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Swapping Joysticks Podcast 🎙️
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Swapping Joysticks is your weekly LGBQIA+ gaming and streaming podcast with the latest video game news, views & what you've been playing! Hosted by Ben Austwick (BiggusBennus) & Eurogamer's Ed Nightingale.
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Swapping Joysticks Podcast 🎙️ @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social · Mar 1
This was such a fun episode to record. Dom is fantastic company!
biggusbennus.bsky.social Ben Austwick / BiggusBennus @biggusbennus.bsky.social · Mar 1
This week @ednights.bsky.social and I are joined by @domsroundtable.bsky.social for a very special episode of Swapping Joysticks!

⭐Elden Ring Nightreign
⭐Game guides
⭐FF7 talk
⭐Upcoming releases!

🔽LINKS🔽
@swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
"Swapping Joysticks Podcast Episode #163 featuring guest Doms Roundtable. The background showcases a fantasy landscape with a sunset. The podcast logo, featuring two stylized joysticks, is centered at the top. Below, bold text reads 'WITH DOMS ROUNDTABLE.' Three circular headshots of the hosts and guest are displayed: the left one shows a smiling Ben in a white shirt, the centre one features Dom in a plaid shirt laughing with headphones on, and the right one shows Ed in a denim shirt speaking into a microphone. The thumbnail has a vibrant purple, yellow, and orange border."
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
🚨New Video!🚨

Here it is! The sequel to one of my favourite games of all time & the reason I bought a PS5 Pro.

I've avoided literally everything associated with the game since its initial announcement, so I'm ready to expect the unexpected and to be blown away!

Part 1: youtu.be/mNbWJvOIxqk
BiggusBennus in front of Sam Bridges from Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. YouTube thumbnail for his Let’s Play series.
June 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
Watch/Listen here (now with Spotify video podcast!)

🔴YouTube: youtu.be/O1G2TQ6M4oE
🟢Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5O7h...
🟣Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
🟡RSS/Other: swappingjoysticks.com
Switch 2 Review: Nintendo Finally Got It Right – Swapping Joysticks
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June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
⭐️New @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social Episode⭐️

Switch 2 Review: Nintendo Finally Got It Right

We've had the Switch 2 in our hands for a week, so what do we think? Is the hardware up to scratch? Is Mario Kart World decent? Why would anyone play the Welcome Tour? (w/ @ednights.bsky.social)

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“Thumbnail for a video discussing the Nintendo Switch 2. The background features a bold red Nintendo Switch logo with the number 2, flanked by characters like Link from The Legend of Zelda and a cow on a scooter. On the left is BiggusBennus, a man with short brown hair and a grey shirt. On the right is Ed Nightingale, wearing a blue button-up shirt and speaking into a microphone.”
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
Elden Ring Nightreign is great, but it could have an even bigger legacy as a live-service game.

Our Reviewcast:

youtu.be/fbhdxKJSc30
May 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
Listen or watch here:

🔴YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8ag...
🟢Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1eMe...
🟣Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
🟡RSS/Other: swappingjoysticks.com
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May 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
⭐️New @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social Episode⭐️

We're back to regular episodes, and this week we're chatting about just how impressive Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is.

@ednights.bsky.social has also played South of Midnight and we chat about The Precinct and Grandma, No!

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"Thumbnail for Swapping Joysticks Podcast episode #166 featuring hosts biggusbennus (left) and ed_nights (right) in front of a background from the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with several in-game characters in detailed fantasy armour. The podcast title is displayed in a bright yellow speech bubble at the centre."
May 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
I played some The Precinct with @ednights.bsky.social last night and loved it. One of the most stylish games I've played this year.

Check out our Quick Look.

youtu.be/5bAWCQR-9pM
May 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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ednights.bsky.social
Finally getting through more of my GDC interviews - I've spoken to a number of Chinese studios about how Black Myth: Wukong has raised expectations for future action-RPGs
eurogamer.bsky.social Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · May 13
How Black Myth: Wukong has changed the game for Chinese developers

www.eurogamer.net/how-black-my...
Triptych of Chinese action RPGs: Gwendolyn from Tides of Annihilation, the monkey from Black Myth: Wukong, and the mysterious protagonist from Phantom Blade Zero
May 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
🚨New Video!🚨

Watch me and @ednights.bsky.socialchainsaw fences, fight with possums, and send a grandma flying across the garden in a fiery explosion.

Check out this @grandmanogame.bsky.social Quick Look!

💫 youtu.be/VWBe6fW-NPk?...
"Cartoon grandma with a ray gun in a chaotic backyard; photoshopped grandma figure with wig and shades; bold text reads '30 Minutes with Grandma, No!'"
May 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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There wouldn't be a Swapping Joysticks without Giant Bomb. Maybe not even a Ben & Ed. Genuinely, the best video game content on the internet.

Give them some love - giantbomb.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
We're back!
biggusbennus.bsky.social Ben Austwick / BiggusBennus @biggusbennus.bsky.social · May 9
⭐️New @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social Episode⭐️

We're back and we’ve got a very special episode. @ednights.bsky.social has been Japan, where he spent 30 hours playing Death Stranding 2, and we've got a lot to talk about!

Also, the Switch 2 details have come out since we last recorded!

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"Thumbnail for the Swapping Joysticks Podcast episode #165. It features Ben & Ed in the corners—Ben smiling on the left and Ed speaking into a microphone on the right. In the centre, Ed, Kojima and the Ludens astronaut stand in a futuristic, mirrored room with robotic soldiers in the background: Kojima in traditional Japanese attire, Ed in a striped shirt, and a sci-fi soldier. The podcast logo with two joysticks and bold text is prominently displayed. A flying cow from Mario Kart World with a boombox and the episode number '#165' appear in the top right."
May 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
Formula Joysticks returns next week!

I'll be facing off against @ednights.bsky.social in a series of F1 'esports' races, running alongside the real F1 calendar.

New episodes on my YouTube channel immediately after IRL F1 Qualifying.

Better grab some popcorn. 🍿🔥
"A digitally edited image of two Formula 1 drivers with swapped faces. On the left, Ed is wearing a red Ferrari racing suit with sponsor logos, holding a helmet against a red backdrop. On the right, Ben is dressed in a McLaren racing suit in orange and black, standing with arms crossed in front of a blurred modern office setting with a McLaren F1 car partially visible behind him. The F1 logo modified as FJ is centred at the top of the image."
March 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
This was such a fun episode to record. Dom is fantastic company!
biggusbennus.bsky.social Ben Austwick / BiggusBennus @biggusbennus.bsky.social · Mar 1
This week @ednights.bsky.social and I are joined by @domsroundtable.bsky.social for a very special episode of Swapping Joysticks!

⭐Elden Ring Nightreign
⭐Game guides
⭐FF7 talk
⭐Upcoming releases!

🔽LINKS🔽
@swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
"Swapping Joysticks Podcast Episode #163 featuring guest Doms Roundtable. The background showcases a fantasy landscape with a sunset. The podcast logo, featuring two stylized joysticks, is centered at the top. Below, bold text reads 'WITH DOMS ROUNDTABLE.' Three circular headshots of the hosts and guest are displayed: the left one shows a smiling Ben in a white shirt, the centre one features Dom in a plaid shirt laughing with headphones on, and the right one shows Ed in a denim shirt speaking into a microphone. The thumbnail has a vibrant purple, yellow, and orange border."
March 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
🚨NEW @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social EPISODE!🚨

There's really only one thing @ednights.bsky.social and I want to talk about this week...

🔽LINKS🔽
youtube thumbnail of Ben and Ed in front of a Switch 2 with the words Switch 2 special under the Swapping Joysticks logo
January 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
During this year's @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social Game of the Year podcast, we put all the games we'd played into a tier list before deciding on the top 10.

What do you think? Any missing (other than Silent Hill 2)?
A tier list with the games we played
January 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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biggusbennus.bsky.social
🚨The @swappingjoysticks.bsky.social Game of the Year 2024🚨

It's time for the big one! Join me and @ednights.bsky.social as we rank all the games we've played this year and decide which game is the SJ GOTY 2024.

🔽LINKS BELOW🔽
The youtube thumbnail featuring characters from the top games this year
January 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
Regular podcast episodes are back and we've got a lot to chat about.

@biggusbennus.bsky.social has played a fair few games on the PS5 Pro and @ednights.bsky.social's been enjoying The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

Plus the gaming news quiz & what you've been playing!

🔽LINKS🔽
Podcast cover for "Swapping Joysticks #155" features two hosts, a PlayStation 5, a backdrop with a game landscape, and the podcast logo.
November 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
Regular podcast episodes are back and we've got a lot to chat about.

@biggusbennus.bsky.social has played a fair few games on the PS5 Pro and @ednights.bsky.social's been enjoying The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

Plus the gaming news quiz & what you've been playing!

🔽LINKS🔽
Podcast cover for "Swapping Joysticks #155" features two hosts, a PlayStation 5, a backdrop with a game landscape, and the podcast logo.
November 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
As we’re rebuilding from scratch here, let us post some of our favourite bits over the 4 years of the podcast.

Here’s FFXVI’s Rosfield @benstarr.bsky.social reading out your thirsty tweets.
November 20, 2024 at 9:50 AM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
We're back from Japan and in the spirit of an aunt who's just walked the Inca Trail, we've got a lot of stuff to show and tell.

We chat about our time at the Godzilla hotel, Super Nintendo World at Universal, a traditional ryokan, Ben's embarrassing toilet moment, and a whoooole lot more.

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November 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
swappingjoysticks.bsky.social
Hey, everyone! Finally made an account over here.

We host a weekly gaming podcast chatting about:

🔴Games we’re playing
🟠Streaming news
🟡LGBT+ games
🟢Industry news
🔵Off topic ramblings

Please follow if that sounds like your thing!

Hosted by @biggusbennus.bsky.social and @ednights.bsky.social.
November 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM