Skill Check
By YMCA Exeter
The positive gaming podcast from YMCA Exeter. Talking all things that are positive around video games.
Latest episode
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Zengence, Outlaws, and Ghostbusters
We’re back from our summer holidays, and we have some catching up to do! Andy’s feeling a little lost and tempted by Star Wars Outlaws. We catch up on the PS5 Pro news. We look a… -
Vampire Therapist, Return of Doom, and Crash Bandicoot!
Could a game where you’re a vampire introduce you to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy? Doom and Doom 2 has returned! And so has Crash Bandicoot! We also spend far too much time argui… -
Screentime - A Chat. How much is too much screentime?
We ask, are people falling out of love with strategy games? Could we make money from old games? And funding has been found for table top gaming groups. We talk screen time A LOT … -
Acting Strikes, Xbox Game Pass Everywhere, and is no one buying AAA games on mobiles?
We’re back after a short unexpected break! We’re playing a little catch up on gaming news, we talk in app purchases, and Life is Strange.<… -
Who do children play with online? Tony Hawk coming to XBox, and theres a new Game Boy Advance Game?
Have you come across “Gods Influencer”? Carlo Acutis, born in 1991 is to become the Catholic Church's first "millennial saint" Crash Bandicoot is finally coming to Ga… -
Do we need the latest console?
Do we need the latest console? Considering the offering we’re given? The article we chat about can be found here - -
Does Gaming impact Mental Health and wellbeing? At all?
Does Gaming impact Mental Health and wellbeing? At all? We talk about recent study that shows no negative (or positive) mental health impact by gaming. Read… -
Humanity, Work for ikea in Roblox, and E-Sports in Schools.
Fancy working for ikea within Roblox? No seriously – Check out https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/newsroom/corporate-news/ikea-is-op… -
Gaming on a budget, Marvel Midnight Sons free on Epic, and Minecraft on Netflix
Lets face it. Gaming. Like almost everything else. Isn’t cheap. We have a chat about cheap (ish) ways to game, Marvels Midnight Sons free on Epic, Minecraft on Netflix, and Astrobot. Come say hello … -
Young People And Mobile Phones, Call of Duty on Game Pass, and Colour Dash
Young people and mobile phones! Its something that seems to get people…. Talking. So… Lets talk about that. We also chat Call of Duty on Game Pass, Colour Dash, Dubbed Linger, and Andy finally finished Spiderman Remasted.…