Podquisition 364: Sharp, Shiny and Small
Ouch!\n\nGames we played this week include: \nSolar Ash (7:00)\nFiregirl: Hack \u2018n Splash Rescue (13:30)\nLoop Hero (23:30)\nShovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon (33:00)\nMonster Rancher DX (40:20)\nLawn Mowing Simulator (52:45)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nSupport the A Better ABK Strike Fund (56:00)\nhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund\n\nActivision Blizzard trying to squash unionization effort with promises to do better (58:30)\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/12/09/activision-union-strike-fund/\n\nTwitch Boost feature is as useless as expected (1:08:55)\nhttps://kotaku.com/twitchs-pay-to-win-boost-feature-doesnt-actually-help-p-1848216696\n\nRoblox growth and policies can endanger kids, not just exploit them (1:11:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-14-roblox-accused-of-being-unsafe-environment-for-children\n\nPeter Molyneux is also doing a blockchain thing (1:17:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-13-peter-molyneux-is-creating-a-blockchain-business-sim\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.