We Welcome Bungie to the List of Gaming Companies that Desperately Need a Union




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Summary: <p>Things aren't sounding great at Bungie, where too much crunch, rampant sexism and bad HR are causing issues for the creators of Destiny.</p> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <p>Dylan: I watched Arcane, Wild Rift</p> <p>Colby: Trigger Witch, Halo Infinite</p> <p>Cliff: 12 Minutes</p> <h3><strong>News</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Peter Molyneux is Making a Blockchain Game</li> <li>We Welcome Bungie to the List of Gaming Companies that Desperately Need a Union</li> <li>Top Songs on Console Spotify</li> <li>Google is Bringing Mobile Games to PC</li> <li>Battlegrounds Apparently isn’t Already Free?</li> <li>Blizzard…Blizzard…Blizzard</li> <li>Ubisofts NFT Sucks…And Everyone Thinks So</li> <li>Patch Your Minecraft ASAP</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p><strong>Vinny: </strong>Do you think this has been the defining year for Xbox and the Xbox ecosystem? No console war bs, but when looking at data, Xbox has released more first party games this year than Sony for the first time in a long time, as well as overall reviews being incredibly high compared to years past of Xbox games. Is this the beginning of a new Xbox ecosystem and do you see them continuing to grow?</p> <p><strong>Rdeacon:</strong> Got two</p> <p>1. Eggnog yea or nay?</p> <p>2. Is there a perfect game length and would game type be the main factor in that decision?</p> <p><strong>Primefan: </strong>What do you guys think about warhammer games for the Xbox and PlayStation systems?</p> <p><strong>Joe Coleslaw:</strong> Have you ever considered joining a gaming community, game clan, or a full time squad? Did you ever have that core 4 you would play with back in the day?</p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li>Watch out for a free game every day starting on Dec. 16</li> </ul> <p><strong>Jingle Jam</strong></p> <p><a href="https://jinglejam.tiltify.com/"><u>https://jinglejam.tiltify.com/</u></a></p> <p><strong>Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>Aliens: Fireteam Elite – December 14 (Console, PC)</li> <li>Among Us – December 14 (Console)</li> <li>The Gunk – December 16 (Console, PC, Cloud)</li> <li>Among Us (Cloud) ID@Xbox – December 15</li> <li>Ben 10: Power Trip (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>Broken Age (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – December 16</li> <li>The Gunk (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – December 16</li> <li>Lake (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – December 16</li> <li>Mortal Kombat 11 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>Race With Ryan (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – December 16</li> <li>Transformers: Battlegrounds (Cloud, Console, and PC) – December 16</li> <li>Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC) February 17, 2022</li> <li> <strong>Nintendo Online</strong>Banjo-Kazooie</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Patreon</strong></h3> <ul> <li>John Tippins</li> <li>Sean Palmer</li> <li>Austin Palmer</li> <li>Alan Schulte</li> <li>Joe Cole Jr.</li> <li>Anonymous</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Extra Life</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/"><u>https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/</u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message