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Words About Games

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Every Friday we publish The Words About Games Podcast where we talk about the news of the week - discussing what"s been going on in gaming, the games industry and gaming culture.

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01:59:46

Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Review | Words About Games...

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2023/05/13

Amy & Moody talk about their thoughts of Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor and Like A Dragon: Ishin, before reacting to Microsoft not giving their staff a pay rise, Barbie Fashion Designer's induction into the video game hall of fame, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:01 - Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Review 0:31:58 - Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor spoilers start here 1:07:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Demonschool (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/) 1:11:05 - Like A

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02:05:02

Redfall Has Had A Rough Launch | Words About Games...

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2023/05/06

This week - Amy talks about her time with Redfall before we talk about the game's issues (and what they could mean for Microsoft), Moody embarrasses himself, and much more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:25 - Redfall Impressions 0:38:20 - Redfall has had a rough launch, Microsoft has had a rough couple of weeks 1:05:15 - The upcoming Microsoft Games Showcase has a lot to prove 1:12:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Grave Seasons (https://twitter.com/perfectgarbo) 1:14:59 - Joe Medforce makes a

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01:57:19

CMA Blocks Microsoft's Activision Blizzard...

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2023/04/29

Amy & Moody dive into the CMA regulator blocking Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal, chat about the pathetic review bombing of Horizon's latest DLC, Amy reviews Dead Island 2 and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:01 - UK Regulator Blocks Microsoft Activision Blizzard Merger 0:46:42 - Dead Island 2 Review 1:03:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Loddlenaut (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644940/Loddlenaut/) 1:07:25 - Next Week 1:08:39 - Nintendo is officially returning to

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02:10:05

First Ever Accessibility Focused Gaming Showcase...

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2023/04/22

This week Amy & Moody get excited for "E3" and the first ever accessibility focused showcase, Amy vents some frustration at the state of the Halo franchise, and we also nerd out about the latest season of Star Trek (with spoilers) Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro (SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK: PICARD SEASON 3) 0:21:30 - The first ever Access-Ability Summer Showcase takes place Friday June 9th. 0:35:49 - Indie Game of the Week - The Invincible

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02:12:01

Resident Evil 4 Remake Review | Words About Games...

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2023/04/15

Amy and Moody sit down to review the recent Resident Evil 4 Remake & Dredge, chat about the Super Mario movie, casting in video games and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:47 - Resident Evil 4 (2023) Review 0:50:35 - Dredge Review 1:06:58 - Indie Game of the Week - Heartworm (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257030/Heartworm/) 1:12:44 - Super Mario Movie beats Frozen 2 to become biggest animated film debut of all-time 1:22:17 - The Super Mario Bros theme is the first game music

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01:55:02

What Future Games Are We Looking Forward To? | Words...

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2023/04/08

Amy & Moody talk about some games they're looking forward to for 2024 (and beyond), "woke soundtracks", emulation and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:12:53 - What future games are we looking forward to? 0:59:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Howl (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2172180/Howl/) 1:06:30 - Ex-Stadia head Phil Harrison departs Google following service's demise 1:11:48 - GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin is coming to Steam 1:15:47 - Ark 2 delayed, Survival

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02:12:40

We Recorded This Podcast 30 Minutes Before E3 Was...

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2023/04/01

Amy & Moody talk about whether anyone will turn up to E3 (which wasn't cancelled when they recorded it), Amy reviews Octopath Traveler 2, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:34 - Is Anyone Turning Up To E3 This Year? 0:46:56 - Octopath Traveler 2 Review 1:11:26 - Indie Game of the Week - Mr. Sun's Hatbox (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1214670/Mr_Suns_Hatbox/) 1:17:32 - Rest in peace Lance Reddick 1:21:58 - Hellblade 2 Will "Push The Boundaries" Of Facial

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02:05:29

Talkin' All Things The Last of Us | Words About Games...

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2023/03/25

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:21 - The Last of Us season 1 discussion (Spoilers) 1:11:22 - Indie Game of the Week - El Paso, Elsewhere (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/El_Paso_Elsewhere/) 1:14:08 - Amy has a problem 1:15:33 - Last of Us season 2 and beyond speculation (Spoilers for Last of Us Part 2) 1:54:54 - Cool games coming out next week 1:58:49 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a

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02:11:39

Do We Need Mid-Generation Console Upgrades? | Words...

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2023/03/18

Amy & Moody chat about what the deal is with mid-generation console upgrades, Moody gets his heart broken by The Pokemon Company, we both go on a massive tangent while trying to talk about game prices, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:19:27 - Do we need mid-generation console upgrades? 0:43:21 - Amy's been playing Dino Crisis? 0:48:14 - Indie Game of the Week - Amanda The Adventurer (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2166060/Amanda_the_Adventurer/) 0:53:45 - Moody's time to

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02:03:20

So, What's The Deal With The Term JRPG? | Words About...

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2023/03/11

This week Amy & Moody chat about the history of the term "JRPG", the woes that have beset Square Enix & Ubisoft, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:24 - Final Fantasy 16 producer Yoshida sparks debate over use of JRPG term 0:52:19 - Indie Game of the Week - Cognition Method (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636620/Cognition_Method/) 0:58:06 - Microsoft confirms this year's Xbox Games Showcase airing 11th June 1:10:50 - Idiots Are Mad You Can’t Look Up Ashley's Skirt In Resident

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02:03:03

Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Gameplay Reveal...

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2023/03/04

This week Amy and Moody talk about their Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League thoughts, try to figure out what Pokemon Sleep actually is, wonder what it will take for VR to go truly mainstream, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:50 - State of Play Impressions 0:35:21 - Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League Gameplay Reveal Impressions 0:51:05 - What Even Is Pokemon Sleep? 0:56:43 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree announced 0:59:08 - Indie Game of the Week - It's A Wrap

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02:04:31

The Activision Blizzard Merger Is Getting Ridiculous...

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2023/02/25

Amy and Moody chat about the ever increasing ridculousness surrounding Microsoft's attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard, Amy reviews the excellent A Space For The Unbound, and more. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:02 - The Activision Blizzard merger is getting ridiculous 0:50:50 - A Space For The Unbound Review 1:03:48 - Indie Game of the Week - In Stars And Time (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677310/In_Stars_And_Time/) 1:06:26 - Blizzard workers furious after ‘demoralizing’ Q&A meeting 1:24:17

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02:02:22

What Makes An Open World Boring? | Words About Games...

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2023/02/18

This week, Amy & Moody chat about open world game design, Game Pass cannibalising sales, fun video game movie trailers (and spoof trailers) and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:18 - Forspoken Impressions 0:23:58 - Talking about open world design that does and doesn't work for us 0:49:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Coven (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785940/COVEN/) 0:54:32 - ??? 0:55:55 - Microsoft confirms Game Pass cannibalizes sales 1:05:14 - Nintendo responds to falling profits

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01:52:51

Hogwarts Legacy | Words About Games Podcast #338

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2023/02/10

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:45 - Hogwarts Legacy 0:54:29 - Cooling off 0:55:51 - Indie Game of the Week - Shadows of Doubt (https://store.steampowered.com/app/986130/Shadows_of_Doubt/) 0:59:03 - Oops 1:00:37 - Nintendo Switch is officially the third-best-selling console of all time 1:05:38 - Nintendo Direct round-up 1:26:34 - Microsoft’s Activision acquisition in peril after UK regulator warns of harm to gamers 1:40:13 - Bramble: The Mountain King launches April 27 (Moody is working on this

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02:13:01

Dead Space Review | Words About Games Podcast #337

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2023/02/04

Amy and Moody sit down to review Dead Space, whatever is going on with E3, how we think Bioware could handle Mass Effect 3's endings in Mass Effect 5, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:47 - Moody has thoughts about The Last of Us episode 3 0:18:38 - Dead Space Review 0:55:08 - Indie Game of the Week - Shardpunk: Verminfall (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183800/Shardpunk_Verminfall/) 0:57:27 - Goldeneye 007 Review 1:09:05 - Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo reportedly skipping E3 1:19:05

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02:16:14

Let's Talk About Accessibility | Words About Games...

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2023/01/27

This week, Amy and Moody are joined by the awesome Scott Sedman to talk about accessibility in video games. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:07 - Let's chat about accessibility 0:38:52 - The Last of Us and the "video game adaptation curse" 0:42:20 - Hi-Fi Rush Impressions 0:49:01 - Forspoken('s dialogue) Impressions 0:57:00 - The Yu-Gi-Oh tangent 1:06:51 - Indie Game of the Week - The Star Named EOS (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/The_Star_Named_EOS/) 1:10:44 - Crystal Dynamics

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01:26:50

Fantasy Game Critic 2023 Draft | Words About Games...

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2023/01/21

Amy, & Moody are joined by special guests Elfdaughter, Feywald, Russell and Vitz to draft their teams for this year's Fantasy Critic showdown. 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 Twitter @jerobolod or over on Instagram @reallyjerobolod

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02:07:16

Top 10 Games of 2022 | Words About Games Podcast #334

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2023/01/14

We're joined this week by the wonderful Vitz Patel, who helps us countdown our favourite games of 2022 & speedrun through some of the games we're most excited for in the coming year.

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02:13:33

Why Do We Play The Games We Play? | Words About Games...

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2022/12/20

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting 0:12:22 - Moody & Joe argue about the new Avatar while Amy hides in the corner 0:22:44 - Moody has some news 0:25:15 - A messy conversation about the games we like to play and why we like to play them 1:00:09 - Case of the Golden Idol 1:06:47 - The Entropy Centre 1:13:23 - What's on our Christmas gaming backlog? 1:21:11 - Indie Game of the Week - Imperial Grace (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1652580/Imperial_Grace/) 1:22:45 - The Google doc

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02:07:44

The Game Awards Happened Again This Year | Words...

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2022/12/12

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro & Just Chatting 0:20:04 - General thoughts on the Game Awards 0:33:20 - Talking about the Game Awards awards 0:44:06 - Game Awards trailers and stuff 1:05:05 - Indie Game of the Week - Europa (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214880/Europa/) 1:07:21 - Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 1:14:39 - A Little To The Left 1:17:47 - How To Say Goodbye 1:23:33 - The Last of Us (TV Show) official trailer thoughts 1:29:25 - Call of Duty is coming to Nintendo (apparently) 1:32:48

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