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
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Join us for a 'cosy and chaotic' live recording as I mark my 4-year partnerversary on Twitch! We dive into highlights from Summer Game Fest and Wholesome Direct, share Ed’s thoughts on Dawntrail after playing in Berlin, and chat about the demos for The Crush House and Thank Goodness You’re Here.
Plus, what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:04 - FFXIV Dawntrail Preview
00:23:10 - Destiny 2 - The Final Shape
00:32:54 - Thank Goodness You're Here
00:37:24 - The Crush House
00:45:29 - What you've been playing
00:47:32 - Wholesome Games Wholesome Direct
01:06:36 - Summer Game Fest
01:18:14 - Xbox Showcase Preview
01:25:55 - Chat with chat
01:14:00 - Outro
Dawntrail preview: https://www.eurogamer.net/dawntrail-is-final-fantasy-14-at-its-most-colourful
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
#Sponsored by Elgato and recorded with the brand new Elgato Wave Neo.
Join Ben & Ed as they dive into Keigh-3! We’ll be discussing the highly anticipated events of Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Showcase, and Ubisoft Forward. And guess what? We’re doing it all while using the cutting-edge Elgato Wave Neo microphone! 🎮🎤
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
We record this just a few hours after they announced a general election for July, and obviously we do our best to make it about video games! Ben and Ed give updates on their Elden Ring, Dark Souls Remastered and FFXIV journeys, and Ed gets wound up about Paper Mario.
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:56 - General Election video game politics special!
00:27:58 - FFXIV update
00:34:42 - Elden Ring & Dark Souls Remastered
00:43:20 - Ghost of Tsushima
00:49:40 - What you've been playing
01:01:30 - Elden Ring story trailer
01:04:47 - Twitch content filters
01:07:20 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door & Vivian's trans translation
01:14:00 - A miserable outro
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
We chat about the latest production of Romeo & Juliet featuring Tom Holland, Animal Well, Ed's playthrough of Dark Souls Remastered, that vile, misogynistic clip from Valorant, and some breaking news about GTA6.
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - Romeo & Juliet with Tom Holland
00:36:44 - The EDGE Game
00:44:57 - Animal Well
00:51:11 - Elden Ring & Dark Souls Remastered
01:07:37 - What you've been playing
01:11:35 - GTA6 release date - BREAKING NEWS
01:18:57 - Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal
01:28:02 - Square Enix financials
01:30:56 - Helldivers 2 sales
01:32:30 - Zelda and Animal Crossing Lego
01:34:35 - Dead by Daylight new stuff and Twitch shirts
01:38:55 - VALORANT streamer gets vile abuse & AI moderation
01:50:38 - Outro
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Hades was shadow dropped and Ed has played it, Ben gives an update on his Elden Ring playthrough, and we have a long discussion about Microsoft, Phil Spencer, and the future of Xbox.
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:07:37 - Microsoft/Bethesda Layoffs
00:46:10 - Frontier's new games!
00:49:44 - Elden Ring
00:46:18 - Stellar Blade & FFXIV
00:58:55 - Hades 2
01:11:11 - What you've been playing
01:18:08 - Outro
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Right, we're back to regular weekly episodes now that Ben's had his root canal. There's a lot to catch up on including the Elden Ring Symphony Concert at the Royal Albert Hall and Stellar Blade controversy. Also, Ben's been playing Manor Lords and a pretty fun tennis game!
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:52 - Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure
00:22:12 - Ben's root canal
00:26:44 - Top Spin 2K25
00:36:21 - Stellar Blade
00:57:30 - Manor Lords
01:12:08 - FFXIV update
01:15:14 - What you've been playing
01:19:03 - What's in the news (Xbox Direct, Fallout, Dungeons of Hinterberg)
01:30:18 - Outro
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● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Ep 132: We're joined by acclaimed actor Abubakar Salim, voice of Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins and man behind the brand new game Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Listen as we discuss his journey making this game, what inspired him, and what the future holds. Plus, a whole lot of everything else!
▼ Abubakar's links ▼
● Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/abzybabzy
● Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abzysalim
▼ Surgent Studios' links ▼
● Follow on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/surgentstudios
● Follow on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/surgentstudios
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
It's been a busy two weeks with a special trip to a Fallout on Prime screening, Ed's been pacing the red carpet at the BAFTA Games Awards, and we've both played a bit of Final Fantasy XIV!
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:48 - BAFTA Games Awards
00:43:02 - Fallout TV show on Amazon Prime
00:59:51 - Persona 3 (and a bit of Persona 5)
01:05:40 - Final Fantasy XIV
01:13:30 - What you've been playing
01:23:49 - FFXVI crossover event in FFXIV
01:26:25 - Outro
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
We may have chatted about Dragon's Dogma 2 a fair bit last week, but now Ben's played it constantly for the past couple of days, we've got a lot more to talk about. Ed's been playing Final Fantasy V and we explain what we got up to over the last week!
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and all things gaming and streaming in the news!
00:00:00 - Intro & our past week
00:17:52 - Dragon's Dogma 2
00:41:40 - Final Fantasy V
00:51:14 - What you've been playing
01:00:16 - Gaming news (inc. Monster Hunter Wilds, Twitch ToS, Digital-only Xbox Series X)
01:06:02 - Outro
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
It's been a whole 4 weeks since our last regular show, so we've got a lot to chat about. Ed's started Dragon's Dogma II and the more he talks about it, the more hyped we both get. Also, Ben's completely hooked by Stardew Valley, especially with the 1.6 update!
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and everything else we might have missed!
00:00:00 - Intro & catch-up
00:17:45 - Dragon's Dogma 2 on PS5
00:46:29 - Stardew Valley 1.6
00:53:56 - What you've been playing
01:05:25 - Gaming news (inc. The Sims 4 movie, Stardew Valley's concurrent peak on Steam, Amy Hennig's new game)
01:14:08 - Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com