The Comrades are not impressed with the new Gotham Knights footage (sorry Andrew), but are excited for many of the new Indie games previewed in last week's Indie Showcase. This leads to an interesting discussion about the absolutely fucked development cycle plaguing almost every AAA studio, exemplified by the delay of Starfield. We wrap the episode with taking SIE CEO Jim Ryan to task for his incredibly tone deaf response to what seems like inevitable overturning of Roe v. Wade. Campaign Comrades is a firm supporter of a woman's right to choose, anybody who thinks differently can fuck off.

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The Comrades play some catch up as they discuss ongoing crunch and mismanagement at TT Games, the developers of the LEGO Star Wars game, as well as unpacking the list of announcements from D&D Direct.

Then it's time to talk about the baffling news surrounding Square Enix and their decision to sell off almost all of their Western IP.

Finally, you know what it is, yet another lawsuit is levied against Activision and grade A shit-heel Bobby Kotick.

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Matt and Andrew take over for the Comrades and discuss the state of gaming unionization and the only game that matters.

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The Comrades catch up on the latest shit storm coming out of Activision, including the alleged interference of CA Governor Gruesome Gavin in one of the many lawsuits against the company. Then, we spend a while breaking down a great piece in Gizmodo about a new company, Gripnr, and the myriad ways its here to "innovate" in the TTRPG space.

"NFTs Are Here to Ruin D&D" by Linda Codega

https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-nft-gripnr-blockchain-dnd-ttrpg-1848686984

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Rick leads us through the basics of video game monetization, and all the ways game publishers seek to win over consumers before squeezing ever last cent possible out of them. We get into the myriad ways these strategies hurt gamers and produce inferior products.

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The boys discuss Sony's new streaming service and how it stacks up to the rest of the industry. Good luck playing any games without a high speed internet connection!

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The Comrades discuss the futility of market pressure as almost every major game studio cuts off all sales to Russia in "solidarity" with Ukraine. We also discuss the discouraging news out of FromSoftware and the studio's history of poor working conditions. Finally, it's time for the discourse to begin as we navigate the fraught waters surrounding Hogwarts Legacy (i.e. that JKR is a fucking TERF). Oh, we also talk about Chocobo Racing.

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In this week's deep dive, Mike leads the Comrades through a discussion of the current state of labor action in the video game industry (spoiler...it isn't great). We break down the exploitative practices that are not only harmful to the people who make video games, but also harmful to the product--the games themselves.

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Gather round fellow tarnished...the comrades have something important to tell you...NOT ALL OPEN WORLD GAMES NEED TO FEEL THE SAME. We discuss the ultimate failings of Horizon Forbidden West, mainly that it isn't Elden Ring.

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Why are game releases so weird now? The Comrades dive into the strange phenomenon of the "unannounced announcement" before going through the hits from the most recent Nintendo Direct. RIP to the 3DS eShop.

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