Podquisition 412: Ol’ Blue Eyes

The fan base is fucking insufferable. Games we played this week include: Sonic Frontiers (9:30) Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (16:00) Fallout 4 (34:10) God of War Ragnarok (38:45) Ghost Song (44:20) Sonic Forces (54:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: Translated tweet from Sonic Frontiers director suggests game shipped unfinished (59:45) https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonic-frontiers-is-a-global-playtest-and-there-are-still-improvements-to-be-made-director-says/ ZA/UM dispute raises questions about company sale and employee mistreatment (1:03:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/fired-disco-elysium-director-claims-new-owners-took-control-of-zaum-through-fraud Microsoft did make a streaming-only Xbox, literally shelved it (1:07:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-says-xbox-shelved-game-streaming-box-because-it-was-too-expensive Sony files patent for means of tracking digital ownership with NFTs (1:08:25) https://gamesual.com/news/sony-patent-tracking-history-assets/ Rockstar was pitched a Grand Theft Auto movie with Eminem for the lead in 2005 (1:09:55) https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-once-rejected-a-gta-film-starring-eminem --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.