Everyone is being very reasonable about differences of opinion.

Games we played this week include:

Starfield (13:35)

Stardew Valley (20:15)

Lies of P (24:40)

Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (56:50)

Night at the Gates of Hell (58:15)

The Booty Creek Cheek Freak (1:04:55)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Unity to introduce ‘Runtime Fees’, charging devs for every install of a game (1:13:05)

https://www.eurogamer.net/unity-reveals-plans-to-charge-per-game-install-drawing-criticism-from-development-community

An Xbox credit card is coming (1:36:10)

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/09/11/xbox-mastercard/

ReedPop officially pulls out of E3 after putting on zero events (1:37:30)

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reedpop-and-esa-part-ways-over-e3

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It’s a good scene and all, but…

Games we played this week include:

Starfield (14:30)

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (45:05)

Goodbye Volcano High (54:25)

Halls of Torment (1:01:10)

Sea of Stars (1:02:55)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Volition closed by Embracer Group (1:03:30)

https://www.polygon.com/23853963/saints-row-volition-closure-layoffs

Baldur’s Gate 3 wasn’t meant to be quite that horny (1:03:35)

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2055007/baldurs-gate-iii-game-bug-made-its-characters-too-horny.html

Charles Martinet doesn’t know what his new job is (1:23:15)

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/charles-martinet-on-his-new-role-as-mario-ambassador-i-dont-know-what-that-is-yet

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Painful payoff.

Games we played this week include:

Star Trucker (8:00)

Pizza Possum (11:20)

Immortals of Aveum (13:25)

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (24:00)

Jackbox Party Pack 10 (32:00)

Sonic Superstars (39:55)

WrestleQuest (43:40)

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (52:20)

Black Myth Wukong (54:10)

Homeworld 3 (58:35)

Billie Bust Up (1:00:45)

Space Boat (1:03:16)

Sea of Stars (1:05:15)

Goodbye Volcano High (1:08:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Bethesda didn’t give Starfield review code to many UK publications (1:12:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-and-bethesda-starfield

Black Myth Wukong developer’s CEO has made some weird, sexually inappropriate posts (1:15:50)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/black-myth-wukong-developers-sexist-culture-and-sexually-explicit-remarks.474300/

Mortal Kombat 1 adds audio descriptors for fatalities (1:23:15)

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/08/mortal-kombat-1-ps5-has-gruesomely-descriptive-audio-fatalities

Microsoft’s Xbox X/S parity requirements begin to erode with Baldur’s Gate 3 (1:25:30)

https://www.vg247.com/baldurs-gate-3-could-still-get-split-screen

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

Oh, did you expect it to be opened first?

Games we played this week include:

Atlas Fallen (5:50)

Baldur’s Gate 3 (6:45)

SnowRunner (23:25)

Vampire Survivors (30:25)

PowerWash Simulator (38:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:

MS to sell 15 years of streaming rights for ABK games to Ubisoft if merger succeeds (40:50)

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-submits-revised-activision-blizzard-takeover-deal-2023-8

Charles Martinet announces retirement from voice acting for Nintendo (45:50)

https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/mario-voice-actor-retires-charles-martinet-nintendo-1235701097/

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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.

The PSP gets its due. Lobster stuff happens.

The answer was inside yourself all along.

Games we played this week include:

Baldur’s Gate 3 (13:50)

30XX (34:50)

Stray Gods (42:00)

Atlas Fallen (52:25)

Vampire Survivors (54:50)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Failed Embracer Group deal discovered to have been with Saudis (58:50)

https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/saudi-arabia-savvy-games-embracer-group

Pokémon Company announces tournament in Honolulu at the worst time (1:10:20)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-company-makes-donation-for-hawaii-relief-after-honolulu-2024-world-championships-announcement/1100-6516845/

New Xbox policy to ban players sure gives a lot of leeway (1:16:02)

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/15/xbox-enforcement-strike-system/

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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Peak comedy, that’s what this is.

Games we played this week include:

Vampire Survivors (7:45)

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (18:50)

Halls of Torment (19:40)

Venba (28:35)

What the Golf? (34:50)

My Friendly Neighborhood (36:35)

Techtonica (44:20)

Fall Guys (46:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Devolver announces delays in a very Devolver way (48:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkvgkZH6hYc

Microsoft makes its final appeal to UK’s CMA over their blocking of Activision merger (1:10:20)

https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-sends-final-submission-to-cma-as-activision-blizzard-buyout-saga-enters-endgame

Yes, Baldur’s Gate 3 has done very well (1:16:02)

https://gamingbolt.com/baldurs-gate-3-sold-over-2-5-million-in-early-access

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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

He's also divorced from reality, for what it's worth.

Games we played this week include:

Pikmin 4 (4:10)

Zeno Clash (10:10)

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (16:35)

Venba (23:05)

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (29:05)

Sony Assist Controller Support (47:10)

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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Sometimes you just have to stick your arm in that hole.

Games we played this week include:

Pikmin 4 (7:45)

Exoprimal (42:52)

YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! (48:10)

Spirit Hunters (54:50)

Army of Ruin (56:05)

Binding of Isaac: Repentance (59:05)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Games media being used by film studios to fill marketing holes caused by strikes (1:01:25)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvFZjo5PgG0

GLORBO (1:10:20)

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/redditors-prank-ai-powered-news-mill-with-glorbo-in-world-of-warcraft/

Ubisoft poorly communicates their plan to prune inactive accounts (1:16:02)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-is-suspending-inactive-accounts-disabling-access-to-game-libraries

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Obviously, the police just need more funding.

Games we played this week include:

Viewfinder (10:20)

Frostpunk (18:55)

Exoprimal (23:30)

My Friendly Neighborhood (43.10)

Gravity Circuit (53:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:

UK games industry trade group agrees to guidelines regarding kids and loot boxes (58:20)

https://www.eurogamer.net/uk-games-industry-to-restrict-access-to-loot-boxes-for-children

Deadlines pushed back on closing date of Microsoft acquisition of ABK, UK authority decisions (1:12:10)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/19/23797238/microsoft-activision-blizzard-merger-agreement-extension

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uk-regulator-extends-deadline-on-final-decision-over-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard

Sony deal ensures Call of Duty remains on PlayStation for a decade (1:02:25)

https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1680578783718383616

GTA 6 leaker deemed unfit to stand trial (1:03:15)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/teen-hacked-uber-revolut-grand-theft-auto-maker-london-court-hears-2023-07-11/

TinyBuild CEO lays out how his company definitely isn’t using AI in their human resources department (1:05:35)

https://whynowgaming.com/hello-neighbor-publishers-boss-says-his-company-uses-ai-to-monitor-employees/

New handheld consoles will be required to have removable batteries by 2027 (1:12:45)

https://overkill.wtf/eu-replaceable-battery-legislation-steam-deck-switch-handhelds/

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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.