Jimquisition

Let’s stick the 7” in the computer.

Games we played this week include:
(0:08:50) Splatoon Raiders
(0:14:35) Beatdown City Survivors
(0:19:30) Beast of Reincarnation
(0:25:20) Cultic
(0:26:35) Train45
(0:33:00) Final Fantasy XIV
(0:37:40) MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
(0:41:30) Pokopia

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:42:40) Sale of Electronic Arts to Saudi Public Investment Fund closes
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-aquisition-55-complete-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-private

(0:44:10) Layoffs at Refractor after shipping FIFA World Cup
https://www.eurogamer.net/fifa-world-cup-game-layoffs

(0:46:40) Sony tells investors they’ve heard the complaints about ending disc production
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-physical-media-decision-final

(0:51:15) Xbox revenues decreased
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-10-percent-content-services-revenue-decrease

(0:52:40) Xbox prices increased in UK
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-console-price-rise-uk-europe

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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 Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

All a matter of perspective

Games we played this week include:
(0:08:10) Splatoon Raiders
(0:22:35) Cult of Pin
(0:33:50) The Very Hungry Caterpillar
(0:36:55) Clay Jam
(0:38:05) Angry Birds Bounce
(0:40:30) Canabalt
(0:42:15) Doodle Jump
(0:43:25) Envirobear 2000
(0:44:20) Poinpy

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:49:20) Outages on major platforms highlight problems with digital distribution at the best possible time
https://www.polygon.com/playstation-network-down-psn-outage-digital-games-backlash/
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-outage-response-failing-service-apology

(0:46:20) Shawn Layden pushes for return of the AA game
https://www.eurogamer.net/former-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-bringing-double-a-back

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

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 Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Merle wants to stay at the Rovers and threatens to tell the papers the whole story if Annie throws her out. Jack returns from The Nag's Head to sort the mess out, he gets Billy's point of view and gives Merle her fare home. Len and Annie make the peace on the eve of the elections.

Games we played this week include:
(0:17:10) Denshattack
(0:24:10) Drill Bird
(0:27:20) Deltarune
(0:34:05) Everything is Crab
(0:35:40) Splatoon Raiders

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News things talked about in this episode:
(0:41:05) Count Binface pledges to bring SEGA to heel
https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/count-binface-demands-sega-bring-back-london-arcade-make-shenmue-4-29190664/

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

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 Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Let us rewire our brains.

Games we played this week include:
(0:11:10) Windrose
(0:26:35) Dungeon Clawler
(0:26:05) Is This Seat Taken
(0:27:05) Wolf of Stock Street
(0:32:45) Denshattack
(0:36:05) Granblue Fantasy Relink Endless Ragnarok

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:42:00) Mexico issues antitrust complaint against Sony for dropping discs
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory
https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software

(0:46:20) Pokémon Go’s Times Square event
https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-go-10th-anniversary-mewtwo-times-square

(0:51:20) Collection of Robert Yang games getting pushback from Steam and Itch
https://www.eurogamer.net/robert-yang-radiator-forever-collection-steam-itch-free

 

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

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 Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

This will surely change our fortunes!

Games we played this week include:
(0:11:05) Everything is Crab
(0:16:00) Deltarune
(0:30:50) Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator
(0:37:15) Rhythm Heaven Groove
(0:39:15) Cultic: Chapter Two

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:42:50) Microsoft gutting Xbox studios while expecting huge user growth
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-one-billion
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory
https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software

(0:58:00) Xbox more quietly indicates they’re ending discs too
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-project-helix-no-disc-drive-reports

 

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

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 Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.