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JAM 75: No, YOU'RE a Hanzo Main! (ft. TVsTravis)

COVID-19 is STILL changing all the things, how will the shit show that is 2020 affect the gaming landscape and the world of gaming makes it's way into the mainstream. That and a new player (sort of) in the cloud gaming arena and we welcome a very special guest on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

 

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https://www.essentiallysports.com/backwards-compatibility-of-video-games-good-bad-sony-playstation-xbox-series-x-esports-news/

https://www.looper.com/212508/2020-is-changing-gaming-and-no-one-noticed/

https://www.inverse.com/gaming/overwatch-hanzo-main-meaning-insult

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/05/30/cloud-gaming-gets-official-steam-support-with-steam-cloud-play-beta/

JAM 74: Don't Jump Off Roofs

We are spending a ton of money on games during lock down. Some folks in China are vying for parents of the year. Are video games really addictive and Epic games is killing it this week. This along with a special guest and some mobile cloud gaming news on this weeks Joystick and Mouse.

 

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https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/15/21260364/american-gaming-spending-new-quarterly-record

https://www.cnet.com/news/video-game-sales-spike-as-we-all-shelter-in-place/

https://au.yahoo.com/news/siblings-addicted-game-lockdown-jump-building-234347281.html

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513143803.htm

https://wccftech.com/tim-sweeney-explains-exactly-why-the-ps5s-ssd-and-i-o-architecture-is-way-more-efficient-than-pcs/

https://www.lightreading.com/5g/atandt-narrowly-beats-verizon-t-mobile-in-5g-cloud-gaming-tests/d/d-id/759419

JAM 73: The Great Assassin's Creed Debate

Was there such a thing as stealth vikings? Microsoft was just sort of meh on their latest announcements but have decided to play nice with Sony. All that along with one of those best of discussions on this episode of Joystick and Mouse. Oh, and Alex has an announcement to make!

 

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https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-valhalla-release-date-trailer-gameplay/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/05/09/microsoft-just-showed-an-uncomfortable-truth-about-the-xbox-series-x-and-ps5/amp/

https://growngaming.com/adult-gamers/favourite-video-game-intro/

https://kotaku.com/microsoft-and-sony-announce-vague-cloud-gaming-partners-1834821006

JAM 72: Are MMO's Dead?

Are MMO's on the decline? How important to mental health are video games? Microsoft gets sued again and breaking news concerning a really cool possible PS5 feature. All that and GeForce Now cloud gaming news on this episode of Joystick and Mouse!

 

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https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-co-founder-believes-accessibility-has-made-world-of-warcraft-less-social/?fbclid=IwAR0QQacZCtQdAecnl5MVSm7IY-3rzEUuy7I_EIoJBe9llsVAAlJFx4f3ttI

https://www.inquirer.com/life/coronavirus-covid-pandemic-fantasy-the-sims-animal-crossing-games-jane-mcgonigal-20200415.html

https://www.wuwf.org/post/game-designer-says-video-games-challenge-mind-grow#stream/0

https://www.iftf.org/janemcgonigal/

https://screenrant.com/xbox-controller-drift-joystick-lawsuit-class-action-microsoft/

https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/rumored-playstation-5-feature-change/?fbclid=IwAR2R2Kv25W2dsfYtrCNDMCvv1Vu-DOCn-7CPxxP6xn2kdNQnVrUO4psINdo

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps5-playstation-5-console-feature-leak/

https://www.techspot.com/news/84575-nvidia-cosies-up-epic-games-bring-new-titles.html

JAM 71: Yank Those Weeds

We're beating COVID on the island! Cheaters gonna cheat! Are we getting a cheaper next gen XBox to go with their cloud gaming platform? And the movie industry turns to video game companies for a little help in making movie magic on this weeks Joystick & Mouse.

 

 

 

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https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/amid-quarantine-thousands-are-escaping-tropical-islands-animal-crossing-n1189976

https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/28/21239684/animal-crossing-new-horizons-weed-pulling-service-hired

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-25-video-game-cheating-is-back-in-the-headlines

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsofts-cheaper-next-gen-console-xbox-series-s-could-reportedly-be-revealed-in-may/

https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/studios-take-cues-from-video-game-tech-after-delayed-productions/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/21/game_streaming_market_kerfuffle/

JAM 70: New Controller, Who Dis?

Hmmm, I think I've seen this PS5 controller somewhere else, there's an Animal crossing swap meet going on, The ESRB tries to protect us from ourselves and when will we be ready for a gaming convention. These items along with EA jumping into the cloud gaming space on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.

 

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https://www.techradar.com/news/ps5-controller-dualsense

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/sony-is-said-to-plan-limited-playstation-5-output-in-first-year?fbclid=IwAR2ifm8fmG055sFgY2vCIuuhMmPkuVzPHrFWXNCBC8dYtIjg5msAcqDYDso

https://www.destructoid.com/nookazon-is-like-amazon-but-for-animal-crossing-586924.phtml

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/13/21219192/esrb-new-label-loot-boxes-gacha-game

https://www.ea.com/news/cloud-gaming-trial

JAM 69: The Scary Easter Bunny

Enough with the eggs already and what's with that creepy bunny. The Wii U sees a surge in popularity because people are bored and Steam breaks it's own record because ... well people are bored. We discuss this and Amazons push to take over the world on this installment of Joystick and Mouse.

JAM 68: The Fall of GameStop?

Covid-19 turns the world on it's ear, the downward spiral of GameStop continues and the heavy hitters of Chinese gaming and telcom create a tag team to enter the cloud gaming ring. All this and the persuit of N'Zoth on this installment of Joystick and Mouse

JAM 67: Deserted Islands Are Fun

Sony sticks it's stake in the sand, Blizzard is doing blizzard things and reddit asks some questions. All this plus cloud gaming is becoming big business and pick that fruit in our game review on this installment of Joystick and Mouse.

 

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https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/18/21184984/ps5-specs-playstation-5-gpu-cpu-ssd?utm_campaign=polygon&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

https://www.vg247.com/2020/03/22/blizzard-care-packages-coronavirus-lockdown/

https://www.reddit.com/r/gamers/comments/fn6cv5/is_looking_up_help_online_for_a_game_cheating_or/

https://news.yahoo.com/cloud-gaming-market-reach-usd-133000612.html

JAM 66: COVID Operations

The zombie apocolypse is upon us, People are bored and Microsoft shows us thier guts. All that and more on this virus free episode of Joystick and Mouse.

 

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https://www.gamesradar.com/nvidias-calling-on-gaming-pc-owners-to-put-their-systems-to-work-fighting-covid-19/?utm_content=buffer98747&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer_grfb

https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-concurrent-user-player-record-coronavirus?sf119176844=1&fbclid=IwAR0WTWUDdLZZR1t6einTT0Mf2vQKFN7o7TbznjHhpv7f5RH68jOX2i0-UDI

https://kotaku.com/heres-whats-inside-the-xbox-series-x-1842356685

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/06/nvidia-geforce-loses-2k-games/?fbclid=IwAR3okqFFizncLrzLqRyxfa8f7cHdfnum4d915OG7ZPRzOeqPse1clwO1rVs