Podquisition 459: Live Reptile Birth

Jimquisition

This is all on the up and up, we promise. Games we played this week include: PS5 Access Controller (8:30) Elemental Survivors (22:15) Warhammer 40k: Darktide (33:50) Stardew Valley (36:55) GWAR: Rumble in Antarctica (40:30) Forza Motorsport 2023 (44:10) A Tiny Sticker Tale (55:00) Whisker Squadron: Survival (57:05) Another Crab’s Treasure (58:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: Bungie sued for wrongful termination by former HR manager (1:17:05) https://www.ign.com/articles/former-bungie-hr-manager-is-suing-for-wrongful-termination-after-she-reported-potential-racial-bias BioWare accused of underpaying severance for laid off workers (1:21:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/former-dragon-age-staff-seek-further-compensation-following-layoffs Recently unionized QA workers for BioWare all lost their jobs (57:55) https://www.polygon.com/23903782/dragon-age-dreadwolf-qa-workers-laid-off-keywords-studios Game developer union forms in Poland, including staff at CD Projekt Red (1:27:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-red-devs-unionise-after-its-third-round-of-layoffs-in-three-months John Riccitello quietly slinks away from CEO post at Unity (1:13:50) https://www.wired.com/story/john-riccitello-retires-unity-ceo-controversy/ Everything is okay at Ubisoft now, says Ubisoft, using Ubisoft surveys as evidence (1:16:20) https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23901575/ubisoft-executives-arrest-sexual-harassment-investigation As ABK merger set to close, Kotick inflicts one more torment on employees (1:22:00) https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/activision-offers-a-timeframe-for-xbox-game-pass-inclusions-ahead-of-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3s-launch --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.