring an answer.

We also chat Sony and cloud gaming, Microsoft still not buying Activision, and Cassette Beasts.

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Things aren't looking great for Game Pass and other subscription services, things have got awkward for Twitch, and things get awkward for Andy when talking about screen breaks.

We talk slow gaming, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Check out more about slow gaming here: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-14/slow-gaming-how-video-games-are-swapping-nerve-racking-battles-for-relaxing-walks.html

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Planet of Lana has come out on Game Pass and is looking lovely, meanwhile Gollum has released - and is ANOTHER game that isn't looking good.

Meanwhile Andy has downloaded Orna. One of those games that you have to get out and play on the streets. Picture Pokemon Go meets D&D.

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