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SAROS and the hottest new games in May 2026
Swapping Joysticks
Swapping Joysticks is your home for LGBTQIA+ gaming content presented by Twitch streamer Ben Austwick (BiggusBennus) and games journalist Ed Nightingale (ed_nights).
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Your weekly dose of gaming news, views and inane chatter.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:32 - Final Fantasy XIV - EverCold announcement
00:31:42 - SAROS very early impressions
01:05:01 - Pragmata
01:21:10 - What you've been playing
01:27:27 - Outro
Thank you to PlayStation for the SAROS code.
#SAROS
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Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
We've both started new games this week - Ed's a couple of hours into Pragmata, and Ben's had a few cursed hours of playing Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. We also chat through some surprising BAFTA Games Awards winners and this week's discussion is all about physical v digital games.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:09 - BAFTA Games Awards Winners
00:17:58 - Pragmata
00:26:00 - FC Pro 2 update
00:28:20 - Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
00:43:10 - Pikmin 1
00:45:03 - Digital v Physical games
01:06:07 - Outro
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Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Ed’s become a bit of a platinum hunter - he’s picked up Mass Effect 2, 3, and is close to finishing Returnal. Ben’s fully leaning into his weird management sim phase and is now hooked on CURE - A Hospital Simulator. We also have a go at predicting next week’s BAFTA Games Awards and judge your top 9 games of all time.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:15:15 - BAFTA Games Awards
00:35:42 - Mass Effect 2 & 3
00:40:28 - Returnal
00:44:47 - FC Pro 2 update
00:47:00 - CURE - A Hospital Simulator
00:53:43 - Judging your top 9 games
01:22:20 - Outro
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Friday Apr 03, 2026
Friday Apr 03, 2026
Ed's finished Mass Effect 2 and has the platinum! He's now playing through Plus we chat about what's coming out in April and what you've been playing this month.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:08:30 - Dreamhack and gaming cons
00:38:50 - Mass Effect 2 & 3
00:45:24 - Forza Horizon (series chat)
00:57:44 - The Division Resurgence
01:05:28 - Outro
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Friday Mar 27, 2026
Friday Mar 27, 2026
Similar mix of games as last time, but with some actual endings this time round. Ben has rolled credits on Pokémon Pokopia, while Ed has some strong opinions about it. He’s also finished Resident Evil Requiem and, because he feels like it, has started playing through Mass Effect 2.
Plus we chat about what's coming out in April and what you've been playing this month.
00:00:00 - Intro & chit-chat
00:15:15 - Resident Evil Requiem
00:20:40 - Pokémon Pokopia
00:34:07 - Mass Effect 2
00:45:07 - What you've been playing
00:51:25 - Xbox Partner Showcase
01:03:05 - Games coming out in April 2026
01:25:45 - Outro
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Friday Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Pokémon Pokopia has grabbed Ben by the Pokéballs and will not let go. Also, Ed's been attached to Resident Evil Requiem and Minishoot' Adventures when he wanted a palette cleanser. After last week's gaming drought, we've made up for it now.
Also - a chat about Reading and chicken restaurants.
Plus we chat about what you've been playing.
00:00:00 - Intro & chit-chat
00:32:15 - Resident Evil Requiem
00:46:38 - Pokémon Pokopia
01:07:00 - Minishoot' Adventures
01:13:25 - What you've been playing
01:25:45 - Outro
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Friday Feb 27, 2026
Friday Feb 27, 2026
We've not been playing a ton of games this week in anticipation of the Marathon Server Slam and Resident Evil Requiem, so let's talk about what's coming up in March!
Plus this week's gaming news and what you've been playing.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:12:15 - Ed catch-up (Nioh 3 & Resident Evil 3)
00:13:13 - FC Pro 2
00:21:17 - Denshattack!, The Eternal Game of Goldman, Sledding Game & People of Note
00:38:55 - What you've been playing
00:55:40 - Games coming out in March
01:14:00 - Outro
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Friday Feb 20, 2026
Friday Feb 20, 2026
This time it's Ben's turn to play some Nioh 3 and unsurprisingly he's having a lot more trouble with it. Ed's been playing Resident Evil 3 Remake in anticipation of Requiem, and they also chat about what demos they're looking forward to playing during Steam Next Fest next week.
Plus this week's gaming news and what you've been playing.
00:00:00 - Intro including Dreamhack and Guildford Games Festival
00:31:25 - Resident Evil 3 Remake
00:41:40 - Steam Next Fest Preview
00:47:54 - Nioh 3
00:55:51 - Gaming news
01:12:46 - What you've been playing
01:20:20 - Outro
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Friday Feb 13, 2026
Friday Feb 13, 2026
We're back and hopefully better than ever! We chat about what we've been up to the past 6 months and chat about everything revealed at last night's PlayStation State of Play.
00:00:00 - Intro and life updates
00:32:00 - PlayStation State of Play
01:25:45 - Outro
#StateofPlay
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Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
We're back and it's time to explain everything to those who haven't been watching the Twitch streams.
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
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▼ Ed's links ▼
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