Podquisition 427: Mr. Chimney Pot

It's all about those family values.

Games we played this week include:

Ragnarock (08:25)

Octopath Traveller 2 (15:39)

Humanity Demo (44:28)

Tentacular (49:05)

Resident Evil Village VR (49:55)

Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe (52:08)

Laura's Playdate Corner (1:00:00)

Battleship Godies (1:00:48)

Forrest Byrnes: Up in Smoke (1:03:35)

Fantavision (1:06:08)

Sector's Edge Beta (1:20:31)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Final Fantasy XVI Producer uses "Gamer Pride" to Justify Accessibility Option Choices (1:09:45)

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-xvi-producers-pride-as-a-gamer-influenced-new-take-on-difficulty-settings/1100-6511849/?fbclid=IwAR2eKM3uCCLPgO6_B3nhRAQSN0-Qp3Cfangbkv_yxSD4KCTqduefvLR7KaI

Atomic Heart Contains a Racist Cartoon (1:23:33)

https://www.eurogamer.net/mundfish-apologises-after-racist-cartoons-were-discovered-in-atomic-heart?fbclid=IwAR2SD5OvQIZT0CVt7VYUz1yDJpA3g0GDfNyE0ARCTspZwzj-WZ4LOFMRqwA

Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for "unprecedented" burnout and sick leave (1:25:48)

https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2-studio-reportedly-under-investigation-for-unprecedented-burnout-and-sick-leave?fbclid=IwAR1gV-LDO9JU0K_cUskP1ZlDHRbYI7QG1GKxSzQ27_4D2tO7wS42dnhCIco

EA Lays Off 200 Apex Legends QA Workers (1:28:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-reportedly-lays-off-200-apex-legends-qa-testers?fbclid=IwAR3UqMSL0EzK85VSfHGnBJ7mubWlML-MId3yDO_5X869CALiqI2W5oPWX1E

Rovio Hides Angry Birds Because It Doesn't Have Enough Microtransactions (1:32:40)

https://www.eurogamer.net/angry-birds-will-leave-android-store-developer-says-its-just-too-popular?fbclid=IwAR2aeomYoT3KMo_XpPhAfjn7V4wVjT1rAnMhJBH8eOOSpd45lFWu9ai3PVA