Season 1

Episode 10 - Interview with Undiscovered Country: Body-swapping and Killing Gameplay
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastDecember 02, 2024x
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01:06:2260.77 MB

Episode 10 - Interview with Undiscovered Country: Body-swapping and Killing Gameplay

<p>This week I welcome Maddi Patton, a bisexual woman/writer and Alexander Martin (aka droquen), an ally/game director. Maddi and Alex are two thirds of Undiscovered Country, a brand new indie game studio from Toronto, Canada.</p> <p>Maddi and Alex share their hopes, dreams, and pl...

Episode 09 - Interview with June in Black: Being Trans in the Games Industry
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastNovember 25, 2024x
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01:02:3857.35 MB

Episode 09 - Interview with June in Black: Being Trans in the Games Industry

<p>This week I interview June in Black, a transgender woman who works in the video games industry.</p> <p>June shares her unique lived experience as someone who transitioned while working in video games. She has worked at some well-known studios in the past cutting trailers, promot...

Episode 08 - A Queer Guide to Holiday Sales
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastNovember 18, 2024x
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01:34:3486.59 MB

Episode 08 - A Queer Guide to Holiday Sales

<p>Amy-Lynn and Ekamy are back this week for some Amy Squared double trouble! We discuss the news (including GOG’s preservation program, DLC at The Game Awards, and the importance of unions in the video games industry), and in the second half we do a deep dive on how to take advantage of disco...

Episode 07 - Discovering Bisexuality and Pansexuality through Video Games
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastNovember 11, 2024x
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Episode 07 - Discovering Bisexuality and Pansexuality through Video Games

<p>This week I welcome Ekamy, a bisexual Twitch streamer. We cover what we’ve been playing, some concrete Switch 2 news, more Dragon Age: The Veilguard queer goodness, and the lack of first party single player PS5 games. In the second half, Amy discusses the exploration of her bisexuality (and...

Episode 06 - New Games! Life is Strange, Pokémon TCG Pocket, and Sonic
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastNovember 04, 2024x
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01:59:17109.22 MB

Episode 06 - New Games! Life is Strange, Pokémon TCG Pocket, and Sonic

<p>This week is a double length episode to make up for missing the previous week. I start the podcast off solo, discussing the latest news and rumours (including my big Nintendo Switch 2 theory), and then going on a rant about Life is Strange: Double Exposure (and yes, this game has a lot of q...

Episode 05 - Pronouns in Podcast
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastOctober 21, 2024x
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Episode 05 - Pronouns in Podcast

<p>Devona (Helldevo) and Amy-Lynn (returning from the first episode) join me this week as we discuss the latest gaming news — including Bandai Namco’s “layoffs” and Sony’s new PlayStation concert tour. For this week’s segment, we jump into a discussion on pronouns and customizable avatars in v...

Episode 04 - Alarm Clocks and Retro Games
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastOctober 14, 2024x
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Episode 04 - Alarm Clocks and Retro Games

<p>This week I take a little detour to rant about Alarmo, Nintendo’s over-priced and underwhelming new hardware. I also welcome my friend Enid to discuss her interest in retro video games, including increasing prices and how we define a video game as “retro.”</p> <p><br /><...

Episode 03 - Me, Myself, and Pokémon
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastOctober 08, 2024x
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00:55:1550.59 MB

Episode 03 - Me, Myself, and Pokémon

<p>This week it’s just me, Zoey, your host, as I cover the news, geek out about how great Astro Bot and the Dualsense are, and talk about why Pokémon is my favourite video game series. Plus, I speculate about my hopes and dreams for Legends Z-A, next year’s followup to Legends Arceus.</p>...

Episode 02 - Gay Relationships in Video Games
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastOctober 02, 2024x
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01:22:0275.11 MB

Episode 02 - Gay Relationships in Video Games

<p>This week I host my friend Graeme, a gay man, as we discuss the new Zelda game, Echoes of Wisdom, the State of Play and other news, and some notable gay relationships in video games. Some are confirmed, others are unconfirmed, and some are straight of headcanon (Cloud and Sephiroth anyone?)...

Episode 01 - Welcome to True Avatars
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game PodcastSeptember 23, 2024x
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Episode 01 - Welcome to True Avatars

<p>Welcome to the inaugural episode True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast!</p> <p>This week I welcome Amy-Lynn, a trans feminine gamer, as well as a close friend of mine. We discuss the news of the past week, including Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s trans-friendly character creato...