Let's Play: Daily Gaming News

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Xbox Series X will now cost $600 as Microsoft increases console and game pricesEA cuts another 200 jobs "in service of driving future growth", bringing total job losses to around 300Polygon has been sold to Valnet, with the majority of staff laid offFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -IGN joins the fight to keep AI out of journalism…or are they?Fallout creator says he was "ordered to destroy" source code that the studio has since "lost"Tim Cain - Game PreservationNexon wins the bidding war to make a new StarCraft as well as distribute a Blizzard mobile game that's being called 'Overwatch 3'Follow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -NGO files complaint against Ubisoft for data protection concerns and forcing "always online" connectionsApple and Meta have been fined a total of €700,000,000 for non-compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act. Which, in their billion-dollar world, is just chump changeSteam to launch new tags to help disabled players "search for games based on accessibility features"The Friday Re:Play -Bethesda has "no intention" to shut down fan-made Skyblivion modNintendo files request to subpoena Discord for Pokémon leaker identityIntel will reportedly fire fully 20% of its workforce and focus on 'engineering', a plan that sounds all too familiar at this pointFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Bethesda has "no intention" to shut down fan-made Skyblivion modNintendo files request to subpoena Discord for Pokémon leaker identityIntel will reportedly fire fully 20% of its workforce and focus on 'engineering', a plan that sounds all too familiar at this pointFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Some Discord users now need to scan their face or ID to view sensitive materialThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remake is realConfirmed: Nintendo Switch 2 US pre-orders open next week, as accessories get a price hikeThe Friday Re:Play - A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globallyVideo game M&A activity rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitionsNiantic is laying off 68 staff following the acquisition of its games business by ScopelyFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -A Minecraft Movie surpasses $550m globallyVideo game M&A activity rises to $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, driven by mobile acquisitionsNiantic is laying off 68 staff following the acquisition of its games business by ScopelyFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Influencer report highlights gender pay gap in sponsored content earningsNintendo Chooses Human Creativity Over AI in Game DevelopmentPC Players Spend More On Microtransactions Than Actual GamesThe Friday Re:Play -Nintendo says $449.99 price tag for Switch 2 was not affected by US tariffsA Minecraft Movie grosses $157m at US box office over opening weekendMichael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movieFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Nintendo says $449.99 price tag for Switch 2 was not affected by US tariffsA Minecraft Movie grosses $157m at US box office over opening weekendMichael Sarnoski reportedly attached to direct Death Stranding movieFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama

Today on Lets Play: Daily Gaming News -Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025ZeniMax union "overwhelming" votes to authorise strike if Microsoft contract negotiations break downSAG-AFTRA issues new agreements to permit members to work with students and game jamsCRIT Awards 2025Cloaks and Capes on ThreadsTabletop Talespinners Network on ThreadsFollow Nate on Twitter @NateBenderama