Square Enix acquisition rumours, Activision in trouble and Guild Wars 3? | This Week In Videogames

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Those Square Enix acquisition rumours just won't go away, Call of Duty takes a big hit, but Microsoft (and Sony) bet big on it recovering and Guild Wars 3 is currently in the works? Maybe?

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Sources:
• Meta: https://www.oculus.com/blog/meta-quest-2-pricing-changes/
• PSVR2: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/26/early-look-at-the-user-experience-for-playstation-vr2/
• PS5 Update: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/28/ps5-beta-introduces-1440p-support-gamelists-and-more/?sf259200275=1
• Backbone: https://blog.playstation.com/2022/07/28/introducing-backbone-one-playstation-edition-an-officially-licensed-controller-for-playstation/?sf259207110=1
• Sony: https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-posts-96-rise-q1-profit-2022-07-29/
• Xbox: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-revenues-slide-as-2022s-sparse-release-schedule-bites-opinion
• Activision: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activisions-active-player-base-falls-below-100-million-for-the-first-time-since-2019/
• Acquisition
• Sony: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-it-believes-xbox-owning-call-of-duty-could-influence-users-console-choice/#:~:text=In%20its%20first%20response%20to,due%20to%20%E2%80%9Ccontractual%20agreements%E2%80%9D.
• https://buzleaks.com/microsoft-defends-activision-blizzard-acquisition-claims-studio-makes-no-must-have-games/
• https://comcom.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/285739/Microsoft-Corporation-and-Activision-Blizzard-Inc-Clearance-application-15-June-2022.pdf
• CoD: https://www.polygon.com/23284070/call-of-duty-warzone-season-4-loyal-samoyed-skin-raven-plagiarism
• Eidos: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-07-26-square-enixs-western-studios-were-a-train-wreck-in-slow-motion
• Indonesia: https://www.gamerbraves.com/steam-epic-and-other-websites-are-now-banned-in-indonesia/
• Ubi: https://twitter.com/ABetterUbisoft/status/1552648575993073676
• Arenanet: https://toptierlist.net/news/gaming-news/guild-wars-developer-unannounced-online-fantasy/

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