It was a slower news week – speculation about Sony leaving the console business (maybe??), Dragon Age is probably not getting any remasters in the near future, there were layoffs because why wouldn’t there be, and Ratatan (the Patapon spiritual successor) has a new release date.

What wasn’t slower was all the news about the payment processors censoring video games. Hint: it’s escalating exactly as we expect.

But this week I’m joined by Zoe Straw who brings along her colleague Betty to discuss everything!

Betty and Zoe also give insights on the game they recently helped release into early access (Aloft), including the user experience and user interface side of things (Betty is a UI/UX designer!), advice for aspiring UI/UX designers, and what “juice” means in the games industry.

CONTENT WARNING: at the 20:35 mark there is a brief mention of suicide, and the payment processor discussion includes darker topics such as sexual assault and child abuse. We also discuss gender reassignment surgery briefly at the beginning of the show (non-explicit).