The bar has been raised yet again.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (10:50)\nHelldivers 2 (16:30)\nMouthwashing (31:10)\nDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor (34:25)\nFinal Fantasy Rebirth (40:45)\nDestroy All Humans 2 Reprobed (47:15)\nHardcoded (49:20)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nMS to address rumors around console exclusivity (56:10)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070445/microsoft-xbox-business-update-event-future-february-15\n\nFrench worker unions call for strikes at Ubisoft (58:10)\nhttps://www.pcgamer.com/unions-call-for-strikes-at-ubisoft-studios-in-france-to-protest-wages-we-cannot-tolerate-being-treated-as-expendable-to-mitigate-their-bad-decisions\n\nMicrosoft layoffs hit Toys For Bob hard (1:04:05)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-layoffs-affect-86-staff-at-spyro-crash-bandicoot-studio\n\nThe FTC seems irritated by Microsoft\u2019s layoffs (1:01:30)\nhttps://www.polygon.com/24065269/ftc-microsoft-activision-deal-layoffs-appeal\n\nVoice actor responsible for PEGI rating stingers was paid 200 Euros for the gig (1:05:00)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/the-voice-actor-behind-pegi-18-says-he-was-paid-just-200\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.