Name: Something new... by SW: NCBC
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: Find out more here: https://t.co/isbcwD5tob

patreon.com/SWOCBC ok... so we will never have a Mando Season 2 and Season 3 episodes ? That's a bummer. And the Old Canon Book Club is not marketed well not gonna lie.

Nobody's saying you can't talk about the Legends continuity too, but STILL.....you people are fucking cowards for ditching the current cannon for your own personal bubble.

Thanks for spending some of it with us.

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Podquisition 418: It Was A Year

Find out more here: https://t.co/isbcwD5tob

Something new...

When faced with absurdity, return it in kind.

Games we played this week include: 
Choo Choo Survivor (15:10)
Street Fighter 6 (31:02)
Ollie Frog: Toad Skater (48:50)
Station to Station (50:05)
Venba (51:30)
Lies of P (53:50)
Final Fantasy XVI (59:45)
Cassette Beasts (1:11:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:
FTC files case to block Microsoft acquisition of ABK until scheduled hearing in August (1:14:30)
https://apnews.com/article/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-ftc-ab5dd455ed5a2785983d8373915e3531

Embracer Group closing studios and canceling games after $2bn deal falls through (1:17:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/saints-row-owner-embracer-announces-comprehensive-restructuring-program-to-close-studios-cut-jobs

Bioware announces and immediately canceled a collectible statue of floating dead FemShep (1:22:45)
https://kotaku.com/mass-effect-shepard-dead-statue-bioware-pull-femshep-1850532001

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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. You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 442: Bring on the Bafflement

Jonathan quizzes Tanya on how queer games are, and if every Spiderman thing should look like Spider-verse. Chelora talks about doing drag Waluigi and the pros and cons of Nintendo's representation of marginalized groups, and Alexandra talks about the invisible art of games QA.

Time Codes:

0:00:00 - Sub Par Cold Open
0:03:57 - Always Coming Out But Never Fully Emerging
0:06:00 - Chelora Interview - Queer Nintendo
0:34:09 - Does It Get Queer Or Not Quiz Show
0:40:40 - Alexandra Interview - The Mysteries of QA Testing
1:01:21 - Spider-Man Movie vs. Videogame, Which Do You Prefer?
1:08:04 - Biggie the Cat and Jonathan's Thick Skin
1:09:58 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:13:54 - Wet

Watch Chelora's interview on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaTsWyuNg2U

Our guests on online:

Chelora: 
Twitch.tv/chelora https://www.instagram.com/cheloraflora

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpW6reJN6cQc-8oxPRIo8Q

https://twitter.com/Chel0ra

Alexandra:

https://alexvalentine.carrd.co/

https://twitter.com/Dex01


Support the show!

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Queer Nintendo Across the QA Spider-Verse

Tanya and Jonathan talk about gaming as a safe space while meditating on Super Slide and the Bit.Trip series. Guests Sarah Carapace invites us into the disaster lesbian monster protagonist survival horror TTRPG Dungeon Bitches/Death Spiral, and sweet Rose longs for the nostalgic, subversive magic of Assassin's Creed. 

0:00:00 - Twitter is Dead
0:03:04 - What's Your Gaming Safe Space?
0:04:36 - Sarah Carapace Interview: The Art of Dungeon Bitches
0:41:03 - Bit Trip Re-Runner News
0:44:34 - Super Slide
0:47:12 - Hit and Missile
0:48:17 - Rose Interview: The History of Assassin's Creed
1:12:00 - Jonathan Develops Something?
1:12:48 - Art Hawk in Whisker Squadron Survivor
1:13:40 - An Announcement!
1:14:59 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:17:46 - It's Me or the Meat Balls

Our guests on Twitter:
Sarah Carapace: https://twitter.com/SarahCarapace
Rose: https://twitter.com/TogetherRose


It's Me or the Meatballs on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/d-booth-sanford/its-me-or-the-meatballs-feat-jonathan


Support the show on Patreon: 
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Assassin's Creed, Dungeon Bitches, Super Slide and Bit.Trip

The boys are back for episode 400 of that sweet sweet CNC goodness. Will the boys remember? Will they have anything prepared? Who knows?! Tune in to find out!

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Episode 400 - 400 Episodes of Complete Professionalism

Oh, yeah, that thing is about to happen isn’t it?

Games we played this week include: 
Vampire Survivors (18:35)
Midnight Suns (19:40)
Grand Theft Auto V (25:24)
Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (33:25)
Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising (41:15)
Diceheart (53:20)
Slay the Princess (1:00:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Ransomware group releases trove of material stolen from Insomniac Games (1:07:15)
https://www.cyberdaily.au/culture/9959-snikt-rhysida-dumps-more-than-a-terabyte-of-insomniac-games-internal-data
Internal Sony documents give candid view of concerns over ABK acquisition (1:19:15)
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/microsoft-could-disrupt-and-threaten-playstation-business-sonys-alleged-xbox-fears-laid-bare-in-massive-hack
ABK studios are ending hybrid work (1:21:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/abk-workers-alliance-responds-to-activision-blizzard-ending-hybrid-working
ABK settles California worker discrimination suit (1:24:20)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/activision-blizzard-to-pay-around-50-million-to-settle-lawsuit-that-spurred-microsofts-takeover-4dc1178b
Valve delivers festive DOTA 2 bans (1:26:00)
https://www.polygon.com/24002666/dota-2-frostivus-2023-bans-valve-toxic-lump-coal
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise 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/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Photo Credit: Daderot

Podquisition 469: Suddenly Seasonal

The future is inevitable.

Games we played this week include: 
Tekken 8 (23:35)
Grand Theft Auto V (26:50)
Midnight Suns (40:55)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Switch flash cartridge announced, internet immediately links Gary Bowser to it (14:55)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jailed-nintendo-hacker-gary-bowser-denies-link-to-new-switch-flash-cart/
Square Enix will commit even harder to AI in 2024 (47:10)
https://kotaku.com/square-enix-president-artificial-intelligence-ai-games-1851133573
As Kotick leaves ABK, former employees point out how he made games worse (1:21:50)
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/01/former-call-of-duty-dev-says-decisions-made-by-bobby-kotick-made-our-games-worse
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise 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/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Photo Credit: Hamed Saber

Podquisition 470: Crone's Unease

The Trashgirl Diaries: J'accuse!

Just because you’re miserable doesn’t mean we all should be.

Games we played this week include: 
God of War: Ragnarok (7:45)
Luck be a Landlord (15:50)
Grand Theft Auto V (22:25)
Lies of P (23:15)
Buckshot Roulette (26:40)
Pokémon (30:10)
Orc Massage (33:25)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Another round of layoffs hits Unity, Twitch, and Bossa Studios (43:30)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030695/unity-layoff-staff-25-percent
https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2024/01/10/a-difficult-update-about-our-workforce/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff
Netflix considering plan to insert ads into its published games (49:30)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-eyes-ways-to-make-money-from-videogames-in-potential-pivot-705bd3b3
SAG-AFTRA makes AI deal for game voice workers seemingly without consulting them (52:15)
https://www.pcgamesn.com/sag-aftra-ai-voice-actor-reaction
Lawsuit claims discrimination at Activision-Blizzard against old, white men (59:40)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ex-activision-exec-accuses-publisher-of-discriminating-against-old-white-guys
Xbox bans Baldur’s Gate 3 players who have default share settings on while saving sexy content (1:05:45)
https://www.pcgamer.com/xbox-insists-its-willy-nilly-bans-of-baldurs-gate-3-players-from-its-online-services-are-not-automatic-suggests-turning-off-its-opt-out-feature-to-avoid-horny-upload-crimes/
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Buy official Jimquisition merchandise 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/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com.

Photo Credit: Santosh Kumar

Podquisition 471: Weather or Naught

A saga continues.

Games we played this week include: 
Fallout TV series (8:55)
Horrified (29:10)
Princess Peach Showtime (36:00)
Rose and Camillia (37:50)
Balatro (43:15)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Apex Legends tournament to be held in Saudi Arabia (48:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/apex-legends-wont-censor-game-for-saudi-arabia-esports-tournament-respawn-says

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth menu rephrased after many gameplay hours lost (54:15)
https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-patch-retry-from-this-battle-menu

Alternate network for Wii U and 3DS online play up and running (56:55)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126064/pretendo-resurrects-wii-u-nintendo-network-without-console-hacking

Hades 2 about to enter beta, sign-ups open
https://www.eurogamer.net/hades-2s-technical-test-set-to-begin-shortly-and-sign-ups-are-open-now

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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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.

Podquisition 485: Who’s Odlaw?

Three friends gather to talk about the newest Star Wars books with the world. 

Something new...

SW: NCBC

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