Words About Games

Moody and Amy are joined by Mr Bad Bit himself, host of The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast, to review Ratchet & Clank's latest adventure Rift Apart.

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0:00 - Intro 

3:19 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

42:47 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale

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0:00 - Intro

5:37 - Was E3 Bad? (No)

12:52 - Sommerville

17:02 - Replaced

19:34 - Outer Worlds 2

21:29 - Redfall

26:20 - STALKER 2

32:05 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandara

38:07 - Elden Ring

47:27 - Guardians of the Galaxy

52:35 - Trek To Yomi

57:55 - Halo: Infinite

1:12:42 - Forza Horizon 5

1:15:58 - BLOODBORNE 2 RUMOURS???

1:19:06 - Diablo 2: Resurrected

1:21:37 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits

1:25:28 - A Plague Tale: Requiem

1:28:02 - Death's Door

1:30:11 - 12 Minutes

1:32:48 - Two Point Campus

1:37:04 - Sifu

1:40:08 - Metroid Dread

1:42:47 - Wholesome Direct Love (best conference)

1:45:56 - Wizard With A Gun

1:47:58 - Indie Game Love (the true winners of E3)

1:55:41 - Escape From Tarkov

1:59:13 - Starfield

2:07:15 - Planet of Lana

2:09:01 - Tunic

2:10:46 - Back 4 Blood

2:14:39 - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

2:18:35 - Harold Halibut

2:22:28 - Metal Slug Tactics

Amy & Moody sit down to review PvP dodgeball game Knockout City, deckbuilding roguelite Griftlands & more.

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0:00:00 - Intro 

0:01:16 - Knockout City 

0:27:51 - Let's Build A Zoo (Beta) 

0:35:18 - Griftlands 

1:01:16 - Solasta: Crown of the Magisters

In this week’s episode we discuss our thoughts, predictions, hopes and dreams for next week’s E3

In this week’s episode we discuss the fact that someone didn’t get the memo and E3 has started early - with reveals surrounding Dragon Quest & Pokemon and rumours of new Switch models and Final Fantasy games.

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0:00 - Intro

11:38 - The 5-Hour Horizon: Zero Dawn Countdown 

18:11 - Nintendo’s OLED Switch could come in September

27:10 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends Arceus release dates announced 

34:00 - Rumor: Square Enix Set to Announce a New Action-RPG Final Fantasy Spinoff 

41:48 - Dragon Quest XII: The Flames Of Fate Announced, A Darker Turn For The Series

49:00 - Sega has officially confirmed the Sonic Colors remaster

52:49 - NPD April 2021 (MLB: The Show 21, Returnal, It Takes Two, More)

1:05:01 - Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says "considerable progress has been made" since abuse allegations 

1:24:15 - IGN management says pulled Palestine charity post was editorial decision 

1:33:20 - Palestine Itch.io bundle set to go live next week

1:37:54 - There's loads of interesting info in Sony's PlayStation investor relations document

1:43:27 - Resident Evil Village has shipped 4 million copies faster than the previous 3 games

1:46:52 - Same-Sex Mass Effect Legendary Edition Mods Are On The Way Using Cut Assets 

1:52:45 - Games Out Next Week

1:58:58 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Necromunda: Hired Gun

Amy sits down with Moody to review Returnal.

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0:00:00 - Intro 

0:05:50 - Returnal

In this week’s episode we discuss how much Ubisoft hasn’t changed following last year’s abuse allegations, IGN’s news post of links to charities helping Palestinian civilians being removed, more E3 & Summer Game Festival news, and more.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:20 - Ubisoft has reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations 

0:26:41 - IGN Staff ‘Pissed’ After Meeting About Deleted Palestine Charity Post 

0:44:41 - Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest returns June 10th with a ‘world premiere showcase’

0:51:59 - Joint Xbox-Bethesda E3 2021 Showcase Confirmed Post-Acquisition 

0:55:27 - Starfield is an Xbox/PC exclusive

1:04:21 - The next wave of Game Pass games includes MechWarrior 5, The Wild at Heart and Conan Exiles 

1:08:48 - Survey says 59% of women hide gender to avoid harassment while gaming online

1:21:43 - Sony Has Patented An Esports Betting System 

1:29:14 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition Smashes Steam Player Records

1:37:11 - Valheim sells 6.8m copies, expected to shift another 1m by July 

1:41:06 - Warner Bros Interactive will reportedly be split up following merger 

1:46:08 - New TimeSplitters Game Officially In Development As Free Radical Design Reforms

1:50:52 - Games Out Next Week

1:56:31 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Biomutant

In this week’s episode we discuss PlayStation and Xbox’s upcoming games, the PS5 shortage, Ubisoft’s future gaming strategy, and more.

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0:00 - Intro

12:07 - Sony working on 25 games for PlayStation 5, half of which are new IP

21:38 - Xbox claims it’s working on unannounced new IP ‘that will blow your mind’

31:01 - Limited PS5 Stock Could Continue Into 2022, Says Sony

38:24 - Ubisoft prioritizes free-to-play development, but isn’t abandoning big-budget launches

50:53 - Sony, Nintendo, Roblox, Spotify and more request Epic vs Apple judge seal sensitive documents

58:24 - Epic Games Reportedly Offered Sony $200 Million For PlayStation Exclusives

1:01:38 - Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Sega confirmed for this year's virtual E3

1:07:34 - E3 2021’s online app will feature ‘virtual booths, leaderboards’ and more

1:11:38 - EA Play digital event set for July 22

1:18:00 - Nintendo-style ‘Wholesome Direct’ promises a chill time

1:20:24 - -Google says Stadia is "alive and well"

1:24:52 - Lost Judgment Officially Announced, Worldwide Release This September

1:30:21 - Here are the games nominated for the first Tribeca Games Award

1:34:46 - Genesis Noir nabs four nominations in 2021 IGF Awards

1:39:13 - Games Out Next Week

1:45:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Knockout City

Moody & Amy sit down to discuss the new show format, before talking about their time with Resident Evil: Village and the new remaster/remake of NieR: Replicant.

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0:04:20 - Resident Evil: Village 

0:45:25 - NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139

In this week’s episode we discuss the absolute mess of chaos that has followed the Epic vs Apple trial, and all of the presumably confidential information that has come out during it. Also there’s some other stuff too.

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0:00:00 - Intro

0:04:40 - Epic boss says Sony charges publishers a cross-play fee in certain circumstances

0:18:26 - Sony facing lawsuit over PlayStation Store exclusivity

0:22:45 - Valve Is Being Sued Over Steam Monopoly Accusations

0:28:22 - Other Epic v Apple highlights 

0:46:55 - Sony is working to integrate Discord into PlayStation consoles

0:51:29 - Cyberpunk Managers Still Win Big Bonuses After Shoddy Game Launch

1:02:43 - Call of Duty, King push Activision Blizzard to record Q1 revenues

1:06:15 - Toys For Bob reportedly suffers layoffs as it moves to support Call of Duty Warzone

1:15:59 - Switch nears 85 million in record year for Nintendo 

1:24:16 - Humble Bundle rolls back plans to remove charity sliders

1:26:21 - Konami skipping E3 2021 

1:28:00 - Nintendo Announces Game Builder Garage, A Quirky Programming Game For Switch 

1:31:01 - Fans Think Mortal Kombat's Ed Boon Is Teasing A Marvel Game 

1:33:50 - IO Interactive is reportedly developing a new fantasy project for Xbox

1:40:15 - Here’s how Back 4 Blood’s card system and Game Director will work 

1:43:40 - Sony Registers Trademark for Xbox Exclusive Sunset Overdrive

1:48:07 - Games Out Next Week

1:52:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition