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UPDATE: Microsoft announced this morning that their acquisition of

Activision Blizzard is complete (finally):

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/10/13/xbox-activision-blizzard/

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Sources --

[PlayStation Blog] New look for PS5 console this holiday season -

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/?sf269561474=1

[TechRaptor] PS5 Slim Digital Price Hike Is the Result of PlayStation's

Uncontested Domination -

https://techraptor.net/gaming/opinions/ps5-slim-digital-price-hike-playstation-domination

[CNN] PlayStation 3 prices: $499 and $599 -

https://money.cnn.com/2006/05/08/technology/ps3_pricing/

[The Verge] Sony has sold 40 million PS5s -

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23809763/sony-playstation-5-sold-stocked-ps5

[Statista] Annual unit sales of the Xbox Series X/S worldwide from 2021

to 2023 YTD -

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124788/unit-sales-xbox-series-x-worldwide/

[The Verge] Sony is raising PlayStation Plus prices up to $40 per year -

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/30/23852353/playstation-plus-prices-increase-essential-extra-premium

[Kotaku] PlayStation Hit By $5.9 Billion Lawsuit For ‘Ripping People

Off’ On Digital Games -

https://kotaku.com/playstation-sony-lawsuit-digital-store-ripping-off-1849441245

[Polygon] Sony sued over PlayStation’s digital store ‘monopoly’ -

https://www.polygon.com/22422741/playstation-lawsuit-sony-digital-store-monopoly-pw5

[Ars Technica] Judge dismisses lawsuit over alleged “monopoly pricing”

on PlayStation Store -

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/07/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-alleged-monopoly-pricing-on-playstation-store/

[Legislative Analyst’s Office] Inflation Tracker -

https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/766

[Insider Gaming] The Last of Us 2: Remastered Seems To Be Coming -

https://insider-gaming.com/the-last-of-us-2-remastered-seems-to-be-coming/

[The Verge] This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a

lift-to-wake controller -

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880111/microsoft-xbox-series-x-new-design-refresh

[The Verge] Microsoft eyes closing its giant Activision Blizzard deal

next week -

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/6/23905946/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-finalization-timing-cma

[Twitter, Activision Blizzard]

https://twitter.com/ATVI_AB/status/1711464921077006751

[Dexerto] PS5 exclusives release schedule (2023): Spider-Man 2,

Eternights & more -

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/all-ps5-exclusives-1662073/

[GameRant] Square Enix May Be in Serious Trouble Following Final Fantasy

16 Launch -

https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-16-sales-numbers-square-enix-profits-down/

Music —

Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8

Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs

Kula - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena https://youtu.be/0bywp0qTVNo

Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc