Podquisition 498: Ballistic Criticism

An historic trigger pull. Games we played this week include: Clickolding (11:15) Magical Delicacy (19:40) Concord (31:25) DMC: Devil May Cry (36:20) Reveil (43:15) Bokura (23:41) --- News things talked about in this episode: Microsoft introduces new Game Pass tiers, increasing prices and stripping day-one releases (1:00:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-big-changes-for-xbox-game-pass-ditching-day-one-releases-for-basic-tier Internal Microsoft email reveals disposal of DEI team based on “business needs” (1:09:25) https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs Nintendo criticized for not crediting external translators (1:15:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.