Podquisition 378: Suing the Council

Published: March 24, 2022, 4 p.m.

We demand restitution.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nTunic (12:30)\nFinal Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise (30:30)\nInscryption: Kaycee\u2019s Mod (35:15)\nSkul: The Hero Slayer (38:10)\nChocobo GP (39:30)\nRetroid Pocket 2 Plus (43:45)\nGame Pass on Steam Deck (45:25)\nRune Factory 5 (47:45)\nNew Little King\u2019s Story (52:00)\nSoul Sacrifice Delta (55:30)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nPeople Make Games report on abuse at indie studios (58:50)\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDPzZkx0cPs\n\nOri and the Blind Forest dev Moon Studios also accused of employee mistreatment (1:04:20)\nhttps://venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/despite-its-beautiful-ori-games-moon-studio-is-called-an-oppressive-place-to-work/\n\nMore litigants sign on to sexual discrimination lawsuit agains Sony (1:06:45)\nhttps://www.axios.com/sexism-playstation-lawsuit-sony-e0f42c61-8467-4940-884a-1885eb8189ff.html\n\nBandai Namco Mobile switching to four day work week (1:07:40)\nhttps://medium.com/@BANDAINAMCOMobile/bandai-namco-mobile-transitions-to-the-four-day-workweek-df053bda8d0e\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.