Too busy to examine the socio-economic conditions that keep us oppressed, Richard?
Games we played this week include:
To a T (9:30)
My Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Stole Time (23:55)
My Bimbo Dream (35:15)
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (53:35)
Wilmot Works It Out (55:15)
Onimusha 2 (1:00:20)
Crysis 2 (1:06:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
FTC drops its appeal of Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard King (1:07:40)
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ftc-concedes-defeat-in-appeal-against-microsoft-merger-with-activision-blizzard
Embracer Group to release 76 games in 2025 despite constant layoffs (1:08:15)
https://embracer.com/releases/embracer-group-publishes-interim-report-q4-january-march-2025-adjusted-ebit-amounted-to-sek-1077-million/
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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.
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1:22:38
Podquisition 541: Get Stupid
Why waste time?
Games we played this week include:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (16:25)
Deep Rock Galactic (18:15)
Zexion (23:25)
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (33:10)
Without a Dawn (50:15)
Match-O-3000 (54:30)
Chew Chew Mimic (56:15)
Dance Break Dance (57:05)
What the Crow (58:40)
Escape the Arcade (59:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft checked and they’re pretty sure their tools weren’t used to kill kids in Gaza, honest (1:02:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/bandai-namco-alters-exec-pay-to-encourage-acting-in-the-interest-of-shareholders
Marathon is absolutely riddled with stolen bits of art (1:06:40)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/05/17/new-marathon-info-bungie-morale-launch-worries-and-changing-plans/
WizKids Baldur’s Gate pre-painted figurines look horrendous, prompt refunds (1:11:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/baldurs-gate-3s-terrible-miniatures-missed-the-mark-so-much-wizkids-is-offering-refunds
https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1ko1rb6/apparently_bg3_miniatures_from_wizkids_started_to/
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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.
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1:17:42
Podquisition 540: Ingot Fall
Go boom.
Games we played this week include:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (6:15)
The Blue Prince (21:50)
MEDIUM-NAUT (29:20)
The Midnight Walk (37:20)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (47:40)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Bandai Namco is adjusting pay incentives toward stockholder returns (1:01:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/bandai-namco-alters-exec-pay-to-encourage-acting-in-the-interest-of-shareholders
Allegations of abuse and financial mismanagement against founder of AbleGamers charity (1:05:10)
https://www.ign.com/articles/former-employees-community-members-allege-ablegamers-founder-fostered-abuse-behind-closed-doors
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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.
Photo Credit: Chemical Elements - A Virtual Museum (Jumk.de Webprojects) / CC BY-3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1:24:31
Podquisition 539: Breeding Program
It’s never gone wrong before.
Games we played this week include:
Wordatro (7:30)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (16:25)
Nunholy (42:10)
1000xRESIST (44:45)
Observer (47:20)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Nintendo suing accessory maker who claimed black market purchase of Switch 2 (59:20)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-suing-the-accessory-manufacturer-that-showed-off-switch-2-early/
Microsoft raising prices on hardware and software (1:05:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/confirmed-xbox-console-prices-are-going-up-worldwide
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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.
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1:16:23
Podquisition 538: Spreading Cheeks
Risk and reward
Games we played this week include:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (7:15)
Nunholy (35:55)
1000xRESIST (43:50)
Days Gone (49:50)
Bayonetta (1:02:15)
Radiata Stories (1:08:30)
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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.
Photo Credit: Lynne Hand / CC BY-ND
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
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