Podquisition 394: Industrial Fan

This podcast is too damned hot.

Games we played this week include:

Unplugged (11:30)

The Thing (15:00)

Resident Evil 4 VR (21:00)

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (24:45)

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak (27:30)

Vampire Survivors (31:00)

Satisfactory (34:00)

Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (34:55)

Kill.Switch (37:00)

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (38:40)

The Quarry (39:25)

Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde (41:10)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Bayonetta 3 will have nudity options (49:00)

https://www.polygon.com/23206846/bayonetta-3-naive-angel-mode-nudity-options

Developer blasts NFTs at convention panel on stage paid for by NFT companies (51:40)

https://www.pcgamer.com/developer-turns-future-of-gaming-talk-into-a-surprise-attack-on-conventions-nft-and-blockchain-sponsors/

Ubisoft promises it’s only taking your DLC away after Ass Creed Liberation debacle on Steam (55:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-liberation-hd-steam-notice-states-game-will-become-inaccessible-from-september

Photo of Hideo Kojima claimed to be of Shinzo Abe assassin finds its way into media (56:45)

https://kotaku.com/shinzo-abe-assassin-killer-kojima-greek-news-confusion-1849157839

Convention organizer ReedPop to take over management of E3 in 2023 (59:10)

https://www.eurogamer.net/reedpop-is-helping-bring-e3-back-in-2023

Activision-Blizzard employees plan another walkout demanding support for civil liberties (1:03:10)

https://www.eurogamer.net/activision-blizzard-staff-plan-fresh-walkout-after-recent-attacks-on-the-civil-liberties-of-our-employees

Monopoly regulators in Britain now examining Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard (1:07:22)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-06-uk-regulator-investigating-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition

Studio Canal films dropped from PlayStation Store in some regions, revoking licenses from purchasers (1:08:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/purchased-studio-canal-films-will-be-removed-from-playstation-store-in-austria-and-germany

Electronic Arts alerts people to leaked version of Skate, politely asks people not to download it (1:10:05)

https://www.ea.com/games/skate/news/an-update-from-the-team

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