Podquisition 410: Penetrating New Markets

Gotta pay those bills. Games we played this week include: God of War Ragnarok (11:40) Bayonetta 3 (20:40) Signalis (40:00) New Tales from the Borderlands (58:20) Super Lone Survivor (1:04:45) --- News things talked about in this episode: PlayStation VR 2 alone priced higher than PS5 console at $550 (1:08:00) https://kotaku.com/s5-psvr2-price-release-date-horizon-call-mountain-1849731902 Players are finding it easier to get Overwatch 2 skins by playing World of Warcraft (1:10:30) https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/its-faster-to-earn-overwatch-2-skins-through-playing-wow-than-the-actual-game-players-suggest Burger King promo skin for Call of Duty unavailable in US and UK getting high prices on eBay (1:13:15) https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-fans-spend-30-on-in-game-burger-king-skins Digital charm in Overwatch 2 priced higher than a real-world counterpart (1:14:20) https://www.vg247.com/overwatch-2-charm-cheaper-real-life-than-in-game Disc release of Call of Duty contains practically no data on the disc (1:15:30) https://www.eurogamer.net/modern-warfare-2s-disc-has-a-whopping-70mb-of-data Phil Spencer states commitment to releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation after Microsoft acquisition (1:17:00) https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-will-keep-call-of-duty-on-sony-platforms-as-long-as-theres-a-playstation-out-there-to-ship-to Microsoft board urges shareholders not to investigate US defense contracts (1:18:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/microsofts-board-of-directors-votes-against-independent-report-into-military-contracts Tesla wanted to put Her Story and Untitled Goose Game in cars in exchange for exposure (1:12:50) https://www.eurogamer.net/sam-barlow-was-offered-exposure-to-put-her-story-in-a-tesla Square-Enix once again states commitment to blockchain strategy (1:22:45) https://www.eurogamer.net/square-enix-wants-to-make-global-hit-titles-and-believes-blockchain-will-play-a-key-part-in-future-growth --- Buy official Jimquisition merchandise from the Jimporium at thejimporium.com Find Laura at LauraKBuzz on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, and Patreon. All her content goes on LauraKBuzz.com, and you can catch Access-Ability on YouTube every Friday. Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.