Podquisition 388: Pride Watch 2022

Published: June 2, 2022, 4:10 p.m.

We\u2019re waiting with baited breath.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nCore Keeper (7:10)\nSatisfactory (11:00)\nCard Sharks (17:10)\nPac-Man Museum+ (24:20)\nHardspace Shipbreaker (30:30)\nPocket Crystal League (33:45)\nDays Gone (37:20)\n\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nSony planning to ramp up number of PC releases in coming years (45:05)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-expects-nearly-50-of-game-launches-to-be-pc-and-mobile-by-2025\n\nEA won\u2019t make a statement on abortion or trans rights, but isn\u2019t stopping individuals (47:20)\nhttps://kotaku.com/ea-roe-v-wade-abortion-trans-rights-fifa-apex-legends-1848977494\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/ea-execs-individually-speak-out-on-womens-and-trans-rights\n\nMicrosoft\u2019s corporate culture maybe hasn\u2019t undergone the dramatic improvements they claim (55:10)\nhttps://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-toxic-culture-ceo-satya-nadella-sexual-harassment-pay-disparity-2022-5\n\nPhil Spencer says Microsoft will recognize Raven QA union following acquisition of ABK (1:00:20)\nhttps://www.vg247.com/xboxs-phil-spencer-reiterates-company-will-recognize-ravens-union-once-activision-blizzard-deal-is-complete\n\nShareholder group publishes open letter asking for Activision-Blizzard board to be voted out (1:01:35)\nhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-27-soc-urges-shareholders-to-vote-against-reelection-of-activision-blizzard-directors\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.