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• IGN workers unionizing
• Dark and Darker dev says Nexon's "trade secret and copyright" lawsuit against it has been dismissed
• Nintendo president asked about Palworld during earnings Q&A

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Sony State of Play January 30th, 2024
• New The Day Before report alleges employees fined for making mistakes
• Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS5
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has won this year’s video game soundtrack Grammy

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• Microsoft weighs launching Indiana Jones on the PS5
• Krafton receives wrongful termination lawsuit
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has won this year’s video game soundtrack Grammy

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• Sony State of Play January 30th, 2024
• New The Day Before report alleges employees fined for making mistakes
• Microsoft quarterly gaming revenue up 49% following Activision purchase

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• CWA says Microsoft's job cuts did not impact the staffers it represents
• Chaotic Pokémon collaboration with the Van Gogh museum sees one final twist as staff suspended for allegedly stealing cards and leaking insider info
• Popular Japanese rhythm game sets cancellation record by announcing release date and closure in the same tweet

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• Microsoft cuts 1,900 staffers from its games division
• Video Game Industry Layoffs Roundup II
• Twitch expands programme for improved revenue share to more streamers

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Microsoft’s Developer Direct 2024
• Games industry leaders braced 'for up to two years of pain'
• Riot lays off 530 staff, Riot Forge shutting down
• 2 months after killing the Overwatch League, Blizzard teams up with Saudi Arabia's esports org for 'a new era of Overwatch esports

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• Nintendo has confirmed the date online play will shut down on 3DS and Wii U
• 2 months after killing the Overwatch League, Blizzard teams up with Saudi Arabia's esports org for 'a new era of Overwatch esports'
• Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Riot lays off 530 staff, Riot Forge shutting down
• Newzoo: Global games market expected to grow to $189bn in 2024
• Embracer-owned Elex studio Piranha Bytes is trying to save itself from closure: 'Don't write us off yet'

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• Games industry leaders braced 'for up to two years of pain'
• Monster Hunter Rise update adds Enigma DRM, breaks Steam Deck compatibility
• Modders Have Already Put Actual Pokémon In Palworld

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Palworld's co-op connectivity issues were caused by exceeding 700,000 concurrent players
• Palworld embroiled in AI and Pokémon ‘plagiarism’ controversy
• Microsoft’s Developer Direct 2024

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• 35% of devs affected by layoffs last year, says GDC survey
• Video Game Industry Layoffs Roundup
• 4% December sales boost sees 2023 finish up 1% year-over-year | US Monthly Charts

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Discord cuts workforce by 17%
• GameStop closes crypto marketplace
• Supreme Court rejects Epic vs Apple appeals
• Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games

Stay tuned to the very end of the episode to check out an interview Nate did with Bloomberg Video Game Reporter Cecilia D'Anastasio regarding her reporting about child predators using Twitch to groom and abuse children.

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