Game Souk 58 | August 6th 2026
Welcome to Game Souk, where we explore all aspects of the gaming world from tech, finance, culture, and beyond. Airs live every Thursday at 9am Eastern on X @daltonan. Topics covered in this episode:
Roblox Q2 earnings: withdrawn full year guidance, DAUs down to 123 million from their 2025 peak, and the fallout from age verification and new safety changes
Why investors and the community are both unhappy at the same time, and what that tension means for the platform
Roblox tilting its algorithm toward AA and AAA games and rewarding day seven and day 28 retention: the "grow up" push and the…
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