Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
So are we all going over to Hive? - Swapping Joysticks - 23 Nov 2022
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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Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Ep 63: Ben & Ed have been to see The Book Of Mormon and have some very strong feelings about it. We also chat about the games we've been playing, including Sonic Frontiers, God Of War, Pokemon Pearl and Elden Ring! All this plus the latest gaming news with an LGBTQIA+ twist!
Don't forget to follow us on our social media platforms!
Ben: http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
Ed: http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Wednesday Nov 09, 2022
Ep 62: For some reason, this seems to be the poo episode. Lots of talk about that and farts. Oh and video games! Apparently one called God Of War Ragnarok came out, so we chat about that, along with Sonic Frontiers, Persona 5 Switch, Blossom Tales and all the latest gaming news, including the lack of diversity in FFXVI!
Don't forget to follow us on our social media platforms!
Ben: http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
Ed: http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Ep 61: We're recording this on the day the PSVR2 release date and are both pretty floored by the price. We also chat about what we've been playing, including Silent Hill 2, Immortals Fenyx Rising and Skyrim. Plus, all the latest gaming news and opinions!
Don't forget to follow us on our social media platforms!
Ben: http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
Ed: http://twitch.tv/ed_nights
http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Ep 60: It's a Wednesday, which means it's time for Swapping Joysticks? Ben and Ed discuss the games they've been playing, including Observer System Redux, Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope and all the latest gaming news!
There are no timestamps for this week's show - sorry!
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Ep 59: We're back on our new podcast day - Wednesday! We go straight into talking about games we've been obsessed with lately, including Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and Pokemon Shining Pearl, plus the latest gaming news (including the Bayonetta VA drama) and some intense hatred for Crocs!
00:00 Intro
03:07 Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
18:57 Pokemon Shining Pearl
25:49 Crocs
28:18 Final Fantasy XIV
33:57 What you have been playing
42:50 The Sims 5 announced?
46:10 Bayonetta voice acting drama
1:00:59 Resident Evil Showcase + Silent Hill Transmission
1:04:30 PS5 Pro controller + custom Xbox Elite controller
1:08:05 Outro
Don't forget to like & subscribe, and follow us on our social media platforms!
Ben: http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus http://twitter.com/biggusbennus1
Ed: http://twitch.tv/ed_nights http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Ep 58: We're live from the same room and same mic! The first in-person podcast we've ever done quickly descends into chaos as we discuss the games we've been playing and all the latest news in gaming over the past week.
00:00 Intro
03:23 Big news!
11:31 Horizon Forbidden West
16:40 Mario vs Rabbids
19:14 DORFROMANTIK on Switch
23:08 Overwatch 2
31:12 What has the community been playing?
47:05 Back-breaking at TwitchCon
52:28 Twitch responds to 70/30 revenue split
1:01:28 FFXIV Fan Festival is returning
1:14:40 Among Us VR is out soon
1:16:04 Kingdom Hearts TV series canned
1:17:25 Xbox Accessibility Showcase
1:19:02 Disney Dreamlight Valley new content date
1:19:37 Brain grown to play Pong
1:20:49 Outro
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Ep 57: Our podcast is recorded mere hours after the death knoll for Stadia is rung (if it wasn't DOA), so Ed & Ben give their opinion on that. We also chat about our trip last week to EGX and the games we've been playing, including Sonic Frontiers, The Last Of Us Part 1, Trombone Champ, and all the latest gaming news.
00:00 Intro
04:20 Interview with Yoshi-P
09:25 EGX 2022 including Sonic Frontiers and Unstoppable
26:00 Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
30:22 Splatfest
34:17 The Last Of Us Part 1
41:05 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
44:25 Trombone Champ
47:22 What's everyone playing?
55:55 Stadia is shutting down!
59:14 Netflix creates a first-party studio
1:00:43 Wild Hearts announced
1:03:42 Sackboy announced for PC
1:05:40 Chef Kawasaki’s Microbikini Karuta shut down
1:07:32 Outro
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Ep 56: It's a theatre special as we discuss our trip to see Dear Evan Hansen on the West End before it closes as well as our opinions on pretty much every musical out there! Games?
Oh, we played Horizon Forbidden West, Splatoon 3 and a bunch of Switch demos, as well as discussed all the latest Twitch news.
00:00 Intro
01:51 Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
08:22 Dear Evan Hansen & theatre talk!
55:00 Tales Of Arise
56:52 Horizon Forbidden West
1:06:17 Splatoon 3
1:16:19 VALKYRIE ELYSIUM, DioField Chronicles & Harvestella
1:24:51 What have you been playing?
1:31:56 GTA VI leaks
1:36:45 TheRealInsider unmasked!
1:38:51 Twitch gambling 'ban'
1:44:37 Twitch introduces 50/50 cap on payouts over $100k
1:53:07 Twitch has a problem with predators
1:58:51 Trombone Champ goes viral
2:02:24 Outro
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Ep 55: We took a week off after The Queen passed away 30 minutes before last week's podcast but we're back with more to talk about than ever before! Ed's spent the day at the Square Enix Plays event in London and Ben's been knees-deep into Disney Dreamlight Valley!
00:00 Intro
01:15 Queen Elizabeth II's death
09:03 Square Enix Plays
10:13 Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core tease
15:33 VALKYRIE ELYSIUM
18:34 Harvestella, Star Ocean: The Divine Force, Dragon Quest Treasures & more (including Japanese food!)
41:49 Ed's finished some games!
51:55 Donut County
56:27 Disney Dreamlight Valley
1:07:15 What everyone's been playing
1:12:10 This week's Nintendo Direct
1:29:33 Playstation State Of Play
1:40:13 Outro
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Ep 54: This week, Ben's played Farthest Frontier while Ed's suffering some JRPG burnout. Plus what's next in Assassin's Creed and will there be a Zelda Nintendo Direct this month?
00:00 - Intro
03:12 - Ed hates northern music
13:33 - Gaming burnout
25:55 - Cult Of The Lamb
27:48 - Cuphead
31:10 - Farthest Frontier
38:40 - Episodic games, movies and bingeing
47:20 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and obscure game mechanics
50:57 - New Assassin's Creed Mirage leaked!
54:23 - Pride in Fortnite & music ramble
1:05:20 - New Pokemon announced
1:07:11 - Call Of Duty on GamePass
1:09:00 - New Playstation Plus games
1:12:29 - Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix
1:13:35 - Transphobic rant in patch notes of DOMINA game.
1:15:41 - Switch ports of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess?
1:12:10 - What have the community been playing? (Atomicrops, FFXIV 6.2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Graveyard Keeper, Bloons TD, Immortality, Bear & Breakfast
1:31:40 - Outro