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Earlier in the week, it emerged that the FTC's case against Microsoft had been summarily dismissed by Judge Corley, at least to the extent that she would not grant an injunction against the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC was not going to go down without a fight, as it filed an appeal and also requested a stay of the acquisition until the appeal was resolved. As of…well, just moments before writing this, the reprieve was denied. So it appears that while the deal is pending, the FTC hasn't dropped its case.

In addition to Microsoft's entanglement with US regulators, Microsoft is also sitting down for further talks with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA said it was open to that following Judge Corley's ruling, but it also announced it was extending the deadline for its discussion until August. Still, as the weekend approaches, it looks like we're going to see Activision Blizzard move under the Microsoft umbrella.

Furthermore, a survey by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network concluded that 87% of all games created before 2010 are critically endangered, meaning they are no longer easily available on modern consoles. I find this figure unsatisfactory as the games industry has apparently resorted to remakes in order to keep old games on new consoles, but there is not enough money in the world to remake each game individually. While I expect some games to be lost over time, as with all art types, nearly 90% of being inaccessible to the average gamer is not acceptable.

As for personal news, I think I'll try that Exoprimal game that Microsoft showed. I'm still not sure what to make of it, but given that it's on Game Pass, I think it would be remiss of me not to at least give it a try. Oh, and I'm going to give Master Detective Archives: Rain Code a try, because it's from the creators of Danganronpa and they're still good for fun.

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