Gaming
According to reports, if the FTC tries to stop its Activision agreement, Microsoft is “ready to fight in court”
Should the US Federal Trade Commission try to stop the deal, Microsoft is prepared to fight in court to ensure that its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through.
The assertion comes after a recent Politico article said that the FTC was “expected to initiate an antitrust action” to stop Microsoft’s planned acquisition of the parent company of Call of Duty.
Microsoft would have to struggle to have its acquisition of the Call of Duty creator approved by US courts if an antitrust action were to be filed.
Cclaims that Microsoft is preparing to challenge the FTC’s decision if it decides to file a lawsuit.
Antitrust expert Jennifer Rie asserts that while a legal battle might delay the deal’s completion past Microsoft’s anticipated date of June 30, 2023, it would be difficult for the FTC to prevail.
The CCO of Activision Blizzard has also stated that the company “won’t hesitate to fight” to prevent Microsoft from acquiring it.
According to reports, Microsoft has not yet spoken with the FTC about possible concessions meant to win approval for the deal, such as a commitment to release Call of Duty on other platforms for a predetermined period of time.
According to recent reports from Reuters, in order to get the deal approved, Microsoft could promise the European Commission—another regulator—that Call of Duty would be available on PlayStation for at least ten years.
Although Saudi Arabian and Brazilian regulators have given their approval for the acquisition, UK watchdog the CMA recently extended its investigation into a second phase.
The $68.7 billion transaction, which would be by far the largest in the history of the video game industry, has also been formally opened to investigation by the European Commission.
Since the excellent Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out in the wild for a while, interesting data can be gleaned, such as how players choose to play an innovative new RPG from home. Stats from developer Larian Studios and posted on the PlayStation Blog show that most people want to play as a stealthy archer like in Skyrim when given nearly limitless options.
According to a fascinating graph, Rogue/Ranger is the most popular multiclass build, with over 175,000 players using it to snipe unsuspecting enemies from range. The next two builds reveal similarly. 150,000 played Barbarian/Fighter because they loved pummeling things, and 109,00 played Barbarian/Paladin, which lets players talk to their victims before beatings.
More sense emerges as you descend. If the Paladin/Warlock/Sorcerer/Bard has high Charisma, any combination can be interesting. Charisma helps these classes cast spells and abilities and interact with NPCs outside of combat.
Playing a single class through Baldur’s Gate 3 feels great, which is what most players do. A pure Fighter or Wizard becomes so powerful by game’s end that we don’t blame you for not mixing things up!
Play as a Tiefling Oathbreaker Paladin, Dark Urge Origin (which you must resist), or Bard for real moral dilemmas. You could also play pseudo-Aragorn again.
Techland is continuing to release Dying Light 2 content as part of its long-term support. This is surprising since the meaty Good Night, Good Luck update was released a few months ago. It’s nice to know what’s coming, but no timeline was given.
IGN-exclusive roadmap trailers reveal more co-op missions, board quests, a tower raid, and replayable GRE anomalies. Executions and finishers may be added to the April Gut Feeling update, which overhauled melee mechanics. Graphical options, weapon repair, gear, and mod dismantling are always welcome.
Knives, polearms, and more enemy variants are coming, including a Nightmare difficulty. Changes to NG+ include firearms. Players can finally dress to their hearts’ content with new cosmetic options.
Has Techland’s Dying Light 2 support lured you back? Would you rather focus on something new?
Epic Games expanded the Fortnite V-Buck “pricing alignment” after laying off almost 900 employees, citing “inflation and currency fluctuations”. Fortnite’s premium currency will rise in international markets, including the largest.
Epic Games will raise the price of V-Bucks and real money content packs in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the US (including all US Dollar storefronts) on October 27.
Raising the price of this fictitious currency was successful when the company trialed it in the UK, Canada, and Mexico, so it was decided to announce it worldwide now. These USD increases range from $1 (1000 V-Bucks, previous $7.99) to $10 (13,500 V-Bucks, previous $79.99).
How do you view Epic’s timing and pricing increase?
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