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Interested in video games, anime, and other geeky things and the culture of outrage surrounding them? In this podcast, husband-and-wife duo Scrivonaut and Norayla—and sometimes special guests—dive dee... more
FAQs about Splash Damage:How many episodes does Splash Damage have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.
September 11, 2020Episode 9: Kotaku UK is Dead, So Let’s Discuss Their Worst TakesEarlier this week, the UK branch of Kotaku was laid to rest. In this episode, we “celebrate” the gaming website by discussing its worst articles and irresponsible writers. We talk about Kotaku UK’s disability slur blunder, awful Dream Daddy gender swap shenanigan, apology over a TotalBiscuit article, and about the problems with video game journalism in general....more1h 6minPlay
September 04, 2020Episode 8: Reactions to Tell Me Why and The Last of Us Part II Prove Games Journalists Don't Want Trans CharactersTell Me Why has been criticized for handling its trans character with kid gloves, but The Last of Us Part II got blasted for having its trans character suffer, proving there’s no way to please games journalists. We talk about their hypocrisy along with Polygon’s claim video games need to promote “social change,” how Spiritfarer isn’t ableist, why Caustic’s voice line in Apex Legends should not have been removed, Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad’s intro cutscene being censored, and more....more1h 6minPlay
August 28, 2020Episode 7: Blizzard's History of Censorship is HypocriticalBlizzard was mocked recently for censoring dialog between Garrosh and Sylvanas on World of Warcraft, so we talk about the company's history of making prudish edits to its games. We also discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War's trailer being censored worldwide, Steam's new chat tool, nü She-Ra's creator getting in trouble for a "racist" joke, and whether white voice actors can play non-white roles....more1h 14minPlay
August 21, 2020Episode 6: Communists Are Triggered by the New Call of DutyCommunists are mad the new Call of Duty is political, which is ironic considering they’ve been demanding politics in games for years. We discuss why it’s dumb they’re upset along with E3 getting in trouble for tweeting a gamer gurlz article, #MeToo drama at Rocksteady, complaints about racism in Overwatch, how the Oculus is going to die, why Boba Fett killing women is feminist af, and Uzaki-chan and Cuties comparisons....more1h 10minPlay
August 14, 2020Episode 5: Grounded's Arachnophobia Mode is Not an Accessibility IssueGrounded has an arachnophobia safe mode that turns spiders into cuddly blobs. Is this an accessibility issue or just a smart business move? We also discuss Epic Games suing Apple over Fortnite being removed from the App Store, Halo Infinite being delayed and why the Xbox Series X is doomed, how much the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender will suck, why Spider-Man bullying bad guys is fine, and more....more1h 1minPlay
August 07, 2020Episode 4: Black-and-White Morality Dumbs Down Video GamesPolygon thinks video games should regress to black-and-white stories and characters where heroes are perfect and villains are cartoonishly evil. We blast that hot take and talk about depictions of racism in Red Dead Redemption 2, The Matrix being an allegory for gender transition, the term "race" being removed from Dungeons & Dragons, and how Persona 5's depiction of predatory women is not men's fault....more1h 6minPlay
July 31, 2020Episode 3: Destroy All Humans Has Anal Probes and No-No WordsWe discuss critics being upset by offensive language but not offensive actions in Destroy All Humans, Halo multiplayer going free-to-play, Joe Rogan saying video games are a waste of time, Grounded's arachnophobia safe mode, and much more....more1hPlay
July 24, 2020Episode 2: Ghost of Tsushima and the Alt-Right?Ghost of Tsushima is out, and "critics" are accusing it of racism, imperialism, and even having ties to the alt-right. We blast those critiques and also discuss the controversy surrounding a transperson in Deadly Premonition 2, the gender of lead characters in games such as Assassin's Creed, and what's next for Xbox....more1h 2minPlay
July 17, 2020Episode 1: Abby's Massive Guns and Other Qualms with The Last of Us Part IIFor the debut episode, we discuss our issues with The Last of Us Part II, people's problems with Far Cry 6, and censorship in the wake of protests against racial injustice....more1hPlay
FAQs about Splash Damage:How many episodes does Splash Damage have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.