Podquisition 374: Vampire Wine

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

b'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.'