Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - SAG-AFTRA secures first AI protection deal for actors with Lightspeed LA Remedy and Annapurna sign deal to fund Control 2 and bring the series, plus Alan Wake, to TV and film Minecraft movie trailer gives first look at block stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black in action Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hos…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content Rocksteady hit by layoffs after Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League underperforms Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Unionized Raven workers file complaint against studio, Activision, and Microsoft Bandai Namco is ending anime MMORPG Blue Protocol in Japan, western release canceled Top Director at Bungie Was Fired After Misconduct Investigation Friday Re:Play - Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 8.27.2…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Indie World Showcase + Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 8.27.2024 Gearbox is bringing Borderlands 4 to Steam as Pitchford admits hopes for Epic were "misplaced" 335,000 attendees visited Gamescom 2024 Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Asked about SAG-AFTRA's strike for better AI protections, Amazon Games Boss claims AI 'has nothing to do with taking work away' from actors because 'for games, we don't really have acting' Death Stranding 2 leads PlayStation's Tokyo Games Show return in a "special talk" as Hideo Kojima unveils his latest roun…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Future Games Show @ Gamescom 2024 Xbox confirms Core and Standard Game Pass tiers will wait "up to 12 months+" for first-party games Twitch launches new Drop Ins collaboration feature but doesn't let streamers opt out: 'You can't turn it off' Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Opening Night Live 2024 FF16 director says it’s ‘probably likely’ that future Final Fantasy games launch on PC day 1 Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Video game actors call for better transparency around "disgusting" mocap work not disclosed in advance 89% of Devcom speakers believe AAA games don't need additional purchases Borderlands to release on streaming services less than a month after its catastrophic cinematic debut Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBen…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Tango Gameworks acquisition will transfer around 50 out of original 100 staff New report says the games industry is "showing signs of a recovery" Gamescom Opening Night Live will include new game announcements Friday Re:Play - Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series Cool st…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date leaks Report: Developers Told Not To Expect Switch 2 Before April 2025 Square Enix could switch to Unreal Engine 5 for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Let’s Build a Dungeon announced for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC Follow Strife on Twitter @StrifeX24 and on Twitch at Tw…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Hi-Fi Rush Dev Is Back From The Dead, Will ‘Continue Developing’ The Series Cool statues at Comic-Con might've leaked upcoming Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver remasters Borderlands movie earned $4m on its opening day Make sure you check out Chille at Moogle Go Round Radio & Sound Bites! Follow Chille on Twitter …

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Roblox banned in Türkiye due to child safety concerns Twitch staff fear further layoffs 'Our 33-year legacy deserves a genuine goodbye': Game Informer staff tweets one last goodbye after all of their work was deleted, then GameStop nukes the account from orbit Friday Re:Play - Bungie lays off another 220 staf…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Meta records loss of $4.5bn in Reality Labs during Q2 Olympics ditched Mario & Sonic series to explore NFTs and esports More evidence of "fully-fledged Half-Life game" revealed by Valve dataminer Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - Bungie lays off another 220 staff, acknowledging it was "overly ambitious" Intel announces layoffs of around 15,000 staff There is no fix for Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs — any damage is permanent Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today on Let's Play: Daily Gaming News - AI Is Already Taking Jobs in the Video Game Industry PSA: This weekend is your last chance to buy from the Xbox 360 online marketplace GTA 6 unaffected by video game acting strike, contract terms appear to state Don't forget to check out Robbie Landis over at the Cloaks & Capes Patreon ! Follow Robbie Landis…

This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna talks about amusement park accidents and Nate talks about moon caves, enjoy! Stranger Than podcast is a part of the Age of Radio podcast syndicate. Check them out at ageofradio.org Stranger Than podcast logo art by Catthulu Art. Take a look at more pieces at https://www.facebook.com/CatThuluArt/ Stranger T…

.Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - SAG-AFTRA calls for a "video game strike", effective from tomorrow Humble Games devs told "company is shutting down" Netflix has 80+ games in development and plans to release "about one new title per month" Friday Re:Play- Epic Summer Sale Steam is massive, but far fewer people work at Valve than you might t…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Workers at Bethesda Game Studios Achieve Union Recognition with CWA becoming First Wall-to-Wall Union at Microsoft World of Warcraft’s Entire Development Team Has Officially Unionized Campaign to Organize Digital Employees SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike if game companies don't "come to the table with a deal" to …

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Epic Summer Sale Paramount+ has canceled its Halo show after 2 seasons Steam is massive, but far fewer people work at Valve than you might think Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

.Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Sega sues social media user for "excessive slanderous and insulting comments" against employee Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023. FTC claims Xbox’s Game Pass price hike is ‘consumer harm’ it warned of Friday Re:Play- Nintendo's systemic policy of miscrediting is har…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Space Marine 2 studio says the leaked build is nearly a year old, urges people not to play it: 'It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled' Disney reportedly victim to a 1TB data breach Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 information seemingly appears online Resident Evil 7 Is The…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Nintendo's systemic policy of miscrediting is harming external translators Saudi Arabia is hosting the inaugural Esports Olympic Games next year Dying Light 2 dev Techland is making "most roles" office-based or hybrid, including staff who live abroad More Perfect Union: How Corporate Greed is Killing Your Favo…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Xbox increases Game Pass prices, introduces new tier Kotaku Australia to shut down You'll need to downgrade Fallout 4's next-gen version to play that massive Fallout: London mod Friday Re:Play- SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract Keywords Studios reaches £2.2bn acquisition agreement with…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- US game spending fell 6% in May | US Monthly Charts Cloud Imperium Games ordered to compensate former staff in disability discrimination case YouTube demonetized DrDisrespect's channel "following serious allegations" against streamer Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy …

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract Meta withdraws support for Meta Quest 1 headsets Keywords Studios reaches £2.2bn acquisition agreement with Swedish investment company EQT Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna continues talking about people who cheat death and Nate talks about a mysterious monolith found near Vegas. Enjoy! Stranger Than podcast is a part of the Age of Radio podcast syndicate. Check them out at ageofradio.org Stranger Than podcast logo art by Catthulu Art. Take a look at more pieces at https://ww…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Despite all the difficulty grousing, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has sold 5 million copies in less than a week Report of mass layoffs at Gameloft Toronto Look out, Shadowplay: Steam now has a built-in 'Game Recording' feature that will automatically record gameplay videos you can clip, share, and export…

This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna talks about people cheating death and Nate talks about a white bison calf. Enjoy! Stranger Than podcast is a part of the Age of Radio podcast syndicate. Check them out at ageofradio.org Stranger Than podcast logo art by Catthulu Art. Take a look at more pieces at https://www.facebook.com/CatThuluArt/ Stran…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Gayming Awards adds to Baldur's Gate 3's Game of the Year accolades European Commission finds Apple has breached DMA Steam Summer Sale 2024 Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Why was Dr Disrespect banned on Twitch? Everything you need to know Banana game not a scam, says developer Microsoft has started reimbursing players who bought canceled Redfall DLC Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Supercell: "There's no reason" why there aren't more mobile games at Summer Game Fest Canceled standalone Disco Elysium spin-off would have been "most hardcore Disco since Disco" Report: Apple facing $1bn daily fines over alleged DMA breaches Friday Re:Play- Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024 – Nintendo Switch Shadow …

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - CWA files Unfair Labor Practice charges against Microsoft supplier Lionbridge An Epic Games Store database may have leaked many unannounced PC games Valve being sued for £656m in UK amid accusations of Steam market rigging Friday Re:Play- Summer Game Fest 2024 Ubisoft Forward 2024 Full Conference Best Xbox Ga…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Ubisoft Forward 2024 Full Conference Nine Things We Learned From The Big Phil Spencer Xbox Interview GameStop revenue declines 26% to $882m Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Summer Game Fest 2024 Best Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Trailers Video Game Layoff Round Up V Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News - Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council Take-Two is reportedly planning to close or sell its indie label, Private Division Sony explains why it's not bringing "tentpole" games to PC at same time as PS5 Friday Re:Play- Insiders blame Suicide Squad's failings on changing vision and lack of …

This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna talks about the Houston Gargoyle, a Strange Alien Encounter, and Somaliland UFO explosion. Nate talks about some political foolishness, the cicada zombie fungus, and an archeological find. Enjoy! This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna talks about Phallus sizes in history and an alleged alien landing in…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- State of Play | May 30, 2024 | [English] Activision wins $14.5 million in Call of Duty cheat maker lawsuit Star Citizen still doesn't have a release date, but has raised over $700m Friday Re:Play- Rolling Stone establishes new gaming vertical IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun …

This time on Stranger Than podcast, Joanna talks about Phallus sizes in history and an alleged alien landing in Las Vegas, and Nate talks about Genghis Kahn’s hidden tomb , and an archaeological find in France. Enjoy! Stranger Than podcast is a part of the Age of Radio podcast syndicate. Check them out at ageofradio.org Stranger Than podcast logo a…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Nintendo agrees deal to buy Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Switch studio Hellblade 2 developer Ninja Theory's next game reportedly already greenlit by Xbox Escape from Tarkov dev's latest wheeze is to offer players $50 'compensation' after a price U-turn, but rather than a refund it's a one-time use $50 Tarkov…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Summer Game Fest 2024 partner lineup revealed New Teslas might lose Steam Valve’s next game, a hero shooter called Deadlock, has seemingly leaked Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Square Enix confirms US, Europe layoffs as part of restructuring GTA 5 has surpassed 200 million copies sold, according to Take Two Take-Two CEO claims it didn’t close Private Division studios Roll7 and Intercept Games Friday Re:Play- Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody Awards Xbox president: "Our commitment …

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Pentiment and We Are OFK win Peabody Awards Xbox president: "Our commitment [is] to make sure that the business is healthy for the long term" EA has teams looking at "thoughtful implementations" of ads "inside its game experiences" Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Study finds YouTube is the most popular and trusted platform for game discovery After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them An Arrowhead community manager was fired after all for encouraging Helldivers 2 review bombing and refunds (updated) Friday Re:Play - Helldivers 2 has bee…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Xbox shutting down four Bethesda studios Activision to pay $23.4m for patent infringement Hades 2 hits 100K concurrent Steam players, crushing the original's record a day after its early access launch Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Nintendo breaks silence on Switch 2, promises announcement by April 2025 Brazil adopts breakthrough Legal Framework for Games Magic: The Gathering Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3 Million And Fans Don’t Believe It Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Google objects to Epic's proposed changes to Play Store policy Helldivers 2 has been pulled from Steam in 170 countries without PSN access, while Valve ignores its own policy to issue refunds for players with over 100 hours Sony overturns Helldivers 2 PSN requirement following backlash Research firm reveals th…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Elden Ring lead Hidetaka Miyazaki won't say how long the DLC is since everyone thinks he lowballed the main game: 'Everyone told me I was lying and that's not remotely enough time!' Take-Two reportedly shuts down Roll7 and Intercept Games, Private Division suffers layoffs Nintendo keeps playing DMCA whack-a-mo…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two Matthew Bromberg appointed CEO of Unity Priest accused by cops of spending over $40,000 of church funds on Candy Crush and Pokémon Go, says it might have happened because he's not a 'details guy' Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acas…

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News- Square Enix abandons £112m of in-development projects in an effort to improve quality Escape from Tarkov studio attempts partial U-turn on $250 PvE plans, but fans remain unhappy FCC reinstates net neutrality Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…