We discuss Decs visit to Joe Biden's official's island in Animal Crossing, AOC and Ilhan Omar streaming Among Us, and the US Presidential Debates.
Then Dec shares his experiences in taking on casework and representing workers for the union.
Amazon and Google are getting into the gaming industry, and cloud gaming & subscription models are set to change what kinds of games we make.
+ some hot takes about JRPGs.

Further Reading:

• Amazon Luna hands-on: Plays great, less filling

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We're back after one year with an impromptu interview with the previous chair of the IWGB game workers branch: Austin Kelmore.
(There is some background noise in the beginning.)

Further Reading:

• The Cyberpunk 2077 crunch backlash

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We're back from an unintended summer break to talk about the DCMS report on loot boxes, as well as the various responses to it, the striking game devs at Nexon, the unionization effort at Kickstarter & bad job postings.

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Further Reading:

• Immersive and addictive technologies report by DCMS
• The ESA 'strongly disagrees' with UK Parliamentary inquiry's finding on loot boxes
• Nexon's labor union calls on the management to guarantee job security
• Workers Accuse Kickstarter of Union-Busting in Federal Complaint
• Twitter thread on Facepunchs' jack-off job ads