Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & Reviews

Join Don (Diddi) and Tim (JayDimes) as they talk about the latest trends in video game news. They provide a unique perspective on gaming as fathers with full time jobs. They also share video game reviews of games that they are currently playing.

Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & Reviews is a leisure podcast hosted by DiddiDoesGames/JayDimes, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

DiddiDoesGames/JayDimes hosts Joystick & Mouse | Video Games News & Reviews, a leisure show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #204

  No Union In GTA VI

  Nov 18, 202547 minS0

  <p>The Ghostcrawler led MMO has a setback. We have some more union labor strife. Playstation ups their game streaming offering. When is a patent not a patent and we have some nomination for video game of the year.<br> http://www.joystickandmouse.com<br> http://shop.joystickandmouse.com</p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p><br> The MMO being led by former WoW and League of Legends designer Greg Street looks to be dead as his studio officially closes after NetEase ends funding<br> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/the-mmo-being-led-by-former-wow-designer-greg-street-looks-to-be-dead-as-his-studio-officially-closes-after-netease-ends-funding-while-wed-love-to-make-our-game-our-first-priority-is-to-help-our-developers-find-employment/</p> <p><br> Rockstar, the developer of Grand Theft...

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  Episode #203

  This Is Not Your Fathers XBox

  Oct 27, 202556 minS0

  <p>.Sorry for the bad audio and lack of intro music at the beginning. I had technical difficulties and it sounded dumb to have the music just lead into us talking</p> <p>... We have some microsoft XBox news on multiple fronts.  We learned some pokemon news by nefarious means. We take a look at another phycological study on video games and attention span in children. and finally we take a look at what the designer of Grand Theft Auto 5 has been up to lately.<br> http://www.joystickandmouse.com<br> http://shop.joystickandmouse.com<br> <br> </p> <p>Show N...

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  Episode #202

  Nintendo Patented What!?

  Oct 6, 20251h 1mS0

  <p>... We have a large game developer go private. Nintendo doing more nintendo things and what makes a good remake?</p> <p><br> http://www.joystickandmouse.com<br> http://shop.joystickandmouse.com<br> <br> </p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p>Electronic Arts has recently confirmed that an investor group composed of Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will acquire it for around $55 billion. This consortium will acquire 100% of EA, which will no longer be listed on the stock market after the transaction is finished.<br> https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/electronic-arts-go-private-55-billion-deal-with-pif-silver-lake-2025-09-2...

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  Episode #201

  Gamescon 2025

  Sep 15, 202558 minS0

  <p>Show Notes</p> <p>... We'll take a look at a new wave of evidence-backed digital therapies. Nintendo is doing Nintendo things and we'll take a look at everything that was announced at Gamescon.<br> http://www.joystickandmouse.com<br> http://shop.joystickandmouse.com<br> <br> Your therapist might not be a person anymore—or at least, not only a person. It could be a smartwatch that vibrates just before a nightmare consumes your sleep. It could be a video game that rewires your attention span. It might even be a headset that helps you rehearse exposure therapy in a co...

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  Episode #200

  Do Video Games Make You Smart

  Aug 11, 20251 hourS0

  <p>...do video games make you smart? We have some union news. We'll talk about censorship of NSFW games along with follow up on a story we talked about last time and we have a list.<br> http://www.joystickandmouse.com<br> http://shop.joystickandmouse.com<br> <br> </p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p>Researchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.<br> https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-discovers</p> <p><br> Quality assurance workers at Raven Software...

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