Words About Games

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:17 - Why are people losing their shit over The Last of Us Part 1?

What We've Been Playing

0:32:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3

0:43:20 - Steelrising

0:57:39 - Splatoon 3

1:02:16 - Indie Game of the Week - Dordogne (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272840/Dordogne/)

1:05:51 - Monkey Island Hype

1:08:10 - Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal reclaim IPs 

1:28:07 - ABetterUbisoft members discuss state of company ahead of Ubisoft Forward

1:54:13 - Awesome Games Done Quick pulls in-person event because organisers don't think Florida is safe

1:59:39 - Games Out This Week

2:04:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Metal Hellsinger)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

What We've Been Playing:

0:21:46 - Immortality

0:34:02 - Escape Academy

0:38:12 - Islets

0:48:48 - F1 Manager 2022

0:56:59 - Indie Game of the Week - Vikings on Trampolines (https://store.steampowered.com/app/748810/Vikings_On_Trampolines/)

1:00:08 - Striking Distance CEO Glen Schofield Walks Back Controversial Comments About Crunch Culture

1:14:49 - Microsoft confirms new Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan and its pricing

1:22:51 - Xbox says Call of Duty will be on PlayStation after current deal expires

1:31:00 - AeternoBlade II Devs Accuse PQube Games of Withholding Payments

1:39:31 - Domina has been delisted from Steam after yet another transphobic diatribe

1:46:12 - Games Out This Week

1:49:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Splatoon 3)

1:55:08 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:55 - The PlayStation 5’s Price is Increasing Without Warning in Most Territories

0:46:04 - Coffee Talk developer delays next game, alleges publisher PQube misused funds

0:58:25 - Square Enix Follows Up On Closed Western Studios By Opening A New Western Studio

1:03:38 - What We Thought Of Gamescom 2022

1:13:38 - Our Favourite Gamescom 2022 Games

1:42:29 - What we’ve been playing this week (Saints Row)

1:59:30 - Games Out This Week

2:02:58 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (The Last of Us: Part 1)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:18:58 - What we’ve been playing this week

0:42:58 - Embracer to acquire Lord of the Rings IP, Tripwire, Limited Run and more

1:03:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Luna Abyss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1933000/Luna_Abyss/)

1:07:21 - Nintendo is actively investigating reports that its female testers face harassment and discrimination

1:20:35 - Women in Games' new guide hopes to tackle gender underrepresentation and "dysfunctional work cultures"

1:26:35 - Popular PC mod sites ban homophobic mods for Insomniac’s Spider-Man

1:34:11 - A developer is banned from its game's own Steam forum for flaming other users

1:39:28 - Another crypto game crashes and burns, won't issue refunds to backers because there's no money left

1:50:48 - Games out this week

1:57:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Saints Row & F1 Manager 2022)

Link to full Kotaku Nintendo report: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-of-america-sexual-harassment-sexism-aerotek-1849414921

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting (and Moody's return)

0:24:53 - What we played last week (Two Point Campus, Unpacking)

0:37:00 - Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep games off Xbox Game Pass

0:46:58 - Microsoft is bringing Minecraft Legends, Lies of P, and a whole bunch more to Gamescom

0:55:17 - Indie Game of the Week - BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815540/BLINNK_and_the_Vacuum_of_Space/)

0:58:23 - Nintendo Has No Plans To Increase Switch Price “At This Point”

1:05:09 - Nintendo of America receives its second labor complaint of the year

1:14:03 - GameStop NFT "creator" is suspended for selling NFTs of indie games they didn't own

1:22:33 - Deck Nine confirms Life is Strange won't return to episodic model

1:33:40 - Games Out This Week

1:39:23 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Rollerdrome)

1:47:09 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:19:27 - A note about Words About Games “””content””” going forward

0:31:16 - Court ruling reveals more details about death threats against Destiny 2 developers

0:43:51 - Metal: Hellsinger Devs Announce Star-Studded Gamescom Concert

0:53:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Bramble: The Mountain King (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623940/Bramble_The_Mountain_King/)

0:56:09 - A year later, A Better Ubisoft says none of its demands have been met

1:09:17 - Sony says Microsoft’s ownership of Call of Duty could influence console buyers in the future

1:17:27 - Sony Asks If EVO Guests Want PlayStation NFTs, Doesn’t Let Them Say ‘No’

1:23:49 - Square Enix Reportedly Looking To "Sell Its Stakes" In Its Studios To Focus On Japanese Games

1:35:04 - Someone has made a gaming PC from a toilet

1:41:28 - Games Out This Week

1:47:11 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Cult of the Lamb)

1:50:48 - Vitz rates Amy's Fantasy Critic team

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:25:33 - Keith talks about the games he would play if his PC worked

0:43:11 - Amy talks about her favourite games of 2022 so far

1:04:21 - Indie Game of the Week - Cryptmaster (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster)

1:08:29 - What games are we most looking forward to for the rest of 2022

1:49:08 - Games Out This Week

1:52:58 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head 

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:14:08 - Game Devs Who Don't Focus On Monetization Are "F*cking Idiots", Says Unity CEO

0:29:18 - Nintendo Japan formally acknowledges same-sex marriage

0:37:26 - PlayStation Stars loyalty programme announced

0:48:11 - Indie Game of the Week - You Will Die Here Tonight (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446350/You_Will_Die_Here_Tonight/)

0:52:38 - Sexual Orientation Settings are Coming to The Sims 4

1:01:23 - Bayonetta 3 finally arrives in October

1:12:20 - Soulframe looks like Warframe crossed with Princess Mononoke

1:19:59 - A New Single-Player Aliens Action Horror Game Is In The Works

1:26:35 - Embracer Group Has Spent $2 Million On 50,000 Games For Its Retro Game Archive

1:36:11 - PlayStation triumphs at Develop:Star Awards 2022

1:41:35 - PlayStation console exclusive Stray getting limited edition £160 cat carrier

1:44:20 - Games Out This Week

1:51:23 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Stray & Live A Live)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:23:57 - New God Of War: Ragnarok Trailer Reveals November Release Date

0:34:14 - E3 is partnering with PAX organizers for 2023 return in LA

0:49:05 - Xbox will again focus on its next 12 months at Gamescom 2022

0:55:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Tracks of Thought (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1487630/Tracks_of_Thought/)

0:59:22 - Video games market to decline year-on-year in 2022, study suggests

1:08:18 - A Better ABK calls for staff walkout following Roe vs Wade reversal

1:14:11 - Itch.io bundle to raise money for abortion funds is now live

1:16:02 - A totally planned charity stream announcement

1:20:55 - Square Enix has delayed Forspoken again, this time to 2023

1:24:36 - Playground's Fable has a new narrative lead

1:28:44 - Summer Games Done Quick does more than $3M for charity

1:34:29 - Games Out This Week

1:38:13 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Escape Academy)

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting

0:20:10 - Roe v. Wade reversal hurts game developers

0:40:51 - PlayStation latest company to skip Gamescom 2022

0:50:13 - Developers Are Pointing To Cyberpunk 2077's Disastrous Launch For Delays

1:04:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Lost In Play (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/Lost_in_Play/)

1:07:23 - Thirsty Suitors wins 2022 Tribeca Games Award

1:10:41 - Activision Blizzard internal review finds "no evidence" it ignored harassment

1:18:47 - Activision shareholders vote to re-elect board, including Bobby Kotick

1:26:37 - Final Fantasy 16 will have wearable ‘AI assists’ to help less experienced players

1:34:07 - Final Fantasy 16 isn't open world so it can have a 'global scale', according to producer

1:42:06 - FromSoftware’s next game in final stages of development, Elden Ring updates coming

1:48:56 - Games Out This Week

1:52:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (DNF Duel)

1:57:43 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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