Podquisition 413: Fappy Holiday

May all your issues be joyful.

Games we played this week include:

Gingrave G.O.R.E. (14:40)

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (27:15)

The Evil Dead: The Game (1:06:10)

Ghost Lore (1:09:15)

God of War Ragnarök (1:11:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Microsoft offered to let Sony have Call of Duty for a decade after acquisition (1:15:25)

https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-says-it-offered-sony-10-year-deal-to-keep-call-of-duty-on-playstation

Activision loosens multiplayer requirements, allowing non-contract phone plans for online gaming (1:17:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-blizzard-eases-sms-verification-requirements-for-call-of-duty-and-overwatch

Cooking Mama Cookstar publisher gets judgment in suit against developer (1:19:50)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/11/cooking-mama-ip-holder-sues-planet-entertainment-for-sale-of-cooking-mama-cookstar

Yuji Naka arrested on charges of insider trading (1:23:45)

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221118/p2a/00m/0na/042000c

Riot and Ubisoft coordinating their chat logs with AI to fight online harassment (1:29:40)

https://www.vg247.com/riot-games-and-ubisoft-team-up-in-ai-research-project-using-player-chat-logs-as-training-data

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