Jimquisition

Podquisition 455: Calm Collected Critique

Everyone is being very reasonable about differences of opinion.
Games we played this week include:
Starfield (13:35)
Stardew Valley (20:15)
Lies of P (24:40)
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (56:50)
Night at the Gates of Hell (58:15)
The Booty Creek Cheek Freak (1:04:55)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Unity to introduce ‘Runtime Fees’, charging devs for every install of a game (1:13:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/unity-reveals-plans-to-charge-per-game-install-drawing-criticism-from-development-community
An Xbox credit card is coming (1:36:10)
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/09/11/xbox-mastercard/
ReedPop officially pulls out of E3 after putting on zero events (1:37:30)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reedpop-and-esa-part-ways-over-e3
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Podquisition 454: Cronenboring

It’s a good scene and all, but…
Games we played this week include:
Starfield (14:30)
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (45:05)
Goodbye Volcano High (54:25)
Halls of Torment (1:01:10)
Sea of Stars (1:02:55)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Volition closed by Embracer Group (1:03:30)
https://www.polygon.com/23853963/saints-row-volition-closure-layoffs
Baldur’s Gate 3 wasn’t meant to be quite that horny (1:03:35)
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2055007/baldurs-gate-iii-game-bug-made-its-characters-too-horny.html
Charles Martinet doesn’t know what his new job is (1:23:15)
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/charles-martinet-on-his-new-role-as-mario-ambassador-i-dont-know-what-that-is-yet
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 453: Door Trekkin

Painful payoff.
Games we played this week include:
Star Trucker (8:00)
Pizza Possum (11:20)
Immortals of Aveum (13:25)
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (24:00)
Jackbox Party Pack 10 (32:00)
Sonic Superstars (39:55)
WrestleQuest (43:40)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (52:20)
Black Myth Wukong (54:10)
Homeworld 3 (58:35)
Billie Bust Up (1:00:45)
Space Boat (1:03:16)
Sea of Stars (1:05:15)
Goodbye Volcano High (1:08:20)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Bethesda didn’t give Starfield review code to many UK publications (1:12:40)
https://www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-and-bethesda-starfield
Black Myth Wukong developer’s CEO has made some weird, sexually inappropriate posts (1:15:50)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/black-myth-wukong-developers-sexist-culture-and-sexually-explicit-remarks.474300/
Mortal Kombat 1 adds audio descriptors for fatalities (1:23:15)
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/08/mortal-kombat-1-ps5-has-gruesomely-descriptive-audio-fatalities
Microsoft’s Xbox X/S parity requirements begin to erode with Baldur’s Gate 3 (1:25:30)
https://www.vg247.com/baldurs-gate-3-could-still-get-split-screen
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 452: Doorway to Heaven

Oh, did you expect it to be opened first?
Games we played this week include:
Atlas Fallen (5:50)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (6:45)
SnowRunner (23:25)
Vampire Survivors (30:25)
PowerWash Simulator (38:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
MS to sell 15 years of streaming rights for ABK games to Ubisoft if merger succeeds (40:50)
https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-submits-revised-activision-blizzard-takeover-deal-2023-8
Charles Martinet announces retirement from voice acting for Nintendo (45:50)
https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mario-voice-actor-retires-charles-martinet-nintendo-1235701097/
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Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on 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.

The Trashgirl Diaries: Just Lobster Things

The PSP gets its due. Lobster stuff happens.

Podquisition 451: Reflected Shame

The answer was inside yourself all along.
Games we played this week include:
Baldur’s Gate 3 (13:50)
30XX (34:50)
Stray Gods (42:00)
Atlas Fallen (52:25)
Vampire Survivors (54:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Failed Embracer Group deal discovered to have been with Saudis (58:50)
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/saudi-arabia-savvy-games-embracer-group
Pokémon Company announces tournament in Honolulu at the worst time (1:10:20)
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-company-makes-donation-for-hawaii-relief-after-honolulu-2024-world-championships-announcement/1100-6516845/
New Xbox policy to ban players sure gives a lot of leeway (1:16:02)
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/15/xbox-enforcement-strike-system/
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Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 450: Pundemonium

Peak comedy, that’s what this is.
Games we played this week include:
Vampire Survivors (7:45)
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (18:50)
Halls of Torment (19:40)
Venba (28:35)
What the Golf? (34:50)
My Friendly Neighborhood (36:35)
Techtonica (44:20)
Fall Guys (46:25)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Devolver announces delays in a very Devolver way (48:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkvgkZH6hYc
Microsoft makes its final appeal to UK’s CMA over their blocking of Activision merger (1:10:20)
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-sends-final-submission-to-cma-as-activision-blizzard-buyout-saga-enters-endgame
Yes, Baldur’s Gate 3 has done very well (1:16:02)
https://gamingbolt.com/baldurs-gate-3-sold-over-2-5-million-in-early-access
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Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquistion 449: X Husband

He's also divorced from reality, for what it's worth.
Games we played this week include:
Pikmin 4 (4:10)
Zeno Clash (10:10)
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (16:35)
Venba (23:05)
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (29:05)
Sony Assist Controller Support (47:10)
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 448: Wet Around the Collar

Sometimes you just have to stick your arm in that hole.
Games we played this week include:
Pikmin 4 (7:45)
Exoprimal (42:52)
YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! (48:10)
Spirit Hunters (54:50)
Army of Ruin (56:05)
Binding of Isaac: Repentance (59:05)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Games media being used by film studios to fill marketing holes caused by strikes (1:01:25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0
GLORBO (1:10:20)
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/redditors-prank-ai-powered-news-mill-with-glorbo-in-world-of-warcraft/
Ubisoft poorly communicates their plan to prune inactive accounts (1:16:02)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-is-suspending-inactive-accounts-disabling-access-to-game-libraries
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 447: RoboCop’s Hoopty

Obviously, the police just need more funding.
Games we played this week include:
Viewfinder (10:20)
Frostpunk (18:55)
Exoprimal (23:30)
My Friendly Neighborhood (43.10)
Gravity Circuit (53:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
UK games industry trade group agrees to guidelines regarding kids and loot boxes (58:20)
https://www.eurogamer.net/uk-games-industry-to-restrict-access-to-loot-boxes-for-children
Deadlines pushed back on closing date of Microsoft acquisition of ABK, UK authority decisions (1:12:10)
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23797238/microsoft-activision-blizzard-merger-agreement-extension
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-regulator-extends-deadline-on-final-decision-over-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard
Sony deal ensures Call of Duty remains on PlayStation for a decade (1:02:25)
https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1680578783718383616
GTA 6 leaker deemed unfit to stand trial (1:03:15)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/teen-hacked-uber-revolut-grand-theft-auto-maker-london-court-hears-2023-07-11/
TinyBuild CEO lays out how his company definitely isn’t using AI in their human resources department (1:05:35)
https://whynowgaming.com/hello-neighbor-publishers-boss-says-his-company-uses-ai-to-monitor-employees/
New handheld consoles will be required to have removable batteries by 2027 (1:12:45)
https://overkill.wtf/eu-replaceable-battery-legislation-steam-deck-switch-handhelds/
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.