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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 24

What do you get when Black women and femme gamers talk origins, mods, baddies, rage quits, and cozy vibes? Season 1 of Video Games Are For Boys. It’s a whole ride — buckle up.

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Video Games Are For Boys

A gaming podcast centering women & femmes as we discuss the games we love to play, new, old, and nostalgic games, and what our lived experiences are as gamers.

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 23

Season 1 gave you:

🎮 Vibes vs skills (Ep. 5)

😱 Villain origin stories (Ep. 4)

💔 Games that broke us (Ep. 3)

😜 Cozy chaos (Ep. 2)

🥰 Why we even game (Ep. 1)

Binge it here 👉🏽 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#GamingPodcast #PodcastSeasonOne #GamersUnite #VideoGamesAreForBoys

Video Games Are For Boys

A gaming podcast centering women & femmes as we discuss the games we love to play, new, old, and nostalgic games, and what our lived experiences are as gamers.

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 21

Season 1 covers:

✨ First consoles & comfort games
✨ Building & breaking worlds
✨ Rage quit hall of fame
✨ Hair politics in character creation
✨ Storytelling that wrecked us

Start here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Season1 #VideoGamesAreForBoys #GamingPodcast #BlackWomenInGaming

Video Games Are For Boys

A gaming podcast centering women & femmes as we discuss the games we love to play, new, old, and nostalgic games, and what our lived experiences are as gamers.

youtube.com

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 20

Start with episode 5 and work your way backwards! 😆💕

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Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes | Ep. 5 - Video Games Are For Boys

🎮 Episode 5 – Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes? Some games make you feel like a gaming goddess. Others… have you rage quitting in five minutes flat. In our Season 1 finale of Video Games Are For…

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 20

Season 1 of Video Games Are For Boys is live and binge-ready. 🎮 Cozy vibes, side quest chaos, rage quits, character creation crimes, & the exact moment we decided gatekeeping in gaming is garbage.

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#PixelPonder #GamingPodcast #Season1 #VideoGamesAreForBoys

Video Games Are For Boys

A gaming podcast centering women & femmes as we discuss the games we love to play, new, old, and nostalgic games, and what our lived experiences are as gamers.

youtube.com

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 18

We laughed. We semi-judged. We maybe rage quit. Season 1 had it ALL. 🎮 Catch up on 5 episodes of gaming chaos before Season 2 drops.

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 17

Season 1 finale! 🎉 We’re wrapping up with the age-old question: Do you need skills, or just vibes? (Spoiler: our K/D ratio says vibes.)

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 16

Season 1 is done! 🎮 Final episode = skills vs vibes + a few spectacular rage quits.

Catch the finale ➡️ youtu.be/KY_cME6vh0U

#GamingPodcast #SeasonFinale #FinalEpisode #JustVibes #VideoGamesAreForBoys

Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes | Ep. 5 - Video Games Are For Boys

🎮 Episode 5 – Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes? Some games make you feel like a gaming goddess. Others… have you rage quitting in five minutes flat. In our Season 1 finale of Video Games Are For…

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 15

You can’t rage quit real life, but you can do it in a game… and we have thoughts.

🕹️New ep: “Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes?”

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Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes | Ep. 5 - Video Games Are For Boys

🎮 Episode 5 – Do I Need Skills or Just Vibes? Some games make you feel like a gaming goddess. Others… have you rage quitting in five minutes flat. In our Season 1 finale of Video Games Are For…

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 14

Looking for other places to listen to the final episode of season 1?

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 14

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks gorgeous… but do we need talent or just a strong playlist + snacks to play it? 🤔

Full debate in this week’s pod 🎙️: open.spotify.com/episode/2EOG...

#Expedition33 #GamingPodcast #DoWeLikeGames

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 13

Are you a pro gamer or just a ✨ vibes enthusiast ✨?

We unpack if skills actually matter, ft. Palia, Animal Crossing, & a little Twisted Metal chaos.

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#Palia #AnimalCrossing #GamingPodcast #DoWeLikeGames

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 11

Episode 4* 😆 Check back this week for the final episode of season 1, Video Games Are For Boys!

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 10

“The Politics of Hair”

Yes, we went there.

Episode 5 breaks down why character creation rarely feels built for us — and what it takes to feel truly seen in-game.

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#RepresentationMatters #GamingPodcast

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 9

In Ep 4 of the pod, we break down:

👾 What character creation gets wrong
🎨 The beauty + limits of identity sliders
💥 And what we’d design if we dreamed up our own worlds

🎧 “Actually, We Are the Main Character” is live: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

#VGAFB

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 8

If you could dream up the perfect game, designed around who you are, what would it include?

Ep 5 explores that idea with sharp takes, real examples, and some hilarious thoughts.

Watch the video episode on YouTube: youtu.be/IcPJx3c6-3I

#VGAFB #HairInGames #GamingPodcast #RepresentationInGames

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 7

Ever try to make yourself in a game and leave the character screen pissed off? Same. In Ep 5, we talk about character creation, the limited diversity in games, & what we’d build if we had full creative control.

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#GamingPodcast #VideoGamesAreForBoys

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎮 NEW EPISODE: “Actually, We Are the Main Character”

We’re talking character creation, identity, and what it really means to be seen in games — and what we’d change if we were designing it all.

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#VGAFB #GamingPodcast #Gamers #MainCharacter

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

EP3: Games We Played Instead of Going to Therapy - youtu.be/iLWdbhk0DrY

Whether it's an indie gem or a huge AAA title, sometimes games hit you with feelings. We talked about the emotional blindsides & soft spots in this episode.

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

EP2: Who Let Us Create This Mess

We discussed creation & build games, From The Sims to Minecraft plus more, & how we feel deep joy creating messes. We talked about how build/creation games feed our inner control freak or cozy gremlin.

#MessyGamers

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

Catch up with Season 1 episodes thus far:

EP1: I Play for Vibes, Not Accuracy - youtu.be/J05XM5AWics

We shared their origin story: first games, favorite consoles, comfort titles, and the moment they realized gatekeeping in gaming is trash.

#GamingPodcast #Gamers #OriginStory

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 30

We'll be back next week with episode 4 of Video Games Are For Boys!

Until then, get your fix with episodes 1-3 anywhere you get your podcasts 👂🏽🎧: linktr.ee/vgafbpodcast

You can also watch our video episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Video Games Are For Boys

A gaming podcast centering women & femmes as we discuss the games we love to play, new, old, and nostalgic games, and what our lived experiences are as gamers.

youtube.com

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Video Games Are For Boys @vgafbpodcast.bsky.social · Jul 29

Messy builds. Delusional design choices. Features that should come with a warning label.

Catch up on Ep 2 of Video Games Are For Boys if you haven’t already:

📺 youtu.be/SypCprvRlhg?... | 🎧 Everywhere you listen

#Sims4Community #CozyGaming #GamingPodcast #BlackCreators

🎙️ Episode 2 – Who Let Us Create This Mess? | Video Games Are For Boys 🎮

In this house, mess is the mission. On Episode 2 of Video Games Are For Boys, we’re talking about the sheer joy of building and playing with mods in simulation or creation games — and there's a bit…

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