Podquisition 409: All Business

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 4 p.m.

We\u2019re professionals, after all.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nHot Tentacle Shooter (3:40)\nBOSSGAME: The Final Boss is My Heart (11:15)\nFAITH: The Unholy Trinity (17:10)\nBatman: Gotham Knights (24:10)\nPotionomics (35:05)\nDonut Dodo (42:50)\nCultic (46:30)\nA Plague Tale: Requiem (49:55)\nVampire Survivors (53:10)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nAnother charge of unfair labor actions by Activision Blizzard is filed (56:30)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/activision-blizzard-facing-new-charges-from-abk-workers-alliance-over-unfair-labour-practices\n\nActivision Blizzard marketing deal with Sony prevents Call of Duty from appearing on Game Pass (59:45)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/sony-imposes-restrictions-on-call-of-dutys-ability-to-be-in-game-pass-xbox-claims\n\nMicrosoft is working on their own mobile app store (1:03:10)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2022/10/19/23411972/microsoft-xbox-mobile-store-games\n\nOverwatch 2 custom game modes need better/any moderation (1:04:55)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/blizzard-insists-its-working-to-improve-overwatch-2-moderation\n\nVoice actors still deserve better pay, even if Hellena Taylor sucks (1:08:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bayonetta-voice-actress-issues-new-statement-defending-her-reputation-in-the-industry\n\nRobert Kurvitz, lead designer of Disco Elysium, has filed suit against ZA/UM (1:11:20)\nhttps://kotaku.com/disco-elysium-robert-kurvitz-suing-za-um-rpg-amazon-1849693328\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.