Podquisition 373: Order of Operations

Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 5 p.m.

One, then two? Two, then one?\n\nGames we played this week include: \nHorizon: Forbidden West (2:55)\nInfernax (16:25)\nDreamscaper (27:15)\nPok\xe9mon Legends: Arceus (34:05)\nGod of War (39:05)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nMicrosoft suggests they\u2019re only going to keep the good employees at Activision Blizzard (41:30)\nhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-is-watching-activisions-execs-so-the-right-people-are-in-power-after-its-acquisition/\n\nRoblox has a sexual content problem, along with being a predatory child labor engine (43:25)\nhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60314572\n\nUbisoft isn\u2019t doing a damn thing in terms of the demands of its workers (44:45)\nhttps://twitter.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1493231476980293636\n\nTeam17\u2019s NFT push has pushed employees to push back on company direction (50:15)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-14-team17-exec-promises-change-following-last-weeks-report\n\nUbisoft internal discussion of NFT project got considerable negative feedback from staff (54:00)\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-11/ubisoft-employees-push-back-hard-on-blockchain-initiative\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.