Podquisition 498: Ballistic Criticism

Published: July 18, 2024, 4 p.m.

An historic trigger pull.\n\nGames we played this week include: \nClickolding (11:15)\nMagical Delicacy (19:40)\nConcord (31:25)\nDMC: Devil May Cry (36:20)\nReveil (43:15)\nBokura (23:41)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nMicrosoft introduces new Game Pass tiers, increasing prices and stripping day-one releases (1:00:15)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-big-changes-for-xbox-game-pass-ditching-day-one-releases-for-basic-tier\n\nInternal Microsoft email reveals disposal of DEI team based on \u201cbusiness needs\u201d (1:09:25)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs\n\nNintendo criticized for not crediting external translators (1:15:05)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title\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.