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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 423: Fake Meat Metrics
Welcome to your home for the hottest reviews of imitation beef.
Games we played this week include:
Dead Space (2:20)
Hi-Fi Rush (27:00)
Forspoken (45:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Ubisoft Paris workers perform strike action, plan more (1:00:55)
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/30/ubisoft-workers-strike-paris
Xbox exec claims Last of Us TV success means FTC should leave merger alone (1:02:20)
https://kotaku.com/last-us-tv-xbox-activision-blizzard-acquisition-sony-1850051036
All three console manufacturers expected to pass on E3 show (1:08:15)
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-nintendo-sony-skipping-e3-2023
Run-up to Sony VR2 launch doesn’t seem to be going well (1:14:40)
https://kotaku.com/playstation-vr2-price-preorder-sony-ps5-virtual-reality-1850052811
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Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com. -
The Trashgirl Diaries: Hat Of Paradise
A brand new show comes to the Jimquisition Podcast Outlet! Our lovely Trashgirls Stephanie and Elsa try to stick to the script as they discuss everything around the topic they set out to discuss. Collector's editions, sausage boxing, Dragon Age, and the beloved Stranger of Paradise hat... what more could you want?
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Podquisition 422: Freakin' Dragons
We’re seeing them.
Games we played this week include:
Forspoken (7:45)
Cyberpunk 2077 (33:10)
Hyper Meteor (46:10)
Zipper (47:10)
Theatrhythm Curtain Call (53:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Yves Guillmot tried to walk back “ball is in your court” comment to workers (1:01:45)
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-assassin-s-creed-mirage-far-cry-delay-canceled-1850001343
Ubisoft Paris workers will be striking (1:02:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-paris-unions-call-for-strike-on-friday
Games industry layoffs are brutal (1:04:05)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-lays-off-nearly-300
https://kotaku.com/microsoft-layoff-xbox-343-halo-bethesda-coalition-1850002600
Study finds self-regulation is inconsistent at labeling games with loot boxes (1:15:15)
https://osf.io/asbcg/
Workers at Activision-Blizzard studio Proletariat drop bid to unionize following CEO pressure (1:20:55)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/proletariat-unionization-vote-request-dropped
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com. -
Podquisition 421: Your Choice of Crabs
One option seems less desirable.
Games we played this week include:
Melatonin (5:00)
Hades (10:40)
Cyberpunk 2077 (19:45)
Omaze (38:40)
Demon Quest 85 (41:35)
Chibi-Robo! (45:25)
A Short Hike (51:10)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (46:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Ubisoft delays Skull & Bones again and ends development on three unannounced games (1:05:35)
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/01/11/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-skull-and-bones-delayed-again
Beyond Good & Evil 2 allegedly still in development despite other cuts at Ubisoft (1:09:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2-still-in-development-ubisoft-insists
Ubisoft stock plummets, Yves pressures staff to take responsibility (1:13:40)
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-skull-bones-delay-assassins-creed-far-cry-cuts-1849975925
Workers being called to strike at Ubisoft Paris (1:15:25)
https://twitter.com/SolInfoJeuVideo/status/1615263954955116546
Activision acquisition now coming under fire from Google, Nvidia (1:18:55)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/google-nvidia-express-concerns-to-ftc-about-microsoft-s-activision-deal
The EU has their own antitrust concerns about Microsoft acquiring ABK (1:20:15)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-faces-eu-antitrust-warning-over-activision-deal-sources-2023-01-16/
The Bored Ape game is hilariously convoluted and bad (1:22:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LiVBCZ69Q
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com. -
Podquisition 420: There Goes Tokyo
Go go go Zilla.
Games we played this week include:
Satisfactory (11:20)
Flipper Lifter (14:00)
Echoic Memory (16:20)
Chained Echoes (19:00)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (30:45)
Baba Files His Taxes (35:15)
Hades (36:40)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (46:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sony announces an accessibility controller (57:15)
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/01/04/introducing-project-leonardo-for-playstation-5-a-highly-customizable-accessibility-controller-kit/
Majora’s Mask devs used in-game dialogue to express unhappiness about crunch (1:03:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/majoras-masks-most-infamous-line-is-actually-all-about-crunch
Microsoft didn’t mean to file claim FTC lawsuit was unconstitutional (1:05:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-admits-unconstitutional-ftc-lawsuit-claim-was-a-mistake
Vampire Survivors dev talks about how their mobile version happened (1:17:40)
https://www.vg247.com/vampire-survivors-developer-talks-mobile-port
Bloober Team won’t be touching the plot in their Silent Hill 2 remake (1:13:35)
https://www.dreadxp.com/interview/bringing-the-fear-interview-with-anna-jasinska-from-bloober-team/
The Last of Us television series seems to be a critical darling (1:16:15)
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_last_of_us/s01/reviews
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com. -
Podquisition 419: Medical Surprises
Fun with bodies.
Games we played this week include:
Pick, Pack, Pup (15:30)
Lost Your Marbles (18:00)
Tamagotchi Pix Party (22:30)
Satisfactory (31:55)
Super Lesbian Animal RPG (37:15)
Lil’ Gator Game (41:25)
Spelunky 2 (50:45)
Dragon’s Dogma (52:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Zenimax QA union formally recognized by Microsoft (53:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-recognises-300-person-zenimax-testers-union
Microsoft’s responds to FTC suit attempting to block ABK acquisition (59:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-claims-ftcs-lawsuit-against-activision-blizzard-buyout-is-unconstitutional
Square Enix dropping Bravely Default live service game, reiterates all-in position on blockchain (1:13:20)
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2023/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president_3.html
Yuji Naka formally indicted on charges of insider trading (1:17:40)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yuji-naka-indicted-in-square-enix-insider-trading-case/
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com
Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.
Customer Reviews
Keeps it real
It’s the weekly goods
Thanks Jim, Laura + Conrad!
I like it but…
Has become repetitive.
Lost its way
This used to be my favourite podcast but I can’t get through an episode now. Laura is the only one with a real interest in games. Conrad never plays anything and rarely has anything meaningful to contribute, the show needs a 3rd host who actually plays games. The “who’s played what” section is more often than not Laura simply talking what she has played with no interaction from her cohosts. It’s lost it’s spark, and needs a major overhaul to bring it back to form. I never thought I’d stop listening (I had previously gone back and listened to their full back catalogue I liked it so much) - it just isn’t the show it used to be. Steph, Laura it’s time to get your heads together and sort this mess out. You had plenty of temp hosts when Gavin left that could have filled his slot permanently, maybe revisit some of those. Or Laura, it might be time to go your own way!