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Such pain.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nIn Stars and Time (16:00)\nLoop Hero (27:25)\nDave the Diver (31:00)\nKnuckle Sandwich (42:00)\nLonovo Legion Go (49:50)\nYakuza 0 (53:05)\nDeadly Premonition (54:50)\nLaika Aged Through Blood (1:07:50)\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nLayoffs at Unity, Free Radical and Fishlabs (1:12:40)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/23980876/unity-layoffs-weta-digital\nhttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-ceo-confirms-timesplitters-studio-faces-closure-before-christmas/\nhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/embracer-lay-off-around-50-people-at-chorus-and-galaxy-on-fire-developer-fishlabs\nFull-screen ads interrupt gameplay in Assassin\u2019s Creed, Ubisoft claims technical error (1:15:15)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-players-started-having-their-games-interrupted-by-full-screen-pop-up-ads-but-ubisoft-says-it-was-a-technical-error-and-quickly-patched-it/\nCourt docs reveal Google wanted to acquire Epic with the help of Tencent (1:18:45)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/google-considered-buying-epic-games-according-to-updated-court-documents/\nEA filed patent for using player\u2019s voice for generated character speech in games (1:20:55)\nhttps://www.veryaligaming.com/ea-player-voiced-characters-games/\n---\nBuy official Jimquisition merchandise 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/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.