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Podquisition 398: Multiple Murder Basements

Feels like home.

Batgirl (The Jimquisition)

Continuing on from what we were saying about Warner Bros. and Multiversus, the recent news about Batgirl and other axed projects demonstrate the company's lack of appreciation for media.

Podquisition 397: Landlords Are Petty Dictators

It's not enough to just have power over someone's life.

Games we played this week include:

Stray (15:45)

Multiversus (22:35)

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (38:50)

Vampire Su...

Multiversus Is Insidiously Dystopian (The Jimquisition)

Multiversus might be a geeky dream for crossover-loving consumers, but the whole thing is a really unsettling corporate flex when you actually stop and think about it.

Podquisition 396: Howdy, Partner!

The character of the summer has arrived.

Games we played this week include:

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (7:30)

Stray (17:15)

As Dusk Falls (29:50)

My Time at Sandrock (34:...

Final Fantasy VII NFTs Are Just Plain Offensive (The Jimquisition)

Final Fantasy VII NFTs? Square Enix didn't so much miss the point of that game as deliberately laugh in its face!

Podquisition 395: Scorcher

We know we said it was hot previously, but we’ve learned a lot since then.

Games we played this week include:

PowerWash Simulator (9:20)

Metal Gear Solid V (20:05)

Jekyll...

Subscriptions For Car Seats!? (The Jimquisition)

Excessive monetization isn't just for videogames! Let's see how another industry is taking horrible cues from game publishers as BMW starts charging for car seat heaters!

Podquisition 394: Industrial Fan

This podcast is too damn hot.

Diablo Immortal's Success Is Disgustingly Damning (The Jimquisition)

Diablo Immortal is grotesque, but it's making over $1 million a day. Does that vindicate it? Oh my no... its success only serves to damn it.

Podquisition 393: Dirty Tools

And you thought this show couldn’t get filthier

The Art Of Being Awful (The Jimquisition)

Return to Monkey Island has a lot of fans excited, hooray! It also has plenty of others who are angry, because of course it does. It wouldn't be videogames without some utter rage.   
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Podquisition 392: Medicinal Mishap

We’re sorry for the first five minutes.

Games we played this week include:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (5:00)

Dynasty Warriors 3 (12:45)

PlayStation ...

Hardcore Ted Skips The Grind (The Jimquisition)

Ted Cruz is a horrible, horrible man. He also claims to be a gamer. Could the two be related? Surely not!

Activision Is Innocent Because Activision Said So (The Jimquisition)

Great news, everyone! Activision Blizzard has investigated itself and found no evidence that it did anything wrong! You can totally trust an unbiased source like Activision Blizzard on the subject,...

Podquisition 390: I Know You!

A big fish come back to the pond

Games we played this week include: 

Agent 64: Spies Never Die (13:25)
Gloomwood (15:20)
Anger Foot (20:40)
Binary Domain (23:25)
Melato...

Shocker: Fallout 76 Was Made With Abusive Crunch (The Jimquisition)

Fallout 76 was horrible garbage, and it turns out it was managed by horrible garbage leadership! Hardly a surprise, but no less disgusting for how unshocking it us.

Podquisition 389: Now That’s What I Call An Ingot!

A dream realized.

Diablo Immortal: Activision Blizzard's Latest Scam The Jimquisition

Can we really be shocked that Activision's Diablo spin-off is a microtransaction-stuffed con? God, that company is deeply corrupt and vile, huh?

Podquisition 388: Pride Watch 2022

(Patreon is being a useless fucking pile of shit again and is refusing to recognize links, so I can't embed the podcast. Here is a direct link: 2022-06-02 17:40:54 +0000 UTC View Post

The Political Cowardice Of AAA Publishers (The Jimquisition)

Today's episode is about human rights - something Sony and EA seem to be afraid of standing up for. Cowards.

Podquisition 387: Milton Keynes

You can get in, but can you get out?

Games we played this week include:

Pokémon Go (7:45)

Vampire Survivors (8:40)

Riddled Corpses (14:45)

Trek to Yomi (21:45)

Bloober Team Doesn't Deserve Silent Hill (The Jimquisition)

See Commander Sterling at the UK's first LGBTQ+ wrestling show: buytickets.at/pcw  

Bloober Team is rumored to be working on a new Silent Hill, possibly a Silent Hill 2 remake. Fans are ...

Podquisition 386: Someone’s Enzymatic Dalliance

Don’t rain on our brown parade.

Games we played this week include: 

Steel Assault (14:25)
Ravenous Devils (24:00)
Evil Dead: The Game (25:10)
Pokémon Go (34:55)
Stea...

Activision's "Diversity Tool" Is F*cking Awful (The Jimquisition)

Activision Blizzard recently crowed about a "diversity tool" that it claimed would avoid tokenism, even though it's nothing BUT tokenism. It did not, as the company doubtlessly hope, deflect all th...

Podquisition 385: Tales Of British Trains

Take the good, take the bad, roll it up and there you have the rail system.

Games we played this week include: 

Steam Deck (9:50)
Vampire Survivors (14:45)
Revita (26:22)
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LOL Square Enix Sold Tomb Raider For Magic Crypto Beans (The Jimquisition)

I mean, it's not the entire reason, but it's still hilarious. Here's hoping the likes of Tomb Raider and Deus Ex are in better hands. Not hard, since Square Enix's hands are covered in poop!

Podquisition 384: We’d Rather Be Playing Vampire Survivors

Just being honest.

Games we played this week include:

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (7:55)

Vampire Survivors (13:45)

Peglin (26:25)

Nintendo Switch Sports (29:40)<...

The Industry's Getting Unionized (The Jimquisition)

As Nintendo, Sony, Activision, and others continue to screw over their workers, unionization is mounting, and the companies are scared.

Podquisition 383: Corsets For Everyone

Podquisition 383: Corsets For Everyone

No more slouching for us!

Games we played this week include:

Elden Ring (6:10)

The Force Unleashed (13:20)

Nobody Saves the Wor...