Let's Play: Daily Gaming News

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• 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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