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JAM 55: China, Leave Our Kids Alone!

Today on Joystick and Mouse, The Chinese government is at it again, we love a good debatable list especially one that deals with comics and so many games and so little time. In Full Stream Ahead, Google Stadia has some very auspicious news a week before launch.

 

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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/china-is-cracking-down-on-online-gaming-over-fears/1100-6471262/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzards-jeff-kaplan-does-not-believe-that-blitzc/1100-6471340/

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/09/the-top-10-best-comic-book-video-games-ever-made

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/november-game-release-dates-of-2019-ps4-nintendo-s/1100-6470743/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/google-stadia-players-who-preordered-might-not-be-/1100-6470805/

https://www.stateofstadia.com/news/google-stadia-controller-is-not-entirely-wireless/

JAM 54: BlizzCon 19

First of all, sorry for Alex's gained mic. Second of all, this conversation was a lot of fun. BlizzCon 2019 has a lot of great announcements to share! The guys talk about World of Warcraft Shadowlands, Overwatch 2, and Diablo 4.

You can check out all of the announcement information on Blizzard's website: www.blizzard.com

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JAM 53: The Great Lara Croft Debate

A special someone is back on the show! Which can only mean one thing. Listen in to find out exactly what!

 

Bethesda is trying to become the new EA, all the games are delayed and Blizzcon kicks off this week. Also, The Outer Worlds is awesome!

 

https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/23/fallout-76-fallout-1st-subscription/?fbclid=IwAR0fGot6qEgKPTD5aElvTxlO_JGvZ5TL93CcNNtVhdNyo2IKzbP4t7LeRUk&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAJ9_Qr_F2eCqd2Cm41_JpJGikAEo8vPsYVKjWZslnoM7L5G4wGSON-5c_IHr_GMebDHMuC3HjqymaUirfUY7D6swG_JIHsn5InqbhE9Rjc7LwC_bVIj4pQAgTq7cux7nrMM--jiRUIZa1OR0AWWXqiszO_9Mu56X1hYAmyn_fWL

https://kotaku.com/fallout-76-won-t-get-human-npcs-until-next-year-1839136348?fbclid=IwAR2QxPPAl94jigBf4p5pK_lyLkU1nG5cfJTk0MIOgWSuPi2oa8wgEca-BbY

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/24/the-last-of-us-part-2-release-date-delayed?fbclid=IwAR3renBvzylm6Ce6Z2COJbjE1NJ6rdRIusIyyhUTW3YnYn_hK6cUo_Ik5L4

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/24/ubisoft-delays-watch-dogs-legion-rainbow-six-quarantine-and-gods-and-monsters?fbclid=IwAR0lM7xZMOctoNjF6do725tCySR3ieZhbMcrk82cPrHISkuujYx6pS-8AK8

https://blizzcon.com/en-us/

https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/28/nvidia-launches-shield-set-top-boxes-with-tegra-x1-processor-dolby-tech-and-ai-upscaling/

 

JAM 52: Joke's On You

JayDimes is here to report that he LOVED the Joker movie. The two talk about his experience seeing the movie, as well as some fun video game news topics. They discuss how universities are beginning to explore degrees in the business of video games, what happens when crazy taxi meets Telltale, and movies that should be turned into video games. Alex also talks about his experience playing The Blair Witch game.

 

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JAM 51: Lite Drifts

Alex and JayDimes are back and minus Diddi since he's still competing on America's Next Top Podcaster!

 

They talk about news around Activision Blizzard's stock price, how a new search feature for PS5 may be on the way, and how Nintendo is handling drift issues with their Nintendo Switch Lite.

 

Alex also shares his thoughts on Uplay+ and Far Cry 5.

 

https://apple.news/AMTIf0oFuR7Os73o3DjOOeQ

https://apple.news/ADiGGQRE_Rkyu5yIAVCKV7A

https://apple.news/AOM52RC3VS36oIE3O4kOgrQ

JAM 50: Batman Day & Apple Arcade

Cross & JayDimes are back to celebrate 50 episodes of Joystick & Mouse! Diddi is still competing in America's Next Top Podcaster so he is focusing on that while the guys talk about celebrating Batman Day (and Alex's anniversary) and the news of Google competing with Apple Arcade.

 

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https://www.polygon.com/2019/9/22/20878844/batman-arkham-video-game-sequel-teaser-wb-montreal-batman-day

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/apple-arcade-vs-google-stadia-game-services-everything-we-know/

JAM 49: Ex's and Cross's (Ft. Bill from RunJumpStomp)

Alex and JayDimes are back this week minus Diddi, who is competing in America's Next Top Podcaster! Since they're talking about Nintendo Direct's latest event, they bring Bill, from RunJumpStomp, to share his expertise on the news from the event. They also talk about a striking new controversy around the PlayStation Dual Shock controller. Finally, Alex and JayDimes reminisce about their time playing Gears 5 together.

 

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https://www.gamesradar.com/apparently-weve-been-calling-the-x-button-on-the-playstation-controller-the-wrong-name-all-this-time/

Nintendo Direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVE44feo_I

JAM 48: Gears for Days

Gears 5 is coming out this week and JayDimes can't wait! The guys also talk about some interesting new character customization features (or lack there of) in Cyberpunk. They also talk about their first response to the news that TellTale is being revived.

 

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https://www.techradar.com/news/gears-of-war-5-release-date-trailers-and-news

https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2019/08/27/cyberpunk-2077s-character-creation-system-wont-have-gender-options/

https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/29/20838817/telltale-games-return-aftermath-employees-interview

https://www.thegamer.com/pax-west-2019-stadia-works-controller-fantastic/

JAM 47: WoW Classic Recap

The dudes do the show live again on Twitch (with some shenanigans included). They talk about how much fun WoW Classic has been, how Nintendo's new Astral Chain might be one of the best new franchises ever, and the plethora of amazing games coming out this fall. They also talk about how Microsoft's new subscription services might benefit streamers.

 

https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/8/26/20828422/astral-chain-review-nintendo-switch-platinum-games

https://news.yahoo.com/10-video-games-cant-wait-141351566.html

https://www.pcgamer.com/wow-classic/

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/08/27/support-a-mixer-partner-when-you-join-xbox-game-pass/

JAM 46: Pee Makes Mushrooms (ft. Bridget Levi)

The guys welcome Bridget Levi (The_Huku) to the conversation! Gamescom 2019 launched this week and had a loaded opening ceremony. They talk about their highlights from the opening ceremony and Bridget shares a game she's currently obsessed with.

 

https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/19/20812149/gamescom-2019-opening-night-live-stream-geoff-keighley

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