Listen "The Friends We Make"
Episode Synopsis
Friendships are so precious. Video games never get tired of emphasizing that. Aside from reminiscing about the friends we made with fictional characters, we also discuss the absurd albeit necessary tendency to quantify friendships.In our side quests, we discuss the recent settlement of one of the lawsuits against Activision Blizzard and catch up with announcements in the recent Nintendo Direct, including the cast of the Super Mario movie.Shownotes00:06:26 The Friends We Make00:39:49 Activision Blizzard lawsuitActivision Blizzard Settles With Federal Employment Agency For $18 Million (Updated) (Zack Zwiezen)Activision Blizzard Sued Over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment (Maeve Allsup)Activision Blizzard Commits to Expanded Workplace Initiatives, Reaches Agreement with the EEOC (Activision Blizzard)00:55:59 Nintendo Direct: the biggest announcements and trailers (Andrew Webster)Super Mario Bros. Movie Lands All-Star Voice Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen (Matt Donnelly)Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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