2024 Video Game Award Nominations

2024 Video Game Award Nominations

Author: DiddiDoesGames/JayDimes November 25, 2024 Duration: 1:13:45
... we have a sale. A familiar person is bucking to take over everything mouse. Somebody has a birthday and the nominations are in. http://www.joystickandmouse.comhttp://shop.joystickandmouse.com Show Notes Santa has come a little earlier this year, bringing a price cut for the PlayStation 5 Slim. This model usually retails for $449, but Sony just announced a price cut. The price is dropping down to just $380 until Dec. 24, just in time for the holidays.https://www.cnet.com/deals/calling-all-gamers-ps5-gets-a-price-cut-this-holiday-season/ Disney is reportedly considering Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson as a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.https://venturebeat.com/games/disney/ Warcraft turns 30 this year and Blizzard held a direct this year instead of Blizzcon. Here's everything that was announced during the event.https://www.ign.com/articles/warcraft-30th-anniversary-direct-everything-announced It's that time of year again. Whiskey advent you say? Well yes but not what I'm talking about here. It's award time and the video game award nominations were announced this week so let's go through them and see who the nominees are.https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-see-them-all-now/2900-5956/

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Duration: 1:04:51
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Duration: 45:21
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Video Game TV [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:22
We are having another TV centric episode. We will discuss another huge video game based hit on streaming and we may even have a list based around TV shows. Beside TV we have another tone deaf statement from an ex Blizzar…
RIP Akira [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:38
Some sad new in the comic world. There's some Playstation news and we have a couple of great lists to take a look at.http://www.joystickandmouse.comhttp://shop.joystickandmouse.com/ Show Notes The comic world lost a pion…
Nintendo, Don't Be A Dick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:24
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Pikachu ... WITH GUNS!!! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:34
... Labor strife in the video game industry. We discuss a pokemon wannabe as well as the future of micro transaction and oh yeah, another video game awards show and all the winners.http://www.joystickandmouse.comhttp://s…