Podquisition 480: Unexpected Moomin

What a lovely surprise.

Games we played this week include:

Balatro (5:15)

Pullfrog (13:40)

Mars After Midnight (15:05)

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (18:50)

The Thaumaturge (31:15)

Princess Peach Showtime (48:40)

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (51:25)

Rise of the Ronin (54:40)

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News things talked about in this episode:

SAG-AFTRA’s video game voice actors might be next to strike over AI (1:01:30)

https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/ai-duncan-crabtree-ireland-sxsw-1235936090/

Bobby Kotick can’t stop, won’t stop, wants TikTok (1:03:05)

https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-wants-to-buy-tiktok-report-2024-3

600 QA employees unionize at Microsoft companies (1:05:30)

https://www.polygon.com/24093254/activision-qa-600-workers-union-microsoft

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