Swapping Joysticks
by Ben Austwick & Ed Nightingale
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About this podcast
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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- Does the Ocarina of Time Remake Live Up to the Original? - Swapping Joysticks #197 · 1 h 34 min · Episode 207Ed wasn’t sold on the Ocarina of Time remake when Nintendo first showed it, but playing it changed his mind. Joesephyr joins us to talk about what the remake gets right, Ben’s…
- Phantom Blade Zero Is NOT a Soulslike! - Swapping Joysticks #196 · 1 h 20 min · Episode 206Ed’s loving Phantom Blade Zero, but he’s got a few things to say about people calling it a Soulslike. Plus, we disagree about friend slop, catch up on Final Fantasy, and look…
- What Can BioWare Fans Look Forward To? Final Fantasy Resonance & Castlevania - Swapping Joysticks #195 · 1 h 26 min · Episode 205With BioWare closing, we chat about what fans can look forward to, including Exodus and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Plus, Ed’s hooked on Final Fantasy Resonance, has finished…
- Is the Criticism of Planet Zoo 2 Justified? Castlevania & DomsRoundtable - Swapping Joysticks #194 · 1 h 26 min · Episode 204DomsRoundtable joins us this week as Ben shares his latest obsession, Planet Zoo 2, which has been keeping him up until the early hours. But with the game receiving a mixed…
- Does Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Take Too Long To Get Good? - Swapping Joysticks #193 · 1 h 6 min · Episode 203This week, we're both playing Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, but is it too easy, and does it take far too long to get going? Ben's finally finished The Blood of Dawnwalker and…
- Star Wars Meets Burnout! Galactic Racer & Final Control Resonant Thoughts - Swapping Joysticks #192 · 1 h 28 min · Episode 202We've both been playing Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and it seems that mixing Star Wars, Burnout and a roguelite is very much our thing. Ed has also finished Control Resonant and…
- Control Resonant, Resident Evil Movie, Xbox Fanfest & Games Out In Oct - Swapping Joysticks #191 · 1 h 35 min · Episode 201This week, Ed's been playing Control Resonant and has a few things to say about it, while Ben's very excited about the Destiny 2 news. We also went to Xbox FanFest (and missed…
- Is Wolverine Actually Any Good? Fire Emblem & World of Warcraft Forever - Swapping Joysticks #190 · 1 h 11 min · Episode 200This week, Ed’s almost finished Wolverine and has some strong thoughts on whether it actually lives up to the hype, while Ben can’t stop playing Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and…
- The Ocarina of Time Remake Looks Wrong + Onimusha & Blood of Dawnwalker · 1 h 42 min · Episode 199This week, Ed’s finished Onimusha: Way of the Sword after spending far too long fighting its final boss, while Ben’s still loving The Blood of Dawnwalker and experimenting with…
- Onimusha, Exodus, Blood of Dawnwalker & Star Wars Zero Company - Swapping Joysticks · 1 h 16 min · Episode 198This week, Ed’s been loving Onimusha: Way of the Sword, while Ben's been getting stuck into The Blood of Dawnwalker and discovering that becoming a vampire does terrible things…
- Fable, GTA 6, The Witcher 3 & Blood of Dawnwalker - We're back from Gamescom 2026! · 1 h 55 min · Episode 197We’re back from Gamescom 2026! After a week in Cologne, we’re talking through the best games we played and saw at the show, including Fable, The Blood of Dawnwalker, The Witcher…
- The Duskbloods Isn't What We Wanted + Gamescom 2026 Preview · 1 h 21 min · Episode 196The Duskbloods finally had its network test - and Ed has spent the weekend finding out exactly what FromSoftware's strange new Switch 2 exclusive actually is. Part Bloodborne…
- Star Wars Galactic Racer Impressions + What We Want From Final Fantasy XVII · 1 h 35 min · Episode 195This week Ben's been hands-on with Star Wars Galactic Racer, the new high-speed racer from Fuse Games and Secret Mode. We chat about its Burnout DNA, roguelike structure…
- Beast of Reincarnation, Marvel Tōkon & The Return to Final Fantasy XIII · 1 h 15 min · Episode 194This week we're looking at what happens when Game Freak steps outside the world of Pokémon with Beast of Reincarnation, before getting hands-on with Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls…
- 007 First Light vs Splatoon Raiders - Which Game Won Us Over? · 1 h 37 min · Episode 193We weren't expecting Splatoon Raiders to become one of our favourite games of the summer, but Nintendo surprised us. We also dive into 007 First Light, discussing why IO…
- Forza Horizon 6 and Kylie Minogue · 1 h 25 min · Episode 192We've both been hooked by how incredible Forza Horizon 6 is. Ed, a non-racing game fan, and Ben who does dabble in them are loving this latest installment. Plus, we've both…
- Mixtape, Star Fox, Satisfactory and difficult games · 1 h 17 min · Episode 191In between challenging SAROS runs, Ed's played and completed Mixtape in one sitting and he's got a lot to say about it (and all the topics surrounding it). He's also get very…
- SAROS and the hottest new games in May 2026 · 1 h 5 min · Episode 190There's only one game we've been playing this week and it's a good one - SAROS. Ed's even had a chance encounter with Rahul Kohli himself and has obviously whizzed past Ben in…
- SAROS early impressions, Pragmata, and FFXIV's Evercold · 1 h 30 min · Episode 189Your weekly dose of gaming news, views and inane chatter. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:32 - Final Fantasy XIV - EverCold announcement 00:31:42 - SAROS very early impressions 01:05:01…
- Pragmata, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream & BAFTA Games Awards winners · 1 h 9 min · Episode 188We've both started new games this week - Ed's a couple of hours into Pragmata, and Ben's had a few cursed hours of playing Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. We also chat through…
