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Sources --

[BusinessWire] A Letter from CEO Bobby Kotick Regarding Activision Blizzard’s Merger With Microsoft - https://bwnews.pr/3V0oeKF

[CMA] Summary - https://bit.ly/3DYeIkR

[Federal Trade Commission] FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. - https://bit.ly/3jbK0x0

[Seeking Alpha] Microsoft-Activision Deal: Game's On! - https://bit.ly/3ltNQ68

[GamesIndustry.biz] Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard could harm gamers, says UK regulator - https://bit.ly/3HPdM3B

[ArsTechnica] The UK government just threw a huge wrench in Microsoft’s Activision deal - https://bit.ly/3HRz9B1

[The Verge] Sony says Microsoft’s Call of Duty offer was ‘inadequate on many levels’ - https://bit.ly/3xi15cp

[CMA] ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION OF ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC BY MICROSOFT CORPORATION - https://bit.ly/3lk5wRn

[VideoGamesChronicle] Bobby Kotick warns UK risks ‘becoming Death Valley’ if it blocks Microsoft deal - https://bit.ly/3IdRUAj

[Twitter, Jeremy Hunt] https://bit.ly/3YAkbqB

[MP1st] Bobby Kotick Says Sony “Not Returning” Activision’s Calls to Discuss Future of COD & New Opportunities - https://bit.ly/3YgsEPk

[The New York Times] Microsoft’s Activision Deal Tests a New Global Alignment on Antitrust - https://nyti.ms/3XzTXmN

[YouTube] Microsoft CEO: There are people who make more money in gaming who don't even build games today - https://bit.ly/3JT51Ib

[GamesIndustry.biz] Analysts see CMA objection to Activision Blizzard acquisition as a sign deal will go through - https://bit.ly/40LtfdG

[YouTube, Inside Games] FTC is Lying About Microsoft/Activision Acquisition? - Inside Games - https://bit.ly/3lqurTx

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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