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Just because you\u2019re miserable doesn\u2019t mean we all should be.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nGod of War: Ragnarok (7:45)\nLuck be a Landlord (15:50)\nGrand Theft Auto V (22:25)\nLies of P (23:15)\nBuckshot Roulette (26:40)\nPok\xe9mon (30:10)\nOrc Massage (33:25)\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nAnother round of layoffs hits Unity, Twitch, and Bossa Studios (43:30)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030695/unity-layoff-staff-25-percent\nhttps://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/10/a-difficult-update-about-our-workforce/\nhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff\nNetflix considering plan to insert ads into its published games (49:30)\nhttps://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-eyes-ways-to-make-money-from-videogames-in-potential-pivot-705bd3b3\nSAG-AFTRA makes AI deal for game voice workers seemingly without consulting them (52:15)\nhttps://www.pcgamesn.com/sag-aftra-ai-voice-actor-reaction\nLawsuit claims discrimination at Activision-Blizzard against old, white men (59:40)\nhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/ex-activision-exec-accuses-publisher-of-discriminating-against-old-white-guys\nXbox bans Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players who have default share settings on while saving sexy content (1:05:45)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-insists-its-willy-nilly-bans-of-baldurs-gate-3-players-from-its-online-services-are-not-automatic-suggests-turning-off-its-opt-out-feature-to-avoid-horny-upload-crimes/\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.\n\nPhoto Credit: Santosh Kumar