Podquisition 335: Epilatastic
Added 2021-05-27 16:06:39 +0000 UTCOh, you thought we were done with skin care?
Games we played this week include:
Psychonauts (6:15)
BioMutant (8:00)
Mass Effect 2 (28:10)
Dark Pictures Anthology - House of Ashes (35:30)
News things talked about in this episode:
Ubisoft makes wild claims regarding improvements to company culture (41:40) https://news.ubisoft.com/en-gb/article/6eNE6mnqcXT2qWS2vFWpZV/a-year-of-change-at-ubisoft
Hackers get transphobic error messages into Little Big Planet (50:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-22-sony-disables-littlebigplanet-servers-due-to-the-severity-of-the-recent-attacks
Twitch introducing additional identity tags (53:00) https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/26/celebrate-yourself-and-your-community-with-350-new-tags/
Derided Gucci branded content for Roblox nonetheless explodes in resale value (59:20)https://www.polygon.com/22446454/gucci-garden-experience-roblox-purses-ugc-price-marketplace
Roblox rebrands as “not a game” in wake of Epic v. Apple lawsuithttps://devforum.roblox.com/t/re-rename-the-new-discover-tab/1225357https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436014/apple-roblox-epic-fortnite-trial-what-is-game-name-change
Skyward Sword HD locks fast travel behind a sold out $25 amiibo. (1:04:10) https://twitter.com/HeyHeyItMaymay/status/1396142724718411778
Sony pushing to bring their franchises to phones (1:06:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-26-sony-exploring-the-mobile-market-with-some-wonderful-playstation-franchises
Valve rumored to be releasing a handheld gaming pc (1:07:10) https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/
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Comments
The amibo stuff is a joke. Just get the cards. They work fine. I dis that for MHR after they stuck stuff behind items I couldn't buy.
Benedict Holland
2021-05-27 23:36:45 +0000 UTChttps://soundcloud.com/jimquisition/podquisition-335-epilatastic
2021-05-27 19:04:41 +0000 UTCPerhaps the most spoiler free podcast yet.
Harry Moore
2021-05-27 18:57:03 +0000 UTCPost and no podcast.
Anubis76
2021-05-27 17:54:40 +0000 UTCSo is this the preorder page for the podcast?
2021-05-27 17:48:40 +0000 UTCI got this too, a post but no podcast
Pandacidal maniac
2021-05-27 17:25:06 +0000 UTCIs it just my web browser, or is there no embedded podcast in this post about a podcast?
2021-05-27 16:44:03 +0000 UTCSometimes, I feel like news should come first with discussion on games played as the main course and palate cleanser.
Ethan
2021-05-27 16:15:52 +0000 UTC
