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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has released its initial report on Microsoft's buyout of Activision Blizzard, and the Xbox maker is not happy. The company is calling the criticism of the deal “unsupported” and accusing the CMA of listening too much to Sony's lawyers. Is Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal really a good thing for the gaming industry? We debate the possible implications of the largest acquisition in gaming history.

We'll also be discussing how Blizzard is now requiring players to link a phone number to access its games (and mobile phones with prepaid plans "may not work"), the jaw-dropping price of Meta's upcoming Quest Pro VR headset, how Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier will shut down barely a year after it was released, and how the Oregon Trail is set to become a musical film.

Finally, class is in session with Professor Ryebread in our Gaming History 101 segment. In this episode, we're looking at the history of motion controls.

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