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 programhttps://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 gameshttps://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 gameshttps://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-reasonable-consumers-know-dont-own-digital-games   (0:59:15) Playdate returning collected tariff fees to customershttps://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 mosthttps://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 AIhttps://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 workhttps://www.eurogamer.net/saber-ceo-sacco-chatgpt-ai-rideshare-stimulator-public-spathttps://www.eurogamer.net/saber-ceo-karch-apologises-stella-saccohttps://www.eurogamer.net/saber-rideshare-stimulator-steam-ai-disclaimer (0:46:10) Rockstar’s unionized workers want you to play GTA VIhttps://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 welcomehttps://www.eurogamer.net/elder-scrolls-6-giant-inflatable-rat (0:46:10) GTA VI’s 20 minute trailer is a Netflix limited exclusivehttps://www.eurogamer.net/take-two-boss-gta-6-netflix-trailer (0:53:20) Data breach collects loads of European Steam user infohttps://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-controller-europe-logistics-partner-hack (0:51:15) Roblox lost a ton of playershttps://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 closeshttps://www.eurogamer.net/ea-aquisition-55-complete-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-private (0:44:10) Layoffs at Refractor after shipping FIFA World Cuphttps://www.eurogamer.net/fifa-world-cup-game-layoffs (0:46:40) Sony tells investors they’ve heard the complaints about ending disc productionhttps://www.eurogamer.net/sony-physical-media-decision-final (0:51:15) Xbox revenues decreasedhttps://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-10-percent-content-services-revenue-decrease (0:52:40) Xbox prices increased in UKhttps://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 timehttps://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 gamehttps://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 heelhttps://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 discshttps://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theoryhttps://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026https://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 Itchhttps://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 growthhttps://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-one-billionhttps://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2026-double-fine-compulsion-ninja-theoryhttps://www.eurogamer.net/zenimax-online-studios-layoffs-microsoft-2026https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-july-2026-id-software (0:58:00) Xbox more quietly indicates they’re ending discs toohttps://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 strikehttps://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-barcelona-strike-after-layoffs (1:01:10) Rockstar announces GTA VI pricinghttps://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-prices-confirmed (1:07:30) Rockstar continues to abuse staff while developers seek union recognitionhttps://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-rockstar-enforcing-crunch-weaponising-bonus-payments-ignoring-widening-gender-pay-gaphttps://www.eurogamer.net/rockstar-games-union-push-before-gta-6-launch (1:07:55) Sony to eliminate discs and console subsidizationhttps://kotaku.com/sony-ending-discs-for-all-playstation-games-starting-2028-2000711927https://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.