Podquisition 458: Semi-Conscious Life by Jimquisition published on 2023-10-05T17:22:23Z I want something else. Like a bed. Games we played this week include: El Paso Elsewhere (8:30) Amanda the Adventurer (30:00) Model Builder (35:00) Deep Rock Galactic Survivor (49:30) Forza Motorsport 2023 (56:20) Dynasty Warriors 9 (1:02:10) Helldivers (1:05:30) --- News things talked about in this episode: Epic lays off 16% of workers, gutting studios and seeking to liquidate assets (1:17:05) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/epic-laying-off-more-than-800 Hatoful Boyfriend dev claims two years of royalties unpaid by Epic (1:21:30) https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hatoful-boyfriend-dev-accuses-epic-of-unpaid-royalties Fortnite to implement individual age ratings for all third-party content (57:55) https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/3/23899988/fortnite-creative-age-ratings Team 17 also lays off workers (1:27:15) https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/10/02/worms-dredge-publisher-team17-is-the-latest-to-be-hit-by-layoffs Naughty Dog quietly severing developer contracts early https://kotaku.com/naughty-dog-ps5-playstation-sony-last-us-part-3-layoffs-1850893794 Former Ubisoft executives arrested on charges of sexual assault (1:33:55) https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23901575/ubisoft-executives-arrest-sexual-harassment-investigation --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise 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/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at mercenarycreative.com. Genre Entertainment Comment by Samantha Wait are you saying opinions on games can be subjective? And you can't just claim a game is objectively good because other reviews say so? What a shocking thing to consider for fans of certain games who spam connects here week after week lol. 2023-10-06T20:20:30Z Comment by Samantha Disney has finally gone too far and ruined Star Wars! Give us our jizz! 2023-10-06T19:32:46Z Comment by SabeSapien I'm surprised that Laura didn't play Station To Station this week. It's about trains! And it's good! 2023-10-05T18:05:07Z