Jimquisition

Games we played this week include: (0:06:55) Marvel’s Wolverine (0:18:20) Onimusha: Way of the Sword (0:30:05) Everything is Crab (0:33:55) Big Walk (0:39:20) Metal Gear Solid 4 (0:46:50) Final Fantasy XIV (0:50:25) Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 (0:51:25) Serious Sam: Shatterverse (0:52:05) Pokémon Champions --- 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: (0:06:30) Final Fantasy XIV (0:16:40) Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 (0:21:10) Blood Dungeon (0:28:40) Pokémon Go (0:41:55) Serious Sam: Shatterverse (0:45:25) Elden Ring --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:48:25) Double Fine kickstarting their Day of the Devs program https://www.eurogamer.net/double-fine-finally-make-brutal-legend-2-new-kickstarter-almost-impossible-100m (0:52:20) Xbox adds digital licenses for disc-based games https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-disc-to-digital-one-series-x-details (0:56:00) Sony tells court they think consumers know they don’t own games https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-reasonable-consumers-know-dont-own-digital-games (0:59:15) Playdate returning collected tariff fees to customers https://www.eurogamer.net/panic-playdate-tariff-refunds-customers --- 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: (0:09:05) Duskbloods (0:20:45) Starbreed (0:25:40) Lord of the Rings: War in the North (0:31:55) Pokémon Ultra Sun / Moon (0:35:50) Raccoin (0:40:45) Onimusha 4 (0:41:25) The Sinking City 2 --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:44:45) GTA IV leaker is doing the most https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-6-leaks-a-timeline-of-the-events-so-far/ (0:55:40) Twitch knows its users don’t want their streams training AI https://www.eurogamer.net/twitch-amazon-generative-ai-training-lawsuit-streamers

Falling down that hole. Games we played this week include: (0:10:35) The Sinking City 2 (0:23:00) Pokémon Bank (0:38:40) Everything is Crab (0:40:10) HYPERDROP: A Pachinko Roguelite (0:45:55) Lies of P --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:43:20) Saber’s CEO is a piece of work https://www.eurogamer.net/saber-ceo-sacco-chatgpt-ai-rideshare-stimulator-public-spat https://www.eurogamer.net/saber-ceo-karch-apologises-stella-sacco https://www.eurogamer.net/saber-rideshare-stimulator-steam-ai-disclaimer (0:46:10) Rockstar’s unionized workers want you to play GTA VI https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-workers-dont-boycott-grand-theft-auto-6-support-union-costs --- 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.

There can be only one. Games we played this week include: (0:06:45) Agent 64: Spies Never Die (0:17:40) MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (0:24:45) Beatdown City Survivors (0:27:20) Final Fantasy XIV (0:31:55) Cultic (0:37:55) Splatoon Raiders (0:41:45) Lies of P --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:43:20) Bethesda workers give XBOX CEO Asha Sharma a warm welcome https://www.eurogamer.net/elder-scrolls-6-giant-inflatable-rat (0:46:10) GTA VI’s 20 minute trailer is a Netflix limited exclusive https://www.eurogamer.net/take-two-boss-gta-6-netflix-trailer (0:53:20) Data breach collects loads of European Steam user info https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-controller-europe-logistics-partner-hack (0:51:15) Roblox lost a ton of players https://www.eurogamer.net/roblox-major-decline-second-quarter-earnings-2026 --- 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.

Let’s stick the 7” in the computer. Games we played this week include: (0:08:50) Splatoon Raiders (0:14:35) Beatdown City Survivors (0:19:30) Beast of Reincarnation (0:25:20) Cultic (0:26:35) Train45 (0:33:00) Final Fantasy XIV (0:37:40) MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls (0:41:30) Pokopia --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:42:40) Sale of Electronic Arts to Saudi Public Investment Fund closes https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-aquisition-55-complete-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-private (0:44:10) Layoffs at Refractor after shipping FIFA World Cup https://www.eurogamer.net/fifa-world-cup-game-layoffs (0:46:40) Sony tells investors they’ve heard the complaints about ending disc production https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-physical-media-decision-final (0:51:15) Xbox revenues decreased https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-10-percent-content-services-revenue-decrease (0:52:40) Xbox prices increased in UK https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-console-price-rise-uk-europe --- 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.

All a matter of perspective Games we played this week include: (0:08:10) Splatoon Raiders (0:22:35) Cult of Pin (0:33:50) The Very Hungry Caterpillar (0:36:55) Clay Jam (0:38:05) Angry Birds Bounce (0:40:30) Canabalt (0:42:15) Doodle Jump (0:43:25) Envirobear 2000 (0:44:20) Poinpy --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:20) Outages on major platforms highlight problems with digital distribution at the best possible time https://www.polygon.com/playstation-network-down-psn-outage-digital-games-backlash/ https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-outage-response-failing-service-apology (0:46:20) Shawn Layden pushes for return of the AA game https://www.eurogamer.net/former-playstation-boss-shawn-layden-bringing-double-a-back --- 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.

Merle wants to stay at the Rovers and threatens to tell the papers the whole story if Annie throws her out. Jack returns from The Nag's Head to sort the mess out, he gets Billy's point of view and gives Merle her fare home. Len and Annie make the peace on the eve of the elections. Games we played this week include: (0:17:10) Denshattack (0:24:10) Drill Bird (0:27:20) Deltarune (0:34:05) Everything is Crab (0:35:40) Splatoon Raiders --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:41:05) Count Binface pledges to bring SEGA to heel https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/count-binface-demands-sega-bring-back-london-arcade-make-shenmue-4-29190664/ --- 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.

Let us rewire our brains. Games we played this week include: (0:11:10) Windrose (0:26:35) Dungeon Clawler (0:26:05) Is This Seat Taken (0:27:05) Wolf of Stock Street (0:32:45) Denshattack (0:36:05) Granblue Fantasy Relink Endless Ragnarok --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:42:00) Mexico issues antitrust complaint against Sony for dropping discs https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026 https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software (0:46:20) Pokémon Go’s Times Square event https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-go-10th-anniversary-mewtwo-times-square (0:51:20) Collection of Robert Yang games getting pushback from Steam and Itch https://www.eurogamer.net/robert-yang-radiator-forever-collection-steam-itch-free --- 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.

This will surely change our fortunes! Games we played this week include: (0:11:05) Everything is Crab (0:16:00) Deltarune (0:30:50) Retro Rewind Video Store Simulator (0:37:15) Rhythm Heaven Groove (0:39:15) Cultic: Chapter Two --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:42:50) Microsoft gutting Xbox studios while expecting huge user growth https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-one-billion https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theory https://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026 https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software (0:58:00) Xbox more quietly indicates they’re ending discs too https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-project-helix-no-disc-drive-reports --- 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.

Pushing out the borders of bad taste. Games we played this week include: (0:04:25) Loco Motive (0:10:45) Deltarune (0:27:30) Raccoin (0:31:15) Virtue and a Sledgehammer (0:38:05) Devil May Cry 5 (0:48:25) Godhusk (0:53:45) Pokémon Champions (0:56:55) Vital Shell --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:10) Ubisoft Barcelona devs go on strike https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-barcelona-strike-after-layoffs (1:01:10) Rockstar announces GTA VI pricing https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-prices-confirmed (1:07:30) Rockstar continues to abuse staff while developers seek union recognition https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-rockstar-enforcing-crunch-weaponising-bonus-payments-ignoring-widening-gender-pay-gap https://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-games-union-push-before-gta-6-launch (1:07:55) Sony to eliminate discs and console subsidization https://kotaku.com/sony-ending-discs-for-all-playstation-games-starting-2028-2000711927 https://www.eurogamer.net/ps6-bill-of-materials-cost-1000-usd-insider-report --- 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: (0:07:10) Everything is Crab (0:12:15) ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs (0:19:30) The Adventures of Eliot (0:35:00) Rhythm Heaven Groove (0:37:35) Torment Hexus (0:42:15) Gitaroo Man (0:45:10) Pinkeep (0:46:20) Fury Ball (0:48:00) Silver Pines (0:50:05) Devil May Cry 5 --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:10) Sony annual report includes their plans to shove AI into stuff https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-playstation-pc-ai-annual-report (1:03:35) Poncle reconsiders Fortnite deal after Epic AI announcements https://www.eurogamer.net/fortnite-gen-ai-vampire-survivors-collaboration-reviewed-epic-poncle

Maybe should have planned this better. Games we played this week include: (0:04:45) Am I Nima (0:09:00) Truck-Kun is Supporting Me From Another World (0:13:20) Xenoblade Chronicles (0:24:00) Scritchy Scratchy (0:28:05) Choo-Choo Defenders (0:33:45) Slay the Spire 2 (0:44:35) Cozy Game Restoration (0:47:50) Bulbo's Belief System --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:52:15) Xbox shedding studios https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-business-reset https://www.eurogamer.net/compulsion-double-fine-ninja-theory-xbox-studio-closures-report https://www.theverge.com/games/950204/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-restructuring-xbox (1:03:35) Tencent cut off funding to Don’t Nod https://www.eurogamer.net/dont-nod-funding-danger-next-project (1:05:20) EA announces in-game advertising platform https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-advertising-ads-in-game-content-integrations (1:07:55) Switch eShop updated to not run like crap https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-eshop-update --- 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: UCLA / CC BY 4.0

Rising tides are a result of climate change. Games we played this week include: (0:05:00) You Know the Drill! (0:10:00) Warhammer Survivors (0:17:10) Everything is Crab (0:19:00) Dodo Duckie (0:23:35) Trading Card Inspector (0:27:20) Mina the Hollower (0:31:40) Dwarrf (0:36:35) Slay Blade (0:39:20) MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme (0:42:50) Shroom and Gloom (0:46:25) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:48:55) Tupac Shakur in Stranger Than Heaven https://kotaku.com/tupacs-stranger-than-heaven-cameo-approved-estate-accused-embezzlement-2000703986 (0:53:50) Microsoft’s multiplatform pivot https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-exclusives-asha-sharma-interview --- 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: Kevin Makice / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

What a relief! Games we played this week include: (0:04:50) Pictonico! (0:13:50) 007: First Light (0:27:45) Mina the Hollower (0:35:00) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (0:39:40) Slots and Daggers (0:41:20) Rune Dice (0:45:30) Dead as Disco (0:49:35) Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Corp --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:55:55) Rockstar workers announce formation of union https://www.engadget.com/2183358/rockstar-developers-go-public-with-first-union/ (0:58:20) Steam Deck prices increase 40% https://www.polygon.com/patch-notes-steam-deck-price/ (1:03:00) Lawsuit filed against Valve for monopolistic practices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-06-01/valve-s-antitrust-reckoning-over-steam-has-echoes-of-apple-google-app-store-sui --- 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.

Why didn’t anybody tell us? Games we played this week include: (0:10:40) Directive 8020 (0:16:50) Bubsy 4D (0:30:35) Everything Is Crab (0:32:20) Mina the Hollower (0:41:30) Dead as Disco (0:46:30) The Excavation of Hobbes Barrow (0:51:10) Warhammer 40k: Speed Freeks --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:54:30) Bobby Kotick still clinging to wild conspiracy theory about lawsuit https://www.eurogamer.net/kotick-activision-ap7-lawsuit-embracer --- 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.

Dripping wet and falling off the bone. Games we played this week include: (0:10:35) Bubsy 4D (0:19:55) Everything Is Crab (0:31:05) Jury Games (0:38:20) Dead Island 2 (0:41:40) Bridge Command --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:49:40) Extremely rare physical copies of Poop Slinger mysteriously sent to stores https://kotaku.com/stores-at-a-loss-for-words-after-being-sent-sealed-copies-of-rare-ps4-game-poop-slinger-2000696767 --- 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 feeling is mutual. Games we played this week include: (0:08:50) Mortal Kombat II (0:19:05) Godhusk (0:24:34) Everything Is Crab (0:30:50) Mixtape (0:39:40) Titanium Court --- News things talked about in this episode: (0:45:40) Microsoft makes executive changes to Israel branch after investigation into possible misuse of Azure systems https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-israel-xbox-boycotts-restructuring --- 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.

This is how you’ll make your bones, kids. Games we played this week include: (0:11:55) Steam Controller v2 (0:27:50) Titanium Court (0:42:25) Vampire Crawlers (0:46:50) Dead Island --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:05:30) Amazon allegedly didn’t sell the Wii because Nintendo wanted to observe the law https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-consoles-amazon-ds-wii-illegal/ --- 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.

No part of this program should be considered advice. Games we played this week include: (0:09:50) 007 First Light (0:18:35) Alien: Rogue Incursion (0:33:50) Sex, Sin and Rock n Roll (0:44:10) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (0:51:50) Exit 8 (0:59:30) Dead Island --- News things talked about in this episode: (1:05:30) New DRM on Sony purchases scares the internet https://kotaku.com/playstation-drm-ps4-ps5-support-30-days-online-2000691241 --- 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.