Unlike E3, these people know how to set appropriate expectations.

Games we played this week include: 
Skatebird (15:30)
Final Fantasy Origin (19:15)
Tunic (26:00)
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (29:40)
Earth Defense Force: World Brothers (37:15)
Umarangi Generation (49:00)
Going Under (51:05)
Button City (54:10)
Unbeatable (54:40)

News things talked about in this episode:
Cyberpunk returning to PSN, Sony suggests not buying the base PS4 version (1:10:25)
https://www.gamesradar.com/cyberpunk-2077-returning-to-playstation-store-next-week-but-sony-says-ps4-problems-persist/

Ubisoft continues to be shit, but didn’t show Beyond Good & Evil for once. (1:11:45)

Debate sparked by announcements of physical-only game releases (1:17:55)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/opinion/new-limited-physical-release-announcements-set-a-worrying-precedent/

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Podquisition 338: A Town Called Voorhees

No, not gamers.

Games we played this week include: 
Ender Lillies (14:30)
Death’s Door (19:20)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (24:30)
Gunfire Reborn (33:00)
Warlock of Firetop Mountain (38:30)


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News things talked about in this episode:
GTA San Andreas gets remastered with fog to hide how it looks (44:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-30-gta-trilogy-san-andreas-adds-ground-fog-option-to-improve-visuals

Activision Blizzard protest organizer leaves company, decries Kotick on way out (47:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-01-activision-blizzard-protest-organiser-leaving-company

Nintendo’s gender equality in management is pretty bad (49:30)
https://kotaku.com/less-than-5-percent-of-managers-at-nintendo-hq-are-wome-1848137143

Twitch to identify ban evaders with machine learning (57:00)
https://safety.twitch.tv/s/safety-news/detail?language=en_US&post=Using-Machine-Learning-to-Curb-Ban-Evasion

Sony patent emerges for mobile phone controller clamshell (1:01:00)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-planning-a-playstation-mobile-controller-patent-suggests/

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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: Chris Birmingham, 2012. Used under CC BY 2.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Podquisition 362: The Saddest Animals

Ouch!

Games we played this week include: 
Solar Ash (7:00)
Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue (13:30)
Loop Hero (23:30)
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon (33:00)
Monster Rancher DX (40:20)
Lawn Mowing Simulator (52:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Support the A Better ABK Strike Fund (56:00)
https://www.gofundme.com/f/abk-strike-fund

Activision Blizzard trying to squash unionization effort with promises to do better (58:30)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/12/09/activision-union-strike-fund/

Twitch Boost feature is as useless as expected (1:08:55)
https://kotaku.com/twitchs-pay-to-win-boost-feature-doesnt-actually-help-p-1848216696

Roblox growth and policies can endanger kids, not just exploit them (1:11:00)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-14-roblox-accused-of-being-unsafe-environment-for-children

Peter Molyneux is also doing a blockchain thing (1:17:00)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-13-peter-molyneux-is-creating-a-blockchain-business-sim

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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.

Podquisition 364: Sharp, Shiny and Small

Ban Tran, the creator of the first named, playable woman character in a home console game, has been found! We have an exclusive clip of her interview with Kevin Bunch from Atari Archive, an equally exclusive talk with Kate Willaert, the woman who helped find the illusive, innovative creator. 

Then Tanya and Jonathan review of a new and "improved", heaving version of the arcade classic Qix called Mokoko X. Daniel even did a song about it! 

Twitter handles for this episode's guests-
Kate - @Katewillaert
Kevin - @ubersaurus

Kate and Kevin's video essay on Van Mai (aka Ban Tran) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydaYEGKnf8Q&feature=emb_title

Support Kate on Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/acriticalhit

And our podcast on Patreon too! - https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Van Mai, Wabbit and Softcore Qix

Tanya and Jonathan talk about The Rock getting wet, Dall-E, Not-E3, and some amazing music from Ship to Shore Phono Co (@STSPhonoCo). Guests Maddie (@othatsraspberry) talks about her Metal Gear and No More Heroes fan art successes, and Xzyliac (@Xzyliac) gushes about her favorite games announced this summer. 

Our guests around the internet:

Ship To Shore Phono Co - https://shiptoshoremedia.com
Maddie on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/othatsraspberry
Xzyliac's BS With Friends podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bs-with-friends/id1515625349

Not-E3, Dall-E, and Ship To Shore Phono Co

hello apple please help me: 062330

People say you can fly too close to the sun? Well we say you can't fly close enough. We say you can fly right up to it, so that your nude chest grazes along its surface as you circumnavigate its plasmic equator at one billion miles per hour, like you are Space Harrier himself, skirting along the edge of the troposphere, shooting energy bullets from your face, and

what

oh

okay. 

In this one, Joe does a squish, and Log wants to give you a job at his pub. See you at one thousand!

do NOT click here :O

501: Cryobaric Hypersnooze, If You Don't Mind

On this episode, the boys discover the secret animal agenda, Crendor gets an invite to Arizona, and Jesse discovers the many MANY terrible names for boobs. All this and more on this episode of Cox n' Crendor!

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Episode 141 - Hooters, Tooters, and Physics Shooters

We wipe our butts, we lose our luggage, and we lament as Brian Kuh is Brian Kuh.

The Spin-off Doctors: The King Of Kong

This week the boys take a hard right hand turn on the road to comedy and somehow end up talking history and philosophy?! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN!? Also we learn a little bit more about Jesse's home town AND  discover that 2018 may not be such a terrible year for one sports team! All this and more on this exciting episode of Cox n' Crendor!
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Episode 176 - Crenlosophy 101

It’s hard to be this correct all the time.

Games we played this week include: 
A Plague Tale: Innocence (16:55)
Catherine: Full Body (20:10)
If Found (23:20)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (28:30)
Mass Effect Andromeda (34:35)
Wilmot’s Warehouse (37:35)
Railway Empire (38:55)
Microsoft Flight Sim (40:00)
Noddy’s Playtime (41:30)

News things talked about in this episode:
Everybody is giving refunds for Cyberpunk (6:15)
PS5 now helpfully warns you’re playing a PS4 game (48:25)
Nintendo leak includes report of company actions against 3DS hacker (48:55)
eSports takes child labor a step further (43:50)
The KFConsole does exist (56:50)

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

Podquisition 313: Hounded in the Village Square

A merry band are we.

Games we played this week include: 
Deep Rock Galactic (23:35)
Monster Hunter World (26:00)
Cyber Shadow (38:35)
Babysitting Mama (41:15)
Unworthy (46:30)
The Red Lantern (48:00)

News things talked about in this episode:

Redditors inflate Gamestop stock value to an outrageous degree (4:05)
https://www.wired.com/story/gamestop-stock-wall-street-bets-short-squeeze/

Capcom includes weak statement against lootbox mechanics in annual report (35:35)
https://wccftech.com/capcom-shares-anti-gacha-lootbox-statement-in-2020-annual-report/

Dead by Daylight 2 confirms accessibility options after designer has outburst on stream (53:20)
https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/21/22243029/dead-by-daylight-colorblind-mode-announcement-controversy-ui

Ninja, obviously, doesn’t feel it’s his responsibility to educate his audience (1:05:00)
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ninja-thinks-parents-should-parent-their-kids/1100-6486705/

Euro Truck Simulator 2 developer comes out against having an opinion on vaccines (1:13:10)
https://www.thegamer.com/neither-for-or-against-vaccines-says-euro-truck-sim-2-dev/

Fox News scared BioWare into pulling back Mass Effect 2 LGBT romances (1:17:20)
https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-2-jack-gay-pansexual-fox-news/
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