Podquisition 416: Rollin with Roiland

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 5 p.m.

b'Aw geez.\\n\\nGames we played this week include: \\nHigh on Life (5:45)\\nYum Tum Cookstar (28:55)\\nClumsy Rush Ultimate Guys (33:15)\\nArmored Core IV (37:25)\\nCrisis Core Reunion (43:05)\\nPotion Craft (54:00)\\nOctopath Traveler (1:04:25)\\n\\n---\\nNews things talked about in this episode:\\nTwitch drops anti-LGBTQ hate group from its list of supportable charities (1:07:00)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/twitch-removes-hate-group-from-approved-charities-following-backlash\\n\\nActivision countersues California Civil Rights Department, implies collusion with unions and media (1:10:20)\\nhttps://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/activision-lawsuit-california-civil-rights-department\\n\\nFTC files to block Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard (1:15:10)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/ftc-suing-to-block-microsofts-69bn-activision-blizzard-acquisition\\n\\n\\nPhil Spencer accuses Sony of attempting to grow by eating Microsoft\\u2019s dinner (1:20:10)\\nhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/phil-spencer-claims-playstation-wants-to-grow-by-making-xbox-smaller/\\n\\nMicrosoft reportedly offered to allow Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus to appease Sony and regulators (1:23:00)\\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-12/microsoft-s-offer-to-sony-for-call-of-duty-includes-subscription-service#xj4y7vzkg\\n\\nIndie dev sued by publisher after discouraging players from buying game, defacing Steam page (1:25:25)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/indie-dev-suggests-players-dont-buy-his-game-as-the-relationship-with-their-publisher-has-dissolved\\n\\nDays Gone director attributes his failures to \\u2018woke\\u2019 critics (1:30:45)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/days-gone-wasnt-a-hit-because-reviewers-were-too-woke-director-claims\\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.'