Podquisition 481: Up Against the Wall
Games and topics this episode:
- 03:20 - Balatro
- 10:35 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- 25:12 - The Veil: Shadow of the Crown
- 29:20 - The Thaumaturge
- 29:55 - Contra: Operation Galuga
- 41:35 - Alone in the Dark
- 49:00 - Ubisoft’s AI NPC dialogue generator is pitiful
- 53:10 - PS5 Pro confirmed by leak from third-party developer
- 55:15 - You can now drink mayo
Podquisition 480: Unexpected Moomin
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:15 - Balatro
- 13:40 - Pullfrog
- 15:05 - Mars After Midnight
- 18:50 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- 31:15 - The Thaumaturge
- 48:40 - Princess Peach Showtime
- 51:25 - Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
- 54:40 - Rise of the Ronin
- 1:01:30 - SAG-AFTRA’s video game voice actors might be next to strike over AI
- 1:03:05 - Bobby Kotick can’t stop, won’t stop, wants TikTok
- 1:05:30 - 600 QA employees unionize at Microsoft companies
Podquisition 479: Courting Controversy
Games and topics this episode:
- 04:30 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- 33:00 - Supermarket Simulator
- 41:05 - The Outlast Trials
- 51:10 - Warhammer 40k: Boltgun
- 42:05 - Warner Bros. continues to learn the wrong lessons about live services
- 49:05 - Yuzu and Citra emulators quickly fold under legal action from Nintendo
- 1:15:50 - A complex scam involving imitated games hits Steam
Podquisition 478: Taking the Scenic Route
Podquisition 477: The Sweet Embrace of Death
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:35 - Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
- 16:15 - Helldivers 2
- 21:05 - Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed
- 25:00 - Cookie Cutter
- 31:15 - Heartworm
- 34:25 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- 46:45 - MS really bungled their cross-platform announcement
- 53:55 - Embracer-owned Flying Wild Hog joins with Polish Gamedev Workers Union
- 1:04:05 - ZA/UM continues to be a mess
Podquisition 476: The Best Kind of Feedback
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:50 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- 16:30 - Helldivers 2
- 31:10 - Mouthwashing
- 34:25 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- 40:45 - Final Fantasy Rebirth
- 47:15 - Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed
- 49:20 - Hardcoded
- 56:10 - MS to address rumors around console exclusivity
- 58:10 - French worker unions call for strikes at Ubisoft
- 1:04:05 - Microsoft layoffs hit Toys For Bob hard
- 1:01:30 - The FTC seems irritated by Microsoft’s layoffs
- 1:05:00 - Voice actor responsible for PEGI rating stingers was paid 200 Euros for the gig
Podquisition 475: A Quiet Place
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:15 - Silent Hill: The Short Message
- 27:30 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- 37:25 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- 39:03 - Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- 53:20 - Rumors swirl around possible changes to Xbox first-party exclusivity
- 1:02:10 - Development of The Day Before was allegedly a shitshow
- 1:04:05 - Square Enix has decided it wants to make better games
Podquisition 474: Horny Goat Jokes
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:30 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- 26:50 - Metroid Dread
- 32:50 - Granblue Fantasy Relink
- 35:30 - Interaction Isn’t Explicit
- 40:30 - Go Mecha Ball
- 51:50 - Celeste 64
- 59:05 - Microsoft lays off 8% of its game division despite 49% revenue increase in Q2
- 1:05:05 - Eidos Montreal staff laid off, previously unannounced Deus Ex game canceled
- 52:15 - SEGA of America to drop 61 employees in March
- 59:40 - Early Suicide Squad players had the game finished for them
- 1:10:00 - Bloodborne Kart won’t be Bloodborne Kart anymore
Podquisition 473: Phlegm Filter
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:35 - Piñata Smashlings
- 16:15 - Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
- 28:15 - Last of Us Part II Remastered
- 33:35 - Palworld
- 48:05 - Home Safety Hotline
- 53:30 - Luck Be a Landlord
- 59:05 - MiG Switch flash cart could lead to bans for second-hand game buyers
- 1:05:05 - Rockstar and Remedy logo thing got settled late last year
- 52:15 - Developer Piranha Bytes seemingly dropped by Embracer Group
- 59:40 - Riot lays off more than a tenth of its staff
- 1:10:00 - After selling off all their previously acquired IP, Square Enix things it needs more diverse offerings
Podquisition 472: Lad of Sauces
Games and topics this episode:
- 04:25 - Luck be a Landlord
- 17:20 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- 24:30 - Last of Us Part II Remastered
- 33:15 - The Gnorp Apologue
- 39:25 - Legend of Grimrock
- 39:25 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- 49:40 - The Shopping List
- 51:20 - The Witcher 3
- 51:55 - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
- 53:40 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- 43:30 - UK retailer GAME ends trade-ins because locations are increasingly in Sports Direct stores
- 49:30 - Rockstar and Remedy Games in a legal tiff over their logos
- 52:15 - Lost Boys latest studio hit by Embracer layoffs
- 59:40 - GameShark re-emerges as AI company and drops a Switch 2 release date rumor
Podquisition 471: Weather or Naught
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:45 - od of War: Ragnarok
- 15:50 - Luck be a Landlord
- 22:25 - Grand Theft Auto V
- 23:15 - Lies of P
- 26:40 - Buckshot Roulette
- 30:10 - Pokémon
- 33:25 - Orc Massage
- 43:30 - Another round of layoffs hits Unity, Twitch, and Bossa Studios
- 49:30 - Netflix considering plan to insert ads into its published games
- 52:15 - SAG-AFTRA makes AI deal for game voice workers seemingly without consulting them
- 59:40 - Lawsuit claims discrimination at Activision-Blizzard against old, white men
- 1:05:45 - Xbox bans Baldur’s Gate 3 players who have default share settings on while saving sexy content
Podquisition 470: Crone's Unease
Games and topics this episode:
Podquisition 469: Suddenly Seasonal
Games and topics this episode:
- 18:35 - Vampire Survivors
- 19:40 - Midnight Suns
- 25:24 - Grand Theft Auto V
- 33:25 - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
- 41:15 - Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
- 53:20 - Diceheart
- 60:00 - Slay the Princess
- 1:07:15 - Ransomware group releases trove of material stolen from Insomniac Games
- 1:19:15 - Internal Sony documents give candid view of concerns over ABK acquisition
- 1:21:50 - ABK studios are ending hybrid work
- 1:24:20 - ABK settles California worker discrimination suit
- 1:26:00 - Valve delivers festive DOTA 2 bans
Podquisition 468: Accident Prone Planning
Games and topics this episode:
- 18:35 - Vampire Survivors
- 26:40 - Grand Theft Auto V
- 33:55 - Thirsty Suitors
- 39:25 - Persona 5 Tactica
- 41:15 - E3 officially pronounced dead after years on life support
- 49:10 - Zelda producer thinks older style Zelda games are worthless garbage now
- 53:05 - The Day Before imploded a few days after
- 1:02:30 - Union workers at Zenimax get historic win over use of AI
Podquisition 467: A Vas Difference
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:20 - In Stars and Time
- 26:25 - While the Iron’s Hot
- 36:10 - PS Access Controller
- 45:05 - Gangs of Sherwood
- 1:04:15 - Pinball M
- 1:12:40 - Layoffs at New World Interactive and Codemasters
- 1:15:15 - Electronic Arts frees a few more accessibility patents
- 1:18:45 - You could have a branded Yorkshire Tea controller
Podquisition 466: Rubber Baby Tuggy Bumps
Games and topics this episode:
- 16:00 - In Stars and Time
- 27:25 - Loop Hero
- 31:00 - Dave the Diver
- 42:00 - Knuckle Sandwich
- 49:50 - Lonovo Legion Go
- 53:05 - Yakuza 0
- 54:50 - Deadly Premonition
- 1:07:50 - Laika Aged Through Blood
- 1:12:40 - Layoffs at Unity, Free Radical and Fishlabs
- 1:15:15 - Full-screen ads interrupt gameplay in Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft claims technical error
- 1:18:45 - Court docs reveal Google wanted to acquire Epic with the help of Tencent
- 1:20:55 - EA filed patent for using player’s voice for generated character speech in games
Podquisition 465: Consummate Professionalism
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:40 - PS Portal
- 13:40 - Liyla and the Shadows of War
- 17:05 - Karmazoo
- 23:40 - An Arcade Full of Cats
- 25:55 - FlipWitch: The Forbidden Sex Hex
- 34:45 - AMC’s The Walking Dead: Destinies
- 49:00 - Quantum Break
- 59:25 - Dave the Diver
- 1:07:00 - Sexual bias case against Niantic moving forward
- 1:08:40 - Epic rollout of age-restricted content in Fortnite has not gone well
- 1:17:15 - Unity releases early access AI tools for developers
- 1:15:45 - SEGA allegedly threatened its unionized workers with layoffs
Podquisition 464: Rapscallion Behavior of the Nineties
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:55 - Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- 18:40 - Karmazoo
- 36:10 - Alien Hominid Invasion
- 45:55 - Backpack Hero
- 51:05 - Bladestorm
- 1:02:05 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare III only given 16 months dev time
- 1:08:25 - Strauss Zelnick said a bunch of troubling stuff about AI, pricing
- 1:14:15 - Nintendo continues to suggest Switch 2 coming next year while not confirming its existence
- 1:15:45 - Layoffs hitting Free Radical, Humble Games, and Unity
- 1:29:55 - Sony significantly cuts plans for live service games
Podquisition 463: Missed Connections
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:05 - Alan Wake II
- 17:05 - Thirsty Suitors
- 35:05 - Robocop: Rogue City
- 38:55 - Dave the Diver
- 1:07:50 - WarioWare: Move It
- 52:10 - Out of the blue, a live-action Zelda film is announced
- 55:35 - Microsoft going all-in on AI game dev tools
- 1:07:05 - Nintendo denies anyone has seen Switch 2
- 1:10:40 - SEGA executive wants Sonic to surpass Mario as a franchise
- 1:14:30 - Epic Store still losing money, expected to own half of PC market by now
- 1:16:00 - Ubisoft lays off another batch of employees
Podquisition 462: Looking for Daddy
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:10 - Alan Wake II
- 47:22 - Dave the Diver
- 54:14 - Robocop
- 1:07:50 - Spin Rhythm XD
- 1:09:25 - Lords of the Fallen
- 1:15:55 - Bungie lays off a hundred employees, delays projects
- 1:03:20 - Microsoft warns it will soon disable unlicensed peripherals on Xbox
- 1:22:45 - Nintendo announces new restrictions on events involving their products
- 1:24:10 - Ubisoft Chief People Officer announces her departure
Podquisition 461: The Bad Pop
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:15 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- 38:45 - Sonic Superstars
- 40:10 - Sorry, We’re Closed
- 44:25 - Ebenezer and the Invisible World
- 49:25 - Vampire Survivors
- 49:50 - Meta Quest 3
- 51:05 - Smash Drums
- 52:55 - Metal Gear Solid Master Collection
- 1:01:05 - Game about drunk driving pulled from eShop for 3+ age rating
- 1:03:20 - Skull Island devs were given a year to develop, most of it crunch
- 1:09:05 - Doug Bowser says Nintendo of America employees too happy to want a union
- 1:13:20 - Embracer Group cuts staff at Zen Studios
Podquisition 460: Let's Get Wet
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:30 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- 18:30 - Sonic Superstars
- 37:15 - Amanda the Adventurer
- 39:50 - Spider-Man 2
- 47:30 - Lords of the Fallen
- 1:17:05 - Microsoft acquisition closed, Kotick expected to leave by end of year
- 1:21:30 - Microsoft promises not to interfere with union organizing for a couple months
- 57:55 - PS5 Slim needs a $30 stand to go vertical
- 1:27:15 - Modders have already made Mario Wonder flower say naughty words
Podquisition 459: Live Reptile Birth
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:30 - PS5 Access Controller
- 22:15 - Elemental Survivors
- 33:50 - Warhammer 40k: Darktide
- 36:55 - Stardew Valley
- 40:30 - GWAR: Rumble in Antarctica
- 44:10 - Forza Motorsport 2023
- 55:00 - A Tiny Sticker Tale
- 57:05 - Whisker Squadron: Survival
- 58:50 - Another Crab’s Treasure
- 1:17:05 - Bungie sued for wrongful termination by former HR manager
- 1:21:30 - BioWare accused of underpaying severance for laid off workers
- 57:55 - Recently unionized QA workers for BioWare all lost their jobs
- 1:27:15 - Game developer union forms in Poland, including staff at CD Projekt Red
- 1:13:50 - John Riccitello quietly slinks away from CEO post at Unity
- 1:16:20 - Everything is okay at Ubisoft now, says Ubisoft, using Ubisoft surveys as evidence
- 1:22:00 - As ABK merger set to close, Kotick inflicts one more torment on employees
Podquisition 458: Semi-Conscious Life
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:30 - El Paso Elsewhere
- 30:00 - Amanda the Adventurer
- 35:00 - Model Builder
- 49:30 - Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
- 56:20 - Forza Motorsport 2023
- 1:02:10 - Dynasty Warriors 9
- 1:05:30 - Helldivers
- 1:17:05 - Epic lays off 16% of workers, gutting studios and seeking to liquidate assets
- 1:21:30 - Hatoful Boyfriend dev claims two years of royalties unpaid by Epic
- 57:55 - Fortnite to implement individual age ratings for all third-party content
- 1:27:15 - Team 17 also lays off workers
- 1:33:55 - Former Ubisoft executives arrested on charges of sexual assault
Podquisition 457: Absentee Landlord
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Payday 3
- 18:25 - Amanda the Adventurer
- 24:30 - Rewind or Die
- 26:40 - Sniper Killer
- 34:00 - Train Sim World 4
- 36:55 - Pinball Wicked
- 38:55 - Xenotilt
- 41:10 - Trombone Champ
- 46:50 - Halls of Torment
- 52:42 - CMA withdraws major objections to Microsoft acquisition of ABK
- 50:45 - More layoffs at Embracer Group, including Crystal Dynamics
- 57:55 - Capcom issues statement on Microsoft desire to acquire them
- 60:00 - SAG-AFTRA votes to approve voice actor strike
Podquisition 456: Extra Vocal Support
Games and topics this episode:
- 16:00 - Lies of P
- 17:35 - Solar Ash
- 20:20 - F-Zero 99
- 27:10 - Nun Massacre
- 27:35 - No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
- 31:40 - Blood Wash
- 39:55 - Trombone Champ
- 42:05 - Gloomhaven
- 47:05 - MythForce
- 52:42 - Microsoft leaks everything, like, everything, on FTC website
- 1:13:15 - Ubisoft Montreal workers get screwed by sudden “return-to-office” demands
- 1:37:30 - Unity makes a crap “apology” for runtime fees, but has not reversed course yet
- 1:25:35 - Terraria developer Re-Logic donated $200k to alternative game engines Godot and FNA
Podquisition 455: Calm Collected Critique
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:35 - Starfield
- 20:15 - Stardew Valley
- 24:40 - Lies of P
- 56:50 - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
- 58:15 - Night at the Gates of Hell
- 1:04:55 - The Booty Creek Cheek Freak
- 1:13:05 - Unity to introduce ‘Runtime Fees’, charging devs for every install of a game
- 1:36:10 - An Xbox credit card is coming
- 1:37:30 - ReedPop officially pulls out of E3 after putting on zero events
Podquisition 454: Cronenboring
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:30 - Starfield
- 45:05 - Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- 54:25 - Goodbye Volcano High
- 1:01:10 - Halls of Torment
- 1:02:55 - Sea of Stars
- 1:03:30 - Volition closed by Embracer Group
- 1:03:35 - Baldur’s Gate 3 wasn’t meant to be quite that horny
- 1:23:15 - Charles Martinet doesn’t know what his new job is
Podquisition 453: Door Trekkin
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:00 - Star Trucker
- 11:20 - Pizza Possum
- 13:25 - Immortals of Aveum
- 24:00 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
- 32:00 - Jackbox Party Pack 10
- 39:55 - Sonic Superstars
- 43:40 - WrestleQuest
- 52:20 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
- 54:10 - Black Myth Wukong
- 58:35 - Homeworld 3
- 60:45 - Billie Bust Up
- 1:03:16 - Space Boat
- 1:05:15 - Sea of Stars
- 1:08:20 - Goodbye Volcano High
- 1:12:40 - Bethesda didn’t give Starfield review code to many UK publications
- 1:15:50 - Black Myth Wukong developer’s CEO has made some weird, sexually inappropriate posts
- 1:23:15 - Mortal Kombat 1 adds audio descriptors for fatalities
- 1:25:30 - Microsoft’s Xbox X/S parity requirements begin to erode with Baldur’s Gate 3
Podquisition 452: Doorway to Heaven
Games and topics this episode:
Podquisition 451: Reflected Shame
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:50 - Baldur’s Gate 3
- 34:50 - 30XX
- 42:00 - Stray Gods
- 52:25 - Atlas Fallen
- 54:50 - Vampire Survivors
- 58:50 - Failed Embracer Group deal discovered to have been with Saudis
- 1:10:20 - Pokémon Company announces tournament in Honolulu at the worst time
- 1:16:02 - New Xbox policy to ban players sure gives a lot of leeway
Podquisition 450: Pundemonium
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:45 - Vampire Survivors
- 18:50 - Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
- 19:40 - Halls of Torment
- 28:35 - Venba
- 34:50 - What the Golf?
- 36:35 - My Friendly Neighborhood
- 44:20 - Techtonica
- 46:25 - Fall Guys
- 48:00 - Devolver announces delays in a very Devolver way
- 1:10:20 - Microsoft makes its final appeal to UK’s CMA over their blocking of Activision merger
- 1:16:02 - Yes, Baldur’s Gate 3 has done very well
Podquisition 448: Wet Around the Collar
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:45 - Pikmin 4
- 42:52 - Exoprimal
- 48:10 - YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!
- 54:50 - Spirit Hunters
- 56:05 - Army of Ruin
- 59:05 - Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- 1:01:25 - Games media being used by film studios to fill marketing holes caused by strikes
- 1:10:20 - GLORBO
- 1:16:02 - Ubisoft poorly communicates their plan to prune inactive accounts
Podquisition 447: RoboCop’s Hoopty
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:20 - Viewfinder
- 18:55 - Frostpunk
- 23:30 - Exoprimal
- 53:30 - Gravity Circuit
- 58:20 - UK games industry trade group agrees to guidelines regarding kids and loot boxes
- 1:12:10 - Deadlines pushed back on closing date of Microsoft acquisition of ABK, UK authority decisions
- 1:02:25 - Sony deal ensures Call of Duty remains on PlayStation for a decade
- 1:03:15 - GTA 6 leaker deemed unfit to stand trial
- 1:05:35 - TinyBuild CEO lays out how his company definitely isn’t using AI in their human resources department
- 1:12:45 - New handheld consoles will be required to have removable batteries by 2027
Podquisition 446: Don’t Listen Up My Skirt
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:20 - The Last Hope
- 29:00 - NieR:Automata
- 31:30 - Pokémon Sleep
- 48:40 - Common’hood
- 53:45 - Aliens: Dark Descent
- 1:01:05 - Judge rules FTC cannot delay Microsoft acquisition of ABK, CMA still hanging on
- 1:12:10 - The number of legally unobtainable games is staggering
- 1:21:55 - Nintendo hasn’t made much headway in terms of gender gap
- 1:23:35 - Yuji Naka sentenced for his financial crimes
Podquisition 445: May Be Nice
Games and topics this episode:
- 01:05 - Everybody 1-2-Switch
- 24:10 - NieR:Automata
- 36:35 - Playdate
- 54:45 - The Last Hope
- 1:04:55 - So many things have leaked because of poor redaction by FTC
- 1:01:05 - Microsoft wanted to buy Square Enix in 2019
- 1:04:07 - Microsoft’s lawyer keeps saying unannounced things as though they’re public knowledge
- 1:06:50 - Satya Nadella claims he doesn’t like console exclusives
- 1:09:05 - Ubisoft announces its first blockchain game
- 1:10:37 - Niantic lays off 230 people and cancels projects after successfully alienating Pokémon Go fans
Podquisition 444: Power Loader Legs
Podquisition 443: Sandwich Subversion
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:30 - Chocobo GP
- 14:20 - Lies of P
- 20:28 - Street Fighter 6
- 27:10 - Kapital Punishment 22XX
- 35:15 - Aliens: Dark Descent
- 46:50 - Geoff Keighly wants you to know he wanted a woman at Summer Games Fest
- 49:50 - After Redfall flop, Microsoft says they won’t close Arkane, honest
- 53:55 - Internal Microsoft email from 2019 has executive saying they want to put Sony out of business
- 56:10 - FTC is pointing to MS acquisition of Bethesda as evidence they would make Call of Duty exclusive
Podquisition 442: Bring on the Bafflement
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:10 - Choo Choo Survivor
- 31:02 - Street Fighter 6
- 48:50 - Ollie Frog: Toad Skater
- 50:05 - Station to Station
- 51:30 - Venba
- 53:50 - Lies of P
- 59:45 - Final Fantasy XVI
- 1:11:45 - Cassette Beasts
- 1:14:30 - FTC files case to block Microsoft acquisition of ABK until scheduled hearing in August
- 1:17:10 - Embracer Group closing studios and canceling games after $2bn deal falls through
- 1:22:45 - Bioware announces and immediately canceled a collectible statue of floating dead FemShep
Podquisition 441: Rik Merlin
Games and topics this episode:
- 19:00 - Amnesia: The Bunker
- 28:50 - Infernax
- 33:10 - Street Fighter 6
- 40:50 - Outriders
- 44:05 - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- 49:34 - Bobby Kotick allowed to make wild claims about abuse allegations and unions in Variety interview
- 60:15 - Microsoft seems willing to pull out of UK over CMA refusal to allow merger with Activision
- 1:01:35 - Yuji Naka likely to do time for financial crime
- 1:03:15 - Nintendo set to launch game reported to have performed very poorly in focus testing
- 1:07:30 - Report from Bloomberg sheds light on issues at Arkane which resulted in Redfall
- 1:11:35 - Niantic swears low shiny rate for remote raids in Pokémon Go event was totally an accident
Podquisition 440: Buried by Boobs
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- 34:00 - Demon Throttle
- 40:25 - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- 49:05 - Outriders
- 54:40 - Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker
- 57:45 - People Makes Games publishes deep investigation of Disco Elysium dispute
- 60:15 - Microsoft appeals CMA decision rejecting ABK merger
- 1:06:15 - Last of Us multiplayer game put on the backburner
- 1:08:55 - Valve removes Dolphin emulator page from Steam after DMCA request from Nintendo
Podquisition 439: Sudden Discord
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:10 - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- 49:05 - Boomerang Fu
- 52:20 - Warhammer 40k: Boltgun
- 56:30 - Activision-Blizzard pays a pittance for not disclosing loot boxes to PEGI
- 1:03:15 - Nintendo sued for loot boxes in Mario Kart Tour
- 1:08:02 - Niantic gets backlash for rolling back Pokémon Go remote raids which aided disabled players
Podquisition 438: Fluids of the Realm
Games and topics this episode:
- 04:05 - Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- 57:00 - Humanity
- 1:02:20 - Alundra
- 1:03:45 - Saudi Arabia makes another big investment in Electronic Arts
- 1:04:15 - EU approves Microsoft acquisition of ABK; UK regulators hold firm against it
- 1:08:02 - Years after launch, only sequel-exclusive mode for Overwatch 2 got canned without release
- 1:10:50 - Xbox’s Phil Spencer expected reviews of Redfall to be significantly better
- 1:15:50 - Sony did not appeal Australian court requiring it to reimburse FIFA customers over gambling laws
- 1:19:35 - Horror film lifts its Inquisition logo from Dragon Age
- 1:21:05 - ESRB reveals very erotic pillow talk found in Starfield
Podquisition 437: Expanded Lore
Podquisition 436: Attention Misdirection
Games and topics this episode:
Podquisition 435: Cat Nightmare
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:45 - The Machine
- 15:00 - Dead Island 2
- 24:25 - Shadows of the Damned
- 46:20 - 2021 Moon Escape
- 49:40 - Dango Dash
- 53:15 - Final Fantasy IV
- 56:50 - UK regulators decide not to allow Microsoft to merge with Activision-Blizzard
- 1:06:55 - Horizon Forbidden West patched with features for those with thalassophobia
- 1:09:00 - Hasbro sent Pinkertons after a YouTuber who received expansion cards before release
Podquisition 434: Paleo Pranks
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:00 - Vampire Survivors
- 12:30 - Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood
- 20:00 - Killer7
- 40:20 - Gunsuit Guardians
- 46:25 - VHS Slaughter
- 51:55 - No More Heroes
- 1:06:10 - YouTuber Pointcrow aggressively targeted by Nintendo over Breath of the Wild mod video
- 1:10:25 - SEGA to acquire Angry Birds developer Rovio for nefarious purpose
- 1:12:10 - Latest Peppa Pig game tells kids the Queen is dead
Podquisition 433: A Sticky Spot
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:15 - Vampire Survivors
- 13:25 - Kenshi
- 20:40 - Road 96: Mile 0
- 28:00 - It Comes In Waves
- 35:35 - Spiritfall
- 39:00 - Gunsuit Guardians
- 53:25 - Dredge
- 54:20 - Sony tries to use Redfall port cancellation to stop Microsoft merger via the CMA
- 56:10 - Microsoft trots out another mobile streaming agreement
- 57:15 - That Mario movie seems to be doing alright for itself
- 1:14:55 - Controller patent application from Sony suggests heat-based haptic features
Podquisition 432: Making Backups on the Porcelain Server
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:45 - Burnout Takedown
- 19:25 - Dredge
- 26:50 - Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 32:35 - Flame Keeper
- 39:35 - Tokyo Mob
- 41:25 - Unnamed Roguelike
- 45:30 - 1-Bit Arena / 1-Bit Jetpack
- 46:55 - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
- 52:50 - Saudi Arabia making large investments into domestic games industry
- 54:30 - Monster Energy sues game developer over spurious trademark infringement claim
- 1:04:50 - E3 is dead
- 1:14:55 - Sony adding accessibility tag features to PlayStation store
Podquisition 431: My Grain Is Bad
Games and topics this episode:
- 03:05 - Tax Heaven 3000
- 13:45 - Boneraiser Minions
- 22:50 - Have a Nice Death
- 32:20 - Before Your Eyes
- 34:10 - Core Fault
- 35:35 - Shining Gadget
- 36:20 - Factory Farming
- 40:55 - Resident Evil 4 Remake
- 50:45 - Pizza Tower
- 55:20 - Confusion arises over discarded plans for PS5 version of Redfall
- 57:25 - UK’s Competition and Markets Authority expected to allow Microsoft merger
- 59:32 - US Senator in Microsoft’s home state raises suggestion that Sony has the real monopoly
- 1:01:20 - Bobby Kotick promises not to be vindictive toward Sony over merger dispute
- 1:02:35 - Publishers are showing their pullout game when it comes to E3
Podquisition 430: A Champion In Our Midst
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:35 - Boneraiser Minions
- 23:15 - Vampire Survivors
- 24:45 - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
- 34:45 - Aliens Infestation
- 38:10 - Anemoiapolis
- 44:05 - Void Scrappers
- 51:05 - Bloom
- 55:50 - You Cannot Go Back
- 58:55 - Ubisoft implementing machine learning to write NPC dialogue
- 1:06:50 - Sony claims the loss of Call of Duty would be irreparable to their business
- 1:09:45 - But Microsoft believes that Sony can replicate Call of Duty if they try
- 1:13:25 - EU regulators push back date of their decision on the Microsoft merger
- 1:14:05 - Microsoft to launch their own mobile app store
- 1:16:51 - Canadian judge says EA loot boxes aren’t ‘illegal gambling’, lets deceptive practices claim move forward
- 1:18:15 - Rare’s co-founder now has to lick a 25 year-old BAFTA made of chocolate
Podquisition 429: Distance Between Us
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:50 - France Horn
- 11:20 - Bloom
- 16:40 - Resident Evil 4 Chainsaw Demo
- 32:50 - Dome Keeper
- 37:55 - Core Fault
- 44:35 - Fatal Frame Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- 53:20 - Generations
- 56:00 - Down the Oubliette
- 58:20 - BROK the InvestiGator
- 56:00 - Microsoft takes out ads in UK papers to promote Activision-Blizzard merger
- 59:20 - Microsoft makes more deals promising to keep Call of Duty non-exclusive for ten years
- 1:04:00 - Microsoft claims confidence in ability to bring Call of Duty to Switch
- 1:03:25 - Sony suggests Microsoft might use dirty tactics to make Call of Duty less desirable on PlayStation
- 1:05:30 - Newly discovered cockroach species named after Pokémon
Podquisition 428: Positive Feedback
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:50 - b360
- 18:35 - Ratcheteer
- 20:55 - Dome Keeper
- 27:20 - Final Fantasy IX
- 33:50 - Recommendation Dog
- 35:50 - Reel Steal
- 39:05 - A Joke That’s Worth 99 Cents
- 41:15 - Wo Long
- 43:20 - Super Princess Peach
- 48:05 - GameKid
- 50:15 - Super Corporate Tax Evader
- 56:00 - Square Enix reportedly planning to replace CEO Yosuke Matsuda
- 57:50 - Yuji Naka admits to insider trading
- 59:20 - ABK acquisition expected to be cleared by EU regulators
- 1:04:00 - Microsoft releases survey results suggesting few CoD players will jump ship from PlayStation
- 1:03:25 - FTC judge gives Microsoft access to Sony communications regarding exclusivity agreements
- 1:05:30 - Activision accused of firing QA employees over protest
- 1:09:35 - Jack Black’s huge swinging balls censored on daytime television
Podquisition 427: Mr. Chimney Pot
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:25 - Ragnarock
- 15:39 - Octopath Traveller 2
- 44:28 - Humanity Demo
- 49:05 - Tentacular
- 49:55 - Resident Evil Village VR
- 52:08 - Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe
- 60:00 - Laura's Playdate Corner
- 60:48 - Battleship Godies
- 1:03:35 - Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke
- 1:06:08 - Fantavision
- 1:20:31 - Sector's Edge Beta
- 1:09:45 - Final Fantasy XVI Producer uses "Gamer Pride" to Justify Accessibility Option Choices
- 1:23:33 - Atomic Heart Contains a Racist Cartoon
- 1:25:48 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for "unprecedented" burnout and sick leave
- 1:28:40 - EA Lays Off 200 Apex Legends QA Workers
- 1:32:40 - Rovio Hides Angry Birds Because It Doesn't Have Enough Microtransactions
Podquisition 426: What Are We Doing Again?
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:15 - Rez Infinite
- 10:00 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- 11:45 - What the Bat?
- 12:35 - Thumper
- 13:05 - Tetris Effect Connected
- 13:30 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
- 24:45 - Townsman VR
- 25:15 - Tales From the Galaxy’s Edge: Enhanced Edition
- 26:30 - Moss 1 & 2
- 27:50 - Kayak VR Mirage
- 29:10 - Jurassic World: Aftermath Collection
- 30:30 - Atomic Heart
- 40:40 - Cities VR
- 41:15 - Gran Turisimo 7
- 44:40 - Atelier Breaker
- 47:50 - Wanted: Dead
- 50:15 - Snak
- 52:40 - Sasquatches
- 56:00 - Microsoft makes deals with Nintendo and Nvidia in attempt to placate antitrust regulators
- 57:45 - Microsoft says ABK acquisition will not happen without Call of Duty
- 60:20 - Mike Ybarra responds poorly to employee concerns at Blizzard
- 1:04:00 - Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom art book leaks, reveals loads about the unreleased game
- 1:05:25 - Monster vaginas are in The Witcher III for a limited time
Podquisition 425: The Duke Lives
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:45 - Redtape
- 21:00 - Wanted: Dead
- 35:00 - Spellcorked
- 40:00 - Inventory Hero
- 44:30 - Satisfactory
- 49:00 - Metroid Prime Remastered
- 59:10 - Commodore 64 Games
- 1:19:00 - Saudi Arabia believed to have increased investment stake in Nintendo
- 1:20:15 - Metroid Prime Remaster doesn’t credit original Metroid Prime team
- 1:20:15 - Bobby Kotick expected to stay in CEO role at Activision Blizzard if Microsoft merger fails
- 1:24:55 - Sony claims Microsoft demands for documents in FTC case are harassment
- 1:26:30 - Square Enix delivers one obvious detail about their first blockchain game and little else
Podquisition 424: Fruit Deception
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:55 - Hi-Fi Rush
- 29:30 - Final Fantasy XII
- 42:55 - Star Sled
- 45:30 - Saturday Edition
- 53:40 - Tomodachi Life
- 60:55 - UK regulators determine Microsoft and ABK merger might be bad for consumers, make demands
- 1:05:50 - Bobby Kotick suggests UK opposition to Microsoft merger could ruin its economy
- 1:10:10 - Unannounced single-player Titanfall/Apex Legends game gets axed, 50 employees affected
Podquisition 423: Fake Meat Metrics
Games and topics this episode:
- 02:20 - Dead Space
- 27:00 - Hi-Fi Rush
- 45:00 - Forspoken
- 60:55 - Ubisoft Paris workers perform strike action, plan more
- 1:02:20 - Xbox exec claims Last of Us TV success means FTC should leave merger alone
- 1:08:15 - All three console manufacturers expected to pass on E3 show
- 1:14:40 - Run-up to Sony VR2 launch doesn’t seem to be going well
Podquisition 422: Freakin' Dragons
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:45 - Forspoken
- 33:10 - Cyberpunk 2077
- 46:10 - Hyper Meteor
- 47:10 - Zipper
- 53:00 - Theatrhythm Curtain Call
- 1:01:45 - Yves Guillmot tried to walk back “ball is in your court” comment to workers
- 1:02:50 - Ubisoft Paris workers will be striking
- 1:04:05 - Games industry layoffs are brutal
- 1:15:15 - Study finds self-regulation is inconsistent at labeling games with loot boxes
- 1:20:55 - Workers at Activision-Blizzard studio Proletariat drop bid to unionize following CEO pressure
Podquisition 421: Your Choice of Crabs
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:00 - Melatonin
- 10:40 - Hades
- 19:45 - Cyberpunk 2077
- 38:40 - Omaze
- 41:35 - Demon Quest 85
- 45:25 - Chibi-Robo!
- 51:10 - A Short Hike
- 46:50 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 1:05:35 - Ubisoft delays Skull & Bones again and ends development on three unannounced games
- 1:09:50 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 allegedly still in development despite other cuts at Ubisoft
- 1:13:40 - Ubisoft stock plummets, Yves pressures staff to take responsibility
- 1:15:25 - Workers being called to strike at Ubisoft Paris
- 1:18:55 - Activision acquisition now coming under fire from Google, Nvidia
- 1:20:15 - The EU has their own antitrust concerns about Microsoft acquiring ABK
- 1:22:00 - The Bored Ape game is hilariously convoluted and bad
Podquisition 420: There Goes Tokyo
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:20 - Satisfactory
- 14:00 - Flipper Lifter
- 16:20 - Echoic Memory
- 19:00 - Chained Echoes
- 30:45 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
- 35:15 - Baba Files His Taxes
- 36:40 - Hades
- 46:50 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 57:15 - Sony announces an accessibility controller
- 1:03:45 - Majora’s Mask devs used in-game dialogue to express unhappiness about crunch
- 1:05:30 - Microsoft didn’t mean to file claim FTC lawsuit was unconstitutional
- 1:17:40 - Vampire Survivors dev talks about how their mobile version happened
- 1:13:35 - Bloober Team won’t be touching the plot in their Silent Hill 2 remake
- 1:16:15 - The Last of Us television series seems to be a critical darling
Podquisition 419: Medical Surprises
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:30 - Pick, Pack, Pup
- 18:00 - Lost Your Marbles
- 22:30 - Tamagotchi Pix Party
- 31:55 - Satisfactory
- 37:15 - Super Lesbian Animal RPG
- 41:25 - Lil’ Gator Game
- 50:45 - Spelunky 2
- 52:30 - Dragon’s Dogma
- 53:45 - Zenimax QA union formally recognized by Microsoft
- 59:30 - Microsoft’s responds to FTC suit attempting to block ABK acquisition
- 1:13:20 - Square Enix dropping Bravely Default live service game, reiterates all-in position on blockchain
- 1:17:40 - Yuji Naka formally indicted on charges of insider trading
Podquisition 418: It Was A Year
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Podquisition 417: Yuletide Perils
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:30 - High on Life
- 50:40 - Vampire Survivors Moonspell DLC
- 56:50 - Potion Craft
- 1:10:10 - Blacktail
- 1:07:40 - Expensive Dual Sense Edge has less battery life than standard PS5 controller
- 1:11:30 - Tesla cars can now play your Steam library
- 1:15:10 - Activision COO leaving to run the ape JPEG company
- 1:21:20 - Chocobo Racing GP abruptly announces end of services
- 1:23:15 - Self-described “video gamers” file suit to prevent Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard
- 1:27:15 - Goat Simulator 3 trailer pulled on copyright grounds for including leaked GTA VI footage
- 1:29:55 - Limited edition G-Fuel energy drink powder based on Conker’s Bad Fur Day
Podquisition 416: Rollin’ with Roiland
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:45 - High on Life
- 28:55 - Yum Tum Cookstar
- 33:15 - Clumsy Rush Ultimate Guys
- 37:25 - Armored Core IV
- 43:05 - Crisis Core Reunion
- 54:00 - Potion Craft
- 1:04:25 - Octopath Traveler
- 1:07:00 - Twitch drops anti-LGBTQ hate group from its list of supportable charities
- 1:10:20 - Activision countersues California Civil Rights Department, implies collusion with unions and media
- 1:15:10 - FTC files to block Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard
- 1:20:10 - Phil Spencer accuses Sony of attempting to grow by eating Microsoft’s dinner
- 1:23:00 - Microsoft reportedly offered to allow Call of Duty on PlayStation Plus to appease Sony and regulators
- 1:25:25 - Indie dev sued by publisher after discouraging players from buying game, defacing Steam page
- 1:30:45 - Days Gone director attributes his failures to ‘woke’ critics
Podquisition 415: Strep Yourselves In
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:00 - Callisto Protocol
- 27:55 - Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- 39:35 - Mirror Forge
- 49:45 - The Devil In Me
- 56:25 - Gungrave
- 1:06:20 - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- 1:12:45 - Void Scrappers
- 1:15:55 - Beautiful Mystic Survivors
- 1:20:10 - Microsoft agrees to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo for 10 years after Activision-Blizzard acquisition
- 1:26:00 - QA unions formalized at Blizzard Albany and Zenimax studios
- 1:29:35 - Polygon’s games industry unionization explainer
- 1:31:35 - Twitch implements long-needed tools to deal with hate raiders
- 1:32:20 - Newly published research shows loot boxes are harmful to children
- 1:33:45 - Vampire Survivors first DLC announced
- 1:34:25 - Victoria 3 players are surprised to learn how communism and fascism work
- 1:42:20 - Yuji Naka has been arrested for insider trading… again
Podquisition 414: Consummate Professionals
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:10 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- 21:30 - Evil West
- 51:20 - Gungrave VR
- 56:15 - Gungrave G.O.R.E.
- 60:45 - Roller Drama
- 1:13:40 - What the Bat?
- 1:16:40 - Among Us VR
- 1:23:45 - Latest Super Mario Bros. movie trailer provides more plot and character details
- 1:30:20 - Australia now looking to regulate loot boxes
- 1:31:55 - Microsoft likely to make concessions on CoD exclusivity to avoid antitrust concerns
- 1:34:55 - UK gaming startup announces gaming console specifically for dogs
Podquisition 413: Fappy Holiday
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:40 - grave G.O.R.E.
- 27:15 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- 1:06:10 - The Evil Dead: The Game
- 1:09:15 - Ghost Lore
- 1:11:05 - God of War Ragnarök
- 1:15:25 - Microsoft offered to let Sony have Call of Duty for a decade after acquisition
- 1:17:45 - Activision loosens multiplayer requirements, allowing non-contract phone plans for online gaming
- 1:19:50 - Cooking Mama Cookstar publisher gets judgment in suit against developer
- 1:23:45 - Yuji Naka arrested on charges of insider trading
- 1:29:40 - Riot and Ubisoft coordinating their chat logs with AI to fight online harassment
Podquisition 412: Ol’ Blue Eyes
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:30 - Sonic Frontiers
- 16:00 - Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- 34:10 - Fallout 4
- 38:45 - God of War Ragnarok
- 44:20 - Ghost Song
- 54:50 - Sonic Forces
- 59:45 - Translated tweet from Sonic Frontiers director suggests game shipped unfinished
- 1:03:00 - ZA/UM dispute raises questions about company sale and employee mistreatment
- 1:07:00 - Microsoft did make a streaming-only Xbox, literally shelved it
- 1:08:25 - Sony files patent for means of tracking digital ownership with NFTs
- 1:09:55 - Rockstar was pitched a Grand Theft Auto movie with Eminem for the lead in 2005
Podquisition 411: Milk That Pig!
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:20 - od of War Ragnarok
- 20:50 - Sonic Frontiers
- 49:45 - New Tales from the Borderlands
- 55:25 - The Last Oricru
- 1:09:20 - Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey built a VR headset designed to kill the user
- 1:19:55 - Activision-Blizzard attempts further stalling tactics, withholding
- 1:21:40 - Bobby Kotick supported election denier candidate in House race
- 1:34:15 - Activision-Blizzard drags feet on every issue in first Game Workers Alliance bargaining session
- 1:37:15 - League of Legends characters’ queer status will be erased in some markets
- 1:37:50 - Director Naoki Yoshida claims lack of racial diversity in FF16 based on historical accuracy
- 1:40:20 - Street Fighter VI adds “Dynamic Control” mode for the button mashers
Podquisition 410: Penetrating New Markets
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:40 - od of War Ragnarok
- 20:40 - Bayonetta 3
- 40:00 - Signalis
- 58:20 - New Tales from the Borderlands
- 1:04:45 - Super Lone Survivor
- 1:08:00 - PlayStation VR 2 alone priced higher than PS5 console at $550
- 1:10:30 - Players are finding it easier to get Overwatch 2 skins by playing World of Warcraft
- 1:13:15 - Burger King promo skin for Call of Duty unavailable in US and UK getting high prices on eBay
- 1:14:20 - Digital charm in Overwatch 2 priced higher than a real-world counterpart
- 1:15:30 - Disc release of Call of Duty contains practically no data on the disc
- 1:17:00 - Phil Spencer states commitment to releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation after Microsoft acquisition
- 1:18:45 - Microsoft board urges shareholders not to investigate US defense contracts
- 1:12:50 - Tesla wanted to put Her Story and Untitled Goose Game in cars in exchange for exposure
- 1:22:45 - Square-Enix once again states commitment to blockchain strategy
Podquisition 409: All Business
Games and topics this episode:
- 03:40 - Hot Tentacle Shooter
- 11:15 - BOSSGAME: The Final Boss is My Heart
- 17:10 - FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
- 24:10 - Batman: Gotham Knights
- 35:05 - Potionomics
- 42:50 - Donut Dodo
- 46:30 - Cultic
- 49:55 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
- 53:10 - Vampire Survivors
- 56:30 - Another charge of unfair labor actions by Activision Blizzard is filed
- 59:45 - Activision Blizzard marketing deal with Sony prevents Call of Duty from appearing on Game Pass
- 1:03:10 - Microsoft is working on their own mobile app store
- 1:04:55 - Overwatch 2 custom game modes need better/any moderation
- 1:08:00 - Voice actors still deserve better pay, even if Hellena Taylor sucks
- 1:11:20 - Robert Kurvitz, lead designer of Disco Elysium, has filed suit against ZA/UM
Podquisition 408: Silicone Babies
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:10 - Stories of Blossom
- 12:30 - Scorn
- 28:50 - Cryohazard
- 32:45 - Alice is Missing
- 38:35 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
- 46:45 - Vampire Survivors
- 52:35 - Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- 1:01:40 - Bayonetta performer Helena Taylor raises controversy over voice actor pay
- 1:07:45 - Streamer Adriana Chechik breaks back jumping into foam pit at TwitchCon
- 1:13:30 - Netflix considering expansion into game streaming
- 1:15:25 - Activision only requiring phone verification for PC players of Call of Duty
- 1:16:30 - Diablo quality assurance testers will have unionization vote
- 1:17:40 - Nintendo settles with former QA worker, must post notification of worker rights in office
- 1:19:35 - Apex Legends introduces trans woman, Catalyst, as latest character addition
- 1:20:45 - Pilot for Kingdom Hearts animated series leaked by director following heart attack
- 1:21:05 - Nintendo putting the squeeze on boobs in the eShop
Podquisition 407: Seize the Means of Malarky
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:30 - Hazelnut Hex
- 14:20 - Condemned: Criminal Origins
- 27:40 - A Way Out
- 34:10 - NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition
- 35:50 - NeuroDeck
- 40:20 - Fallout: New Vegas
- 46:35 - Fallout 4
- 55:30 - Too Human
- 60:00 - Red Faction: Armageddon
- 1:04:25 - Chris Pratt’s incredible voice in The Super Mario Bros. Movie finally revealed
- 1:07:45 - Scant additional details about ZA/UM Studio departures emerge
- 1:11:10 - Activision/Blizzard implementing verification process requiring players to have contract phones
- 1:18:15 - Bug in Overwatch 2 causes accidental purchases, Activision/Blizzard refuses to refund
- 1:19:35 - Yet another sexual abuse claim filed against Activision/Blizzard
- 1:20:45 - Cyberpunk 2077 QA contractor allegedly misrepresented themselves to CD Projekt Red
- 1:25:30 - Antitrust investigation reveals information on Microsoft’s Game Pass revenues
- 1:29:45 - Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier shutting down after a year in service
Podquisition 406: Lucozade Lifestyle
Games and topics this episode:
- 16:00 - Dreamlight Valley
- 22:00 - Return to Monkey Island
- 30:30 - BioShock 2
- 35:05 - FRANKEN
- 37:00 - The Binding of Isaac
- 38:00 - Trombone Champ
- 39:25 - Middle Earth: Shadow of War
- 47:55 - Key writers and artists on Disco Elysium were quietly pushed out of ZA/UM last year
- 57:05 - PC ports of PlayStation titles will arrive at least a year after console release
- 60:10 - Stadia is dead
- 1:04:50 - Saudi Arabia wants to own a major game publisher
- 1:05:35 - Tencent now wants controlling interest in game companies outside of China
- 1:06:50 - Beyond Good & Evil 2 has now been in development longer than Duke Nukem Forever was
Podquisition 405: REJOICE!
Games and topics this episode:
- 16:30 - Trombone Champ
- 26:30 - High Speed II: The Getaway
- 29:45 - Scratching Memory
- 32:15 - My Time at Portia
- 33:20 - BioShock 2
- 38:00 - Dreamlight Valley
- 46:05 - Mail Time
- 47:00 - CorpoNation: The Sorting Process
- 49:30 - Railbound
- 50:15 - BLINNK and the Vacuum of Space
- 51:30 - Sonic Frontiers
- 57:30 - Prodeus
- 1:01:30 - Shovel Knight Dig
- 1:04:00 - Alleged GTA VI hacker arrested in UK
- 1:08:00 - Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot seems happy with his company culture
- 1:12:00 - ReedPop announces new format for E3, with separate days for press and public
- 1:14:30 - Hellblade II will not be using AI voice actors in the final product
Podquisition 404: The Genital Line
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:00 - The Secret of Monkey Island / LeChuck’s Revenge
- 16:35 - Return to Monkey Island
- 22:20 - My Time at Sandrock
- 29:00 - Thymesia
- 35:40 - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
- 37:30 - Ring of Pain
- 42:35 - Wayward Strand
- 47:00 - You Suck at Parking
- 53:40 - Aliens Fireteam Elite
- 56:20 - The Outbound Ghost
- 58:00 - Soulstice
- 1:02:00 - Twitter account leaking info exposed as YouTuber breaking embargoes
- 1:05:00 - Massive leak of GTA VI in-development content hits the interwebs, FBI is on the case
- 1:13:25 - Microsoft, like a fox, suggest they’d be crazy to take Call of Duty off the PlayStation platform
- 1:15:00 - Andrew Wilson claims to believe Battlefield could replace Call of Duty as a cross-platform juggernaut
- 1:16:20 - Twitch’s gambling issue flares up again over public incidents, site bans some gambling content
- 1:23:05 - Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 map has loads of poorly translated Arabic and cultural ignorance
- 1:24:00 - Disturbing report shows how Twitch enables child predators to find targets
Podquisition 403: The Queen’s Dead Special
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:30 - Wayward Strand
- 20:20 - My Time at Sandrock
- 21:35 - Fall Guys
- 24:30 - Ashigaru: The Last Shogun
- 27:35 - Steelrising
- 43:10 - Ayn Odin Pro
- 50:30 - Justice Sucks: Tactical Vacuum Action
- 53:15 - Splatoon 3
- 54:10 - The Last of Us Part II
- 1:03:50 - HoloCure: Save the Fans!
- 1:07:30 - Let’s Tap
- 1:13:00 - Unreleased Meta Quest headset found in hotel trash a month before public reveal
- 1:16:30 - Babylon’s Fall shutting down after less than a year as a live service game
- 1:19:40 - Yves Guillemot calls decade of workplace abuse and cover-ups at Ubisoft a “stumble”; also Tencent owns most of them now.
Podquisition 402: We Are The End
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:20 - A Plague Tale: Innocence
- 19:30 - Vampire Survivors
- 22:20 - Arcade Paradise
- 28:00 - The Last of Us Remastered
- 32:10 - Immortality
- 37:40 - Red Steel
- 40:00 - Supposed Silent Hill remake screenshots leak
- 43:10 - Microsoft is *so committed* to keeping Call of Duty multiplatform
- 45:30 - Of course, Call of Duty will be a day one Game Pass release, but it’ll be on Playstation same day
- 47:00 - UK regulators will perform an in-depth investigation into Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Podquisition 401: This Virgin Knows How To F You
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Vampire Survivors
- 21:30 - Steel Rising
- 30:10 - Arcade Paradise
- 41:15 - The Last of Us Remastered
- 51:00 - Jetpack Joyride 2
- 56:20 - Control
- 1:03:10 - We Are OFK
- 1:07:40 - A Plague Tale: Innocence
- 1:11:15 - Alien Isolation
- 1:15:50 - Opoona
- 1:17:30 - Mad Dog McCree
- 1:19:30 - Wii Sports
- 1:22:30 - Bizarre lawsuit tries to claim all of Sony’s profit from PlayStation Store in UK as “overcharging”
- 1:27:20 - Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants to see fewer platform exclusives, honest
- 1:29:30 - Denuvo is pitching their anti-piracy software to third-party publishers on Switch
Podquisition 400: Eight Years
Podquisition 399: Lord of the Ants
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:05 - Rollerdrome
- 16:15 - The Mortuary Assistant
- 26:45 - Cult of the Lamb
- 53:30 - Kirby’s Dream Buffet
- 1:01:00 - Nintendo brought up on another labor board complaint.
- 1:02:15 - Picture painted of Nintendo QA shows it to be the same as the rest of the industry
- 1:05:30 - Microsoft accuses Sony of buying exclusivity from Game Pass
- 1:08:00 - Reggie Fils-Aime reveals Nintendo was working on a universal accessibility controller
Podquisition 398: Multiple Murder Basements
Games and topics this episode:
- 18:55 - Turbo Golf Racing
- 26:35 - Cult of the Lamb
- 32:00 - Metal Gear Solid V
- 34:50 - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
- 38:00 - The Mummy Demastered
- 43:10 - Demon Throttle
- 46:20 - Escape Academy
- 49:20 - Bridget of Guilty Gear now canonically trans
- 50:10 - David Cage thinks people are being very mean to him
- 59:10 - Tencent seeking to be largest shareholder in Ubisoft
- 1:01:40 - GameStop NFT marketplace sells stolen indie games, now there forever
- 1:04:10 - Activision Blizzard’s revenue last quarter dominated by mobile gaming
- 1:05:05 - Cheat codes for a stage select and two-player mode found in Super Punch-Out
Podquisition 397: Landlords Are Petty Dictators
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:45 - Stray
- 22:35 - Multiversus
- 38:50 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- 46:55 - Vampire Survivors
- 51:30 - Frogun
- 54:00 - LIVE A LIVE
- 54:50 - First hints of what Disco Elysium devs are doing found in job listings
- 55:50 - Former Xbox exec Peter Moore says Microsoft encouraged console wars
- 58:00 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is latest first-party Nintendo release to leak in advance of release
- 59:10 - Resident Evil Village getting accessibility update, but third-person mode pushed to paid DLC
- 1:01:05 - Ubisoft’s failure to address their issues is making them worse
- 1:07:45 - Rockstar has finally made some changes to work culture
- 1:06:05 - Last of Us Part 1 remake includes audio descriptions of cutscenes for visually impaired players
- 1:08:45 - Sony expresses concern over Microsoft acquisition of Activision, specifically Call of Duty
- 1:12:00 - Diablo Immortal player spends so much the game becomes unplayable for them
Podquisition 396: Howdy, Partner!
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:30 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- 17:15 - Stray
- 29:50 - As Dusk Falls
- 34:50 - My Time at Sandrock
- 39:10 - LIVE A LIVE
- 48:00 - Hell Pie
- 51:25 - Blizzard Albany QA make moves to organize another union
- 56:05 - Nintendo didn’t ask for Bayonetta 3 ‘Naive Angel’ mode, wanted sexier Link costume
- 58:00 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is latest first-party Nintendo release to leak in advance of release
- 1:02:50 - Twitch implements features to address hate raids, needs to do more
- 1:05:00 - VRChat nopes out of moderating user-generated content, shuts down all mods
- 1:07:45 - Meta Quest 2 headset is getting a $100 price increase in August
Podquisition 395: Scorcher
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:20 - PowerWash Simulator
- 20:05 - Metal Gear Solid V
- 33:20 - Jekyll vs. Hyde
- 37:40 - The Quarry
- 41:50 - Monster Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
- 44:10 - OVERWHELM
- 47:30 - Billie Bust Up
- 49:15 - Road Redemption
- 52:20 - Blizzard Albany QA make moves to organize another union
- 56:40 - John Riccitiello calls devs who don’t heavily monetize, “fucking idiots”
- 1:01:30 - BioWare drops BioWare Points, makes DLC items purchasable with them free
- 1:02:45 - Modders have added online multiplayer, graphics to leaked beta of Skate
Podquisition 394: Industrial Fan
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:30 - Unplugged
- 15:00 - The Thing
- 21:00 - Resident Evil 4 VR
- 24:45 - Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series
- 27:30 - Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak
- 31:00 - Vampire Survivors
- 34:00 - Satisfactory
- 34:55 - Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick
- 37:00 - Kill.Switch
- 38:40 - TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
- 39:25 - The Quarry
- 41:10 - Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde
- 49:00 - Bayonetta 3 will have nudity options
- 51:40 - Developer blasts NFTs at convention panel on stage paid for by NFT companies
- 55:00 - Ubisoft promises it’s only taking your DLC away after Ass Creed Liberation debacle on Steam
- 56:45 - Photo of Hideo Kojima claimed to be of Shinzo Abe assassin finds its way into media
- 59:10 - Convention organizer ReedPop to take over management of E3 in 2023
- 1:03:10 - Activision-Blizzard employees plan another walkout demanding support for civil liberties
- 1:07:22 - Monopoly regulators in Britain now examining Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard
- 1:08:05 - Studio Canal films dropped from PlayStation Store in some regions, revoking licenses from purchasers
- 1:10:05 - Electronic Arts alerts people to leaked version of Skate, politely asks people not to download it
Podquisition 393: Dirty Tools
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:55 - The Suffering
- 22:20 - The Quarry
- 29:00 - The Simpsons: Hit & Run
- 35:20 - Mighty Goose
- 36:35 - Satisfactory
- 40:45 - Shadow Hearts
- 46:05 - Drakengard
- 48:25 - Darkwatch
- 50:50 - Bujungai
- 53:50 - Pupperazzi
- 54:05 - Disc Room
- 55:35 - Mercenary Kings
- 60:10 - Itch.io launches bundle of nearly 800 games in support of abortion access
- 60:45 - Politicians in the Netherlands are eyeing a loot box ban
- 1:01:35 - Blockchain-based games marketplace swipes name and design from itch.io
- 1:05:30 - As Ubisoft turns off online features, players will lose access to paid DLC
- 1:07:15 - Sexy nightclub party brands itself with Final Fantasy assets
Podquisition 392: Medicinal Mishap
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:00 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
- 12:45 - Dynasty Warriors 3
- 20:25 - PlayStation Plus
- 25:50 - Satisfactory
- 29:40 - Warhammer 40k: Tau Fire Warrior
- 35:00 - Live A Live
- 39:00 - Vampire Survivors
- 40:20 - Gitaroo Man
- 46:20 - Dead Cells
- 48:55 - Portal 1 + 2 Switch
- 49:35 - MMO Studio behind The Day Before using unpaid labor for development
- 54:25 - Yves Guillemot takes a one-third pay cut, still makes half a million annually to ignore misconduct
Podquisition 391: Insecticons Assemble
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Street Fighter 6
- 21:40 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
- 28:40 - Satisfactory
- 32:55 - Terra Nil
- 34:50 - The Last Worker
- 36:45 - Tinykin
- 38:30 - Ynglet
- 39:55 - Nomad Survival
- 46:15 - 20 Minutes Until Dawn
- 50:10 - Overrogue
- 51:30 - Exhausted Man
- 53:30 - Endling: Extinction is Forever
- 56:00 - Ultrakill
- 57:25 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die
- 58:00 - Cult of the Lamb
- 1:01:30 - Fall Guys
- 1:04:10 - Activision Blizzard has determined Activision Blizzard did nothing wrong
- 1:07:00 - Activision Blizzard shareholder vote for transparency seemingly brushed aside
- 1:08:45 - Shareholders also vote to keep Bobby Kotick on the board
- 1:10:50 - EA’s Andrew Wilson gets 50% pay cut… to 20 million dollars
- 1:12:00 - SEGA denies future woman and hedgehog romance
Podquisition 390: I Know You!
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:25 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die
- 15:20 - Gloomwood
- 20:40 - Anger Foot
- 23:25 - Binary Domain
- 29:20 - Melatonin
- 31:50 - Spirit Swap
- 33:05 - Typing of the Dead Overkill
- 35:50 - The Textorcist
- 39:45 - Lost in Play
- 43:30 - Elden Ring demake
- 44:50 - Getsugumaden
- 47:45 - Satisfactory
- 51:45 - Turbo Golf Racing
Podquisition 389: Now That’s What I Call An Ingot!
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:20 - MIYOO-Mini
- 18:30 - Warped Kart Racers
- 23:20 - Satisfactory
- 26:15 - Hardspace Shipbreaker
- 30:25 - Binary Domain
- 40:30 - ESA is saying E3 will return to an in-person event in 2023
- 46:25 - Nintendo pirate given 40 month prison term
- 50:15 - Classified military information is being leaked to settle disputes over a video game
- 53:05 - Dragon Age QA contractors vote in favor of forming a union
Podquisition 388: Pride Watch 2022
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:10 - Core Keeper
- 11:00 - Satisfactory
- 17:10 - Card Sharks
- 24:20 - Pac-Man Museum+
- 30:30 - Hardspace Shipbreaker
- 33:45 - Pocket Crystal League
- 37:20 - Days Gone
- 45:05 - Sony planning to ramp up number of PC releases in coming years
- 47:20 - EA won’t make a statement on abortion or trans rights, but isn’t stopping individuals
- 55:10 - Microsoft’s corporate culture maybe hasn’t undergone the dramatic improvements they claim
- 60:20 - Phil Spencer says Microsoft will recognize Raven QA union following acquisition of ABK
- 1:01:35 - Shareholder group publishes open letter asking for Activision-Blizzard board to be voted out
Podquisition 387: Milton Keynes
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:45 - Pokémon Go
- 08:40 - Vampire Survivors
- 14:45 - Riddled Corpses
- 21:45 - Trek to Yomi
- 24:40 - Steam Deck
- 25:45 - Days Gone
- 31:50 - Jurassic World Evolution 2
- 34:45 - Roller Champions
- 40:00 - Lost Epic
- 45:00 - Raven QA workers successfully vote in favor of unionization
- 50:50 - Activision-Blizzard worker committee forms, sends list of demands to management
- 55:30 - Sony sexual discrimination case lives on in new suit filed following dismissal
- 57:50 - Sony restricting subsidiary companies from making statements supporting reproductive rights
- 1:06:00 - Bungie claims they won’t be “muzzled” in midst of acquisition by Sony
- 1:09:00 - Electronic Arts seems thirsty to get acquired, but wants Android Wilson at the helm
- 1:11:45 - The Sims 4 now allows players to customize pronouns for their Sims
Podquisition 386: Someone’s Enzymatic Dalliance
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:25 - Steel Assault
- 24:00 - Ravenous Devils
- 25:10 - Evil Dead: The Game
- 34:55 - Pokémon Go
- 36:15 - Steam Deck
- 42:20 - Fight Knight
- 45:10 - Organizing QA contractors for BioWare will not be forced to return to offices
- 46:35 - Nintendo of America’s Doug Bowser is “troubled” his contractors aren’t happy
- 48:20 - PlayStation boss Jim Ryan wrote a weird and bad email to staff about abortion rights
- 59:55 - Images claimed to be from new Silent Hill project leak
- 1:04:35 - Fall Guys going free-to-play, coming to PS5, Switch and Xbox
Podquisition 385: Tales Of British Trains
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:50 - Steam Deck
- 14:45 - Vampire Survivors
- 26:22 - Revita
- 31:30 - Nightmare Reaper
- 40:40 - Evil Dead: Regeneration
- 49:10 - Sonic Lost World
- 56:50 - Death Trash
- 59:30 - Reggie Fils-Aimé distancing himself from contractor claims against Nintendo of America
- 1:03:00 - Activision-Blizzard’s continued anti-union messages just keep getting sadder
- 1:04:35 - Blizzard names a new VP in attempt to quell discrimination claims
- 1:07:25 - VR technology must be stopped
Podquisition 384: We’d Rather Be Playing Vampire Survivors
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:55 - The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
- 13:45 - Vampire Survivors
- 26:25 - Peglin
- 29:40 - Nintendo Switch Sports
- 36:45 - Revita
- 43:30 - Dragon Age QA team seeking to form a union
- 47:50 - Square Enix selling off studios and IP to fund its crypto future
- 54:55 - Reggie Fils-Aimé calls himself a “big believer” in blockchain
- 56:30 - The global chip shortage is expected to continue on
- 60:50 - Yuji Naka claims Square Enix knowingly released Balan Wonderland in unfinished state
Podquisition 383: Corsets For Everyone
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:10 - Elden Ring
- 13:20 - The Force Unleashed
- 18:40 - Nobody Saves the World
- 25:40 - Lost in Random
- 28:00 - Chernobylite
- 32:30 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- 40:10 - The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
- 45:20 - Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg alleged to have helped bury story about Bobby Kotick restraining order
- 50:50 - Activision names two women to board despite their best effort not to
- 53:15 - Raven QA testers gear up for vote to formalize union
- 56:40 - Nintendo responds to claim of union busting
- 60:50 - Thousands of Joy-Cons a week were being sent to Nintendo for repair weekly at height
- 1:03:20 - SEGA delisting original Sonic trilogy ahead of re-release in Sonic Origins
- 1:06:05 - Gender discrimination lawsuit against Sony to proceed after some counts dismissed
- 1:08:10 - PlayStation hiring someone to get more games on PC
- 1:08:55 - Elden Ring demake in development
Podquisition 382: That’s Not Yogurt!
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:50 - Two Point Hospital
- 13:15 - Nobody Saves the World
- 25:50 - Cho Aniki
- 31:00 - Pix’n Love Rush
- 32:40 - Pokémon Go
- 45:30 - Nintendo of America alleged to have violated worker’s right to unionize
- 50:45 - Activision Blizzard surveyed players to gauge interest in crypto and NFTs
- 60:35 - Square-Enix still determined to shove the blockchain into their games
- 1:02:45 - Hideo Kojima up to his bullshit again, this time about a rumored acquisition by Sony
- 1:06:10 - Kim Kardashian threatens to sue Roblox after son finds an ad in game for her sex tape
Podquisition 381: Take a Deep Breath
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:10 - Pokémon: The Trading Card Game
- 17:40 - Roombo First Blood
- 19:55 - House of the Dead Remake
- 28:30 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
- 30:50 - Skul: The Hero Slayer
- 32:05 - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- 39:30 - Tearaway
- 49:10 - Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon
- 52:40 - California Governor alleged to have interfered in DEFH suit against Activision Blizzard
- 58:10 - Activision-Blizzard pay bump for QA feels oddly like a union busting tactic
- 1:05:35 - ABK workers walk out over company changes to vaccine policy
- 1:08:25 - Bungie announces remote work for most current and future roles
- 1:10:45 - Twitch pulled paid Boost Train feature after users landed porn on the home page
- 1:14:00 - The Quarry will have a low-interactivity “movie mode” that skips all the gameplay
Podquisition 380: Finding the Perfect Bush
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:30 - Elden Ring
- 17:40 - Weird West
- 28:55 - Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines
- 34:40 - Resistance Burning Skies
- 39:30 - Despotism 3k
- 46:22 - Chibi-Robo Zip Lash
- 51:55 - Undead Labs employees allege discrimination and abuse despite Microsoft buyout
- 56:20 - Ubisoft stops development of Breakpoint, tells NFT buyers they “own” a piece of history
- 1:03:35 - NFT game using Formula One license shuts down after they can’t renew the license
- 1:05:30 - Ron Gilbert returning to Monkey Island for new sequel due this year
- 1:07:20 - Rearranged Kirby song wins Grammy Award
Podquisition 379: A Real Wrestler
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:10 - rdians of the Galaxy
- 11:25 - Shredders
- 14:45 - Elden Ring
- 17:00 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- 33:40 - Skul the Hero Slayer
- 36:10 - Tunic
- 40:35 - Ghostwire Tokyo
- 46:50 - Culdcept Revolt
- 1:02:15 - Wattam developer Funomena likely to close following abuse allegations
- 1:04:25 - Another sexual harassment suit filed against Activision Blizzard
- 1:08:00 - Judge ready to approve $18m settlement of EEOC case against Activision Blizzard
- 1:09:50 - Microsoft fine with Activision Blizzard workers forming union if Activision Blizzard is
- 1:11:35 - Sony about to make PlayStation Plus more complicated
- 1:15:45 - But Sony won’t put day-one releases on Plus
- 1:18:00 - Gran Turismo 7 to walk back its terrible pricing
- 1:19:10 - Bloodborne Kart is apparently real
Podquisition 378: Suing the Council
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Tunic
- 30:30 - Final Fantasy Origin Stranger of Paradise
- 35:15 - Inscryption: Kaycee’s Mod
- 38:10 - Skul: The Hero Slayer
- 39:30 - Chocobo GP
- 43:45 - Retroid Pocket 2 Plus
- 45:25 - Game Pass on Steam Deck
- 47:45 - Rune Factory 5
- 52:00 - New Little King’s Story
- 55:30 - Soul Sacrifice Delta
- 58:50 - People Make Games report on abuse at indie studios
- 1:04:20 - Ori and the Blind Forest dev Moon Studios also accused of employee mistreatment
- 1:06:45 - More litigants sign on to sexual discrimination lawsuit agains Sony
- 1:07:40 - Bandai Namco Mobile switching to four day work week
Podquisition 376: What the North Gets You
Podquisition 375: It's Just Soup
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:15 - Steam Deck
- 22:10 - Pokémon Legends Arceus
- 23:50 - Elden Ring
- 49:20 - Roboquest
- 53:05 - Gran Turismo 7
- 54:45 - Undead Knights
- 57:25 - Infernax
- 60:30 - Intellivision Amico looks about to cut bait
- 1:05:35 - Nvidia hit by crippling cyber attack
- 1:07:05 - Valve open to having Microsoft Game Pass available on Steam
- 1:11:10 - Pokémon Scarlet/Violet announced
- 1:15:45 - Ubisoft does, at least, protect its employees affected by Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 1:16:45 - Ukranian developers discussing the invasion
- 1:17:20 - Lawsuits arise from Activision Blizzard King investors unhappy about Microsoft deal
- 1:19:15 - Sony attempts to have gender discrimination suit dismissed
- 1:21:15 - Epic Games is acquiring Bandcamp
Podquisition 374: Vampire Wine
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:55 - Nintendo Switch Sports
- 17:10 - Infernax
- 19:55 - Dying Light 2
- 22:40 - A Little to the Left
- 26:35 - RoboQuest
- 31:50 - Skul: The Hero Slayer
- 38:30 - Pokémon Legends Arceus
- 39:10 - Horizon: Forbidden West
- 40:20 - Pinball Heroes
- 44:35 - Activision Blizzard’s lawyers paint union members as “footloose and fancy free”
- 47:45 - Accusations made against Activision Blizzard for union-busting practices at Raven Software
- 53:35 - Bobby Kotick has been covertly funding Republicans through businesses
- 58:40 - Rainbow Six tournament in UAE, where homosexuality is illegal, is canceled
- 60:00 - Ubisoft hints in earnings call that it may be open to a buyout
- 1:07:00 - The Street Fighter 6 logo bears striking similarity to a stock image
- 1:09:50 - Platinum Games takes hard stance against NFTs
- 1:10:40 - Nintendo is closing the 3DS and Wii U eShops
Podquisition 373: Order of Operations
Games and topics this episode:
- 02:55 - Horizon: Forbidden West
- 16:25 - Infernax
- 27:15 - Dreamscaper
- 34:05 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- 39:05 - God of War
- 41:30 - Microsoft suggests they’re only going to keep the good employees at Activision Blizzard
- 43:25 - Roblox has a sexual content problem, along with being a predatory child labor engine
- 44:45 - Ubisoft isn’t doing a damn thing in terms of the demands of its workers
- 50:15 - Team17’s NFT push has pushed employees to push back on company direction
- 54:00 - Ubisoft internal discussion of NFT project got considerable negative feedback from staff
Podquisition 372: The PS Vita Special
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:10 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- 33:20 - Sifu
- 39:10 - Silent Hill Book of Memories
- 41:35 - Killzone Mercenaries
- 44:30 - God of War Chains of Olympus
- 44:55 - Unbound Saga
- 45:55 - Unit 13
- 18:30 - Pokémon Legends Arceus sells 6.5m copies in a week, probably because it’s good
- 46:40 - Google rumored to be dropping Stadia, trying to shop its tech around
- 50:15 - Microsoft is rolling out the anti-trust defense propaganda, points cheeky fingers at Apple
- 56:44 - Ubisoft is licensing their characters to third-party NFT producers
- 60:00 - Itch.io calls NFTs what they are: a scam
- 1:02:25 - No, Nintendo isn’t going to be buying up developers like Sony and Microsoft
- 1:10:35 - Kotaku feature on Steph
Podquisition 371: Personal Best
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:45 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- 27:15 - Pupperazzi
- 33:45 - Bloodborne PSX
- 42:50 - Terraria
- 44:20 - Megaman Zero
- 48:14 - Team 17 announces and abandons Worms NFTs in under 24 hours
- 1:01:20 - EA slowing its roll on NFTs
- 1:03:10 - Troy Baker pulls out of his terrible NFT deal
- 1:05:15 - Atari’s Loot Box NFTs are self-parody
- 1:11:50 - Sony set to acquire Bungie, leverage its live service experience
- 1:18:05 - Techland very nicely asks players not to play Dying Light before release
- 1:21:40 - Activision Blizzard QA internal slack message shows typical anti-union moves
- 1:31:45 - Dark Pictures Anthologies games offer “Friend Pass” co-op for month of February
Podquisition 370: A Classic Jinkies Scenario
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:40 - Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- 17:50 - Gods Remastered
- 20:30 - Labyrinth Legends
- 26:30 - Pupperazzi
- 29:00 - Dante’s Inferno
- 35:45 - Super Star Path
- 39:45 - Raven Studios QA are forming their union Game Workers Alliance, ignored by Activision Blizzard
- 43:55 - Kotick demonstrates typical disrespect to employees in all-hands meeting on Microsoft merger
- 47:05 - The next three Call of Duty games reportedly have to come to PlayStation
- 48:00 - LEGO game developer TT Games reported to have harmful crunch culture
Podquisition 369: Proper Sausage
Games and topics this episode:
- 18:00 - The Procession to Cavalry
- 26:35 - Buck Up and Drive
- 32:28 - Super Bomberman R
- 38:35 - Galaga Plus
- 39:10 - The Anacrusis
- 40:25 - Anvil
- 41:20 - Forza Horizon 5
- 45:30 - Halo Infinite
- 49:05 - Deep Rock Galactic
- 51:45 - Blaster Master Zero 2
- 58:35 - The Gunk
- 60:55 - Shadowman Remastered
- 1:01:50 - Into the Pit
- 1:05:45 - Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance
- 1:07:00 - Microsoft to buy out Activision Blizzard
- 1:19:10 - Microsoft announces well-timed internal review of sexual harassment and gender discrimination
- 1:22:05 - Bobby Kotick’s golden parachute is predictably obscene
- 1:24:02 - Kotick alleged to have attempted burying employment figures to make issues seem smaller
- 1:34:35 - James Stephanie Sterling turned into an NFT, proving them right about NFTs
- 1:41:00 - Continuing the trend of leaks from Nintendo, Pokémon Arceus is in the wild early
Podquisition 368: Uncomfortable Number Two
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:30 - rim Valor
- 18:30 - Terraria
- 22:50 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
- 27:45 - Uncanny Valley
- 35:15 - Red Faction Guerilla
- 39:20 - Shin Megami Tensei V
- 42:30 - Breakneck City
- 43:30 - LEGO puts Overwatch 2 release on hold
- 48:30 - Activision Blizzard claims they’re talking to Raven QA strikers, but…
- 56:30 - Xbox relationship with Activision Blizzard has changed in light of allegations, won’t say how
- 1:02:20 - Phil Spencer thinks cross-platform gaming should include cross-platform bans
- 1:04:15 - The latest Twitch fad involves illegally rebroadcasting television shows, with predictable results
- 1:09:00 - Horizon Forbidden West in the wild months in advance
Podquisition 367: Wetter Is Better
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:10 - Super Mario 3D Land
- 15:30 - The Pedestrian
- 19:40 - The Short Games Collection #1
- 25:45 - Connection Rehaunted
- 29:50 - Olija
- 33:00 - Mini Trains
- 33:25 - Tracks Toybox Edition
- 33:40 - Flight Simulator
- 36:15 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- 38:30 - Mario Party Superstars
- 41:15 - Women of Treyarch issue statement committing to better working conditions
- 43:30 - Riot Games settling 2018 discrimination suit for $100 million, agrees to reforms
- 47:15 - Square Enix CEO issues patronizing letter regarding their blockchain plans
- 54:05 - Ken Levine’s new game reportedly in development hell after nearly 8 years
- 57:00 - Sony seemingly hasn’t given up on VR, announces new headset and controller
Podquisition 366: See You Next Year
Podquisition 365: The War on Christmas Special
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:00 - The Artful Escape
- 14:01 - Serious Sam 4
- 18:15 - Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue
- 22:45 - Nightmare Creatures
- 26:00 - A Year of Spring
- 29:00 - Hot Wheels Unleashed
- 35:10 - Dodgeball Academia
- 36:10 - Enter the Gungeon
- 37:30 - Workers are leaving Ubisoft in droves.
- 41:00 - Ubisoft NFT program has not been a hit, but they’re committed.
- 46:00 - Peter Molyneux, on the other hand, is raking it in.
- 51:30 - Bungie having its own bad work conditions moment, HR head resigns position.
- 57:30 - Chip shortage expected to persist into 2023
Podquisition 364: Sharp, Shiny and Small
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:00 - Solar Ash
- 13:30 - Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue
- 23:30 - Loop Hero
- 33:00 - Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon
- 40:20 - Monster Rancher DX
- 52:45 - Lawn Mowing Simulator
- 56:00 - Support the A Better ABK Strike Fund
- 58:30 - Activision Blizzard trying to squash unionization effort with promises to do better
- 1:08:55 - Twitch Boost feature is as useless as expected
- 1:11:00 - Roblox growth and policies can endanger kids, not just exploit them
- 1:17:00 - Peter Molyneux is also doing a blockchain thing
Podquisition 363: Ghosts of Flavor
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:55 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
- 15:35 - Gunfire Reborn
- 21:50 - Kill It With Fire
- 23:40 - Dauntless
- 27:30 - The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- 30:10 - Mindscanners
- 37:05 - Paradise Lost
- 41:10 - Space Warlord Organ Simulator
- 45:35 - Lawn Mowing Simulator
- 46:50 - Townscaper
- 48:20 - Former Activision Blizzard employee comes forward in press conference
- 51:50 - Walkout staged at Raven software following QA layoffs
- 56:35 - State treasurers getting involved in Activision Blizzard
- 60:05 - PlayStation exec fired after amateur pedophilia sting
- 1:02:30 - Ubisoft acknowledges their handling of workplace abuse has damaged trust in them
- 1:09:40 - Ubisoft details first steps toward NFT integration in Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- 1:17:40 - Voice acting studio OMUK agrees to union contract protecting workers
- 1:20:15 - Retail release of Halo Infinite unplayable for several hours after release due to online update
- 1:22:25 - Pokémon Shining Pearl already beaten by speedrunners in 15 minutes
Podquisition 362: The Saddest Animals
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:30 - Ender Lillies
- 19:20 - Death’s Door
- 24:30 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
- 33:00 - Gunfire Reborn
- 38:30 - Warlock of Firetop Mountain
- 44:45 - GTA San Andreas gets remastered with fog to hide how it looks
- 47:30 - Activision Blizzard protest organizer leaves company, decries Kotick on way out
- 49:30 - Nintendo’s gender equality in management is pretty bad
- 57:00 - Twitch to identify ban evaders with machine learning
- 1:01:00 - Sony patent emerges for mobile phone controller clamshell
Podquisition 361: Text of No Merit
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:35 - Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- 16:50 - Dead Estate
- 19:00 - Death’s Door
- 23:05 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
- 26:25 - NERF Legends
- 27:05 - Bloodrayne Revamped
- 31:45 - Exiting Activision Blizzard boss Jen Oneal offered equal pay after resigning
- 35:20 - All three console manufacturers distance themselves from Activision Blizzard
- 41:50 - Activision Blizzard employees petition for Kotick’s removal and stage walkout
- 44:50 - Activision Blizzard board backing Kotick, announces “Workplace Responsibility Committee”
- 47:45 - Kotick reported to be willing to step down if unable to quickly address discrimination and harrassment
- 49:45 - Former PlayStation employee alleges Sony fired them for raising discrimination issues
- 54:55 - Avengers Spider-Man DLC is just Spider-Man and that’s it
- 58:05 - Chris Pratt’s got a special accent for Mario
- 1:01:35 - Microsoft’s Phil Spencer encouraging legal emulation for game preservation
Podquisition 360: Face the Music
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:30 - rand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition
- 27:15 - Halo Infinite
- 33:20 - Kill It With Fire
- 40:15 - Skyrim
- 44:20 - Shin Megami Tensei V
- 48:40 - Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- 49:30 - Dead Estate
- 55:45 - Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
- 60:20 - Bobby Kotick knew about sexual assault years ago
- 1:12:20 - Elder Scrolls V confirmed launching exclusively on Xbox/PC
- 1:12:50 - Nintendo acknowledges JoyCon drift
- 1:14:10 - Chip shortages delay Steam Deck
- 1:15:45 - Spider-Man finally coming to Avengers
Podquisition 359: Obvious Comedy Discourse
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:25 - Lost in Random
- 14:15 - Inscryption
- 22:50 - Forza Horizon 5
- 31:50 - Popeye
- 38:15 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- 39:15 - Dying Light
- 39:55 - Resident Evil Revelations 1&2
- 41:15 - Dorfromantik
- 43:00 - Binding of Isaac: Repentance
- 45:30 - Ubisoft staff seek public support for better working conditions with petition
- 48:00 - EA wants to make NFT games too
- 58:05 - Nintendo can’t stop leaking games
Podquisition 358: Moral High Ground
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:05 - Happy Game
- 18:25 - Unpacking
- 22:20 - What the Golf
- 26:00 - Lady in a Leotard with a Gun
- 33:50 - Netflix Games on Android
- 38:10 - Inscryption
- 41:10 - MARS
- 47:50 - Head Over Heels
- 49:10 - Moon
- 54:00 - Actiblizz commits to some changes that ABK were pushing for
- 56:25 - Bobby Kotick takes a PR pay cut
- 59:15 - Valve isn’t allowing NFTs on Steam
- 60:20 - Ubisoft commits to contribute to global ruin with blockchain games
- 1:01:20 - Facebook rolling back account login requirement for their headsets
- 1:04:00 - Paid Twitch Boosts are now in the wild
- 1:07:50 - Seth Rogan allegedly to star in Donkey Kong spin-off film
- 1:10:30 - Jen Oneal stepping down from co-lead position at Blizzard after only three months
- 1:11:45 - Blizzard games are bleeding players
Podquisition 357: Spook Central
Games and topics this episode:
- 03:15 - Nuclear Blaze
- 07:30 - Inscryption
- 13:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy
- 22:30 - Zombies Ate My Neighbors!
- 26:30 - The Wine
- 29:30 - Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- 31:00 - Hentai vs Evil
- 32:30 - Crysis 2
- 34:00 - Resident Evil VR doesn’t account for people with boobs
- 37:30 - Judge in sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard denies move to pause proceedings
- 40:00 - Warner Bros reportedly working on crossover fighter
- 41:10 - Overwatch's McCree no longer named after serial abuser
- 44:00 - Sony patents function allowing stream viewers to boot players from games
- 45:30 - Notorious Games, new studio formed by former Blizzard staff announced
- 52:00 - Eidos properly credits former trans employee for their contribution
Podquisition 356: The Moon Goddess Strikes Back
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:45 - The Good Life
- 19:30 - Back 4 Blood
- 21:35 - World War Z Aftermath
- 24:15 - Lego City Underground
- 32:40 - Tanuki Sunset
- 43:20 - Dusk
- 46:15 - Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
- 52:20 - Nuclear Blaze
- 58:10 - Twitch addresses contents of their massive leak
- 60:00 - Twitch also had a do not ban list
- 1:03:40 - Mercury Steam not crediting former staff for work on Metroid Dread
- 1:08:30 - FIFA 22 pitch line feature causing issues for visually impaired players
- 1:09:05 - More than 20 Activision Blizzard staff have now "exited" company since sexual harassment lawsuit became public
- 1:13:45 - New Animal Crossing DLC causes confusion regarding Nintendo online subscription
- 1:24:30 - Valve working on a ratings system for Steam Deck so folks will know before purchase if a game will run okay or not
Podquisition 355: You're Toast!
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:45 - Rallyallyally
- 08:05 - Morse
- 09:45 - Neuronet: Mendax Proxy
- 11:50 - Back 4 Blood
- 16:00 - Paper Trail
- 17:50 - D*Fuzed
- 19:55 - You Suck at Parking
- 23:45 - Fantasian
- 26:40 - Grindstone
- 31:50 - Metroid Dread
- 43:00 - EA exec confronted regarding loot boxes in FIFA interview, uses weasel words.
- 46:45 - Twitch leak exposes years-long security flaws
- 49:30 - Microsoft investigating alternate approaches to “right to repair”
- 54:30 - Conflict over Activision EEOC settlement could destroy California labor lawsuit
- 1:02:00 - Ubisoft employees raise concerns “role model” evaluation will suppress dissent
- 1:08:25 - Paradox staff speak out about culture of silence protecting abusive executives
- 1:11:55 - Eidos Montreal instituting a four-day work week
Podquisition 354: Leprechaun Lore
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:45 - Flynn: Son of Crimson
- 09:05 - Nightmare on Elm St
- 13:30 - Nier Reincarnation
- 18:10 - Unsighted
- 27:45 - ZombieRollerz
- 30:00 - Missing Orpheus
- 32:10 - Monster Train
- 37:20 - Mighty Goose
- 39:45 - Alan Wake Remastered
- 42:25 - Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz
- 48:40 - Twitch source code leaked online
- 60:30 - Sony adds game trials to PS5, starting when download begins
- 1:02:30 - Bloomberg reports on 4K Switch dev kits, Nintendo denies, then a patent appears
Podquisition 353: Lonely and Horny
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:40 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- 08:40 - Flynn: Son of Crimson
- 10:00 - Deltarune
- 20:00 - Deathloop
- 24:00 - Dandy Ace
- 33:15 - Eastward
- 37:00 - Skatebird
- 39:20 - Toem
- 41:10 - Activision quickly settles federal labor lawsuit, denies wrongdoing again
- 48:40 - Illumination’s Mario Bros movie gets cast
- 58:30 - Twitch reportedly working on features to prevent hate raids
- 1:01:00 - Twitch partnering with Warner Music to bring acts to the platform
Podquisition 352: Fantacast
Games and topics this episode:
- 19:10 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- 23:55 - Flynn: Son of Crimson
- 26:20 - Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
- 31:00 - Zen Pinball
- 34:00 - Skatebird
- 40:05 - Wasted
- 44:40 - Deltarune
- 48:50 - Croc
- 49:20 - Bugsnax / Octodad developer moves all staff to four day work week
- 51:20 - Judgment delivered in Epic v Apple suit
- 53:10 - Twitch brings suit against hate raid coordinators despite knowing little about them
- 58:00 - Former Tripwire CEO does swift rebrand after resigning in disgrace
- 1:02:00 - Konami wants you to preorder a lootbox for £33
- 1:03:25 - Bobby Kotick subpoenaed as part of SEC investigation into ActiBlizz
Podquisition 351: Polyquisition
No games found in episode description
Podquisition 350: Dolla Dolla Bills
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:00 - Totally legal games
- 21:25 - Encased
- 24:10 - House of Ashes Demo
- 31:15 - Apocalypse
- 36:45 - Wasteland Golf Club
- 43:10 - Life is Strange: True Colours
- 48:20 - The Medium
- 49:45 - No More Heroes 3
- 51:55 - Tripwire CEO steps down after expressing support for Texas abortion ban
- 59:15 - Paradox Interactive employees allege mistreatment in survey
- 1:01:15 - Sony backpedals on PS5 upgrade fee for Horizon Forbidden West, but such fees are the future
- 1:03:05 - Cloud Imperium warned by UK regulators to clarify to customers that in-game ships don’t exist yet.
- 1:08:55 - Ubisoft’s replacement CCO is another white french dude
- 1:11:30 - New Pokémon Oreo cookies come at a time when Nabisco workers are on strike
Podquisition 349: Well-Rested and Refreshed
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:00 - Psychonauts 2
- 15:00 - Rustler
- 22:10 - No More Heroes 3
- 30:45 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- 32:25 - Lake
- 44:15 - EA exec claims toxic environments are ‘inevitable’ in large publishers
- 47:55 - CD Projekt Red hires CyberPunk 2077 modders
- 49:40 - Apple will now let alternate payment systems be offered, but not through the App Store
- 53:25 - Steam refunds system abuse is hurting developers of short indie games
- 56:45 - Epic hosts Martin Luther King Jr. experience in Fortnite, predictably unprepared for users
- 59:15 - Activision responds to shredding claims, says they kept the important stuff, honest
- 60:35 - Wata co-founder accused of selling graded games online from personal collection
Podquisition 348: Educated in the Arts
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:30 - Road 96
- 14:30 - The Ascent
- 17:20 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- 23:55 - Twelve Minutes
- 29:25 - Psychonauts 2
- 37:50 - Train Simulator
- 39:15 - Roblox exploits child labor for profit
- 44:30 - State of California expands suit, claims Activision may have destroyed evidence of abuse
- 49:20 - Electronic Arts is releasing patents on accessibility features
- 53:25 - The market for retro games might be as full of fraud as every speculative market that came before.
- 59:20 - Twitch’s tags are being used to engage in coordinated hate raids on minority streamers.
Podquisition 347: Shrimp Are Perfect
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:20 - Road 96
- 12:15 - The Ascent
- 19:40 - Boyfriend Dungeon
- 26:15 - Back 4 Blood beta
- 30:25 - Button City
- 33:00 - Dodgeball Academia
- 36:15 - Vampyr
- 37:10 - Garden Story
- 42:10 - Fortnite: Impostors
- 45:15 - Among Us devs speak out about Fortnite's controversial Impostors mode
- 49:00 - Riot misled staff about their right to speak out on harassment and discrimination, California says
- 43:05 - Activision Blizzard accused of routinely deadnaming trans staff
- 56:45 - Watchdog launches investigation into Ubisoft Singapore over alleged unfairness and sexual harassment
Podquisition 346: You’ve Got Questions
No games found in episode description
Podquisition 345: Give Us A Boost, Would Ya?
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:35 - The Great Ragtime Show
- 16:45 - Cooking Mama Cookstar
- 23:30 - The Evil Within 2
- 30:10 - Train Simulator
- 32:50 - Castle Crashers
- 34:55 - Samurai Warriors 5
- 41:30 - Neo: The World Ends With You
- 37:30 - More Activision/Blizzard, More Problems
- 53:40 - But we haven’t forgotten about Ubisoft
- 56:25 - Maybe unions are a good idea?
Podquisition 344: We Demand Applause
Games and topics this episode:
Podquisition 343: Checking In
Games and topics this episode:
- 03:20 - SNKRX
- 06:05 - Pokémon Unite
- 20:00 - Scarlet Nexus
- 23:40 - Offworld Trading Company
- 26:10 - Pairanormal
- 30:20 - Greedfall
- 32:30 - Geometry Arena
- 38:20 - The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD
- 42:15 - Ubisoft sued by French game workers union for institutional sexual harassment
- 46:15 - Ukranian warehouse full of PS4s used to farm FIFA game currency
- 48:40 - Valve announces handheld Steam Deck gaming devices
- 53:50 - Prototype designs for Wii remotes dredged from last year’s Nintendo leak
- 54:55 - Hackers allege they’ve stolen data from EA, ransom it.
Podquisition 342: The Gays Can Do Whatever They Want
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Mundaun
- 17:20 - SNKRX
- 21:40 - Myst: VR Edition
- 25:00 - Scarlet Nexus
- 33:30 - Rising Hell
- 37:50 - There is No Game: Wrong Dimension
- 08:10 - Resident Evil Village PC port performance issues linked to DRM
- 38:55 - Ubisoft is concerned they might have problems hiring and keeping talent
- 45:50 - Tencent gets patent on digital goods inheritance
- 51:35 - Microsoft adds spending limit controls for child accounts
- 54:25 - Kojima doesn’t like the “Director’s Cut” subtitle for Death Stranding
- 57:00 - Bloober Team dances around Silent Hill rumors
Podquisition 341: Professional Unwrappers
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:20 - Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
- 19:40 - Fury Unleashed
- 22:15 - Rising Hell
- 25:20 - Scarlet Nexus
- 34:20 - Terminator Resistance
- 38:55 - Ubisoft making live service Assassin’s Creed, installs alleged abusers to run project
- 47:35 - Switch revision announced without rumored 4K upscaling
- 56:05 - More reports from indie developers on challenges of working with Sony
- 59:45 - Tencent deploying facial recognition to limit unsupervised children’s game time in China
Podquisition 340: Let’s Get Physical
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:10 - Doki Doki Literature Club Plus
- 12:50 - Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
- 16:00 - Chicory
- 21:40 - Fury Unleashed
- 27:20 - FF7 Remake
- 33:20 - Neo: The World Ends With You
- 38:00 - Skul: The Hero Slayer
- 45:40 - Mario Golf Super Rush
- 48:55 - Going Under
- 51:40 - Monster Hunter Stories 2
- 52:35 - Sky: Children of the Light
- 1:08:00 - Life in the Crow House with Jonathan
- 57:00 - Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 military simulation event did a bit of a racism
- 1:01:35 - Indie publisher bemoans fees and process allegedly imposed by PS Store
- 1:04:25 - Chris Avellone suing 100+ people who claimed knowledge of his misconduct
Podquisition 339: Dangers of Vending Machine Proximity
Games and topics this episode:
- 17:00 - EDF World Brothers
- 32:15 - FF7 Remake Intergrade
- 39:40 - Flower
- 41:50 - Infamous: Second Son
- 47:30 - Marvel's Avengers bug displayed users’ IP addresses on screen while playing.
- 51:35 - Developer of Abandoned pleads with people to believe he’s not Hideo Kojima.
- 1:04:10 - Bobby Kotick gets $155m pay package approved by shareholders.
- 1:07:40 - Among Us devs talk about the consequences of their surprise success.
- 1:08:45 - First dev to announce in-game Facebook ads backpedals after consumer response.
- 1:14:45 - CyberPunk returns to Sony with fewer assets to make it run.
- 1:15:30 - Pokémon Go rolls back more accessibility options introduced during the pandemic.
Podquisition 338: A Town Called Voorhees
Games and topics this episode:
- 15:30 - Skatebird
- 19:15 - Final Fantasy Origin
- 26:00 - Tunic
- 29:40 - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- 37:15 - Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
- 49:00 - Umarangi Generation
- 51:05 - Going Under
- 54:10 - Button City
- 54:40 - Unbeatable
- 1:10:25 - Cyberpunk returning to PSN, Sony suggests not buying the base PS4 version
- 1:11:45 - Ubisoft continues to be shit, but didn’t show Beyond Good & Evil for once.
- 1:17:55 - Debate sparked by announcements of physical-only game releases
Podquisition 337: Pinball Justice
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:00 - KeyWe
- 20:25 - Crue Ball
- 24:00 - Demon’s Tilt
- 26:40 - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- 39:25 - Virtual Pinball
- 41:00 - Yoku’s Island Express
- 42:30 - World’s End Club
- 43:05 - Kung-Fu Kickball
- 44:40 - Backbone
- 49:30 - David Cage reportedly throws tantrum in court
- 57:35 - Injustice 2 Mobile rewarded beating up bi-sexual character for Pride Month
- 1:01:30 - The E3 Media Portal set up by ESA assumes everyone is male
- 1:07:20 - Ubisoft to offer remote work options for some positions
- 1:10:30 - Playdate portable gaming console with a crank available to pre-order in July
- 1:12:20 - Palworld looks like an edgelord Pokémon
Podquisition 336: Moon Goddess
Podquisition 335: Epilatastic
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:15 - Psychonauts
- 08:00 - BioMutant
- 28:10 - Mass Effect 2
- 35:30 - Dark Pictures Anthology - House of Ashes
- 50:15 - Hackers get transphobic error messages into Little Big Planet
- 59:20 - Derided Gucci branded content for Roblox nonetheless explodes in resale value
- 1:04:10 - Skyward Sword HD locks fast travel behind a sold out $25 amiibo.
- 1:06:50 - Sony pushing to bring their franchises to phones
Podquisition 334: Covered in Gamer Goo
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:45 - Resident Evil Village
- 22:20 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition
- 32:00 - Monster Sanctuary
- 34:00 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
- 35:30 - The Outer Worlds
- 41:15 - Pine
- 45:15 - Ubisoft still hasn’t addressed the system of abuse at their studios
- 52:20 - Ubisoft also has a bad art contest you shouldn’t enter
- 56:25 - Unused Lady Dimitrescu voice file found to be very hot
- 57:45 - Epic v Apple devolves to porno finger-pointing
- 1:01:45 - Redacted testimony points to Xbox Game Pass coming to Switch
Podquisition 333: Ask Not For Whom the Bell Dongs
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:15 - Resident Evil Village
- 19:00 - Dragon Quest Builders 2
- 31:10 - Train Simulator
- 33:30 - Bunny Bunny Dig Dig
- 36:50 - Wind Waker HD
- 43:00 - World’s End Club
- 48:00 - Dex
- 51:45 - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
- 56:00 - Is it porn for this banana to be naked?
- 1:01:50 - Returnal update corrupted saves, people who downloaded asked not to play
- 1:03:50 - Humble Bundle brings back charity sliders... for now
- 1:06:15 - Ubisoft pivoting towards more free to play titles
- 1:10:30 - Epic pushed for Microsoft to drop Xbox live requirement for F2P games
Podquisition 332: Moldy Singlets
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:40 - Before I Forget
- 19:45 - Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
- 21:45 - Pokémon Snap
- 28:25 - Undermine
- 33:45 - Returnal
- 45:20 - Disc Creatures
- 48:40 - Tin Star
- 50:30 - Epic v Apple court proceedings begin
- 1:02:20 - Epic data on user-acquisition costs related to “free” game distribution leaked
- 1:06:30 - Info on quite how huge financially Fortnite has been
- 1:07:05 - How much Epic paid for six months of Borderlands 3 exclusivity
- 1:10:25 - Sony agreed to cross-play when it could get its beak wet
- 1:14:00 - Microsoft to cut publisher fee to 12% on Windows Game Store
- 1:16:40 - Xbox is improving the framerate of many backward compatible titles
- 1:17:20 - Witcher 3 Director resigns and apologizes after investigation finds no wrongdoing
- 1:21:00 - Sony makes a financial investment in Discord, securing it on PS5.
- 1:23:15 - New details emerge about last year’s Ubisoft hostage hoax
- 1:28:05 - 5 CDPR bosses take home nearly $30m in bonuses.
- 1:28:30 - Bobby Kotick takes a meaningless 50% pay cut.
Podquisition 331: Babygirl Boots
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:55 - PHOGS!
- 18:35 - Ballistic Ecks vs Sever
- 20:25 - Congo The Movie: Secret of Zinj
- 24:20 - The Longing
- 29:20 - Pathway
- 31:50 - Steven Seagal is the Final Option
- 35:50 - Road Runner Death Valley Rally
- 39:00 - Train Simulator
- 42:00 - Hypnospace Outlaw
- 46:00 - The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King
- 49:55 - Judgment
- 53:15 - Miitopia
- 1:01:10 - Humble Bundle is significantly changing its revenue split system
- 1:08:10 - Pokémon Go introduces sponsored branding balloons
- 1:10:50 - First Monster Hunter Rise update adds price tag to character cosmetic changes
- 1:14:05 - Leaked FIFA marketing documents illustrate EA’s funneling of players into loot boxes
- 1:22:00 - Nier Replicant includes a gross achievement for staring at genitals
- 1:23:40 - CD Projekt Red had no financial consequence for abysmal CyberPunk launch
Podquisition 330: Anterior Logic
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:30 - Portal Reloaded
- 13:30 - Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
- 18:15 - Later Alligator
- 22:35 - PS3 Emulation
- 30:10 - Princess Farmer
- 36:00 - Narita Boy
- 38:55 - Resident Evil Village Demo
- 41:35 - The Longing
- 49:40 - LEGO Luigi teased in emotionally manipulative manner
- 54:45 - Nintendo suing a modder coincidentally named Bowser.
- 56:15 - Sony does a U-Turn on closing down the PS3 and Vita stores
- 60:40 - Troll fabricates story about Path of Exile ban, claims it was an academic demonstration
- 1:07:00 - Witcher 3 mod uses software to generate new dialogue for Geralt from existing recordings.
- 1:10:15 - Sony seems to be adding streaming video content to PlayStation Plus
- 1:11:55 - Sony files patent for AI system which learns and recreates your play for you
Podquisition 329: The Legend of F*ck*ss Jones
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:15 - Say No! More
- 26:30 - Outriders
- 31:20 - Adios
- 35:20 - It Takes Two
- 40:00 - Monster Hunter Rise
- 41:45 - Balan Wonderworld
- 51:15 - Narita Boy
- 52:55 - Rain on Your Parade
- 58:45 - Pac-Man 99
- 60:55 - Helltakers
- 1:02:30 - Twerk Hero
- 1:05:00 - Train Simulator
- 1:16:50 - Sony reportedly putting all its eggs in its biggest baskets
Podquisition 328: Scratch ‘n Self-Improvement
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:30 - UnderMine
- 15:15 - Outriders
- 21:20 - Cooking Mama: Cookstar PS4
- 28:00 - Gato Roboto
- 34:30 - Disco Elysium: Final Cut
- 36:50 - Monster Hunter Rise
- 43:10 - Narita Boy
- 47:00 - Oddworld: Soulstorm
- 50:00 - Pokémon Go's Flower Happinny event more evidence the game is 100% lootboxes
- 54:00 - Pac-Man 99 continues trend of Battle Royaling legacy properties
- 57:00 - Yet another study links loot boxes and gambling
- 1:04:50 - Brazil is looking to ban lootboxes in video games as harmful gambling
Podquisition 327: On the Bleeding Edge
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:00 - Loop Hero
- 15:15 - Nova Drift
- 20:00 - Monster Hunter Rise
- 34:15 - The Creature in the Well
- 34:45 - UnderMine
- 40:35 - Cooking Mama Cookstar comes to PS4 despite license issues
- 49:30 - CDPR doing parallel AAA development, promises things
- 52:15 - Balan Wonderworld unpatched version contains epilepsy trigger bug
Podquisition 326: Much Mince
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:30 - Fall Guys Season 4
- 13:40 - UnderMine
- 20:30 - Taishogun Rise Of Emperor
- 30:30 - Loop Hero
- 37:00 - Apocalypse
- 41:40 - Skeleton Warriors
- 47:00 - Genshin Impact
- 50:10 - Bobby Kotick getting $200m bonus while laying off hundreds again
- 55:00 - Spider-Man content for Marvel’s Avengers still months away
Podquisition 325: This Episode Is Not an NFT
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:25 - Werewolf: The Apocalypse Earthblood
- 21:00 - UnderMine
- 28:45 - War Tortoise - Idle Shooter
- 33:50 - Prey
- 37:30 - Persona 5
- 40:00 - Yes, Pokémon Go eggs are loot boxes, even if you think they’re fun
- 56:35 - Halo art found its way into the Snyder Cut of Justice League
- 58:30 - Devotion returns to sale digitally two years after delisted for Winnie the Pooh joke
- 59:05 - Microsoft clarifies exclusivity plans for future Bethesda games
Podquisition 324: Oh My God We’re Back Again
Games and topics this episode:
- 13:20 - Outriders
- 27:15 - Anthem
- 37:30 - Absolute Drift: Zen Edition
- 42:20 - Curse of the Dead Gods
- 52:10 - Pokérom
- 1:03:30 - God's Trigger
- 1:06:20 - Blood Roots
- 1:07:20 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- 08:00 - Six Days in Fallujah publisher now says project is "inseparable from politics"
- 1:09:30 - Marvel's Avengers developer tries to explain away increased grind
- 1:17:45 - Microsoft confirms "some" Bethesda games will be full Xbox and PC exclusive
Podquisition 323: The James Le Gros Appreciation Corner (w/ Mari of GeekRemix)
Games and topics this episode:
- 04:30 - Littlewood
- 12:10 - Calico
- 14:40 - World of Warcraft
- 16:45 - Outer Wilds
- 25:30 - Touhou Luna Nights
- 31:15 - The Medium
- 35:35 - Little Nightmares 2
- 36:50 - Bowser’s Fury
- 37:55 - Persona 5 Strikers
- 39:35 - BioWare stopped work on Anthem overhaul
- 46:50 - Epic acquires Fall Guys developer Mediatonic
- 58:50 - The Sinking City dev accuses publisher Nacon of cracking the game to re-release it on Steam
Podquisition 322: Painting Corner (w/ Casey Explosion)
Games and topics this episode:
- 05:50 - Nioh 2
- 10:55 - Curse of the Dead Gods
- 16:50 - Persona 5 Strikers
- 22:55 - Factorio
- 26:05 - Per Aspera
- 28:45 - Control
- 36:00 - Dinosaur Planet
- 44:00 - Stadia can’t fix bug in Journey to the Savage Planet because they fired the developers
- 45:55 - Paradox dropped Hardsuit Labs as the developer of Bloodlines 2
- 55:00 - Hogwarts Legacy gets attention for designer’s old YouTube channel
- 1:16:35 - Valve bans developer who sneakily named his company Very Positive on Steam
Podquisition 321: Lies Our Teachers Told Us
Games and topics this episode:
- 18:00 - Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
- 24:00 - 1001 Spikes
- 28:20 - Lizard Lady vs. the Cats
- 33:30 - Deep Rock Galactic
- 37:15 - Steel Sword Story
- 40:00 - Wilmott's Warehouse
- 40:55 - SSX [2012]
- 45:00 - Persona 5
- 48:30 - Sunset Overdrive
- 09:30 - Six Days in Fallujah back from the dead
- 52:10 - Stadia studios praised by leadership just before being shut down
- 56:25 - Microsoft offers to help devs make games more accessible
Podquisition 320: More Than Meets the Brown Eye
Games and topics this episode:
- 07:55 - oldeneye 007 XBLA
- 19:45 - Grey Skies: A War of the Worlds Story
- 29:50 - Pokémon Let’s Go
- 33:55 - Monster Hunter World
- 12:00 - Former Rare devs give insight into canceled Goldeneye 007 XBLA remake
- 37:00 - Silent Hill composer silenced after teasing a new project
- 41:35 - Mass Effect Legendary Edition cutting back on the butt
- 50:15 - Riot Games, CEO Nicholas Laurent sued for harassment by former assistant
- 56:40 - ESA reportedly looking at all-digital E3 event
- 1:01:10 - Bloodborne modder releases 60fps patch for PS4
- 1:02:00 - CD Projekt targeted in cyber attack
- 1:07:15 - Activision sued for copyright infringement over Call of Duty character
Podquisition 319: No Erotic Implications
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:25 - Cockhead
- 24:45 - Hitman III
- 32:25 - The Medium
- 41:00 - Dom Rusalok
- 45:15 - Destruction All Stars
- 53:10 - Double-Kick Heroes
- 55:35 - Blizzard says it’s “unworkable” to interview diverse candidates for every position
- 60:40 - Google is killing off its Stadia game development teams
- 1:03:30 - Resident Evil 8 devs lean into the thirst for their giant vampire lady
- 1:06:05 - Goldeneye 007 remake leaks
- 1:06:50 - Nintendo reportedly canned live-action Zelda series after Netflix leaked plans
Podquisition 318: Sure Would Forest
Games and topics this episode:
- 23:35 - Deep Rock Galactic
- 26:00 - Monster Hunter World
- 38:35 - Cyber Shadow
- 41:15 - Babysitting Mama
- 46:30 - Unworthy
- 48:00 - The Red Lantern
- 04:05 - Redditors inflate Gamestop stock value to an outrageous degree
- 35:35 - Capcom includes weak statement against lootbox mechanics in annual report
- 53:20 - Dead by Daylight 2 confirms accessibility options after designer has outburst on stream
- 1:05:00 - Ninja, obviously, doesn’t feel it’s his responsibility to educate his audience
- 1:13:10 - Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer comes out against having an opinion on vaccines
- 1:17:20 - Fox News scared BioWare into pulling back Mass Effect 2 LGBT romances
Podquisition 317: Shots To The Face
Games and topics this episode:
Podquisition 316: A Righteous Claim of Nobility
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:40 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2
- 09:50 - Cooking Mama: Cookstar
- 22:30 - Wrestling Empire
- 30:30 - Dead Space
- 33:30 - Curse of the Dead Gods
- 38:00 - Only Cans: Thirst Date
- 42:55 - Umurangi Generation
- 44:55 - Monster Hunter: Rise
- 55:05 - Pokemon Liquid Crystal
- 57:05 - Observer
- 58:50 - Ghostrunner
- 60:30 - CDPR under investigation by Polish consumer protection agency
- 1:04:40 - Lucasfilm announces game projects with Ubisoft and Bethesda
- 1:09:20 - Razer is making ridiculous face masks
- 1:11:40 - Twitch reworks Pogchamp emote to spotlight creators, leaves them to deal with the harassment
Podquisition 315: Luck You
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:30 - Pummel Party
- 20:45 - Dead Space
- 22:35 - Mass Effect: Andromeda
- 26:30 - Cloudpunk
- 35:10 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- 39:25 - Carto
- 42:45 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- 49:45 - Hades
- 51:30 - Curse of the Dead Gods
- 58:40 - Microsoft Flight Sim VR
- 1:02:30 - MS tried to buy everyone at the start of Xbox
Podquisition 314: Smell Like You Drunkenly Boned A Bonfire
Games and topics this episode:
- 14:00 - Final Fantasy VII Remake
- 21:10 - Deadly Premonition 2
- 25:20 - Ooblets
- 27:20 - TemTem
- 29:05 - The Last of Us Part 2
- 31:55 - Streets of Rage 4
- 34:20 - No Straight Roads
- 37:45 - Call of Duty: Warzone
- 39:00 - Resident Evil: Resistance
- 40:20 - Extreme Meatpunks Forever
- 42:00 - Tonight We Riot
- 60:20 - Maneater
Podquisition 313: Hounded in the Village Square
Games and topics this episode:
- 16:55 - A Plague Tale: Innocence
- 20:10 - Catherine: Full Body
- 23:20 - If Found
- 28:30 - Metal Gear Solid 4
- 34:35 - Mass Effect Andromeda
- 37:35 - Wilmot’s Warehouse
- 38:55 - Railway Empire
- 40:00 - Microsoft Flight Sim
- 41:30 - Noddy’s Playtime
- 06:15 - Everybody is giving refunds for Cyberpunk
- 48:25 - PS5 now helpfully warns you’re playing a PS4 game
- 48:55 - Nintendo leak includes report of company actions against 3DS hacker
- 43:50 - eSports takes child labor a step further
- 56:50 - The KFConsole does exist
Podquisition 312: Now That’s Punk!
Games and topics this episode:
- 21:05 - Demon's Souls
- 24:40 - Nullpointer
- 27:05 - Visual Out
- 29:15 - Grindstone
- 32:25 - Dead to Rights: Retribution
- 38:10 - Calico
- 44:30 - Spinnortality
- 47:15 - Dicey Dungeons
- 50:45 - Observer
- 54:45 - Among Us
- 58:15 - Fall Guys
- 02:00 - Cyberpunk has too many dildos
- 13:00 - CDPR offers refunds on last-gen Cyberpunk without informing retailers
- 18:45 - CDPR paying out staff bonuses previously tied to review scores
- 1:03:19 - New Fortnite mode appropriates Among Us
- 1:05:13 - EA’s entire library added to console version of Xbox Game Pass
- 1:06:45 - Mass Effect trailer indicates canon ending for original trilogy
- 1:10:30 - Omen wins ‘worst commercial’ at The Game Adverts
- 1:14:35 - Twitch to ban hate content…in February
Podquisition 311: Vom Control
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:00 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- 08:50 - Factorio
- 12:30 - Wilmot’s Warehouse
- 15:00 - TemTem PS5
- 16:30 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- 19:50 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
- 27:40 - Fall Guys
- 31:25 - Doom Eternal Switch
- 32:55 - Marvel’s Avengers
- 35:30 - Dragon Age voice actor Greg Ellis produces in-character rant against ‘cancel culture’
- 41:15 - Monster Hunter movie pulled from theaters in China for offensive ‘joke’
- 45:35 - Twitch removes blind playthrough tag
- 47:35 - Cyberpunk 2077 review backlash
Podquisition 310: Erith’s Favourite Son
Games and topics this episode:
- 08:55 - Call of Duty: Cold War
- 13:15 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
- 22:00 - Hades
- 27:30 - Bugsnax
- 29:05 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- 30:30 - Demon’s Souls
- 33:55 - Pokémon Sword/Shield
- 36:05 - Ghostrunner
- 38:00 - Worms Rumble
- 43:15 - Uri Gellar is now fine with Kadabra after two decades of dwindling fame
- 60:10 - Elliot Paige comes out as trans
Podquisition 309: Celestial Bodies
Games and topics this episode:
- 12:20 - Hades
- 15:50 - Call of Duty: Cold War
- 17:00 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- 26:30 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
- 37:30 - River City Girls
- 38:40 - Super Mutant Alien Assault
- 40:35 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- 45:00 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- 50:20 - Capcom ransomware attack
- 55:00 - Square Enix commits to permanent work-from-home option
- 1:06:30 - Amazon PS5 shipping issues
Podquisition 308: Corpse Play
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:58 - Demon's Souls
- 22:25 - Hades
- 27:30 - Bugsnax
- 35:34 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- 43:40 - Astro's Playroom
- 47:00 - Fall Guys
- 49:10 - Godfall
- 54:50 - Hostage hoax at Ubisoft Montreal
- 57:40 - Ubisoft shuffles another executive around
- 60:40 - MS says Bethesda games will continue to be multiplatform
- 1:03:36 - FIFA 21 adds new ways to blame consumers for spending.
Podquisition 307: Big Boy's Sack Adventure
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:40 - Pokémon Go
- 13:45 - Hades
- 15:50 - Fall Guys
- 18:53 - Astro's Playroom
- 21:40 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- 26:00 - Sackboy's Big Adventure
- 26:45 - Bugsnax
- 28:33 - Demon's Souls
- 29:20 - Devil May Cry V: Special Edition
- 30:40 - Tetris Effect
- 33:10 - Saints Row: The Third
- 36:05 - Fuser
- 41:35 - Ubisoft is still awful
- 45:15 - PS5 has some good accessibility settings
Podquisition 306: The Void of Uncertainty
Games and topics this episode:
- 09:35 - Xbox Series X impressions
- 17:05 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- 21:05 - Death Stranding
- 25:30 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo
- 33:35 - Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- 36:20 - Cloudpunk
- 03:25 - Ubisoft is still awful
- 41:00 - PS5 controller features can be disabled
- 43:25 - Marvel's Avengers gets a foreboding price drop
- 45:50 - Hitman 3 VR support absent from PS5 version
- 49:05 - Clive, the hero we need right now
Podquisition 305: Chimps going hog wild
Games and topics this episode:
- 10:22 - Jackbox Party Pack 7
- 22:46 - Vigil
- 26:24 - ScourgeBringer
- 35:55 - Little Hope
- 43:11 - Fall Guys
- 44:08 - Pokemon Sword & Shield Crown Tundra DLC
- 46:17 - Cyberpunk 2077 gets delayed despite studio crunch
- 52:50 - Streamers paying publishers to stream games
- 1:04:41 - Control and Hitman 3 on Switch via streaming
- 1:05:48 - Watch Dogs Legion bricks reviewer's Xbox One consoles
- 1:07:29 - Minecraft Steve's dick meat is gone
- 1:08:03 - Phil Spencer wants a little dongle
Podquisition 304: Expert Testimony
Podquisition 303: Kirby vs. Gandhi
Podquisition 302: Milkworms
Games and topics this episode:
- 11:27 - Hades
- 21:13 - Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
- 25:58 - Blaster Master Zero
- 31:05 - Super Mario 35
- 37:01 - Rogue Company
- 38:04 - BPM
- 40:34 - The Solitaire Conspiracy
- 43:30 - Mobile game Genshin Impact bans the words 'Kong' and 'Taiwan' because China
- 46:12 - Ubisoft did a workplace survey and it's not good
- 56:25 - Minecraft Steve steps out
Podquisition 301: Hades Is Good
Podquisition 300: The 300th Episode
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Podquisition 299: Monopoly Cowboy
Games and topics this episode:
- 06:10 - Spelunky 2
- 15:10 - Super Mario 3D Collection
- 22:25 - Astroneer
- 24:45 - Fall Guys
- 30:00 - Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning
- 31:35 - Paradise Killer
- 34:00 - Apple lawyers call out Epic lawsuit as a marketing stunt
- 38:30 - Ubisoft (a company with a barely acknowledged history of systemic worker abuse) continues to find novel ways to be terrible
- 48:37 - 505 Games accidentally does the impossible with Control Ultimate Edition
- 51:10 - Microsoft muddies their messaging on Xbox Series S/X
Podquisition 298: A Relatively Nice Time
Podquisition 297: Tiny Lego Train (with Special Guest Tanya DePass)
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Podquisition 296: Alexander Candlebum
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Podquisition 295: Scary Astronaut
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Podquisition 294: The Giant Robot Bollock
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Podquisition 293: Swamp Crotch Gulch
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Podquisition 292: Queasy
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Podquisition 291: I'm Not The Prince Of Wales
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Podquisition 290: Mad As Hell
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Podquisition 289: I Had Hope
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Podquisition 288: The Joy Of Don Lemon
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Podquisition 287: A Fun Zombie Horror Game
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Podquisition 286: Hardline
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Podquisition 285: Smooth Sexy Eggs
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Podquisition 284: A Conversation With Shawn Alexander Allen
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The Podquisition "Special" One-Man Turkey-Boy Episode
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Podquisition 283: That's Cats
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Podquisition 282: Welcome To Night Fail
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Podquisition 281: When In Doubt, Toss A Brick
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Podquisition 280: Dick Swiss, Soldier Of Fortune
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Podquisition 279: The Face Masks And The Furious
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Podquisition 278: Brown Mischief
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Podquisition 277: I'll Push You Into Some Pigs One Of These Days
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Podquisition 276: Remove Yourself From The Internet
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Podquisition 275: We've Also Mentioned Tiger King
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Podquisition 274: Moon Juice
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Podquisition 273: Toilet Paper
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Podquisition 272: The Gulag Economy
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Podquisition 271: Synchronized Peeing
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Podquisition 270: Tic Tacs
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Podquisition 269: The Nudest Podcast In Town
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Podquisition 268: Travel
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Podquisition 267: Videogames Inside Tables
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Podquisition 266: Luma Temtem
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Podquisition 265: Baby Butterbiscuits
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Podquisition 264: Cats Are Not Dogs
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Podquisition 263: Looking Back On 2019
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Podquisition 262: Urban F*cking Champion
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Podquisition 261: Sticky Coffee
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Podquisition 260: Eggs
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Podquisition 259: The Skin Zone
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Podquisition 258: Deadly Jimquisition
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Podquisition: That Disney Plus Thing
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Podquisition 256: No Ekans?
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Podquisition 255: Tulips In Knickers
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Podquisition 254: The Jokerman
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Podquisition 253: Jeff Beezos
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Podquisition 252: Revolution Of Our Time
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Podquisition 251: Naruto Honk
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Podquisition 250: Miracle Of Sound
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Podquisition 249: All Night Ass Douche (With Guest Ashens)
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Podquisition 248: Fap Titans (With Guests Mari & Stacy)
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Podquisition 247: Chamberlain Is Friend To Gelfling! (With Guest Ellen Rose)
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Podquisition 246: Norman Peedus (With Guest CaseyExplosion)
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Podquisition 245: A Jester Being Sick On Himself
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Podquisition 244: Flappy Bird Kegels (With Guest Mike Bithell!)
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Podquisition 243: Bethesda Being Bethesda
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Podquisition 242: Mysterio's Dark Berries
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Podquisition 241: Sleepy Tired Time
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Podquisition 240: The Legend Of Ol' Nailfoot
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Podquisition 239: Mick Foley
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Podquisition 238: Surprise Mechanics
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Podquisition 237: HBO's Roomful Of Dicks
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Podquisition 236: The Electrical Entertaining Exposition
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Podquisition 235: Judgment
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Podquisition Episode 234: The Baby Is A Ghost Modem
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Podquisition 233: Game Of Thrones Is Exactly Like Street Fighter The Movie
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Podquisition 232: Poking My Mysterio
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Podquisition 231: Detective Pikachu
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Podquisition 230: Sonic's Man Fingers
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Podquisition 229: Days Gone Is Zombies
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Podquisition 228: You'll Have A Four Minute Gap That You Can Run And Pee
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Podquisition 227: F*ck Live Services
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Podquisition 226: Wet Meat Mouth
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Podquisition 225: A Fly Going Up Your Bum
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Podquisition 224: Puppet Master
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Podquisition 223: In My Medical Opinion, You're F*cked
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Podquisition 222: Devil May Cry
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Podquisition 221: Podcast Like It's 1999
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Podquisition 220: What The F*ck Is Anthem Talking About?
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Podquisition 219: The Comrade Comedy Hour
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Podquisition 218: Gag Reflex
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Podquisition Episode 217: I'm Mickey Mouse
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Podquisition 216: Trans Rights
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Podquisition 215: Dog Tugging
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Podquisition 214: Little Shop Of Horrors Without The Plant
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Podquisition 213: A No Deal Christmas
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Podquisition Episode 212: Long Live The Sonic Flesh
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Podquisition Episode 211: Rise Up
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Podquisition 210: Take Me Home, Canvas Bag
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Podquisition Episode 209: Pokemon Is Late Stage Capitalism
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Podquisition Episode 208: Take Me Home, Country Roads
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Podquisition Episode 207: Fuck You & The Horse You Rode In On Simulator
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Podquisition Episode 206: DeltaTaleUnderRune
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Podquisition Episode 205: Red Dead
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Podquisition 204: Honey, I Married The Anime
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Podquisition Episode 203: Assassin's Bean
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Podquisition Episode 202: You Are Already Drunk
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Podquisition Episode 201: We Need To Talk About Bowsette
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Podquisition Episode 200: It Is The 200th Episode!
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Podquisition Episode 199: The Spidered Man
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Podquisition Episode 198: The Stink Of Desperation
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Podquisition Episode 197: I'm Glad The Cardboard is Still Doing Well
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Podquisition Episode 196: The Stay Frosty Generation
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Podquisition Episode 195: Wee Crappy Poo
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Podquisition Episode 194: ASBESTOS
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Podquisition Episode 193: It Ain't Getting Better For None Of Us
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Podquisition Episode 192: Fighter Hornblowing
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Podquisition Episode 191: Sammy's Super T-Shirt
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Podquisition Episode 190: Hot Gollum Action
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Podquisition Episode 189: Cup o' Jim
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Podquisition Episode 188: Super Mario Sodomy
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Podquisition Episode 187: Shit And Dead Animals
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Podquisition 186: The E3 One That We Did
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Podquisition Episode 185: Chicanery & Shenanigans At The F*ckboy Circus
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Podquisition Episode 184: Legokemon
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Podquisition Episode 183: Bodyslammed In My Butt
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Podquisition Episode 182: Nintendo Gotta Nintendo
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Podquisition 181: Electric Six Dungeon
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Podquisition Episode 180: Harold & Kumar Go To White Kratos
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Podquisition Episode 179: Welcome To POD
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Podquisition Episode 178: UBOS
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Podquisition Episode 177: We're Now A PUBG Clone
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Podquisition Episode 176: Nintendo Switch Blight Town
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Podquisition Episode 175: Type O Piss Cassette
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Podquisition Episode 174: Nintendo's Cardboard Dildo
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Podquisition Episode 173: Kirby's Valentines Vomit
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Podquisition Episode 172: Celeste
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Podquisition Episode 171: Neg Neg Neg Neg Neg
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Podquisition Episode 170: Carry On Up The Bayonetta
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Podquisition 169: What They DID To Zhang He
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Podquisition Episode 168: Gav's Piss Story
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Podquisition 167: You Don't Have To Be A Hard Penis
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Podquisition Episode 166: Black Mirrored
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Podquisition Episode 165: Warframe, Baby!
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Podquisition Episode 164: Down To Clop
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Podquisition Episode 163: Heavy Metal Lighthouse Siren
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Podquisition Episode 162: Krampus Simulator 2018
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Podquisition Episode 161: Mr. Crimble's Christmas Crumble Kids
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Podquisition Episode 160: Norman Reedus Has A Neck Baby
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Podquisition Episode 159: MONADO BOY!
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Podquisition Episode 158: STERstruck
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Podquisition Episode 157: F*ck The FCC
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Podquisition Episode 156: Darth Vendor
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Podquisition Episode 155: The Spice Girls
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Podquisition Episode 154: Trick Or Treason
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Podquisition Episode 153: Moons Deep In The Mario
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Podquisition Episode 152: That Would Be An Ecunemical Matter
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Podquisition Episode 151: Gavin Said Something Brilliant
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Podquisition Episode 150: Fart Porn Specialist
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Podquisition Episode 149: Iwata In The Machine
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Podquisition Episode 148: The Slimer Fleshlight
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Podquisition Episode 147: Does Mario's Hat F*ck?
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Podquisition Episode 146: Knack Is The Bing Of Mascot Platformers
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Podquisition Episode 145: Noctis' Mons Pubis
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Podquisition Episode 144: Harold The Giraffe
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Podquisition Episode 143: The Dark Souls Of Eyes Wide Shut
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Podquisition Episode 142: A Trail Of Blood And Spunk
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Podquisition Episode 141: Drawing Geralt's Bath Sausage
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Podquisition Episode 140: Bird-Faced People Eating Arses
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Podquisition Episode 139: Grandma Nintendo
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Podquisition Episode 138: Rectal Urgency
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Podquisition Episode 137: Physical Contact Speed
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Podquisition Episode 136: Mario The Soul Catcher
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Podquisition Episode 135: F*ckable Bowser E32017
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Podquisition Episode 134: Ubisoft Is A Glazed Sh*t Donut
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Podquisition Episode 133: There Will Be No Seaman Puns In This Week's Title
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Podquisition Episode 132: I Could Crush You From The Testicles Outwards
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Podquisition Episode 131: Kissy Kissy Penis
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Podquisition Episode 130: Two Minutes To Midnight
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Podquisition Episode 129: Link Does A Gaper
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Podquisition Episode 128: Have A Look At My Night Trap
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Podquisition Episode 127: Prepare To Dine
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Podquisition Episode 126: Peter Molyneux Bangs Peter Moore... David Cage Watches
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Podquisition Episode 125: Battle Of The Ultimate Music Boys
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Podquisition Episode 124: I Still Like PeeBee
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Podquisition Episode 123: Welcome To The Fockers, Son!
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Podquisition Episode 122: What The Cuck Is This Anal Bum Party?
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Podquisition Episode 121: I Have A Rubber Fish Helmet
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Podquisition Episode 120: Breath Of The Wild 12/10!
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Podquisition Episode 119: Bohemian Like You
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Podquisition Episode 118: Skeleton Warnings
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Podquisition Episode 117: Easy D
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Podquisition Episode 116: F*cking Embargo For Nioh Went Up
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Podquisition Episode 115: Del Toro's Angry Bedtime
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Podquisition Episode 114: Switch
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Podquisition Episode 113: Industrial Sexpionage
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Podquisition Episode 112: You Disgusting Apes
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Podquisition Episode 111: There's No Audience In Animal Penis Discussion
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Podquisition Episode 110: Gay
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Podquisition Episode 109: I Had A Plastic Cock (And Mum Didn't Care)
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Podquisition Episode 108: President Of The Giant Bird-Dog People
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Podquisition Episode 107: David Cage In A Power Rangers Porno
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Podquisition Episode 106: Boglins & Fleshlights
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Podquisition Episode 105: Vaginas Are The Weed Of Videogames
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Podquisition Episode 104: Weed Wuh-Wuh-Weed Wuh-Wuh-Weed
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Podquisition Episode 103: Titanf*cked
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Podquisition Episode 102: Pounded In The Butt
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Podquisition Episode 101: Red Dead Erection (aka Grimer's Pisslips)
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Podquisition Episode 100: Lesbian Pussy Cider Rum
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Podquisition Episode 99: You Gotta Shoot The Clown Babies
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Podquisition Episode 98: Full Sexual Intercourse
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Podquisition Episode 97: Tiger Dong
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Podquisition Episode 96: Power Of The Russian Masters
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Podquisition Episode 95: I Basically Jelqed My Penis
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Podquisition Episode 94: PS4 Slim
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Podquisition Episode 93: 50 Minutes Of Deus Ex Is Enough
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Podquisition Episode 92: F*ckblinkers Dot Com
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Podquisition Episode 91: The Crab Ones Are Always Jackasses
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Podquisition Episode 90: The Smell of Moby's Dick
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Podquisition Episode 89: The Sound Of 25 Years Of Sonic
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Podquisition Episode 88: Pain
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Podquisition Episode 87: I Need More Bulbasaur Candy
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Podquisition Episode 86: This Great Gambling Website
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Podquisition Episode 85: Hosing Off The Anus
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Podquisition Episode 84: Shitey No. Nein
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Podquisition Episode 83: Link's Jizz Enema Murderboner
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Podquisition Episode 82: Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre E3
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Podquisition Episode 81: Sh*tty Bum Wiggle
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Podquisition Episode 80: A Hobgoblin's Knobhole
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