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Between The Joysticks

Between The Joysticks

A podcast! About video games and the industry! Join Nick and Jon as they talk about video game topics. New episodes every Wednesday!

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02:12:43

Episode 138: Close That Oblivion Gate!

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2025/04/24

Do you want to play a game? We play with dice to determine the outcome of the show. We catch up on all the video game news - a new Star Wars game, Bungie reveals Marathon, Bethesda shadow drops one of it's biggest games and Ghost of Yotei gets a release date. We end on talking about HBO’s The Last of Us. Does the show meet our lofty expectations after playing the game? Our longest episodes yet! Thanks for listening!Intro: The Last of Us Part II 7 Things: - Nintendo Switch 2 - Star Wars

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01:52:53

Episode 137: Nintendo Switch 2: Part 2

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2025/04/10

We continue our discussion of the Nintendo Switch 2 - what has made Jon go from hot to cold? Is he still a fan of FromSoftware? That leads us to YOUR email on the cost of video games. We then catch up on a lot of games. Nick has completed and reviews Death Stranding. Jon and Nick check out some upcoming game demos. Finally Nick is patrolling Detroit in the video game based on the RoboCop franchise. One of our longest episodes yet! Thanks for listening!Intro: Death Stranding 5 Things: -

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01:45:24

Episode 136: Nintendo Switch 2 Extravaganza!

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2025/04/02

Nintendo Switch 2 details are all out there! Listen to Nick and Jon as they talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 date, price, game price and launch lineup. We go through all the details of not one, but TWO Nintendo Directs. We cover all of the big announcements, including Marvel Cosmic Invasion, The Dustbloods, Donkey Kong Bonaza and so much more. Thanks for listening!Intro: Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.25 4 Things: - Nintendo Switch 2 Date / Hardware Pricing / Game Pricing -

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01:37:11

Episode 135: Nintendo Direct Tailgate Party

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2025/03/25

We are hyped for not one but TWO Nintendo Directs occurring between this Episode and Episode 136. We get our final thoughts and opinions on what Nintendo has up its sleeve for the next week. Jon has finished the book on Alan Wake II and reviews it as well as teams up with his son for Split Fiction. Nick sticks to his word and gives Death Stranding another try (the last time was Episode 3 of this show) and appreciates what Hideo Kojima is going for. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

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01:09:47

Episode 134: PlayStation's New Studio

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2025/03/17

Psst! Come over here! We have some juicy rumors to fill you in on. Jason Blundell, of Call of Duty: Black Ops fame, forms a new PlayStation First Party Studio. The next entry in Resident Evil is supposedly another massive shift for the franchise. In the news, PlayStation forms a partnership with People Can Fly to work on a PlayStation intellectual property. Finally, Nick gets lost in the indie hit, Citizen Sleeper, and reviews it. Thanks for listening!Intro: Bulletstorm 4 Things: -

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01:39:09

Episode 133: Death Stranding 2's Epic Trailer

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2025/03/11

We are back! Nick has been gone awhile so Jon catches him up on everything that has happened since he was gone including some BIG NEWS involving Hollow Knight. Two big trailers were released over the weekend. The first is an epic 10 minute trailer for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and we break down everything in the astonishing, albeit very bizarre, trailer. The second trailer is for the upcoming HBO’s The Last of Season 2 trailer. Will PlayStation and Naughty Dog ever make Part III? Finally, we

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01:18:01

Episode 132: Will GTA VI Cost More Than $70?

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2025/02/25

Another week leads to another devastating week for video games. Another live-service game gets eulogized and Warner Bros closes 3 studios, including Monolith Productions, who has created some all time great video games. We then move on to other topics: Fable moves to 2026 and we answer YOUR email about playing video games on an airplane. We wrap things up with some Elden Ring: Nightreign discussion, Nick joins the cool kids club and finally can GTA VI be the one to raise the overall cost of video

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00:57:42

Episode 131: OLED Gaming

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2025/02/16

We gather today in the hangover of a State of Play to eulogize yet another live service game death. After we give our condolences we then get into the internet drama of the week. Nick is on the cusp of upgrading his TV to an OLED so Jon gets him hyped by talking about the best video games for an OLED TV. Nick has completed and reviews the funny but underwhelming High on Life. We also read YOUR email about Yakuza Like a Dragon. Thanks for listening!Intro: High on Life 5 Things: - Resident

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01:11:47

Episode 130: State of Play February 2025

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2025/02/13

The PlayStation Pals return to talk about a PlayStation State of Play that has come and gone. We cover and review the entire event. We give our initial impressions of Saros, MindsEye, Tides of Annihilation and much more. We also touch on the outage PSN had over the weekend. Thanks for listening!Intro: Saros 2 Things: - PSN Outage - State of Play February 2025 Outro: The Way of the Ghost - Ghost of Tsushima by Ilan Eshkeri, Clare Uchima Questions or comments? Please send emails to

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01:06:37

Episode 129: The Console War Ends

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2025/02/05

While one live service game thrives, another dies. We kick things off by talking about the end of MultiVersus, a game both unique as a live service game and has the strength of IP. The console war officially is over between PlayStation and Xbox as Xbox brings one of its biggest franchises to PlayStation. Speaking of PlayStation we are at Defcon 1 for a State of Play and give our predictions. We wrap things up with a listener email about the Like A Dragon franchise. Thanks for listening!Intro:

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01:28:10

Episode 128: Xbox Developer Direct 25

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2025/01/29

Xbox shows off a slate of upcoming games that ask you to practice your katana, travel through a Louisiana fairy tale, stop a painter, and kill A WHOLE LOT of demons. We discuss all of the news from the Xbox Developer Direct 25. Jon then eulogizes Earthblade, we answer listener mail regarding the apparent failure of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and end things on talking about our draft in our 5th annual Fantasy Critic Game Draft. Thanks for listening!Intro: Xbox Developer Direct 25 4

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01:17:03

Episode 127: The Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed!

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2025/01/20

The Nintendo Switch 2 exists officially! Not 24 hours after our last podcast Nintendo unveils its next generation of hardware. PlayStation on the other hand continues to fumble and have more casualties in its live-service initiative. Xbox is having a Developer Direct tomorrow and we try to predict who the mystery Developer is. We then move on to an email about Marvel Rivals, games you give up on and more movie discussion. Nick wraps things up with his thoughts on The Stanley Parable. Thanks for

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00:55:01

Episode 126: Marvel Rivals & Nintendo Switch 2

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2025/01/15

We are now a Marvel Rivals fancast! Listen to us discuss the new heroes, rank ALL 35 heroes and discuss strategies around the new meta. Not really but we have fun teasing Jon on this episode. We answer YOUR emails about Marvel Rivals, “Soulsborne” games and movies. We then expand our discussion about the Nintendo Switch 2 as we are at Defcon 1 for the new hardware to be announced. Finally, Jon continues his adventures in Rapture as he revisits one of the greatest games of all time. Thanks for

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01:39:24

Episode 125: 2025 Preview

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2025/01/07

Hello 2025! We kick off what looks to be one of the biggest years in video games by talking about our massive list of most anticipated games for the year (so far). We also try our best to predict what will happen this year with a new batch of predictions. We then catch you up on the games we have been playing as Jon struggles to find the next game to grab his attention while Nick is addicted to the potent combo of Overwatch meets Marvel in Marvel Rivals. We also take time to answer YOUR questions

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01:40:28

Episode 124: Game of the Year 2024

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2024/12/30

Welcome to the last episode of 2024! It has been a strange yet exciting year in video games and here we are to summarize it all up and discuss it all. We go over the year in news, our (and yours) PlayStation Wrap-ups and get into the big moment - handing out the roses to all of our 2024 Game of the Year categories. We also have a new addition to our Top 10 PS5 games list. Thanks for listening and making this show so much fun to do all year long. See you next year!Intro: Between The Joysticks

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01:45:46

Episode 123: The Game Awards 2024

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2024/12/16

The biggest night in gaming, The Game Awards, has come and gone and boy did the 10th anniversary bring some big “World Premieres”. What did we think of The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, Onimusha, Okami 2 and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet? Listen to hear our thoughts on all of the announcements and winners. Thanks for listening! Intro: The Game Awards 2024 1 BIG Thing: -The Game Awards 2024 Outro: Announce Trailer - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments

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01:22:47

Episode 122: PlayStation Turns 30

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2024/12/09

We are back and hope it was worth the wait. PlayStation Pals return to talk about all things PlayStation. December 3rd marked the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation and we get into the celebration and the memories. The man who bleeds PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving after 31 years. Finally we have the largest cast of games to talk about including the new hero shooter Marvel Rivals. Let’s get your pre-game for The Game Awards hype going! Thanks for listening! Intro: Shuhei Yoshida at

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01:05:13

Episode 121: The Game Awards 2024 Predictions

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2024/11/25

We kick off Thanksgiving week by talking about the Press X for Drama which involves the Ultimate Game of the Year from the Golden Joysticks. We then move into predicting what “World Premieres” and announcements we can expect from the hotly anticipated Game Awards. Sony may purchase the parent company behind one of gaming's biggest studios, From Software. Black Friday is upcoming and the crew gives their thoughts on what they are looking for. Finally Netflix’s and Riot’s incredible TV show Arcane

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01:15:08

Episode 120: The Game Awards 2024 Nominees

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2024/11/16

The Game Awards are a few weeks away and Geoff Keighley has given a rose to all of the nominees. One of the GOTY nominees is creating quite a stir. Should DLC be considered for GOTY? Nick and Jon do not agree on this one. We go through all of the interesting nominations and musings from all of the nominees. Also Xbox is advertising its new campaign that declares anything can be Xbox. Finally Jon is playing a game you will not believe until you hear it. Has our resident video game snob turned a new

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01:05:15

Episode 119: Corpo Shills

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2024/11/11

We here at the podcast are big fans of the video game publisher Electronic Arts. We loved their decision to include loot boxes in many of their titles, including Mass Effect: Andromeda, FIFA and Star Wars: Battlefront II. We believe the original ending of Mass Effect 3 was masterful storytelling. Finally it was smart for EA to close legendary studios like Westwood, Visceral, and Bullfrog. Electronic Arts can do no wrong in our eyes (EA please leave the cartoonishly large bags of money with the $

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