Listen "Podquisition 498: Ballistic Criticism"
Episode Synopsis
An historic trigger pull.
Games we played this week include:
Clickolding (11:15)
Magical Delicacy (19:40)
Concord (31:25)
DMC: Devil May Cry (36:20)
Reveil (43:15)
Bokura (23:41)
---
News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft introduces new Game Pass tiers, increasing prices and stripping day-one releases (1:00:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-big-changes-for-xbox-game-pass-ditching-day-one-releases-for-basic-tier
Internal Microsoft email reveals disposal of DEI team based on “business needs” (1:09:25)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs
Nintendo criticized for not crediting external translators (1:15:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title
---
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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
Games we played this week include:
Clickolding (11:15)
Magical Delicacy (19:40)
Concord (31:25)
DMC: Devil May Cry (36:20)
Reveil (43:15)
Bokura (23:41)
---
News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft introduces new Game Pass tiers, increasing prices and stripping day-one releases (1:00:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-confirms-big-changes-for-xbox-game-pass-ditching-day-one-releases-for-basic-tier
Internal Microsoft email reveals disposal of DEI team based on “business needs” (1:09:25)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-staffer-blasts-decision-to-lay-off-internal-team-focused-on-diversity-due-to-changing-business-needs
Nintendo criticized for not crediting external translators (1:15:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/external-translators-hired-for-nintendo-projects-bemoan-lack-of-credit-in-almost-every-big-title
---
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 Twitter/Instagram/BlueSky and check out his Patreon (https://patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at https://mercenarycreative.com.
More episodes of the podcast Jimquisition
Podquisition 570: Kirb
18/12/2025
Podquisition 568: Late Lunch
04/12/2025
Podquisition 567: Unearthed Treasures
27/11/2025
Podquisition 566: The Catsitter Economy
20/11/2025
Podquisition 565: Vemberstruck
13/11/2025
Podquisition 564: Aural Diazepam
06/11/2025
Podquisition 563: Locker Room Etiquette
30/10/2025
Podquisition 561: The Impressionists We Get
16/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.