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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody AwardsXbox 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"Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Study finds YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for game discoveryAfter Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run ThemAn 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 hoursSony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlashBrazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for GamesNintendo breaks silence on Switch 2, promises announcement by April 2025Hades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launchFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Xbox shutting down four Bethesda studiosActivision to pay $23.4m for patent infringementHades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launchFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Nintendo breaks silence on Switch 2, promises announcement by April 2025Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for GamesMagic: The Gathering Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3 Million And Fans Don’t Believe ItFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Google objects to Epic's proposed changes to Play Store policyHelldivers 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 hoursSony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlashResearch firm reveals the top-grossing PC and console games of Q1 2024Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-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 layoffsNintendo keeps playing DMCA whack-a-mole with Yuzu Switch emulator copies on Github, but it'll never be able to fully stamp them outFriday Re:Play -Call of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fallWalmart is testing a Roblox feature that lets players buy physical goods in-gameEscape from Tarkov studio attempts partial U-turn on $250 PvE plans, but fans remain unhappyMatthew Bromberg appointed CEO of UnityFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-TwoMatthew Bromberg appointed CEO of UnityPriest 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'Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Square Enix abandons £112m of in-development projects in an effort to improve qualityEscape from Tarkov studio attempts partial U-turn on $250 PvE plans, but fans remain unhappyFCC reinstates net neutralityFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Fallout TV show amassed 65 million viewers in its first two weeksNintendo Switch 2 reportedly has magnetic Joy-Cons, new cartridges, larger 1080p screenWalmart is testing a Roblox feature that lets players buy physical goods in-gameFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Embracer Group announces plans to split into three separate companies70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainabilityCall of Duty and Diablo boost Microsoft's gaming revenues, but Xbox sales continue to fallFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Sony mulling Paramount buyout - reportsTake-Two laying off 5% of staffVideo Game Layoff Round Up VFallout Shelter's daily revenue rockets to $80,000 after TV show debutFallout 76 hits an all-time player count record on Steam following the Fallout TV series on Amazon, and the other games are spiking tooFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth "underperforming", says industry analystSquare Enix hopes to develop Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 in about three yearsEpic Games calls for Google Play Store policy changesThe Fallout: London mod has been delayed by Fallout 4's planned next-gen updateFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-IGDA calls for action on layoffsDuring March Twitch viewership increased by 2%Baldur's Gate 3 wins Best Game and four more awards at this year's BAFTAsFriday Re:Play -Xbox has established a team dedicated to game preservationVladimir Putin Pushes Russia To Make Consoles To Compete With PlayStation And XboxBlizzard renews agreement with NetEaseAmazon’s Fallout show has already been renewed for a second seasonFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Blizzard renews agreement with NetEaseAmazon’s Fallout show has already been renewed for a second seasonEA Is Increasing the Price of Its Subscription Service EA PlayFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming NewsXbox has established a team dedicated to game preservationVladimir Putin Pushes Russia To Make Consoles To Compete With PlayStation And XboxApple allows retro game emulators on App StoreFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest Robbie Landis-Cloaks & Capes PatreonRobbie's TwitchRobbie's ThreadsToday on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Roblox Studio boss: children making money on the platform isn't exploitation, it's a giftStop Killing Games aims to mount political and legal challenges to games going offlineStop Killing GamesRoku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are pausedThe Friday Re:Play-'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devsTwitch once again updates community guidelines prohibiting sexualized contentNewzoo: PC and console gaming grew by 3% in 2023US government blocks "age estimation" technology that would have analyzed facesFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Discord will reportedly roll out sponsored ads this weekNewzoo: PC and console gaming grew by 3% in 2023US government blocks "age estimation" technology that would have analyzed facesFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Take-Two to acquire Gearbox from Embracer for $460 millionTwitch once again updates community guidelines prohibiting sexualised content'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devsFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | GDC 2024Sega, CWA agree on first major US game dev union contractSega sells Relic and will cut 240 jobs across UK studiosNintendo makes cuts to US QA contractorsStories included in Friday Re:PlayPokémon’s Former Chief Lawyer On Shutting Down Fan Games & Honeymoon Business DealsEU takes aim at Apple, Google, Meta non-complianceVideo Game Layoff Round Up IVIGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate HerronFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate HerronBethesda discusses "early" The Elder Scrolls 6 work-in-progress buildPhil Spencer has discussed what he’d like to see in a potential Xbox handheldFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.