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Xbox’s Activision-Blizzard Deal Greenlit in EU…but it’s Not Over Yet – Unlocked 595

May 17, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

Zelda Diablo Final Fantasy Star Field

2min

The European Commission Approves Microsoft's Historic Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

5min

The EU's Analysis of the Merger

4min

The EU's Approval of the Cloud Gaming Deal

4min

The CMA's Pressure on Microsoft to Explain Their Position

3min

The Nuclear Option for Microsoft

2min

The Trade-Off of Sacrificing Business in the UK

2min

Microsoft's Take of Call of Duty

3min

10.

Microsoft's Advertising Blitz in the US and UK

2min

11.

The Unpredictable, the Unrelenting, the Marines

6min

12.

The ESRB Rating of Starfield

4min

13.

The 10 Months: A Review

5min

14.

Bethesda's Destin

2min

15.

The Dream of Running a Drug Lab

4min

16.

Destin's Exhibit Disk Volume One

2min

17.

Destin You're the Winner This Week

2min

18.

The End of Episode 595

3min

19.

Unlocked 596

2min

Xbox's deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard gets a key approval from the European Commission, even while the UK's CMA doubles down on its opposition. A quote from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has us wondering what Microsoft might be willing to do in the UK if they don't get the green light. Plus: Starfield has...jetpack sex? Don't worry, we'll explain. And more!

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