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Words About Games

wordsaboutgames

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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02:19:04

Everything Is Fine, Honest | Words About Games...

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2024/03/02

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:47 - Amy found some old game consoles 0:17:55 - It has been a ruinous year for video games 1:00:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Slash Quest (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718010/Slash_Quest/) 1:04:06 - Pacific Drive 1:22:24 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.43 1:29:52 - Amy finished her first Pokemon game (Violet) 1:39:30 - Pokemon Presents 2024 thoughts 1:44:41 - Remedy Entertainment buys Control series rights from 505 Games for €17m 1:57:31 - Alan Wake 2 speedrunner

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01:55:43

There Was A Nintendo Direct AND An Elden Ring DLC...

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2024/02/25

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:20 - Amy is a Pokemon nerd now 0:17:37 - Amy's latest video essay is out now 0:25:00 - Moody's final thoughts on Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth 0:31:53 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase thoughts 0:41:35 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer thoughts 0:51:41 - Moody wants to talk about the Borderlands movie trailer 0:57:23 - Indie Game of the Week - Arco (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/Arco/) 0:59:54 - IGN Creator's Guild union

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02:13:53

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review | Words About...

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2024/02/17

We delayed recording and releasing this podcast because we heard from our sources that Xbox was going to be a dead brand on Thursday, but then that didn't happen so Amy and Moody review the new Like A Dragon game. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:50 - Amy has a new video essay coming out soon 0:11:24 - Amy has been salvaging her old game consoles & games 0:21:33 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review 0:59:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Steam Next Fest Special Edition (Links in

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02:18:13

We Watched The Last of Us Part 2 Documentary | Words...

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2024/02/10

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:20 - Amy's kinda funny Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth story 0:13:06 - Amy needs help with gamer maths 0:16:35 - Trophy hunting 0:26:40 - Let’s talk about Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II 0:50:20 - Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works 0:58:52 - Indie Game of the Week - Isles of Sea and Sky (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky/) 1:04:01 - What do you even say about the Xbox discourse? 1:32:18 -

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02:01:44

Our State of Play Reactions | Words About Games...

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2024/02/03

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:42 - State of Play thoughts 0:48:01 - Silent Hill: The Short Message 0:56:51 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remaster 1:02:47 - Is Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth more or less bannanas than the rest of the Yakuza games? 1:06:32 - Indie Game of the Week - Grunn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/Grunn/) 1:10:06 - Spec Ops: The Line has been delisted and that sucks 1:14:15 - Tencent CEO thinks its gaming business achieved nothing last year, for some reason 1:17:29 -

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02:05:16

Are AAA Games Sustainable? | Words About Games...

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2024/01/27

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:19:49 - Are AAA games sustainable? 0:45:47 - 5,900+ layoffs have been announced so far in 2024 1:03:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2653470/Little_Problems_A_Cozy_Detective_Game/) 1:05:09 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 was a great celebration of gaming, raised more than $2.5million for charity 1:11:48 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 1:20:10 - Turnip Boy Robs A Bank 1:24:34 - Gran Turismo 7

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02:05:36

Fantasy Game Critic 2024 Draft | Words About Games...

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2024/01/23

Surprise! In a bonus episode we get the gang back together to draft our 2024 Fantasy Game Critic league. 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

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02:24:18

10 Games To Get To Know Us (Part One) | Words About...

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2024/01/20

Amy & Vitz are joined by special guest Sadie Flayeh to talk about some of the games that impacted them throughout their lives. 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

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02:07:45

Our Top 10 Games of 2023 | Words About Games Podcast...

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2024/01/13

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:37 - The Fight Tearing Apart The Game Awards (https://www.wired.com/story/the-game-awards-israel-palestine-open-letter-future-class/) 0:16:15 - What if we didn't glorify and monetise the Insomniac leaks? 0:18:15 - Game of the Year 2023 - Introduction 0:20:31 - Game of the Year 2023 - Building Our Long List 0:29:25 - Game of the Year 2023 - Trimming The List 1:15:13 - Game of the Year 2023 - Building Our Top 10 1:55:57 - Cooling Down Want to hang out with us

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02:17:13

What Games Are We Most Looking Forward To In 2024? |...

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2024/01/13

This episode has a ton of technical issues. Discord kept freezing. I apologise, we did our best to talk around it. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:54 - Achievement/Trophy Hunting 0:24:48 - The games of 2024 1:26:36 - Predictions and general chat about 2024 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

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02:15:50

Some Cool Indie Games We've Played As The Year Draws...

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2023/12/16

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:30 - The existential horror of the YouTube algorithm 0:22:54 - Doctor Who 0:31:32 - A Highland Song 0:45:06 - American Arcadia 0:49:46 - Sea of Stars 0:59:05 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1:02:25 - Indie Game of the Week - Wild Bastards (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1660840/Wild_Bastards/) 1:06:25 - GTA6 officially revealed 1:12:55 - Dragon Age: Dreadwolf exists! 1:17:07 - Sony is being sued for UK PlayStation store pricing 1:19:58 - Sony

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02:23:23

The Game Awards (Part Two) | Words About Games...

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2023/12/11

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:46 - The Game Awards was a terrible "celebration of video games" 1:04:33 - The award winners 1:31:17 - The trailers 2:07:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head - The final results 2:14:08 - Fantasy Critic check-in 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

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02:21:04

Managing Backlogs | Words About Games Podcast #380

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2023/12/02

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:39 - Backlogs & Burnout 1:08:43 - Indie Game of the Week - Selfloss (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086620/Selfloss/) 1:10:48 - Chants of Sennaar & In Stars And Time 1:15:43 - Fight, Magic, Items 1:17:58 - TV shows 1:29:21 - A dev reckons Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is launching next year 1:32:05 - YouTuber recreates Legend of Zelda as a Studio Ghibli style film 1:34:08 - Gamers(TM) lose their minds over an LGBTQ+ flag in Suicide Squad gameplay

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02:20:44

Technical Limitations & Creativity | Words About...

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2023/11/25

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:14 - Games Amy wants to play & the insidiousness of "missing" games 0:33:22 - Did the technical limitations of older games help creativity? 1:03:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Tiny Glade (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/Tiny_Glade/) 1:07:18 - Slay The Princess 1:19:21 - Thirsty Suitors 1:32:45 - Baldur's Gate 3 1:44:24 - Getting ready for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth 1:54:20 - Coccoon 2:01:08 - The final run to our Game of the Year

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02:15:35

The Game Awards | Words About Games Podcast #378

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2023/11/18

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:19:04 - The Game Awards nominations have been announced 1:02:45 - Genocide is bad, actually 1:06:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Excuse Me Sir (https://airdorf.itch.io/excuse-me-sir) 1:09:00 - What if we were in charge of the Game Awards 2:02:55 - WAP lore 2:03:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head 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

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02:16:49

Predicting Game of the Year | Words About Games...

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2023/11/11

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:29:41 - Predicting Game of the Year 0:59:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Grifford Academy (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445780/Grifford_Academy/) 1:04:23 - Silent Hill: Ascension 1:20:18 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pack (Final Wave) 1:28:38 - New Mass Effect 5 teaser revealed for N7 Day 1:42:20 - PlayStation has delayed half of its live service games 1:51:41 - Warner Bros. is focusing on turning its biggest franchises into live service games 1:55:43 -

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02:04:38

Moody's Spider-Man 2 Thoughts | Words About Games...

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2023/10/28

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:04 - Alan Wake 2 excitement 0:24:10 - Spider-Man 2 0:36:00 - Trophy hunting & backlogs 0:42:03 - "Best looking" games 0:56:16 - Indie "Game" of the Week - Cry Club Studios (https://cryclubstudios.crd.co) 1:00:28 - Talking about YouTube ads 1:04:15 - Xbox Partner Showcase 1:13:30 - Capcom is selling lots of games 1:16:50 - Starfield is driving Game Pass subs 1:24:36 - Buy the Games for Gaza Bundle on itch.io

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02:18:12

Microsoft Has Bought Activision Blizzard (For Reals)...

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2023/10/21

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:22 - Moody has discovered 24/7 chill gaming streams 0:25:57 - Microsoft has finally bought Activision Blizzard 0:44:31 - Persona 5 Royal 0:54:31 - Assassin's Creed Mirage 1:08:32 - Indie Game of the Week - Born of Bread (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555140/Born_of_Bread/) 1:12:39 - moody's time to shine??? 1:13:15 - Pete Hines is retiring from Bethesda 1:18:21 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) Is Getting A New Worldwide Release In 4K 1:20:21 - Cities:

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02:17:20

Disney Supposedly Looking To Buy A Major Game...

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2023/10/14

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:57 - There are too many games, and we're playing none of them 0:36:15 - James Corden hosted an Activision Blizzard town hall 0:40:39 - Disney reportedly looking to acquire major publisher like EA 0:54:19 - Indie Game of the Week - The Drifter (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/) 1:02:12 - Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy 1:12:14 - Redfall's Steam Player Count Is Dropping Into

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02:22:48

Is 2023 The Horniest Year of Gaming So Far? | Words...

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2023/10/07

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:27 - Amy's been playing Final Fantasy X 0:19:13 - Is 2023 The Horniest Year of Gaming So Far? 0:43:43 - Forza Motorsport Impressions 0:54:58 - Under The Waves Impressions 0:59:00 - Cocoon Review 1:05:47 - Indie Game of the Week - Core Decay (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260940/Core_Decay/) 1:08:30 - zoidberg 1:11:47 -Bramble: The Mountain King wins Best Independent Game at NYX Game Awards 2023 1:14:19 - Vitz watched the Gran Turismo movie 1:21:58 - Stop

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