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Sources --
[Reuters] 'Grand Theft Auto' maker Take-Two to let go 5% of staff, scrap
some projects -
https://www.reuters.com/technology/take-two-interactive-cut-5-its-workforce-2024-04-16/
[Macrotrends] Take-Two Interactive Software Revenue 2010-2023 | TTWO -
https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/TTWO/take-two-interactive-software/revenue
[Kotaku] GTA 6 Production Reportedly Falling Behind, Rockstar Urges
Staff To Return To Office To Avoid Delay -
https://kotaku.com/gta-6-development-2026-delay-rockstar-office-release-1851359831
[Steam] Community Update #26 Evil Endings, New Beginnings -
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/4172097464031362567
[Polygon] Cities: Skylines 2 devs apologize for state of game: ‘We let
you down’ -
https://www.polygon.com/24134037/cities-skylines-2-devs-apologize-paradox-colossal-order
[IGN] Cities Skylines 2 Launches Big on Steam, but Suffers Complaints
Over Performance -
https://www.ign.com/articles/cities-skylines-2-launches-big-on-steam-but-suffers-complaints-over-performance
[X, Fallout]
https://twitter.com/falloutonprime/status/1781095366315888903
[VideoGamesChronicle] Fallout games see Steam player counts more than
triple following the TV show’s release -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fallout-games-see-steam-player-counts-more-than-triple-following-the-tv-shows-release/
[GamesIndustry.biz] Fallout 4 jumps to No.1 across Europe following TV
show launch -
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fallout-4-jumps-to-no1-across-europe-following-tv-show-launch

Music —
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Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo
Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

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Sources --
[Rotten Tomatoes] Fallout - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/fallout
[The Guardian] Fallout review – an absolute blast of a TV show -
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/11/prime-fallout-review-an-absolute-blast-of-a-tv-show
[The Seattle Times] ‘Fallout’ review -
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/fallout-review-walton-goggins-a-dark-delight-in-winning-adaptation/
[X, SteamDB] https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/1779459741984379079
[Gamespot] Fallout London Delayed Due To Fallout 4 Update -
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-london-delayed-due-to-fallout-4-update/1100-6522672/
[PCGamer] If you're excited to dive back into Fallout after the TV show,
maybe hold off on Fallout 3 for now -
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/if-youre-excited-to-dive-back-into-fallout-after-the-tv-show-maybe-hold-off-on-fallout-3-for-now/
[Reuters] 'Last Of Us' drama success drives Sony gaming sales -
https://www.reuters.com/technology/last-us-drama-success-drives-sony-gaming-sales-2023-05-24/
[Beyond Games] CD Projekt Revenue Up 70% After Netflix Cyberpunk:
Edgerunners Launch -
https://www.beyondgames.biz/29173/cd-projekt-revenue-up-70-after-netflix-cyberpunk-edgerunners-launch/
[Beyond Games] New Netflix Anime Series Drives One Million Cyberpunk
2077 Daily Users -
https://www.beyondgames.biz/26811/new-netflix-anime-series-drives-one-million-cyberpunk-2077-daily-users/

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Sources --
[X, Gematsu] https://twitter.com/gematsu/status/1777675501298970670
[Game Informer] Star Wars Outlaws Exclusive Hands-On Impressions -
https://www.gameinformer.com/preview/2024/04/10/exclusive-hands-on-impressions
[IGN] Star Wars Outlaws Physical Edition Will Require an Online
Connection to Install -
https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-outlaws-physical-edition-will-require-an-online-connection-to-install
[Ubisoft] Star Wars Outlaws Standard Edition -
https://store.ubisoft.com/us/star-wars-outlaws/645ba713a9ce0448bffa4c12.html
[Eurogamer] 7 months later, Bethesda has finally delivered the Fallout
76 canvas bags -
https://www.eurogamer.net/7-months-later-bethesda-has-finally-delivered-the-fallout-76-canvas-bags
[PCGamer] Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective
sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early
access periods -
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/star-wars-outlaws-dollar110-and-dollar130-editions-prompt-a-collective-sigh-from-potential-players-tired-of-season-passes-and-ill-advised-early-access-periods/
[X, Helexzura] https://twitter.com/Helexzura/status/1777782609105277181/
[reddit, r/saltierthankrayt]
https://www.reddit.com/r/saltierthankrayt/comments/1bzwhuc/comment/kyshs8c/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
[reddit, r/gaming]
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1c01s3b/comment/kytr4gn/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
[The Gamer] The Crew Is Reportedly Being Revoked From Ubisoft Connect
Accounts -
https://www.thegamer.com/the-crew-revoked-from-ubisoft-connect-accounts-after-servers-shut-down/
[X, AccursedFarms]
https://twitter.com/accursedfarms/status/1778402114177212513
[Stop Killing Games] https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

Music —
Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8
Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo
Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

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Sources --
[Kotaku] 60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older
Games, New Data Shows -
https://kotaku.com/old-games-2023-playtime-data-fortnite-roblox-minecraft-1851382474
[PR Newswire] U.S. Consumer Video Game Spending Totaled $57.2 Billion in
2023 -
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-consumer-video-game-spending-totaled-57-2-billion-in-2023--302055683.html
[X, Mat Piscatella]
https://twitter.com/MatPiscatella/status/1777735255010811982
[Tweaktown] PlayStation: $4 billion in games revenues, 94% from digital -

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/84432/playstation-4-billion-in-games-revenues-94-from-digital/index.html
[PCGamer] Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective
sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early
access periods -
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/star-wars-outlaws-dollar110-and-dollar130-editions-prompt-a-collective-sigh-from-potential-players-tired-of-season-passes-and-ill-advised-early-access-periods/
[IGN] EA Shoots Down Dead Space 2 Remake Rumors: 'No Validity to This
Story' [Update] -
https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-shoots-down-dead-space-2-remake-rumors-no-validity-to-this-story
[PC Gamer] You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say
major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits -
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/video-game-addiction-lawsuit-motion-to-dismiss/

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Sources --
[YouTube, Xbox] Updates on the Xbox Business | Official Xbox Podcast -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlD9SO3rKU
[YouTube, GamesIndustry.biz] GI Microcast | GDC 2024, PS5 Pro and more -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t1otAXv2rk
[VGChartz] PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S Sales Comparison - December 2023 -
Sales -
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/459675/ps5-vs-xbox-series-xs-sales-comparison-december-2023/
[VGC] PS5 has outsold Xbox Series X/S 2-1, data suggests -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-has-outsold-xbox-series-x-s-2-1-data-suggests/
[VGC] Xbox opens FTC defence by claiming it’s ‘lost the console wars’ -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-opens-ftc-defence-by-claiming-its-lost-the-console-wars/
[VGC] Xbox announces multiplatform releases for Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush,
Sea of Thieves and Grounded -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-announces-multiplatform-releases-for-pentiment-hi-fi-rush-sea-of-thieves-and-grounded/
[VGC] Xbox has reportedly considered releasing Flight Simulator and the
next Doom on rival consoles -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-reportedly-considered-releasing-flight-simulator-and-the-next-doom-on-rival-consoles/
[The Verge] Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and
Nintendo Switch -
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073691/microsoft-xbox-games-ps5-nintendo-switch-exclusivity
[TweakTown] Xbox's ethos seems platform agnostic, Phil Spencer
reiterates gaming vision -
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/91345/xboxs-ethos-seems-platform-agnostic-phil-spencer-reiterates-gaming-vision/index.html
[Polygon] Phil Spencer on what the hell is happening in the games
industry -
https://www.polygon.com/24108700/phil-spencer-interview-2024-xbox-exclusives-layoffs
[The Verge] Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox
employees -
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs
[WCCFTech] Microsoft May Exit Gaming Business If Game Pass Subscribers
off Console Don’t Increase Enough by 2027 -
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-may-exit-gaming-business-if-game-pass-subscribers-off-console-dont-increase-enough-by-2027/
[Gamespot] Microsoft Isn't Exiting The Console Business, Xbox Boss Phil
Spencer Reportedly Told Staff -
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-isnt-exiting-the-console-business-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-reportedly-told-staff/1100-6520982/

Music —
Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8
Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo
Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc

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Sources --
[Blizzard] Blizzard End User License Agreement -
https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/legal/fba4d00f-c7e4-4883-b8b9-1b4500a402ea/blizzard-end-user-license-agreement
[GamesIndustry.biz] The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with
not owning their games -
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-ubisoft-and-getting-gamers-comfortable-with-not-owning-their-games
[X, James S. Fallows]
https://twitter.com/Timewarp_JF/status/1747320989472493690
[X, Cynical Reviews]
https://twitter.com/Cynical_CJ/status/1747710282451800385
[VentureBeat] You Don’t Own Your Games -
https://venturebeat.com/community/2013/06/23/you-dont-own-your-games/
[X, Brian Angeletti]
https://twitter.com/emperorbma/status/1747657821351473587
[X, The Act Man]
https://twitter.com/TheActMan_YT/status/1747492296122343851
[Bloomberg] Blizzard Makes Big Changes as ‘Overwatch 2’ Struggles -
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-22/blizzard-entertainment-makes-big-changes-as-overwatch-2-struggles
[VideoGamesChronicle] Overwatch 2’s future PvE content has reportedly
been permanently canceled -
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/overwatch-2s-future-pve-content-has-reportedly-been-permanently-cancelled/
[Game Developer] World of Warcraft's player count rises again ahead of
War Within expansion -
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/world-of-warcraft-s-player-count-rises-again-ahead-of-war-within-expansion
[IGN] Yes, You Have to Install Battle.net to Play Diablo 4 via PC Game
Pass -
https://www.ign.com/articles/yes-you-have-to-install-battlenet-to-play-diablo-4-via-pc-game-pass
[Video Game History Foundation] https://gamehistory.org/our-mission/

Music —
Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8
Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs
Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo
Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc