About this episode
Call toll-free, operators are standing by. Games we played this week include: Mindwave (8:45) Wii Music (15:25) Alien: Fate of the Nostromo (19:25) Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (25:45) Ticket to Ride London (29:30) Switch 2 (31:55) --- News things talked about in this episode: Backers of Silksong upset over developer’s post which led them down rabbit hole (35:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/silksong-fans-believe-creators-switch-2-hint-points-to-april-announcement-and-its-all-thanks-to-a-slice-of-cake David Lynch’s PlayStation 2 commercial (46:20) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laf9vpJMDjA GDC’s annual survey shows industry in decline, rising interest in unions (49:20) https://www.eurogamer.net/gdcs-state-of-the-games-industry-survey-says-one-in-ten-respondents-laid-off-in-2024 Genshin Impact pays fine for privacy violations and deception (52:55) https://www.eurogamer.net/genshin-impact-maker-agrees-to-pay-20m-in-ftc-case-accusing-it-of-violating-childrens-privacy-and-deceiving-players Lords of the Fallen publisher declares DEI to blame for industry woes (1:04:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/lords-of-the-fallen-publisher-ci-games-publicly-shuns-dei-says-it-wont-embed-social-or-political-agendas Until Dawn movie has tenuous links to game’s mechanics (1:08:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/until-dawn-movie-teaser-reveals-how-its-replaced-the-games-branching-narrative --- 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.