Podquisition 593: Bathroom Break

About this episode

The episode discusses various games played and recent gaming news including union formation and lawsuits.

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 unionhttps://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 practiceshttps://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.

People in this episode

Host: Jimquisition

Topics covered

• video games
• game reviews
• gaming news
• unionization
• Steam Deck
• lawsuits

Keywords

• Pictonico
• Steam Deck
• Rockstar
• Valve
• gaming news
• game reviews
• unionization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rockstar, Valve

Products: Steam Deck

Books & works: Pictonico, 007: First Light, Mina the Hollower, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, Slots and Daggers, Rune Dice, Dead as Disco, Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Corp

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