Jimquisition

We'd stop the world and rot with you.

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Photo Credit: Swiertz / CC BY 3.0

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After almost a decade in, we know what we’re doing.

Games we played this week include:

PS5 Pro (05:35)

Sorry We’re Closed (17:35)

UFO 50 (28:15)

Mario and Luigi Brotherhood (39:55)

Super Mario Party Jamboree (43:30)

LEGO Horizon Adventures (46:15)

Death of the Reprobate (48:45)

Vampire Hunters (53:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Streamer taunts Nintendo into suing him for piracy (47:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-sues-streamer-who-said-he-could-broadcast-its-pirated-games-all-day

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

We love videogames and there’s nothing else we’d rather talk about.

Games we played this week include:

Dragon Age: Veilguard (0:55)

UFO 50 (32:30)

Slitterhead (37:55)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Michel Ancel returns to Ubisoft, having totally missed any sort of internal investigations (47:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-creator-discusses-new-project-believes-ubisoft-should-greenlight-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-sequel

The next Switch will be backwards compatible (51:35)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

Binding of Isaac’s co-op mode is coming this month (55:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-binding-of-isaacs-free-online-co-op-mode-finally-has-a-release-date

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Spectrums have two ends, you see.

Games we played this week include:

Vampire Survivors (9:25)

UFO 50 (18:25)

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (20:30)

New Worlds Aternum (25:35)

Sonic X Shadow Generations (26:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Firewalk Studios closed, Concord fully dead (46:25)

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline

Ubisoft’s NFT game has a token they want to sell for $64k (47:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

And you thought we forgot.

Games we played this week include:

Metaphor: ReFantazio (11:00)

New Worlds Aternum (18:35)

Hades II (30:55)

The Rocky Horror Show Video Game (35:19)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Nintendo has their own secret online game with thousands of players pledged to silence (44:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/details-of-nintendos-mysterious-switch-online-playtest-leak

Bloober says they’re done making bad games (51:55)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bloober-team-says-its-done-with-shitty-games-and-silent-hill-2-remake-wasnt-a-fluke/1100-6527269/

Ubisoft Montpellier disbands team behind critically acclaimed Prince of Persia game (57:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-responds-to-report-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-development-team-disbanded

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

A little encouragement goes a long way.

Games we played this week include:

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (08:00)

Metaphor: ReFantazio (21:30)

UFO 50 (36:25)

Nintendo Alarmo (59:10)

Starship Troopers: Extermination (1:07:20)

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Can you believe such a catchy slogan could turn out to be so wildly inaccurate?

Games we played this week include:

Silent Hill 2 Remake (06:50)

Metaphor: ReFantazio (27:15)

Satisfactory (40:40)

Cryptmaster (45:15)

UFO 50 (55:05)

Spell Brigade (1:07:10)

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News things talked about in this episode:

In most impotent protest yet, Gamers change review descriptions of Silent Hill 2 remake on Wikipedia (1:07:30)

https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-2-remake-wikipedia-page-locked-after-salty-fans-try-to-rewrite-its-critically-acclaimed-reception

Sonic Team expresses commitment to older generation hardware for Sonic games (1:09:15)

https://www.ign.com/articles/monster-hunter-wilds-sonic-ps5-pro-support

Roblox accused of inflating player counts to investors (1:11:30)

https://www.eurogamer.net/damning-roblox-report-claims-company-inflates-player-numbers-to-investors-by-as-much-as-42

Nintendo patented room sensing technology only to put it in an alarm clock (1:16:30)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqWTkgDt6A

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Don’t you dare question it.

Games we played this week include:

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (07:30)

Void’s Vigil (24:25)

Balatro (31:15)

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News things talked about in this episode:

███████'█ Techbase delisted for being political and in defiance of a Zenimax employee (32:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/bethesda-pulls-thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-again-says-maker-now-deliberately-disobeying-a-zenimax-employee

Pokémon Unite getting shut down in Belgium and the Netherlands over loot box laws (43:45)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pokemon-unite-shutting-down-in-belgium-and-netherlands-next-year

Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 gets price hike after announcement of remaster (45:50)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24255343/sony-horizon-zero-dawn-remaster-price-double-psn

California passes law requiring digital platforms to disclose customers don’t own what they’re buying (50:30)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

It’s been too long.

Games we played this week include:

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (08:50)

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 (17:30)

Void’s Vigil (26:30)

The Plucky Squire (29:55)

Halls of Torment (33:30)

Serious Sam (35:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Nintendo and Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer for patent infringement (40:30)

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/18/24248602/nintendo-pokemon-palworld-pocketpair-patent-infringement-lawsuit

President of company that bought Tango Gameworks doesn’t expect Hi-Fi Rush 2 to make money (47:55)

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-don-t-think-hi-fi-rush-2-is-going-to-make-us-money-krafton-ceo-says-tango-gameworks-acquisition-is-about-legacy

Thatcher’s Techbase returns, politics-free, as ███████'█ Techbase (1:01:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/thatchers-techbase-doom-mod-returns-in-a-blaze-of-politics-free-malicious-compliance

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

We’re simply too enthusiastic.

Games we played this week include:

The Plucky Squire (04:55)

Satisfactory (10:30)

Funko Fusion (12:25)

Zero Zero: Perfect Stop (24:45)

Serious Sam 4 (28:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:

PS5 Pro announcement was not executed well (33:15)

A year in, Unity ditches the runtime fee (57:30)

https://unity.com/blog/unity-is-canceling-the-runtime-fee

Entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out (1:01:45)

https://www.eurogamer.net/developers-rush-to-reassure-players-of-forthcoming-releases-following-annapurna-interactive-mass-exodus

The sad exploitation of Flappy Bird continues (1:07:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/flappy-birds-original-creator-does-not-support-its-revival

Microsoft cuts another 600 jobs from games division (1:09:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-lays-off-further-650-xbox-staff-no-games-cancelled-or-studios-closed

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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com

Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday.

Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.