Name: Whinging Aloud Episode 251: RIP Concord by Cuspanco
Duration: 3 h 7 min 35 s
Description: This week on the show, we chat about the (very short) life and death of Concord, Twitter misadventures, woke game detectors. We also review Barbarian, Terminator Zero, KAOS, Rebel Ridge, and Star Wars Outlaws.

This week on the show, we chat about the (very short) life and death of Concord, Twitter misadventures, woke game detectors. We also review Barbarian, Terminator Zero, KAOS, Rebel Ridge, and Star Wars Outlaws.

Whinging Aloud Episode 251: RIP Concord

Even the worst people do the right thing sometimes.

Games we played this week include:
Assassin’s Creed Shadows (8:55)
Wanderstop (14:05)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (17:05)
Xbox Adaptive Joystick (33:35)
Resident Evil 4 (41:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:
AI trailer for Ark: Aquatica is an embarrassing mess (42:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ark-aquatica-developer-shifts-blame-for-disastrous-ai-trailer-onto-marketing-team

ESA’s Accessible Games Initiative aims to standardize accessibility features (43:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/esa-launches-accessible-games-initiative-and-unveils-24-tags-for-gaming-storefronts-and-product-pages

United Videogame Workers Union (49:30)
https://uvw-cwa.org/

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

Podquisition 533: Bullying Fascists

It’s a choice.

Games we played this week include:
Atomfall (9:10)
Abiotic Factor (21:00)
Batman Forever (26:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Nintendo’s big Direct (28:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM

More Embracer layoffs (41:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-layoffs
https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-groups-eidos-montreal-studio-lays-off-up-to-75-employees

Zenimax union threatens strike (49:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-union-overwhelmingly-votes-to-authorise-strike-if-microsoft-contract-negotiations-drag-on

Zelda movie gets 2027 release date (47:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/legend-of-zelda-movie-release-date-revealed-by-nintendo-and-its-not-as-far-away-as-you-might-have-feared

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

Podquisition 534: Fringe Aesthetics

Brie still, my havarti.

Games we played this week include:
Dissent on Mars (5:30)
Two Point Museum (13:30)
1000xResist (28:15)
AM (39:45)
Atomfall (47:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:
BDS names Microsoft and Xbox priority targets for boycott (1:14:00)
https://bdsmovement.net/microsoft

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

Podquisition 535: Feta Fête

This week on the show, we chat about Assassin's Creed Shadows, Severance, Elon Musk getting owned on Twitter/X, what could have been with a cancelled ZA/UM Disco Elysium project, the passing of Val Kilmer, and the Switch 2 Direct.

Whinging Aloud Episode 260: Eggscellent

Keep 'em gelled!

Games we played this week include:
Mario Kart World (21:20)
Metroid Prime 4 (24:25)
Look Outside (30:10)
Two Point Museum (43:15)
Drag x Drive (46:45)
Donkey Kong Bananza (54:10)
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (58:50)
Civilization 7 (1:10:10)
Cyberpunk 2077 (1:11:40)
Street Fighter 6 (1:14:35)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Minecraft Movie director loves when his audience makes theater workers miserable (1:14:00)
https://www.eurogamer.net/a-minecraft-movie-director-defends-popcorn-throwing-chicken-jockey-chaos-says-viewers-just-having-a-true-party

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

Photo Credit: Tambako the Jaguar / CC BY-ND 
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Podquisition 536: Chimp Gel

This week on the show, we chat about A Minecraft Movie, the Devil May Cry Netflix series, and the latest season of Black Mirror.

Whinging Aloud Episode 261: Chicken Jockey

Risk and reward

Games we played this week include:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (7:15)
Nunholy (35:55)
1000xRESIST (43:50)
Days Gone (49:50)
Bayonetta (1:02:15)
Radiata Stories (1:08:30)

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

Photo Credit: Lynne Hand / CC BY-ND 
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Podquisition 538: Spreading Cheeks

It’s never gone wrong before.

Games we played this week include:
Wordatro (7:30)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (16:25)
Nunholy (42:10)
1000xRESIST (44:45)
Observer (47:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Nintendo suing accessory maker who claimed black market purchase of Switch 2 (59:20)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-suing-the-accessory-manufacturer-that-showed-off-switch-2-early/

Microsoft raising prices on hardware and software (1:05:10)
https://www.eurogamer.net/confirmed-xbox-console-prices-are-going-up-worldwide

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

Podquisition 539: Breeding Program

Go boom.

Games we played this week include:
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (6:15)
The Blue Prince (21:50)
MEDIUM-NAUT (29:20)
The Midnight Walk (37:20)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (47:40)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Bandai Namco is adjusting pay incentives toward stockholder returns (1:01:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/bandai-namco-alters-exec-pay-to-encourage-acting-in-the-interest-of-shareholders

Allegations of abuse and financial mismanagement against founder of AbleGamers charity (1:05:10)
https://www.ign.com/articles/former-employees-community-members-allege-ablegamers-founder-fostered-abuse-behind-closed-doors

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

Photo Credit: Chemical Elements - A Virtual Museum (Jumk.de Webprojects) / CC BY-3.0 
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Podquisition 540: Ingot Fall

This week on the show, we chat about Sinners, Havoc, The Shadow Strays, and the video games' worst kept secret, the Oblivion Remaster.

Elsewhere on the show: the new GTA VI trailer, Polygon is stripped and sold for parts, and the video game industry is doomed probably.

Whinging Aloud Episode 251: RIP Concord

Cuspanco

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