Podquisition 374: Vampire Wine

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 5 p.m.

A not-so-subtle blend.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nNintendo Switch Sports (10:55)\nInfernax (17:10)\nDying Light 2 (19:55)\nA Little to the Left (22:40)\nRoboQuest (26:35)\nSkul: The Hero Slayer (31:50)\nPok\xe9mon Legends Arceus (38:30)\nHorizon: Forbidden West (39:10)\nPinball Heroes (40:20)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nActivision Blizzard\u2019s lawyers paint union members as \u201cfootloose and fancy free\u201d (44:35)\nhttps://twitter.com/_TechJess/status/1496136624358494208\n\nAccusations made against Activision Blizzard for union-busting practices at Raven Software (47:45)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/22939657/activision-blizzard-raven-software-union-nlrb-hearing\n\nBobby Kotick has been covertly funding Republicans through businesses (53:35)\nhttps://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/activision-blizzard-ceo-donated-to-republican-causes-3164956\n\nRainbow Six tournament in UAE, where homosexuality is illegal, is canceled (58:40)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-23-ubisoft-scraps-plans-for-rainbow-six-siege-tournament-in-abu-dhabi\n\nUbisoft hints in earnings call that it may be open to a buyout (1:00:00)\nhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-17-despite-consolidation-ubisoft-says-it-can-still-go-it-alone\n\nThe Street Fighter 6 logo bears striking similarity to a stock image (1:07:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-23-street-fighter-6s-logo-looks-like-an-adobe-stock-image-and-its-creator-wants-a-cut\n\nPlatinum Games takes hard stance against NFTs (1:09:50)\nhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/platinumgames-2022/\n\nNintendo is closing the 3DS and Wii U eShops (1:10:40)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02-16-3ds-and-wii-u-eshop-purchases-end-in-march-2023\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.