Podquisition 387: Milton Keynes

Jimquisition

You can get in, but can you get out? Games we played this week include: Pokémon Go (7:45) Vampire Survivors (8:40) Riddled Corpses (14:45) Trek to Yomi (21:45) Steam Deck (24:40) Days Gone (25:45) Jurassic World Evolution 2 (31:50) Roller Champions (34:45) Lost Epic (40:00) --- News things talked about in this episode: Raven QA workers successfully vote in favor of unionization (45:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/qa-testers-at-activision-blizzard-studio-raven-software-successfully-vote-to-unionise Activision-Blizzard worker committee forms, sends list of demands to management (50:50) https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/05/24/activision-blizzard-breastmilk-harassment/ Sony sexual discrimination case lives on in new suit filed following dismissal (55:30) https://www.axios.com/2022/05/20/playstation-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-returns Sony restricting subsidiary companies from making statements supporting reproductive rights (57:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-reportedly-will-not-approve-any-statements-from-playstation-studios-on-reproductive-rights Bungie claims they won’t be “muzzled” in midst of acquisition by Sony (1:06:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/bungie-says-there-will-never-be-a-muzzle-big-enough-to-stop-us-from-standing-up-for-whats-right Electronic Arts seems thirsty to get acquired, but wants Android Wilson at the helm (1:09:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-is-reportedly-pursuing-acquisition-and-merger-options-with-a-number-of-potential-suitors The Sims 4 now allows players to customize pronouns for their Sims (1:11:45) https://www.polygon.com/23140040/the-sims-4-custom-pronouns-create-a-sim --- 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. Photo Credit: diamond geezer / Milton Keynes Central station / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0