Your robo-friend to the end.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nStellar Blade (11:00)\nHades II (18:25)\nHarold Halibut (25:45)\nFallout (30:20)\nVampire Survivors (37:10)\nKaichu (40:25)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nSquare Enix abandoning projects they\u2019ve spent a lot of money on (43:30)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/square-enix-abandons-112m-of-in-development-projects-in-an-effort-to-improve-quality\n\nEscape from Tarkov devs surprised by response to locking PvE mode to exorbitant special edition (54:15)\nhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/escape-from-tarkov-boss-didnt-expect-players-to-get-mad-about-paid-pve-content/1100-6523084/\n\nEmbracer\u2019s CEO admits he made mistakes (53:15)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-boss-admits-long-list-of-things-hed-have-done-differently-as-embattled-company-splits-into-three\n\n---\nBuy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com\n\nFind Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://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 (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.