Podquisition 387: Milton Keynes

You can get in, but can you get out?

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon Go (7:45)

Vampire Survivors (8:40)

Riddled Corpses (14:45)

Trek to Yomi (21:45)

Steam Deck (24:40)

Days Gone (25:45)

Jurassic World Evolution 2 (31:50)

Roller Champions (34:45)

Lost Epic (40:00)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Raven QA workers successfully vote in favor of unionization (45:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/qa-testers-at-activision-blizzard-studio-raven-software-successfully-vote-to-unionise

Activision-Blizzard worker committee forms, sends list of demands to management (50:50)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/24/activision-blizzard-breastmilk-harassment/

Sony sexual discrimination case lives on in new suit filed following dismissal (55:30)

https://www.axios.com/2022/05/20/playstation-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-returns

Sony restricting subsidiary companies from making statements supporting reproductive rights (57:50)

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-reportedly-will-not-approve-any-statements-from-playstation-studios-on-reproductive-rights

Bungie claims they won’t be “muzzled” in midst of acquisition by Sony (1:06:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-says-there-will-never-be-a-muzzle-big-enough-to-stop-us-from-standing-up-for-whats-right

Electronic Arts seems thirsty to get acquired, but wants Android Wilson at the helm (1:09:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-is-reportedly-pursuing-acquisition-and-merger-options-with-a-number-of-potential-suitors

The Sims 4 now allows players to customize pronouns for their Sims (1:11:45)

https://www.polygon.com/23140040/the-sims-4-custom-pronouns-create-a-sim

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Photo Credit: diamond geezer / Milton Keynes Central station / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0