Jimquisition

Podquisition 499: Wrestling Extremities

It’s what you might call a broad spectrum.
Games we played this week include:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (7:05)
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (16:40)
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn (24:45)
Arranger (33:15)
Danganronpa v3 (36:25)
Silent Hill 2 (40:05)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft announces COD release dates, with Black Ops 6 launching after Game Pass changes (48:15)
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-is-now-on-xbox-game-pass/
The FTC is mad Microsoft did the thing the FTC knew Microsoft would do after buying Activision (49:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ftc-slams-microsofts-xbox-game-pass-tier-changes-calls-it-a-degraded-product
Ubisoft grovels to right-wing gamers over the black samurai in Assassin’s Creed (53:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs
Ziff-Davis lays off all staff at Humble Games (1:01:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title
Deadpool’s butt controller (1:03:00)
https://www.polygon.com/24200443/xbox-deadpool-wolverine-wireless-controller-giveaway-ass
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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)
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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
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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.

Podquisition 497: Representative Monarchy

Long live the Queen.
Games we played this week include:
Elden Ring (9:45)
The First Descendant (16:20)
Bokura (23:41)
Deep Rock Galactic (30:30)
Zenless Zone Zero (34:15)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Unplayed games in Steam users’ libraries estimated at $19bn (38:35)
https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/pile-of-shame
Elden Ring DLC players hit 80% of base game’s launch numbers (42:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/segas-new-crazy-taxi-game-will-be-open-world-and-massively-multiplayer
Nintendo might be coming after pornographic depictions of its characters (1:04:20)
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-pledges-action-over-inappropriate-use-of-its-characters-so-players-not-made-to-feel-uncomfortable
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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.

Podquisition 496: Conscious Anatomy

Break out the calipers.
Games we played this week include:
Bokura (6:40)
Animal Well (13:10)
Sherwood Builders (17:15)
Hot Wheels 2 (25:30)
Vampire Survivors (26:40)
Elden Ring (41:40)
Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (49:15)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Cloud Imperium made to pay for firing disabled worker after demanding they return to office (56:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/star-citizen-developer-ordered-to-pay-27k-to-disabled-worker-in-return-to-office-discrimination-claim
Crazy Taxi reboot looking more and more like a free-to-play MMO (1:02:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/segas-new-crazy-taxi-game-will-be-open-world-and-massively-multiplayer
Elden Ring’s creator cheeses his own game when playing (1:04:20)
https://www.eurogamer.net/dont-worry-even-miyazaki-struggled-with-elden-rings-high-difficulty
Nintendo not getting involved in generative AI, saying it’s theft (1:08:15)
https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/07/03/nintendo-no-plans-to-use-genai-in-game-development
Bethesda Montreal workers join with CWA union (1:09:40)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bethesda-montreal-files-for-unionisation
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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.

Podquisition 495: Delicate Ecosystems

We’re not dying. We’re not. Stop looking at us like that.
Games we played this week include:
Elden Ring (8:55)
Still Wakes the Deep (26:55)
Thank Goodness You’re Here (43:15)
SCHiM (45:55)
Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (48:05)
Felvidek (50:15)
Zet Zillions (54:10)
Warhammer 40K: Boltgun (57:55)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft offers new explanation for Tango Gameworks closure (1:01:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/matt-booty-implies-tango-gameworks-closure-was-partly-due-to-leadership-change
Polish developer required nude sauna visits for narrative team (1:03:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/polish-developer-apologises-following-criticism-for-naked-sauna-job-requirement
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is totally still coming, honest, have some costumes from a 2016 trailer (1:09:15)
https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-beyond-good-and-evil-2-status-update-june-2024/
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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

The Trashgirl Diaries: Ex Aye Aye Aye

It's the thirteenth episode, which means only one thing...

Podquisition 494: Bones Everywhere

Look, we're under a lot of pressure.
Games we played this week include:
Garten of Banban (6:30)
Oil Strike ‘75 (18:00)
Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (25:20)
Enotria: The Last Song (32:05)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Embracer shutters Alone in the Dark reboot developer Pieces Interactive (41:25)
https://www.ign.com/articles/embracer-shuts-down-alone-in-the-dark-developer-pieces-interactive
Lords of the Fallen is getting a sequel (45:10)
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/lords-of-the-fallen-2-which-is-technically-lords-of-the-fallen-3-is-due-in-2026-and-will-probably-be-an-epic-exclusive/
QA contractor for Activision, Microsoft, accused of firing workers for union organizing (46:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/company-that-provided-qa-testing-to-activision-accused-of-unfair-practices-after-160-people-laid-off
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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.

Podquisition 493: Jellied and Jammed

Nobody understands the vision.
Games we played this week include:
RKGK (12:15)
Alan Wake II: Night Springs (15:35)
Dungeon Clawler (20:00)
Just Crow Things (21:45)
What the Car? (22:40)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (25:40)
Wizard of Legend 2 (36:20)
Amanda the Adventurer 2 (42:15)
Schim (46:55)
Building Relationships (48:20)
Arranger (48:55)
Thank Goodness You’re Here (49:50)
Mexico 1921: A Deep Slumber (50:30)
V Rising (52:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
ROM site Vimm’s Lair pulls much of its massive collection after legal threat (56:50)
https://kotaku.com/vimms-roms-sega-sony-nintendo-dmca-removed-ios-delta-1851526609
IKEA is hiring people to shill to kids in Roblox (1:02:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ikea-is-hiring-uk-workers-for-its-new-store-in-roblox
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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.
Photo Credit: litlnemo / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

Podquisition 492: A Piece Of Cinematic History

Littlest memorabilia.
Games we played this week include:
Star Wars Hunters (6:55)
Burgle Bros. (17:30)
Nightmare Kart (22:15)
Lunacid (32:20)
Soulstone Survivors (38:45)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sony makes $50 PC adapter for PS VR2 that won’t do most of the cool stuff (41:20)
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/06/playstation-vr2s-pc-adapter-hits-this-august-with-missing-features/
Those missing PlayDate consoles have rematerialized outside a Las Vegas restaurant (45:20)
https://www.eurogamer.net/400k-worth-of-stolen-playdate-consoles-make-heroic-return-after-getting-dumped-outside-a-restaurant
Sony claims PS5 has broken records in revenue and profits (48:10)
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-generation-represents-sonys-most-profitable-console-generation-to-date
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will be day-one release on Xbox Game Pass (50:55)
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-generation-represents-sonys-most-profitable-console-generation-to-date
Atari bought Intellivision, left Amico behind (53:55)
https://www.ign.com/articles/atari-acquires-intellivision-brand-but-leaves-disastrous-amico-console-behind
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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.

Podquisition 491: Fecal Philosophy

Deshartes would be proud.
Games we played this week include:
Indika (9:10)
Moving Out 2 (18:25)
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga (25:50)
Duck Detective: The Salami Bandit (40:00)
Mario 64 Maker (45:20)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sony pulls Neil Druckmann interview after misleadingly editing his answers (47:40)
https://www.psu.com/news/neil-druckmann-refutes-recent-redefine-gaming-interview-quote-this-is-not-quite-what-i-said/
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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.