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UK Online Safety Act Explained: Gaming Impacts, Steam, Visa, & More

July 28, 2025 • rorytha & RaNDoMPandA • Season 1 • Episode 122

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🚨 Gaming Industry MELTDOWN?! UK Censorship, Steam Blocked, Microsoft Drama & More! 🎮

In this packed episode, we dive headfirst into the latest chaos shaking the gaming world:
- 🇬🇧 The UK Online Safety Act—is this the beginning of government censorship in gaming?
- 💳 Steam and Itch.io under fire as Visa and Mastercard allegedly mislead payment providers!
- 🎮 Age verification loophole through Death Stranding... yes, really.
- 🐉 Black Myth: Wukong comes to Xbox, while...
- 🔥 Bioshock 4 rumors heat up & Clockwork Revolution draws serious comparisons.
- 🚗 GTA VI shaping up to be the best-looking game ever?
- 🧠 Mindseye's roadmap might just say: “Skip the cutscenes!”
- 🧟‍♂️ Dying Light: The Beast hit with a surprise one-month delay.
- 📺 Wolfenstein TV series is on the way—with fan-casting for Alan Michael Ritchson as BJ gaining traction.
- 🧨 Microsoft’s CEO sparks backlash over bizarre internal comments—and Co-Pilot itself fires back?!

This video’s got censorship controversy, corporate drama, explosive game news, and mind-bending rumors. Strap in—your weekly gaming update just went nuclear. 💥

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