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We are 3 weeks away from the Nintendo Switch 2 and E3 “Not-E3” and give some early hopes. There have been a lot of unfortunate trends in gaming this year including the rise in price in both consoles and video games but a new trend is slowly emerging… and that is the rise of the $50 AAA video game. Get ready to rip and tear as we cover the reviews so far for Doom: The Dark Ages before Jon dives right into the next entry. Finally we catch up on the games we are playing with both updates on Expedition 33 and Nine Sols.Thanks for listening! Intro: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 4 Things: - $50 vs $80 Dollar Games - Review Roundup - Doom: The Dark Ages - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Nine Sols Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We take a surprise visit to Vice City as Rockstar both disappoints and delights in both delaying the game and releasing a new trailer. We give our impressions of nearly 3 minutes of GTA VI exposure. Unfortunately the trend of gaming getting more expensive as Xbox makes some changes to both its consoles and game pricing. I thought consoles got cheaper after 4 years? Speaking of Xbox, another flagship title is coming over to PlayStation and we discuss it. We wrap things up by talking about PlayStation's newest studio and Jon reviews (and Platinumed) Split Fiction. Thanks for listening! Intro: Grand Theft Auto VI 6 Things: - Grand Theft Auto VI Delayed - Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 - Xbox Raises Prices of Consoles, Peripherals & Games - Gears of War Reloaded - PlayStation's New Studio - teamLFG - Split Fiction Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

A hot week in games leads us to have fresh impressions of the biggest releases over the past week. Nick has journeyed to both Cyroldil and Lumiere and gives his early impressions. Jon is reaching the end of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and feels comfortable reviewing it - did he like it? Finally, we answer your emails about the future of the Horizon franchise and a review of Death Stranding before the upcoming sequel . Thanks for listening! Intro: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 4 Things: - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Emails Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Note - due to copyrighted music, this is a reupload of Episode 138 without it. 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 its 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! 7 Things: - Nintendo Switch 2 - Star Wars Zero Company - Ghost of Yotei - Marathon - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game Round-up - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Blue Prince, Wanderstop - HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Discussion [SPOILERS 1:24:00 - 2:01:35] Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 Zero Company - Ghost of Yotei - Marathon - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game Round-up - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Blue Prince, Wanderstop - HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Discussion [SPOILERS 1:24:00 - 2:01:35] Outro: Reach for the Summit - Celeste by Lena Raine Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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: - Nintendo Switch 2 - Email! - Death Stranding - Demo - Metal Eden & Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - RoboCop: Rogue City Outro: Metal Gear 20 Years History ~Past, Present, Future~ by Norihiko Hibino Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 - Nintendo Direct - 3.27.25 - Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.25 - Email! Outro: Lady Maria of the Astral Clock - Bloodborne by SIE Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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! Intro: Death Stranding 4 Things: - Nintendo Direct Lite Predictions - Nintendo Direct Switch 2 Predictions - Jon's Gaming Round-up - Split Fiction, Alan Wake II, The Stanley Parable - Death Stranding Outro: Asylums for the Feeling (feat. Leila Adu) - Death Stranding by Silent Poets, Leila Adu Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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: - PlayStation + People Can Fly = ? - [Rumor] PlayStation's New First Party Study, Dark Outlaw Games - [Rumor] Resident Evil 9 - Citizen Sleeper Outro: Radiance - Hollow Knight by Christopher Larkin Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 wrap things up by reading YOUR emails and talking about some old but new to us games that caught our attention as we wait for more games. Thanks for listening! Intro: Slay the Princess 6 Things: - Death Stranding 2 Trailer / Release Date - HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 Trailer - Email! - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Slay the Princess - Anno: Mutationem Outro: The the wilder - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach by Woodkid Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 games? So much to discuss! Thanks for listening! See you in two weeks! Intro: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 6 Things: - Warner Bros Closes 3 Studios - Fable Delayed Into 2026 - Email! - Elden Ring: Nightreign - OLED TV Impressions - Will GTA VI Cost More Than $70? Outro: Gris, Pt. 2 - Gris by Berlinist Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 2 Things: - Resident Evil Re:Verse Shutsdown - Press X for Drama - Marvel Rivals “Layoffs” - Email! - Best Video Games for OLED TVs - High on Life Outro: Follow You Into the Dark - Alan Wake 2 by RAKEL Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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: MultiVersus 4 Things: - MulitVersus Shutting Down - Forza Horizon 5 Coming To PS5 - State of Play February 2025 Predictions - Email! Outro: J-E-N-O-V-A - Emergence - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth by Yoshinori Nakamura Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 Things: - Xbox Developer Direct 25 - Earthblade Cancelled - Email! - Fantasy Critic Game Draft 2025 Outro: Illusion - Life is Strange: Double Exposure by Tessa Rose Jackson, FFM, Luciano Rossi Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 listening! Intro: The Stanley Parable 5 Things: - Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Reveal - PlayStation Cancels Two Live-Service Projects - Xbox Developer Direct 25 Predictions - Email! - The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Outro: Sealed Vessel - Hollow Knight by Christoper Larkin Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 listening! Intro: Marvel Rivals 4 Things: - Marvel Rivals - Email! - Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions Part II - Bioshock Outro: Path to Rivals (Login Theme) - Marvel Rivals by Synchron Stage Orchestra, Masahiro Aoki Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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! Thanks for listening! Intro: Life is Strange: Double Exposure 5 Things: - Email! - Our 2025 Most Anticipated Games - 2025 Predictions - Nick's Gaming Round-up - Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, Path of Exile 2, Marvel Rivals - Jon's Gaming Round-up - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Stardew Valley, Bioshock Outro: If I Didn't Care - Bioshock by The Inkspots Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 Main Theme 4 Things: - Top 10 PS5 Games - 2024 Year in Review - 2024 PlayStation Wrap-up - Our 2024 Game of the Year Awards Outro: Main Theme - Balatro by LouisF Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 E3 2016 4 Things: - PlayStation Turns 30 - Shuhei Yoshida Leaves PlayStation After 31 Years - Nick's Gaming Roundup - Nobody Wants To Die, Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Life is Strange: Double Exposure - Jon Reviews Silent Hill 2 Outro: Sekiro (The One-Armed Wolf) - Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twicr by Yuka Kitamura Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 concludes and we give our thoughts. Thanks for listening! Intro: Black Myth: Wukong 2 Things: - The Game Awards 2024 Predictions - Sony's Intent To Purchase Kadokawa - Black Friday Wants - Gaming Edition - Arcane: League of Legends Season 2 Outro: Heavy is the Crown (Remix) - Arcane: League of Legends by Mike Shinoda, Emily Armstrong Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 leaf? Find out by listening to this week's episode! Intro: The Game Awards 2024 Nominations 2 Things: - The Game Awards 2024 Nominations - “This is An Xbox” Ad Campaign Outro: Going Loco - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 $ symbol on the outside at our previously agreed location). Intro: Silent Hill 2 Remake 6 Things: - Actor Tony Todd Passes Away - PlayStation 5 Pro is Out - Youtube Comment - Email! - Silent Hill 2 Remake - Dragon Age: The Veilguard Outro: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Main Theme - Dragon Age: The Veilguard by Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Jon is extra spicy this week. Be warned! We get into what makes him spicy as he dives deeper in GOTY contender, FF7 Rebirth. Speaking of that - what games will be nominated for GOTY? We dig into it. There is also some drama involving the new Dragon Age and of course we touch on it and Nick gives his early impressions. We are also 4 YEARS into this console generation - what do we think of it so far? Finally we touch on the big news of last week as Concord is done for good. Thanks for listening! Intro: Dragon Age: The Veilguard 4 Things: - Sony Sunsets Concord & Shutdown Firewalk Studios - Silent Hill 2 Remake - Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Generation 9 In Review (so far) Outro: Warriors in Arms - Metaphor: ReFantazio by Shoji Meguro Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We return from our one-week hiatus to tackle all of the news and video games during that time. Jon and Nick tackle your emails to start things off. Then we get into the news items: Insomniac says no DLC for Spider-Man 2, COD has launched day-in-date on Game Pass and finally Xbox shows off some new games from developers in its Partner Preview. We then tackle multiple games including a L3 + R3 moment as Nick and Jon have both played the game Neva and have some glowing reviews for the new game from Nomada Studio. Thanks for listening! Intro: Alan Wake 2: The Lake House 8 Things: - Emails! - Thank Goodness You're Here! - Press X for Drama: Spider-Man 2 Not Getting DLC - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Launches on Game Pass - Alan Wake 2: The Lake House - Xbox Partner Preview October 2024 - Clair Obscura Expedition 33 Voice Cast - Neva Outro: Where courage abide - Neva by Berlinist Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

A 2 hour podcast?!?! Who approved this? Nick and Jon kick things off by answering listener emails - What games do we want sequels to? What games did we finish because we felt we had to? Then Nick visits the town of Silent Hill as Bloober Team's well reviewed remake has its hooks in him. He also has read the new book about the inside workings of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier and gives his thoughts. Jon has another Platinum Trophy and completed another game. Finally we continue our latest recurring segment and go back 8 years to 2016. Thanks for listening! Intro: Silent Hill 2 Remake 5 Things: - Emails! - Silent Hill 2 Remake - Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier - Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Game of the Year Flashback - 2016 Outro: Ninja Bots - Astro Bot by Tadashe Yatabe Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Microsoft doubles down on the franchise that launched it into the console space, Halo, by rebranding its internal studio 343 to a more aptly named title. Ubisoft is having a rough year - Skull & Bones, Star Wars: Outlaws, a delayed Assassin's Creed game, so what can they do to right the ship?. We then get into the first spooky game of October… which is a dating sim? Trust us as Doki Doki Literature Club is more than its bubbly waifu exterior. Finally the time machine stops on Jon's favorite year of gaming, 2017. The Detroit Tigers ended up winning by the way! Let's go! Thanks for listening! Intro: Halo Studios 6 Things: - Halo Studios - Email! - State of Ubisoft - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Doki Doki Literature Club Plus - Game of the Year Flashback - 2017 Outro: Drake's BOTune - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Fall continues to drop more big releases and we have our early impressions of two of them: Nintendo's next Zelda title and the next game from the creators of Persona 5, Metaphor: ReFantazio. We also dig into the mailbag to talk about overcoming horror video games and PlayStations lack of first party titles. We then continue our Game of the Year Flashback segment with one of the best years of video games, 2018. How many games do you think Jon liked in 2018? Whatever you guess, it is too low. Thanks for listening! Intro: Metaphor: ReFantazio 4 Things: - Emails!!!!!! - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Metaphor: ReFantazio - Game of the Year Flashback - 2018 Outro: The Strength to Stand Alone - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Good thing we got ahead of it because a September PlayStation State of Play happened! We talk about all of the big announcements from the show: Ghost of Yoten, The Midnight Walk, Pal World and so much more. We also have tons of listener emails including questions about: franchises we want made into games, our video game turns ons and offs and how we got into PlayStation in the first place. For 2 things this is an extra long PlayStation themed podcast. Thanks for listening! Intro: State of Play September 2024 2 Things: - Emails!!!!!! - State of Play September 2024 Outro: City Ruins (Forest of Light) - NieR: Automata by Majima Goro Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We continue the discussion from last week about PlayStation's PS5 Pro reveal and how it will ripple through the console hardware space. Speaking of PS5 Pro, a lot of people will feel better if PlayStation “showcases” some games that will take advantage of it in the much rumored upcoming State of Play. Nick and Jon have some really solid predictions for it. Jon reviews Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and we also have some controversial opinions about a specific year in gaming as we talk about our favorite games of 2019. Thanks for listening! Intro: Control 5 Things: - Email! - State of Play Predictions - Annapurna Interactive Staff Resigns - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Game of The Year Flashback - 2019 Outro: Bot of War - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

The PlayStation Pals return in a very PlayStation centric episode. The worst kept secret, the PS5 Pro, is announced with an outrageous price. Astro Bot is out so Nick and Jon gush about the gameplay and homages in the highest reviewed video game of the year. We also tackle a listener email about the lack of PlayStation new IP's. Nick has finished Star Wars Outlaws and reviews it. Finally, we get back into the time machine to talk about our favorite video games from 2020. Thanks for listening! Intro: PS5 Pro Technical Presentation 5 Things: - PS5 Pro Announcement - Astro Bot - Email! - Star Wars: Outlaws - Game of The Year Flashback - 2020 Outro: Promise - Crash Site - Astro Bot by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Jon mentioned something drastic would need to be done last episode to save the fledgling Concord and who would've thought they would pull the plug on the 11 day old game. Nick has been busy in a galaxy far far away with the adorable Nix in Star Wars Outlaws. Nintendo runs back to back showcases of both its indie and third party offerings and we highlight the games we liked. Finally the show is only 2 years old so let's go back and talk about our favorite games of 2021. Thanks for listening! Intro: Star Wars Outlaws 5 Things: - Emails! - Concord Shutting Down - Star Wars: Outlaws - Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase - Game of The Year Flashback - 2021 Outro: Promise - Kay Vess, The Outlaw - Star Wars Outlaws by Wilbert Roget, II Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We have a Gamescom hangover after our last episode but still find a way to talk about so many things. We talk about the 3 big upcoming games that showed more (or didn't) at Gamescom. Two big releases are out and review poorly in Concord and Star Wars: Outlaws. Jon gets excited about PlayStations push in China, India and the Middle East. Finally lets get into the games we have been playing as Jon plays with time in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Nick reviews Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Thanks for listening! Intro: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 6 Things: - Gamescom Wrap-Up: Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Review Round-up - Star Wars: Outlaws - Review Round-up - Concord - Defcon Level - Playstation's China Hero Project - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Outro: Promise - Forest Kingdom - NeiR: Automata by Keiichi Okabe Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Geoff Keighley invites you to the biggest video game convention in Europe, Gamescom, with his opening ceremony Opening Night Live. We talk about all of the big announcements - Borderlands 4, Dying Light: The Beast, Mafia: The Old Country and more from the showcase. But wait there is even more! We answer listener emails, discuss a few games who got added to the Fall release schedule and talk about the reviews for the next big soulslike, Black Myth: Wukong. Jon also makes a big life decision. Thanks for listening! Intro: Gamescom Opening Night Live 4 Things: - Emails!?!? - Review Round-up - Black Myth: Wukong - News Round-up - Barkour Announced, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Release Date, The Plucky Squire Release Date - Gamescom Opening Night Live Outro: Promise - Silent Hill 2 by Akira Yamaoka Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Nick invites you to Metropolis as his love of the developer Rocksteady could not keep him from their latest entry, the critically panned and commercially unsuccessful, Suicide Squad: Kill The Jusice League. Moving on we have another news heavy week to talk about. Krafton swoops in to save Tango Gameworks? Yes, that really happened. A new video game adaptation hits the big screen and bombs, spectacularly. Finally we take a look back at Sony's original superhero franchise, inFamous. All this and much more! Thanks for listening! Intro: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League 3 Things: - News Round-up - Krafton Saves Tango Gameworks, Meta Closes Ready at Dawn, Borderlands Movie Bombs, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick on Game Pass. - Revisiting inFamous: Second Son (and the franchise) - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Outro: Squad Up! - Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League by Rupert Cross Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Nick invites you to the ridiculously silly town of Barnsworth in the newly released indie darling Thank Goodness You're Here and gives his impressions and review. We have a lot of news to talk about too. Max gives a taste of Season 2 of The Last of Us. Microsoft's release schedule causes them to delay Avowed. A big shakeup at Bungie causes more layoffs at the much lauded studio. Finally we are two weeks away from Gamescom so Nick and Jon put on their prediction caps to see what Geoff Keighley has in store. All this and much more! Thanks for listening! Intro: Thank Goodness You're Here! 3 Things: - News Round-up - Max's The Last of Us Season 2 Trailer, Avowed Delayed To 2025, Game Informer Shut Down, Bungie Layoffs - Gamescom 2024 & Opening Night Live Predictions - Video Game Round-up - Thank Goodness You're Here!, Slay the Spire Outro: Slay the Spire - Slay the Spire by Clark Aboud Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We are back with an extra long episode to talk about so many things. PlayStation announces not one but TWO limited edition controllers. It is the end of an era as the industry defining Xbox 360 digital store is officially shut down. We also try to quantify what makes a video game successful as the goal posts adjust on a per game (and service) basis. Finally we touch on a lot of video games as our hosts try to find their next game in this slow period of video game releases. All this and much more! Thanks for listening! Intro: Psychonauts 2 3 Things: - News Round-up - Astro Bot & Concord Limited Edition PS5 Controllers, Xbox 360 Store Shuts Down, Video Game Actors Go On Strike, Blizzard & Bethesda Game Studios Unionize - Measuring Video Game Success - Video Game Round-up - ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree, Diablo IV, Psychonauts 2, Danganronpa, Stellar Blade Outro: Never Say Never - Danganronpa by TKDz2b, Masafumi Takeda Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Firewalk Studios invites you to the Concord Galaxy this past weekend and this upcoming weekend to try PlayStation's first entry into the live service genre. Nick and Jon have their impressions of what they have played so far. The Nintendo Switch passes an important milestone and the roller coaster ride of Xbox news hits a low point with some significant changes to its flagship service, Game Pass. Finally Nick is leaving Hawaii and reviewing the latest entry in the Yakuza… I mean Like A Dragon franchise. Finally we crown the champion of our long running (42 weeks!?!?) Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening! Intro: Concord 4 Things: - Concord Beta - Xbox News Round-Up - Game Pass plan and price changes, Xbox App on Amazon's Fire TV Stick, Circana's (Mat Piscatella) Xbox Sales Figures - Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Devil Trigger - Devil May Cry 5 by Casey Edwards Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We have a stacked podcast for you today. Two free-to-play games come out on the same day and we have impressions of each. Jon has played a record setting 4 different games since we last recorded so of course we have to touch on that. This weekend is the closed beta for PlayStation's first entry in its Games as a Service push and we go into what we would like to see from Firewalk's debut game, Concord. Finally we discuss our FINAL matchup in our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening! Intro: The First Descendant 6 Things: - The First Descendant - Zenless Zone Zero - ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree - Jon's Gaming Round-up - Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Demo, Tiny Rogues, Halo: Combat Evolved - Concord Preview - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Old Snake - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots by Harry Gregson-Williams Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Welcome to Between The Weebs, an anime podcast. Not really, but we spend some time with Jon's new obsession. So much to talk about this week! Capcom casually mentions the next entry in Resident Evil, Shadow of the Erdtree continues to dominate the landscape and remakes continue to be a hot industry trend. Finally we celebrate Independence Day and Canada Day by talking about patriotic video games. All this and much more in this week's episode! Thanks for listening! Intro: Capcom Next 2024 (Koshi Nakanishi) 4 Things: - ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree - Remakes, Remakes & More Remakes - Patriotic Video Games - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: All I Want - Crazy Taxi by The Offspring Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

Rest at a site of grace Tarnished. It is time to take a break from Shadow of the Erdtree to hear us talk more Shadow of the Erdtree! We talk about the highest rated DLC of all time. Nick dives into the indie horror game Signalis and gives his eerie confused impressions. Finally we give our awards for the winners (and losers) of this year's “Not-E3” E3. We then put on our sneaking suits to answer a Metal Gear related listener email and end on our Final 4 of our long running Video Game Character Battle Royale. Thanks for listening! Intro: ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree 5 Things: - ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree - Signalis - “Not-E3” E3 Awards - Email!?!? - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Mohg, Lord of Blood - Elden Ring by Shoi Miyazawa Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

We are officially a centenarian as the podcast turns 100 episodes old! Nintendo helps us celebrate by continuing “Not-E3” E3 by having a surprise Nintendo Direct. Not only is the time of announcement to showcase a surprise but also Nintendo is not content with letting the Switch die a quiet death and surprising us with some Fall titles that look really good. With the “Fog of War” lifted for the Fall we countdown our Top 5 Most Anticipated Games and update our list of Top 10 PS5 Games. Finally we catch up everyone on several games we have been playing during this busy “Not E3” E3 season. Thanks for listening! Intro: Nintendo Direct June 2024 (Shinya Takahashi) 4 Things: - Nintendo Direct June 2024 - Our Top 5 Most Anticipated Games - Our Top 10 PS5 Games - Gaming Round-up - Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Alan Wake 2 - Night Springs DLC, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Stellar Blade, Dragon's Dogma 2 Outro: Between The Joysticks Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

“Not-E3” E3 is here and while Summer Game Fest was not as good as we had hoped, here comes Xbox giving us a true E3 experience in one of the strongest video game showcases may I say… ever? We also have Ubisoft Forward giving us a look at its two big AAAA titles coming later this year in Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws. We talk about all the highlights and musings we had during a HUGE week in gaming news and trailers. Thanks for listening! Intro: Skate (Tim Robinson) 3 Things: - Summer Game Fest - Xbox Games Showcase - Ubisoft Forward Outro: Mad World - Gears of War by Gary Jules, Michael Andrews Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 final four contestants in our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Get hyped! E3 is here! Thanks for listening. Intro: State of Play May 2024 3 Things: - State of Play May 2024 -”Not-E3” E3 Final Predictions - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: I am Astro Bot - Astro Bot Rescue Mission by Kenneth CM Young Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 questions the quest for Platinum Trophies. Finally we end on the final matchup in our Top 8 of our Video Game Character Battle Royale. Intro: Helldivers 2 7 Things: - News Round-up - DEFCON Level, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to Game Pass, Jeffrey Wright Casting, Zenless Zone Zero Console Release Date - Rumor Round-up - Astro Bot, Concord, Doom: The Dark Age, REmakes of Resident Evil Zero and Resident Evil - Code: Veronica - Dave the Diver Godzila DLC - Animal Well - Unicorn Overlord - Stellar Blade - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Hot Pepper Tuna - Dave the Diver by Gogh.K Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 Unicorn Overlord while our other combatants return to finish the final few fights of our long running Battle Royale. Thanks for listening1 Intro: Unicorn Overlord 6 Things: - News Round-up - DEFCON Level, PlayStations New CEOs, Grand Theft Auto 6 release window, 2K Teasing a Big Game At Summer Game Fest - Assassins Creed Shadows Cinematic Trailer - [Rumor] Call of Duty Day 1 on Game Pass - Review Round-up - Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - Unicorn Overlord - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: The Song of the Sirens - Stellar Blade by SHIFT UP, Mothervibes Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 listening! Intro: Dina Bass (Bloomberg) Interviews Sarah Bond 4 Things: - Sony / Helldivers 2 Controversy - Microsoft Closes 4 Studios - “Not-E3” E3 Predictions - Animal Well Outro: Death to Chronos - Hades II by Darren Korb Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 for all that and much more! Another Gamestop story! Thanks for listening. Intro: ID @ Xbox 5 Things: - Stellar Blade - ID @ Xbox - Dave the Diver - Video Game Companions - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Flooded Commercial Sector - Stellar Blade by SHIFT UP, Oliver Good Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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! Thanks for listening! Intro: Hi-Fi Rush 6 Things: - Review Round-up - Stellar Blade - Metaphor: ReFantazio - Hi-Fi Rush - Dave the Diver - Death in Video Games - Video Game Character Battle ROyale Outro: Diver - Dave the Diver by Jukio Kallio Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks

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 franchises, Dead Space, has its limbs cut off as EA focuses on other franchises. All this and much more in this week's episode! Thanks for listening! Intro: Star Wars Outlaws (or an Ubisoft Exec?) 6 Things: - Fallout Television Show - Star Wars Outlaws - Dead Space Franchise On Ice - The Triple-i Initiative - Top 5 Backlog Video Games - Video Game Character Battle Royale Outro: Stamp - Battle Edit - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by Mitsuto Suzuki & Nozomi Toki Questions or comments? Please send emails to BetweenTheJoysticks@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @JoysticksPod Subscribe to us on Youtube @BetweenTheJoysticks