Podquisition 474: Horny Goat Jokes

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 6:44 p.m.

We\u2019re just not qualified.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (10:30)\nMetroid Dread (26:50)\nGranblue Fantasy Relink (32:50)\nInteraction Isn\u2019t Explicit (35:30)\nGo Mecha Ball (40:30)\nCeleste 64 (51:50)\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nMicrosoft lays off 8% of its game division despite 49% revenue increase in Q2 (59:05)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs\n\nEidos Montreal staff laid off, previously unannounced Deus Ex game canceled (1:05:05)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/24054575/deus-ex-game-canceled-layoffs-eidos-montreal\n\nSEGA of America to drop 61 employees in March (52:15)\nhttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/sega-of-america-to-lay-off-61-employees\n\nEarly Suicide Squad players had the game finished for them (59:40)\nhttps://variety.com/2024/digital/news/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-game-pulled-offline-1235890502\n\nBloodborne Kart won\u2019t be Bloodborne Kart anymore (1:10:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bloodborne-kart-isnt-allowed-to-be-called-bloodborne-kart-anymore-but-it-is-still-coming\n\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.