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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.
... We have a large game developer go private. Nintendo doing more nintendo things and what makes a good remake?
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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.https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/electronic-arts-go-private-55-billion-deal-with-pif-silver-lake-2025-09-29/https://gamerant.com/electronic-arts-acquired-saudi-arabia-private-55-billion/https://www.google.com/search?q=games+produced+by+ea&oq=games+produced+by+ea&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABjwBRieBhjIBjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEINjQ0OWoxajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8In a world filled with remakes, remasters, ports, and mods, the quest for a truly definitive version of a game is a lost cause--and yet, that's precisely what makes the medium so interesting. Let's discuss if it is OK to change a game during the remake.https://www.gamespot.com/articles/is-there-a-right-way-to-play-a-video-game/1100-6535092/
Last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company received a U.S. patent on summoning a character and letting it fight another. Yep, you heard that right. A system that has been in video games for years was just pattened by Nintendo. https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/this-nintendo-patent-was-apparently-granted-without-a-patent-examiner-looking-at-a-single-game-ip-expert-says-concerns-hundreds-of-games-could-be-affected-by-pokemon-summoning-patent-granted-amid-palworld-lawsuit-are-valid/https://gamesfray.com/last-week-nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-received-a-u-s-patent-on-summoning-a-character-and-letting-it-fight-another/#397patent
The latest Nintendo Direct was filled with a ton of exciting announcements for both Switch and Switch 2, and it also gave us a glimpse into how Nintendo will be celebrating Super Mario Bros.' 40th anniversary next year! Here's all the announcements.https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2025-live-updates-everything-announcedhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-during-todays-nintendo-direct/
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.
