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Thursday · 1 hr 17 min
Podquisition 601: Finding Findom
All a matter of perspective Games we played this week include: (0:08:10) Splatoon Raiders (0:22:35) Cult of Pin (0:33:50) The Very Hungry Caterpillar (0:36:55) Clay Jam (0:38:05) Angry Birds Bounce (0:40:30) Canabalt (0:42:15) Doodle Jump (0:43:25) Envirobear 2000 (0:44:20) Poinpy --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:20) Outages on major platforms highlight problems with digital distribution at the best possible time https://www.polygon.com/playstation-network-down-psn-outage-digital-games-backlash/ https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-outage-response-failing-service-apology (0:46:20) Shawn Layden pushes for return of the AA game https://www.eurogamer.net/former-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-bringing-double-a-back --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
July 23 · 54 min
Podquisition 600: The 600th One
Merle wants to stay at the Rovers and threatens to tell the papers the whole story if Annie throws her out. Jack returns from The Nag's Head to sort the mess out, he gets Billy's point of view and gives Merle her fare home. Len and Annie make the peace on the eve of the elections. Games we played this week include: (0:17:10) Denshattack (0:24:10) Drill Bird (0:27:20) Deltarune (0:34:05) Everything is Crab (0:35:40) Splatoon Raiders --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:41:05) Count Binface pledges to bring SEGA to heel https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/count-binface-demands-sega-bring-back-london-arcade-make-shenmue-4-29190664/ --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
July 16 · 1 hr
Podquisition 599: Pearl Angel Clairsentience
Let us rewire our brains. Games we played this week include: (0:11:10) Windrose (0:26:35) Dungeon Clawler (0:26:05) Is This Seat Taken (0:27:05) Wolf of Stock Street (0:32:45) Denshattack (0:36:05) Granblue Fantasy Relink Endless Ragnarok --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:42:00) Mexico issues antitrust complaint against Sony for dropping discs https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026 https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software (0:46:20) Pokémon Go’s Times Square event https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-go-10th-anniversary-mewtwo-times-square (0:51:20) Collection of Robert Yang games getting pushback from Steam and Itch https://www.eurogamer.net/robert-yang-radiator-forever-collection-steam-itch-free --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
July 9 · 1 hr 8 min
Podquisition 598: Pivot To Goats
This will surely change our fortunes! Games we played this week include: (0:11:05) Everything is Crab (0:16:00) Deltarune (0:30:50) Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator (0:37:15) Rhythm Heaven Groove (0:39:15) Cultic: Chapter Two --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:42:50) Microsoft gutting Xbox studios while expecting huge user growth https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-one-billion https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026 https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software (0:58:00) Xbox more quietly indicates they’re ending discs too https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-project-helix-no-disc-drive-reports --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
July 2 · 1 hr 26 min
Podquisition 597: Comedy War Crimes
Pushing out the borders of bad taste. Games we played this week include: (0:04:25) Loco Motive (0:10:45) Deltarune (0:27:30) Raccoin (0:31:15) Virtue and a Sledgehammer (0:38:05) Devil May Cry 5 (0:48:25) Godhusk (0:53:45) Pokémon Champions (0:56:55) Vital Shell --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:10) Ubisoft Barcelona devs go on strike https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-barcelona-strike-after-layoffs (1:01:10) Rockstar announces GTA VI pricing https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-prices-confirmed (1:07:30) Rockstar continues to abuse staff while developers seek union recognition https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-rockstar-enforcing-crunch-weaponising-bonus-payments-ignoring-widening-gender-pay-gap https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-games-union-push-before-gta-6-launch (1:07:55) Sony to eliminate discs and console subsidization https://kotaku.com/sony-ending-discs-for-all-playstation-games-starting-2028-2000711927 https://www.eurogamer.net/ps6-bill-of-materials-cost-1000-usd-insider-report --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
June 25 · 1 hr 6 min
Podquisition 596: Resigning With Dignity
Games we played this week include: (0:07:10) Everything is Crab (0:12:15) ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs (0:19:30) The Adventures of Eliot (0:35:00) Rhythm Heaven Groove (0:37:35) Torment Hexus (0:42:15) Gitaroo Man (0:45:10) Pinkeep (0:46:20) Fury Ball (0:48:00) Silver Pines (0:50:05) Devil May Cry 5 --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:10) Sony annual report includes their plans to shove AI into stuff https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-playstation-pc-ai-annual-report (1:03:35) Poncle reconsiders Fortnite deal after Epic AI announcements https://www.eurogamer.net/fortnite-gen-ai-vampire-survivors-collaboration-reviewed-epic-poncle
June 18 · 1 hr 14 min
Podquisition 595: On Strike!
Maybe should have planned this better. Games we played this week include: (0:04:45) Am I Nima (0:09:00) Truck-Kun is Supporting Me From Another World (0:13:20) Xenoblade Chronicles (0:24:00) Scritchy Scratchy (0:28:05) Choo-Choo Defenders (0:33:45) Slay the Spire 2 (0:44:35) Cozy Game Restoration (0:47:50) Bulbo's Belief System --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:15) Xbox shedding studios https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-business-reset https://www.eurogamer.net/compulsion-double-fine-ninja-theory-xbox-studio-closures-report https://www.theverge.com/games/950204/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-restructuring-xbox (1:03:35) Tencent cut off funding to Don’t Nod https://www.eurogamer.net/dont-nod-funding-danger-next-project (1:05:20) EA announces in-game advertising platform https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-advertising-ads-in-game-content-integrations (1:07:55) Switch eShop updated to not run like crap https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-eshop-update --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com. Photo Credit: UCLA / CC BY 4.0
June 11 · 1 hr 2 min
Podquisition 594: Drowning in Demos
Rising tides are a result of climate change. Games we played this week include: (0:05:00) You Know the Drill! (0:10:00) Warhammer Survivors (0:17:10) Everything is Crab (0:19:00) Dodo Duckie (0:23:35) Trading Card Inspector (0:27:20) Mina the Hollower (0:31:40) Dwarrf (0:36:35) Slay Blade (0:39:20) MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme (0:42:50) Shroom and Gloom (0:46:25) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:48:55) Tupac Shakur in Stranger Than Heaven https://kotaku.com/tupacs-stranger-than-heaven-cameo-approved-estate-accused-embezzlement-2000703986 (0:53:50) Microsoft’s multiplatform pivot https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-exclusives-asha-sharma-interview --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com. Photo Credit: Kevin Makice / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
June 4 · 1 hr 10 min
Podquisition 593: Bathroom Break
What a relief! Games we played this week include: (0:04:50) Pictonico! (0:13:50) 007: First Light (0:27:45) Mina the Hollower (0:35:00) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (0:39:40) Slots and Daggers (0:41:20) Rune Dice (0:45:30) Dead as Disco (0:49:35) Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Corp --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:55:55) Rockstar workers announce formation of union https://www.engadget.com/2183358/rockstar-developers-go-public-with-first-union/ (0:58:20) Steam Deck prices increase 40% https://www.polygon.com/patch-notes-steam-deck-price/ (1:03:00) Lawsuit filed against Valve for monopolistic practices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-01/valve-s-antitrust-reckoning-over-steam-has-echoes-of-apple-google-app-store-sui --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
May 28 · 1 hr
Podquisition 592: The Internet Has Gone Mainstream
Why didn’t anybody tell us? Games we played this week include: (0:10:40) Directive 8020 (0:16:50) Bubsy 4D (0:30:35) Everything Is Crab (0:32:20) Mina the Hollower (0:41:30) Dead as Disco (0:46:30) The Excavation of Hobbes Barrow (0:51:10) Warhammer 40k: Speed Freeks --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:54:30) Bobby Kotick still clinging to wild conspiracy theory about lawsuit https://www.eurogamer.net/kotick-activision-ap7-lawsuit-embracer --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
May 21 · 1 hr 6 min
Podquisition 591: Glorious Pork
Dripping wet and falling off the bone. Games we played this week include: (0:10:35) Bubsy 4D (0:19:55) Everything Is Crab (0:31:05) Jury Games (0:38:20) Dead Island 2 (0:41:40) Bridge Command --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:40) Extremely rare physical copies of Poop Slinger mysteriously sent to stores https://kotaku.com/stores-at-a-loss-for-words-after-being-sent-sealed-copies-of-rare-ps4-game-poop-slinger-2000696767 --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
May 14 · 53 min
Podquisition 590: Spotify Hates Us
The feeling is mutual. Games we played this week include: (0:08:50) Mortal Kombat II (0:19:05) Godhusk (0:24:34) Everything Is Crab (0:30:50) Mixtape (0:39:40) Titanium Court --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:45:40) Microsoft makes executive changes to Israel branch after investigation into possible misuse of Azure systems https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-israel-xbox-boycotts-restructuring --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
May 7 · 1 hr 1 min
Podquisition 589: Breakout Genre Opportunity
This is how you’ll make your bones, kids. Games we played this week include: (0:11:55) Steam Controller v2 (0:27:50) Titanium Court (0:42:25) Vampire Crawlers (0:46:50) Dead Island --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:05:30) Amazon allegedly didn’t sell the Wii because Nintendo wanted to observe the law https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-consoles-amazon-ds-wii-illegal/ --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
April 30 · 1 hr 10 min
Podquisition 588: For Entertainment Purposes Only
No part of this program should be considered advice. Games we played this week include: (0:09:50) 007 First Light (0:18:35) Alien: Rogue Incursion (0:33:50) Sex, Sin and Rock n Roll (0:44:10) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (0:51:50) Exit 8 (0:59:30) Dead Island --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:05:30) New DRM on Sony purchases scares the internet https://kotaku.com/playstation-drm-ps4-ps5-support-30-days-online-2000691241 --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
April 24 · 59 min
Podquisition 587: The Chicken Lady
Games we played this week include: (0:09:05) Raccoin (0:10:10) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (0:25:05) Saros (0:34:35) Pragmata (0:47:05) Vampire Crawlers (0:50:25) Mouse PI For Hire
April 16 · 53 min
Podquisition 586: Silky Smooth Schnozz
Your skin is your largest organ. Games we played this week include: (0:07:45) Pokémon Champions (0:23:05) World War Z (0:27:15) Back 4 Blood (0:35:20) Vermintide 2 (0:39:00) Beyond Words --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:45:10) Rockstar hack boosts Take-Two’s value https://kotaku.com/rockstar-hackers-releasing-gta-online-financials-actually-made-take-twos-stock-go-up-2000687535 --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
April 9 · 57 min
Podquisition 585: Hot Steaming Satire
Games we played this week include: (0:08:40) Pokémon Champions (0:28:45) Raccoin (0:33:55) Pokopia (0:35:10) World War Z (0:44:50) Find Your Words (0:47:30) The Omega Reach --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:54:35) Sony culls another batch of slop publishers from PSN https://www.eurogamer.net/sonys-battle-against-shovelware-publishers-persists-as-it-purges-another-load-of-crap-games-from-the-playstation-store --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
April 2 · 59 min
Podquisition 584: The Talking Flower Says It's Time
Games we played this week include: (0:22:55) Legacy of Kain: Ascendance (0:26:05) Marvel MaXimum Collection (0:28:30) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (0:30:50) Life Is Strange: Reunion (0:37:45) World War Z (0:44:30) Raccoin (0:47:05) Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Corp. (0:50:50) Pokopia --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:54:35) Bubsy posts his feet pics https://www.bubsypaws.com/ --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
March 26 · 1 hr 5 min
Podquisition 583: YouTube is an Abuser
Regulate the bastards. Games we played this week include: (0:12:00) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (0:24:15) Pokopia (0:35:20) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (0:42:25) I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (0:48:35) Starship Troopers Ultimate Bugwar (0:50:45) Toxic Commando --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:54:45) Dragon Quest X to get AI companion https://www.eurogamer.net/google-gemini-ai-to-power-chatbot-companion-in-dragon-quest-x-square-enix-says (0:58:10) Switch 2 revision coming soon to EU due to Right to Repair law https://www.eurogamer.net/thanks-to-eu-consumer-law-nintendo-is-updating-the-switch-2-design-to-enable-european-players-to-replace-the-battery (1:00:30) Season 3 of Last of Us casts cis actor for role of Lev https://www.eurogamer.net/hbo-casts-the-last-of-us-season-3s-yara-and-lev --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
March 19 · 1 hr 4 min
Podquisition 582: Legitimate Violations
We’re not proud of it. Games we played this week include: (0:16:45) Greedfall: Dying World (0:18:45) Toxic Commando (0:27:30) Resident Evil Requiem (0:31:05) Pokopia (0:35:50) Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (0:40:15) Starship Troopers Ultimate Bugwar (0:48:45) Dragon Quest Builders 2 --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:40) DLSS5 is taking liberties with game visuals https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/dlss-5-clearly-overwrites-game-characters-with-ai-beauty-standards-but-nvidia-says-devs-have-artistic-control/ (0:57:00) Jeff Kaplan tells a tale of executive threats https://www.eurogamer.net/former-overwatch-lead-claims-he-was-given-a-horrid-ultimatum-meet-revenue-goals-or-1000-developers-would-lose-jobs (0:52:10) Krafton told they have to reinstate Unknown Worlds CEO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/judge-says-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-ceo --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise at https://thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on https://LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.