True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
Zoey Wyeld
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Queer voices in gaming deserve to be amplified, now more than ever. True Avatars focuses on many different facets of gaming through a 2SLGBTQIA+ lens, and features current news, industry interviews, and fun yet thought-provoking discussions. Produced and hosted by Zoey Wyeld (she/her), a transgender woman and queer gamer.
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Ep. 76 - Queer Game News Catchup: The Good, the Bad, and the Weird
This week we’re catching up on some headlines from during the podcast’s hiatus. When I was doing show notes this week, I noticed that every headline seemed to come with some “good” news and some…
Ep. 75 - The Last of Us Season 3: When Cis Actors Play Trans Characters
Amy-Lynn and Lloyd join me this week to discuss what we’ve been playing, which is quite sim heavy! Games include Pokémon Pokopia, Leafy Corner, and Retro Rewind. For the news, we’re discussing an…
Ep. 74 - WE’RE BACK!!
We’re back, True Avatars! Ekamy and Lloyd join me for this mildly revamped version of the podcast, which has a greater focus on games discussion and less focus on news. What’s in store for the…
Ep. 73 - Pokémon turns 30, which means we’re old!
Sorry for the late episode this week, True Avatars! I am traveling again but there is a lot of queer game stuff happening these days, thankfully. This week’s headlines include Stardew Valley’s 10th…
Ep 72.5 - BONUS - These games want you to examine your mental health!
Steam Next Fest is back and Ekamy, Cleo, and I checked out 6 (or more…?) very exciting queer game demos! 00:00:00 - Intro and What We’ve Been Eating 00:04:36 - Fishbowl 00:12:40 - Feline Forensics…
Ep. 72 - Is it time to cut the Discord?
It’s an episode jam-packed full of controversy, drama, and discourse! Where to begin? Well, there’s lots of good news! Pokémon’s 30th anniversary is already in full swing, Sonic 4 has found its Amy…
Ep. 71 - The number of gaymes they just announced is… UNBEATABLE
I took a week off from recording and during that time, there were so many queer game announcements that it’s gonna take me an hour to get through them all! We’ve got Final Fantasy, Diablo, Overwatch,…
Ep. 70 - Tomodachi Life has become “Homodachi Life”
Nintendo fulfilled its promise to include same-sex relationships in Tomodachi Life, but they didn’t stop there! Just how queer is the new Nintendo wacky life-sim? We’ve got all the big gay…
Ep. 69 - Fable is Strange in 1348
Hosting solo again and covering a big week of queer game reveals: Life is Strange: Reunion, 1348 Ex Voto, and possibly even Fable. There was a bunch of Mario news (including trans reps in the new…
Ep. 68 - The Lesbian Plot Twist
Ekamy and I dive into the strange queer game phenomenon: the Lesbian Plot Twist™. Isn’t it a little odd that so many gaymes prefer a mid-game “she’s actually a lesbian” surprise? Spoilers abound (see…
Ep. 67 - Life is Strange 5 just LEAKED …and Chloe is back?!
I said I wasn’t gonna record a new episode this week, and then the Life is Strange: Reunion leak was just far too juicy to ignore. So I took the opportunity to also cover some older news stories I…
Ep. 66 - What’s in store for queer gaming in 2026?
Cleo and Lloyd are back, and together we break down all the queer games scheduled for 2026! There’s tons of indies and AAAs, plus a whole bunch of non-queer games we’re excited for too! But we don’t…
Ep. 65 - 2025 “Queer” in Review
2025 is almost over and I’ve invited Zoe, Ekamy, and Lloyd on to discuss our favourite moments from the year, as well as the many scandals. This is also a much more conversational and laid back…
Ep. 64 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 puts the “Gay” in The Game Awards
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaned up at the Game Awards and a certain queer actor took home Best Performance (while mentioning her girlfriend in the acceptance speech to boot). Several other awards…
Ep. 63 - Interview with Unquiet Games: When Your Game About Censorship is at Risk of Being Censored
This week I’m taking a break from news and other current events to interview Elana and Nat from Unquiet Games! Back in Episode 53, I spoke about a demo I played for a game called “Banned Together,” a…
Ep. 62 - So it turns out this Clair Obscur game is actually pretty good
Gayming Mag’s Streamer of the Week, Ekamy, joins me to discuss what we’ve been playing, the headlines, and the big fancy 2025 game everyone is talking about: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Headlines…
Ep. 61 - Queer Games Nominated, Kirby Air Riders Impressions, Loss of a Trans Icon
This week, Amy-Lynn and I discuss all the queer games that got nominations for The Game Awards and the Indie Game Awards. There were more layoffs. And in very sad news, Rebecca Heineman has passed…
Ep. 60 - A Queer Guide to Holiday Sales *Remastered*
It’s that time of the year!! Video games are on sale and a lot has changed since Black Friday 2024. So Ekamy, Lloyd, and I have advice, tips, tricks, and what to look out for when it comes to…
Ep. 59 - GTA 6 delayed? What Rockstar doesn’t want you to know!
Cleo joins me for a lot of exciting queer game news and a heaping pile of drama! On the news side: Zorkie Studios, the developer duo behind Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced, has a brand new game…
Ep. 58 - Borderlands 4: The Good, the Bad, and the Pitchford
For the news segment, it’s just me: Zoey. It’s a lighter news week (ish). Metal Gear Solid Delta remake got a free update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has some exciting news related to the Nintendo…
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True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast has published 85 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Technology.
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 27m.
