Well, it works. Games we played this week include: Cooking Mama Cookstar (7:35) Spirits Abyss (13:00) Dynasty Warriors Origins (16:25) Scarlet Maiden (41:35) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (50:30) --- News things talked about in this episode: Retro Studios excluded from credits on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (42:25) https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/01/retro-staff-credits-removed-from-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-forever-entertainment-confirmed-as-devs Nintendo issues a warning about community created alternative for shuttered Wii U services (56:05) https://x.com/nintendo_cs/status/1879332711451795501 Accessory maker who claimed to have Switch 2 at CES has encounter with Nintendo (1:01:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-breaks-silence-on-this-weeks-switch-2-leaks Microsoft going all-in on bringing properties to Switch 2 (1:04:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-reportedly-getting-halo-and-another-big-xbox-game-with-microsoft-set-to-be-a-very-big-supporter 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.

You’re soaking in it. Games we played this week include: Babysitting Mama (7:00) Satisfactory (16:55) Dynasty Warriors M (18:30) Factorio (30:25) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (33:00) --- News things talked about in this episode: Reports of abuse at support studio (42:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR9HQ2C6h_4 Accessory maker claims to have acquired retail Switch 2 hardware (48:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/switch-2-leaks-turn-into-deluge-as-dummy-units-shown-at-ces Tencent is deemed a “Chinese military company” by US Department of Defense (57:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/us-labels-tencent-as-a-chinese-military-company --- 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.

What the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets. Games we played this week include: Punirunes (14:00) Among Ashes (20:50) Devil Kings (25:15) Stars in the Trash (37:24) Sengoku Basura: Samurai Heroes (43:55) --- 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: Esra Kelepircioğlu

They tried to warn us about stairs. Games we played this week include: Ballionaire (11:35) Punirunes (21:40) Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (34:40) Marvel Rivals (47:50) --- News things talked about in this episode: Game Awards gives award to guy who helps laid off devs find work, nerdzis send him threats and bigotry (1:02:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awards-first-game-changers-recipient-responds-to-hateful-and-disturbing-comments-accusing-him-of-fraud Black Myth Wukong producer posts through not winning Game of the Year (1:09:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/black-myth-wukong-producer-on-the-game-awards-top-prize-snub-i-came-all-the-way-here-for-nothing --- 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.

Whatever did they do to deserve this? Games we played this week include: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rita’s Revenge (19:35) Satisfactory (25:40) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (31:35) Metaphor Refantazio (42:00) Home Safety Hotline: Seasonal Worker Edition (45:30) The Thing: Remastered (50:25) --- News things talked about in this episode: Tencent in talks to acquire controlling share of Ubisoft (1:00:10) https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ubisoft-shareholders-talks-over-possible-buyout-terms-sources-say-2024-12-06/ Beyond Good & Evil 2 isn’t done because the leadership can’t decide what it is (44:20) https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2s-troubled-development-due-to-passionate-managers-not-getting-along-says-creator-michel-ancel --- 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.

But will we learn from this? Games we played this week include: UFO 50 (4:55) Mouthwashing (10:35) Void’s Vigil (18:20) PS5 Pro (22:10) Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII Remake (29:45) --- News things talked about in this episode: Niantic has built a “Large Geospatial Model” on data collected from its AR games (39:20) https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/ Listings for Switch 2 accessories pop up on Alibaba (44:20) https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1h5izz4/tempered_glass_and_switch_2_case_appears_in/ --- 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.

Really should have paid closer attention in school. Games we played this week include: Quantum Witch (11:50) Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends (22:25) Witchfire (24:20) UFO 50 (29:40) Dustborn (40:31) --- News things talked about in this episode: Balatro racks up huge sales numbers on mobile (47:05) https://www.eurogamer.net/balatro-has-made-almost-44m-from-its-mobile-release-alone Sony making a bid to buy Kadokawa (50:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-acknowledges-takeover-interest-from-sony Phil Spencer says nothing is off the table for Xbox properties on other platforms (51:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/phil-spencer-says-no-red-lines-over-any-xbox-game-coming-to-nintendo-or-playstation --- 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.

We'd stop the world and rot with you. --- 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. Photo Credit: Swiertz / CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

After almost a decade in, we know what we’re doing. Games we played this week include: PS5 Pro (05:35) Sorry We’re Closed (17:35) UFO 50 (28:15) Mario and Luigi Brotherhood (39:55) Super Mario Party Jamboree (43:30) LEGO Horizon Adventures (46:15) Death of the Reprobate (48:45) Vampire Hunters (53:05) --- News things talked about in this episode: Streamer taunts Nintendo into suing him for piracy (47:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-sues-streamer-who-said-he-could-broadcast-its-pirated-games-all-day --- 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.

We love videogames and there’s nothing else we’d rather talk about. Games we played this week include: Dragon Age: Veilguard (0:55) UFO 50 (32:30) Slitterhead (37:55) --- News things talked about in this episode: Michel Ancel returns to Ubisoft, having totally missed any sort of internal investigations (47:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/rayman-creator-discusses-new-project-believes-ubisoft-should-greenlight-prince-of-persia-lost-crown-sequel The next Switch will be backwards compatible (51:35) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k Binding of Isaac’s co-op mode is coming this month (55:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/the-binding-of-isaacs-free-online-co-op-mode-finally-has-a-release-date --- 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.

Spectrums have two ends, you see. Games we played this week include: Vampire Survivors (9:25) UFO 50 (18:25) Life is Strange: Double Exposure (20:30) New Worlds Aternum (25:35) Sonic X Shadow Generations (26:45) --- News things talked about in this episode: Firewalk Studios closed, Concord fully dead (46:25) https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-shuts-down-concord-developer-firewalk-studios-game-will-remain-permanently-offline Ubisoft’s NFT game has a token they want to sell for $64k (47:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-launches-first-ever-blockchain-game-with-nfts-costing-up-to-50k --- 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.