Words About Games

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:10:05 - Amy's got beef with Geoff Keighley

0:16:48 - Amy read 111 pages of Microsoft's CMA review response for some reason

0:20:11 - Microsoft admits "many" PlayStation exclusives "better quality" than those on Xbox

0:32:57 - Nintendo has a highly successful console without Call of Duty

0:46:57 - Phil Spencer admits Microsoft shipped games "too early"

0:55:51 - Pentiment wouldn't have been possible without Game Pass, says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer

0:59:13 - Indie Game of the Week - Writer's Block (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841380/Writers_Block/)

1:01:40 - Nintendo apologises for buggy Pokemon Scarlet & Violet release

1:11:51 - Fortnite World Cup Skins Let Players Express Pride When Real-Life Tournament Won't

1:23:28 - UK university reports loot boxes cause "financial and emotional harm" to children

1:34:12 - God Of War Ragnarok Is Now PlayStation's Fastest-Selling First Party Game

1:37:50 - Games Out This Week

1:40:57 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:47:19 - Fantasy Critic Update

1:50:26 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head again because we forgot to guess the score for Choo-Choo Charles

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:18:16 - How did Amy & Moody become friends?

0:31:55 - What a year

0:36:31 - Moody's first game is coming out this week

0:45:26 - Games that had a big impact on us (Part 1)

1:08:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Paleo Pines (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1202200/Paleo_Pines/)

1:11:03 - Games that had a big impact on us (Part 2)

1:48:21 - Triple-A Alien Game Inspired By Dead Space And Resident Evil Reportedly Launching 2023

1:57:14 - Games Out This Week

1:59:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:09:47 - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is a bit buggy

0:16:28 - God of War: Ragnarok spoiler-free review

0:25:50 - God of War: Ragnarok spoiler discussion

1:08:46 - God of War: Ragnarok post-game discussion (more spoilers)

1:30:42 - Indie Game of the Week - Abiotic Factor (https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/)

1:32:54 - Game Awards nominees thoughts

2:04:06 - Games Out This Week

2:05:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

2:10:03 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:17:55 - Upcoming video updates

0:25:33 - Final Fantasy 16 Producer Defends Lack Of Diversity

0:47:25 - Signalis

0:57:52 - Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip

1:06:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Moviehouse (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1576280/Moviehouse/)

1:09:45 - PSVR 2 to launch on February 22 for $550

1:17:22 - The Last Of Us TV Series Confirmed To Premiere In January

1:21:29 - EA has "at least" two more Marvel games in the works

1:25:41 - Ikea has demanded an indie dev change his ‘infinite furniture store’ horror game

1:32:04 - Ukie's RaiseTheGame launches Access November to "inspire the games industry to make games more accessible"

1:37:00 - Day of the Devs' 10th anniversary indie showcase

1:44:35 - Sam Barlow was offered "exposure" to put Her Story in a Tesla

1:48:59 - Games Out This Week

1:55:10 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Sonic Frontiers & Pokemon Scarlet/Violet)

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:25:28 - Microsoft misses Xbox Game Pass subscriber target for second year

0:37:40 - Yakuza Producer Credits Game Pass For Rise In Popularity In the West

0:41:00 - Microsoft Reveals Almost Half Of Series S Owners Are New To Xbox

0:46:17 - We Are OFK

1:01:25 - Vampire Survivors

1:09:18 - Indie Game of the Week - Shumi Come Home (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740300/Shumi_Come_Home/)

1:11:38 - CD Projekt Red announces remake of first Witcher game

1:16:19 - Meta is Losing Billions on the Metaverse, And It's Not Getting Better

1:28:06 - Hellena Taylor Part 3

1:33:36 - BioWare says Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is now playable "to the very end"

1:37:28 - The Callisto Protocol developer cancels Japanese version

1:43:25 - Creative Assembly vows investigation after 'deeply concerning and serious' allegations of workplace abuse

1:50:04 - Games Out This Week

1:54:02 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (God of War: Ragnarok)

2:00:40 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:16:21 - Konami revives Silent Hill with five new projects

0:36:08 - A Plague Tale: Requiem Review

0:55:07 - The Gran Turismo 7 Curveball

0:56:38 - Final Fantasy XIV has ensarned a new victim

1:07:09 - Indie Game of the Week - Exocide (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1678350/EXOCIDE/)

1:09:44 - Resident Evil 4 Remake thoughts

1:18:10 - Final Fantasy XVI story trailer thoughts

1:26:29 - Why no Gotham Knights review???

1:32:01 - Dev Claims Many In The Industry Are Trying To Get Series S Launch Requirements Dropped

1:42:07 - The Bayonetta voice actor dispute just got more complicated

1:52:58 - Apex Legends' next hero is trans "terraformer and defensive conjurer" Catalyst

1:56:07 - Games Out This Week

2:01:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Bayonetta 3)

2:07:13 - Fantasy Critic Update

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Chatting

0:20:20 - Is Amy an adult now (part 2)?

0:25:33 - The Effect of Supporting J.K. Rowling (and Hogwarts Legacy)

1:03:53 - Indie Game of the Week - Loretta (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/Loretta/)

1:07:19 - Hellena Taylor Is Asking Fans To Boycott Bayonetta 3

1:20:09 - Fired Nintendo QA contractor to receive $26k settlement

1:26:02 - In Liz We Trust? Is The Perfect Satirical Take On Truss' First Weeks As UK Prime Minister

1:32:30 - Splatoon 3 

1:41:02 - We Are OFK 

1:47:38 - Prodeus 

1:53:48 - Games Out This Week

2:04:44 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (A Plague Tale: Requiem & Gotham Knights)

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:21:51 - Amy got surprisingly emotional over the end of Overwatch

0:24:18 - Activision Blizzard withheld raises from union campaigners, NLRB finds

0:35:58 - Tattoo artist lays a legal RKO on Take-Two over Randy Orton's ink in WWE 2K games

0:43:51 - Roblox Accused Of Enabling Sexual Exploitation Of Child In New Lawsuit

0:58:59 - Indie Game of the Week - Battle Cakes (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062860/BattleCakes/)

1:01:18 - Is Amy an adult now?

1:02:45 - Activision Blizzard acquisition updates

1:20:54 - Sony says live service push doesn’t mean it’s leaving single-player games behind

1:27:46 - Phasmophobia Devs Under Fire For "Housing A Sex Pest" In The Game's Discord Server

1:35:42 - Pokemon has sandwiches now (they are not made of Pokemon)

1:43:16 - There's a trailer for the Mario movie and it went down super well

1:52:11 - Dead Space is also here

1:57:18 - Games Out This Week

2:00:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Scorn)

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0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting (Part 1)

0:02:39 - Moody watched Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

0:06:37 - Intro & Just Chatting (Part 2)

0:22:50 - Star Trek interlude (sorry not sorry)

0:29:20 - E3 is returning in June 2023 with a twist

0:45:50 - Google Stadia is shutting down in January

0:57:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories (https://store.steampowered.com/app/928000/Solace_State_Emotional_Cyberpunk_Stories/)

1:00:07 - Ninja Theory disputes claims it is using AI to replace voice actors

1:11:45 - Ex-Nintendo worker details labour complaint

1:21:13 - Ubisoft boss draws fire for comments on "friction" in game development

1:34:36 - I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (What We've Been Playing)

1:46:06 - Brewmaster (What We've Been Playing)

1:52:39 - Games Out This Week

1:53:54 - Amy's makin' a few videos

1:57:53 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Taking a break this week)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:20:47 - Nintendo Direct Highlights

0:46:47 - State of Play Highlights

0:56:43 - Tokyo Game Show Highlights

1:05:30 - Game Devs of Color Direct Highlights

1:11:40 - Phil Spencer says Xbox will continue M&A activity to remain competitive

1:24:28 - HowLongToBeat has been integrated into the Xbox app on PC

1:32:29 - Steelrising’s assist options should become standard for Soulslike games

What We've Been Playing:

1:40:25 - The Last of Us: Part 1

1:50:23 - Steelrising

1:55:35 - Metal Hellsinger

1:58:02 - Games Out This Week

2:04:02 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Return to Monkey Island)

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