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Episode 178 - Battlefield 6 Wants To "Bootstomp" Call Of Duty

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--> EA is calling the Battlefield 6 open beta its biggest ever, and Weekend 1 just wrapped up with a peak of 521,079 players, which is also an all-time peak for the entire Battlefield series.
--> Nintendo has contacted the organizers of RTA, one of Japan's largest speedrunning charity events, to put a stop to the event's "unauthorized use" of Nintendo IP. 
--> Nintendo's wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and general goods range it's pulling together under the My Mario banner.
--> "Should we create a Pepsi video game?" the official Pepsi account asked on Twitter last week, apparently unaware that the Pepsiman game already exists.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Fan Theory 101

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