Split The Screen: Recent Episodes
Ben Austwick & Ed Nightingale
Eurogamer’s Ed Nightingale and Twitch Partner Ben Austwick host a weekly podcast on all things gaming and what’s been splitting opinions.
This week, Ben's played Farthest Frontier while Ed's suffering some JRPG burnout. Plus what's next in Assassin's Creed and will there be a Zelda Nintendo Direct this month?
00:00 - Intro
03:12 - Ed hates northern music
13:33 - Gaming burnout
25:55 - Cult Of The Lamb
27:48 - Cuphead
31:10 - Farthest Frontier
38:40 - Episodic games, movies and bingeing
47:20 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and obscure game mechanics
50:57 - New Assassin's Creed Mirage leaked!
54:23 - Pride in Fortnite & music ramble
1:05:20 - New Pokemon announced
1:07:11 - Call Of Duty on GamePass
1:09:00 - New Playstation Plus games
1:12:29 - Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix
1:13:35 - Transphobic rant in patch notes of DOMINA game.
1:15:41 - Switch ports of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess?
1:12:10 - What have the community been playing? (Atomicrops, FFXIV 6.2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Graveyard Keeper, Bloons TD, Immortality, Bear & Breakfast
1:31:40 - Outro
Ed and Ben discuss the news of Sony increasing the PlayStation 5 cost, as well as F1 Manager 2022 and LGBT+ music game We Are OFK.
00:00 - Intro (Ed's birthday week) 13:50 - Final Fantasy XII 16:49 - F1 Manager 2022 27:06 - We Are OFK 35:23 - What have you been playing? (Hearthstone, Cult Of The Lamb, Destiny 2) 51:55 - PS5 price-hike 1:10:41 - GamesCom Opening Night Show 1:19:07 - Offensive comments by developer of Black Myth: Wukong 1:22:23 - Monster Hunter Rise selling 11 million copies 1:24:30 - Outro
We chat about Two Point Campus, the new Mario Kart tracks, Final Fantasy XII and all the latest gaming news with an LGBTQIA+ twist!
Ben & Ed are back from TwitchCon Amsterdam and it's time for the debrief! Find out what went on and what we thought of the panels and events we went to, as well as some very stern words for certain Minecrafters.
It's TwitchCon Eve! Ben and Ed chat about their plans for the weekend, what they've been playing and all the important gaming news!
Ben & Ed are joined by Kelsey Hansen from Annapurna Interactive for a chat about everything video games!
Ben & Ed introduce Swapping Joysticks - a brand new place for all your LGBTQIA+ gaming content! In this episode you'll find, amongst many other things, Red Dead Redemption, Cyberpunk 2077, Monster Hunter Rise and whether pigeons can watch movies.
After 18 months it's finally time to say goodbye to Split The Screen. We've really enjoyed podcasting over the past 18 months and it's time we changed into something bigger and more us. We discuss everything at the start of this podcast.
From next week we'll be podcasting under the brand Swapping Joysticks, a platform for podcasts, reviews, quick looks and IRL videos with a heavy LGBTQIA+ focus. Please go check out the Split The Screen Twitter (or SwapJoysticks if after June 30th) to find our YouTube channel and see what we're up to.
Thank you to everyone for the support and I can't wait to continue with Swapping Joysticks
Ben and Ed go through all the major and minor announcements at Keigh 3, as well as take a deep dive into The Quarry and Cyberpunk 2077. Get your queer gaming podcast right here!
Ben and Ed discuss what happened in last week's Playstation State Of Play, what we think is going to be mentioned at the Summer Games Fest tomorrow and if Ed will ever finish Elden Ring. Answers on a postcard.
Who knew that good mobile games existed? Ben and Ed chat about the games they've been playing this week, including a lengthy discussion on the best mobile games out at the moment and also what might appear at the Playstation showcase later today. See if their predictions were right!
Ben and Ed have vastly different tastes in movies, as evidenced by what they saw the past week. They also chat about their plans for Pride Month on Twitch, Death Stranding 2, and Ed's still trying to finish Elden Ring.
We're back with a slightly new format! Ben and Ed chat for an hour about the latest games they've been playing and what's in the news this week. Ed's been playing a fancy music-based game while Ben's got addicted to Call Of Duty like he's 15 again.
Ed's back from the BAFTAs and gives us a full run down on what went down there. We also chat about the incredibly relaxing PowerWash Simulator, FF Origins Stranger Of Paradise (or however it's styled) and all the latest gaming news!
Ed's at the BAFTA Game Awards so Ben is joined by the wonderful MoniDoesStuff. We chat about #DORFROMANTIK, Xenoblade Chronicles and discuss what awards should be added to future game awards.
Ben and Ed are joined by Urbanbohemian for a talk about all things video games. We end up in a deep conversation about Destiny 2 as Ben finally gets to chat to someone who also loves it, as well as what we think about Ghostwire Tokyo, Tunic and all the latest gaming news!
Get ready for the filthiest episode we've ever recorded. In amongst the chat about love toys, relationships and the Tinder Swindler is a podcast loosely centred around video games! Join Ben, Ed and GeekyCassie for the longest podcast yet as we chat about what we've been playing, the latest gaming news and gaming franchises we think were unnecessary.
Ben and Ed are joined by PleasantlyTwstd for an in depth chat about everything Elden Ring. Tune in for spicy takes, speedrunning discussion, what other Souls games we've loved, and all the latest news in the gaming world!
Ben and Ed are joined by a Soulsgame newbie SoulBodyGeek to chat about everything Elden Ring. Find out what we all thought of this potential Game Of The Year contender, as well as all the latest gaming news and what games we find the most underrated and overrated.
Ben and Ed are joined by DonaTarte for the latest instalment in your favourite LGBTQIA+ gaming podcast! We chat about the latest Destiny 2 expansion - The Witch Queen, Ed's confusion playing Telling Lies, Dona's love of Horizon Zero Dawn, and all the latest gaming headlines in the news this week.
Ben and Ed are joined by CafeEla for the latest instalment in your favourite LGBTQIA+ gaming podcast! We chat all things accessibility in the gaming and streaming world, as well as what games we've been playing and the latest gaming news.
Anime and JRPG enthusiast AnnieMayPlay joins Ben & Ed to dissect the Nintendo Direct. We discuss all the latest headlines, games we've been playing and chat about what life is like as an old school JRPG lover on Twitch.
Pokémon enthusiast ErinusTV joins Ed and Ben for a Split The Screen talking everything Pokémon (and a fair bit more). Check out what they all think of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and what it means for the series going forward. They also chat about other games they've been playing and what's in the news this week!
Twitch's first ambassador or 2022, Eevoh joins Ben & Ed for this week's episode! We chat about Eevoh's career and experience streaming on Twitch, discuss the games we've been playing and what we're looking forward to in 2022!
Ben and Ed are joined by industry insider, drag artist and streamer Rik (Wortermelon) in a week where one news story really dominated the agenda. We chat about the Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard, Final Fantasy pornography being streamed in the Italian Senate and the games we've been playing - Titanfall 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Demon's Souls and more!
We're joined by MoniDoesStuff as she locks horns with Ed on whether Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart was a good game or not. Ben waxes lyrical about that brand new video game The Witcher 3 and we also talk about our gaming resolutions for 2022.
Ed & Ben return for regular weekly podcasts with a look back at the games we've played in 2021 and ordering them into a very neat top 10.
Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale return for a 'second season' of the greatest gaming podcast in the world (according to some). We discuss our recent hiatus and our plans for the future in a bumper episode!
Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Resident Evil Village, sci-fi video games and Ben's esports shenanigans are up for discussion in the latest edition of the greatest gaming podcast in the world. Join Twitch Partner Biggus Bennus & UK games journalist Ed Nightingale for all the latest news, views & video game reviews!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Resident Evil Village, Returnal, the Xbox Series X and we answer all your weird and wonderful questions!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Pokemon Snap, The Sims 4, Fortnite and video game characters we'd like to step on us. Yep, you read that right!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Fortnite, Resident Evil 7, Star Wars and we chat about games we are ashamed to admit we haven't got round to playing yet.
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about the latest games we've been playing and our gaming guilty pleasures!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Nier: Automata, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Lost Words: Beyond The Page and we have a VERY heated discussion on controversial gaming opinions.
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Monster Hunter Rise, Balan Wonderworld, Outriders and our favourite platformers!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town, Control, Signs of the Sojourner and a special Resident Evil anniversary/horror game section!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Final Fantasy 14, Littlewood, Control and the Square Enix presents showcase, including out favourite Square Enix memories!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about The Outer Worlds, Story of Seasons and what makes video games the best medium of telling certain stories!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Story Of Seasons, Bravely Default 2, Yakuza Like A Dragon on PS5 and what what our memories are of the Nintendo Switch, which turned 4 years old yesterday!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat more about what games we've been playing and what games we expect & hope to see at the State Of Play later that evening.
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat more about what games we've been playing and what games we'd like to see turned into movies and TV shows!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat more about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Zelda Age Of Calamity and what our favourite LGBT+ video games are!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat more about Tell Me Why, Astro's Playroom, Destruction All Stars and what our biggest gaming regrets are. Also, Ed has a very big announcement!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Tell Me Why, Hitman 3, Resident Evil Village's demo and what games we'd love to see remastered.
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Minecraft and our favourite chilled games!
Join Ben Austwick and Ed Nightingale for Split the Screen, a weekly podcast on all things gaming related and what’s been splitting opinions. This week we chat about Murder by Numbers, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Pokemon Snap and gaming anniversaries!
Ed & Ben discuss the games they've been playing this week and a look ahead at those scheduled for release in 2021. Expect chats about Ghost of Tsushima, If Found, Ikenfell and Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity.
It's the final day and final podcast of 2020! Ed & Ben discuss a load of games that came out and come up with a ranked top 10 from all the ones they've played. What will be the first ever Split The Screen Game of the Year?
A very special episode where we hand out 12 awards to games that fully deserved it. From prestigious titles such as Best Narrative and Best LGBTQIA2+ Game to Biggest Fad and Hottest Mess. Ben & Ed go through it all ahead of next week's big Game Of The Year podcast!
We're in the festive season so Ben and Ed are reminiscing about Christmas gaming stories. Aside from those, we've got the latest gaming news and what we think of the winter update of Animal Crossing, Death Stranding and some more Demon's Souls.
It's all about open world games today! Ben and Ed chat about what their favourite open world games are, from GTA 3 to Breath Of The Wild and everything in between. Also included in this episode is chatter about Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Haven and... Tetris.
It's the first episode! This week, Ed and Ben chat about their favourite PS5 launch games, Nintendo news and the best launch games ever made.