True Avatars – A Queer Video Game Podcast
True Avatars - A Queer Video Game Podcast
Podcast Description
Queer voices in gaming deserve to be amplified, and heard by more people. This podcast focuses on many different facets of gaming, with a lean towards 2SLGBTQIA+ segments, guests, and news. Hosted by Zoey Wyeld (she/her), a transgender woman and queer gamer.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a wide range of themes including queer representation in video games, personal identity exploration through gaming, development insights from queer game developers, and industry news such as the impact of gender identity on gaming culture, with episodes discussing topics like the GLAAD Gaming Report and specific game recommendations like 'Psychroma' and 'Raptor Boyfriend'.
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.
I know right? You’re taking in every word from that title and thinking: “how can these people be trans and ***not*** have played Celeste?!”
…and all we can say is, we’re sorry! We’re making up for it by playing it now (better late than never) and sharing our thoughts right here for you.
Also this week! Games are addictive again, Dragon Quest turns 40, Fable was delayed, somehow Witcher 3 returned, and we have a few hopes and predictions for the next month of game announcements.
A small note: I messed up my audio despite doing everything to not mess up my audio, so I had to use Adobe Podcast Enhance to fix it up and I sound a little different because of that… Oops!
00:00:00 – Intro
00:11:35 – What We’ve Been Playing
00:11:44 – No Man’s Sky
00:15:28 – Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
00:25:53 – Celeste
00:42:24 – News
00:56:16 – Summer Gaming / Not-E3 Predictions
This episode was recorded on May 30 and 31 2026.
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Official website: https://trueavatarspodcast.com/
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Guests:
Lloyd: https://www.twitch.tv/lloyd_lloydster
Sources:
Access-Ability Summer Showcase 2026: https://access-ability.uk/2026/01/30/access-ability-summer-showcase-returning-for-2026/
Story-Rich Showcase: https://www.fellowtraveller.games/blog/story-rich-showcase-premiers-june-6
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fable-has-been-delayed-to-2027/
https://bsky.app/profile/thewitcher.com/post/3mmt5gshsa22r
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op9YgXhjgNM
https://dq11.jp/s/pf/faq/en.html
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