We're raising money for Special Effect! Donate to help an awesome cause and help us hit milestones that will turn into awesome livestreams (and eventually awesome YouTube videos): https://justgiving.com/page/wagspecialeffect2024 Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:17:24 - We are raising money for Special Effect! 0:20:24 - Former Blizzard boss reckons you should be able to tip developers 'another $10 or $20' on top of $70 games 0:33:34 - Our thoughts on the Fallout TV show 0:49:10 - Balatro 1:00:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Tiny Tires (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2433790/Tiny_Tires/) 1:04 ..read more

Time Stamps:0:00:00 - Intro0:18:25 - Hellblade II Dev Says People Want Shorter Games0:33:15 - Life is Strange devs Deck Nine accused of crunch, sexism and abusive behaviour amid allegedly toxic culture0:57:37 - Are we going to watch Fallout (the TV show)?1:02:54 - Indie Game of the Week - inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/inKONBINI_One_Store_Many_Stories/)1:07:03 - Amy bought Final Fantasy IX on PS11:09:37 - EA has reportedly closed its UK-based QA team1:16:47 - Xbox sets up a game preservation team and wants "the biggest technical leap ever" for it ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:21:12 - Is Xbox Game Pass still worth the money? 0:54:01 - Should you even play games day one? 1:06:13 - Indie Game of the Week - Jump Ship (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Ship/) 1:10:01 - Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? 1:29:36 - Hidetaka Miyazaki's advice for challenging game design: 'Trust players' 1:37:31 - Capcom fans ask for new Dino Crisis and Mega Man games as sequel survey continues 1:44:01 - Why are we suddenly so obsessed with tracking player count numbers? 1:51:51 - Pokemon's $300 Venasaur Statue Uses So ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:18:51 - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Review (spoiler free) 1:00:49 - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (and FF7 Disc 1) spoilers start here 1:26:00 - Indie Game of the Week - Everdeep Aurora (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2251400/Everdeep_Aurora/) 1:28:14 - Venba wins Grand Prize at the 2024 Independent Games Festival Awards 1:31:27 - IGN laying off three people without consulting newly formed Creators Guild union 1:35:07 - Skydance shows first trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra 1:40:33 - PlayStation veteran Connie Booth joins EA 1:43:20 - At the Game Developers ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:19:30 - Akira Toriyama, Creator of Dragon Ball and Manga Pioneer, Dies at 68 0:25:54 - Activision QA workers form the largest US video game union yet 0:32:10 - Monster Hunter: World tops 25M sales to cement record-breaker status at Capcom 0:39:05 - What begins as a discussion about how good the Wii U was descends into carnage 0:54:54 - Indie Game of the Week - Nobody Wants To Die (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939970/Nobody_Wants_to_Die/) 0:57:53 - For some Helldivers 2 players, the fascist role-play has gone too far 1:19:43 - Frost Fatales 2024 Reaches a ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:16:01 - Amy's funny story of when she bought her Nintendo Wii 0:24:28 - Bring back Goat format in Yu-Gi-Oh: Master Duel 0:32:24 - Moody finally played D&D for the first time 0:37:38 - Survivor’s Guilt and the games industry layoffs 0:45:02 - Xbox Partner Showcase thoughts (and burning out on all the games showcases) 1:03:12 - Indie Game of the Week - Abyss X Zero (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2872300/ABYSS_X_ZERO/) 1:07:17 - World's First Museum Of Video Game Art Is Being Built In Japan 1:09:33 - Capcom is increasing its starting salary in Japan by mor ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:07:47 - Amy found some old game consoles 0:17:55 - It has been a ruinous year for video games 1:00:30 - Indie Game of the Week - Slash Quest (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2718010/Slash_Quest/) 1:04:06 - Pacific Drive 1:22:24 - Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.43 1:29:52 - Amy finished her first Pokemon game (Violet) 1:39:30 - Pokemon Presents 2024 thoughts 1:44:41 - Remedy Entertainment buys Control series rights from 505 Games for €17m 1:57:31 - Alan Wake 2 speedrunner stops speedrun to do some dancing 1:58:34 - Sweet Home, The Movie That Inspired Resident Evil, J ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:20 - Amy is a Pokemon nerd now 0:17:37 - Amy's latest video essay is out now 0:25:00 - Moody's final thoughts on Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth 0:31:53 - Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase thoughts 0:41:35 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer thoughts 0:51:41 - Moody wants to talk about the Borderlands movie trailer 0:57:23 - Indie Game of the Week - Arco (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366970/Arco/) 0:59:54 - IGN Creator's Guild union officially recognised 1:01:07 - DICE Awards 2024 reactions 1:25:57 - The Helldivers devs are pretty cool 1:32:03 ..read more

We delayed recording and releasing this podcast because we heard from our sources that Xbox was going to be a dead brand on Thursday, but then that didn't happen so Amy and Moody review the new Like A Dragon game. Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:08:50 - Amy has a new video essay coming out soon 0:11:24 - Amy has been salvaging her old game consoles & games 0:21:33 - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review 0:59:39 - Indie Game of the Week - Steam Next Fest Special Edition (Links in description) 1:10:10 - Xbox Business Update turns out to be basically nothing major, gamers still riot 1:37:38 ..read more

Time Stamps: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:05:20 - Amy's kinda funny Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth story 0:13:06 - Amy needs help with gamer maths 0:16:35 - Trophy hunting 0:26:40 - Let’s talk about Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II 0:50:20 - Rumour: A New PlayStation Handheld Console Reportedly in the Works 0:58:52 - Indie Game of the Week - Isles of Sea and Sky (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky/) 1:04:01 - What do you even say about the Xbox discourse? 1:32:18 - 95% of studios aren't working on live service games, and y'all need to read news stories and not just ..read more