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In the gaming section, regulars Rishi Alwani, Mikhail Madnani, and Pranay Parab talk about changes to Pokemon Go, Xbox One X, Forza 7, controversies around GTA mods and cross-platform online play, Shadow of Tomb Raider PlayStation top-up cards coming to India, and the future of Hitman with IO Interactive going indie. On the pop culture side of things, pop culture nerds Gagan Gupta, Roydon Cerejo, and Akhil Arora talk about American Gods and The Handmaid’s Tale. Pokemon Go What’s new Events in Pokemon Go Monetisation strategies How Niantic is keeping players interested New Pokemon strategy Massive player base Revenue Xbox One X Xbox One S to outsell One X Exclusives 4K native games Horizon Zero Dawn competitor Quantum Break PC release vs console Long exclusive cycle Cross-play Minecraft and its impact on cross-platform play Sony’s stance on this Why Microsoft is pushing cross-play Where cross-play matters Rockstar PC modding controversy Take Two’s legal action Negative reviews