Xbox ready to take FTC to court to get Activision acquisition deal approved | Episode 88

Major and Chloe discuss Xbox readying to take FTC to court, Elon Musk proves again he's completely clueless, is Hideo Kojima going to be showing off his new game at The Game Awards, get your hands on a free Steamdeck during The Game Awards, Smash World Tour v Nintendo, deals of the week and more

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Arma 3 studio says game footage is being used to spread fake news about the Ukraine war
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arma-3-studio-says-game-footage-is-being-used-to-spread-fake-news-about-the-ukraine-war/

Microsoft is ‘likely to offer concessions soon’ to help gain EU approval for Activision deal
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-is-likely-to-offer-concessions-soon-to-help-gain-eu-approval-for-activision-deal/

Microsoft is reportedly ‘ready to fight in court’ if FTC attempts to block its Activision deal
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-is-reportedly-ready-to-fight-in-court-if-ftc-attempts-to-block-its-activision-deal/

Major Smash Bros tournament ‘shut down by Nintendo’
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/major-smash-bros-tournament-shut-down-by-nintendo/

Halo Infinite’s multiplayer director has quit 343
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/halo-infinites-multiplayer-director-has-quit-343/

Nintendo Issues Full Statement Over Smash World Tour Cancellation
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-issues-full-statement-over-smash-world-tour-cancellation

Deals of the Week
The Game Awards will be ‘significantly shorter’ this year due to feedback
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-will-be-significantly-shorter-this-year-due-to-feedback/

Valve Will Give Away Almost Two Hundred Steam Decks at The Game Awards
https://www.ign.com/articles/valve-will-give-away-almost-two-hundred-steam-decks-at-the-game-awards

Plans to release a game console for dogs revealed
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/joipaw-is-an-upcoming-console-for-dogs/

A New NetherRealm Game Won't Be Revealed at The Game Awards
https://www.ign.com/articles/a-new-netherrealm-game-mortal-kombat-wont-be-revealed-at-the-game-awards

Hideo Kojima has further teased his next game with new logos
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hideo-kojima-has-further-teased-his-next-game-with-new-logos/

Summer Game Fest returns in June 2023, just days before the revamped E3
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-returns-in-june-2023-just-days-before-the-revamped-e3/

Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong composers have released a Christmas song
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/banjo-kazooie-donkey-kong-composers-have-released-a-christmas-song/

Margot Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean Film Isn't Completely Dead
https://www.ign.com/articles/margot-robbies-pirates-of-the-caribbean-film-isnt-completely-dead

Elon Musk Wants To Begin Putting Chips In Human Brains Within The Next Six Months
https://www.ign.com/articles/elon-musk-wants-to-begin-putting-chips-in-human-brains-within-the-next-six-month