Let's Play: Daily Gaming News

Checking in to let everyone know this podcast isn't dead. We've just had unintended things pop up in both Nate's and Aaron's personal lives over the last little while. Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Palworld's developer gives staff day off after Monster Hunter Wilds causes 'a series of mysterious reports from many employees that they may feel unwell'Pokémon Presents | 2.27.2025.Unions slam Bobby Kotick's claims that Activision Blizzard harassment reports were "fake"The Friday Re:Play -US game spending fell 15% to $4.5bn in January 2025 | US Monthly ChartsWarner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder WomanTwitch reckons cheating while livestreaming is a "low severity" violationFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -US game spending fell 15% to $4.5bn in January 2025 | US Monthly ChartsWarner Bros. is closing three game studios and canceling Wonder WomanTwitch reckons cheating while livestreaming is a "low severity" violationFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play February 2025Take-Two CEO says AI could increase employment and productivity, as long as IP isn’t infringedE3 organiser ESA launches new event called ‘iicon’Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Rooster Teeth returns from the dead, under the ownership of one of its original foundersSteam adds warning flagging potentially abandoned early access gamesUK 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'Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -ESA warns Trump tariffs will bring "significant harm" to US developers and playersThis year’s Grammy winner for best video game soundtrack has been announcedDestiny 2 is the latest game to feel the SAG-AFTRA strike as it warns Heresy will be missing an unknown chunk of voiced dialogueFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Dr Disrespect’s Midnight Society is shutting down and its FPS is canceledGenerative AI art made without human "creativity" cannot be protected by copyright lawsThat's all folks - another Warner Bros. live-service bites the dustThe Friday Re:Play -Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staffVideo Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next weekSquare Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal actionMicrosoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president saysFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Square Enix condemns Final Fantasy 14 "stalking" mod and threatens legal actionThe IOC says 'discussions are still ongoing,' but it sounds like the first-ever Olympic Esports Games may be delayed, possibly until 2027Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president saysFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Ubisoft announces studio closure as it lays off 185 staffVideo Game History Foundation's long-awaited digital library will be available next weekFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth hit the most concurrent Steam players of any single-player Final FantasyFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama