Podquisition 438: Fluids of the Realm

It’s not tears, exactly…

Games we played this week include:

Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (4:05)

Humanity (57:00)

Breathedge (1:02:20)

Final Fantasy II (50:15)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Saudi Arabia makes another big investment in Electronic Arts (1:03:45)

https://tech4gamers.com/call-of-duty-warzone-introduces-pay-to-win-dlc/

EU approves Microsoft acquisition of ABK; UK regulators hold firm against it (1:04:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/eu-approves-microsofts-687bn-activision-blizzard-bid

Years after launch, only sequel-exclusive mode for Overwatch 2 got canned without release (1:08:02)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-2s-pve-mode-is-being-scrapped-blizzard-explains-what-happened-and-why/1100-6514242/

Xbox’s Phil Spencer expected reviews of Redfall to be significantly better (1:10:50)

https://www.thegamer.com/redfall-mock-reviews-ten-points-higher-says-phil-spencer/

Sony did not appeal Australian court requiring it to reimburse FIFA customers over gambling laws (1:15:50)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-sony-fails-to-appeal-austrian-loot-box-verdict

Horror film lifts its Inquisition logo from Dragon Age (1:19:35)

https://www.thegamer.com/the-popes-exorcist-dragon-age-inquisition-logo-mistake/

ESRB reveals very erotic pillow talk found in Starfield (1:21:05)

https://www.esrb.org/ratings/39293/starfield/

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