Words About Games

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:46 - How we tackle our gaming backlogs

0:34:51 - Sony reportedly plans to announce its Game Pass competitor next week 

0:49:40 - Some cool things from the Future Games Show Spring Showcase 

1:00:41 - Indie Game of the Week - Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1298140/FOBIA__St_Dinfna_Hotel/)

1:05:07 - New Activision Blizzard lawsuit details further allegations of harassment and discrimination

1:14:36 - Microsoft says it won’t object if Activision recognises Call of Duty studio’s potential union

1:21:50 - More Hogwarts Legacy talk

1:51:58 - Gaming News Tidbits

1:56:51 - Games Out This Week

2:00:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Weird West)

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(i'm sure putting the game name in the title of this video will prove to be a great idea)

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:41 - Let’s Talk About Hogwarts Legacy

Links: 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/jk-rowlings-anti-transgender-stance-and-hogwarts-legacy/1100-6501632/ 

https://www.fanbyte.com/news/icymi-everything-from-todays-hogwarts-legacy-state-of-play/ 

https://www.thegamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-boycott-ethical-consumption-harry-potter-jk-rowling/

0:55:05 - Indie Game of the Week - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920780/Stray_Gods_The_Roleplaying_Musical/)

1:00:21 - Microsoft's Perfect Dark studio has lost numerous key staff over past year  

1:13:07 - Sony acknowledges new harassment accusations, still calls for case to be dismissed

1:23:26 - Two reports paint a troubling picture of workplace abuses at acclaimed indie studios / Microsoft Reportedly Refused To Work With Ori Developer Due To Toxic Workplace Allegations

1:38:35 - Tidbits (Ukraine gaming bundles, EA Play, Babylon's Fall continued support, The Quarry announced, Elden Ring sales, more)

1:53:56 - Games Out This Week

1:57:01 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)

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0:00:00 - Intro 

0:18:45 - 8 more women allege sexual harassment and discrimination at PlayStation maker Sony 

0:29:58 - Talking about last week's State of Play 

0:43:58 - Bundle for Ukraine now live on itch.io (https://itch.io/b/1316/bundle-for-ukraine) 

0:48:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Sovereign Syndicate (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1674920/Sovereign_Syndicate/) 

0:52:49 - FromSoftware Employees Report Poor Pay And Working Conditions 

0:59:22 - Elden Ring & Video Game Discourse(TM) 

1:16:13 - EA, Gearbox, And Microsoft Among 65 Companies Speaking Out Against Texas Anti-Trans Directives 

1:25:37 - Ikumi Nakamura launches new game studio Unseen 

1:30:26 - Indie gladiator game faces Steam review backlash over anti-mask patch notes 

1:35:10 - Tidbits (Next ID@Xbox Showcase Announced, Dead Space Remake, Gotham Knights release date, Advance Wars delayed, more) 

1:51:25 - Games Out This Week 

1:54:25 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin)  

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0:00:00 - Intro 

0:17:41 - Is 2022 Going To Be The Best Year For Video Games? 

0:57:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Bear And Breakfast (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1136370/Bear_and_Breakfast/) 

1:00:34 - Xbox boss Phil Spencer asks fans not to "weaponise" games for "battles between platforms" 

1:06:34 - Activision Blizzard sued by family of employee who committed suicide  

1:12:51 - Activision blames Microsoft acquisition for failure to hire another woman to its board  

1:17:14 - Activision Blizzard says it’s facing difficulties attracting and retaining talent  

1:26:31 - Gran Turismo 7’s microtransactions are live, and GT Sports’ $5 cars now cost $40 

1:37:34 - Ukraine war responses from game companies 

1:44:36 - Tidbits (TGS 2022, Sifu, Housemarque, Paradise Killer, Gotham Knights beta, Back 4 Blood, more) 

1:53:55 - Games Out This Week 1:56:32 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (WWE 2K22) 

2:00:07 - Fantasy Critic Check-In  

If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, you are worthy of being here, please use the links below to find help: 

https://findahelpline.com 

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/ 

https://www.samaritans.org  

Ukraine Donation Resources: 

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine 

https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/ 

https://razomforukraine.org/razom-emergency-response/ 

https://www.rsukraine.org/ 

https://voices.org.ua/en/ 

https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine  

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Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro

18:39 - #FuckTheWar: Game studios pledge support for Ukraine as Russian invasion continues

38:15 - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet announced

50:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Ixion (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113120)

55:46 - The UK games industry is struggling with Brexit

1:14:17 - Sony Dismisses Alleged Sexism In The Workplace As "Run-Of-The-Mill" Staff Behaviour

1:22:08 - Classic games will reportedly be ‘a major part’ of PlayStation’s Game Pass rival

1:30:55 - DICE Awards 2022 Winners

1:39:41 - Gaming Awards Show Host Gets On Stage, Says ‘Fuck Bobby Kotick’ 

1:50:39 - Tidbits (New Vegas 2 rumours, Knockout City, Dead By Daylight Dating Sim, Elden Ring concurrent players, more)

2:05:03 - Games Out This Week

2:09:00 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Triangle Strategy)

Ukraine Donation Resources

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/europe/ukraine

https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/

https://razomforukraine.org/razom-emergency-response/

https://www.rsukraine.org/

https://voices.org.ua/en/

https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-crisis-appeal

https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpukraine

Amy & Moody have a totally normal podcast & discuss EA's u-turn regarding their next Sims expansion releasing in Russia, Ubisoft continuing to ignore it's workers and common decency and more.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:23 - EA to launch Sims 4 Wedding Stories in Russia

0:28:30 - After 200 days, employee group A Better Ubisoft says none of its demands have been met

0:39:54 - BBC report suggests Roblox has an issue with sexually explicit content

0:48:23 - Indie Game of the Week - Abermore (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569220/Abermore/)

0:53:55 - pain

0:55:01 - Team17 exec promises change following last week's report

1:05:30 - Epic Games is making hundreds of temp testers into full employees with benefits

1:13:59 - Paradox Report Notes Cases Of Harassment But Doesn't Fire Anyone

1:26:24 - UK retailer Game does edgelord Valentine's ad 'joking' about domestic violence, immediately withdraws it

1:34:13 - Horizon Forbidden West was delayed in part to avoid crunch

1:37:27 - Tidbits (Dragon Age 4 & Avowed in 2023, FF14's free trial is coming back, Dead Island 2 apparently still exists, more)

1:53:30 - Games Out This Week

1:56:47 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Elden Ring)

2:01:14 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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Amy & Moody have a totally normal podcast & discuss EA's u-turn regarding their next Sims expansion releasing in Russia, Ubisoft continuing to ignore it's workers and common decency and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:23 - EA to launch Sims 4 Wedding Stories in Russia

0:28:30 - After 200 days, employee group A Better Ubisoft says none of its demands have been met

0:39:54 - BBC report suggests Roblox has an issue with sexually explicit content

0:48:23 - Indie Game of the Week - Abermore (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569220/Abermore/)

0:53:55 - pain

0:55:01 - Team17 exec promises change following last week's report

1:05:30 - Epic Games is making hundreds of temp testers into full employees with benefits

1:13:59 - Paradox Report Notes Cases Of Harassment But Doesn't Fire Anyone

1:26:24 - UK retailer Game does edgelord Valentine's ad 'joking' about domestic violence, immediately withdraws it

1:34:13 - Horizon Forbidden West was delayed in part to avoid crunch

1:37:27 - Tidbits (Dragon Age 4 & Avowed in 2023, FF14's free trial is coming back, Dead Island 2 apparently still exists, more)

1:53:30 - Games Out This Week

1:56:47 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Elden Ring)

2:01:14 - Fantasy Critic Check-In

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So we had some technical issues on this week's podcast & lost the first 40ish minutes - our intro + discussion of last week's Nintendo Direct :(

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:02:12 - Team17 staff allege poor working conditions after "monumentally stupid" NFT scandal

0:17:17 - Indie Game of the Week (A Highland Song) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240060/A_Highland_Song/ 

0:23:30 - EA won’t sell The Sims 4 wedding pack in Russia due to homophobic laws

0:31:15 - Amy wants to talk about the racist garbage that's been popping up in her Steam queue recently

0:42:10 - Raven Software Workers Forced To Endure Union Busting Propaganda 

0:45:30 - Ubisoft's latest effort to convince employees that NFTs are good falls flat

0:59:25 - Sifu may be getting difficulty modes after all

1:09:34 - Tidbits (Martha Is Dead Censored on PlayStation, lots of people are playing Lost Ark, top 10 most played Steam games, Horizon: Zero Dawn sales numbers, Platinum Games wants to bring back Scalebound, Steam Deck custom shells, new Super Mario 64 speedrun record)

1:25:27 - Games Out This Week

1:27:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Horizon: Forbidden West)

Sony is buying Bungie and Amy & Moody have called in the big guns to help them collect their thoughts - Joseph Moran of The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast

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0:00:00 - Intro

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Enjoyed listening to our special guest? Find his amazing podcast The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more, and follow him on Twitter @MrBadBit

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0:00:00 - Intro

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