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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Roblox Studio boss: children making money on the platform isn't exploitation, it's a gift
• Stop Killing Games aims to mount political and legal challenges to games going offline
• Stop Killing Games
• Roku wants to patent the ability to display ads when consoles connected to its TVs are paused

The 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 devs
• Twitch once again updates community guidelines prohibiting sexualized content
• Newzoo: PC and console gaming grew by 3% in 2023
• US government blocks "age estimation" technology that would have analyzed faces

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Discord will reportedly roll out sponsored ads this week
• Newzoo: PC and console gaming grew by 3% in 2023
• US government blocks "age estimation" technology that would have analyzed faces

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Take-Two to acquire Gearbox from Embracer for $460 million
• Twitch 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 devs

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Baldur's Gate 3 sweeps 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards | GDC 2024
• Sega, CWA agree on first major US game dev union contract
• Sega sells Relic and will cut 240 jobs across UK studios
• Nintendo makes cuts to US QA contractors

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Pokémon’s Former Chief Lawyer On Shutting Down Fan Games & Honeymoon Business Deals
• EU takes aim at Apple, Google, Meta non-compliance
• Video Game Layoff Round Up IV
• IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs
• ‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate Herron

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• ‘The Sims’ Movie in the Works With Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap, Vertigo and ‘Loki’ Director Kate Herron
• Bethesda discusses "early" The Elder Scrolls 6 work-in-progress build
• Phil Spencer has discussed what he’d like to see in a potential Xbox handheld

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• EU takes aim at Apple, Google, Meta non-compliance
• Video Game Layoff Round Up IV
• IGN Creators Guild loses three members to layoffs
• Federal agencies to tackle extremism online on social media and gaming

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Pokémon’s Former Chief Lawyer On Shutting Down Fan Games & Honeymoon Business Deals
• Kotaku editor-in-chief exits due to parent company's new guide directive
• US game spending gets a 2% increase in February | US Monthly Charts

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Steam Spring Sale
• Twitch viewership dips by 8% in February
• Here Are 2024’s Finalists For The World Video Game Hall Of Fame
• Player’s Choice Ballot

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• 600 more Activision QA workers unionize
• CODE-CWA resources
• Apple reverses ban on Epic's developer account following European Commission enquiry
• SAG-AFTRA may strike over AI terms in video game contract
• Report: Minors and young adults say safety in gaming spaces is crucial

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• SAG-AFTRA may strike over AI terms in video game contract
• Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P regrets making the MMO as stress-free as it is
• Report: Minors and young adults say safety in gaming spaces is crucial

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• 600 more Activision QA workers unionize
• CODE-CWA resources
• Apple reverses ban on Epic's developer account following European Commission enquiry
• Nintendo and Illumination confirm second Super Mario Bros. Movie for 2026

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