Podquisition 429: Distance Between Us

Published: March 16, 2023, 4:17 p.m.

b'Make sure people know what they mean to you before it\\u2019s too late.\\n\\nGames we played this week include: \\nFrance Horn (8:50)\\nBloom (11:20)\\nResident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo (16:40)\\nDome Keeper (32:50)\\nCore Fault (37:55)\\nFatal Frame Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (44:35)\\nGenerations (53:20)\\nDown the Oubliette (56:00)\\nBROK the InvestiGator (58:20)\\n\\n---\\nNews things talked about in this episode:\\nMicrosoft takes out ads in UK papers to promote Activision-Blizzard merger (56:00)\\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23631142/microsoft-really-wants-call-of-duty\\n\\nMicrosoft makes more deals promising to keep Call of Duty non-exclusive for ten years (59:20)\\nhttps://news.microsoft.com/2023/03/14/microsoft-announces-partnership-with-cloud-gaming-provider-boosteroid-to-bring-more-games-to-more-players-around-the-world/\\nhttps://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1635989326202011655\\n\\nMicrosoft claims confidence in ability to bring Call of Duty to Switch (1:04:00)\\nhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64088cf9d3bf7f25f61ff804/Microsoft.Activision_-_Response_to_Remedies_Notice_-_NCV__2_.pdf\\n\\nSony suggests Microsoft might use dirty tactics to make Call of Duty less desirable on PlayStation (1:03:25)\\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/sony-says-microsoft-may-release-a-playstation-version-of-call-of-duty-where-bugs-and-errors-emerge-only-on-the-games-final-level-or-after-later-updates\\n\\nNewly discovered cockroach species named after Pok\\xe9mon (1:05:30)\\nhttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/new-species-of-cockroach-discovered-in-singapore-named-after-pokemon\\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.'