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

<p>Roblox just lost $9 BILLION after changing its algorithm to move younger players away from heavily monetised games. </p><p>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.</p><p>Yep. </p><p>Just another completely normal week in gaming.</p><p>This week on Gaming Views Pulse, we dig into:</p><p>🎮 Roblox losing billions after trying to clean up its platform </p><p>💰 EA going private and the threat of major cost cutting </p><p>⚠️ More layoffs hitting game developers </p><p>🔥 An id Software veteran speaking out about Microsoft&#39;s studio strategy </p><p>💾 The memory shortage threatening to make gaming hardware even more expensive </p><p>💿 Sony putting warnings about the future of physical games on PS5 boxes </p><p>🏆 Xbox potentially getting its own version of the Platinum Trophy </p><p>🚗 GTA 6, Rockstar&#39;s union dispute and its bizarre Netflix premiere </p><p>🔫 Quake getting a brand-new FREE campaign </p><p>👹 The lost first-person Demon&#39;s Souls prototype</p><p>Game featured:</p><p>🌳 The Roottrees Are Dead </p><p>🧛 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 </p><p>⚔️ Beast of Reincarnation </p><p>💥 Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta </p><p>🤪 Anomaly President</p><p>And 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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>App: Gaming Views: Game Tracker</strong></p><p>Check out our game tracking app available on IOS/Android.</p><p>✅ Track upcoming game releases</p><p>✅ Build a watchlist</p><p>✅ Get release day reminders</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamingviews.app" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Android⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gaming-views-game-tracker/id6801985905" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Apple⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE POD</strong></p><p>If you like what we do, you can support us over here. It truly means a lot to the both of us - <a href="https://ko-fi.com/gamingviews">⁠https://ko-fi.com/gamingviews</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>VISIT OUR BRAND NEW WEBSITE</strong></p><p>Gaming Views has a new home! Explore our episodes, blogs, latest news from across the industry and what we’re playing:<a href="https://gamingviewspod.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠gamingviewspod.com⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p>