In this episode, I read to you a thread by ABK Workers Alliance, and another thread from CODE-CWA. Also read some of the Federal Trade Commission’s questions regarding document requests. Some members of Congress think Sony is hurting Xbox in Japan. The JFTC reviewed the Activision – Microsoft merger. Bobby Kotick had things to say. Microsoft now appears to be likely to complete Activision Blizzard acquisition. Also talked a little bit about the Diablo IV betas.
Things mentioned in this episode:
- ABetterABK posted a thread regarding return to office
- CODE-CWA posted a thread regarding union busting
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Microsoft to produce documents
- TweakTown posted an article titled: “Judge Orders Microsoft, Activision to comply with FTCd document requests”
- Axios posted an article titled: “11 members of Congress argue Sony is unfairly hurting Xbox in Japan”
- The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) reviewed the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corporation
- Windows Central posted an article titled: “Yet another major regulator has ruled in favor of the Xbox, Activision-Blizzard merger”
- Kotaku posted an article titled: “Bobby Kotick Calls Out PlayStation In Email To Whole World”
- VideoGamesChronicle posted an article titled: “Blizzard’s games were reportedly pulled from China after Activision felt NetEase ‘threatened’ Bobby Kotick”
- GameRant posted an article titled: “Microsoft Now Considered More Likely To Successfully Complete Activision Blizzard Acquisition”
- SeekingAlpha posted an article titled: “Microsoft’s chances of closing Activision deal raised to 70% from 50% at Citi”
- IGN posted an article titled: “Diablo 4 Review in Progress – Update Beta Impressions”
- Forbes posted an article titled: “I’ve Seen Enough, The ‘Diablo 4’ Beta Indicates It’ll Be A Massive Hit”
Where to find Jen’s Content Creation:
- Shattered Soulstone T-shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
- Shattered Soulstone Pride shirts now available on Jen’s Redbubble!
- Book Of Jen website: Diablo gameplay videos
- BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo III Season 27 (work in progress)
- BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo Immortal Closed Alpha playlist
- BookOfJenOriginal YouTube: Diablo Immortal playlist (work in progress)
- Jen’s Lore Corner episodes are now on Shattered Soulstone!
- Twitch @BarbarianKobold (NOTE: I rarely stream.)
- Restless Barbarian Gaming on Twitch
- Restless Barbarian Gaming on YouTube
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