Words About Games

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:20:32 - Starfield Review

0:56:35 - Algorithms

1:01:38 - Indie Game of the Week - Garden Buddies (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429090/GardenBuddies/)

1:05:40 - SAG-AFTRA members vote overwhelmingly in favour of authorising a video game strike

1:10:35 - Jim Ryan announces retirement

1:20:54 - Capcom exec thinks game prices are too low

1:29:46 - Hundreds more layoffs hit industry despite massive year

1:43:07 - Nintendo Switch 2 hardware details revealed in Activision court filing

1:54:07 - What's happening next week?

2:03:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

2:15:43 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:25:58 - Xbox suffers biggest leak in gaming history

1:08:56 - Indie Game of the Week - This Bed We Made (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243850/This_Bed_We_Made/)

1:12:11 - NexusMods Bans Starfield Pronoun Removal Mod

1:14:41 - State of Play highlights

1:18:43 - Starfield has hit 10million players

1:21:16 - The Division 3 has been announced

1:24:41 - Square Enix will "upgrade" old properties to triple-A games to boost portfolio

1:31:40 - Unity apologises for “confusion” around runtime fee

1:37:37 - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth exclusivity

1:40:11 - Embracer layoffs continue

1:48:00 - Ubisoft Montreal's mandatory return-to-office order reportedly leaves staff in "turmoil"

2:01:05 - What's happening next week?

2:03:00 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:13:12 - Amy played Bramble: The Mountain King

0:17:08 - Goodbye Volcano High review

0:33:49 - The Expanse episode 4 thoughts

0:37:21 - Nintendo Direct thoughts

0:48:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Chessarama (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1831830/Chessarama/)

0:51:44 - 'An astonishing scumbag move': Indie developers react to surprise Unity engine pricing changes

1:25:31 - Forza Motorsport includes a blind driving assist mode

1:29:43 - Reports suggest Embracer Group is looking to sell Gearbox Software

1:35:18 - Report: Square Enix suffering from mismanagement, "ad hoc dev process"

1:52:40 - What's happening next week?

2:02:35 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:24:12 - The Internet Is Having Totally Normal Reactions To Starfield

0:53:41 - Indie Game of the Week - Holstin (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2235430/Holstin/)

1:01:43 - E3 2024 reportedly in doubt

1:05:52 - Nintendo reportedly show off “Switch 2” behind closed doors at Gamescom

1:09:36 - Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma says no plans for DLC, sequel

1:17:59 - SAG-AFTRA game actors could go on strike

1:22:52 - Skull & Bones has lost its third creative director

1:28:38 - IATSE survey: Developers feel their jobs are unsustainable

1:38:55 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has a new developer, 2024 release window

1:42:54 - Alone In The Dark reboot delayed to January 2024

1:48:35 - Baldur’s Gate 3 Creative Director pushes back against the game being “a standard” for games

2:01:29 - What's happening next week?

2:06:33 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:08 - Baldur's Gate 3 Review

0:59:53 - Indie Game of the Week - Bye Sweet Carole (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/Bye_Sweet_Carole/)

1:03:01 - Words About Books

1:09:22 - Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew dev is shutting down

1:18:34 - Elder Scrolls 6 is now in early development

1:21:14 - Saints Row developer Volition closing down with immediate effect

1:30:58 - Weirdos Online Already Worried That Starfield Will Be "Woke"

1:39:45 - Lae'zel From Baldur's Gate 3 Sparks Debate On How We Treat Female Characters

1:52:13 - BioWare lays off senior writing staff as part of its recent job cuts

2:00:48 - What's happening next week?

2:04:41 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:12:35 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

0:23:19 - Let’s Chat About Starfield’s Title Screen (But Not Really)

0:38:41 - sexy times in baldurs gate (part 1)

0:44:49 - moodys ominous countdown

0:47:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Beecarbonize (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2486750/Beecarbonize/)

0:49:14 - sexy times in baldurs gate (part 2)

0:51:47 - Moody learned what save scumming is for the first time this week

0:58:58 - Gamescom 2023 thoughts

1:19:28 - Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Xbox Series X/S this year

1:32:24 - Bioware is laying off 50 people to become “more agile” and “focused”

1:47:35 - Next God of War seemingly in development at Santa Monica Studios

1:50:11 - Mario’s voice actor is stepping back from role

1:52:35 - NBA 2K24 is adding a second $20 season pass

1:56:19 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 could release in October

1:58:51 - What's happening next week

2:11:15 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:36 - Baldur’s Gate 3 & Industry Standards

1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - Fruitbus (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2484130/Fruitbus/)

1:07:18 - how the turn tables

1:08:18 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical review

1:22:23 - The Expanse episode 2 thoughts

1:28:28 - glitter o'clock

1:29:30 - Exoprimal might include Dino Crisis content in the future

1:33:33 - Starfield has gone gold

1:36:52 - The Pokemon Company is having conversations about game quality, won’t slow down release schedule

1:44:34 - Let’s Build A Zoo is getting an aquarium expansion

1:47:29 - STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl releases this December, according to distributor

1:50:26 - Overwatch 2 is now the “worst game of all time” according to Steam reviews

1:54:23 - Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew and The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood look cool & are reviewing really well

1:56:40 - What's happening next week?

2:03:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:19 - Venba Review (Spoiler Warning)

0:49:48 - Indie Game of the Week - Samurai Unicorn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2494020/Samurai_Unicorn/)

0:51:48 - Phil Spencer played Bramble (and Amy hasn't yet)

0:56:48 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is apparently too woke for Internet losers

1:17:36 - A couple of non-woke fun facts about Baldur’s Gate 3

1:27:01 - This week’s Pokemon Presents showcase allegedly used fan made music without permission

1:31:20 - Red Dead Redemption is coming to Nintendo Switch & PlayStation 4

1:36:07 - Final Fantasy 16 did not meet Square Enix’s sales expectations

1:41:13 - Metal Gear series has now sold over 60 million copies

1:44:20 - Sony has internally delayed several first-party games out of the current fiscal year

1:48:03 - Hideki Kamiya believes Japanese developers should be proud of the term “JRPG”

1:59:14 - What's happening next week?

2:00:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:26:06 - Body of Mine puts users in a virtual body of a different gender

0:42:20 - Viewfinder Review

0:57:34 - Indie Game of the Week - Pocket Wheels (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129360/Pocket_Wheels/)

1:01:50 - The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot

1:20:06 - PlayStation 5 has passed 40m units sold

1:25:06 - A few months after announcing layoffs, Take Two pays its top two execs $72million

1:27:45 - Nintendo had a record quarter thanks to Tears of the Kingdom

1:32:28 - Nintendo Switch successor reportedly not coming until at least late 2024

1:36:48 - Microsoft will have a massive presence at Gamescom

1:40:30 - Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Xbox

1:43:07 - Resident Evil 2 Remake is now the best selling game in the series

1:46:03 - Larian says Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t set standards for RPG’s

1:49:23 - What are all of Moody's Displate posters?

1:50:42 - What's happening next week?

1:56:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Amy & Moody discuss a follow up report about Zenimax's lack of support for its LGBTQ+ community, review embargos, Amy's first ever Pokemon team and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - uh oh

0:01:22 - Intro

0:21:00 - Report: Zenimax Is Doing "Nothing" To Combat Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry In ESO

0:50:43 - The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode 1 Review

1:05:41 - Indie Game of the Week - Luto (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/Luto/)

1:10:46 - Twenty Minutes Till Dawn Impressions

1:16:34 - Video game mental health charity Safe in Our World launches interactive journal to help users track their mental health

1:20:20 - The Baldur’s Gate 3 review embargo is absurd

1:35:14 - Star Wars: Outlaws won’t be “a 300 hour unfinishable epic”

1:43:52 - Dolphin Emulator abandons Steam release plans after Nintendo legal threat

1:48:11 - Sea of Stars is launching Day 1 on PS Plus

1:53:36 - Video game historian finds $10,000 arcade cabinet on the street

1:57:10 - Moody reviews Amy's first ever Pokemon team

2:07:20 - What's happening next week?

2:09:10 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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@reallyjerobolod