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Podquisition 388: Pride Watch 2022
🕑 Added 2022-06-02 17:40:54 +0000 UTC(Patreon is being a useless fucking pile of shit again and is refusing to recognize links, so I can't embed the podcast. Here is a direct link: https://soundcloud.com/jimquisition/podquisition-388-pride-watch-2022)
We’re waiting with baited breath.
Games we played this week include:
Core Keeper (7:10)
Satisfactory (11:00)
Card Sharks (17:10)
Pac-Man Museum+ (24:20)
Hardspace Shipbreaker (30:30)
Pocket Crystal League (33:45)
Days Gone (37:20)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sony planning to ramp up number of PC releases in coming years (45:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-expects-nearly-50-of-game-launches-to-be-pc-and-mobile-by-2025
EA won’t make a statement on abortion or trans rights, but isn’t stopping individuals (47:20) https://kotaku.com/ea-roe-v-wade-abortion-trans-rights-fifa-apex-legends-1848977494
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-execs-individually-speak-out-on-womens-and-trans-rights
Microsoft’s corporate culture maybe hasn’t undergone the dramatic improvements they claim (55:10) https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-toxic-culture-ceo-satya-nadella-sexual-harassment-pay-disparity-2022-5
Phil Spector says Microsoft will recognize Raven QA union following acquisition of ABK (1:00:20) https://www.vg247.com/xboxs-phil-spencer-reiterates-company-will-recognize-ravens-union-once-activision-blizzard-deal-is-complete
Shareholder group publishes open letter asking for Activision-Blizzard board to be voted out (1:01:35) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-27-soc-urges-shareholders-to-vote-against-reelection-of-activision-blizzard-directors
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Comments
Firestorm
Just wanted to point out that not all of season 4 of Stranger Things has released yet and the creators have said that characters sexuality will be addressed in those episodes when they release later this month, right now they are just trying not to give spoilers:https://twitter.com/BuzzFeed/status/1533197859645816832
Luna
About that bit on Microsoft. ABOUT THAT BIT ON MICROSOFT. I have been saying, for years, FOR YEARS, that the games industry acts like a microcosm of the tech industry because it is. And with this news story it's finally starting to come to light. Just like it's not just the "AAA" publishers in the games industry, it's not just the major software developers like Microsoft. This shit is everywhere. It is not just the games industry. It is everywhere.
53:57 - The standard of Non-binary representation should not be Boyfriend Dungeon… not that I’m bashing that game, I’m enby and I loved playing as an enby character with other enby characters. But still, it ain’t hard developers. We’re normal looking people, and using singular “they” isn’t that hard.
Jesse Miller
To get the Pac-Man Museum play twice is to play a complete fail state twice where it resets the game. I was confused by this too and did exactly what you did. It sucks that its not better explained and is required to unlock some of the games.
