Sacred Symbols+, #419 | On Nintendo vs Palworld, the ZeniMax QA Strike, and a Ubisoft Lawsuit
Added 2024-11-16 17:00:11 +0000 UTCWelcome back to Sacred Symbols+! Today, I (Colin) am once again joined by Last Stand Media's legal analyst and friend-of-the-show Rick Hoeg, and we've convened today to discuss a trio of interesting topics pertaining to our beloved games industry. For starters, we finally have an update to the pending legal action between Nintendo and Pocketpair, the Japanese developer behind the popular game Palworld. What's going on there, and how are things shaping up for both sides? Next, we take a brief foray into the world of labor strikes, as ZeniMax's 300-strong QA union, first organized just last year, organized a one-day walkout to protest back-to-the-office orders and an increasing reliance on outsourcing. Are we only seeing the beginnings of true labor unrest in the games space? Finally, we end our conversation on a peculiar lawsuit filed earlier this month in California, a potential class action against publisher Ubisoft for taking its 2014 offering The Crew offline, making it totally unplayable. Will we ever settle upon the difference between buying a product outright and merely (though perhaps unknowingly) licensing it, or are we doomed to be stuck in a time loop?
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro
00:03:48 - Nintendo vs. Pocketpair update
00:40:56 - ZeniMax QA Union walkout
01:00:02 - Ubisoft sued over The Crew
Comments
Glad Hoeg is prob the most frequent guest because he brings so much knowledge to the conversation. Colin you are very good at finding the right person for the topic.
Guybrush Threepwood
2024-11-21 13:36:10 +0000 UTCI’d love to see Hoeg on LSM in some permanent fashion
Ryan
2024-11-20 00:50:07 +0000 UTCCuts to black
Card Captor Corey
2024-11-18 22:05:29 +0000 UTC“DON’T STOP…”
Alec Barcelos
2024-11-18 18:23:09 +0000 UTCLawyers. Am I right?!
Benji_B2sick
2024-11-18 13:09:59 +0000 UTCRan out of budget, Hoeg charges by the minute
pudge
2024-11-18 12:01:14 +0000 UTCI love hearing from Hoeg. Very knowledgeable yet talks in a way us cretans can understand. The two person format works great with him and Colin. I would love an uncut version of this episode though.😂
Xstar25
2024-11-18 04:41:49 +0000 UTCWhat’s with the cutoff?
Nat Patterson
2024-11-17 23:35:42 +0000 UTCHoag must have said some really racist shit for you to cut him off mid sentence with the credits at the end.
Brian
2024-11-17 18:48:12 +0000 UTCFellas, what’s with the abrupt cut mid-conversation?
Joe
2024-11-17 17:35:25 +0000 UTCOhhhhh that cut near the end was harsh. Not even even a polite goodbye from Hoeg. :(
AngelOfCake
2024-11-17 10:52:00 +0000 UTCDefinitely hard cuts at the end when Rick is talking like a few others have said. All Dustin's fault!!! Jk lol but at first I thought my phone accidentally skipped somehow to the end.
Harley K
2024-11-17 04:19:14 +0000 UTCLol. To be fair it’s a great saying!
Adam Martinez
2024-11-17 00:50:06 +0000 UTCSopranos like ending
Zack E
2024-11-16 23:59:06 +0000 UTCSame
WhatDarrenPlays
2024-11-16 23:02:53 +0000 UTCIt's not just me, it cuts off at the end when their talking?
Hozi
2024-11-16 21:17:12 +0000 UTCHave a drink every time Hoeg says ‘reasonable minds can differ’
Adam Barnes
2024-11-16 20:22:09 +0000 UTCSame on my end, just cuts to credits mid conversation
Dante B
2024-11-16 20:05:40 +0000 UTCAlways enjoy hearing from Hoeg. Was the episode supposed to just end abruptly? It just cuts out for me at 1:25.
Russ Loffland
2024-11-16 20:01:44 +0000 UTCPodcast got cut off early at around 25 minutes mark?
Diego Macias
2024-11-16 19:48:01 +0000 UTCI see Hoeg, I know good times await on the other side of "Play".
Daniel Mitchell
2024-11-16 17:31:43 +0000 UTCFirst
Scott
2024-11-16 17:27:38 +0000 UTC
