Heya Guacs! In this episode, The Kappa and I talk about a lot of things: Destiny 2‘s latest expansion; Donkey Kong Bananza; how payment processors handle adult content; fanfiction; tech industry layoffs; how the AI bubble is impacting the games industry; and much, much more.

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Timestamps:
0:15 – Introduction
2:10 – Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate
21:45 – Donkey Kong Bananza [mild spoilers]
37:55 – Adult Content and Payment Processors [content warning: discussions of sexual assault and sexual topics]
1:06:20 – A Digression on Fanfic
1:08:15 – Microsoft’s Business and Generative AI
1:24:40 – Nvidia’s Business and Generative AI
1:44:25 – How We Talk About AI in Gaming
1:52:40 – The Business of Tech and Entertainment Conglomerates
1:58:15 – The Use of AI in the Workplace
2:01:40 – Search Engines
2:07:35 – AI, Labour, and the Politics of Tech, Part 1
2:15:00 – Recycling
2:21:00 – AI, Labour, and the Politics of Tech, Part 2
2:24:45 – Problems with Games Media Reporting on Business
2:35:50 – Holding Companies
2:40:30 – Conclusion