Welcome to the UDP Broadcast - Where we discuss gaming related stuff and offer somewhat uninformed opinions.

This week on Episode 19, we tackle the FTC lawsuit with NVIDIA and Google joining sony to stop acquisition of Activision Blizzard King (ABK) and the impacts of such acquision. 

Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty and head of High on Life's studio Squanch Games, is in hot water for domestic abuse charges from an anonymous Jane Doe. We also touch on issues at Squanch Games from a previous story where a worker found themselves harassed and retaliated against by management.

We then turn to  @imeigaming  and  @thenordiccajun2494  who talk about the state of Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast (WotC) events with the OGL 1.1 and the community not having any of it.  It was a great conversation to witness!

Join us next week for Episode 20

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Podcast Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUXjvzDRTCW4ZmQRJjpthYibc3QCVDff

--Lawsuits --

Sources:

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-and-google-come-out-against-microsofts-activision-blizzard-buyout/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/google-nvidia-express-concerns-to-ftc-about-microsoft-s-activision-deal

--Sentences--

Sources:

https://www.eurogamer.net/rick-and-morty-high-on-life-creator-justin-roiland-charged-with-domestic-violence

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/justin-roiland-rick-morty-allegations-domestic-violence-charges-rcna65403

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/high-on-life-and-rick-and-morty-creator-justin-roiland-charged-with-domestic-violence

https://www.pcgamer.com/high-on-life-rick-and-morty-creator-justin-roiland-charged-with-felony-domestic-violence-and-false-imprisonment/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/rick-morty-co-creator-justin-roiland-charged-with-felony-domestic-violence

https://www.polygon.com/23553876/justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charge-arrest-rick-and-morty-high-on-life

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/justin-roiland-facing-domestic-violence-charges

Previous allegations involving studio but not Roiland Specifically:

https://kotaku.com/high-life-justin-roiland-squanch-sexual-harassment-xbox-1849986831

The UDP Broadcast is made up of 4 gamers with a focus in gaming, game industy, game theorycrafting, game news, and games politics. We hope you have as much fun listening as we do talking about it. 

Chapters 

0:00 Intro and Topics 

1:52 Lawsuits - Google Nvidia Sony FTC 20:07 Sentences - Justin Roiland Squanch Games 

31:16 CritChicken's Grand Roleplaying Adventure 

38:00 Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons and Dragons OGL 1.1  

1:16:00 Wrap-up and Round table