Up To Date: Arkane developer’s open letter to Microsoft

Up To Date: Arkane developer’s open letter to Microsoft

Author: JOY 94.9 - Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Asexual, Queer, LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+, LGBT, LGBTQ, LGB August 19, 2025 Duration: 51:28

Join Bree, Edie, and David in this episode of Checkpoint on JOY where they talk about Arkane’s open letter to Microsoft and other gaming news.

 

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