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Roblox Loses $9 BILLION, EA Layoffs Begin & GTA 6 Goes to Netflix?!

Gaming Views Pod··17 August 2026·1h 5m

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Roblox just lost $9 BILLION after changing its algorithm to move younger players away from heavily monetised games. EA has officially gone private — and the talk of massive cost cutting has already begun. Meanwhile, developers are speaking out about the state of the industry, Sony is doubling down on a digital future, and GTA 6 is getting a rather bizarre Netflix premiere.Yep. Just another completely normal week in gaming.This week on Gaming Views Pulse, we dig into:🎮 Roblox losing billions after trying to clean up its platform 💰 EA going private and the threat of major cost cutting ⚠️ More layoffs hitting game developers 🔥 An id Software veteran speaking out about Microsoft's studio strategy 💾 The memory shortage threatening to make gaming hardware even more expensive 💿 Sony putting warnings about the future of physical games on PS5 boxes 🏆 Xbox potentially getting its own version of the Platinum Trophy 🚗 GTA 6, Rockstar's union dispute and its bizarre Netflix premiere 🔫 Quake getting a brand-new FREE campaign 👹 The lost first-person Demon's Souls prototypeGame featured:🌳 The Roottrees Are Dead 🧛 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 ⚔️ Beast of Reincarnation 💥 Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta 🤪 Anomaly PresidentAnd finally, Comment Corner returns with your thoughts on GTA 6 going digital, the rising cost of consoles, Crimson Desert, Halo and moving from console gaming to PC. App: Gaming Views: Game TrackerCheck out our game tracking app available on IOS/Android.✅ Track upcoming game releases✅ Build a watchlist✅ Get release day reminders ⁠⁠Android⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠ VISIT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITEGaming Views has a new home! Explore our episodes, blogs, latest news from across the industry and what we’re playing:⁠⁠gamingviewspod.com⁠⁠