Podquisition 550: The Support Act

It can be hard to be enthusiastic sometimes

Games we played this week include: (0:09:23) Let Them Trade (0:13:40) Empty Epsilon (0:20:35) Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (0:25:20) Super Mario Party Jamboree TV (0:32:05) Shooty Shooty Robot Invasion ---

News things talked about in this episode:

(0:37:45) Itch hides anything possibly offensive after threat from card processors https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/itch-io-deindexing-adult-content-to-appease-payments-providers https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content

(0:45:35) Counter-campaign against card processors https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/29/mastercard-visa-backlash-adult-games-removed-online-stores-steam-itchio-ntwnfb

(0:50:00) Xbox introducing restrictions to align with UK’s Online Safety Act https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-users-will-now-need-to-verify-their-age-in-compliance-with-uks-online-safety-act

(0:54:10) Microsoft CEO says the company is thriving https://www.videogamer.com/news/after-laying-off-9000-employees-killing-projects-and-closing-studios-microsoft-ceo-says-the-company-is-thriving-as-success-is-not-about-longevity-but-re/

(0:57:05) Microsoft’s games will stay $70 for now https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-outer-worlds-2-will-no-longer-cost-usd80-as-microsoft-backs-away-from-plans-to-follow-nintendos-lead/

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