Podquisition 442: Bring on the Bafflement

When faced with absurdity, return it in kind.

Games we played this week include:

Choo Choo Survivor (15:10)

Street Fighter 6 (31:02)

Ollie Frog: Toad Skater (48:50)

Station to Station (50:05)

Venba (51:30)

Lies of P (53:50)

Final Fantasy XVI (59:45)

Cassette Beasts (1:11:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:

FTC files case to block Microsoft acquisition of ABK until scheduled hearing in August (1:14:30)

https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-ftc-ab5dd455ed5a2785983d8373915e3531

Embracer Group closing studios and canceling games after $2bn deal falls through (1:17:10)

https://www.eurogamer.net/saints-row-owner-embracer-announces-comprehensive-restructuring-program-to-close-studios-cut-jobs

Bioware announces and immediately canceled a collectible statue of floating dead FemShep (1:22:45)

https://kotaku.com/mass-effect-shepard-dead-statue-bioware-pull-femshep-1850532001

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