Friday May 10, 2024
Hades II, Microsoft's Bethesda Layoffs & Elden Ring - Swapping Joysticks
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
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
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● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
After last week's technical disaster, we're back with Swapping Joysticks LIVE, a special episode roughly once a month where we chat with a couple of good friends. This time we're joined by Joesephyr and Marignetic and talk about everything from Final Fantasy to Balatro and from Persona 3 Reload to Tomb Raider Remastered.
Let us know what you think of SJ LIVE and if you want to see more of them!
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
▼ Marignetic's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/Marignetic
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/Marignetic
▼ Joesephyr's links ▼
● Follow on Twitch - http://twitch.tv/joesephyr
● Follow on Twitter - http://twitter.com/joesephyr
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Ahead of the launch of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we sat down with Cait Sith's voice actor, Paul Tinto, for a chat about everything Final Fantasy and more.
Join as we discuss voicing the iconic Cait Sith, meeting other Final Fantasy voice actors, going to Japan, and even the future of gaming!
Ed's Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-review
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● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Ed's been incredibly busy this week, reviewing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for Eurogamer, and interviewing Souls legend Hideta Miyazaki. We chat in depth about both, with some titbits you won't have heard elsewhere.
Speaking of Final Fantasy, Ben's finally finished XIV's Endwalker expansion and has mixed feelings. He's also briefly started playing Fortnite again. Lord help us.
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and everything else we might have missed!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:47 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review (spoiler-free)
00:37:55 - Ed's exclusive interview with Hideta Miyazaki
00:51:25 - Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
01:02:35 - What you've been playing
01:13:21 - Gaming news (Nintendo Direct, Xbox games, PS VR 2 on PC)
Ed's Rebirth review: https://www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-review
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Ep125: A special episode this week where we're joined by our good friend Juan Hidalgo, a Localisation Project Manager at PlayStation who has worked on games such as Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart.
Join as we chat about casting actors, cultural differences, Spider-Man 2, and a whole lot more!
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
It's been 2 weeks since our last regular podcast and we've missed quite a lot! Ed's interviewed Yoshinori Kitase, the director of the original FFVII (plus a million other credits) and asked him about Tifa joining Tekken, with an interesting response! Ben's also been playing a ton of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and has been enjoying it far more than he expected. A
Plus, we chat about what you've been playing and everything else we might have missed!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:47 - Tifa in Tekken & Ed's interview with Kitase
00:27:13 - PlayStation State of Play
00:44:30 - Xbox games on PS5?
00:49:15 - Chants of Sennaar
00:57:29 - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
01:09:00 - What you've been playing
01:16:15 - More Suicide Squad & Outro
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com