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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Anny and Samantha and welcome stuff. I

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Speaker 2: And we are coming to the end of the year

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Speaker 2: of twenty twenty five. I got it right because I

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Speaker 1: Yes, you do what you gotta do.

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Speaker 2: I gotta do what I gotta do, right, And we

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Speaker 2: decided to talk about some of the games by women

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Speaker 2: that's been featured this year. Now, Annie and I will

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Speaker 2: be doing another episode in which we're going to play

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Speaker 2: some games. I'm gonna get some recommendations from you and

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Speaker 3: Think these games are for me or not for me. Oh,

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Speaker 3: we already know how that goes. But I'm excited.

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Speaker 2: But with this year, I thought it would be fun

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Speaker 2: so you know, we need to do that. And as

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Speaker 2: they're already getting really rave reviews. And I will say

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Speaker 2: we are actually using partially the list from Women Led

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Speaker 2: Games Game Awards list. Yeah, that's right, that was just

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Speaker 2: And just for clarification about this organization, Women Led Games

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Speaker 2: brings recognition to the hard working women in the games

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Speaker 2: industry with a showcase every year showing off all the

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Speaker 2: innovative games coming from women led and majority women's studios.

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Speaker 2: We aim to highlight all the amazing things women doing

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Speaker 2: more equitable games industry. And that is from Womenledgames dot com.

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Speaker 2: So if you want to go look at their list

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Speaker 2: So I didn't bring it out, but there's a lot

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, But all those.

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Speaker 2: Things to say, there are some really fun, interesting games

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Speaker 2: And some of these studios are going to be familiar

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Speaker 2: So this is what they say about Nano Neighbors, and

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Speaker 3: Any why you giggling? Have you done this?

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Speaker 1: No, there's just a Black Mirror episode about Sorry, scared

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Speaker 3: But that's fine that that's what you jump to. Okay.

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Speaker 3: Oh, it's going to have you feeling emotions. Annie, mm hmm.

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Speaker 3: Well we need to try this game.

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Speaker 2: Dodo duck, which apparently is a nightlight. You need a

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Speaker 4: Because it's like two D is you press straight right,

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Speaker 2: I don't think I'm still playing things still me too.

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Speaker 3: Really, y'all have a heart. Get it together. Oh oh

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Speaker 3: This is where I would. Uh. I think I said that.

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Speaker 2: My partner's sister actually played in boxing and loved it

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Speaker 3: I love games like that, so more of those.

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Speaker 4: Yes, yes, and thank you to all the listeners who

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Speaker 2: If you have games like where maybe eventually maybe we'll

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Speaker 2: I don't know what does the future hole dannysnine.

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