China regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B

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China regulations tank Netease and Tencent, Take-Two's $12B Zynga bet tumbles, Valorant Mobile, Insomniac Games leak, More layoffs, Winter sale and gaming deals | GO #4

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Joseph Kim (Oldie but Goodie) and Arthur Trusov (Young Blood) discuss top charts and gaming news. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Top Steam charts 5:05 Top mobile charts 7:45 China to curb gaming spend: Netease and Tencent plunge 10:13 China regulator to study concerns about the new gaming curbs 12:45 Take-Two Bet $12B Just as mobile games tumbled 19:33 Valorant Mobile Game 25:30 Insomniac Games major hacking leak 29:30 GTA hacker sentenced 30:45 More layoffs at Sony, may close studio 32:35 Steam Winter sale up to 60% off on games and other gaming deals 38:03 What’re we playing? Ready or Not, Wild Rift, Coop games --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamemakers/message

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