This week Amy and Vitz discuss just one topic: the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and its aftermath. We go into our thoughts on the Direct itself, the Switch 2 specs, all of the games, and the revelations about Nintendo's pricing.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:17:15 - Nintendo Switch 2 reveal (part one)

0:58:50 - Halftime

1:01:25 - Nintendo Switch 2 reveal (part two)

1:36:33 - The aftermath

2:00:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

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This week Amy talks about the new game discoverability game Ludocene, we discuss our favourite moments from the latest Nintendo Direct (Everybody's Golf let's go chat), and Moody wants to talk F1 25.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:24 - Ludocene could change the game for discoverability

0:59:35 - Indie Game of the Week - Paper Animal Adventure (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1982120/Paper_Animal_Adventure/)

1:07:30 - The (Final?) Nintendo Switch Direct reactions

1:46:59 - There's a new F1 game this year, the deluxe edition hurts Amy's head

2:04:56 - OpenCwitic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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This week Vitz wants to talk about Baldur's Gate 4, Amy talks about her lukewarm impressions of 15 hours of Avowed, and Moody wants to talk about Ubisoft (for some reason). We're all also very tired.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:54 - Hasbro Is "Very Interested" In Baldur's Gate 4

0:46:57 - Indie Game of the Week - .45 Parabellum Bloodhound (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014650/45_PARABELLUM_BLOODHOUND__Cyberpunk_Active_Time_Action)

0:54:10 - Amy's Avowed Impressions

1:26:25 - Ubisoft is looking for new investors

2:00:25 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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This week the crew talk about the rumoured Xbox handheld. Is it real? Is it coming this year? Who is it for? They also talk about the ever expanding influence of generative AI throughout gaming.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:45 - Xbox Handheld? Next gen console speculation?

0:53:25 - Indie Game of the Week - Eyes Never Wake (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2526200/Eyes_Never_Wake/)

0:57:13 - Sony Is Doing Something Stupid Again

1:18:06 - Xbox desperately scrambles to make AI relevant to its business

1:54:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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This week Amy talks about some cool indie game demos she played during the recent Steam Next Fest, Moody wants to talk about renting a PS5, and Vitz wants to discuss how much creative freedom PlayStation studios have in picking their own projects.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:47 - Amy's favourite Steam Next Fest demos (links below)

0:51:10 - You can rent PlayStation 5's in the UK now

1:24:00 - No more Last of Us games?

1:45:19 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Next Fest links:

The Horror At Highrook: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/The_Horror_at_Highrook/

Promise Mascot Agency: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2585830/Promise_Mascot_Agency/

Deck of Haunts:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179730/Deck_of_Haunts/

Into The Restless Ruins: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/Into_the_Restless_Ruins/

Static Dread: 15 Nights at the Old Lighthouse: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/Static_Dread_15_Nights_at_the_Old_Lighthouse/

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We are raising funds for Safe In Our World! Click the link to head to our Just Giving page and please consider donating, or sharing the link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:31 - WB Games lays off closes three studios, including Monolith

1:08:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/Eriksholm_The_Stolen_Dream/)

1:11:38 - Pokemon Day 2025 News Reactions

1:35:55 - Amy’s Backlog Project Update #1

1:58:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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This week we discuss our next charity fundraiser and all of its stretch goals, Vitz reviews the Portal Revolution mod and Moody tries to predict what will happen in the next Pokemon Presents direct.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:16 - Announcing our next charity fundraiser

0:54:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Tanuki: Pon's Summer (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218570/TANUKI_Pons_Summer/)

0:58:26 - Vitz reviews Portal Revolution

1:13:52 - Moody predicts Pokemon Day 2025

1:42:39 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We are raising funds for Safe In Our World! Click the link to head to our Just Giving page and please consider donating, or sharing the link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:24:03 - PlayStation State of Play thoughts

1:09:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Moth Kubit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2257830/Moth_Kubit/)

1:13:58 - What would happen if we were in charge of Secret Level season 2 (and season 3)?

1:43:19 - Football Manager 25 has been cancelled

2:00:56 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:36 - Talking Nintendo Switch software sales & its legacy

1:04:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Inkression (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2965930/Inkression/)

1:07:43 - Are £70 resulting in lower sales?

2:08:47 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:36 - Xbox Developer Direct Thoughts

1:06:38 - Indie Game of the Week - Mother Machine (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980/Mother_Machine/)

1:10:55 - PlayStation re-organises its C-Suite executives

1:46:13 - Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist Review

2:01:21 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Follow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklog

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