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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 Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
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.
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
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.
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
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.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
We have tangents with a capital T on this episode. Join the guys as they discuss how video games have helped us stay socially connected during the pandemic. We also discuss intern dresses and how somebody hasn't seen The Godfather 2. All that and a review of the soon to be released game "Outriders" on Joystick and Mouse.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
With the plethora of Video Game company acquisitions taking place lately it begs the question. How will we get our video games in the near future and what will they and the distribution of them look like. That topic and what is Gish on this episode of Joystick and Mouse.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
We're celebrating 100 episodes of Joystick & Mouse! We look back at what our first episode was like and how the gaming industry has evolved over the past 2+ years. Many thanks to all of our listeners who have supported us over the past 100 episodes. We sincerely appreciate you!
Website: www.joystickandmouse.com
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
No, definitely not, from the literal perspective anyways. But the guys talk about a potential bubble happening in the industry, what quality vs quantity means for AAA titles, and talk about what they're looking forward to in the future of gaming with a saturated market!
Website & Contact Info: www.JoystickAndMouse.com
https://www.quora.com/Are-video-games-dying
https://vironit.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-video-game/
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
It works either REALLY well, or REALLY poorly. Video games have been adapted into TV shows and movies for decades now. From Pokemon, to the Mortal Kombat movies in the 90's, to the well-received Witcher and Castlevania series on Netflix. We take time to talk about what has worked, what hasn't, and what we have to look forward to on this episode of Joystick & Mouse!
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Microsoft had quite the roller coaster of a day on Friday. They announced they were going to DOUBLE the price of their Xbox Live Gold membership. This set the internet ablaze, and Microsoft did something great. They listened. We'll talk about what happened and what this means for the bigger picture of subscription services in gaming on today's episode of Joystick & Mouse!
Website & Contact Info: www.JoystickAndMouse.com
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
It's Martin Luther King Jr Day here in the states. As one of the most influential figures who fought for equality and inclusion in America, we wanted to dedicate today's show to take a hard look at inclusion and diversity as it pertains to video games.
Black Girls Code: https://t.co/9HFayOfJbE?amp=1
Website: www.joystickandmouse.com
https://kotaku.com/the-state-of-diversity-in-big-budget-video-games-1845994350
https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/diversity/
https://www.thewrap.com/lgbtq-representation-gaming/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/piapeterson/a3-magazine-black-creatives?origin=web-hf
https://theundefeated.com/features/why-arent-more-black-kids-going-pro-in-esports/
https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/30067415/a-conversation-race-diversity-esports-gaming