FTC Blocks Microsoft – Infection – The SURVIVAL PODCAST Episode 413

FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard, Days Gone Director Blames ‘Woke Reviewers’, and more on this week’s episode of Infection Podcast

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• Random

• • • Bizarre New GTA Online-Looking Game Is Full Of ’90s Stars

• Game Awards

• • • 2022 Winners

• Economy

• • IGN Lays Off Some Staffers Right Before The Game Awards

• Politics

• • Days Gone

• • • • Days Gone Director Blames ‘Woke Reviewers’ For Game’s Middling Reception [Update: Studio Responds]
      • Days Gone developer distances itself from former director | GamesIndustry.biz
        • Reviews at launch
        • Tweet: https://web.archive.org/web/20221207153428/https://twitter.com/John_Garvin/status/1600353225840144385

• Epic

• • Fortnite Is Being Sued For Being Too “Addictive”
  • Class action lawsuit comparing Fortnite to cocaine will be allowed to proceed | PC Gamer
  • Epic Games is introducing a new child-friendly account type to make online play safer | PC Gamer

• Source: Introducing Epic Games Cabined Accounts

• Microsoft

• Merger

• • FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger
  • Microsoft reportedly offering Sony Call of Duty in PlayStation Plus | PC Games Insider
  • Microsoft makes 10-year COD commitment to Steam and Nintendo in a deal that’s really about Sony | PC Gamer
  • FTC attempting to block Microsoft Activision deal | PC Games Insider

• Blizzard

• • Blizzard says it’s still working on finding a new Chinese publisher for World of Warcraft