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Blizzard is more of a slushy mess these days, Netflix and kill is a thing now. The boss of EA is clueless (we knew this already) and are NFT's really that bad? All that and Halo built in on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Show Notes Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Blizzard...

The guys got together in person to record an episode and man it felt good. We talked about the latest developments at Blizzard. Sonys lackluster announcements and the joint venture between Sega and Microsoft. Oh and some spooky game that Alex was playing. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Show Notes You know how people think...

The metaverse! What is it? How does it work? How do we start living a world like Ready Player One? Why should we be so excited (or terrified) about this? There's lots to unpack as we look at the evolution of this metaverse - most importantly, how this affects games. We're going to talk about all of that and more on this episode of Joystick & Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joyst...

Nintendo looses its crown. Game developers are finding new, more creative ways to enhance their brand recognition. XBox has some news on that Fable game we've ... oh, wait. No they don't and an huge update (the last free one) is coming for our favorite island. We break it all down for you on this episode of Joystick and mouse. Oh yeah, one last thing. JAYDIMES IS BACK!!!!! http://www.joystickandmo...

You should have learned. I didn't learn, it's one of my issues. This famous line by Mario could have been said about Blizzard entertainment. What? Not Mario ... Oh yes it is. That and everything else announced at Nintendo direct on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.  http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Guest David Luzader - ht...

Going to take a dive into the psychology of gaming today and take a look at how we project ourselves into games. When we make a decision in a game what is it that drives us to make that decision and how does it affect us? Gamers will now be able to experience the "pleasure" of building IKEA furniture and XBox cloud gaming is loose in the wild on this episode of Joystick and mouse. http://www.joyst...

This week Sony held a Playstation showcase and reminded us who has the best line-up of games and why that $500 console is worth every penny. Let's dive into what was announced and look at our favorites and maybe some other angles of these announcements that weren't readily apparent on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www....

Get your woks out because we are going to stir up a couple of Chinese stories today. We'll offer that with side dishes of mashed no upgrades and steamed tutorial and end it all with big ol slice of 5G cloud gaming on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Our Guest Searanex - https://twitter.com...

It appears Blizzard goes full TMNT about the lawsuit ... (PSSST, Not that kind of Shredder) Pinky wonders what China is up to. Is it getting toxic in here or are we all just a little more salty now and what does cloud gaming hold for us on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Our Guest Rishi B...

Today we'll make you feel old. We'll talk about a company other than Microsoft trying to take over the world. We diverge a little bit and mention some big hardware news and then look to the future a bit. Now get off my lawn and listen to this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Guest Info Steve -...

So, you're looking for a job? Look no farther than a certain game development company in California. How do I know they are hiring. Ho, let me tell you about that, the latest stupid politician antics along with a couple of mostly wrong lists on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse Our Guest th...

The first domino topples in the fallout from Blizzardgate, but will it help? You can now light up your life while fighting the pandemic and who needs sweaty crowds, lots of traffic and broken vocal tapes to lip-sync to when you and 45 million of your closest friends can jump in the mosh pit together virtually. We talk about this, Favorite game art styles and the latest way Microsoft is taking over...

The torches were lit, the pitch forks were brandished and the angry mob set its sights on Activision-Blizzard. What to do in the face of an angry mob? Dr Frankenstein didn't know and frankly we don't really know either but whatever the right solution is, What Blizzard did this week was not it. We'll explore what they did do, what they should have done and maybe what some others are doing on this e...

Warning! This episode contains discussions concerning sexual abuse.  There really was only one story this week in the video game world. The lawsuit filed by the state of California against Blizzard/Activision exposed the culture at the game development giant but maybe more importantly has started a conversation about the way women are treated in all corporations and even society at large. This wee...

Today on the show we answer these questions. Did we just get the Nintendo Switch killer? is it time for a new world? What are the game companies thinking and Where is cloud gaming going and is that the right destination? That's a lot of questions that need answered so lets get to it on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. (W/ Special Guest Bobby Frankenberger) http://www.joysticksandmouse.com/ http...

The Switch pro is here, the Switch pro is ... what? It's not a pro? Guess we'll have to get something really exciting from the Sony state of play. What? Nothing really new from Sony either. Well then maybe we'll get a new game cartridge. They cost WHAT!? Well then let's go for the old tried and true and look at Microsoft trying to take over the world on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. bit.ly/j...

The veil between life and death is further lifted this week as World of Warcraft FINALLY drops its first patch of the latest expansion. We dive into, are video games addictive and a use for that old XBox console on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://joystickandmouse.com T-Shirts! http://bit.ly/jamtshirt WoW Update https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-chains-of-domination-91-wow-korthi...

It's all E3 this week and there's lots to get through. The guys get together and discuss what was great and what was just meh about the annual entertainment event on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://joystickandmouse.com/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/06/12/e3-live-stream-game-reveals/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2021/06/15/nintendo-direct-e-3-nintendo-swi...

We open the door, throw the chicken nugget out the air lock and break down another useless but fun list as well as being thankful for the 5G nanobots that we were injected with on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. http://joystickandmouse.com/ References: https://screenrant.com/iconic-scenes-doors-ocarina-dark-souls-resident-evil/ https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/mcdonalds-chicken-nu...

We're doing something a little different this week! Alex interviews a video game scholar, Dominic Myers, better known as GameStudies101 on TikTok. Dominic shares enlightening perspectives on video games; from the ways we build relationships with characters in video games, the state of the indie gaming industry, and how there is a budding scholastic focus on the ways video games affect people's liv...

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Well that's what Epic is saying as final arguments concluded in the court case between them and Apple. We break down what has been revealed and what it could mean for the future of video games as well as talking about a 9 ft victorian hottie on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

And the oscar goes to ... a video game company? how did THAT happen? You know we love a list to dissect but this one just was like throwing out angry gamer bait. We take a look at Yahoo's top 30 video games of all time and tell them why they are wrong. That along with Sony trying to keep up with the Jones's on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

Ahh, Sony is being Sony again and usually that's not a good thing, but in this case, a lot of people are quite happy. With their announcement about leaving old game system store open it begs the question ... who cares? Today we take on the topic of old game systems and their life expectancy and how old is too old as well as something new on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

Tonight we take on the topic of cheating in video games. Is it ok? and if so when? What constitutes cheating and would any of us do it? That and does cloud gaming eliminate cheating on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

The guys get together to talk about the possible acquisition of the popular gamer chat platform Discord by Microsoft. What does this mean for the platform and the Discord community? We break it down on this episode.