• SAG-AFTRA national board approves tentative agreement
• Switch 2 breaks Nintendo records, sells 3.5m units globally in four days
• Ubisoft trial witnesses testify to "being tied to a chair, forced to do handstands, and subjected to constant comments about sex"

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• Epic CEO Tim Sweeney takes yet another victory lap after Apple's latest appeal fails: 'The long national nightmare of the Apple tax is ended'
• Nintendo Switch 2 consoles arrive damaged as retailer staples receipts on outer packaging
• Crit Award Round 2 Voting

The Friday Re:Play -

• State of Play | June 4, 2025 [English]
• ESA: 64% of Americans play games for more than an hour a week
• Elden Ring Nightreign sells 2 million copies on day one, as a patch for easier solo play is announced

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• State of Play | June 4, 2025
• ESA: 64% of Americans play games for more than an hour a week
• Elden Ring Nightreign sells 2 million copies on day one, as a patch for easier solo play is announced

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• FromSoftware and A24 to produce Elden Ring adaptation
• FTC drops case against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
• Summer Game Fest 2025: What new game announcements to expect and how to watch

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• Xbox Series X will now cost $600 as Microsoft increases console and game prices
• EA cuts another 200 jobs "in service of driving future growth", bringing total job losses to around 300
• Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with the majority of staff laid off

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• IGN joins the fight to keep AI out of journalism…or are they?
• Fallout creator says he was "ordered to destroy" source code that the studio has since "lost"
• Tim Cain - Game Preservation
• Nexon wins the bidding war to make a new StarCraft as well as distribute a Blizzard mobile game that's being called 'Overwatch 3'

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• NGO files complaint against Ubisoft for data protection concerns and forcing "always online" connections
• Apple and Meta have been fined a total of €700,000,000 for non-compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act. Which, in their billion-dollar world, is just chump change
• Steam to launch new tags to help disabled players "search for games based on accessibility features"

The Friday Re:Play -

• Bethesda has "no intention" to shut down fan-made Skyblivion mod
• Nintendo files request to subpoena Discord for Pokémon leaker identity
• Intel will reportedly fire fully 20% of its workforce and focus on 'engineering', a plan that sounds all too familiar at this point

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• Bethesda has "no intention" to shut down fan-made Skyblivion mod
• Nintendo files request to subpoena Discord for Pokémon leaker identity
• Intel will reportedly fire fully 20% of its workforce and focus on 'engineering', a plan that sounds all too familiar at this point

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• Some Discord users now need to scan their face or ID to view sensitive material
• The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remake is real
• Confirmed: Nintendo Switch 2 US pre-orders open next week, as accessories get a price hike

The Friday Re:Play -

• A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globally
• Video game M&A activity rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitions
• Niantic is laying off 68 staff following the acquisition of its games business by Scopely

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• A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globally
• Video game M&A activity rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitions
• Niantic is laying off 68 staff following the acquisition of its games business by Scopely

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• Influencer report highlights gender pay gap in sponsored content earnings
• Nintendo Chooses Human Creativity Over AI in Game Development
• PC Players Spend More On Microtransactions Than Actual Games

The Friday Re:Play -

• Nintendo says $449.99 price tag for Switch 2 was not affected by US tariffs
• A Minecraft Movie grosses $157m at US box office over opening weekend
• Michael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movie

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• Nintendo says $449.99 price tag for Switch 2 was not affected by US tariffs
• A Minecraft Movie grosses $157m at US box office over opening weekend
• Michael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movie

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• Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025
• ZeniMax union "overwhelming" votes to authorise strike if Microsoft contract negotiations break down
• SAG-AFTRA issues new agreements to permit members to work with students and game jams
• CRIT Awards 2025
• Cloaks and Capes on Threads
• Tabletop Talespinners Network on Threads

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• User research workers at Activision unionize
• Tencent invests $1.25bn in new Ubisoft subsidiary focused on Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six
• Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 – Nintendo Switch

The Friday Re:Play -

• Game Informer returns after being shut down by GameStop
• United Videogame Workers union launches at GDC 2025 in partnership with CWA
• UVW-CWA Website
• ESA launches Accessible Games Initiative to improve visibility of accessibility features

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• Game Informer returns after being shut down by GameStop
• United Videogame Workers union launches at GDC 2025 in partnership with CWA
• UVW-CWA Website
• ESA launches Accessible Games Initiative to improve visibility of accessibility features

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• SAG-AFTRA remains "frustratingly far apart" from major game companies
• Acclaim relaunches, led by CEO Alex Josef
• Scopely acquires Pokémon Go developer Niantic in deal worth $3.5bn

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• Palworld's developer gives staff day off after Monster Hunter Wilds causes 'a series of mysterious reports from many employees that they may feel unwell'
• Pokémon Presents | 2.27.2025.
• Unions slam Bobby Kotick's claims that Activision Blizzard harassment reports were "fake"

The Friday Re:Play -

• US game spending fell 15% to $4.5bn in January 2025 | US Monthly Charts
• Warner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder Woman
• Twitch reckons cheating while livestreaming is a "low severity" violation

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• US game spending fell 15% to $4.5bn in January 2025 | US Monthly Charts
• Warner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder Woman
• Twitch reckons cheating while livestreaming is a "low severity" violation

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• Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play February 2025
• Take-Two CEO says AI could increase employment and productivity, as long as IP isn’t infringed
• E3 organiser ESA launches new event called ‘iicon’

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• Rooster Teeth returns from the dead, under the ownership of one of its original founders
• Steam adds warning flagging potentially abandoned early access games
• UK government says it won't change the rules on publishers taking videogames offline after selling them: 'We have no plans to amend existing consumer law on digital obsolescence'

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• ESA warns Trump tariffs will bring "significant harm" to US developers and players
• This year’s Grammy winner for best video game soundtrack has been announced
• Destiny 2 is the latest game to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike as it warns Heresy will be missing an unknown chunk of voiced dialogue

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• Dr Disrespect’s Midnight Society is shutting down and its FPS is canceled
• Generative AI art made without human "creativity" cannot be protected by copyright laws
• That's all folks - another Warner Bros. live-service bites the dust

The Friday Re:Play -

• Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
• Video Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next week
• Square Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal action
• Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president says

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• Square Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal action
• The IOC says 'discussions are still ongoing,' but it sounds like the first-ever Olympic Esports Games may be delayed, possibly until 2027
• Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president says

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• Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
• Video Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next week
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hit the most concurrent Steam players of any single-player Final Fantasy

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• GDC Survey: 41% of devs affected by layoffs in 2024
• EA revises FY2025 and Q3 guidance due to underperformance across two franchises
• PS5 dinosaur horror game is skipping a PC release to avoid ‘sexualized mods’

The Friday Re:Play -

• Destiny responds to accusation of illegally sharing woman’s private images
• Link to Donate to Pxie’s Legal Fund
• Cognosphere to pay $20m to settle FTC complaint on Genshin Impact
• Will GTA 6 cost £80? Report says there's industry "hope" Rockstar will usher in another game price rise

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• Destiny responds to accusation of illegally sharing woman’s private images
• Link to Donate to Pxie’s Legal Fund
• Cognosphere to pay $20m to settle FTC complaint on Genshin Impact
• Will GTA 6 cost £80? Report says there's industry "hope" Rockstar will usher in another game price rise

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• Nintendo Switch 2 officially revealed
• Tencent and Guillemot family considering new venture with Ubisoft assets - report
• Sony has cancelled two more live service games, reportedly including a God of War title
• Remembering David Lynch, and his wonderfully surreal PlayStation 2 adverts

The Friday Re:Play -

• Two weeks into 2025, three studios are already closing down
• This year's AGDQ included someone speedrunning Elden Ring bosses with a saxophone
• AGDQ 2025 Schedule

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• Two weeks into 2025, three studios are already closing down
• This year's AGDQ included someone speedrunning Elden Ring bosses with a saxophone
• AGDQ 2025 Schedule
• Nintendo will reportedly reveal Switch 2 this week

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• TikTok's time in the US may be ticking to a close as it makes a last stand in the Supreme Court, though Trump now says he 'opposes banning' it
• New Square Enix policy aims to protect employees from toxic fans
• Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a closed network test, and I'm totally not fuming because PC players aren't invited to the party, or anything
• Elden Ring: Nightreign Closed Network Test Registration

The Friday Re:Play -

• Video Game Layoffs of 2024
• New Nintendo patent appears ahead of expected Switch 2 reveal
• US adds Tencent to list of firms allegedly connected to Chinese military
• Deadly fires in LA lead to office closures for major game studios as tens of thousands evacuate

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• Deadly fires in LA lead to office closures for major game studios as tens of thousands evacuate
• US adds Tencent to list of firms allegedly connected to Chinese military
• Former Annapurna Interactive staff reportedly form company and acquire Private Division's portfolio

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• Video Game Layoffs of 2024
• Mass Effect fans think this official image hints that Paragon/Renegade system is "absolutely returning"
• New Nintendo patent appears ahead of expected Switch 2 reveal

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• Steam Winter Sale
• Sony to become largest shareholder of FromSoftware parent Kadokawa Corporation
• Tencent directors step down from Epic Games' board after US Justice Department "expressed concerns"

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• Geoph Keighly’s 10th Annual Games Awards
• Zenimax Online Studios workers unionise

The Friday Re:Play -

• EA has made 23 more of its accessibility patents free for any studio to use
• Steam hits a record 39 million concurrent users as Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals continue to pull massive crowds
• Alyssa Mercante v. Jeff Tarzia
• FTC starts issuing refunds to Epic Games users following settlement
• Fortnite Refunds

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• Alyssa Mercante v. Jeff Tarzia
• FTC starts issuing refunds to Epic Games users following settlement
• Fortnite Refunds

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• EA has made 23 more of its accessibility patents free for any studio to use
• Steam hits a record 39 million concurrent users as Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals continue to pull massive crowds

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• Ubisoft to sunset XDefiant in 2025, nearly 300 people affected by layoffs
• Ubisoft reportedly discussing buyout options with Tencent
• Nintendo Switch eShop and online services are ending in China in 2026

The Friday Re:Play -

• Dr Disrespect moves to Rumble, will head up its Rumble Gaming category
• 2K Games' motion capture studio votes to unionise
• Rumors Are Flying Of A Possible PlayStation 5 Portable

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• Dr Disrespect moves to Rumble, will head up its Rumble Gaming category
• 2K Games' motion capture studio votes to unionise
• Rumors Are Flying Of A Possible PlayStation 5 Portable

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• Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice
• Game investment and M&A deals pull ahead of 2023 at $10.38bn for Q1-Q3
• Steam Season Pass policy updated, warns developers must be "ready to clearly communicate" DLC content

The Friday Re:Play -

• SAG-AFTRA announces new agreement for video game localisation
• Sony is reportedly in talks to acquire FromSoftware owner Kadokawa
• The Game Award Nominations: ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Slices Its Way To Leading Seven Nominations

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• SAG-AFTRA announces new agreement for video game localisation
• Sony is reportedly in talks to acquire FromSoftware owner Kadokawa
• The Game Award Nominations: ‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Slices Its Way To Leading Seven Nominations

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• Microsoft interested in more M&A, Spencer says
• This year’s Grammy nominees for best video game soundtrack have been announced
• New MIT study shows what you already knew about AI: it doesn't actually understand anything

Friday Re:Play -

• ZeniMax QA workers to strike over concerns about return to office mandate and outsourcing
• NetEase execs arrested for alleged money laundering and bribery
• Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean 'burning millions of dollars'

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• ZeniMax QA workers to strike over concerns about return to office mandate and outsourcing
• NetEase execs arrested for alleged money laundering and bribery
• Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean 'burning millions of dollars'

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• G/O Media Cuts Kotaku To The Bone As More Writers Are Laid Off
• ‘Mass Effect’ TV Series in the Works at Amazon From ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)
• Roblox is banning kids from unrated experiences and Social Hangout spaces in an effort to protect them from pedophiles

Friday Re:Play -

• Meta's AR/VR Reality Labs division records further losses of $4.4 billion
• Microsoft is asking for 30 of your American dollars to keep Windows 10 safe for a year after it's put out to pasture
• Zelnick on Private Division sale: "Those projects were smaller, we're in the business of big hits"
• Over 60 classic Sega games are being delisted from digital stores

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• Zelnick on Private Division sale: "Those projects were smaller, we're in the business of big hits"
• Nintendo confirms backwards compatibility on Switch 2
• Over 60 classic Sega games are being delisted from digital stores

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• Meta's AR/VR Reality Labs division records further losses of $4.4 billion
• Twitch streams about "political and sensitive issues" including "reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights" now require a label
• Microsoft is asking for 30 of your American dollars to keep Windows 10 safe for a year after it's put out to pasture

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• Ubisoft quietly launches ‘web3 competitive turn-based RPG’
• Actors union SAG-AFTRA signs an agreement with AI voice company Ethovox
• Path of Exile 2’s early access release date delayed to December

Friday Re:Play -

• Microsoft CEO pay rises 63% to $79 million
• Sony shuts Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios
• Activision Blizzard QA staff walk out over return to office mandate
• Microsoft gaming revenue up 43% year-on-year due to Activision acquisition

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• Activision Blizzard QA staff walk out over return to office mandate
• Microsoft gaming revenue up 43% year-on-year due to Activision acquisition

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• Microsoft CEO pay rises 63% to $79 million
• US Copyright Office rejects video game preservationists' request for DMCA exceptions
• Sony shuts Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios

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• Roblox scrambles to fight the 'pedophile hellscape' allegations with changes to pre-teen accounts that don't seem like enough
• Roblox clashes with an 'activist short-seller' who's going after its share price with accusations that it's running a 'pedophile hellscape' and lying about user numbers
• 2K's Californian Motion Capture Studio files for union election

Friday Re:Play -

• Ambitious Vault 13 mod remaking Fallout 1 in Fallout 4 engine has been canceled
• Fallout season two filming begins a lot sooner than expected
• Netflix has shut down its triple-A ‘Team Blue’ studio
• Super Smash Bros. creator started production on his next game in 2022

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• Netflix has shut down its triple-A ‘Team Blue’ studio
• Super Smash Bros. creator started production on his next game in 2022
• Fake online reviews and false testimonials are now banned by America's FTC

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• Ambitious Vault 13 mod remaking Fallout 1 in Fallout 4 engine has been canceled
• Fallout season two filming begins a lot sooner than expected
• Steam Deck won't have yearly refreshes because it's "not really fair to your customers", says Valve

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• Xbox Partner Preview Event - October 2024
• Sony and Amazon are reportedly rebooting their God of War TV plans
• Video Game Layoff Round Up VI

Friday Re:Play -

• Game Freak confirms staff data was hacked during data breach
• Konami replaces EA as FIFA's esports partner
• No, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu isn't retiring from video game music
• SAG-AFTRA resumes negotiations with video games companies

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• No, Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu isn't retiring from video game music
• SAG-AFTRA resumes negotiations with video games companies
• Circana: 71% of US engage with video games

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• Game Freak confirms staff data was hacked during data breach
• Konami replaces EA as FIFA's esports partner
• Turkey and Russia ban Discord

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Tencent and Guillemot family reportedly planning Ubisoft buyout
• Original Horizon Zero Dawn removed from Epic Games Store, following remaster announcement
• Iconic speedrunning organization Games Done Quick quickly pulls Hurricane Helene disaster relief event together – and it's happening next week

Friday Re:Play -

• Kojima details Death Stranding 2 Photo Shoot event and in-game dance number
• Remedy and Tencent enter into a $17m loan agreement that could lead to it owning a larger chunk of the Alan Wake developer
• Valve dropping individual arbitration for consumer complaints in the US
• Epic suing Google and Samsung over Auto Blocker's barrier to other app stores

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• Valve dropping individual arbitration for consumer complaints in the US
• Epic suing Google and Samsung over Auto Blocker's barrier to other app stores
• Switch emulator Ryujinx goes offline after creator gets an offer from Nintendo they can't refuse

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• Kojima details Death Stranding 2 Photo Shoot event and in-game dance number
• Remedy and Tencent enter into a $17m loan agreement that could lead to it owning a larger chunk of the Alan Wake developer
• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii announced with swashbuckling trailer

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• Ubisoft workers urged to strike in October over return to office
• California forces digital stores to admit players don’t own digital content
• PlayStation raises Horizon Zero Dawn’s PS4 price following remaster upgrade announcement

Friday Re:Play -

• SAG-AFTRA Strikes League of Legends
• State of Play | September 24, 2024 [ENGLISH]
• Xbox Livestream at TGS (Tokyo Game Show) 2024 Livestream
• Blizzard co-founder left because he was tired of fighting with Activision's Bobby Kotick

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• Xbox Livestream at TGS (Tokyo Game Show) 2024 Livestream
• Blizzard co-founder left because he was tired of fighting with Activision's Bobby Kotick
• Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk for $15M, alleges that SpaceX invaded a plot of land it owns in Texas: 'Go **** yourself, Elon Musk'

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• SAG-AFTRA Strikes League of Legends
• State of Play | September 24, 2024 [ENGLISH]
• New report sheds light on Annapurna Interactive implosion while the parent company says it's 'focused on moving forward,' hiring to fill the vacancies, and still working on the Blade Runner game whose devs just walked out the door

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Krafton CEO says it acquired Tango for its creativity, even if Hi-Fi Rush 2 won’t make money
• Bungie's Marathon reboot will reportedly have $40 price tag despite Concord flop
• League of Legends show Arcane will conclude with a 3-act finale spread across November

Friday Re:Play -

• Annapurna Interactive team quits after spin-off talks fail
• Hasbro CEO says all his mates are using AI for their D&D games, which is apparently 'a clear signal that we need to be embracing it'
• Another Rockstar Launcher leak points to Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Redemption coming to PC
• Nintendo and the Pokémon Company sue Palworld maker Pocketpair

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• Nintendo and the Pokémon Company sue Palworld maker Pocketpair
• Square Enix confirms lower-than-expected Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 sales in newly public financial report: 'Profits unfortunately did not meet our expectations'
• Midwinter shut down following Project T cancellation

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• Looks like Rockstar is getting its act together with PC ports.
• Dead by Daylight PvE spin-off Project T canceled after "unsatisfactory" player testing
• 5 days after reports of 650 more Microsoft gaming layoffs, the company announces plans to pay out even more money to shareholders

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• Hasbro CEO says all his mates are using AI for their D&D games, which is apparently 'a clear signal that we need to be embracing it'
• Pocketpair CEO is torn on whether to turn Palworld into a live service game
• 2024 Upcoming Games Release Schedule

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• Annapurna Interactive team quits after spin-off talks fail
• Microsoft cuts another 650 staff from games division
• Unity cancels Runtime Fee

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• PS5 Pro launches November 7 for $699.99
• Ubisoft's share price tumbles again as minority investor calls for the company to go private
• FDA clears DeepWell SDK to be used in games for stress reduction

Friday Re:Play -

• Developers behind 80 games sign deals with SAG-AFTRA
• "Modding is pretty big" says Baldur's Gate 3 director as over 1m mods are installed in less than 24 hours
• Dr Disrespect returns with 20-minute rant on Twitch ban, denies wrongdoing and says he's the victim of a conspiracy: 'They wanted to cut down the Doc, plain and simple'

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• Developers behind 80 games sign deals with SAG-AFTRA
• "Modding is pretty big" says Baldur's Gate 3 director as over 1m mods are installed in less than 24 hours
• Dr Disrespect returns with 20-minute rant on Twitch ban, denies wrongdoing and says he's the victim of a conspiracy: 'They wanted to cut down the Doc, plain and simple'

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• Star Wars Outlaws director is a "little disappointed" with the Metacritic score, but plans to keep improving the game
• Tepid ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Reception Sinks Ubisoft Stock
• Risk of Rain studio stops work on new game as key talent joins Valve
• These Right-Wing Pundits Were Allegedly Funded By Russia—What To Know About DOJ Indictment

Friday Re:Play -

• Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect
• Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content
• Remedy and Annapurna sign deal to fund Control 2 and bring the series, plus Alan Wake, to TV and film
• Minecraft movie trailer gives first look at block stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black in action

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• SAG-AFTRA secures first AI protection deal for actors with Lightspeed LA
• Remedy and Annapurna sign deal to fund Control 2 and bring the series, plus Alan Wake, to TV and film
• Minecraft movie trailer gives first look at block stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black in action

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• Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect
• Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content
• Rocksteady hit by layoffs after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League underperforms

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• Unionized Raven workers file complaint against studio, Activision, and Microsoft
• Bandai Namco is ending anime MMORPG Blue Protocol in Japan, western release canceled
• Top Director at Bungie Was Fired After Misconduct Investigation

Friday Re:Play -

• Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 8.27.2024
• Gearbox is bringing Borderlands 4 to Steam as Pitchford admits hopes for Epic were "misplaced"
• 335,000 attendees visited Gamescom 2024
• Games Done Quick's Flame Fatales 2024 ends with $118K raised for Malala Fund
• Flame Fatales 2024 Schedule

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• Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 8.27.2024
• Gearbox is bringing Borderlands 4 to Steam as Pitchford admits hopes for Epic were "misplaced"
• 335,000 attendees visited Gamescom 2024

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• Asked about SAG-AFTRA's strike for better AI protections, Amazon Games Boss claims AI 'has nothing to do with taking work away' from actors because 'for games, we don't really have acting'
• Death Stranding 2 leads PlayStation's Tokyo Games Show return in a "special talk" as Hideo Kojima unveils his latest round of cast teasers
• Steam just updated its reviews system to show when a user has 'played primarily on Steam Deck'

Friday Re:Play -

• Video game actors call for better transparency around "disgusting" mocap work not disclosed in advance
• Borderlands to release on streaming services less than a month after its catastrophic cinematic debut
• Opening Night Live 2024
• Future Games Show @ Gamescom 2024

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• Future Games Show @ Gamescom 2024
• Xbox confirms Core and Standard Game Pass tiers will wait "up to 12 months+" for first-party games
• Twitch launches new Drop Ins collaboration feature but doesn't let streamers opt out: 'You can't turn it off'

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• Opening Night Live 2024
• FF16 director says it’s ‘probably likely’ that future Final Fantasy games launch on PC day 1

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• Video game actors call for better transparency around "disgusting" mocap work not disclosed in advance
• 89% of Devcom speakers believe AAA games don't need additional purchases
• Borderlands to release on streaming services less than a month after its catastrophic cinematic debut

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• Tango Gameworks acquisition will transfer around 50 out of original 100 staff
• New report says the games industry is "showing signs of a recovery"
• Gamescom Opening Night Live will include new game announcements

Friday Re:Play -

• Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series
• Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date leaks
• Report: Developers Told Not To Expect Switch 2 Before April 2025

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• Tango Gameworks acquisition will transfer around 50 out of original 100 staff
• New report says the games industry is "showing signs of a recovery"
• Gamescom Opening Night Live will include new game announcements

Friday Re:Play -

• Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series
• Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date leaks
• Report: Developers Told Not To Expect Switch 2 Before April 2025

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• Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date leaks
• Report: Developers Told Not To Expect Switch 2 Before April 2025
• Square Enix could switch to Unreal Engine 5 for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3
• Let’s Build a Dungeon announced for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC

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• Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series
• Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters
• Borderlands movie earned $4m on its opening day

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• Roblox banned in Türkiye due to child safety concerns
• Twitch staff fear further layoffs
• 'Our 33-year legacy deserves a genuine goodbye': Game Informer staff tweets one last goodbye after all of their work was deleted, then GameStop nukes the account from orbit

Friday Re:Play -

• Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious"
• Intel announces layoffs of around 15,000 staff
• There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent
• Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports
• More evidence of "fully-fledged Half-Life game" revealed by Valve dataminer

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• Meta records loss of $4.5bn in Reality Labs during Q2
• Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports
• More evidence of "fully-fledged Half-Life game" revealed by Valve dataminer

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• Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious"
• Intel announces layoffs of around 15,000 staff
• There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent

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• AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry
• PSA: This weekend is your last chance to buy from the Xbox 360 online marketplace
• GTA 6 unaffected by video game acting strike, contract terms appear to state

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• SAG-AFTRA calls for a "video game strike", effective from tomorrow
• Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down"
• Netflix has 80+ games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month"

Friday Re:Play-

• Epic Summer Sale
• Steam is massive, but far fewer people work at Valve than you might think
• Paramount+ has canceled its Halo show after 2 seasons
• Workers at Bethesda Game Studios Achieve Union Recognition with CWA becoming First Wall-to-Wall Union at Microsoft
• World of Warcraft’s Entire Development Team Has Officially Unionized
• Campaign to Organize Digital Employees

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• Workers at Bethesda Game Studios Achieve Union Recognition with CWA becoming First Wall-to-Wall Union at Microsoft
• World of Warcraft’s Entire Development Team Has Officially Unionized
• Campaign to Organize Digital Employees
• SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike if game companies don't "come to the table with a deal" to protect jobs against AI

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• Epic Summer Sale
• Paramount+ has canceled its Halo show after 2 seasons
• Steam is massive, but far fewer people work at Valve than you might think

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• Sega sues social media user for "excessive slanderous and insulting comments" against employee
• Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023.
• FTC claims Xbox’s Game Pass price hike is ‘consumer harm’ it warned of

Friday Re:Play-

• Nintendo's systemic policy of miscrediting is harming external translators
• Dying Light 2 dev Techland is making "most roles" office-based or hybrid, including staff who live abroad
• How Corporate Greed is Killing Your Favorite Video Games
• Space Marine 2 studio says the leaked build is nearly a year old, urges people not to play it: 'It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled'
• Resident Evil 7 Is The Latest AAA Port To Flop On iPhone

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• Space Marine 2 studio says the leaked build is nearly a year old, urges people not to play it: 'It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled'
• Disney reportedly victim to a 1TB data breach
• Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 information seemingly appears online
• Resident Evil 7 Is The Latest AAA Port To Flop On iPhone

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• Nintendo's systemic policy of miscrediting is harming external translators
• Saudi Arabia is hosting the inaugural Esports Olympic Games next year
• Dying Light 2 dev Techland is making "most roles" office-based or hybrid, including staff who live abroad
• More Perfect Union: How Corporate Greed is Killing Your Favorite Video Games

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• Xbox increases Game Pass prices, introduces new tier
• Kotaku Australia to shut down
• You'll need to downgrade Fallout 4's next-gen version to play that massive Fallout: London mod

Friday Re:Play-

• SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract
• Keywords Studios reaches £2.2bn acquisition agreement with Swedish investment company EQT
• US game spending fell 6% in May | US Monthly Charts
• Cloud Imperium Games ordered to compensate former staff in disability discrimination case

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• US game spending fell 6% in May | US Monthly Charts
• Cloud Imperium Games ordered to compensate former staff in disability discrimination case
• YouTube demonetized DrDisrespect's channel "following serious allegations" against streamer

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• SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract
• Meta withdraws support for Meta Quest 1 headsets
• Keywords Studios reaches £2.2bn acquisition agreement with Swedish investment company EQT

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• Despite all the difficulty grousing, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has sold 5 million copies in less than a week
• Report of mass layoffs at Gameloft Toronto
• Look out, Shadowplay: Steam now has a built-in 'Game Recording' feature that will automatically record gameplay videos you can clip, share, and export

Friday Re:Play-

• Why was Dr Disrespect banned on Twitch? Everything you need to know
• Banana game not a scam, says developer
• European Commission finds Apple has breached DMA
• Steam Summer Sale 2024

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• Gayming Awards adds to Baldur's Gate 3's Game of the Year accolades
• European Commission finds Apple has breached DMA
• Steam Summer Sale 2024

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• Why was Dr Disrespect banned on Twitch? Everything you need to know
• Banana game not a scam, says developer
• Microsoft has started reimbursing players who bought canceled Redfall DLC

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• Supercell: "There's no reason" why there aren't more mobile games at Summer Game Fest
• Canceled standalone Disco Elysium spin-off would have been "most hardcore Disco since Disco"
• Report: Apple facing $1bn daily fines over alleged DMA breaches

Friday Re:Play-

• Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024 – Nintendo Switch
• Shadow of the Erdtree is the highest rated DLC ever, according to Metacritic

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• CWA files Unfair Labor Practice charges against Microsoft supplier Lionbridge
• An Epic Games Store database may have leaked many unannounced PC games
• Valve being sued for £656m in UK amid accusations of Steam market rigging

Friday Re:Play-

• Summer Game Fest 2024
• Ubisoft Forward 2024 Full Conference
• Best Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Trailers
• Nine Things We Learned From The Big Phil Spencer Xbox Interview

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• Ubisoft Forward 2024 Full Conference
• Nine Things We Learned From The Big Phil Spencer Xbox Interview
• GameStop revenue declines 26% to $882m

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• Summer Game Fest 2024
• Best Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Trailers
• Video Game Layoff Round Up V

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• Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council
• Take-Two is reportedly planning to close or sell its indie label, Private Division
• Sony explains why it's not bringing "tentpole" games to PC at same time as PS5

Friday Re:Play-

• Insiders blame Suicide Squad's failings on changing vision and lack of live service skills
• Live action Like A Dragon series coming to Amazon Prime video

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• State of Play | May 30, 2024 | [English]
• Activision wins $14.5 million in Call of Duty cheat maker lawsuit
• Star Citizen still doesn't have a release date, but has raised over $700m

Friday Re:Play-

• Rolling Stone establishes new gaming vertical
• IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more
• Twitch now lets you filter out and blur unwanted sexualised content

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• Nintendo agrees deal to buy Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Switch studio
• Hellblade 2 developer Ninja Theory's next game reportedly already greenlit by Xbox
• Escape from Tarkov dev's latest wheeze is to offer players $50 'compensation' after a price U-turn, but rather than a refund it's a one-time use $50 Tarkov voucher

Friday Re:Play-

• Summer Game Fest 2024 partner lineup revealed
• Valve’s next game, a hero shooter called Deadlock, has seemingly leaked

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• Summer Game Fest 2024 partner lineup revealed
• New Teslas might lose Steam
• Valve’s next game, a hero shooter called Deadlock, has seemingly leaked

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• Square Enix confirms US, Europe layoffs as part of restructuring
• GTA 5 has surpassed 200 million copies sold, according to Take Two
• Take-Two CEO claims it didn’t close Private Division studios Roll7 and Intercept Games

Friday Re:Play-

• Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody Awards
• Xbox president: "Our commitment [is] to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term"

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• Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody Awards
• Xbox president: "Our commitment [is] to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term"
• EA has teams looking at "thoughtful implementations" of ads "inside its game experiences"

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• Study finds YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for game discovery
• After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them
• An Arrowhead community manager was fired after all for encouraging Helldivers 2 review bombing and refunds (updated)

Friday Re:Play -

• Helldivers 2 has been pulled from Steam in 170 countries without PSN access, while Valve ignores its own policy to issue refunds for players with over 100 hours
• Sony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlash
• Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for Games
• Nintendo breaks silence on Switch 2, promises announcement by April 2025
• Hades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launch

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• Xbox shutting down four Bethesda studios
• Activision to pay $23.4m for patent infringement
• Hades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launch

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• Nintendo breaks silence on Switch 2, promises announcement by April 2025
• Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for Games
• Magic: The Gathering Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3 Million And Fans Don’t Believe It

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• Google objects to Epic's proposed changes to Play Store policy
• Helldivers 2 has been pulled from Steam in 170 countries without PSN access, while Valve ignores its own policy to issue refunds for players with over 100 hours
• Sony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlash
• Research firm reveals the top-grossing PC and console games of Q1 2024

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• Elden Ring lead Hidetaka Miyazaki won't say how long the DLC is since everyone thinks he lowballed the main game: 'Everyone told me I was lying and that's not remotely enough time!'
• Take-Two reportedly shuts down Roll7 and Intercept Games, Private Division suffers layoffs
• Nintendo keeps playing DMCA whack-a-mole with Yuzu Switch emulator copies on Github, but it'll never be able to fully stamp them out

Friday Re:Play -

• Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fall
• Walmart is testing a Roblox feature that lets players buy physical goods in-game
• Escape from Tarkov studio attempts partial U-turn on $250 PvE plans, but fans remain unhappy
• Matthew Bromberg appointed CEO of Unity

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• Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two
• Matthew Bromberg appointed CEO of Unity
• Priest accused by cops of spending over $40,000 of church funds on Candy Crush and Pokémon Go, says it might have happened because he's not a 'details guy'

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• Square Enix abandons £112m of in-development projects in an effort to improve quality
• Escape from Tarkov studio attempts partial U-turn on $250 PvE plans, but fans remain unhappy
• FCC reinstates net neutrality

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