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US sues to block Microsoft's takeover of Activision in blow to big tech

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a formal complaint to stop Microsoft's $69 billion dollar acquisition of video game studio Activision. Also in the show: China and Saudi Arabia sign $30 billion in new contracts, and we see how Italy's pasta sector is under strain from high energy prices.

France 24

US agency moves to block landmark merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

Regulators voted 3-1 to stop the biggest acquisition in video game history, citing concerns over thwarting of competition

The Guardian - US

FTC sues to block the $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger

The Federal Trade Commission said Microsoft's planned takeover of the video game company could suppress competitors to Microsoft's Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business.

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Audi’s Slick Formula 1 Launch Livery Is Added To Official Video Game

The livery is part of F1 22’s next Podium Pass DLC update.

Motor1

Microsoft keeps pulling the right political strings. Is it enough to get the Activision Blizzard deal over the finish line?

The tech giant is making shrewd moves, but regulators remain wary of its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game developer.

Fortune

Microsoft strikes 10-year deal Call of Duty with Nintendo

Microsoft says it struck a deal to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years when its $69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard goes through

The Independent UK

Making 'indie' video games gets trickier as industry evolves

Every year, some tiny and independent video game developer studios like hold their own with the big leagues by making hit games that achieve commercial success or at least critical acclaim

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David Harbour and Jodie Comer are working on a horror game

The Stranger Things actor is working on a mysterious, spooky video game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

15 years ago, the creator of Final Fantasy made his masterpiece

This cult classic JRPG from the creator of 'Final Fantasy' remains one of the best video game narratives ever told thanks to its experimental storytelling.

Inverse

Ask the Pediatrician: How do violent movies and video games affect children?

Since the first motion picture, adults have worried about how children would respond to violent imagery. Now that mobile screens offer kids unlimited access to violent images and videos, we have even more to worry about.

Tribune News Service

How environmentally friendly are video games?

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New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Will Smith’s comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie “Emancipation,” a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game “Dragon Quest Treasures” and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones

The Independent UK

From Tron to Jumanji: the greatest ever movies about video games

Licensed video game movies get a bad rap – but free film-makers from the franchises and you get some great films about games. Here are some of the best

The Guardian - UK

Who is Jerry Lawson? Google Doodle celebrates video game pioneer

Today’s Google Doodle allows players to create and play their own video games.

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When is The Last of Us series coming out on Sky and Now

HBO’s adaptation of the hit video game is just weeks away

Daily Mirror

Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer shows first look at Peach and Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong

The latest trailer for Illumination's new Super Mario Movie shows off more characters and locations fans of the video games will love

The Guardian - UK

Pushing Buttons: There’s a place for narrative in games, but I’m done worshipping the story gods

The players not the plot do most of the work in Elden Ring and other innovative titles – it could be the future of video games

The Guardian - UK

Jack! review – giant juvenile cast bring joy to fresh take on panto

This Jack finds the beanstalk in an arcade video game – and there’s much more going on, with a young, 200-strong supporting ensemble

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The Independent UK

Kyle Rittenhouse ‘Turkey Shoot’ video game lets players shoot creatures that exhibit ‘liberal bias’

The game appears intended to help pay for legal fees

Chicago Sun-Times

Donkey Kong, Mario, Spawn make SW Side stretch of murals a retro video game, comic book celebration

Chicago artists “Peas” and “Doer” organized a three-day “paint jam” this summer that drew dozens of graffiti and street artists to a retaining wall along 49th Street where they recreated iconic and lesser-known characters.

Evening Standard

Star Citizen: You can now try the most expensive video game ever made for free

As Star Citizen’s crowdfunding total tips more than $500 million, the game goes free-to-play for a limited period.

Inverse

You need to play the most groundbreaking Nintendo game ever on Switch ASAP

Nintendo's tremendous success in the modern gaming industry can be traced back many years to a single brilliant video game.

Inverse

21 years later, the most important sci-fi shooter still holds up

Twenty-one years ago one of the most prolific sci-fi shooters ever seen released, and integrally changed the course of video games forever.

Los Angeles Times

Sony's Santa Monica Studio continues to lead with 'God of War Ragnarök'

LOS ANGELES — With 2018's "God of War," a reinvention of the long-running mythical action series for Sony's PlayStation consoles, the hero, Kratos, was transformed. While Kratos was once a man of more fury than words, Sony's Santa Monica Studio's' "God of War" turned him into one of the video…

Inverse

9 years ago, one console reset the balance of power in the video game industry

The PlayStation we know today owes a lot to one video game system, a console that shaped the future of video games forever.

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