1/18/22: Winner - MICROSOFT BOUGHT ACTIVISION / Loser - ACTIVISION GOT BOUGHT BY MICROSOFT
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On This Week's Episode GEE WILLIKERS, WOWSERS, HOLY MOLY THE MADLADS AT MICROSOFT REALLY JUST BOUGHT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR REAL, FFXIV finally goes back on sale, RIP Halo 3 Servers, PUBG Corp is Suing Free Fire for being what it is. But mostly we talk about the many, many angles of the ActiBlizz purchase.
This Week's News Stories:
Microsoft is actually buying Acitivison Blizzard, Wow: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073763644/microsoft-set-to-acquire-the-gaming-company-activision-blizzard-for-68-7-billion
FFXIV Finally going back on sale: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/14/22883544/final-fantasy-14-date-digital-sales-server-expansion
RIP Original Halo 3 Servers: https://kotaku.com/the-final-moments-of-halo-3-online-2007-2022-1848363350
PUBG Maker Actually Suing competitor over Alleged Copy, Free Fire: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/13/22882796/pubg-developer-krafton-suing-apple-google-garena-free-fire-max
Kotick is really still trying to cover this up: https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-blizzard-pushes-out-dozens-of-employees-over-workplace-misconduct-11642428001?mod=hp_lead_pos1
This Week's Scores:
Activision Blizzard: -7
Bobby Kotick: 0
Microsoft: 20
Square Enix: 12
PUBG Corp: 6
Whoever Makes Free Fire: -3
Theme Music: Parasite from Tunetank.com
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