Podquisition 569: Infinite Diversity Of Squash

Who knew there were so many kinds? Games we played this week include: (0:33:55) Metroid Prime 4 (0:52:20) Pokémon Legends: Z-A (0:57:30) Blood: Refreshed Supply (1:00:25) Octopath Traveler Zero --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:04:45) Even Kier Starmer is talking about Rockstar’s alleged union busting https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-developer-rockstars-firing-of-union-staff-deeply-concerning-says-uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer (1:06:40) Russia bans Roblox to “protect” kids https://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-banned-russia-lgbtq-propaganda-child-safety-measures (1:07:20) SEGA knows people don’t like AI, will keep using it https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-acknowledges-strong-resistance-as-it-turns-to-ai-but-says-itll-use-technology-appropriately (1:18:30) European game unions hold a summit, show solidarity https://www.eurogamer.net/video-game-workers-europe-fight-back-against-exploitation-ai-layoffs-historic-milestone-union-efforts --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.