Podquisition 364: Sharp, Shiny and Small

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 5:01 p.m.

b'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.'