Podquisition 459: Live Reptile Birth

This is all on the up and up, we promise.

Games we played this week include:

PS5 Access Controller (8:30)

Elemental Survivors (22:15)

Warhammer 40k: Darktide (33:50)

Stardew Valley (36:55)

GWAR: Rumble in Antarctica (40:30)

Forza Motorsport 2023 (44:10)

A Tiny Sticker Tale (55:00)

Whisker Squadron: Survival (57:05)

Another Crab’s Treasure (58:50)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Bungie sued for wrongful termination by former HR manager (1:17:05)

https://www.ign.com/articles/former-bungie-hr-manager-is-suing-for-wrongful-termination-after-she-reported-potential-racial-bias

BioWare accused of underpaying severance for laid off workers (1:21:30)

https://www.eurogamer.net/former-dragon-age-staff-seek-further-compensation-following-layoffs

Recently unionized QA workers for BioWare all lost their jobs (57:55)

https://www.polygon.com/23903782/dragon-age-dreadwolf-qa-workers-laid-off-keywords-studios

Game developer union forms in Poland, including staff at CD Projekt Red (1:27:15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/cd-projekt-red-devs-unionise-after-its-third-round-of-layoffs-in-three-months

John Riccitello quietly slinks away from CEO post at Unity (1:13:50)

https://www.wired.com/story/john-riccitello-retires-unity-ceo-controversy/

Everything is okay at Ubisoft now, says Ubisoft, using Ubisoft surveys as evidence (1:16:20)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23901575/ubisoft-executives-arrest-sexual-harassment-investigation

As ABK merger set to close, Kotick inflicts one more torment on employees (1:22:00)

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/activision-offers-a-timeframe-for-xbox-game-pass-inclusions-ahead-of-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3s-launch

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