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Video game news that reflects on the latest trends and cultural impacts brought on by gaming. From the perspective of a few guys who wish they had more time to play video games!
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Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
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.
Our Guest
Rishi B - @rishibh
Story Links
Here's what you don't do when somebody sues you. You don't destroy the evidence and then deny that you destroyed the evidence. The state of California emended their lawsuit against Blizzard this week by saying that that is exactly what they did.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-blizzard-accused-by-california-of-shredding-abuse-evidence/1100-6495597/
https://kotaku.com/california-accuses-activision-blizzard-of-shredding-abu-1847550659
In this weeks example of lawmakers don't understand video games at all, If you live in China, and are under the age of 18, you can only play up to 3 hours of video games a week.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/30/china-cuts-amount-of-time-minors-can-spend-playing-video-games
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/chinese-state-media-slams-video-games-warns-addiction-children-rcna1584
Speaking of China, I'm pretty sure they are going full Brain on the video game industry and trying to take over the world. Well if they own it all maybe they can enforce that 3 hours a week thing.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/s-china-gaming-tech-giants-are-snapping-video-game-studios-rcna1536
I had an interaction this week that was less than pleasant. It got me thinking though and then this story crossed my feed so I decided to bring it up on the show. That question is: What is the most toxic game community.
https://blog.unity.com/news/the-state-of-disruptive-behavior-in-multiplayer-games-2021
On this show, we talk lot about the future of cloud gaming and where it is going and wha that means for us as gamers. This story though presents a list of trends and futures for cloud gaming so you know we couldn't pass that up.
https://www.datamation.com/cloud/cloud-gaming-trends/
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
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.
Guest Info
Steve - @steveHNH
Episode Links
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-epic-games-stores-equivalent-to-steam-direct-is-in-beta/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/introducing-discrete-graphics-brand-intel-arc.html
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/16/22626912/intel-arc-gpu-brand-alchemist-codename-release-date
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-super-nintendo-entertainment-system-is-officially-30-years-old-today/1100-6495438/
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/23/best-video-games-autumn-2021-lake-metroid-dread
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tencent-cloud-powers-up-korean-application-mall-one-store-to-make-mobile-games-playable-on-pc-1030751007
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
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.
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Our Guest
theJEN - @thejensays
Show Links
https://www.axios.com/activision-blizzard-harassment-lawsuit-hr-da4f678a-510c-4975-9d64-f5d744aa5c02.html
https://kotaku.com/what-really-happened-at-that-blizzcon-panel-according-1847408469
https://kotaku.com/democrats-are-already-bungling-new-call-for-laws-to-pro-1847457366
https://kotaku.com/the-best-video-games-of-2021-so-far-1847467401
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2021/aug/13/the-15-greatest-video-games-of-the-00s-ranked
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/steam-deck-xcloud-xbox-cloud-gaming-game-pass-ultimate-phil-spencer-confirmed-2511431
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
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 world on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.
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Guest Links
Audie Norman - @OddlyNormalOne
Episode Links
https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/10/blizzard-workers-address-the-drawbacks-of-boycotts-gamers-lament-wows-deep-decline/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/08/03/j-allen-brack-resigns-blizzard-lawsuit/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/08/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-women-sexual-harassment
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/07/no-limits-in-the-metaverse-video-game-concerts-big-business
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/9/22616664/ariana-grande-fortnite-rift-tour-worldbuilding-storytelling
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a37155885/video-game-animation-art-trends-2021/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-09-xbox-cloud-gaming-launches-in-beta-form-on-pc-for-game-pass-ultimate-members
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/9/22616774/microsoft-xcloud-windows-xbox-app-xbox-cloud-gaming-beta
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
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 episode of Joystick and Mouse.
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Guest Info
@tvstravis
Story Links
https://kotaku.com/activision-blizzard-hires-union-busting-firm-as-workers-1847386654
https://www.wowhead.com/news/activision-zoom-meeting-with-employees-doubles-down-on-appalling-official-323563
https://kotaku.com/activisions-torture-apologist-executive-is-now-blocking-1847405007
https://www.wowhead.com/news/bloomberg-report-unveils-warcraft-iii-reforged-development-issues-323518
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-22/inside-activision-blizzard-s-botched-warcraft-iii-reforged-game
https://www.vg247.com/2021/07/31/ubisoft-ceo-open-letter-response-employees/
https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/08/02/former-blizzard-dev-and-undead-labs-founder-calls-for-gaming-industry-to-unionize
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
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 week we have some very special guests (@Daniora and @WickedKitten13) to give their unique perspective and insights. We have the hard conversation about this uncomfortable topic on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.
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Guest Info
Amy - Daniora
Monica - @WickedKitten13
Story Links
https://kotaku.com/some-gaming-websites-youtube-channels-halt-coverage-of-1847362179
https://i.redd.it/2edt72rfbyc71.png
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi5dQzZp3f0&t=267s
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
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)
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Bobby's Info
Twitter - @GMFunkytown
Podcast - @allaroundsci (All Around Science Podcast)
Story Links
https://www.techradar.com/news/steam-deck
https://www.pcgamer.com/everything-we-know-about-new-world-amazons-upcoming-mmo/
https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1414952816188264460
https://www.reddit.com/r/classicwow/comments/ok7wjl/insider_leak_on_the_current_happenings_inside/
https://gamerant.com/netflix-video-games-streaming-service-details/
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
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.
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https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/10/22570868/nintendo-oled-switch-joy-con-drift
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/07/08/state-of-play-july-2021-all-trailers-and-complete-recap/
https://gizmodo.com/unopened-super-mario-64-cartridge-sells-for-record-1-5-1847271326
https://gamerant.com/xbox-game-pass-ad-playstation-4-controller/
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
Wednesday Jun 30, 2021
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.
T-Shirts!
WoW Update
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-chains-of-domination-91-wow-korthia/
https://www.wowhead.com/news/official-patch-9-1-chains-of-domination-patch-notes-323035
Video Game Addiction
https://www.wired.com/story/what-gaming-does-to-your-brain-how-you-might-benefit/
Xbox Consoles for XBox Cloud
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/06/12/e3-live-stream-game-reveals/
https://www.polygon.com/e3/22532052/xbox-bethesda-games-showcase-e3-2021-best-announcements-trailers