Podquisition 355: You’re Toast!

Jimquisition

Leisure:video Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Yes, you, specifically. Games we played this week include: Rallyallyally (5:45) Morse (8:05) Neuronet: Mendax Proxy (9:45) Back 4 Blood (11:50) Paper Trail (16:00) D*Fuzed (17:50) You Suck at Parking (19:55) Fantasian (23:45) Grindstone (26:40) Metroid Dread (31:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: EA exec confronted regarding loot boxes in FIFA interview, uses weasel words. (43:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2021-10-05-the-big-interview-ea-fifa-and-loot-boxes Twitch leak exposes years-long security flaws (46:45) https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/7/22714160/twitch-hack-security-data-breach-problems Microsoft investigating alternate approaches to “right to repair” (49:30) https://www.vg247.com/microsoft-xbox-right-to-repair-consoles Conflict over Activision EEOC settlement could destroy California labor lawsuit (54:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-12-latest-activision-blizzard-legal-twist-sees-californias-recent-usd18m-objection-questioned Ubisoft employees raise concerns “role model” evaluation will suppress dissent (1:02:00) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-12-ubisoft-employees-call-for-removal-of-role-model-evaluation-goal-over-concerns-of-misuse Epic cops to ripping off Among Us, imply future collaboration https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-12-epic-games-now-credits-among-us-innersloth-as-inspiration-for-fortnites-imposters-mode Paradox staff speak out about culture of silence protecting abusive executives (1:08:25) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-10-12-paradox-staff-slam-culture-of-silence-which-let-man-with-reputation-for-harassment-continue-in-role-for-years Eidos Montreal instituting a four-day work week (1:11:55) https://www.businessinsider.com/4-day-work-week-workweek-hours-salary-eidos-montreal-2021-10 --- 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 (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, hey, time to put your middle to the test now.
0:05.0	Bap, b'am, bada.
0:06.0	Hey, hey, don't you know you're messing with the best now?
0:11.0	Ah-huh, ahoo. Hey everyone. I know the world is scary out there and a lot of people are looking for reassurance.
0:33.2	A lot of people want to be told that it's going to be okay that everything will work out,
0:38.8	or at the very least, we will find a way through all of the problems.
0:42.8	Yeah.
0:43.5	Yeah, it's not fucking happening.
0:45.0	Yeah, we don't want to lie to you.
0:46.8	Yeah, it's not fucking happening, mate.
0:48.3	We're not blowing smoke up your ass here, okay?
0:51.1	You're fucked.
0:52.0	You, listener, are toast. You listener are toast.
0:55.2	You are active toast.
0:58.3	And I just want to, right?
1:00.3	I just want to make something clear, right?
1:02.9	Stephen, you're thinking to yourself,
1:05.0	oh, this isn't about me, Steve, mate.
1:08.5	You are toast.
1:10.4	You've popped out of the thing. you're quite warm, you're toast.
1:14.1	You were bread, but now we're smearing butter on one of your surfaces, Stephen.
1:20.8	Oh, and don't think we've forgotten about you, Deborah.
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