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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