After an exciting announcement about the podcast, we have a wide-ranging show this week, covering the return of sword discourse, two recent PlayStation games we feel weird about, and some brief thoughts on a whole bunch of news that broke this week.
Timestamps
(00:30) We’re officially garbage
(04:30) Echoes of Wisdom and the return of sword discourse
(19:50) RIP Concord
(27:50) Astro Bot looks like a cheerful nightmare
(33:20) Willa’s gone space fishing
(36:00) FFXIV players get weird about a trans woman
(40:00) Arcane season 2 looks good as hell
(42:40) What is Dragon Age: The Veilguard is good?
(52:30) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Rings of Power, Twin Peaks)
Mentioned this week
Nintendo Needs a Reason for the Girl to be the Hero
Concord’s rocky launch is less complicated than you think
Astro Bot - Bot On Melancholy Hill
How Apex Legends made its first trans woman more than “the transition story”
TheWorstGarbage.online
Join The Worst Garbage Discord!
Follow us and send us questions!
Music
Street Food by FASSounds
We stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.
Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.
Gaza Funds
eSims for Gaza
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Palestine Red Crescent Society
Palestine Children's Relief Fund
Demand a ceasefire from your representatives
Game Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packet
Cartoonist Cooperative’s e-SIM fundraiser
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.