Podquisition 363: Ghosts of Flavor

Jimquisition

Leisure:video Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Seltzer is nonsense. Games we played this week include: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (10:55) Gunfire Reborn (15:35) Kill It With Fire (21:50) Dauntless (23:40) The Binding of Isaac: Repentance (27:30) Mindscanners (30:10) Paradise Lost (37:05) Space Warlord Organ Simulator (41:10) Lawn Mowing Simulator (45:35) Townscaper (46:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: Former Activision Blizzard employee comes forward in press conference (48:20) https://kotaku.com/sexually-harassed-activision-blizzard-employee-holds-pr-1848180146 Walkout staged at Raven software following QA layoffs (51:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-06-raven-software-employees-walk-out-following-layoffs-in-the-qa-team State treasurers getting involved in Activision Blizzard (56:35) https://www.axios.com/state-treasurers-pressure-activision-over-misconduct-352fe2e6-64d4-4f30-ba7e-39e0e13419de.html PlayStation exec fired after amateur pedophilia sting (1:00:05) https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/sony-terminates-playstation-exec-who-allegedly-appeared-in-pedophile-sting-video/ Ubisoft acknowledges their handling of workplace abuse has damaged trust in them (1:02:30) https://www.axios.com/ubisoft-workplace-scandal-anika-grant-interview-aac56bc7-1551-465a-85b8-6e6d7ca36816.html Ubisoft details first steps toward NFT integration in Ghost Recon Breakpoint (1:09:40) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-07-ubisoft-quartz-is-an-energy-efficient-nft-platform-for-aaa-games Voice acting studio OMUK agrees to union contract protecting workers (1:17:40) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-06-uk-voice-acting-studio-reaches-agreement-with-equity-to-safeguard-voice-actors-working-in-games Retail release of Halo Infinite unplayable for several hours after release due to online update (1:20:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-08-no-you-cant-play-halo-infinites-campaign-now-even-if-you-have-the-disc Pokémon Shining Pearl already beaten by speedrunners in 15 minutes (1:22:25) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-08-pokemon-shining-pearl-finished-in-only-15-minutes --- 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, how.
0:05.0	Right.
0:06.0	Right.
0:07.0	We've got to talk about flavored with the best now.
0:11.0	Right.
0:22.3	We've got to talk about flavored seltzer water.
0:25.2	Oh?
0:25.8	We've got to.
0:27.2	Sparkly water that flavor, you know, once had a thought about.
0:31.2	We've got to.
0:31.9	Let me take this fucking thing off my neck.
0:34.8	We'll get this off first.
0:36.2	We're getting on the seltzer bandwagon now.
0:39.2	Like, years into the fad.
0:43.7	Now we're going to talk about flavored seltzers.
0:46.4	Now's the time to take a stand when it's got less support and we can really kick its
0:52.8	teeth in, Conrad.
1:15.7	Look, I'm just saying I had some the other day. I didn't know it was Celtsor on the can, otherwise I wouldn't have got it. Is flavouring them a prank? The best way I've ever heard it described is it's the homeopathy of flavour. Yes. I don't even know how it works. You drink it, it tastes of nothing. But then you have the ghost of what it should taste like on your tongue.
1:21.2	Yeah. It's haunted by the ghost of the ghost of the ghost of some flavour.
1:30.0	Like if I, if I were to be so bold as to draw a parallel that people of a certain age and country would get,
1:34.7	it's essentially, let's have a look at what you could have won.
1:36.3	The drink.
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