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Every Friday we publish The Words About Games Podcast where we talk about the news of the week - discussing what's been going on in gaming, the games industry and gaming culture.

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  1. Blind Ranking Previous GOTY Winners | Words About Games Podcast #473

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:25:22 - Blind Ranking Previous GOTY Winners 1:11:56 - We discuss Game Awards GOTY nominees 1:23:00 - Guessing this year's GOTY nominees 1:35:40 - Vitz platinumed Ghost of Yotei Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous...

  2. Big Changes Are Coming For The Channel

    Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/ We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025 Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head…

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  3. Moody Demanded We Battle It Out To Recommend Him Some Games | Words About Games Podcast #471

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:10:34 - Cool things we like (including Amy's objectively correct opinions about The Matrix films) 0:30:20 - If Moody is hit by a bus and forgets all video games, what would we recommend (versus edition) 1:01:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Threads of Time...

  4. Xbox Fundamentally Does Not Understand How We Play Now | Words About Games Podcast #470

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:12 - Cool things we like 0:26:00 - Xbox Game Pass price rises are eye watering 1:11:37 - Indie Game of the Week - People Of Note (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/People_of_Note) 1:17:32 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head 1:22:59 - Unreal Engine 5 stutters?...

  5. Top 10 Video Game Consoles | Words About Games Podcast #469

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:55 - Amy comes clean about Silksong 0:15:24 - Cool things we like 0:24:43 - Amy remembers too much of Resident Evil 2 0:32:11 - Top 10 Video Game Consoles (Part 1) 1:02:17 - Indie Game of the Week - Another Pint...

  6. The Next Yakuza Game Has Seemingly Leaked | Words About Games Podcast #468

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:45 - Cool things we like 0:19:59 - Vitz's quick review of and Roger 0:26:10 - Moody unlocked mindfulness (and Dragon Quest XI) 0:35:28 - New Yakuza games are incoming 0:55:31 - Physical game sales are falling again 1:23:34 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our...

  7. Amy Ranks Video Game Companions (With A Devious Twist) | Words About Games Podcast #466

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:46 - Cool things we like 0:21:06 - Ads are the devil 0:26:39 - Amy ranks video game companions 1:16:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Entropy 1:21:11 - How to fix Final Fantasy 1:49:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page…

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  8. When Did 7 Out Of 10 Games Become Seen As Bad? | Words About Games Podcast #465

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:26 - Cool things we like 0:25:55 - When Did 7 Out Of 10 Games Become Seen As Bad? 1:04:26 - Indie Game of the Week - The Killing Stone (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone) 1:10:10 - How much should a remaster change from the original?...

  9. How To Get New People Into Video Games | Words About Games Podcast #464

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:19 - Cool things we like 0:29:57 - How to get someone new to games into the hobby 1:09:52 - Moody is shadow boxing 1:10:48 - Is how long it takes to make a video game destroying the industry 1:40:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our Indie Game of the Week...

  10. What's Going On With Steam, Itchio & Adult Games | Words About Games Podcast #463

    Intro:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:40 - Cool things we like0:28:33 - What's going on with Steam and itch.io's crackdown on adult content?0:58:33 - Indie Game of the Week - No, I’m Not Human (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/No_Im_not_a_Human)1:07:00 - You can only play five games for the rest of...

  11. Outer Worlds 2 Is No Longer An $80 Game | Words About Games Podcast #462

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:39 - Cool things we like 0:21:45 - Xbox have dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80 0:59:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Felt That: Boxing (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763840/Felt_That_Boxing) 1:04:46 - Fable is rumoured to be delayed to 2027 1:24:39…

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  12. We Name Some Games & Walk Down Memory Lane | Words About Games Podcast #461

    Everything is burning down and falling apart around us, so Vitz and Amy teamed up to present a series of prompts that made us think about the games we love. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:18 - Cool things we like 0:14:38 - Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4m for Doctors Without Borders…

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  13. Xbox's Strategy Is Unsustainable | Words About Games Podcast #460

    We talk about Xbox slowly destroying itself to throw endless money into the AI void, and Amy & Moody talk about a couple of games they played recently (and the massive retro game shop they visited). Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:47 - Amy & Moody visited Forgotten Worlds 0:22:28 - Cool things…

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  14. Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century | Words About Games Podcast #459

    Time Stamps: 0:23:44 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 1) 1:06:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Dead Take (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/Dead_Take/) 1:13:19 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 2) 2:05:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our Indie Game…

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  15. Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People | Words About Games Podcast #458

    Moody has some things to get off his chest about Xbox, Amy dares the games industry to make their games $100 and Vitz talks about mental health. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:16 - Cool things we like 0:27:25 - Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People 1:13:06 - Indie Game of the Week -...

  16. Building A 2025 Backlog | Words About Games Podcast #457

    Amy enlists Moody's help to build a list of 2025 games to play throughout the second half of the year, and Moody wants to chat about the upcoming Xbox handheld. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:07 - Cool things we like 0:21:22 - What if D&D? 0:26:18 - Building Amy A 2025 Backlog 1:15:00 - Indie...

  17. The Summer Game Fest 2025 Episode | Words About Games Podcast #456

    The gang get together to talk about their favourite reveals and demos from the past week of the Summer of Gaming, and also a little bit about the stupid hat man & the swirling toxicity of video game commentary. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:32 - Cool things we like 0:25:19 - Summer Game Fest...

  18. State of Play Thoughts | Words About Games Podcast #455

    Moody and Vitz break down the latest State of Play and talk about Switch 2 launch week. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:53 - Cool things we like 0:19:25 - State of Play Thoughts 1:14:57 - Switch 2 release Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous...

  19. 5 Games We Hope To See At Summer Game Fest | Words About Games Podcast #454

    Moody wants to know what games we're hoping to see at the upcoming Summer Game Fest/Hot Game Summer/E3 (depending on who you ask) and Vitz wants to talk about our predictions and expectations for the Switch 2, because expectations and predictions are much cooler if you make them ahead of time.…

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  20. Turn Based RPGs Never Went Away | Words About Games Podcast #453

    This week Amy and Moody talk about turn-based RPGs. That's it. That's the whole show. Enjoy! Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:50 - Cool things we like 0:23:13 - Turn-based RPGs never went anywhere 1:05:03 - Indie Game of the Week - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time...

  21. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is A Masterpiece | Words About Games Podcast #452

    Amy and Vitz have both finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and they've both fallen head over heels in love with it. Moody wants to talk about Giant Bomb going independant. We also deployed a brand new segment for the podcast. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:11:47 - Cool things we like 0:22:39 -...

  22. The Games Industry As We Know It Is Collapsing | Words About Games Podcast #451

    This week Moody finally returns to the podcast! Both he and Amy want to talk about the Xbox price rises and what they (and everything else) signal about the games industry going for, and Vitz talks about the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer. Apologies for the audio quality in parts - Discord decided…

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  23. 25 of the Most Influential Games of the 2000s | Words About Games Podcast #450

    This week Amy made her own list of the most influential games of the 2000s for her and Vitz to talk through, and Vitz went to the recent PlayStation Concert in London and had some thoughts. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:46 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 First Impressions 0:24:53 - 25 of the…

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  24. Vitz Has Thoughts On The Last Of Us Season 2 | Words About Games Podcast #449

    This week Vitz unpacks their feelings on the Last of Us season 2 and Amy runs through Game Informer's most influential games of the 1990s from 1999. Apologies for the missing intro. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:31 - Vitz's Last of Us season 2 thoughts 0:31:58 - Indie Game of the Week - Neo...

  25. Blue Prince Is Amazing | Words About Games Podcast #448

    Amy and Vitz have both been playing Blue Prince and Amy has become obsessed. Vitz also watched the Mario Kart Direct and Amy goes through Game Informer's best games of 2002. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:15 - Blue Prince Review (mild spoilers ahead) 1:01:25 - Indie Game of the Week - Crescent...

  26. Atomfall Is A Very Good Video Game | Words About Games Podcast #447

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:19 - Vitz sold their Switch, Amy has a Resident Evil problem 0:35:50 - Atomfall Review 1:03:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (and a witch) (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168480/Janet_DeMornay_Is_A_Slumlord_and_a_witch/) 1:08:58…

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  27. Our Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions | Words About Games Podcast #446

    This week Amy and Vitz discuss just one topic: the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct and its aftermath. We go into our thoughts on the Direct itself, the Switch 2 specs, all of the games, and the revelations about Nintendo's pricing. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:15 - Nintendo Switch 2 reveal (part…

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  28. Ludocene Could Be A Game Discoverability Game Changer | Words About Games Podcast #445

    This week Amy talks about the new game discoverability game Ludocene, we discuss our favourite moments from the latest Nintendo Direct (Everybody's Golf let's go chat), and Moody wants to talk F1 25. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:24 - Ludocene could change the game for discoverability 0:59:35…

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  29. Hasbro Is "Very Interested" In Baldur's Gate 4 | Words About Games Podcast #444

    This week Vitz wants to talk about Baldur's Gate 4, Amy talks about her lukewarm impressions of 15 hours of Avowed, and Moody wants to talk about Ubisoft (for some reason). We're all also very tired. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:54 - Hasbro Is "Very Interested" In Baldur's Gate 4 0:46:57 -...

  30. Is An Xbox Handheld Imminent? | Words About Games Podcast #443

    This week the crew talk about the rumoured Xbox handheld. Is it real? Is it coming this year? Who is it for? They also talk about the ever expanding influence of generative AI throughout gaming. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:45 - Xbox Handheld? Next gen console speculation? 0:53:25 - Indie…

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  31. Amy's Favourite Next Fest Demos | Words About Games Podcast #442

    This week Amy talks about some cool indie game demos she played during the recent Steam Next Fest, Moody wants to talk about renting a PS5, and Vitz wants to discuss how much creative freedom PlayStation studios have in picking their own projects. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:23:47 - Amy's...

  32. WB Games Closes Three Studios | Words About Games Podcast #441

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:31 - WB Games lays off closes three studios, including Monolith 1:08:28 - Indie Game of the Week - Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/Eriksholm_The_Stolen_Dream/) 1:11:38 - Pokemon Day 2025 News Reactions 1:35:55 - Amy’s…

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  33. Our Next Charity Fundraiser | Words About Games Podcast #440

    This week we discuss our next charity fundraiser and all of its stretch goals, Vitz reviews the Portal Revolution mod and Moody tries to predict what will happen in the next Pokemon Presents direct. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:16 - Announcing our next charity fundraiser 0:54:06 - Indie Game...

  34. How Was The Latest PlayStation State of Play? | Words About Games Podcast #439

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:24:03 - PlayStation State of Play thoughts 1:09:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Moth Kubit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2257830/Moth_Kubit/) 1:13:58 - What would happen if we were in charge of Secret Level season 2 (and season 3)? 1:43:19 - Football Manager 25...

  35. The Legacy of the Nintendo Switch | Words About Games Podcast #438

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:23:36 - Talking Nintendo Switch software sales & its legacy 1:04:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Inkression (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2965930/Inkression/) 1:07:43 - Are £70 resulting in lower sales? 2:08:47 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our Indie Game…

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  36. Xbox Developer Direct Thoughts | Words About Games Podcast #437

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:36 - Xbox Developer Direct Thoughts 1:06:38 - Indie Game of the Week - Mother Machine (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555980/Mother_Machine/) 1:10:55 - PlayStation re-organises its C-Suite executives 1:46:13 - Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist Review 2:01:21…

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  37. Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed | Words About Games Podcast #436

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:09 - Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 0:52:29 - Indie Game of the Week - The Mermaid Mask (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696770/The_Mermaid_Mask/) 0:56:29 - PlayStation cancels more live service games 1:35:14 - Fantasy Critic Draft & Update 2:02:24…

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  38. Our Most Anticipated Games Of 2025 | Words About Games Podcast #435

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Extended intro where we catch up after 3 weeks away 0:59:06 - Most anticipated games of 2025 (and probably beyond) 2:15:29 - The great 2025 pizza bet 2:18:45 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous...

  39. Game of the Year 2024 | Words About Games Podcast #434

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:22:31 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Game of the Year) 0:29:31 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Game of the Year) 0:38:06 - Metaphor ReFantazio (Game of the Year) 0:47:25 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 0:51:04 - The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered 0:53:15 -...

  40. My First Gran Turismo Review | Words About Games Podcast #433

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:12 - My First Gran Turismo Review 0:30:35 - Do AAA games have a quality control problem? 1:15:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Sleight of Hand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2857810/Sleight_of_Hand/) 1:22:14 - Fantasy Critic 2024 final check-in 1:44:40 -...

  41. Amy Spent 2024 Fighting Brain Gremlins & Tackling Her Backlog | Words About Games Podcast #432

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:14:55 - Amy’s Guide To Backlogging & Healthy Gaming Habits (if you have brain gremlins like her) 1:08:19 - Indie Game of the Week - Dante's Ring (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2988030/Dantes_Ring/) 1:12:00 - Celebrating 30 Years of PlayStation 1:58:02 -...

  42. Are There Too Many Games? | Words About Games Podcast #431

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:54 - Are There Too Many Games? 0:53:12 - Indie Game of the Week - Exo Rally Championship (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262020/Exo_Rally_Championship/) 0:59:18 - Is a PlayStation handheld a good idea? 1:24:30 - Moody attempts to ruin Amy's life 1:29:14 -...

  43. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review | Words About Games Podcast #430

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:33 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review 0:35:14 - Gran Turismo 7's latest update disappointed Vitz 0:41:58 - Our chill out games & how we figure out what games we're in the mood for 1:14:45 - Indie Game of the Week - Assassinvisible...

  44. Metaphor ReFantazio Review | Words About Games Podcast #429

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:23:02 - Metaphor ReFantazio Review 0:58:31 - Indie Game of the Week - Acts of Blood (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3031890/Acts_of_Blood/) 1:04:15 - moody's rant 1:08:44 - Phil Spencer says no "red lines" over any Xbox game coming to Nintendo or PlayStation...

  45. Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Review | Words About Games Podcast #428

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:48 - Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Review (Full spoiler alert) 1:20:56 - Indie Game of the Week - Thysiastery (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140180/THYSIASTERY/) 1:23:02 - Amy's thoughts on the Silent Hill 2 remake (full spoiler alert) 1:43:14…

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  46. The ESA vs Game Preservation | Words About Games Podcast #427

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:11 - The ESA is the greatest enemy of game preservation 0:44:52 - Indie Game of the Week - Hollywood Animal (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680550/Hollywood_Animal/) 0:49:59 - the three prongs 0:54:52 - Sony shuts down Concord developer Firewalk Studios...

  47. Amy’s Top Steam Next Fest Demos | Words About Games Podcast #426

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:38 - Amy’s Top Steam Next Fest Demos (links below) 0:57:09 - Shawn Layden: "AA is gone and that's a threat to the ecosystem going forward" 1:44:22 - Ubisoft responds to report Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown development team disbanded 2:04:25 - OpenCritic...

  48. Game Developers Continue To Pay For Management Failures | Words About Games Podcast #425

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:02 - Riot Games & Bandai Namco are doing layoffs like d***heads 0:30:19 - Gran Turismo 4 Spec II mod is great 0:39:45 - Pokemon developer Game Freak suffers massive leak 0:51:35 - Indie Game of the Week - Galaxy Hearts (https://tinyurl.com/yscavz5u) 0:55:49 -...

  49. Silent Hill 2 Review | Words About Games Podcast #424

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:15:08 - Silent Hill 2 Review 0:44:58 - Witchfire Early Access Impressions 0:59:42 - Indie Game of the Week - The Diner at the End of the Galaxy (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2577420/The_Diner_at_the_End_of_the_Galaxy/) 1:04:31 - Metaphor ReFantazio First...

  50. We Went To The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Concert | Words About Games Podcast #423

    Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:13:10 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth concert & retro game hunting in London 0:58:44 - Indie Game of the Week - Fading Skies (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809200/Fading_Skies/) 1:04:20 - Roughly one million games are launching this month 1:30:21 - A general chat...

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