The Hong Kong protests has unexpectedly revealed increasingly alarming influence China has over several large American businesses, particularly in the area of free speech. Apple, the NBA, Blizzard Entertainment, and South Park have all discovered the tricky challenge of maintaining China as a 1 billion consumer-base opportunity as well as a prominent investor in their own companies. Perhaps even more alarming is how some of these American businesses are compromising people’s free speech in the name of greed. After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear from you! Post your comments below detailing your experiences with the games listed above or leave us feedback on what you thought of the show (Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 10/11/2019).
TIMESTAMPS:
[00:17] – Featured Joygasm moment [07:02] – Greetings! [07:46] – Steve reflects on his last week as a bachelor [10:46] – Tim Burton’s Dumbo [14:37] – Tolkien movie [20:57] – Russ beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice [27:11] – The PS4 / Eternal HDD debacle is SOLVED! [28:19] – Russ begins Devil May Cry 5 [32:42] – Topic Of The Day / China, American Businesses, & Free Speech