Veteran Joystick

Welcome to the channel!

This channel is all about gaming news, reviews, mods and the gaming industry. Whether it's, the latest indie games, upcoming releases or diving into the stories behind the games, I cover what matters to players who love immersive worlds and story driven games, as much as I do!

Expect honest takes, well researched insights, and content that’s informative, entertaining, and straight to the point. No fluff, no gimmicks, just quality videos.

I upload every week, so keep an eye out, and make sure to drop a comment, I try to respond to every single one, unless you're a 🤡

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The $55 Billion EA buyout just changed everything, and not in a good way.
Mass Effect, Dragon Age, FIFA, Madden, Apex, Battlefield, The Sims… nothing is safe.

I just put out a full breakdown video of how this deal could kill the games you actually care about.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/5-6AHJjqSWs

What’s the first franchise you think gets hit hardest?

19 hours ago | [YT] | 48

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Moving house this week. Turns out packing your whole life in boxes is harder than Silksong!

No new video this week, but I’ll be back soon with the good stuff!

In the meantime, whats everyone playing? And what should I cover next?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 15

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Nintendo just made games illegal.
Patenting game mechanics means entire genres are now a legal grey area, and the impact on gaming innovation could be massive…

Check the full video: https://youtu.be/9M87VpBVN1g

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 549

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Bungie’s CEO just cashed out while the studio bleeds. Ubisoft, EA, Activision, they’re all at it, pocketing millions while everyone else suffers.

I just broke it down here, the numbers are mental!

The Evil Cycle Killing Games For Profit
https://youtu.be/UZClIdsR5Cg

1 month ago | [YT] | 125

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The media ignored 1.4 million of us.
No outrage. No headlines. Just silence.
Here’s the video they don’t want you to see 👇

This Is Why You Can’t Trust Gaming Media
https://youtu.be/PkiIvvHzIGw

2 months ago | [YT] | 52

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I’ve had to take a few days off this week for family stuff, my wife’s been in hospital so I’ve been on solo dad duty all week!

I’ll be back next week with a big one on gaming media corruption and some other ideas I’m working on.
Stay tuned.

Appreciate you all. Have a great weekend 👊🏻💙

2 months ago | [YT] | 64

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Just when you think it couldn’t get worse…
Ubisoft had to open their mouth 🤦🏻‍♂️

See for yourself - https://youtu.be/OPZH5f3MbQA

2 months ago | [YT] | 34

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AAA have been well and truly humiliated. And this time there’s no denying it. The reckoning has come.

Watch it here - https://youtu.be/iCRszBFAGRg

Appreciate each and every one of you legends 💙👊🏻

2 months ago | [YT] | 132

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You won’t believe how much they paid EA’s CEO last year after laying off so many devs, writers, and destroying studios.

Spoiler: It’s a LOT

Full breakdown here - https://youtu.be/Vi_YtH950to

It’s a shocker 🤦🏻‍♂️

3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 64

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn from Owlcat Games is fusing Baldur’s Gate 3, Mass Effect, Dark Souls and Persona 5. Into one game!
I genuinely don’t know if this is genius or madness, or both, but I just posted the full breakdown - https://youtu.be/uFvVGgjt40o

Either way I'm HYPED! What do you think?

3 months ago | [YT] | 57