Podquisition 422: Freakin' Dragons

We’re seeing them.

Games we played this week include:

Forspoken (7:45)

Cyberpunk 2077 (33:10)

Hyper Meteor (46:10)

Zipper (47:10)

Theatrhythm Curtain Call (53:00)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Yves Guillmot tried to walk back “ball is in your court” comment to workers (1:01:45)

https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-assassin-s-creed-mirage-far-cry-delay-canceled-1850001343

Ubisoft Paris workers will be striking (1:02:50)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-paris-unions-call-for-strike-on-friday

Games industry layoffs are brutal (1:04:05)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-lays-off-nearly-300

https://kotaku.com/microsoft-layoff-xbox-343-halo-bethesda-coalition-1850002600

Study finds self-regulation is inconsistent at labeling games with loot boxes (1:15:15)

https://osf.io/asbcg/

Workers at Activision-Blizzard studio Proletariat drop bid to unionize following CEO pressure (1:20:55)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/proletariat-unionization-vote-request-dropped

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