Podquisition 502: Rot-o-Correct

Published: Aug. 15, 2024, 4 p.m.

Everywhere you look, decay.\n\nGames we played this week include:\nCreatures of Ava (34:30) \nPaper Trail (40:45)\nShadow of Rome (44:05)\nDoom/Doom II (50:40)\n\n---\nNews things talked about in this episode:\nNew Valve game gets 20k concurrent players over weekend, bans anyone who talks about it (54:55)\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219016/valve-deadlock-hands-on-secret-new-game\n\nRoblox banned in Turkey to protect children (1:06:55)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-responds-to-platform-ban-in-turkiye\n\nEquity sets new minimum rates for video game performers in UK (1:10:40)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/uk-actors-union-equity-introduces-minimum-rates-to-address-systemic-low-pay-for-video-game-performers\n\nBloober Team president asks gamers to trust them with Silent Hill 2 remake (1:12:50)\nhttps://www.eurogamer.net/bloober-ceo-dreaming-that-gamers-will-trust-us-to-deliver-silent-hill-2-remake\n\nRetro games based on Halloween and Ash vs Evil Dead announced (1:18:35)\nhttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/halloween-evil-dead-retrorealms-game-series-1235079059/\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.