Podquisition 358: Moral High Ground

Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 4:19 p.m.

The time has come.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nHappy Game (14:05)\nUnpacking (18:25)\nWhat the Golf (22:20)\nLady in a Leotard with a Gun (26:00)\nNetflix Games on Android (33:50)\nInscryption (38:10)\nMARS (41:10)\nHead Over Heels (47:50)\nMoon (49:10)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nActiblizz commits to some changes that ABK were pushing for (54:00)\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/technology/activision-blizzard-diversity-workplace.html\n\nBobby Kotick takes a PR pay cut (56:25)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-28-activision-blizzard-boss-bobby-kotick-asks-for-huge-pay-cut-until-company-woes-sorted\n\nValve isn\u2019t allowing NFTs on Steam (59:15)\nhttps://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/steam-is-removing-nft-games-from-the-platform-3071694\n \nUbisoft commits to contribute to global ruin with blockchain games (1:00:20)\nhttps://www.gameinformer.com/2021/11/01/ubisoft-reveals-plans-to-develop-blockchain-games-and-nfts\n \nFacebook rolling back account login requirement for their headsets (1:01:20)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-28-facebook-ditching-oculus-branding-as-part-of-company-name-change-to-meta\n \nPaid Twitch Boosts are now in the wild (1:04:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-29-twitch-tests-paid-boost-feature-despite-negative-feedback-from-streamers\n \nSeth Rogan allegedly to star in Donkey Kong spin-off film (1:07:50)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-03-seth-rogen-donkey-kong-solo-movie-reportedly-in-development\n \nJen Oneal stepping down from co-lead position at Blizzard after only three months (1:10:30)\nhttps://kotaku.com/blizzard-is-already-losing-its-first-female-studio-co-h-1847985147\n \nBlizzard games are bleeding players (1:11:45)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-03-as-blizzards-internal-troubles-continue-the-companys-games-continue-to-shed-players\n\n---\nBuy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com\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.