Podquisition 411: Milk That Pig!

Someone will buy this premise.

Games we played this week include:

God of War Ragnarok (13:20)

Sonic Frontiers (20:50)

New Tales from the Borderlands (49:45)

The Last Oricru (55:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey built a VR headset designed to kill the user (1:09:20)

https://palmerluckey.com/if-you-die-in-the-game-you-die-in-real-life/

Activision-Blizzard attempts further stalling tactics, withholding (1:19:55)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/activision-blizzard-files-motion-to-impound-albany-union-vote-ballots

Bobby Kotick supported election denier candidate in House race (1:21:40)

https://kotaku.com/bobby-kotick-activision-mike-garcia-republican-election-1849754755

Activision-Blizzard drags feet on every issue in first Game Workers Alliance bargaining session (1:34:15)

https://gameworkersalliance.com/2022/11/03/november-2nd-2022-bargaining-session-update/

League of Legends characters’ queer status will be erased in some markets (1:37:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/riot-admits-to-censoring-league-of-legends-characters-in-some-markets-in-wake-of-first-gay-black-champion

Director Naoki Yoshida claims lack of racial diversity in FF16 based on historical accuracy (1:37:50)

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-square-enix-interview-lore

Street Fighter VI adds “Dynamic Control” mode for the button mashers (1:40:20)

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2022/11/08/street-fighter-6-exclusive-first-look-at-new-dynamic-control-scheme-meant-to

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