A not-so-subtle blend.

Games we played this week include:
Nintendo Switch Sports (10:55)
Infernax (17:10)
Dying Light 2 (19:55)
A Little to the Left (22:40)
RoboQuest (26:35)
Skul: The Hero Slayer (31:50)
Pokémon Legends Arceus (38:30)
Horizon: Forbidden West (39:10)
Pinball Heroes (40:20)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Activision Blizzard’s lawyers paint union members as “footloose and fancy free” (44:35)
twitter.com/_TechJess/status/1496136624358494208

Accusations made against Activision Blizzard for union-busting practices at Raven Software (47:45)
www.polygon.com/22939657/activisi…nion-nlrb-hearing

Bobby Kotick has been covertly funding Republicans through businesses (53:35)
www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ac…ican-causes-3164956

Rainbow Six tournament in UAE, where homosexuality is illegal, is canceled (58:40)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02…ent-in-abu-dhabi

Ubisoft hints in earnings call that it may be open to a buyout (1:00:00)
www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-…ll-go-it-alone

The Street Fighter 6 logo bears striking similarity to a stock image (1:07:00)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02…ator-wants-a-cut

Platinum Games takes hard stance against NFTs (1:09:50)
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/in…games-2022/

Nintendo is closing the 3DS and Wii U eShops (1:10:40)
www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-02…nd-in-march-2023