Podquisition 565: Vemberstruck

Damn this month.

Games we played this week include:
(0:05:00) Sacred 2 Remaster
(0:16:30) Good Night Universe
(0:20:25) Powerwash Simulator 2
(0:23:20) Lumines Arise
(0:31:00) Dispatch
(0:33:15) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:48:30) Further details on Rockstar firings emerge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/-grand-theft-auto-studio-says-fired-employees-were-leaking-information

(0:59:50) Square Enix shifting QA to AI
https://www.eurogamer.net/after-chasing-nfts-and-the-metaverse-square-enix-wants-generative-ai-to-do-70-of-its-qa-by-2027

(1:02:40) YouTube thinks Dawn French eats Pokémon
https://www.eurogamer.net/no-dawn-french-isnt-eating-pokemon-in-the-new-ms-christmas-ad

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