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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Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Recorded just after Ben completed the first two episodes of Life is Strange: Double Exposure and minutes after the Xbox Partner Preview, this podcast is certified fresh! ...if people still use that phrase.
Also, it's the return of musical corner, as Ben and Ed went to see MJ the musical last night.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:45 - MJ the Musical
00:25:51 - Xbox Partner Preview
00:42:12 - Life is Strange Double Exposure
01:05:25 - What you've been playing
01:11:24 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!
01:18:05 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Ed's 5* review of Metaphor: ReFantazio is out on Eurogamer, but what does he REALLY think about it? We have an in depth discussion as I've also played it for more than a dozen hours. We also chat about Lord of the Rings Online and have a brand new feature, THE NEWS QUIZ!
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:48 - Peter Kay Live at The O2
00:21:03 - Metaphor: ReFantazio
00:54:44 - What you've been playing
01:10:39 - News Quiz! **NEW**
01:24:03 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Ed's been playing a game for review this week so can't talk about it just yet! However, both Ben & Ed have been hooked to their phones playing Balatro at every opportunity and Ben's also hooked on TCG Card Shop Simulator. They also played the incredible Synapse.
Plus, we talk bout what you’ve been playing, which seems to be a lot of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:15:26 - Balatro on mobile
00:25:47 - TCG Card Shop Simulator
00:37:02 - Synapse
00:41:42 - What you've been playing
00:54:24 - Top Zelda games of all time
01:01:37 - News including Tokyo Game Show
01:15:00 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Recorded the day after the PlayStation State of Play, we chat about everything revealed there. We've also finished The Plucky Squire and Ben's finally got bored of Elder Scrolls Castles.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:58 - PlayStation State of Play
00:46:29 - Ghost of Yōtei
00:53:53 - The Plucky Squire
01:01:55 - Elder Scrolls Castles & Marvel Snap
01:17:07 - Black Myth Wukong
01:21:21 - What you've been playing
01:30:36 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Another week off between episodes (we won't make a habit of this) and we're back with the long-promised FFXIV Dawntrail review. We also have a long discussion about the incredible Astro Bot and the PS5 Pro.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro & @FinalFantasyUnion Pub Quiz
00:14:14 - FFXIV Dawntrail
00:50:03 - ASTRO BOT
01:03:58 - PS5 Pro
01:32:33 - What you've been playing
01:52:54 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_night
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
After a week off and a Gamescom special, we've got plenty of games to talk about, and end up focusing on two. Ben played Concord before it was yeeted for good and has some very strong opinions on why it failed, plus Ed's been hooked on Star Wars Outlaws, despite not loving it. We also chat a little about Deadlock, Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta, Monument Valley+, and Black Myth Wukong
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing (and correct some awful opinions on Citizen Sleeper and Final Fantasy 9)!
00:00:00 - Intro & what's coming out this month
00:08:45 - Concord
00:43:02 - Star Wars Outlaws
01:15:19 - Monument Valley+
01:18:40 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta
01:20:10 - Deadlock (not Deathlock, Ben)
01:26:13 - Black Myth Wukong
01:29:39 - What you've been playing
01:57:35 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
We're finally back from Gamescom and we've got a TON of games to discuss. Check out the timestamps below if there are particular games you're interested in and look out for the individual YouTube videos for each of the games we played a lot of!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:31:12 - Metaphor: ReFantazio
00:45:14 - Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
01:01:10 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure
01:19:12 - Atomfall
01:32:18 - Monster Hunter Wilds
01:52:30 - Phantom Blade Zero
02:02:42 - Sonic x Shadow Generations
02:16:10 - Two Point Museum
02:21:08 - The Eternal Life of Goldman
02:24:25 - Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator
02:28:50 - The Precinct
02:33:13 - The First Berserker: Khazan
02:38:16 - Crimson Desert
02:43:26 - Sniper Elite Resistance
02:48:12 - Towerborne
02:49:46 - Fragpunk
02:51:24 - Spine
02:53:17 - The Jackbox Naughty Pack
02:54:53 - Civilization VII
02:57:38 - Critter Cafe
03:00:27 - Planet Coaster 2
03:01:15 - Kaiserpunk
03:04:19 - Deathsprint 66
03:07:42 - Star Wars Outlaws
03:08:33 - Tavern Keeper
03:10:50 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
We're back from Austria and Ed's even had a sneaky trip to NYC in the past week too, cranking up a bigger carbon footprint than Taylor Swift herself. Ed's been playing some retro Final Fantasy Tactics on Ben's Vita, and Ben's finally got round to playing Link's Awakening. Ed also chats about his exclusive preview opportunities with Two Point Museum and Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis. There won't be a regular podcast next week as we're heading to Gamescom!
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro (NYC & Austria)
00:36:53 - Final Fantasy Tactics
00:48:10 - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
01:01:05 - What you've been playing
01:15:02 - Games coming up & news
01:29:23 - Two Point Museum
01:39:32 - Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis
01:47:03 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Recorded hours before we head to Vienna for our cancelled Taylor Swift concert, we chat about Thank Goodness You're Here, comedy games in general, Ben's finished Elden Ring, and there's a new Zelda trailer!
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro & Austria/Taylor Swift
00:13:52 - Thank Goodness You're Here & comedy games
00:37:25 - Ben finished Elden Ring!
00:49:15 - What you've been playing
01:12:00 - Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Trailer
01:19:31 - FFXVI PC Port & Queens Blood
01:22:10 - PS VR2 PC cable
01:23:40 - Fall Guys in Fortnite
01:24:35 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
● Follow on Instagram - http://instagram.com/biggusbennus
● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_night
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
We've finally allowed ourselves to talk about FFXIV Dawntrail, now that Ben is halfway through and Ed's a good chunk into it. Join us as we also discuss Ed finishing Dungeons of Hinterberg and Dark Souls Remastered DLC, as well as the awful layoffs affecting Bungie, and what they replaced Mario & Sonic at the Olympics with!
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:20:39 - Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
00:50:41 - Dungeons of Hinterberg
00:54:44 - Dark Souls Remastered DLC
00:57:15 - Another Crab's Treasure
00:58:58 - What you've been playing
01:05:45 - Fallout soccer controversy
01:09:25 - Bungie layoffs
01:13:19 - Twitch concerns
01:19:17 - The Jackbox Games Mega Picker
01:21:35 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date
01:23:00 - Mario & Sonic at The Olympics & NFTs
01:25:26 - Outro
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