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Audio home of The Jimquisition, featuring its lovely little podcast, Podquisition - starring Jim Sterling, Laura Kate, and Conrad Zimmerman!

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Podquisition 526: A Lonely Ding-A-Ling

2/6/2025
Just playing with ourselves over here. Games we played this week include: Spirit Swap: LoFi Beats to Match-3 To (14:20) Dynasty Warriors (21:00) Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (30:50) Dome Keeper (39:45) Red Ninja: End of Honor (43:30) --- News things talked about in this episode: Bloodborne PSX videos claimed, raising fears it may get forced offline (46:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/another-bloodborne-fan-project-gets-the-legal-takedown-treatment-sparking-speculation-an-official-remake-is-coming Christian gaming site’s editors bail after founder does a Nazi salute (58:50) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/entire-god-is-a-geek-editorial-staff-walk-out-and-cut-ties-with-alt-right-founder Treyarch co-founder’s drone damaged firefighting plane during LA fires (1:00:20) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/treyarch-co-founder-pleads-guilty-to-piloting-drone-during-la-fires Elliot Page’s production company picks up Beyond: Two Souls for television (1:05:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-two-souls-tv-series-announced-produced-by-the-games-star --- 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.

Duration:01:15:08

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Podquisition 525: Dubious Correspondence

1/30/2025
You could have just done the thing and it would have been less work. Games we played this week include: Dynasty Warriors (21:45) Codenames (25:10) Donner Dinner Party (27:40) Battlestar Galactica (30:05) For Sale (35:55) Sengoku Basara 2 (42:15) Spartan: Total Warrior (44:50) Buccaneer (48:15) Babysitting Mama (50:05) --- News things talked about in this episode: Ubisoft lays off 185 UK workers (53:40) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-announces-studio-closure-as-it-lays-off-185-staff Activision employees harassed after leaked Slack conversations about DEI policy (55:05) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/it-looks-like-someone-at-activision-is-leaking-slack-screenshots-to-right-wing-x-users Nintendo loses lawsuit against Super Mario Market in Puerto Rico (1:00:20) https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket --- 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.

Duration:01:05:19

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Podquisition 524: The Very Best of Anti-Content

1/23/2025
Call toll-free, operators are standing by. Games we played this week include: Mindwave (8:45) Wii Music (15:25) Alien: Fate of the Nostromo (19:25) Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (25:45) Ticket to Ride London (29:30) Switch 2 (31:55) --- News things talked about in this episode: Backers of Silksong upset over developer’s post which led them down rabbit hole (35:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/silksong-fans-believe-creators-switch-2-hint-points-to-april-announcement-and-its-all-thanks-to-a-slice-of-cake David Lynch’s PlayStation 2 commercial (46:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laf9vpJMDjA GDC’s annual survey shows industry in decline, rising interest in unions (49:20) https://www.eurogamer.net/gdcs-state-of-the-games-industry-survey-says-one-in-ten-respondents-laid-off-in-2024 Genshin Impact pays fine for privacy violations and deception (52:55) https://www.eurogamer.net/genshin-impact-maker-agrees-to-pay-20m-in-ftc-case-accusing-it-of-violating-childrens-privacy-and-deceiving-players Lords of the Fallen publisher declares DEI to blame for industry woes (1:04:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/lords-of-the-fallen-publisher-ci-games-publicly-shuns-dei-says-it-wont-embed-social-or-political-agendas Until Dawn movie has tenuous links to game’s mechanics (1:08:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-movie-teaser-reveals-how-its-replaced-the-games-branching-narrative --- 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.

Duration:01:00:14

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Podquisition 523: Mic Check

1/16/2025
Well, it works. Games we played this week include: Cooking Mama Cookstar (7:35) Spirits Abyss (13:00) Dynasty Warriors Origins (16:25) Scarlet Maiden (41:35) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (50:30) --- News things talked about in this episode: Retro Studios excluded from credits on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (42:25) https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/retro-staff-credits-removed-from-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-forever-entertainment-confirmed-as-devs Nintendo issues a warning about community created alternative for shuttered Wii U services (56:05) https://x.com/nintendo_cs/status/1879332711451795501 Accessory maker who claimed to have Switch 2 at CES has encounter with Nintendo (1:01:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-breaks-silence-on-this-weeks-switch-2-leaks Microsoft going all-in on bringing properties to Switch 2 (1:04:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-reportedly-getting-halo-and-another-big-xbox-game-with-microsoft-set-to-be-a-very-big-supporter Lords of the Fallen publisher declares DEI to blame for industry woes (1:04:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/lords-of-the-fallen-publisher-ci-games-publicly-shuns-dei-says-it-wont-embed-social-or-political-agendas Until Dawn movie has tenuous links to game’s mechanics (1:08:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-movie-teaser-reveals-how-its-replaced-the-games-branching-narrative --- 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.

Duration:01:18:45

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Podquisition 522: Terrible Banter

1/9/2025
You’re soaking in it. Games we played this week include: Babysitting Mama (7:00) Satisfactory (16:55) Dynasty Warriors M (18:30) Factorio (30:25) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (33:00) --- News things talked about in this episode: Reports of abuse at support studio (42:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR9HQ2C6h_4 Accessory maker claims to have acquired retail Switch 2 hardware (48:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-leaks-turn-into-deluge-as-dummy-units-shown-at-ces Tencent is deemed a “Chinese military company” by US Department of Defense (57:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/us-labels-tencent-as-a-chinese-military-company --- 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.

Duration:01:04:17

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Podquisition 521: Topic Thunder

1/2/2025
What the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets. Games we played this week include: Punirunes (14:00) Among Ashes (20:50) Devil Kings (25:15) Stars in the Trash (37:24) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (43:55) --- 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: Esra Kelepircioğlu

Duration:01:17:23

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Podquisition 520: Sympathetic Shortcoming

12/19/2024
They tried to warn us about stairs. Games we played this week include: Ballionaire (11:35) Punirunes (21:40) Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (34:40) Marvel Rivals (47:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: Game Awards gives award to guy who helps laid off devs find work, nerdzis send him threats and bigotry (1:02:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awards-first-game-changers-recipient-responds-to-hateful-and-disturbing-comments-accusing-him-of-fraud Black Myth Wukong producer posts through not winning Game of the Year (1:09:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/black-myth-wukong-producer-on-the-game-awards-top-prize-snub-i-came-all-the-way-here-for-nothing --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:24:00

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Podquisition 519: Unjust Desserts

12/12/2024
Whatever did they do to deserve this? Games we played this week include: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (19:35) Satisfactory (25:40) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (31:35) Metaphor Refantazio (42:00) Home Safety Hotline: Seasonal Worker Edition (45:30) The Thing: Remastered (50:25) --- News things talked about in this episode: Tencent in talks to acquire controlling share of Ubisoft (1:00:10) https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ubisoft-shareholders-talks-over-possible-buyout-terms-sources-say-2024-12-06/ Beyond Good & Evil 2 isn’t done because the leadership can’t decide what it is (44:20) https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2s-troubled-development-due-to-passionate-managers-not-getting-along-says-creator-michel-ancel --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:10:33

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Podquisition 518: Slapdash Synchronization

12/5/2024
But will we learn from this? Games we played this week include: UFO 50 (4:55) Mouthwashing (10:35) Void’s Vigil (18:20) PS5 Pro (22:10) Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Remake (29:45) --- News things talked about in this episode: Niantic has built a “Large Geospatial Model” on data collected from its AR games (39:20) https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/ Listings for Switch 2 accessories pop up on Alibaba (44:20) https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1h5izz4/tempered_glass_and_switch_2_case_appears_in/ --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:00:50:22

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Podquisition 517: Immune Inaccuracy

11/28/2024
Really should have paid closer attention in school. Games we played this week include: Quantum Witch (11:50) Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends (22:25) Witchfire (24:20) UFO 50 (29:40) Dustborn (40:31) --- News things talked about in this episode: Balatro racks up huge sales numbers on mobile (47:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-has-made-almost-44m-from-its-mobile-release-alone Sony making a bid to buy Kadokawa (50:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acknowledges-takeover-interest-from-sony Phil Spencer says nothing is off the table for Xbox properties on other platforms (51:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-says-no-red-lines-over-any-xbox-game-coming-to-nintendo-or-playstation --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:01:51

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Podquisition 516: Decayed

11/21/2024
We'd stop the world and rot with you. --- 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 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: Swiertz / CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Duration:00:21:28

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Podquisition 515: Perfect Audio Process

11/14/2024
After almost a decade in, we know what we’re doing. Games we played this week include: PS5 Pro (05:35) Sorry We’re Closed (17:35) UFO 50 (28:15) Mario and Luigi Brotherhood (39:55) Super Mario Party Jamboree (43:30) LEGO Horizon Adventures (46:15) Death of the Reprobate (48:45) Vampire Hunters (53:05) --- News things talked about in this episode: Streamer taunts Nintendo into suing him for piracy (47:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-sues-streamer-who-said-he-could-broadcast-its-pirated-games-all-day --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:04:49

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Podquisition 514: Focused on Distraction

11/7/2024
We love videogames and there’s nothing else we’d rather talk about. Games we played this week include: Dragon Age: Veilguard (0:55) UFO 50 (32:30) Slitterhead (37:55) --- News things talked about in this episode: Michel Ancel returns to Ubisoft, having totally missed any sort of internal investigations (47:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-creator-discusses-new-project-believes-ubisoft-should-greenlight-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-sequel The next Switch will be backwards compatible (51:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k Binding of Isaac’s co-op mode is coming this month (55:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/the-binding-of-isaacs-free-online-co-op-mode-finally-has-a-release-date --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:00:59:44

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Podquisition 513: Mistresses of Culture

10/31/2024
Spectrums have two ends, you see. Games we played this week include: Vampire Survivors (9:25) UFO 50 (18:25) Life is Strange: Double Exposure (20:30) New Worlds Aternum (25:35) Sonic X Shadow Generations (26:45) --- News things talked about in this episode: Firewalk Studios closed, Concord fully dead (46:25) https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline Ubisoft’s NFT game has a token they want to sell for $64k (47:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:00:54:09

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Podquisition 512: Siloed Dreams

10/24/2024
And you thought we forgot. Games we played this week include: Metaphor: ReFantazio (11:00) New Worlds Aternum (18:35) Hades II (30:55) The Rocky Horror Show Video Game (35:19) --- News things talked about in this episode: Nintendo has their own secret online game with thousands of players pledged to silence (44:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/details-of-nintendos-mysterious-switch-online-playtest-leak Bloober says they’re done making bad games (51:55) https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloober-team-says-its-done-with-shitty-games-and-silent-hill-2-remake-wasnt-a-fluke/1100-6527269/ Ubisoft Montpellier disbands team behind critically acclaimed Prince of Persia game (57:40) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-responds-to-report-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-development-team-disbanded --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:02:51

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Podquisition 511: Swimming’s Secret Menu

10/17/2024
A little encouragement goes a long way. Games we played this week include: Life is Strange: Double Exposure (08:00) Metaphor: ReFantazio (21:30) UFO 50 (36:25) Nintendo Alarmo (59:10) Starship Troopers: Extermination (1:07:20) --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:21:32

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Podquisition 510: Beginnings, Redefined

10/10/2024
Can you believe such a catchy slogan could turn out to be so wildly inaccurate? Games we played this week include: Silent Hill 2 Remake (06:50) Metaphor: ReFantazio (27:15) Satisfactory (40:40) Cryptmaster (45:15) UFO 50 (55:05) Spell Brigade (1:07:10) --- News things talked about in this episode: In most impotent protest yet, Gamers change review descriptions of Silent Hill 2 remake on Wikipedia (1:07:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-2-remake-wikipedia-page-locked-after-salty-fans-try-to-rewrite-its-critically-acclaimed-reception Sonic Team expresses commitment to older generation hardware for Sonic games (1:09:15) https://www.ign.com/articles/monster-hunter-wilds-sonic-ps5-pro-support Roblox accused of inflating player counts to investors (1:11:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/damning-roblox-report-claims-company-inflates-player-numbers-to-investors-by-as-much-as-42 Nintendo patented room sensing technology only to put it in an alarm clock (1:16:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqWTkgDt6A --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:18:55

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Podquisition 509: Respect the Glass

10/3/2024
Don’t you dare question it. Games we played this week include: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (07:30) Void’s Vigil (24:25) Balatro (31:15) --- News things talked about in this episode: ███████'█ Techbase delisted for being political and in defiance of a Zenimax employee (32:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/bethesda-pulls-thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-again-says-maker-now-deliberately-disobeying-a-zenimax-employee Pokémon Unite getting shut down in Belgium and the Netherlands over loot box laws (43:45) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pokemon-unite-shutting-down-in-belgium-and-netherlands-next-year Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 gets price hike after announcement of remaster (45:50) https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255343/sony-horizon-zero-dawn-remaster-price-double-psn California passes law requiring digital platforms to disclose customers don’t own what they’re buying (50:30) https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426 --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:00:59:14

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Podquisition 508: Porcine Pursuit

9/26/2024
It’s been too long. Games we played this week include: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (08:50) Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (17:30) Void’s Vigil (26:30) The Plucky Squire (29:55) Halls of Torment (33:30) Serious Sam (35:25) --- News things talked about in this episode: Nintendo and Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer for patent infringement (40:30) https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit President of company that bought Tango Gameworks doesn’t expect Hi-Fi Rush 2 to make money (47:55) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-don-t-think-hi-fi-rush-2-is-going-to-make-us-money-krafton-ceo-says-tango-gameworks-acquisition-is-about-legacy Thatcher’s Techbase returns, politics-free, as ███████'█ Techbase (1:01:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-returns-in-a-blaze-of-politics-free-malicious-compliance --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:01:04:05

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Podquisition 507: That Stings!

9/19/2024
We’re simply too enthusiastic. Games we played this week include: The Plucky Squire (04:55) Satisfactory (10:30) Funko Fusion (12:25) Zero Zero: Perfect Stop (24:45) Serious Sam 4 (28:20) --- News things talked about in this episode: PS5 Pro announcement was not executed well (33:15) A year in, Unity ditches the runtime fee (57:30) https://unity.com/blog/unity-is-canceling-the-runtime-fee Entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out (1:01:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/developers-rush-to-reassure-players-of-forthcoming-releases-following-annapurna-interactive-mass-exodus The sad exploitation of Flappy Bird continues (1:07:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/flappy-birds-original-creator-does-not-support-its-revival Microsoft cuts another 600 jobs from games division (1:09:40) https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed --- 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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Duration:00:50:31