Jimquisition

Podquisition 353: Lonely and Horny

But what else is new?
Games we played this week include:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (6:40)
Flynn: Son of Crimson (8:40)
Deltarune (10:00)
Deathloop (20:00)
Dandy Ace (24:00)
Eastward (33:15)
Skatebird (37:00)
Toem (39:20)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Activision quickly settles federal labor lawsuit, denies wrongdoing again (41:10)
https://twitter.com/Kellen_Browning/status/1442635053469556745?s=20
https://twitter.com/Kellen_Browning/status/1442670747487408134?s=20
Netflix buys Oxenfree developer to make Netflix games (45:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-29-netflix-acquires-oxenfree-developer-night-school-studio
Illumination’s Mario Bros movie gets cast (48:40)
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/super-mario-bros-movie-cast-chris-pratt-1235072946/
Twitch reportedly working on features to prevent hate raids (58:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-27-twitch-reporting-launching-new-security-tools-to-combat-hate-raiding
Twitch partnering with Warner Music to bring acts to the platform (1:01:00)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warner-music-group-and-twitch-announce-first-of-its-kind-partnership-301385629.html
PS4 now won't die completely when it's battery dies and stop playing games (1:04:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-23-sony-has-quietly-fixed-playstation-4s-dead-battery-issue
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Podquisition 352: Fantacast

What could these mystery flavors be?
Games we played this week include:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (19:10)
Flynn: Son of Crimson (23:55)
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls (26:20)
Zen Pinball (31:00)
Skatebird (34:00)
Wasted (40:05)
Deltarune (44:40)
Croc (48:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Bugsnax / Octodad developer moves all staff to four day work week (49:20)
https://www.axios.com/bugsnax-developer-four-day-workweeks-9dbea139-cda0-4c93-83ca-d921e3eecd7b.html
Judgment delivered in Epic v Apple suit (51:20)
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/9/10/22662320/epic-apple-ruling-injunction-judge-court-app-store
https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1437129077111074824
Twitch brings suit against hate raid coordinators despite knowing little about them (53:10)
https://kotaku.com/twitch-sues-hate-raid-organizers-1847653161
Former Tripwire CEO does swift rebrand after resigning in disgrace (58:00)
https://twitter.com/Gameonysus/status/1436805531633475584
Konami wants you to preorder a lootbox for £33 (1:02:00)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-16-konami-selling-a-gbp33-efootball-premium-player-pack-you-cant-use-until-november
Bobby Kotick subpoenaed as part of SEC investigation into ActiBlizz (1:03:25)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-21-activision-boss-bobby-kotick-subpoenaed-as-multiple-agencies-seek-truth-on-harassment-allegations
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Podquisition 351: Polyquisition

Love is in the air (and on all the surfaces)
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Podquisition 350: Dolla Dolla Bills

Chase that paper.
Games we played this week include:
Totally legal games (9:00)
Encased (21:25)
House of Ashes Demo (24:10)
Apocalypse (31:15)
Wasteland Golf Club (36:45)
Life is Strange: True Colours (43:10)
The Medium (48:20)
No More Heroes 3 (49:45)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Tripwire CEO steps down after expressing support for Texas abortion ban (51:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-06-developers-distance-themselves-from-publisher-tripwire-after-boss-says-hes-proud-draconian-texas-anti-abortion-law-allowed-to-stand
https://www.tripwireinteractive.com/#/news/tripwire-appoints-new-interim-ceo-alan-wilson
Paradox Interactive employees allege mistreatment in survey (59:15)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-06-employee-survey-at-paradox-interactive-alleges-gender-discrimination-and-mistreatment
Sony backpedals on PS5 upgrade fee for Horizon Forbidden West, but such fees are the future (1:01:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-05-sony-u-turns-on-controversial-horizon-forbidden-west-ps4-to-ps5-upgrade-policy-following-backlash
Cloud Imperium warned by UK regulators to clarify to customers that in-game ships don’t exist yet. (1:03:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-08-advertising-standards-tells-star-citizen-dev-to-make-it-clear-for-sale-concept-ships-dont-exist-in-game-yet
Ubisoft’s replacement CCO is another white french dude (1:08:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-08-ubisoft-finally-names-replacement-for-disgraced-chief-creative-officer
New Pokémon Oreo cookies come at a time when Nabisco workers are on strike (1:11:30)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/24/business/nabisco-workers-strike.html
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Podquisition 349: Well-Rested and Refreshed

Oh, you’ve got a new podcast to listen to? Must be fucking nice.
Games we played this week include:
Psychonauts 2 (6:00)
Rustler (15:00)
No More Heroes 3 (22:10)
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (30:45)
Lake (32:25)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Unity employees are concerned about the company’s defense department contract work (34.15)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3d4jy/unity-workers-question-company-ethics-as-it-expands-from-video-games-to-war
EA exec claims toxic environments are ‘inevitable’ in large publishers (44:15)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-exec-says-toxic-environments-are-inevitable-inside-large-publishers-but-you-have-to-take-action/
CD Projekt Red hires CyberPunk 2077 modders (47:55)
https://kotaku.com/kickass-cyberpunk-2077-modders-become-cd-projekt-red-de-1847590961
Apple will now let alternate payment systems be offered, but not through the App Store (49:40)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-27-apple-settles-lawsuit-to-let-developers-email-users-about-alternative-payment-options
Steam refunds system abuse is hurting developers of short indie games (53:25)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-27-steams-two-hour-refund-policy-leads-to-indie-developer-quitting-game-development
Epic hosts Martin Luther King Jr. experience in Fortnite, predictably unprepared for users (56:45)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-31-fortnite-disables-emotes-in-martin-luther-king-jr-tribute
Activision responds to shredding claims, says they kept the important stuff, honest (59:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-25-state-of-california-alleges-activision-blizzard-hr-shredded-documents
Wata co-founder accused of selling graded games online from personal collection (1:00:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-01-wata-co-founder-accused-of-breaking-companys-rules-on-selling-graded-stock
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Podquisition 348: Educated in the Arts

We are cultured, worldly sophisticates.
Games we played this week include:
Road 96 (9:30)
The Ascent (14:30)
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (17:20)
Twelve Minutes (23:55)
Psychonauts 2 (29:25)
Train Simulator (37:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Roblox exploits child labor for profit (39:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gXlauRB1EQ
State of California expands suit, claims Activision may have destroyed evidence of abuse (44:30)
https://www.axios.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-temporary-workers-4a8fa284-a003-4c56-819c-43c7c2d3f3ca.html
Electronic Arts is releasing patents on accessibility features (49:20)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-23-ea-shares-five-innovations-via-accessibility-patent-pledge-wants-other-devs-to-do-the-same
The market for retro games might be as full of fraud as every speculative market that came before. (53:25)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/report-alleges-auction-and-grading-fraud-is-behind-recent-surge-in-retro-game-prices/
Twitch’s tags are being used to engage in coordinated hate raids on minority streamers. (59:20)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/08/25/twitch-hate-raids-streamers-discord-cybersecurity/
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Podquisition 347: Shrimp Are Perfect

But disrespect the Moon Goddess at your peril.
Games we played this week include:
Road 96 (6:20)
The Ascent (12:15)
Boyfriend Dungeon (19:40)
Back 4 Blood beta (26:15)
Button City (30:25)
Dodgeball Academia (33:00)
Vampyr (36:15)
Garden Story (37:10)
Fortnite: Impostors (42:10)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Among Us devs speak out about Fortnite's controversial Impostors mode (45:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-18-among-us-devs-speak-out-about-fortnites-controversial-impostors-mode
Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says (49:00)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-17-riot-misled-staff-about-their-right-to-speak-out-about-harassment-and-discrimination-state-of-california-says
Activision Blizzard accused of routinely deadnaming trans staff (43:05)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/08/13/activision-blizzard-trans-deadnamed/
Watchdog launches investigation into Ubisoft Singapore over alleged unfairness and sexual harassment (56:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-17-watchdog-launches-investigation-into-skull-and-bones-dev-ubisoft-singapore-over-alleged-unfairness-and-sexual-harassment
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Podquisition 346: You’ve Got Questions

A week of listener questions because we love you.
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Podquisition 345: Give Us A Boost, Would Ya?

But for God’s sake, wash your filthy hands.
Games we played this week include:
The Great Ragtime Show (8:35)
Cooking Mama Cookstar (16:45)
The Evil Within 2 (23:30)
Train Simulator (30:10)
Castle Crashers (32:50)
Samurai Warriors 5 (34:55)
Neo: The World Ends With You (41:30)
News things talked about in this episode:
More Activision/Blizzard, More Problems (37:30)
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/7kvm8g/activision-it-worker-secretly-filmed-colleagues-in-office-bathroom
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-31-more-activision-blizzard-allegations-emerge-as-former-dev-calls-for-industry-unionisation
https://kotaku.com/activistion-blizzard-faces-second-lawsuit-over-first-la-1847415904
https://kotaku.com/blizzard-president-j-allen-brack-is-stepping-down-1847412696
https://kotaku.com/what-really-happened-at-that-blizzcon-panel-according-1847408469
But we haven’t forgotten about Ubisoft (53:40)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-28-ubisoft-employees-sign-open-letter-slamming-managements-empty-promises-following-last-years-toxic-work-culture-allegations
Maybe unions are a good idea? (56:25)
https://www.wowhead.com/news/employees-form-abk-workers-alliance-send-new-letter-to-kotick-and-activision-323658
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Podquisition 344: We Demand Applause

Because apparently that’s a thing that just works.
Games we played this week include:
Pure Maiden Captures Uncle (0:30)
Pokémon Unite (10:45)
Mini Motorways (16:30)
Microsoft Flight Sim (19:20)
Samurai Warriors 5 (21:50)
Spelunky 2 (31:30)
Cooking Mama Cookstar (32:05)
Silent Hill (35:30)
News things talked about in this episode:
California files suit against Activision for discrimination (37:30)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/activision-blizzard-sued-by-california-over-frat-boy-culture
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-26/activision-blizzard-staff-sign-petition-supporting-labor-lawsuit
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-28-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-tells-staff-companys-initial-response-to-discrimination-lawsuit-was-tone-deaf
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