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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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01:41:06

Episode 98: State of Play May 2024, E3 Hype!

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2024/06/05

What a big week this is… because it is Jon’s Birthday!. We celebrate another year on this planet for our amazing co-host. Has anything else happened since last week? Oh right PlayStation surprised us with a State of Play! We go over the 14 games shown at the showcase. We continue our “Not-E3” E3 hype by covering the 5 showcases that will occur between now and Episode 99. What can we expect to see? How will Xbox get us hyped after closing some award winning studios? We touch on that and go over our

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01:24:03

Episode 97: REmakes, Doom, & X-Men

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2024/05/29

Why not in Episode 97 talk about X-Men 97? Jon gets Nick to give his thoughts on the animated revival. We ditch our normal format to cover the video game industry. We cover the big news as Call of Duty is confirmed for Game Pass, Jeffrey Wright reprises his role in The Last of Us Television show and some juicy rumors including a new Doom and Astro Bot title. We then move into the games we have been playing. Nick reviews both Animal Well and Unicorn Overlord. Jon catches up on Stellar Blade and

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01:31:31

Episode 96: Defcon Disappointment

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2024/05/22

Where is that Sony Showcase? We touch on that. While Sony has been quiet the hype continues into this summer as we get a reveal trailer for the next entry in Assassin’s Creed while 2K is teasing something big at Geoff Keighly’s summer event. Rumor has it Microsoft plans to make a big splash this summer by having a big Activision title a Day 1 Game Pass game. They also just released the visually stunning Hellblade II and we touch on reviews. Finally Nick is collecting combatants in Vanillaware’s

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01:59:17

Episode 95: Total Clown Show

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2024/05/14

Who had a worse week? Sony or Microsoft? We discuss the big events of last week and have an amazing discussion of each topic. Less than a month from now are a bunch of conferences that beg for your attention. What will this summer bring for video game announcements? An indie game makes a case for GOTY and Nick and Jon have impressions of Animal Well. We also talk about Hades II, Assassin’s Creed Shadows and how close did Jon come to dying on his week off? All this and much more! Thanks for

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01:16:39

Episode 94: Stellar Diving

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2024/05/01

Jon broke and purchased the game that is more than just the sum of its protagonist's assets, Stellar Blade, and gives his early impressions. Xbox teams up with IGN for another showcase focusing on indie games and we highlight some of the games shown. Speaking of “indie games” Nick has completed and Platinumed the wonderful Dave the Diver and gives his review. Finally, we finish strong by talking about our favorite video game companions and give the final results of Round 3 of our Battle Royale. Stay

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01:28:54

Episode 93: Solid Blade

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2024/04/25

We follow up on our thoughts on the latest video game adaptation, Fallout before moving on to the reviews of upcoming Stellar Blade - does it live up to the hype? We then move on as another JRPG enters the fray for 2024. Nick has played both Hi-Fi Rush and Dave the Diver has opposite opinions on each. We also touch on the topic of death in video games, an integral mechanic. Finally we end our 3rd Round of battling with some interesting character matchups. All this and much more in this episode

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01:45:45

Episode 92: Fallout & Outlaws

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2024/04/18

6 things to talk about? Woo-hoo! There is a television adaptation of one of video games most popular franchises, Fallout, and we have our impressions. Ubisoft shows off more of Star Wars Outlaws and manages to walk into a PR disaster with the pre-order options. Are gamers sick of gaming business practices or Star Wars? We argue about it.We discuss our backlog of video games and what we should be focusing on as well as indies taking center stage in their own conference. Finally one of our favorite

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01:28:56

Episode 91: Gaming Breakdown

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2024/04/09

We cover an industry report that breaks down the numbers over the last few years in gaming. Is the industry truly in a doom and gloom scenario? We discuss it. Nick has finally completed Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and gives his full review of the game. How long will it take Jon to complete it? We start the show touching on a ton of news, including some prominent games coming to PlayStation Plus, the Fallout television show being imminent and what did Game Informer readers pick for the best game of all

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01:28:23

Episode 90: Gourmet Gaming

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2024/04/02

What term should we use for an all encompassing video game that sucks the oxygen out of the video game industry when it releases? We find the term to describe that game. We click in both joysticks as we both have played Stellar Blade. Since Judas is so high on our list of most anticipated games, we discuss the other 4 games that would inhabit that list.. Finally we start Round 3 of our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!Intro: Stellar Blade 5 Things: - Stellar Blade

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01:12:28

Episode 89: Don't Be A Judas

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2024/03/27

We got to hear some impressions of Ken Levine’s long awaited next game Judas. Do the impressions of the game raise our excitement level? March 22nd was a big day for video games and we talk about the reviews (10 point scale of course) for all 3 games. Xbox exclusive Hi-Fi Rush has been released on PlayStation 5 and Nick gives his very early impressions of it because Final Fantasy VII Rebirth continues to steal his attention. Finally we wrap up Round 2 of our Video Game Character Battle Royale and

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01:09:18

Episode 88: Balatro Review (5 or 10 Point Scale?)

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2024/03/20

We listen to your thoughts on the show's review scale and make some changes. More leaks are out about the PS5 Pro and it looks to be the highest performing console ever. We talk about it and discuss if there is a market for this boutique console. Jon has been playing with Jokers in the indie hit Balatro and gives his impressions. We then break down what elements of video games draw us to them. Is it gameplay, narrative or trophies / achievements? Finally we continue in our final battles of Round 2

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01:35:42

Episode 87: Isaac Clarke's Greatest Opponent

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2024/03/15

We are late but back with another great episode. Nick shotguns the news of the week and we talk about the Xbox Partner Preview. Nick believes Rebirth is GOTY already while Jon struggles to talk about his impressions of Super Mario Bros. Wonder without using the word wonderful. We then get into an argument talking about review scales. Which one is correct? Finally the time has come for Isaac Clarke to face his greatest foe, the limbless Rayman! Who will win? You decide! Thanks for listening.

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01:29:18

Episode 86: Helldiving Into Rebirth

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2024/03/06

One of the biggest games of the year is out and Nick has seen the early hours of it as he spends time with Avalanche in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We also continue gushing about our time giving insects a dose of freedom in Helldivers II. Jon brings another game out of left field with indie auto battler Brotato. Finally we continue battling our video game characters with a surprising matchup for next week that leaves us dying in laughter. Thanks for listening!Intro: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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01:28:07

Episode 85: For Democracy!

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2024/02/27

We return with Episode 85 (Take 2) as we lost the original episode from last week. This leads us to catching up on the big stories of the week including both an Elden Ring trailer and Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond and Matt Booty presenting the future of Xbox. Both Jon and Nick have been spreading Democracy in the wildly successful Helldivers 2 and give their impressions. We also give our impressions of the upcoming Vanillaware title, Unicorn Overlord. Finally we finish strong with some contenders facing

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01:45:54

Episode 84: Between The Joysticks

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2024/02/13

We have a new name! Listen to us introduce ourselves (again). We have played a lot of video games including the demo for FF7: Rebirth, Foamstars, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Tears of the Kingdom. We then go into how to tackle your pesky backlog and finish with two more battles in our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening!Intro: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth 6 Things: - State of Play / Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Demo - Foamstars - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - The

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01:32:38

Episode 83: Has PlayStation Won?

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2024/02/06

The PlayStation Pals branding is coming to an end and holy cow what an episode to end it on! Rumors are swirling that Microsoft is considering bringing all of its major titles to PlayStation and that would bring doom for the Xbox hardware. Sony held a 40 minute long State of Play last week and we touched on all the big announcements including not one, but two Kojima games. Finally we continue even further into Round 2 of our Video Game Character Battle Royale. You will not believe which character is

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01:28:09

Episode 82: Round 2! Fight!

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2024/01/30

It is time to clash fists because not only has a classic fighting game returned in Tekken 8 but we move on to Round 2 of our long running Video Game Character Battle Royale. Last week we talked about the Xbox Developer Direct and now it is PlayStation's turn as we have a State of Play coming this week with some incredibly juicy rumors attached to it. We also give you a peek into our video game fantasy league and how we decided on our picks. Finally 2024 continues an unfortunate trend from 2023 as we

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01:16:49

Episode 81: No Return

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2024/01/23

You would think in an episode in which we gush about The Last of Us Part II Remastered that we could prevent our rivals, The Xbox Chums, from taking over the podcast. This is mainly due to the GamePass game Palworld being a surprise hit and we also got a look at multiple games from Xbox, including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, in their Xbox Developer Direct 24. Nick also has impressions of the indie game, Dredge. Finally we prepare you for Round 2 of our Video Game Character Battle Royale. We

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01:13:32

Episode 80: Prince of Persia Returns

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2024/01/17

We have dueling demos this week as a classic Ubisoft franchise returns with The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and the other JRPG of February, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (Not to be confused with the fighting game, like someone on this show did). We give our impressions of both. We have to wait until 2025 for the next season of The Last of Us but we have some big casting announcements to discuss. Finally we talk about the Xbox games we want on our preferred console and wrap up with our last two

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01:19:18

Episode 79: Take Me To Valhalla

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2024/01/09

Jon and Nick have both spent time in Valhalla and completed it so they take the time to review the surprisingly story heavy God of War Ragnarok DLC. It has been 6 months since we revisited our Top 10 PS5 games and it is time we make some replacements. We then continue our coverage of 2024 by taking a look at all the games vying for our attention in the first 3 months of 2024. Finally we of course visit our second to last few matches of the first round of our battle royale. Be sure to vote! Thanks

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