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Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsIt's Whiskey Advent TimeNo Blurb this week. Diddi was lazy. :)
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NZXT is coming under fire for its recently expanded gaming PC rental service. A recent video from Gamers Nexus accused NZXT of running a bait-and-switch, sending people less powerful systems while claiming they offer higher performance. The video expose was posted over the weekend, but the company has only now released a statement that boils down to "we'll look into it," and gamers aren't having it.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2543936...
2024-12-161h 09Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsPikachu ... WITH GUNS!!!... Labor strife in the video game industry. We discuss a pokemon wannabe as well as the future of micro transaction and oh yeah, another video game awards show and all the winners.
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We've talked quite a bit about layoffs and force reductions in the video game industry lately but why is that happening? I think we have touched on our theories but this article from polygon looks into the current development industry and why these things are happening.
https://www.polygon.com...
2024-02-261h 01Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsBlizzcon 23 is ComingA week after the merger clears Microsoft decides to kill a good deal of that good will with it's latest policy update. Ragnar has had his hacker license revoked. Bungie and is the latest developer with financial issues The party of the year is set to take place in Anaheim and if you are going to play some of these older Ubisoft games you better get to it.
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In an apparent policy change, Microsoft...
2023-11-061h 05Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsLong Live The KingThe king has returned. Epics force reduction is ... well ... epic. 3 strikes and your out and we have a new platform to stream to ... sort of.
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The king of MMO game development has returned to his castle after leading a successful quest into the gaming wilderness. That's right, the one and only Chris Metzen has returned to Blizzard entertainment to be creative director of World of Warcraft.
https://www.xfire.com/chris-metzen-returns-creative-director-world-of-warcraft/
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2023-10-091h 02Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsMicrosoft Merger DramaMore Microsoft - Activision/Blizzard merger drama. There's a new switch on the horizon. Politics invades our video game worlds and Xbox home screen gets a face lift.
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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators. Both parties will now have until October 18th to finalize the transaction, after missing last weeks original deal deadline. Microsoft will argue its case for its proposed Activision...
2023-08-0749 minJoystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsApple Says ”Hold My Beer”In the UK the plot thickens as it pertains to the Microsoft acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. A new trailer was released for the telltale treatment of the Expanse. Apple turns to Sony and says "Hold my Beer" and what about the current state of the gaming landscape as we know it now will be cringe worthy when we look back on it.
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Microsoft could consider pulling Activision from the UK market as one extreme option to...
2023-06-121h 05Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsFire Up That John DeereMicrovision/Blizzard gets over a huge hurdle on its way to being approved. Continuing from our topic last show, here's another twist on the simulator games. Surprise, some players aren't happy with their FIFA ratings and there was this little conference this past weekend.
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In what could be a decisive tipping point for Microsoft’s chances of completing its deal to purchase Activision/Blizzard, the U.K. regulator — previously thought to be the most likely to block...
2023-04-0350 minJoystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsBang Those BongosGhostcrawler is off to new endeavors. How do they pick what game to work on next. Lets go farming and immersion is all the rage.
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Citing a combination of personal loss and professional considerations, Greg Street announced that he has stepped down from Riot Games today. The former World of Warcraft Lead Systems Designer has been at Riot for the last nine years, spending at least three of them heading the development a new MMORPG set in the...
2023-03-2052 minJoystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsBlizzard Goes Dark In ChinaBlizzard goes dark in China. The playstation VR is HOW much and is The Last of Us the best video game adaptation ever.
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Today’s the day most Blizzard games go offline in China. After failing to reach a deal with publishing partner NetEase, Blizzard has shuttered most of its games in the country, including World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, and Diablo.
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-games-go-dark-in-china-with-no-return-in-sight-this-is-so-tragic-says-former-hearthstone-director/
https://www.icy-veins.com/forums/topic/69664-netease-message-to-chinese-blizzard-game-players/
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2023-01-3154 minJoystick & Mouse | Video Games News & Reviews2022 Year in Review2022 Video Game Year in Review
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2023-01-101h 02Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsPoop In The MailThis episode deals with the 2022 Video Game Awards and how Diddi sent his poop in the mail. Come give a listen and see if you agree with our takes.
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https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2022-winners
https://thegameawards.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Awards
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2022-results-all-the-winners/
2022-12-271h 07Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsWhat are we going to do today Microsoft ...First, sorry for no episode. The Audio for 147 was corrupt and we couldn't recover it. Now on to the show.
We discuss a couple of stories in the Microsoft XBox universe and we let you know if spending a lot of hours gaming is bad for adolescents.
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Microsoft waits until the beginning of each month to reveal the list of new games coming to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, but fans often know of at...
2022-11-2852 minJoystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsSony and Nintendo Eventsthere were two big events since we last had a show and that's excluding the GTA6 leak. Sony held a Playstation State of Play event and later that same day Nintendo held a Nintendo direct.
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Sony held a short State of Play event and here was what was revealed.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/playstation-state-of-play-september-2022-everything-announced/
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-state-of-play-september-2022-everything-announced
https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/09/13/playstation-september-2022-state-of-play-recap/
The other big event...
2022-10-031h 20Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsToooooooo LongStadia tries to up it's games. Typical week with Blizzard where they win some and lose some. Another game studio gets gobbled up and we have a list of games that fell a little long.
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Google launched click to play a couple of months ago but this week their Stadia offering ot a big boost. They launched 11 new games thaty you can try on their platform.
https://chromeunboxed.com/stadia-9-new-click-to-play-game-trials
Blizzard Entertainment is...
2022-07-181h 16Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & ReviewsWhole Foods Burger BarAnother game studio is for sale. Gotta catch em all... literally. Which game characters are making bank? Disney looks to try and create a more adult game and there be dragons on this episode of Joystick and mouse.
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"Square Enix Selling Tomb Raider, Deus Ex & Thief (And Their Studios As Well)
Let's see if the new owners can also be disappointed by great games that sell well."
https://kotaku.com/square-enix-embracer-deus-ex-1848866849
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2022-05-0547 min
Wait, You Haven't Seen...?Episode 073 – WindtalkersIt's the start of Cage-A-Palooza 2020, and joining Travis this week, Don AKA Diddi, and Tim AKA JayDimes from Joystick & Mouse to talk about the 2002 John Woo directed and Nicolas Cage World War II epic, Windtalkers. Is it any good? Does it hold up? Is Cage crazy in it? Find out... Thanks go out to Audie Norman (@OddlyNormalOne) for the album art. Outro music "In Pursuit" provided by Purple-Planet.net Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-0557 min