Podquisition 328: Scratch n Self-Improvement

Published: April 8, 2021, 4 p.m.

b"Smell your way to a better life.\\n\\nGames we played this week include: \\nUnderMine (9:30)\\nOutriders (15:15)\\nCooking Mama: Cookstar PS4 (21:20)\\nGato Roboto (28:00)\\nDisco Elysium: Final Cut (34:30)\\nMonster Hunter Rise (36:50)\\nNarita Boy (43:10)\\nOddworld: Soulstorm (47:00)\\n\\nNews things talked about in this episode:\\nPok\\xe9mon Go's Flower Happinny event more evidence the game is 100% lootboxes (50:00)\\n\\nPac-Man 99 continues trend of Battle Royaling legacy properties (54:00)\\nhttps://www.polygon.com/22371536/pac-man-99-battle-royale-nintendo-switch-online-exclusive-release-date\\n\\nYet another study links loot boxes and gambling (57:00)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-03-link-between-loot-boxes-and-problem-gambling-robustly-verified\\n\\nBrazil is looking to ban lootboxes in video games as harmful gambling (1:04:50)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-07-brazilian-authorities-to-investigate-loot-boxes\\n--\\nFind 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.\\n\\nFollow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com."