Words About Games

Amy & Moody talk about the gaming news of the past week.

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00:00 - Intro7:18 - CD Projekt apologizes again for Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles36:19 - Lucasfilm Games resurrected as new banner for all Star Wars video games "and beyond"40:32 - Bethesda is making an Indiana Jones game47:13 - New Star Wars game coming from Ubisoft’s The Division studio57:03 - EA Comments on Making More Star Wars Games After Lucasfilm/Ubisoft Partnership 1:05:31 - There are a ton of upcoming video game anniversaries in 20211:12:47 - Pragmata Delayed to 2023, Project Athia Gets 2022 Release Window1:16:15 - Pokemon Snap new trailer & launch date announced for April 301:20:07 - English translation of Ask Iwata book launching in April1:22:58 - The new Pulse Red Xbox controller is incredibly sexy1:24:20 - Games Out Next Week1:26:38 - Pick(s) of the Week: Hitman 31:29:10 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Hitman 31:36:17 - Dream LucasFilm Games

Relevant Links:

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quality-assurance-we-love-you-christina-grace-harper/?trk=portfolio_article-card_title

Amy & Moody discuss their most anticipated games of 2021.

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Amy and Moody return for the first Podcast of 2021 to talk about Cyberpunk and Twitch. So not much has changed really.

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0:00 - Intro7:00 - CD Projekt facing class action lawsuit over Cyberpunk 2077 release18:36 - Twitch pulls Pogchamp emote over link to Capitol siege supporter 26:53 - Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo 20 years ago "but they just laughed their asses off" 36:44 - Duracell spokesman claims Xbox controllers still use AA batteries because of a 'constant agreement' with the battery maker42:15 - Outriders has been delayed again – but you can play the free demo next month45:02 - Sony Japan confirms PS4 Pro and ‘all but one’ PS4 model have been discontinued46:22 - Maneater, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Greedfall coming to PS Plus / Injustice 2, What Remains of Edith Finch coming to Game Pass / Little Nightmares coming to Games With Gold52:22 - Amy's story of playing Until Dawn at EGX55:32 - Nintendo Acquiring Luigi's Mansion 3 Developer Next Level Games57:13 - Persona soundtracks are now on Spotify (FINALLY)58:14 - Content Drop (links below)1:05:31 - Games Out Next Week1:12:25 - Let's Talk About Future Content

Content Drop Links

GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year in Numbers 2020 - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-21-gamesindustry-biz-presents-the-year-in-numbers-2020

Tim Schafer Breaks Down 20 Years of Double Fine Games - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8pgNUkjrYA

Players in Eve Online broke a world record — and then the game itself - https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/5/22214982/eve-online-world-record-massacre-m2-xfe-ghost-titans

Cyberpunk 2077 Lawsuit via Scribd - https://www.scribd.com/document/489078061/Cyberpunk-2077-class-action-via-Polygon?

Amy & Moody countdown their top 20 games of 2020!

In the final podcast of 2020, Amy and Moody sit down to discuss GOG making a u-turn on selling Devotion on its storefront, the Cyberpunk refund drama that kicked off and more! 

We'll be back on January 4th. Happy holidays and stay safe!

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro14:18 - Red Candle Games announces launch of Devotion on GOG; GOG says it won't list it 26:08 - The Cyberpunk 2077 refund situation is a mess of mixed messages49:25 - Twitch revises hateful conduct and harassment policy1:08:59 - Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony release joint commitment to online safety1:16:06 - EA is buying Codemasters for $1.2 billion to take lead in racing game market1:24:48 - Epic Games is having a pretty good sale1:28:03 - Huge plot details for Resident Evil 8 have leaked (no spoilers)1:32:49 - The Monster Hunter movie is bad apparently (omg so shocked)1:39:15 - Content Drop (links below)1:45:01 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head1:51:08 - 2021 Podcasts

Content Drop Links

YouTube’s big Minecraft cheating scandal, explained - https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/15/22176341/minecraft-youtube-dream-speedrun-cheating-mod-world-record-piglin

Doug Bowser on Nintendo’s obsession with March 31, plus Joy-Con drift and the Switch Pro rumors - https://www.polygon.com/interviews/22170222/nintendo-doug-bowser-interview-switch-pro-joycon-drift-animal-crossing

Donating to Smaller Streamers: LIVE! (for charity - #ClausMyCause) (Alannah Pearce) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFqHBlark9o

On this week's episode Moody and Amy discuss everything that happened around the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, as well as chatting about a couple of games they played over the past week and their plans for the upcoming Christmas break.

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0:00 - Intro5:02 - Cyberpunk 207759:23 - Avengers: Operation Taking Aim1:11:27 - The Pathless1:22:45 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales1:30:32 - Our Christmas Break Plans

Amy and Moody sit down to discuss yesterday's Game Awards - the show, the game reveals and the award winners. Also they talk a lot about recent departures at Bioware.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Intro10:50 - The Game Awards Impressions (it's time for a Wooper Watch!)21:55 - Dragon Age25:24 - Mass Effect31:14 - Perfect Dark34:17 - More game reveals: Back 4 Blood (aka Totally Not Left 4 Dead 3 *wink*), The Callisto Protocol, We Are OFK, Open Roads, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Season50:26 - Vin Diesel was fighting dinosaurs and Amy felt like she was losing her mind54:10 - Moody's other picks (Crimson Desert, Endless Dungeon, Returnal)58:54 - Road 961:00:53 - Recapping the winners of the Game Awards1:18:11 - Mass Effect and Dragon Age heads Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah have resigned from BioWare1:30:34 - Halo: Infinite pushed to Fall 20211:34:00 - Persona 5 Strikers heading West in February 20211:36:10 - Content Drop (links below)1:42:00 - Games Out Next Week1:44:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (Airborne Kingdom)

Content Drop Links

Stu (SNL Stan parody) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJ7aW3Df5U

GI 100 | Game Changers -- Part One - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-07-gi-100-game-changers

GI 100 | Game Changers -- Part Two - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-08-gi-100-game-changers-part-two

It sucks that Cyberpunk 2077’s edgelord marketing worked so well - https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/4/22058784/cyberpunk-2077-marketing-cd-projekt-red-transphobia

YouTuber becomes more powerful by pivoting to terrible gaming content - https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/7/22160005/dunkey-youtube-among-us-minecraft-trending

Amy and Moody sit down to talk about the games they've been playing over the past week.

Amy has taken advantage of Game Pass and PS Plus, checking out Haven, Worms Rumble & Rocket Arena while Moody has been getting lost playing Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

0:00 - Intro6:09 - Haven23:40 - Worms Rumble31:50 - Rocket Arena42:38 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales48:46 - Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

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0:00 - Intro3:13 - Open World "Fatigue"12:02 - Halo Infinite Dev Responds To "Unfounded" Battle Royale Rumors23:18 - Forza Horizon 5 might be coming sooner than we think28:49 - Enterprising developers are emulating PS2 games on the Xbox Series S and X38:54 - The makers of sci-fi sex game Subverse apologized after teaming up with a racist YouTuber, then backtracked57:09 - Nintendo’s theme park opening confirmed for February, Donkey Kong area ‘in construction’ 1:04:38 - Amy's story about trying a rollercoaster for the first time as an adult1:10:52 - CD Projekt warns against streaming Cyberpunk 2077 before release as copies ship early1:16:57 - The AI that kicked everyone's ass at StarCraft 2 has made 'a stunning advance' in protein folding1:23:27 - Demon's Souls player discovers the PS5 records mic audio as it captures Trophy gameplay via their own rousing boss kill clip 1:25:40 - Control is in Game Pass now1:28:36 - Mask of the Rose announced1:30:05 - Silent Hill, Gravity Rush veteran devs form new studio1:33:27 - Content Drop (links below)1:38:36 - Games Out Next Week1:42:39 - Amy's Pick of the Week: Cyberpunk 20771:44:14 - Moody's Pick of the Week: Cyberpunk 20771:45:26 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head: Cyberpunk 20771:54:45 - What's Amy's problem with Mass Effect 3?

Content Drop Links

Was Activision Blizzard right to ignore mobile? | 10 Years Ago This Month - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-01-was-activision-right-to-ignore-mobile-10-years-ago-this-month

SteamWorld firm Thunderful's quest to become AA starts with an IPO - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-01-steamworld-firm-thunderfuls-quest-to-become-aa-starts-with-an-ipo

How To Chip Away At A Massive Games Backlog - https://kotaku.com/how-to-chip-away-at-a-massive-games-backlog-1845794480

Cyberpunk 2077 meets World of Warcraft in this incredible fan-made crossover - https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-meets-world-of-warcraft-in-this-incredible-fan-made-crossover/

Demon's Souls player discovers the PS5 records mic audio as it captures Trophy gameplay via their own rousing boss kill clip - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-28-demons-souls-player-discovers-the-ps5-records-mic-audio-as-it-captures-trophy-gameplay-in-rousing-boss-kill-clip

The $70 Price Tag Is Actually Indefensible (The Jimquisition) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7kaK2-725w

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:55 - Bugsnax 0:34:14 - Football Manager 2021 0:49:19 - Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War