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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 Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
It's time for an emergency podcast that's luckily at the same time we do our normal podcast and of course there is only one thing to talk about - the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2! We delve into that trailer, what we'd like to see, what we expect, and a whole lot more.
Plus, we talk about what you thought of the trailer!
No chapters, it's Switch 2 from start to finish
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Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
It's the big one - our Game of the Year 2024 podcast! Find out what we thought of all the games we played this year, a final top 10 ranking, and also your top 10 games voted by YOU!
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● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
In this very special episode we're joined by PlayStation Access's Rosie Caddick, The Gamer's Meg Pelliccio and Eurogamer's Victoria Kennedy to chat about their favourite 3 games of 2024. If you don't have a list of games you must play/finish by the end of this episode I'll be stunned.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:30 - Meg Pelluccio's top games of 2024
00:41:23 - Rosie Caddick's top games of 2024
01:22:49 - Victoria Kennedy's top games of 2024
01:55:53 - Honourable mentions
02:24:19 - What we're looking forward to in 2025
02:35:43 - Outro
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● Follow on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/megpelliccio.bsky.social
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▼ Rosie's links ▼
● Follow on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rosiecaddick.bsky.social
● Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Rosie_Caddick
▼ Victoria's links ▼
● Follow on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lilchopshopgal.bsky.social
● Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/LilChopShopGal
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
We're joined by gaming industry journalist Issy Van Der Velde for the first in our special episodes over the next couple of weeks. We chat about what we've been playing, including Dragon Age The Veilguard, F1 Manager 24, and a whole movie section. We also chat with Issy about his top games of 2024 and what he'll be playing over the festive break.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:09:15 - Wicked Movie00:18:21 - The Game Awards
00:43:00 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
00:53:05 - Hot Frosty
00:59:24 - F1 Manager 24
01:03:37 - Dragon Age The Veilguard
01:19:32 - What you've been playing
01:36:38 - Issy's favourite games of 2024
02:09:25 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
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● Follow on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/veedztweets.bsky.social
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▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
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Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Ed can finally talk about Fantasian Neo Dimension, the game he reviewed, and Ben's actually finished Dragon's Dogma 2. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and gacha games, and we finish with a PS1 quiz for its 30th anniversary.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
Ben's CALM fundraiser: https://tiltify.com/@biggusbennus/biggus-bennus-jingle-jam-2024
00:00:00 - Intro
00:23:43 - Fantasian Neo Dimenson
00:48:28 - Infinity Nikki & gacha games
01:05:05 - Dragon's Dogma II
01:30:45 - What You've Been Playing
01:39:34 - The PlayStation 1 30th Anniversary Quiz
01:51:48 - 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
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Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Ed's been playing a game for a review so can't talk about that, but Ben's been getting lost in No Man's Sky (literally) and Dragon's Dogma 2 on the PS5 Pro. There's also a return to Musical Corner.
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:14:39 - PS5 Pro update
00:17:15 - No Man's Sky
00:30:33 - Dragon's Dogma II
00:46:53 - What You've Been Playing
00:54:55 - The News Quiz: Music Edition
01:16:41 - 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 ▼
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Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
We've got a PS5 Pro and played a bunch of PS4, PS5 & PS5 Pro enhanced games to test out its capabilities. Ed's also finally got time to chat about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Ben does a nice DanTDM name drop. And, as always - The News Quiz!
Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:20 - PS5 Pro
00:29:27 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
00:42:47 - What you've been playing
01:05:10 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!
01:16:41 - Outro
#PS5Pro #EchoesofWisdom
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Ben's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/biggusbennus
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● Join the Discord - http://discord.gg/biggusbennus
▼ Ed's links ▼
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● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
We're sadly back from Japan and in the spirit of an aunt who's just walked the Inca Trail, we've got a lot of stuff to show and tell. We chat about our time at the Godzilla hotel, Super Nintendo World at Universal, a traditional ryokan, Ben's embarrassing toilet moment, and a whoooole lot more.
Let us know in the comments if you've been, or if you have any questions!
▼ 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 ▼
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● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/ed_nights
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 ▼
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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
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● 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