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• Sony is shutting down Concrete Genie studio PixelOpus
• Microsoft hires an ‘EU-beating’ lawyer to help overturn UK regulator’s Activision merger block
• Fortnite is now an Olympic esport



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Finnish daily uses shooter video game to dodge Russia's press restrictions
• Apparently System Shock dev used AI to create AI to "start conversations"
• Bungie has won $12 million in a Destiny 2 cheat seller lawsuit

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Vice shutting down Waypoint
• Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
• Ukraine Has A Steam Deck-Controlled Machine Gun
• Unity lays off 600 more, closing half of offices

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Unity lays off 600 more, closing half of offices
• People Are Not Having A Great Time With Redfall
• Pokémon Go monthly earnings have plummeted to their lowest in five years



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Another Big Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Patch Is On The Way
• Ukraine Has A Steam Deck-Controlled Machine Gun
• Watch the first theatrical trailer for the Gran Turismo movie
• The Twisted Metal TV show’s first teaser trailer has been released



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Microsoft's next ten-year deal is with European cloud gaming platform Nware
• Street Fighter 6 pros who try to play the beta outside the "designated period" may be banned
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie has made a cool $1 billion



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Vice shutting down Waypoint
• PS5 shipped 19m units in FY2022, games revenues up 33% to $26.5bn
• Vampire Survivors animated TV series in the works



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Elden Ring dev’s Armored Core revival gets a release date and gorgeous gameplay
• Microsoft: "This is the darkest day in our four decades in Britain"
• CMA refutes Microsoft's claim Nintendo Switch can run Call of Duty

Stories included in Friday Re:Play

• Garry's Mod dev wants to "get rid of the celebration of Nazis" in his game
• Pokémon Go Dev Says Everyone Loves Going Outside When Fans Are Mad About It
• Sega of America cohort moves to unionize
• Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Microsoft vows to appeal as the UK regulator blocks its acquisition of Activision Blizzard
• Fan unwittingly scores new Magic: The Gathering cards early before Wizards of the Coast gets 19th century on his ass: 'The Pinkertons took everything.'
• Nintendo is officially returning to Gamescom this year



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Sega of America cohort moves to unionize
• ZeniMax Workers United - CWA
• Cult of the Lamb wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards 2023



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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News-

• Pokémon Go Dev Says Everyone Loves Going Outside When Fans Are Mad About It
• The gloves come off as NetEase sues Blizzard for $44 million
• Apple App Store Policies Upheld by Court in Antitrust Fight



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