Words About Games

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 & 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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