Words About Games

Amy is joined by Keith to discuss Sony potentially closing down the PS3 & Vita stores, Resident Evil's 25th anniversary celebrations and more.

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0:00 - Intro10:36 - Sony reportedly closing PS3, PSP, Vita digital stores23:08 - Resident Evil is 25 today and Capcom’s holding an April showcase to celebrate35:53 - Microsoft makes Xbox Party Chat free as part of its Xbox Live free-to-play changes 39:52 - Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord 44:00 - Deathloop Dev Opens Up On How Xbox Game Pass Gives Arkane Creative Freedom 49:49 - Xbox says Game Pass subscribers ‘spend 20% more overall’57:29 - Steam Next Fest Coming In June, Will Feature Hundreds Of Game Demos1:04:23 - Ikumi Nakamura launching her own studio1:08:44 - Back 4 Blood & Humankind have been delayed1:11:21 - Among Us’ new map, The Airship, coming March 31 1:17:30 - Valve blocks Super Seducer 3 from Steam 1:23:37 - Games Out Next Week1:26:17 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Outriders

This week Amy sits down to talk about her time playing Everhood!

0:00 - Intro10:12 - Everhood30:40 - Bravely Default II40:59 - Too Many Games (Part 2)51:29 - Twitter Poll Results

Amy and Moody sit down to discuss the value proposition of Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation giving away some more games and more!

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0:00 - Intro6:04 - Xbox Game Pass adds Yakuza 6, Octopath Traveler, and more in March18:27 - EA's games are finally coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC today25:04 - Sony is giving away Horizon Zero Dawn and a bundle of great indie games for free 31:29 - Jade Raymond's Haven Entertainment Studios to Develop a New IP for PlayStation 36:08 - NPD February 2021 Breakdown42:05 - Activision Blizzard lays off 5049:20 - Square Enix Presents round-up1:11:14 - Dying Light 2 is still coming this year1:15:26 - Taiwanese horror game Devotion now back on sale after Steam and GOG controversies1:18:20 - Riot Games investigation into CEO finds "no evidence" of misconduct1:25:55 - PlayStation VR 2: New Controllers Revealed1:35:33 - Nier: Automata on Game Pass/Windows Store is a different port to the Steam version, doesn't need the fan fix1:38:30 - Games Out Next Week1:47:40 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Monster Hunter Rise & It Takes Two

Amy & Moody sit down to talk Loop Hero, the Outriders demo and more.

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0:00 - Intro6:18 - Loop Hero30:11 - Outriders (Demo)48:10 - Fights In Tight Spaces (Early Access) 1:03:58 - Dead Space 1:13:45 - Bravely Default II 1:19:57 - Playing Too Many Games

Amy & Moody talk about Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda and what it could mean for Microsoft going forward, and Amy rants about upcoming changes to the Avengers game.

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0:00 - Intro11:48 - EU approves Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition / Phil Spencer stresses exclusivity in ZeniMax deal / 20 Bethesda games coming to Xbox Game Pass44:10 - Marvel’s Avengers’ XP grind is about to get even slower, for some reason1:00:44 - EA investigating allegations of employee selling rare FIFA Ultimate Team cards 1:07:19 - Loot boxes to generate $20bn by 20251:14:01 - Six Days in Fallujah publisher now says the game is ‘inseparable from politics’ 1:19:08 - Capcom reportedly forced staff to work on-site despite Japan's 'Covid Emergency' 1:25:14 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Announced for PC and Consoles 1:29:28 - Valheim, Tale of Immortal, Little Nightmares II & Loop Hero are all selling really well1:35:00 - The Final Fantasy 7 Remake soundtrack is on Spotify 1:36:42 - Why game developers hate doors1:42:12 - Call of Duty: Warzone players create their own nuke out of vehicles1:44:51 - Games Out Next Week1:48:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Mundaun

Further Reading: - The Creators of Six Days in Fallujah Think We’re Fucking Morons (by Imran Khan) - https://www.fanbyte.com/trending/the-creators-of-six-days-in-fallujah-think-were-fucking-morons/- Quote tweets from the original Tweet about video game doors - https://twitter.com/talecrafter/status/1369153361270935554/retweets/with_comments- The biggest explosion in Call of Duty: Warzone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m816pUv0mEA

Amy & Moody sit down to gush about how much they're both enjoying Bravely Default II.

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0:00 - Intro7:29 - Bravely Default II36:11 - Maquette51:39 - Curse of the Dead Gods

Amy & Moody talk about the latest rumours of a "Switch Pro" as well as the latest State of Play and Pokemon Direct.

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0:00 - Intro10:28 - Report: New Nintendo Switch model planned with bigger OLED screen, 4K output 21:27 - Everything announced in last week's PlayStation State of Play38:50 - Pokemon Presents 2021: Everything Announced Including Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl48:13 - Hogwarts Legacy to include ‘trans-inclusive character creation’59:59 - Less than 15% of Twitch user reports last year led to enforcement actions 1:09:00 - EA bans a FIFA player for life after racist abuse of ex-footballer Ian Wright1:14:39 - Aliens: Fireteam is a co-op shooter about surviving a Xenomorph attack1:19:39 - E3’s 2021 live event has been cancelled, LA city documents claim1:23:14 - Sony’s latest patent application: a banana PlayStation controller 1:25:44 - Games Out Next Week1:27:27 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - Strongholds: Warlords

Amy & Moody are joined by special guest Averil (twitch.tv/elfdaughtercrafts) to talk Persona 5 Strikers, Valheim & more.

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3:25 - Persona 5 Strikers 29:10 - Valheim 56:58 - Little Nightmares II 1:00:10 - Among Us

Amy, Moody & Foxes sit down to discuss the death of Anthem & some great news for Dragon Age 4, while counting down to the PlayStation State of Play that they weren't able to discuss due to timing.

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0:00 - Intro9:54 - Bioware stops work on Anthem18:51 - Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot 26:54 - The development of Dying Light 2 has been 'total chaos,' according to report37:56 - Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Developer Removed, Game Delayed Out of 202149:07 - Sony confirms PSVR 2 is coming to PS5, along with a new VR controller56:00 - Summer Game Fest is returning in 202158:02 - Gran Turismo 7 release date pushed back to 20221:02:58 - Upcoming Harry Potter game keeps brewing trouble 1:14:00 - Hades wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards1:18:06 - A US politician is trying to ban violent video games in Illinois1:31:40 - Games Out Next Week1:34:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Maquette

This week Amy & Moody discuss their thoughts on Little Nightmares II, before breaking off and talking about the other games they've been playing.

4:46 - Little Nightmares II 23:25 - Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Early Access) 41:15 - Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury