Podquisition 381: Take a Deep Breath

No gods, no underwater masters

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon: The Trading Card Game (11:10)

Roombo First Blood (17:40)

House of the Dead Remake (19:55)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel (28:30)

Skul: The Hero Slayer (30:50)

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (32:05)

Tearaway (39:30)

Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon (49:10)

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News things talked about in this episode:

California Governor alleged to have interfered in DEFH suit against Activision Blizzard (52:40)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-13/california-lawyer-says-governor-interfered-with-activision-suit

Activision-Blizzard pay bump for QA feels oddly like a union busting tactic (58:10)

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/7/23015033/activision-blizzard-full-time-qa-game-tester-20-dollars-hourly

ABK workers walk out over company changes to vaccine policy (1:05:35)

https://www.polygon.com/23010343/activision-blizzard-vaccine-mandate-demands-abetterabk

Bungie announces remote work for most current and future roles (1:08:25)

https://kotaku.com/bungie-remote-work-home-pandemic-covid-destiny-sony-off-1848785738

Twitch pulled paid Boost Train feature after users landed porn on the home page (1:10:45)

https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/twitch-halts-paid-channel-boosts-after-people-pay-to-get-porn-on-the-front-page/

The Quarry will have a low-interactivity “movie mode” that skips all the gameplay (1:14:00)

https://www.pcgamer.com/the-quarry-has-a-movie-mode-so-you-can-watch-it-instead-of-playing-it/

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