Podquisition 357: Spook Central

The horror is real (and somewhat itchy).

Games we played this week include:

Nuclear Blaze (3:15)

Inscryption (7:30)

Guardians of the Galaxy (13:20)

Zombies Ate My Neighbors! (22:30)

The Wine (26:30)

Legend of the Mystical Ninja (29:30)

Hentai vs Evil (31:00)

Crysis 2 (32:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:

Resident Evil VR doesn’t account for people with boobs (34:00)

https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/qd8zbf/chest_items_a_practice_in_boob_punch/

Judge in sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard denies move to pause proceedings (37:30)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-25-judge-rejects-activision-blizzards-attempt-to-pause-california-sexual-harassment-lawsuit

Activision Blizzard skipping Blizzconline, conveniently avoiding uncomfortable questions (39.15)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-26-next-years-blizzconline-on-pause-as-activision-blizzard-looks-to-reimagine-event

Warner Bros reportedly working on crossover fighter(40:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-25-smash-bros-style-warner-bros-crossover-platform-fighter-reportedly-in-the-works

Overwatch's McCree no longer named after serial abuser (41:10)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-22-overwatchs-mccree-will-be-renamed-cole-cassidy-next-week

Sony patents function allowing stream viewers to boot players from games (44:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-21-sony-granted-patent-for-spectators-to-pay-to-remove-players-from-games

Notorious Games, new studio formed by former Blizzard staff announced (45:30)

https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/25/notorious-studios-breaks-free-from-world-of-warcraft-to-build-its-own-worlds/

Eidos properly credits former trans employee for their contribution (52:00)

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-26-trans-dev-has-new-name-credited-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy

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