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Difficulty in games - Inbox - 8 Sep 2023
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
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Ep 103: We wanted this to be a little shorter, but were unsuccessful. Turn out there's a lot to talk about when you've just started playing 3 new games. We chat a lot about Starfield, Sea of Stars, and Armored Core 6.
Also, what you've been playing, and the latest in gaming and streaming news!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:10 - Starfield
00:48:30 - Sea of Stars
01:00:08 - Armored Core 6
01:14:43 - What you've been playing
01:18:30 - News section
01:41:56 - Outro
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
It's a new format for Inbox and we're talking all about cons! Our favourite ones, tips for new con goers, and our worst experiences with con food!
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Ep 102: It’s our bumper Gamescom special!
Ben and Ed spent last week in Cologne for Gamescom and got to try out a bunch of games, and chat to some incredible people in the industry. Check out the list below to see all the games we discuss, plus our eventful trips there and back, and checking out the Cologne nightlife!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:18 - Gamescom
00:16:43 - Black Myth: Wukong
00:36:50 - The Plucky Squire
00:51:28 - Lords of the Fallen
01:01:37 - Lies of Pi
01:09:42 - Thank Goodness You're Here
01:25:20 - Starfield
01:29:18 - Dungeons of Hinterberg
01:32:05 - Sonic Superstars
01:37:48 - Persona 5 Tactica
01:42:03 - Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
01:46:11 - Gori: Cuddly Carnage
01:49:04 - Like a Dragon Gaiden
01:53:01 - Mortal Kombat 1
01:53:57 - Broken Sword
01:58:13 - Resistor
02:00:54 - Where Winds Meet
02:05:52 - Cities Skylines II
02:17:31 - Thoughts on Cologne
02:30:13 - Outro
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Ep 101: It's Ed's birthday week and we've been to the theatre as well as the cinema seeing Cabaret and Barbie, respectively. One was amazing, the other more mixed. You can probably guess who enjoyed it more.
Ben explains why he's finally deleted Marvel Snap from his phone, and what his new obsession is, and Ed's finally getting back into TotK, despite having a very grumpy 24hrs thanks to one shrine.
We also discuss games coming out in the next couple of months, and preview Gamescom, which we're both going to in Cologne next week!
All this, plus what you've been playing, and the latest gaming news.
Now available in video form on http://youtube.com/biggusbennus
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Ep 100: It's a very special milestone and we've got a bumper show for you. We've seen Oppenheimer and Red, White & Royal Blue, and have some strong opinions on both.
We've also been playing some video games! Ed's been playing Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Baldur's Gate 3, and Stray Gods, while Ben's been obsessed with Pikmin 4.
All this, plus what you've been playing, some very special Swapping Joysticks questions, and the latest gaming news. Now available in video form on http://youtube.com/biggusbennus
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Ep 99: Like everyone else, we're both knee deep into Baldur's Gate 3 and have some very early impressions on this D&D masterpiece. We've also seen the new Gran Turismo movie and been to a Final Fantasy themed drag night. Quite the different evenings...
All this plus the games you've been playing and the latest in gaming news.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Ep 98: It's a very special podcast as Ed is freshly back from Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2023 in Las Vegas and has had a fantastic time. Find out what he got up to, how the festival was, the people there, and also his thoughts on Vegas as a host city.
What we've been playing and the latest gaming news will be back next week!
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Ep 97: We're a little tender after a night out partying, but we still manage discuss No Man's Sky, Diablo IV, and Divinity: Original Sin 2! Also, Ed reveals he's going to Las Vegas next week for FFXIV Fanfest and we get attacked by a moth!
All this plus the games you've been playing, the latest in gaming news, and a whole dollop of everything else.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Your weekly bite-sized podcast where we answer any Qs you might have.
This week:
The last few years have seen us finally get openly queer characters in mainstream games. Which historical gaming characters do you think would be LGBTQ+ if their games were released today?
Did you see a cream pie at the theatre on Tuesday evening, Ed?
Which thirsty tweets were too filthy for Ben Starr to read?
Submit questions at http://swappingjoysticks.com/inbox or on our Discord (https://discord.gg/biggusbennus) and we'll include as many as we can on future episodes!
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Ep 96: We've been to TwitchCon Paris and Develop: Brighton and it's time for a debrief. We chat about everything that went down there and what we've been playing over the past two weeks. Ed's got the FFXVI platinum and is now hate-playing through Diablo IV, while Ben is obsessed with his diving/sushi management indie game, Dave The Diver.
All this plus the games you've been playing, the latest in gaming news, and a whole dollop of musicals, Pride, and everything else.