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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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02:02:51

Activision Blizzard Employees Speak Out About HR...

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2021/08/07

This week Amy, Moody & Foxes continue to talk about the fallout of the Activision Blizzard lawsuit, as well as chatting about allegations of toxicity at Fullbright, last week's Annapurna Interactive Showcase & more. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 12:06 - Activision Blizzard employees say HR department failed them 39:36 - Bungie speaks out against toxic studio cultures following Activision lawsuit 42:39 - Shareholder rights law firm investigating Activision Blizzard 45:09 - J.Allen Brack &

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01:46:02

Activision Blizzard Employees Walkout Amidst Abuse...

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2021/07/30

In this week's podcast, Moody and Foxes discuss the evolving situation regarding the California State lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 9:37 - Angered Activision Blizzard Employees Plan Walkout, And They Have Demands 17:03 - Activision Blizzard employees say CEO’s statement ‘fails to address’ concerns and ‘we will not return to silence’ 26:30 - Activision Blizzard Is Working With Law Firm That Specializes In "Union Avoidance" Amid Abuse Allegations 32:07 - Here’s the

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02:00:25

Activision Blizzard Sued Over Terrible Culture,...

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2021/07/24

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro ---CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault, harassment, abuse & suicide--- 0:03:27 - Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment 0:20:57 - Blizzard Botched Warcraft III Remake After Internal Fights, Pressure Over Costs 0:32:31 - Report details toxic culture, sexual harassment and racial pay disparity at Ubisoft Singapore 0:45:50 - Toxic gaming discourse ---CONTENT WARNING ends--- 1:04:34 - Psychonauts 2's No-Crunch Development Required A Change In

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01:29:42

F1 2021 | The Life And Suffering of Sir Brante |...

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2021/07/20

Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:12 - F1 2021 23:07 - The Life And Suffering of Sir Brante 44:49 - Dorfromantik (Early Access) 55:10 - Slipways 1:12:40 - Pecaminosa (Review code supplied)

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02:04:16

Stop Gatekeeping Games, Stop Harassing Journalists |...

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2021/07/17

In this week's episode we discuss the latest round of discourse about video game difficulty, Phil Spencer's comments on preserving the history of games, Apex Legends' cross-progression development being slowed by the latest round of hacks & more. Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro 12:23 - Psychonauts 2 Aims To Be More Accessible With New Invincibility Mode 28:13 - Xbox’s boss is worried that gaming is losing its history 44:54 - Work on Apex Legends cross-progression slowed by recent hacking problems 50:03

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02:00:34

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Announced | Words About...

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2021/07/10

In this week’s episode we discuss the latest update to the Nintendo Switch, the latest news about Assassin’s Creed, Xbox reportedly being close to signing a deal with Hideo Kojima and more Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Nintendo Switch OLED Announced With Vibrant 7-Inch Screen, 64GB Of Storage 19:59 - Ubisoft is working on Assassin’s Creed Infinity, a huge evolving online game 32:32 - Xbox has reportedly moved closer to signing a new Hideo Kojima game 45:17 - Grand Theft Auto 6 Release Date Is

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01:26:58

Wildermyth | Overboard! | Dark Alliance | Fashionably...

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2021/07/06

Amy and Moody are joined by the wonderful Elfy (twitch.tv/elfdaughter) to talk Wildermyth, Overboard and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:30 - Wildermyth 0:31:26 - Overboard! 0:49:01 - Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance 1:08:29 - E3 Demos (Cris Tales, Sable, Road 96, Stranger in Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin)

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02:00:52

PlayStation Doesn't Seem To Like Indies Very Much |...

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2021/07/02

In this week’s episode we discuss Sony’s approach to indie developers, the state of Cyberpunk (according to CD Projekt), another broken game that’s also still on sale, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 6:34 - Indies criticize Sony over discount policies, poor communication, more 23:26 - After 6 months, Cyberpunk 2077's stability is apparently at a 'satisfactory level' 33:09 - Might And Magic 10: Legacy still broken, still being sold anyway 37:25 - Sony acquires Returnal developer Housemarque 43:32

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02:05:49

Cyberpunk Is Back On The PS Store (But Don't Buy It...

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2021/06/26

In this week’s episode we discuss a smattering of the news stories we missed while E3 was happening, mixed in with the news of the week. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:33 - Cyberpunk 2077 returns to PlayStation Store with a big PS4 warning 0:20:58 - Five Nights At Freddy's Creator Scott Cawthon Announces Retirement After Political Donation Backlash 0:34:55 - Blue Box’s head has been forced to reveal himself to debunk Silent Hill speculation 0:44:36 - Rumour: EA Motive Is Working On A Revival For

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01:13:26

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Chicory: A Colorful...

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2021/06/22

Moody and Amy are joined by Mr Bad Bit himself, host of The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast, to review Ratchet & Clank's latest adventure Rift Apart. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 42:47 - Chicory: A Colorful Tale

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02:27:05

Our Favourite Games From E3 2021 | Words About Games...

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2021/06/19

Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 5:37 - Was E3 Bad? (No) 12:52 - Sommerville 17:02 - Replaced 19:34 - Outer Worlds 2 21:29 - Redfall 26:20 - STALKER 2 32:05 - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandara 38:07 - Elden Ring 47:27 - Guardians of the Galaxy 52:35 - Trek To Yomi 57:55 - Halo: Infinite 1:12:42 - Forza Horizon 5 1:15:58 - BLOODBORNE 2 RUMOURS??? 1:19:06 - Diablo 2: Resurrected 1:21:37 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits 1:25:28 - A Plague Tale: Requiem 1:28:02 - Death's Door 1:30:11 - 12 Minutes 1:32:48 - Two Point

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01:16:19

Knockout City | Let's Build A Zoo | Griftlands |...

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2021/06/08

Amy & Moody sit down to review PvP dodgeball game Knockout City, deckbuilding roguelite Griftlands & more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:16 - Knockout City 0:27:51 - Let's Build A Zoo (Beta) 0:35:18 - Griftlands 1:01:16 - Solasta: Crown of the Magisters

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02:23:50

E3 2021 Predictions, Thoughts, Hopes & Dreams | Words...

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2021/06/04

In this week’s episode we discuss our thoughts, predictions, hopes and dreams for next week’s E3

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02:02:55

Nintendo Switch Pro Rumours Are Doing The Rounds...

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2021/05/29

In this week’s episode we discuss the fact that someone didn’t get the memo and E3 has started early - with reveals surrounding Dragon Quest & Pokemon and rumours of new Switch models and Final Fantasy games. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 11:38 - The 5-Hour Horizon: Zero Dawn Countdown 18:11 - Nintendo’s OLED Switch could come in September 27:10 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends Arceus release dates announced 34:00 - Rumor: Square Enix Set to Announce a New Action-RPG Final

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00:56:24

Returnal | Fashionably Late Reviews #30

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2021/05/24

Amy sits down with Moody to review Returnal. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:50 - Returnal

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02:00:53

Ubisoft Needs To Be Held Accountable For Workplace...

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2021/05/22

In this week’s episode we discuss how much Ubisoft hasn’t changed following last year’s abuse allegations, IGN’s news post of links to charities helping Palestinian civilians being removed, more E3 & Summer Game Festival news, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:20 - Ubisoft has reportedly made minimal changes following abuse allegations 0:26:41 - IGN Staff ‘Pissed’ After Meeting About Deleted Palestine Charity Post 0:44:41 - Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest returns June 10th with a

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02:05:19

There Are A Ton Of Awesome Games On The Horizon |...

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2021/05/14

In this week’s episode we discuss PlayStation and Xbox’s upcoming games, the PS5 shortage, Ubisoft’s future gaming strategy, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 12:07 - Sony working on 25 games for PlayStation 5, half of which are new IP 21:38 - Xbox claims it’s working on unannounced new IP ‘that will blow your mind’ 31:01 - Limited PS5 Stock Could Continue Into 2022, Says Sony 38:24 - Ubisoft prioritizes free-to-play development, but isn’t abandoning big-budget launches 50:53 - Sony, Nintendo,

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01:22:29

Resident Evil: Village | NieR: Replicant |...

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2021/05/10

Moody & Amy sit down to discuss the new show format, before talking about their time with Resident Evil: Village and the new remaster/remake of NieR: Replicant. Time Stamps: 0:04:20 - Resident Evil: Village 0:45:25 - NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139

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02:01:52

Epic & Apple Are Airing All The Industry's Dirty...

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2021/05/08

In this week’s episode we discuss the absolute mess of chaos that has followed the Epic vs Apple trial, and all of the presumably confidential information that has come out during it. Also there’s some other stuff too. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:40 - Epic boss says Sony charges publishers a cross-play fee in certain circumstances 0:18:26 - Sony facing lawsuit over PlayStation Store exclusivity 0:22:45 - Valve Is Being Sued Over Steam Monopoly Accusations 0:28:22 - Other Epic v Apple

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02:09:45

EA Is Explicitly Driving People Towards Loot Boxes |...

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2021/05/01

In this week’s episode we discuss EA driving people towards loot boxes in FIFA 21, a Riot Games employee roleplaying a mafia boss in private messages, Capcom making changes to Resident Evil Village’s demo rollout and more. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro 13:44 - Leaked EA document says FIFA 21 is driving people to loot boxes 23:37 - Riot Games 'Disappointed' After Weird Shutdown Notice Of League Of Legends Fan Project Goes Public 33:57 - Capcom will now give you a week to play Resident Evil Village’s

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