Swapping Joysticks Ben Austwick & Ed Nightingale

Ed's been playing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and is mightily impressed. He's also had a hands-on look at the upcoming Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake. Ben's back on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and also played Kingdom Hearts to thousands of people on Steam!
Plus, what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:13:47 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
00:33:09 - Kingdom Hearts on Steam
00:13:48 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
00:48:12 - What you've been playing
00:59:20 - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
01:07:00 - Nintendo Direct Roundup
01:12:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
01:20:19 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
01:23:27 - Outro

With Steam Next Fest demos and the Xbox Games Showcase, we've got a ton to talk about. Both Ben and Ed have been playing a bunch of demos, and thoroughly enjoyed the showing at the Xbox Games Showcase. Join us for a debrief and chatter about some really cool indies coming out in the next year or two.
Plus, what you've been playing!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:06:27 - Sonic X Shadow Generations
00:13:48 - Tiny Bookshop
00:18:01 - Albatroz
00:22:14 - Dungeons of Hinterberg
00:27:23 - Demonschool
00:32:56 - EbiTapes
00:38:56 - REKA
00:44:37 - Aero GPX
00:50:57 - Fruitbus
00:56:34 - Minami Lane
01:02:45 - What you've been playing
01:06:15 - Xbox Games Showcase
01:29:50 - Outro
 
▼ Swapping Joysticks ▼
● All previous episodes available at http://swappingjoysticks.com

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

#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! 🎮🎤

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

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