Podquisition 387: Milton Keynes

Published: May 26, 2022, 4:05 p.m.

You can get in, but can you get out?\n\nGames we played this week include: \nPok\xe9mon Go (7:45)\nVampire Survivors (8:40)\nRiddled Corpses (14:45)\nTrek to Yomi (21:45)\nSteam Deck (24:40)\nDays Gone (25:45)\nJurassic World Evolution 2 (31:50)\nRoller Champions (34:45)\nLost Epic (40:00)\n\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nRaven QA workers successfully vote in favor of unionization (45:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/qa-testers-at-activision-blizzard-studio-raven-software-successfully-vote-to-unionise\n\nActivision-Blizzard worker committee forms, sends list of demands to management (50:50)\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/24/activision-blizzard-breastmilk-harassment/\n\nSony sexual discrimination case lives on in new suit filed following dismissal (55:30)\nhttps://www.axios.com/2022/05/20/playstation-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-returns\n\nSony restricting subsidiary companies from making statements supporting reproductive rights (57:50)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/sony-reportedly-will-not-approve-any-statements-from-playstation-studios-on-reproductive-rights\n\nBungie claims they won\u2019t be \u201cmuzzled\u201d in midst of acquisition by Sony (1:06:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-says-there-will-never-be-a-muzzle-big-enough-to-stop-us-from-standing-up-for-whats-right\n\nElectronic Arts seems thirsty to get acquired, but wants Android Wilson at the helm (1:09:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/ea-is-reportedly-pursuing-acquisition-and-merger-options-with-a-number-of-potential-suitors\n\nThe Sims 4 now allows players to customize pronouns for their Sims (1:11:45)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/23140040/the-sims-4-custom-pronouns-create-a-sim\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.\n\nPhoto Credit: diamond geezer / Milton Keynes Central station / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0