Let’s see big tech disrupt this.
Games we played this week include:
(0:03:45) Grand Theft Auto IV
(0:12:40) Sacred 2 Remaster
(0:18:55) Dispatch
(0:24:35) Dragonball Z Sparking Zero
(0:38:55) Bridge Command
(0:43:00) Halls of Torment
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News things talked about in this episode:
(0:44:40) Rockstar’s alleged union busting hits the floor of Parliament
https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstars-controversial-dismissal-of-31-employees-is-such-a-big-deal-its-made-its-way-to-uk-parliament
(0:59:50) Krafton is deep in AI nonsense
https://www.eurogamer.net/after-south-korean-publisher-krafton-announced-its-transforming-into-an-ai-first-company-its-now-offering-employees-voluntary-resignation
https://www.eurogamer.net/krafton-ceo-allegedly-asked-ai-to-brainstorm-ways-to-avoid-paying-earnout-bonus-to-subnautica-2-devs
(1:02:40) Megabonk developer asks to be removed as nominee for Game Award
https://www.eurogamer.net/mystery-megabonk-developer-withdraws-from-the-game-awards-following-incorrect-nomination
(1:01:51) Rebecca Heineman, 1963-2025
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/obituary-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-ann-heineman-has-passed-away-at-62
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Find 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.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
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Podquisition 565: Vemberstruck
Damn this month.
Games we played this week include:
(0:05:00) Sacred 2 Remaster
(0:16:30) Good Night Universe
(0:20:25) Powerwash Simulator 2
(0:23:20) Lumines Arise
(0:31:00) Dispatch
(0:33:15) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
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News things talked about in this episode:
(0:48:30) Further details on Rockstar firings emerge
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-05/-grand-theft-auto-studio-says-fired-employees-were-leaking-information
(0:59:50) Square Enix shifting QA to AI
https://www.eurogamer.net/after-chasing-nfts-and-the-metaverse-square-enix-wants-generative-ai-to-do-70-of-its-qa-by-2027
(1:02:40) YouTube thinks Dawn French eats Pokémon
https://www.eurogamer.net/no-dawn-french-isnt-eating-pokemon-in-the-new-ms-christmas-ad
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com
Find 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.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
Photo Credit: Bryan Ledgard / CC BY 2.0
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Podquisition 564: Aural Diazepam
Let it wash over you.
Games we played this week include:
(0:19:10) Dispatch
(0:30:10) Absolum
(0:38:15) Powerwash Simulator 2
(0:39:25) Don’t Look at Grandma
(0:46:05) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
(0:52:15) Arc Raiders
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News things talked about in this episode:
(0:57:20) The Pokémon Company’s patent strategy isn’t going so smoothly
https://www.eurogamer.net/could-palworld-triumph-over-pokemon-in-lawsuit-japans-rejection-of-nintendo-patent-might-make-things-more-interesting
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendos-palworld-lawsuit-suffers-another-potential-blow-as-us-takes-rare-step-of-re-examining-previously-granted-pokemon-patent
(0:58:55) Warhammer 40k Survivors announced
https://www.eurogamer.net/warhammer-survivors-is-an-officially-licensed-vampire-survivors-game-coming-2026
(1:00:50) Rockstar fires dozens of employees in alleged union busting action
https://iwgb.org.uk/en/post/staff-at-rockstar-fired-en-masse/
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com
Find 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.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
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Podquisition 563: Locker Room Etiquette
Unspoken rules abound.
Games we played this week include:
(0:04:20) Double Dragon Revive
(0:15:20) BALL x PIT
(0:26:30) Once Upon a Katamari
(0:36:05) Let it Die
(0:45:55) Good Night Universe
(0:49:45) Alien Storm
(0:51:00) Painkiller
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News things talked about in this episode:
(0:52:25) Microsoft’s outrageous profit targets for Xbox are killing it
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsofts-push-for-high-xbox-profit-margins-behind-job-cuts-publishing-on-playstation-and-cancellation-of-projects-like-perfect-dark-claims-report
(0:58:15) Halo social media nonsense
https://www.eurogamer.net/will-microsoft-be-able-to-stop-the-white-house-using-ai-generated-halo-imagery-to-depict-trump-as-master-chief-and-to-promote-and-recruit-for-ice-depressingly-i-doubt-it
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com
Find 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.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
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Podquisition 562: Everything Is Fruit Salad Now
But don’t ask where we’ve hid the pickle.
Games we played this week include:
(0:15:55) BALL x PIT
(0:28:05) Little Witch in the Woods
(0:32:25) Pokémon Legends: Z-A
(0:49:15) Yooka-Replaylee
(0:54:20) Painkiller
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com
Find 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.
Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
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