Jimquisition

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

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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

 

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

 

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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.