June 2023 Nintendo Direct

Black Panther finally gets a game. Another game developer has labor news. One of our favorite comics and TV shows makes a crossover appearance and everything announced at the Nintendo direct.

http://www.joystickandmouse.com

http://shop.joystickandmouse.com

https://www.patreon.com/joystickandmouse

Show Notes

In exciting news EA has just announced a new studio along with an upcoming game based on the Black Panther franchise. The studio is called Cliffhanger Games, and it's based in Seattle. It's made up of veterans of Monolith Productions, the developer which previously made both Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War. There are also veterans from God of War, Halo, Call of Duty, and more on the dev team.

https://www.gamesradar.com/ea-black-panther-game-announcement/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/10/23787287/ea-black-panther-game-single-player

There have been countless reports and allegations of low pay, long hours, and poor working conditions within the gaming industry over the past several years, especially when it comes to QA testing departments and other key areas of game development. As a result, a growing number of video game studios have decided to unionize, with some of the most publicized examples including Zenimax and Activision Blizzard. Sega of America joined those ranks this week as their members voted to unionize the workforce.

https://gamerant.com/sega-of-america-union/

He can fly. He can shoot lasers from his eyes. He is incredibly strong and bullets just bounce right off him. He also is one ... big ... asshole. Bet you thought I was talking about that other guy. Nope, we were describing the one and only Homelander , who along with Starlight and Black Noir are coming to Call of duty this week. You will be able to take on the persona of these characters to battle royal in the popular Call of Duty multiplayer games.

https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/07/10/the-boys-invades-call-of-duty-this-week

Nintendo held its summer direct presentation this past week and the 40 minute show had lots of reveals (well a few anyways) and lots of information about upcoming Nintendo games. So lets take a look at what was announced and see if we are intrigued by any of it.

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2023-everything-announced

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/21/23768463/nintendo-direct-june-2023-announcements-trailers-news

Video Game Review

So Much Great TV Right Now