Podquisition 564: Aural Diazepam

Let it wash over you.

 

Games we played this week include: (0:19:10) Dispatch (0:30:10) Absolum (0:38:15) Powerwash Simulator 2 (0:39:25) Don’t Look at Grandma (0:46:05) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (0:52:15) Arc Raiders ---

News things talked about in this episode:

(0:57:20) The Pokémon Company’s patent strategy isn’t going so smoothly https://www.eurogamer.net/could-palworld-triumph-over-pokemon-in-lawsuit-japans-rejection-of-nintendo-patent-might-make-things-more-interesting https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendos-palworld-lawsuit-suffers-another-potential-blow-as-us-takes-rare-step-of-re-examining-previously-granted-pokemon-patent

 

(0:58:55) Warhammer 40k Survivors announced https://www.eurogamer.net/warhammer-survivors-is-an-officially-licensed-vampire-survivors-game-coming-2026

 

(1:00:50) Rockstar fires dozens of employees in alleged union busting action https://iwgb.org.uk/en/post/staff-at-rockstar-fired-en-masse/

 

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