Podquisition 575: Brain Stimulator

We’re not proud of it. Games we played this week include: (0:16:45) Greedfall: Dying World (0:18:45) Toxic Commando (0:27:30) Resident Evil Requiem (0:31:05) Pokopia (0:35:50) Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake (0:40:15) Starship Troopers Ultimate Bugwar (0:48:45) Dragon Quest Builders 2 --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:40) DLSS5 is taking liberties with game visuals https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/dlss-5-clearly-overwrites-game-characters-with-ai-beauty-standards-but-nvidia-says-devs-have-artistic-control/ (0:57:00) Jeff Kaplan tells a tale of executive threats https://www.eurogamer.net/former-overwatch-lead-claims-he-was-given-a-horrid-ultimatum-meet-revenue-goals-or-1000-developers-would-lose-jobs (0:52:10) Krafton told they have to reinstate Unknown Worlds CEO https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/judge-says-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-ceo   --- 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.

But who to cast? Games we played this week include: (0:08:25) Pokopia (0:35:25) Resident Evil Requiem --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:44:00) PickMon is latest game looking to catch a lawsuit from Nintendo https://www.polygon.com/pickmon-pokemon-zelda-ripoff-nintendo/ (0:50:15) Mega Man voice actor drops role over demand to work non-union https://www.ign.com/articles/mega-man-voice-actor-wont-return-for-dual-override-as-capcom-reportedly-wont-hire-him-with-the-protections-of-a-union-contract (0:52:10) Nintendo finally picks a deserving legal target https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-acknowledges-strong-resistance-as-it-turns-to-ai-but-says-itll-use-technology-appropriately (0:53:50) ARC Raiders Discord integration exposed users private messages https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/arc-raiders-was-accidentally-recording-discord-conversations-into-an-unencrypted-local-game-file-vulnerability-in-sdk-could-log-messages-and-credentials-in-plaintext (0:55:10) Microsoft confirms PC storefronts for next Xbox console https://www.ign.com/articles/project-helix-asks-what-is-an-xbox --- 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.

Games we played this week include: (0:13:40) Resident Evil Requiem (0:42:20) Pokopia --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:55:30) Final Fantasy VII releases on Steam without the game https://www.resetera.com/threads/final-fantasy-vii-now-available-drm-free-on-gog-60-off-until-march-8.1445011/ (0:56:55) From Software has repeatedly declined pitches for Bloodborne remake https://www.polygon.com/bloodborne-remake-denied-bluepoint-games-fromsoftware/ --- 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.

Absolutely Divine. Games we played this week include: (0:14:10) P.R.D.A. (0:18:15) Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown (0:32:10) Ren & Stimpy Collection (0:40:55) Audiomech (0:48:05) Denshattack! (0:52:30) High on Life 2 (0:56:45) RoboCop Rogue City (0:59:20) Vampire Crawlers --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:06:55) Xbox gets new CEO, Asha Sharma https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/20/asha-sharma-named-evp-and-ceo-microsoft-gaming/ --- 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.

We are so focused. Games we played this week include: (0:12:00) Chromagun 2 (0:17:50) Crisol: Theater of Idols (0:31:05) Relooted (0:38:15) Bionic Commander (2009) (0:50:15) All Will Rise (0:54:15) High on Life 2 (1:08:45) God of War: Sons of Sparta (1:10:55) Romeo is a Dead Man --- 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: Sterilgutassistentin / CC BY 3.0

Games we played this week include: (0:12:10) Crisol: Theater of Idols (0:23:15) And Roger (0:32:50) Mewgenics (0:39:50) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (0:50:20) Pragmata --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:56:30) Epic expects to launch its storefront on next Xbox console https://www.eurogamer.net/epic-games-store-plans-to-launch-on-the-next-xbox-console-on-day-one --- 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.

The path of the righteous is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Games we played this week include: (0:13:00) Mewgenics (0:29:30) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (0:33:50) Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator (0:42:45) Tomodatchi Life (0:52:20) Cairn (0:56:45) Unbeatable --- 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: EduVolunteer / CC BY 3.0

Diversity is strength.

We have been well trained. Games we played this week include: (0:10:25) Train Simulator (0:18:45) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (0:33:20) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Demon Hand (0:41:25) Return to Silent Hill (0:49:30) Fighting Force (0:51:00) Factorio --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:51:45) As Ubisoft implodes, Beyond Good & Evil 2 persists https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisofts-troubled-prince-of-persia-sands-of-time-remake-is-dead-as-publisher-kills-multiple-projects-closes-studios-and-orders-staff-back-to-the-office https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisofts-long-in-the-works-beyond-good-and-evil-2-a-unique-proposition-in-the-open-world-adventure-market-studio-says --- 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.

Please understand. Games we played this week include: (0:09:05) Code Violet (0:26:35) ButtKnight (0:31:40) Use Your Words 2 (0:33:45) Factorio (0:35:45) Animal Crossing: New Horizons --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:50) Steam’s update to AI disclosure requirements cede ground on basis of “efficiency” https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-amends-ai-disclosure-policy-but-still-stresses-players-need-to-be-informed-if-genai-is-used --- 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.