Jimquisition

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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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 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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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
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 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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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.

The Trashgirl Diaries: Chocolate Cheese Turd

Cheese, chocolate, turds, and more!

Podquisition 446: Don’t Listen Up My Skirt

Show some respect.
Games we played this week include:
The Last Hope (11:20)
NieR:Automata (29:00)
Pokémon Sleep (31:30)
Bitzee (42.55)
Common’hood (48:40)
Aliens: Dark Descent (53:45)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Judge rules FTC cannot delay Microsoft acquisition of ABK, CMA still hanging on (1:01:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-wins-crucial-ftc-case-on-activision-blizzard-acquisition
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-11/ftc-leaning-toward-appealing-microsoft-activision-loss
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/12/23792245/uk-cma-microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-negotiations
The number of legally unobtainable games is staggering (1:12:10)
https://gamehistory.org/87percent/
Nintendo hasn’t made much headway in terms of gender gap (1:21:55)
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/06/nintendo-pay-gap-women
Yuji Naka sentenced for his financial crimes (1:23:35)
https://gonintendo.com/contents/22870-yuji-naka-sentenced-to-2-5-years-in-prison-for-insider-trading
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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 445: May Be Nice

Our position is now in question.
Games we played this week include:
Everybody 1-2-Switch (1:05)
NieR:Automata (24:10)
Playdate (36:35)
The Last Hope (54:45)
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News things talked about in this episode:
So many things have leaked because of poor redaction by FTC (1:04:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-court-documents-removed-after-redacted-details-spotted
Microsoft wanted to buy Square Enix in 2019 (1:01:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-considered-square-enix-buyout-court-documents-reveal
Microsoft’s lawyer keeps saying unannounced things as though they’re public knowledge (1:04:07)
https://www.theverge.com/23768244/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-case-news-announcements
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-expected-to-release-a-playstation-5-slim-later-this-year-priced-39999-microsoft-says
Satya Nadella claims he doesn’t like console exclusives (1:06:50)
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-ceo-if-it-were-up-to-me-id-get-rid-of-exclusives
Ubisoft announces its first blockchain game (1:09:05)
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2023/06/ubisoft-blockchain-champions-tactics-grimoria-chronicles/
Niantic lays off 230 people and cancels projects after successfully alienating Pokémon Go fans (1:10:37)
https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/niantic-layoffs-pokemon-go-shutting-down-games-1235658759/
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
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 444: Power Loader Legs

Little, but mighty.
Games we played this week include:
Choo Choo Survivor (13:35)
Pikmin 3 Deluxe (25:00)
Final Fantasy XVI (31:40)
Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine (58:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Evidence in FTC hearings provide inside look into console manufacturers (1:04:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsofts-pledge-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-playstation-sparked-concern-at-bethesda-email-shows
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-exec-matt-booty-wanted-to-spend-sony-out-of-business
https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-bought-bethesda-zenimax-stop-starfield-playstation-exclusive
https://www.eurogamer.net/in-private-playstation-didnt-seem-concerned-about-xbox-exclusivity-for-call-of-duty-at-all
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-says-we-have-lost-the-console-waras-ftc-hearing-gets-underway
https://www.vg247.com/ps6-release-date-indiana-jones-exclusivity-game-pass-everything-learned-from-day-one-of-ftc-trial
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-says-it-wouldnt-share-ps6-details-with-microsoft-owned-activision
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-internal-documents-reportedly-show-it-considered-buying-sega-bungie
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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 443: Sandwich Subversion

You just can’t depend on anything these days.
Games we played this week include:
Chocobo GP (8:30)
Lies of P (14:20)
Street Fighter 6 (20:28)
Kapital Punishment 22XX (27:10)
Aliens: Dark Descent (35:15)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Geoff Keighly wants you to know he wanted a woman at Summer Games Fest (46:50)
https://kotaku.com/summer-game-fest-geoff-keighley-women-diversity-1850553957
After Redfall flop, Microsoft says they won’t close Arkane, honest (49:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/saints-row-owner-embracer-announces-comprehensive-restructuring-program-to-close-studios-cut-jobs
Internal Microsoft email from 2019 has executive saying they want to put Sony out of business (53:55)
https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1671304215006773257
FTC is pointing to MS acquisition of Bethesda as evidence they would make Call of Duty exclusive (56:10)
https://www.ign.com/articles/ftc-xbox-making-starfield-and-redfall-exclusive-powerful-evidence-against-activision-blizzard-merger
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
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.

The Trashgirl Diaries: Andrew F*ck

Andrew F*ck is a game developer and the inventor of pineapple juice. We also talk about Final Fantasy XVI.

Podquisition 442: Bring on the Bafflement

When faced with absurdity, return it in kind.
Games we played this week include:
Choo Choo Survivor (15:10)
Street Fighter 6 (31:02)
Ollie Frog: Toad Skater (48:50)
Station to Station (50:05)
Venba (51:30)
Lies of P (53:50)
Final Fantasy XVI (59:45)
Cassette Beasts (1:11:45)
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News things talked about in this episode:
FTC files case to block Microsoft acquisition of ABK until scheduled hearing in August (1:14:30)
https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-ftc-ab5dd455ed5a2785983d8373915e3531
Embracer Group closing studios and canceling games after $2bn deal falls through (1:17:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/saints-row-owner-embracer-announces-comprehensive-restructuring-program-to-close-studios-cut-jobs
Bioware announces and immediately canceled a collectible statue of floating dead FemShep (1:22:45)
https://kotaku.com/mass-effect-shepard-dead-statue-bioware-pull-femshep-1850532001
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
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.