Podquisition 381: Take a Deep Breath

Published: April 14, 2022, 4 p.m.

No gods, no underwater masters\n\nGames we played this week include: \nPok\xe9mon: The Trading Card Game (11:10)\nRoombo First Blood (17:40)\nHouse of the Dead Remake (19:55)\nYu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (28:30)\nSkul: The Hero Slayer (30:50)\nLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (32:05)\nTearaway (39:30)\nLuigi\u2019s Mansion Dark Moon (49:10)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nCalifornia Governor alleged to have interfered in DEFH suit against Activision Blizzard (52:40)\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-13/california-lawyer-says-governor-interfered-with-activision-suit\n\nActivision-Blizzard pay bump for QA feels oddly like a union busting tactic (58:10)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/23015033/activision-blizzard-full-time-qa-game-tester-20-dollars-hourly\n\nABK workers walk out over company changes to vaccine policy (1:05:35)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/23010343/activision-blizzard-vaccine-mandate-demands-abetterabk\n\nBungie announces remote work for most current and future roles (1:08:25)\nhttps://kotaku.com/bungie-remote-work-home-pandemic-covid-destiny-sony-off-1848785738\n\nTwitch pulled paid Boost Train feature after users landed porn on the home page (1:10:45)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/uk/twitch-halts-paid-channel-boosts-after-people-pay-to-get-porn-on-the-front-page/\n\nThe Quarry will have a low-interactivity \u201cmovie mode\u201d that skips all the gameplay (1:14:00)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/the-quarry-has-a-movie-mode-so-you-can-watch-it-instead-of-playing-it/\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.