Podquisition 367: Wetter Is Better

Time to get soaked.

Games we played this week include:

Super Mario 3D Land (7:10)

The Pedestrian (15:30)

The Short Games Collection #1 (19:40)

Connection Rehaunted (25:45)

Olija (29:50)

Mini Trains (33:00)

Tracks Toybox Edition (33:25)

Flight Simulator (33:40)

Aliens: Fireteam Elite (36:15)

Mario Party Superstars (38:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Women of Treyarch issue statement committing to better working conditions (41:15)

https://twitter.com/Treyarch/status/1473355739246710785

Riot Games settling 2018 discrimination suit for $100 million, agrees to reforms (43:30)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/12/27/riot-discrimination-100-million-settlement/

Square Enix CEO issues patronizing letter regarding their blockchain plans (47:15)

https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2022/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president_2.html

Ken Levine’s new game reportedly in development hell after nearly 8 years (54:05)

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/the-next-video-game-from-bioshock-s-auteur-is-in-development-hell-1.1702538

Sony seemingly hasn’t given up on VR, announces new headset and controller (57:00)

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/04/playstation-vr2-and-playstation-vr2-sense-controller-the-next-generation-of-vr-gaming-on-ps5/

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