Podquisition 425: The Duke Lives

Published: Feb. 16, 2023, 5 p.m.

b'A very special friend returns.\\n\\nGames we played this week include: \\nRedtape (15:45)\\nWanted: Dead (21:00)\\nSpellcorked (35:00)\\nInventory Hero (40:00)\\nSatisfactory (44:30)\\nMetroid Prime Remastered (49:00)\\nCommodore 64 Games (59:10)\\n\\n---\\nNews things talked about in this episode:\\nSaudi Arabia believed to have increased investment stake in Nintendo (1:19:00)\\nhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-arabia-has-reportedly-increased-its-stake-in-nintendo-again/\\n\\nMetroid Prime Remaster doesn\\u2019t credit original Metroid Prime team (1:20:15)\\nhttps://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/metroid-prime-engineer-let-down-by-exclusion-of-original-credits-in-remaster\\n\\nBobby Kotick expected to stay in CEO role at Activision Blizzard if Microsoft merger fails (1:20:15)\\nhttps://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/activision-ceo-kotick-will-stay-in-unlikely-event-microsoft-merger-fails\\n\\nSony claims Microsoft demands for documents in FTC case are harassment (1:24:55)\\nhttps://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-gaming-5a973220-9675-4245-964a-3476a3e9c4ec.html\\n\\nSquare Enix delivers one obvious detail about their first blockchain game and little else (1:26:30)\\nhttps://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/15/gaming-company-square-enix-partners-with-polygon-for-nft-art-project/\\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.'