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NEWS CRUISE: Andrew and D. Bethel cover a lot of different news stories this week, including the acceptance of NFTs in video games by Steam and the Epic Games Store; the workers of tabletop game developer, Paizo, form a union; developers who worked on Metroid Dread not seeing their names in the credits; Ruby Rose speaking up about their treatment on the set of Batwoman's first season; and some announcements made by DC during the DC Fandome event. UPDATE: Venerated Metroid fansite, Shinesparkers, reached out to Metroid Dread developers, MercurySteam, for clarification on what qualified for crediting in the game, specifically with regard to what constitutes the "25% game dev time" and "significant creative contributions," stating: "A significant contribution might mean A LOT of things: from designing a playable character, writing dialogues, lore.. anything substantially important to the game. On the 25% this is something based on our experience. Of course it can be seen differently elsewhere." FURTHER UPDATE: Union issues with Paizo and its workers came to an agreement on Thursday, October 21, with Paizo officially recognizing the workers' union. RELEVANT LINKS: Craddock, Ryan. "Metroid Dread Staff Say They've Been Left Out of Game's Credits, MercurySteam Responds." NintendoLife, NLife Media, 14 October 2021. D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "Tabletop RPG Workers Say Their Jobs Are No Fantasy." Wired, Condé Nast, 19 October 2021. Darren. "We Spoke to MercurySteam on Developer Credit in Metroid Dread." Shinesparkers, 15 October 2021. "Day 8: Critical Success!" United Paizo Workers, 21 October 2021. Newton, Casey. "How NFTs Are Creating a Generational Divide Between Platforms." The Verge, Vox Media, 20 October 2021. Patches, Matt. "Ruby Rose Details Batwoman Set's Abusive Conditions, Severe Injuries." Polygon, Vox Media, 20 October 2021. RELEVANT EPISODES: "Business Exempt" (19 October 2018): Where D. Bethel and Andrew talk about the first major attempt to unionize video game workers. "A Casualty of the Rhyme" (22 May 2020): Where our hosts, along with Taylor, talk about Ruby Rose's sudden departure from Batwoman. "Milkbloods" (09 April 2021): When Andrew and D. Bethel first discussed the strange culture of NFTs. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Find Taylor on Twitter and Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store or on Spotify. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae "District Four" by Kevin McLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)