Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Rooster Teeth returns from the dead, under the ownership of one of its original founders
• Steam adds warning flagging potentially abandoned early access games
• UK government says it won't change the rules on publishers taking videogames offline after selling them: 'We have no plans to amend existing consumer law on digital obsolescence'

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• ESA warns Trump tariffs will bring "significant harm" to US developers and players
• This year’s Grammy winner for best video game soundtrack has been announced
• Destiny 2 is the latest game to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike as it warns Heresy will be missing an unknown chunk of voiced dialogue

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Dr Disrespect’s Midnight Society is shutting down and its FPS is canceled
• Generative AI art made without human "creativity" cannot be protected by copyright laws
• That's all folks - another Warner Bros. live-service bites the dust

The Friday Re:Play -

• Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
• Video Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next week
• Square Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal action
• Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president says

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Square Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal action
• The IOC says 'discussions are still ongoing,' but it sounds like the first-ever Olympic Esports Games may be delayed, possibly until 2027
• Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president says

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staff
• Video Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next week
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hit the most concurrent Steam players of any single-player Final Fantasy

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• GDC Survey: 41% of devs affected by layoffs in 2024
• EA revises FY2025 and Q3 guidance due to underperformance across two franchises
• PS5 dinosaur horror game is skipping a PC release to avoid ‘sexualized mods’

The Friday Re:Play -

• Destiny responds to accusation of illegally sharing woman’s private images
• Link to Donate to Pxie’s Legal Fund
• Cognosphere to pay $20m to settle FTC complaint on Genshin Impact
• Will GTA 6 cost £80? Report says there's industry "hope" Rockstar will usher in another game price rise

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Destiny responds to accusation of illegally sharing woman’s private images
• Link to Donate to Pxie’s Legal Fund
• Cognosphere to pay $20m to settle FTC complaint on Genshin Impact
• Will GTA 6 cost £80? Report says there's industry "hope" Rockstar will usher in another game price rise

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Nintendo Switch 2 officially revealed
• Tencent and Guillemot family considering new venture with Ubisoft assets - report
• Sony has cancelled two more live service games, reportedly including a God of War title
• Remembering David Lynch, and his wonderfully surreal PlayStation 2 adverts

The Friday Re:Play -

• Two weeks into 2025, three studios are already closing down
• This year's AGDQ included someone speedrunning Elden Ring bosses with a saxophone
• AGDQ 2025 Schedule

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• Two weeks into 2025, three studios are already closing down
• This year's AGDQ included someone speedrunning Elden Ring bosses with a saxophone
• AGDQ 2025 Schedule
• Nintendo will reportedly reveal Switch 2 this week

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Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -

• TikTok's time in the US may be ticking to a close as it makes a last stand in the Supreme Court, though Trump now says he 'opposes banning' it
• New Square Enix policy aims to protect employees from toxic fans
• Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a closed network test, and I'm totally not fuming because PC players aren't invited to the party, or anything
• Elden Ring: Nightreign Closed Network Test Registration

The Friday Re:Play -

• Video Game Layoffs of 2024
• New Nintendo patent appears ahead of expected Switch 2 reveal
• US adds Tencent to list of firms allegedly connected to Chinese military
• Deadly fires in LA lead to office closures for major game studios as tens of thousands evacuate

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