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Nintendo Direct https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1759699381912043848 HELLDIVERS™ 2 Steam Charts · SteamDB https://steamdb.info/app/553850/charts/ Elden Ring DLC https://twitter.com/ELDENRING/status/1760076880764449173 The Xbox Podcast https://news.xbox.com/en-us/podcast/phil-spencer-sarah-bond-and-matt-booty-share-updates-on-the-xbox-business/ 700 Ubisoft workers strike in France over failed salary negotiations https://www.eurogamer.net/700-ubisoft-workers-strike-in-france-over-failed-salary-negotiations Embracer canceled 29 unannounced games between July and December https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-cancelled-29-unannounced-games-between-july-and-december/ Layoffs https://www.pcgamer.com/homeworld-3-studio-blackbird-interactive-confirms-layoffs-due-to-economic-pressures-outside-of-our-control/ https://videogames.si.com/news/disco-elysium-dev-zaum-layoffs

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Rocksteady’s co-founders have established a new studio in London https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/rocksteadys-co-founders-have-established-a-new-studio-in-london/ Hey, uh… did none of y’all notice the Quake tease in the Developer_Direct? https://www.resetera.com/threads/hey-uh%E2%80%A6-did-none-of-y%E2%80%99all-notice-the-quake-tease-in-the-developer_direct.807246/?post=117838197#post-117838197 Xbox Developer Direct 2024: Everything Announced https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/01/18/xbox-developer-direct-2024-recap/ The Assassin’s Creed remake we all want may already be in development https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassin-s-creed-iv-black-flag/remake-in-development Games industry leaders braced 'for up to two years of pain' https://www.gamesindustry.biz/games-industry-leaders-braced-for-up-to-two-years-of-pain Embracer-owned studio Piranha Bytes acknowledges "difficult situation" as it faces potential closure https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-owned-studio-piranha-bytes-acknowledges-difficult-situation-as-it-faces-potential-closure CI Games lays off 10% of staff https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ci-games-lays-off-10-of-staff Riot confirms 530 layoffs https://www.riotgames.com/en/news/2024-player-update 'Until Dawn' Film Adaptation in the Works From David F. Sandberg https://variety.com/2024/film/news/until-dawn-video-game-adaptation-david-f-sandberg-directing-1235875631/#

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: T-Pain Confirms He's Working on GTA 6, Says He Can't Role-Play in GTA 5 Anymore as a Result https://www.ign.com/articles/t-pain-confirms-hes-working-on-gta-6-gta-5-nopixel This trademark dispute between Remedy and Take-Two is brought to you by the letter R https://www.pcgamer.com/this-trademark-dispute-between-remedy-and-take-two-is-brought-to-you-by-the-letter-r/ Indiana Jones Game Name rumor https://twitter.com/Kurakasis/status/1745225191762870283 Square Enix confirms Foamstars contains some AI generated art https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-confirms-foamstars-contains-some-ai-generated-art/ Video Game Voice Actors Express Worry and Confusion After SAG-AFTRA Deal With AI Studio https://www.ign.com/articles/video-game-voice-actors-sag-aftra-ai-deal Audio firm publishes PR claiming Switch 2 will release in September, later claims it ‘guessed’ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/audio-firm-publishes-pr-claiming-switch-2-will-release-in-september-later-claims-it-guessed/ Stalker 2 Delayed again, gets exact Date https://twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1747289671321702804 Tencent takes over Techland https://twitter.com/MauroNL3/status/1745058276113297664 Lost Boys Interactive is latest Embracer Group studio to suffer layoffs https://www.gamesindustry.biz/lost-boys-interactive-is-latest-embracer-group-studio-to-suffer-layoffs Discord lays off 17 percent of employees https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/11/24034705/discord-layoffs-17-percent-employees

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Xbox to Present Developer_Direct, Returning on January 18 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/01/09/xbox-developer-direct-2024/ https://insider-gaming.com/indiana-jones-release-2024/ Warner teases more Harry Potter games following Hogwarts Legacy’s success https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-teases-more-harry-potter-games-following-hogwarts-legacys-success/ Exclusive: Unity Software to cut 25% of staff in ‘company reset’ continuation https://www.reuters.com/technology/unity-software-cutting-25-staff-company-reset-continuation-2024-01-08/ Amazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/amazon-s-twitch-to-cut-500-employees-about-35-of-staff Bossa Studios lays off one-third of its staff https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bossa-studios-lays-off-one-third-of-its-staff VR game studio Archiact announces layoffs https://twitter.com/ArchiactVR/status/1742955568967606290 ‘The Last of Us’: Kaitlyn Dever Cast as Abby in Season 2 of HBO Series https://www.etonline.com/the-last-of-us-kaitlyn-dever-cast-as-abby-in-season-2-of-hbo-series-217594

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Horizon MMORPG "is now essentially confirmed to be in development", job listing suggests https://www.eurogamer.net/horizon-mmorpg-is-now-essentially-confirmed-to-be-in-development-job-listing-suggests Square Enix’s president says it will be ‘aggressive in applying’ AI https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enixs-president-says-it-will-be-aggressive-in-applying-ai/ Latest estimates show over 14,000 new titles launched on Steam in 2023 https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/latest-estimates-show-over-14-000-new-titles-launched-on-steam-in-2023 Star Wars Outlaws Arrives Late 2024 https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-outlaws-arrives-late-2024

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to step down end of year https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/20/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-to-step-down.html GTA 6 hacker sentenced to an indefinite hospital order https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-hacker-sentenced-to-an-indefinite-hospital-order/ Sony Possibly Building New Studio Of Ex-Deviation Games Talent https://insider-gaming.com/sony-possibly-building-new-studio-of-ex-deviation-games-talent/ Versus Evil is No More https://twitter.com/vs_evil/status/1738260315203059812 https://polaris.brighterir.com/public/tinybuild/news/rns/story/rmkl55w Ubisoft says it's investigating reports of a new security breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ubisoft-says-its-investigating-reports-of-a-new-security-breach/ Alleged ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ Leaker Admits They Made Up Parts Of The Plot https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/12/21/alleged-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-leaker-admits-they-made-up-parts-of-the-plot/?sh=446a7aab4a24 Silent Hill 2 Remake developer teams up with The Walking Dead's Skybound Entertainment https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-2-remake-developer-teams-up-with-the-walking-deads-skybound-entertainment

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Insomniac Leak https://www.cyberdaily.au/culture/9959-snikt-rhysida-dumps-more-than-a-terabyte-of-insomniac-games-internal-data https://imgur.com/83vSaBf https://imgur.com/83vSaBf https://imgur.com/gallery/5vAx0Mg Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Story Spoilers Leak Online, Rocksteady Responds https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/12/18/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-story-spoilers-leak-online-rocksteady-responds The Last of Us Online Canceled https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/an_update_on_the_last_of_us_online 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks Are the Latest Embracer Studios to Be Hit With Layoffs https://www.ign.com/articles/3d-realms-and-slipgate-ironworks-are-the-latest-embracer-studios-to-be-hit-with-layoffs 'Max Payne' Voice Actor James McCaffrey Dead at 65 After Cancer Battle https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/18/max-payne-star-james-mccaffrey-dead-dies-cancer/

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: E3 Is Dead... for real this time https://twitter.com/E3/status/1734583493592498437 Hackers Reportedly Breach Spider-Man 2 Dev Insomniac, Release Wolverine and Staff Data https://www.ign.com/articles/hackers-reportedly-breach-spider-man-2-dev-insomniac-release-wolverine-and-staff-data The Day Before Dev Fntastic Is Shutting Down Just Days After Early Access Launch https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2023/12/12/the-day-before-dev-fntastic-is-shutting-down-just-days-after-early-access-launch https://twitter.com/FntasticHQ/status/1734265789237338453 https://steamdb.info/app/526160/history/ Embracer finally confirms closure of TimeSplitters studio Free Radical https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-finally-confirms-closures-of-timesplitters-studio-free-radical/ Google's loss to Epic will likely have little impact in the near-term https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/12/googles-loss-to-epic-will-likely-have-little-impact-in-the-near-term.html

Not A Review of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Code for the game was provided for free by the PR team.

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: The GTA VI trailer drops https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/status/1731813331244085531 Capcom Confirms More Resident Evil Remakes Are Coming https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-confirms-more-resident-evil-remakes-are-coming Starfield Has Now Had Over 12 Million Players, Phil Spencer Says https://www.ign.com/articles/starfield-has-now-had-over-12-million-players-phil-spencer-says Dragon Age Day 2023 https://www.ea.com/games/dragon-age/news/da-day-2023 Phoenix Labs lays off 34 staff via GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/phoenix-labs-lays-off-34-staff Embracer Layoffs Continue https://twitter.com/nickjcal/status/1731790870557417893 F1 Developer Codemasters Suffers Round of Layoffs https://www.ign.com/articles/f1-developer-codemasters-suffers-round-of-layoffs

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Embracer CEO confirms TimeSplitters studio faces closure before Christmas https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracer-ceo-confirms-timesplitters-studio-faces-closure-before-christmas/ Embracer lays off 50 at Chorus developer Fishlabs https://twitter.com/fishlabs/status/1729552693285237171 The Final Shape Delayed https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/final_shape_release_update The Game Awards security will be tightened to prevent another stage invasion, Geoff Keighley says https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-security-will-be-tightened-to-prevent-another-stage-invasion-geoff-keighley-says/ Phantom Liberty sells bigly https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED_IR/status/1729538891018047973 Skull and Bones Release Date is February 2024 - Insider Gaming https://insider-gaming.com/skull-and-bones-release-date-february/ Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in 'company reset' https://www.reuters.com/technology/unity-software-cut-38-staff-company-reset-2023-11-28/ ReedPop seeks buyer for Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more https://www.gamesindustry.biz/reedpop-seeks-buyer-for-eurogamer-gi-vg247-rockpapershotgun-and-more

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Destiny 2’s Season of the Wish launches November 28 https://press.bungie.com/Destiny-2s-Season-of-the-Wish-launches-November-28 CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Faces Bad Reviews After Rushed Development https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/cod-modern-warfare-3-faces-bad-reviews-after-rushed-development https://twitter.com/Chris_Dring/status/1723718653311397948 Sony Commits to Launch Just Six of PlayStation's 12 Live Service Games by March 2026 https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-commits-to-launch-just-six-of-playstations-12-live-service-games-by-march-2026 WB Doesn’t Care If You Hate ‘Suicide Squad,’ It’s Doing More Live Service https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/09/wb-doesnt-care-if-you-hate-suicide-squad-its-doing-more-live-service/ Konami is looking to employ game creators for "large-scale" Silent Hill projects https://www.eurogamer.net/konami-is-looking-to-employ-game-creators-for-large-scale-silent-hill-projects Layoffs https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/embracers-timesplitters-studio-free-radical-faces-closure/ https://www.reuters.com/business/amazon-cuts-jobs-games-unit-part-broader-restructuing-2023-11-13/ https://www.eurogamer.net/warframe-dev-confirms-a-number-of-layoffs-as-it-shuts-down-publishing-arm https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-announces-layoffs-despite-increased-revenue-and-reduced-losses https://videogames.si.com/news/humble-games-layoffs-november-2023

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: GTA: Rockstar Plans to Announce New Grand Theft Auto 6, Release Trailer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/rockstar-plans-to-announce-much-anticipated-grand-theft-auto-vi The Zelda Movie https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html The Escapist https://twitter.com/nickjcal/status/1721640314203464045 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/video-series-zero-punctuation-is-seemingly-ending-following-the-escapist-staff-exodus/ https://twitter.com/SecondWindGroup/status/1721934761621381168 Next Mass Effect Gets New Teaser, Featuring a Masked N7 Character https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/11/next-mass-effect-gets-new-teaser-featuring-a-masked-n7-character Blizzcon https://www.ign.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-devs-on-why-the-worldsoul-saga-is-three-expansions-and-kind-of-like-the-mcu https://www.gamesradar.com/diablo-4s-first-expansion-packing-a-new-class-and-a-fan-favorite-diablo-2-location-arrives-late-next-year/ Layoffs https://insider-gaming.com/layoffs-hit-motorsport-games/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/embracer-makes-layoffs-at-neverwinter-developer-cryptic-studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-is-laying-off-124-employees/

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: The Bungie Layoffs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-31/sony-s-bungie-game-unit-cut-jobs-as-destiny-2-popularity-waned https://twitter.com/DestinyBulletn/status/1719161994958483779 https://twitter.com/PaulTassi/status/1719396652996317488 https://twitter.com/PaulTassi/status/1719421275494359273 https://www.ign.com/articles/pete-parsons-tells-employees-bungie-kept-the-right-people-to-work-on-destiny-2 Capcom has an "unannounced major title" due out before March 2024 https://www.vg247.com/capcom-has-an-unannounced-major-title-due-out-before-march-2024 Ubisoft Delays Skull And Bones And An Upcoming "Large" Game https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-delays-skull-and-bones-and-an-upcoming-large-game/1100-6518703/ Atari https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/31/2769851/0/en/Atari-enters-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-Digital-Eclipse.html https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/atari-acquires-awesomenauts-swords-soldiers-from-ronimo-games

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Insomniac is fixing a mistake in Spider-Man 2 where Miles has the wrong flag in his house https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/insomniac-is-fixing-a-mistake-in-spider-man-2-where-miles-has-the-wrong-flag-in-his-house/ Far Cry's Multiplayer Game is an Extraction-Based Shooter https://insider-gaming.com/far-cry-multiplayer-game/ 'Squadron 42 is now feature-complete and has entered its polish phase', says Chris Roberts https://www.pcgamer.com/squadron-42-is-now-feature-complete-and-has-entered-its-polish-phase-says-chris-roberts/ The ransomware group that hacked Capcom has been taken down by international police https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-ransomware-group-that-hacked-capcom-has-been-taken-down-by-international-police/ Netflix aims to 'crawl, walk, run' when it comes to video games. It's still crawling https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/23/netflix-takes-slow-approach-to-video-games.html Layoffs https://twitter.com/mediamolecule/status/1716832003713274283 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstations-visual-arts-appears-to-have-suffered-layoffs/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/layoffs-hit-embracer-owned-pinball-fx-maker-zen-studios/

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Netflix reportedly looks to license GTA title as it moves into "higher-end" gaming https://www.eurogamer.net/netflix-reportedly-looking-to-license-gta-title-as-it-moves-into-higher-end-gaming Pete Hines Retiring From Bethesda https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1713917988963795369 Starfield's lead quest designer leaves Bethesda to join other RPG veterans making a new open-world game https://www.gamesradar.com/starfields-lead-quest-designer-leaves-bethesda-to-join-other-rpg-veterans-making-a-new-open-world-game/ Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo welcoming Activision Blizzard to Microsoft https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915634/microsoft-xbox-internal-memo-chief-spencer-activision-blizzard-completion Phil Spencer Explains Why There Won't be any Activision Games on Game Pass in 2023 https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-explains-why-there-wont-be-any-activision-games-on-game-pass-in-2023 Paradox and HBS go their separate ways https://mailchi.mp/paradoxplaza/harebrained-schemes-and-paradox-interactive-to-part-ways Paradox says The Lamplighters League sales were 'a big disappointment,' confirms recent layoffs at developer Harebrained Schemes https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-says-the-lamplighters-league-sales-were-a-big-disappointment-confirms-recent-layoffs-at-developer-harebrained-schemes/ Frontier to lay off unknown number of staff in organisational review | https://www.gamesindustry.biz/frontier-to-lay-off-unknown-number-of-staff-in-organisational-review

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: New look for PS5 console this holiday season https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/?sf269561474=1 Disney’s boss is reportedly being urged to consider acquiring a big game publisher like EA https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/disneys-boss-is-reportedly-being-urged-to-consider-acquiring-a-big-game-publisher-like-ea/ Unity Announces Leadership Transition https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231009494331/en/Unity-Announces-Leadership-Transition XDefiant Delayed until who knows? https://twitter.com/PlayXDefiant/status/1711472235095925059/photo/1 Layoffs at TellTale https://twitter.com/telltalegames/status/1710068819702456828 The Game Awards https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1711071549757817181

*Discord Server here: https://discord.gg/bnyX6Qx Live every Tuesday at 8:00 PM PST at Twitch.tv/GamePoints Donate: BitCoin: 3EFSmXLujAnWk6RQCLZxx7d9igKh2hADu8 Ethereum: 0x13FD5571aab91117659648D5742668AB63d0e933 Tonight we talk about: Last Of Us Studio Naughty Dog Is Cutting Developers https://kotaku.com/naughty-dog-ps5-playstation-sony-last-us-part-3-layoffs-1850893794 PlayStation leader Jim Ryan to retire after 28 years with Sony https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23893389/sony-playstation-jim-ryan-ceo-steps-down Sony hides trailer for Star Wars: KoTOR remake and deletes announcement tweet https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-hides-trailer-for-star-wars-kotor-remake-and-deletes-announcement-tweet/ Fortnite Developer Epic Games Axing 16% of Staff, Laying Off 830 Employees, and Sells Bandcamp https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/epic-games-layoffs-830-employees-fortnite-bandcamp-1235738980/ Significant job losses likely at Worms publisher Team17 - sources https://www.eurogamer.net/significant-job-losses-likely-at-worms-publisher-team17-sources SAG-AFTRA Talks With Video Game Industry End With No Deal https://deadline.com/2023/09/sag-aftra-video-game-strike-talks-no-deal-1235559424/ Hatoful Boyfriend dev accuses Epic of unpaid royalties https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hatoful-boyfriend-dev-accuses-epic-of-unpaid-royalties

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