Words About Games

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:18:08 - Amy finished Elden Ring

0:24:04 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review

0:55:20 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree spoilers start here

1:15:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Silver Pines (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/Silver_Pines/)

1:22:13 - Ian Bell’s GTRevival Becomes “Project Motor Racing”, Switches Publisher to GIANTS

1:39:47 - Microsoft DEI Lead Blasts Company in Internal Email After Team Is Reportedly Laid Off

2:05:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:21:53 - Xbox Game Pass

0:58:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Strange Antiquities (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/Strange_Antiquities/)

1:02:38 - How can we fix the games industry?

1:29:36 - Amy's trip to NERG

1:53:02 - Elden Ring

2:01:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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!

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:38 - Working hard to like the Star Wars: Jedi games

0:20:35 - Collecting Final Fantasy

0:22:34 - Nintendo's ideal future Amiibo strategy

0:27:57 - Moody's 40k trip to Japan

0:37:49 - New Life Is Strange Game Charges $30 For Early Access

0:59:43 - Indie Game of the Week - Roman Sands Re:Build - (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2231460/Roman_Sands_REBuild/)

1:03:39 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard has awesome difficulty options

1:11:13 - Helldivers 2 Director: "A game for everyone is a game for no-one"

1:20:50 - Difficulty options and accessibility are two different things

1:37:58 - Moody got a GB Operator

1:46:48 - Elden Ring

2:01:01 - Forza Horizon 4

2:04:04 - Hades

2:08:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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!

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

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Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:23:35 - The latest Nintendo Direct shows that Nintendo's B-Team runs circles around other manufacturer's A-Teams

0:56:26 - Indie Game of the Week - The Posthumous Investigation (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466900/The_Posthumous_Investigation/)

0:59:40 - The Elden Ring difficulty discourse is hilarious

1:01:36 - Alone In The Dark (2024) Review

1:11:32 - Forza Motorsport Update 9 broke Vitz

1:17:19 - Alan Wake 2: Night Springs is weird (and great)

1:21:45 - Moody is bringing Pokemon back (to his living room)

1:28:35 - everything is fine

1:29:14 - The original Resident Evil trilogy is available on GOG

1:31:10 - Dino Crisis tops player poll of series Capcom fans want to see come back

1:36:13 - EA execs earned $60 million in 2024 [because of mass] layoffs and office closures

1:42:01 - Shawn Layden: Publishers need more patience

2:05:04 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:13:29 - Housekeeping

0:15:23 - Overall thoughts on the weekend of games

0:27:47 - Thoughts on Summer Game Fest 2024

0:38:57 - Summer Game Fest 2024 highlights

1:02:07 - Amy's Rapid Fire Indie Game Recommendations (Day of the Devs, Devolver Digital, Wholesome Direct, Latin America Showcase, Women-Led Games Showcase, Future Games Show, PC Gaming Show)

1:30:45 - Thoughts on the Xbox Games Summer Showcase

1:34:37 - Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 highlights

2:04:20 - Amy misses E3 & thinks showcases need post-show deep dives & developer interviews

2:12:31 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard gameplay reveal thoughts

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

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The podcast gang chat about the latest State of Play, the sheer disappointment of the Silent Hill 2 remake, becoming The Veilguard in Dragon Age, Crow Country, and more.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:15:01 - Housekeeping

0:22:06 - State of Play thoughts

0:58:18 - Silent Hill 2 trailer :(

1:11:39 - pop quiz!

1:13:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Tiny Bookshop (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133760/Tiny_Bookshop/)

1:16:33 - Dragon Age lives!

1:28:06 - Geoff Keighley hopes Nintendo will participate in Summer Game Fest one day

1:34:22 - Like A Dragon: Yakuza TV series coming to Prime later this year

1:43:34 - milkshaked

1:44:10 - Abubakar Salim addresses "fever pitch" of racism received after launch of Tales of Kenzera: Zau

1:55:15 - Crow Country Review

2:01:18 - Half-Life 1 & 2

2:09:46 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

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The podcast gang are here this week to talk about what they think we'll see, and what they want to see, out of the next couple of weeks of gaming showcases (note: this episode was recorded prior to the PlayStation State of Play and Silent Hill Transmission).

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:08 - Summer Game Fest Predictions

1:13:51 - Indie Game of the Week - Aikyam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2363840/Aikyam/)

1:20:21 - Sony apologizes after completely botching interview with Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann

1:34:21 - ‘Last of Us’ Season 2 Casts Jeffrey Wright as Isaac, Reprising His Video Game Role

1:39:24 - Yakuza: Like A Dragon

1:45:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

1:48:31 - Another Crab's Treasure

1:51:07 - Yu-Gi-Oh: Master Duel

1:54:44 - Assetto Corsa Competizione

1:59:37 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.48

2:02:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

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Vitz and Moody take over for the first section of this episode thanks to technical issues, and the very end of the podcast also basically falls apart. I'd apologise for that, but Discord is turning into a worse and worse product as time marches on.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:06:00 - Call of Duty 2024 will launch into Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has reportedly decided

0:17:46 - IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more

0:27:49 - Ubisoft headcount declined by 1,700 on the path to its highest net bookings ever

0:36:40 - Indie Game of the Week - Until Then (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574820/Until_Then/)

0:37:55 - Amy returns

0:39:24 - What games are we most looking to playing in 2024 and beyond?

1:49:07 - Paper Mario remake confirms companion is trans after references removed from original 2004 translation

1:52:50 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head (this is where Discord basically dies, feel free to stop watching/listening here)

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

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Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:22:22 - Amy's Animal Well Review (spoiler free section)

0:31:25 - Animal Well SPOILERS START HERE

0:52:20 - The PS Plus category names are confusing

0:55:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Crowsworn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614330/Crowsworn/)

0:59:50 - Square Enix "aggressively pursuing" new multiplatform strategy after reports FF7 Rebirth underperformed on PlayStation

1:13:44 - Xbox’s Sea of Thieves was the best-selling digital PS5 game in Europe last month (AMY WAS RIGHT SUCK IT)

1:15:54 - PlayStation is replacing Jim Ryan with two CEOs

1:22:51 - Half of PlayStation's users aren't on PS5

1:28:58 - Is PC gaming the way?

1:37:44 - Former Deviation Games devs form new Sony studio

1:41:28 - Xbox president responds to studio closures as "commitment to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term"

1:59:39 - Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody Awards for Interactive & Immersive Entertainment

2:02:20 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024

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

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

Check out the Words About Games Diaries blog at wordsaboutgames.net

Support our work on Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky & Instagram @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz everywhere @VitzPatel