Words About Games

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:20:32 - Starfield Review 0:56:35 - Algorithms 1:01:38 - Indie Game of the Week - Garden Buddies (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429090/GardenBuddies/) 1:05:40 - SAG-AFTRA members vote overwhelmingly in favour of authorising a video game strike 1:10:35 - Jim Ryan announces retirement 1:20:54 - Capcom exec thinks game prices are too low 1:29:46 - Hundreds more lay...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:25:58 - Xbox suffers biggest leak in gaming history 1:08:56 - Indie Game of the Week - This Bed We Made (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243850/This_Bed_We_Made/) 1:12:11 - NexusMods Bans Starfield Pronoun Removal Mod 1:14:41 - State of Play highlights 1:18:43 - Starfield has hit 10million players 1:21:16 - The Division 3 has been announced 1:24:41 - Square Enix...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:12 - Amy played Bramble: The Mountain King 0:17:08 - Goodbye Volcano High review 0:33:49 - The Expanse episode 4 thoughts 0:37:21 - Nintendo Direct thoughts 0:48:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Chessarama (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1831830/Chessarama/) 0:51:44 - 'An astonishing scumbag move': Indie developers react to surprise Unity engine pricing c...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:24:12 - The Internet Is Having Totally Normal Reactions To Starfield 0:53:41 - Indie Game of the Week - Holstin (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2235430/Holstin/) 1:01:43 - E3 2024 reportedly in doubt 1:05:52 - Nintendo reportedly show off “Switch 2” behind closed doors at Gamescom 1:09:36 - Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma says no plans for DLC, sequel 1...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:08 - Baldur's Gate 3 Review 0:59:53 - Indie Game of the Week - Bye Sweet Carole (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/Bye_Sweet_Carole/) 1:03:01 - Words About Books 1:09:22 - Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew dev is shutting down 1:18:34 - Elder Scrolls 6 is now in early development 1:21:14 - Saints Row developer Volition closing down with immediate effect...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:12:35 - Fantasy Critic Check-In 0:23:19 - Let’s Chat About Starfield’s Title Screen (But Not Really) 0:38:41 - sexy times in baldurs gate (part 1) 0:44:49 - moodys ominous countdown 0:47:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Beecarbonize (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2486750/Beecarbonize/) 0:49:14 - sexy times in baldurs gate (part 2) 0:51:47 - Moody learned what save...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:36 - Baldur’s Gate 3 & Industry Standards 1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - Fruitbus (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2484130/Fruitbus/) 1:07:18 - how the turn tables 1:08:18 - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical review 1:22:23 - The Expanse episode 2 thoughts 1:28:28 - glitter o'clock 1:29:30 - Exoprimal might include Dino Crisis content in the future...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:19 - Venba Review (Spoiler Warning) 0:49:48 - Indie Game of the Week - Samurai Unicorn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2494020/Samurai_Unicorn/) 0:51:48 - Phil Spencer played Bramble (and Amy hasn't yet) 0:56:48 - Baldur’s Gate 3 is apparently too woke for Internet losers 1:17:36 - A couple of non-woke fun facts about Baldur’s Gate 3 1:27:01 - This week’s...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:26:06 - Body of Mine puts users in a virtual body of a different gender 0:42:20 - Viewfinder Review 0:57:34 - Indie Game of the Week - Pocket Wheels (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1129360/Pocket_Wheels/) 1:01:50 - The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot 1:20:06 - PlayStation 5 has passed 40m units sold 1:25:...

Amy & Moody discuss a follow up report about Zenimax's lack of support for its LGBTQ+ community, review embargos, Amy's first ever Pokemon team and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - uh oh 0:01:22 - Intro 0:21:00 - Report: Zenimax Is Doing "Nothing" To Combat Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry In ESO 0:50:43 - The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode 1 Review 1:05:41 - Indie Game of the Week - Luto...

Amy & Moody are joined by Joe Medforce to talk the horrific allegations from an ex-Zenimax Online trans employee and Joe's upcoming independent feature film Blood Disco (which you can support at the links below). Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:24:24 - Elder Scrolls Online Studio Allegedly Held Healthcare “Hostage” To Get Rid Of Trans Employee 0:53:58 - Scarlet Deer Inn - https://store.stea...

It was a slow news week, so Amy & Moody discuss the amazing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, before talking about a grab bag of gaming new stories. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:50 - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is pretty amazing 0:30:45 - This week's episode is weird 0:31:38 - The Last of Us nominated for 24 Emmys 0:40:12 - Capcom is “discussing” remakes of unnumbered Resident Evil tit...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:10 - Final Fantasy XVI 0:42:35 - Aliens: Dark Descent 0:55:08 - AEW: Fight Forever 1:05:16 - Indie Game of the Week - Abandonware: The Horror Collection (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1813470/Abandonware__The_Horror_Collection/) 1:10:06 - Skullgirls is getting review bombed because the devs removed Nazi stuff & underage sexualization 1:15:41 - NoClip is a...

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:25 - Our Favourite Games of 2023 So Far 0:45:17 - Our Most Anticipated Games For The Rest of 2023 1:11:33 - Guerilla Games has included a tribute to Lance Reddick in Horizon: Forbidden West update 1:14:03 - Pokemon earbuds! 1:16:33 - Activision Blizzard Acquisition Lawsuit Revelations 1:43:47 - E3 2024 and 2025 may have been cancelled? 1:48:32 - Among Us is gettin...

This week Amy and Moody talks about development cycles, live service games, the woman (singular) who was apparently due to appear at Summer Game Fest, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:22 - Xbox Game Studios chief says people need to realise games now take 4-6 years to make 0:30:52 - PlayStation's live service ambitions 0:45:34 - Amy’s 13 Favourite Steam Next Fest Demos (In 20 Words...

Amy and Moody watched like 200 video game trailers and they have lots of thoughts and more than a few favourites. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:35 - What did we think of Summer Game Fest? 0:22:21 - What did we think of the Xbox Showcase? 0:36:11 - What did we think of the Starfield Direct? 0:42:25 - What did we think of the other showcases (Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, etc) 1:05:30 - Wha...

Amy and Moody talk about their expectations, hopes and dreams for the Summer of Gaming (E3). Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:16 - Summer of Gaming rundown 0:23:36 - What are we most excited for? 0:29:48 - Expectations 0:47:33 - Hopes 1:01:03 - Dreams 1:22:02 - Wildcard 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 K...

Amy and Moody talk about the shitheel running Activision Blizzard, Moody reviews Like A Dragon Ishin, they both review Planet of Lana & Star Trek: Resurgence, and more! Also Discord crashed at one point but I think I covered it quite well. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:41 - Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick blames scandals on "a very aggressive labor movement" 0:30:51 - Activi...

Amy & Moody talk about this week's PlayStation Showcase, how Amy got mad at some discourse she saw on social media, the status of the KOTOR Remake, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:07 - PlayStation Showcase Reactions 1:10:43 - Indie Game of the Week - Videoverse (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/VIDEOVERSE/) 1:13:44 - moody takes control 1:14:54 - Fanboys :/ 1:28:18 -...

Amy has played a lot of Tears of the Kingdom (as have a lot of people) and she wants to tell Moody about it this week. Also discussed - Overwatch 2's PvE changes, more about the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and more. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:16 - Amy's Tears of the Kingdom initial thoughts 0:33:06 - Tears of the Kingdom has sold 10m copies in 3 days 0:44:39 - Lack of accessibi...

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...

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 - Ind...

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....

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....

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 bigge...