{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a4bf2f48-5dbc-4a26-a9d1-9d497dc714fd/6801bd873d09fdf27f2914c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thursday, April 17th 2025","description":"<p>Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.gamesindustry.biz/a-minecraft-movie-surpasses-550m-globally\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globally</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.gamesindustry.biz/video-game-ma-rises-to-66-billion-in-q1-2025-driven-by-mobile-acquisitions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Video game M&amp;A activity rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitions</strong></a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/niantic-is-laying-off-68-staff-following-its-acquisition-by-scopely/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Niantic is laying off 68 staff following the acquisition of its games business by Scopely</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Nate on Twitter </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/NateBenderama\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@NateBenderama</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Nathan Bender"}