With Steam Next Fest demos and the Xbox Games Showcase, we've got a ton to talk about. Both Ben and Ed have been playing a bunch of demos, and thoroughly enjoyed the showing at the Xbox Games Showcase. Join us for a debrief and chatter about some really cool indies coming out in the next year or two.

Plus, what you've been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:27 - Sonic X Shadow Generations

00:13:48 - Tiny Bookshop

00:18:01 - Albatroz

00:22:14 - Dungeons of Hinterberg

00:27:23 - Demonschool

00:32:56 - EbiTapes

00:38:56 - REKA

00:44:37 - Aero GPX

00:50:57 - Fruitbus

00:56:34 - Minami Lane

01:02:45 - What you've been playing

01:06:15 - Xbox Games Showcase

01:29:50 - Outro

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● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com

Join us for a 'cosy and chaotic' live recording as I mark my 4-year partnerversary on Twitch! We dive into highlights from Summer Game Fest and Wholesome Direct, share Ed’s thoughts on Dawntrail after playing in Berlin, and chat about the demos for The Crush House and Thank Goodness You’re Here.

Plus, what you've been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:04 - FFXIV Dawntrail Preview

00:23:10 - Destiny 2 - The Final Shape

00:32:54 - Thank Goodness You're Here

00:37:24 - The Crush House

00:45:29 - What you've been playing

00:47:32 - Wholesome Games Wholesome Direct

01:06:36 - Summer Game Fest

01:18:14 - Xbox Showcase Preview

01:25:55 - Chat with chat

01:14:00 - Outro

Dawntrail preview: https://www.eurogamer.net/dawntrail-is-final-fantasy-14-at-its-most-colourful

#Sponsored by Elgato and recorded with the brand new Elgato Wave Neo.

 Join Ben & Ed as they dive into Keigh-3! We’ll be discussing the highly anticipated events of Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, and Ubisoft Forward. And guess what? We’re doing it all while using the cutting-edge Elgato Wave Neo microphone! 🎮🎤

We record this just a few hours after they announced a general election for July, and obviously we do our best to make it about video games! Ben and Ed give updates on their Elden Ring, Dark Souls Remastered and FFXIV journeys, and Ed gets wound up about Paper Mario.

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:56 - General Election video game politics special!

00:27:58 - FFXIV update

00:34:42 - Elden Ring & Dark Souls Remastered

00:43:20 - Ghost of Tsushima

00:49:40 - What you've been playing

01:01:30 - Elden Ring story trailer

01:04:47 - Twitch content filters

01:07:20 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door & Vivian's trans translation

01:14:00 - A miserable outro

We chat about the latest production of Romeo & Juliet featuring Tom Holland, Animal Well, Ed's playthrough of Dark Souls Remastered, that vile, misogynistic clip from Valorant, and some breaking news about GTA6.

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:33 - Romeo & Juliet with Tom Holland

00:36:44 - The EDGE Game

00:44:57 - Animal Well

00:51:11 - Elden Ring & Dark Souls Remastered

01:07:37 - What you've been playing

01:11:35 - GTA6 release date - BREAKING NEWS

01:18:57 - Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal

01:28:02 - Square Enix financials

01:30:56 - Helldivers 2 sales

01:32:30 - Zelda and Animal Crossing Lego

01:34:35 - Dead by Daylight new stuff and Twitch shirts

01:38:55 - VALORANT streamer gets vile abuse & AI moderation

01:50:38 - Outro

Hades was shadow dropped and Ed has played it, Ben gives an update on his Elden Ring playthrough, and we have a long discussion about Microsoft, Phil Spencer, and the future of Xbox. 

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:37 - Microsoft/Bethesda Layoffs

00:46:10 - Frontier's new games!

00:49:44 - Elden Ring

00:46:18 - Stellar Blade & FFXIV

00:58:55 - Hades 2

01:11:11 - What you've been playing

01:18:08 - Outro

Right, we're back to regular weekly episodes now that Ben's had his root canal. There's a lot to catch up on including the Elden Ring Symphony Concert at the Royal Albert Hall and Stellar Blade controversy. Also, Ben's been playing Manor Lords and a pretty fun tennis game!

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:52 - Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure

00:22:12 - Ben's root canal

00:26:44 - Top Spin 2K25

00:36:21 - Stellar Blade

00:57:30 - Manor Lords

01:12:08 - FFXIV update

01:15:14 - What you've been playing

01:19:03 - What's in the news (Xbox Direct, Fallout, Dungeons of Hinterberg)

01:30:18 - Outro

▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼

● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com

Ep 132: We're joined by acclaimed actor Abubakar Salim, voice of Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins and man behind the brand new game Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Listen as we discuss his journey making this game, what inspired him, and what the future holds. Plus, a whole lot of everything else!

▼ Abubakar's links ▼

● Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/abzybabzy

● Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abzysalim

▼ Surgent Studios' links ▼

● Follow on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/surgentstudios

● Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/surgentstudios 

It's been a busy two weeks with a special trip to a Fallout on Prime screening, Ed's been pacing the red carpet at the BAFTA Games Awards, and we've both played a bit of Final Fantasy XIV!

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:48 - BAFTA Games Awards

00:43:02 - Fallout TV show on Amazon Prime

00:59:51 - Persona 3 (and a bit of Persona 5)

01:05:40 - Final Fantasy XIV

01:13:30 - What you've been playing

01:23:49 - FFXVI crossover event in FFXIV

01:26:25 - Outro

We may have chatted about Dragon's Dogma 2 a fair bit last week, but now Ben's played it constantly for the past couple of days, we've got a lot more to talk about. Ed's been playing Final Fantasy V and we explain what we got up to over the last week!

Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!

00:00:00 - Intro & our past week

00:17:52 - Dragon's Dogma 2

00:41:40 - Final Fantasy V

00:51:14 - What you've been playing

01:00:16 - Gaming news (inc. Monster Hunter Wilds, Twitch ToS, Digital-only Xbox Series X)

01:06:02 - Outro