Queers At Play

Season 4 Special 1: Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:19:04 +0000

Welcome back to the long overdue return of Queers At Play! We just couldn't resist giving out first thoughts and impressions on the long awaiting reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2 along with our thoughts and predictions for the release and upcoming April Switch 2 Nintendo Direct

Season 3 Episode 9: Nintendo Direct(s)

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:27:46 +0100

Welcome at long last to season 3 episode 9 of the Queers At Play podcast where we give our thoughts on the Mario Wonder and September Nintendo Directs, plus the PlayStation State of Play. Finally in Game Pass Gamble Reuben gives his thoughts on Prodeus and Marc choses his next game!

Season 3 Special 1: Games of the Year 2022

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:50:29 +0000

It's finally time for the Queers At Play to reveal their games of the year for 2022. Reuben, Graham and Marc each discuss their top 4 games of the previous year. With JRPGs, Pokemon, pirates and AAA big hitters it's all here!

Season 3 Episode 8: Mario Movie Trailer

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:28:05 +0000

Not content with releasing just 1 episode today, we've got a second for you. This time we give our live thoughts on the Mario Movie trailer, discuss what was then a brand new Pokemon Scarlet/Violet trailer and Valve announce the Steam Deck was now available for general purchase. Over in Game Pass Gamble we hear just what Graham thought of the Paw Patrol game and Reuben gets to make the gamble.

Season 3 Episode 7: Nintendo Direct and State of Play

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:16:53 +0000

It might be a couple of months late but this is a huuuuuge episode. First up was the PlayStation State of Play, where Sony showed off some PSVR2 goodness, Tekken 8 and a God of War Ragnarok story trailer. Following on from that is the massive September 2022 Nintendo Direct, where Nintendo finally lifted the lid on the title of the Breath of the Wild follow up called Tears of the Kingdom, Miyamoto re-explained Pikmin Bloom for some reason, Fire Emblem Engage got announced (releasing very soon now!), 43 farming simulators got shown, Octopath Traveler 2 was announced AND GoldenEye is coming to Switch Online. Phew!! Finally in Game Pass Gamble Marc reveals his thoughts on the frankly baffling SkateBird and Graham makes his next pick.

Season 3 Episode 6: Gamescom Opening Night Live

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 17:40:52 +0100

Episode 6 of Queers At Play is here and with Gamescom opening night live there's a lot to cover, including a customary Geoff Keighley rant from Reuben, the PS5 price increase and a new Voice of Cards game announcement. Over in Game Pass Gamble Reuben clears up his thoughts on PowerWash simulator and Marc makes his second choice, but does he take the gamble?

Season 3 Episode 5: Splatoon 3 Direct

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:39:52 +0100

Another Queers At Play episode and another Nintendo Direct, this time focussing squarely on Splatoon 3, plus we talk about the THQ Nordic Showcase and a real grab bag of other gaming announcements. Finally we find out if Graham got stuck in the mud with The Gunk and Reuben's under pressure to choose his Game Pass Gamble title.

Season 3 Episode 4: Pokemon Presents

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:05:38 +0100

Welcome to episode 4 of season 3 of Queers At Play, in this episode we discuss the recent Pokémon Presents presentation with all the latest details on Scarlet and Violet, some new PSVR2 details and the release of Mario Kart's second wave of extra tracks. Plus Marc's at Death's Door with his thoughts on his Game Pass Gamble choice and Graham gets stuck in making his second pick!

Season 3 Episode 3: Nintendo News Week

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 09:22:46 +0100

Instead of a Direct presentation Nintendo decided to have a big news week so of course the Queers At Play discuss everything announced. Plus we talk about the ridiculous NFT console Polium One, the Genesis Mini 2 and God of War Ragnarok's release date announcement. Finally in Game Pass Gamble Reuben tells us what he thought of Prey and Marc makes his first gamble.

Season 3 Episode 2: Nintendo Direct Mini

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:39:03 +0100

The Queers At Play are back with episode 2 and their thoughts on Nintendo's recent Direct Mini Partner Edition, the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Direct and Final Fantasy XVI's new doggo companion. Plus we get Graham's thoughts on Flynn: Son of Crimson and Reuben is the latest victim to fall prey to Game Pass Gamble.

Season 3 Episode 1: Summer Game Fest

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:58:43 +0100

The wait is finally over as the Queers At Play return for season 3 with new regular host Graham, our brand new feature Game Pass Gamble and, in this episode, we give our thoughts on the many events sucked into Geoff Keighley's summer ego show.

Season 2 Special 3: Games of the Year 2021

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:15:21 +0000

Join us for the final special of season 2 of Queers At Play, where Reuben, Graham and Marc discuss their absolute favourite games of 2021. From obscure visual novels to games we wouldn't recommend to anyone and plenty of Metroid, it's all here.

Season 2 Episode 9: Nintendo Indie World and Pokemon Presents featuring Toadsanime

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:45:12 +0100

Welcome to the penultimate episode of season 2 of Queers At Play. This week we're joined by the wonderful Ryan Brown (Toadsanime), where we discuss the topic of video game preservation, the Super Rare Games Mixtape Vol 1 and we delve into Nintendo's Indie World Direct and Pokemon Presents presentations. Plus as always we give out guest host, Ryan, the Simply The Guest treatment.

Season 2 Episode 8: Annapurna broadcast and PlayStation Indies featuring Lo_ouve

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:25:49 +0100

Your favourite Queers At Play are back with the latest episode of season 3 featuring Anne-Lou (Lo_ouve). For this week's episode we discuss further fallout from Activision Blizzard, the Annapurna Interactive Showcase and the recent PlayStation Indies highlights. Plus we get to know Anne-Lou a little better in our regular Simply The Guest feature.

Season 2 Episode 7: Activision Blizzard controversies and Valve Steam Deck featuring NintenDori1988

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 10:42:54 +0100

A week late but still sounding great, Marc and Reuben are joined by co-host Kory (NintenDori1988) as they discuss the latest Activision Blizzard controversies, the recent EA Play 2021 presentation and we share our thoughts on Valve's new handheld console the Steam Deck. Plus as usual we dive into our Simply The Guest feature to learn a little bit more about Kory.

Please be warned some listeners may find the topics discussed around the Activision Blizzard segment distressing or upsetting so please feel free to skip this section of the episode (roughly 52:00 - 1:13:30).

Season 2 Episode 6: PlayStation State of Play and Nintendo Switch OLED Model featuring Kallisti777

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:00:59 +0100

This fortnight's episode features a PlayStation State of Play event, Nintendo's not so surprising reveal of a new Switch model and not one, not two, but three classic Reuben Rants. We also put our guest host Douglas (Kallisti777) in the hot seat for this episode's Simply The Guest feature!

Season 2 Episode 5: Post E3 News and Sonic's 30th Anniversary featuring Verscuse

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:50:23 +0100

After a busy E3 the Queers At Play return to their regularly scheduled programming covering gaming news and events from the last couple of weeks. This episode we talk about Microsoft's latest xCloud announcements, even more Cyberpunk nonsense and get all nostalgic for Sonic's 30th anniversary. Plus our special guest host James shares his gaming past in our Simply The Guest feature!

Season 2 Special 2: E3 Special Featuring itsa_me_gameboy

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:17:28 +0100

It's the first ever Queers At Play E3 special! Join Marc, Reuben and special guest host Graham (itsa_me_gameboy) as we cover all the exciting announcements from this year's digital only event. Discussions include events from Microsoft/Bethesda, SquareEnix and Nintendo. Plus expect all the usual tangents and plenty of METROID!

Season 2 Episode 4: E3 build-up and the Geoff Keighley Ego show featuring LyneTheOrder

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:00:03 +0100

After last week's Pride Special we're back for another regular instalment of Queers At Play with 3 week's worth of news to cover. In this episode we talk about the Sonic anniversary showcase, Activision's shift to being a 100% Call of Duty publisher and Geoff Keighley's semi annual ego show. Plus LyneTheOrder tells us all about her proudest gaming accomplishment and there's definitely a Reuben rant or two in one of our longest episodes yet!

Season 2 Special 1: Pride Special Featuring C3nric and ctrlaltcookie

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:42:39 +0100

Join the Queers At Play, ctrlaltcookie (Remi) and C3nric (Emre) as we discuss all things LGBTQA+ in gaming, from our first memories of representation to queer coding, where the industry can improve and more. Plus all the usual random tangents and digressions you've come to love from your favourite Queers At Play!

Season 2 Episode 3: Lots of Nintendo titbits and the Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest featuring Nintenmau5

Sun, 23 May 2021 20:34:57 +0100

Welcome back for the third episode of Queers at Play season 2, where Reuben and Marc are joined by the wonderful Richard AKA Nintenmau5. In this episode we discuss the latest Ubisoft controversies, a whole raft of little Nintendo announcements including some spectacular (/sarcasm) new games for the Nintendo Switch Online Service and all the reveals from the Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest. Finally we spend some time getting to know Richard's gaming past a little bit in our Simply The Guest feature.

Season 2 Episode 2: Sony and Nintendo Financials and the PlayStation State Of Play featuring JoeyWh1te

Sun, 09 May 2021 20:06:54 +0100

We're back again with another episode of Queers At Play Season 2, this time dragging along the incredible JoeyWh1te for the ride! Join us as we talk about the Sony and Nintendo financials, the latest PlayStation State or Play featuring Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart and why Activision are bastards. Plus find out all about Joe's gaming past!

Season 2 Episode 1: Resident Evil Showcase and Nintendo Indie World featuring World Building Stream

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:35:21 +0100

Join the Queers At Play and Louis (World Building Stream) for the first episode of season 2 as they discuss the latest Resident Evil Showcase, including the first part of the Resident Evil Village demo, the Nintendo Indie World presentation, the usual quick fire news and a discussion with Louis about his history with gaming in our Simple The Guest feature.

Season 2 Episode 0.2: QAP Season Two: Be Our Guest

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:48:02 +0100

Join the Queers for the premiere of Season 2. In this episode, we will be reintroducing ourselves, chatting about some of our favourite games of all time, and revealing the list of guest hosts for the main episodes of the season!

Season 1 Episode 13: Nintendo Direct, State of Play and Pokémon Presents

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:22:30 +0000

This fortnight we discuss the deluge of news over the past two weeks. We talk about all the big announcements from Nintendo Direct, State of Play and Pokémon Presents. In this episode's Backlog Bingo, Marc tells us what he thought of the Sims 4 and Will chooses a game for Reuben to play and report back on. It's another jam-packed episode of Queers At Play!

Season 1 Episode 12: new release announcements, Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker and yet more controversy

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:18:59 +0000

In Episode 12, we talk about the new release date announcements, the latest controversy (including *yet more* CDPR developments) and round-up the rest of the news from the past two weeks. We also discuss the biggest news of the week (if you ask us at least) and take a deep dive on Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. Finally, in Backlog Bingo, Will updates the Queers on how he got on with Fortnite and then chooses a game for Marc to play. Will he give us a Reuben-esque rant? You'll have to listen to find out!

Season 1 Episode 11: News Round-up and Resident Evil Showcase

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:13:44 +0000

In Episode 11, the Queers discuss a whole host of news from the past two weeks and chat about the Resident Evil 25th Anniversary Showcase, among other topics. Also, in Backlog Bingo, Reuben tells us what he thought of Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash and then chooses a game from Will's backlog for him to play and review in the next episode.

Season 1 Episode 10: news roundup and our most anticipated games of 2021

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:34:35 +0000

It’s a new year and there’s new news! The Queers talk through the multitude of information that’s been released in the past week, before talking through some of their most anticipated games of 2021. In this episode’s Backlog Bingo Marc tells us what he thought of The Gardens Between before picking a game for Reuben to play from his backlog.

Season 1 Episode 9.1: Games of the Year: Definitive Edition Remastered

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:52:36 +0000

Happy New Queer! Join Marc, Reuben and Will as we discuss our games of 2020 in this bonus episode.

Season 1 Episode 9: Nintendo Indie World, Cyberpunk 2077 and Super Nintendo World

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 18:47:53 +0000

With the controversy continuing to rumble on, the Queers return to their new favourite ranting topic: Cyberpunk 2077. We also discuss a whole host of other news, including all the announcements from Nintendo's Indie World and Super Nintendo World Direct. Will is in the Backlog Bingo hot-seat and tells us how he got on with Hollow Knight, while Reuben picks a game for Marc to play and review in the next episode.

Season 1 Episode 8: Cyberpunk 2077, Nintendo and the Game Awards

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 16:58:21 +0000

After much anticipation, Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived! The Queers talk about how well its launch went (or not, at the case may be). We discuss some of the controversies that Nintendo have been involved in recently and we talk about the winners and announcements from the Geoff Keighley Awards. Reuben tells us how he got on with Celeste, his Backlog Bingo game, and Marc picks a game for Will to play over the next two weeks.

Season 1 Episode 7: news, PS5 launch and Game Awards nominations

Sat, 28 Nov 2020 14:24:10 +0000

The Queers talk about all the latest news and share their impressions on the PS5 launch (now that Europe finally has it!). They discuss the nominees for the Geoff Keighley Awards and make some predictions about who they think will win. Marc gives us him impressions of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Will chooses which game Reuben will be playing for the next episode's Backlog Bingo.

Season 1 Episode 6: hardware launches, Nintendo financials and more

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 20:38:12 +0000

Next gen is here! The Queers discuss the launch of the Xbox Series S|X and talk about the Dualsense (because that's all that Sony have let us have so far in Europe). We discuss what we learned from Nintendo's latest financials, as well as a host of other small bits of gaming news. Also, Will tells the other Queers what he's made of Fire Emblem: Three Houses in Backlog Bingo and picks a game for Marc to play and feed back on in the next episode.

Season 1 Episode 5.1: Games of the Generation - A Fragmentary Passage

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:28:21 +0000

With the imminent release of the Xbox Series X and the PS5, gaming is about to go where no gamer has gone before. But before we start the next generation, we felt it was appropriate to reflect on the highlights of this generation.

In this bonus episode Marc, Will and Reuben each share their own picks for games of the generation and the Queers discuss just how good it has been.

Season 1 Episode 5: PlayStation updates, gaming gets (more) political and Nintendo Partner Direct

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 17:38:25 +0000

With next gen looming on the horizon, the Queers continuing discussing the various bits of news we're getting ahead of release. We also discuss all of the news to come from the Nintendo Mini Direct. It's Reuben's turn to share his thoughts about Dino Crisis 2 in Backlog Bingo, before picking a game for Will to play before the next main episode. Plus we end with an exciting announcement....

Season 1 Episode 4: Nintendo Treehouse, PS5 news and much more

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:04:25 +0100

Over the past two weeks we've had lots of little bits of news, including Nintendo Treehouse news on Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and more news about the PS5. In this episode's Backlog Bingo Marc tells the Queers what he thought of NieR: Automata and then picks a game for Reuben to play over the next two weeks.

Season 1 Episode 3: TGS, Microsoft buys Bethesda and more next-gen nonsense

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 16:17:34 +0100

Tokyo Game Show had a host of exciting game announcements for us to discuss in this fortnight's episode. We also discuss a host of next-gen nonsense, give our thoughts on Steve coming to Super Smash Bros and talk about Microsoft splashing the cash to buy Bethesda . And of course we play more Backlog Bingo! Will shares his view of Doom (2016) and Reuben chooses which game Marc has to play for the next podcast.

Season 1 Episode 2: Xbox, Playstation 5 and Nintendo Partner Direct

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:19:05 +0100

This fortnight we discuss *all* the news, including the Xbox Series X and S, the Playstation 5 Showcase and the Nintendo Partner Direct. Plus in this week's Backlog Bingo, Reuben let's us know what he thought of Batman: Arkham Knight and Marc chooses a game for Will to play and report back on next time.

Season 1 Episode 1: Nintendo Partner Direct, Gamescom and Mario 35

Sat, 05 Sep 2020 12:34:43 +0100

Join us for our first full episode! This fortnight we discuss all the news from the Nintendo Partner Direct, Gamescom and the Mario 35th Anniversary direct. Plus we play Backlog Bingo with Will choosing what Reuben will play and report back on in the next episode!

Season 1 Episode 0.1: Hello from the Queers at Play!

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:14:15 +0100

In this trailer we introduce ourselves and give you a sample of the sort of nonsense that you can expect to listen to every other week.