Xbox Won AGAIN, FTC DENIED, ABK Deal Closing ASAP, & more OnPoint! The Gaming Newscast
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00:00 Starting Soon
06:16 Introductions
08:30 Topic of the Show- Xbox has WON and is CLEARED to BUY ABK!!
-The FTC’s appeal has been denied
-Lina Khan refuses to hand over vital documents
-Activision will be removed from the NASDAQ-100 index division
-Turkey approved ABK deal
-CMA extends Activision Blizzard Investigation to August 29th
-Microsoft is considering selling off its UK cloud gaming rights for the good of the ABK deal
44:45 Gaming News Block
-Are Game Pass subscriber counts about to explode?
--A plethora of games will hit Game Pass after the ABK deal goes through
--A new leak suggests that StarCraft 3 is in development
--Sea of Stars is launching day-and-date on Game Pass
--Everspace 2 developer and Rockfish Games CEO talk Game Pass
--Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family preview will end on August 15th
1:34:35 -Antstream Arcade is bringing arcade classics to Xbox
-Is the Live Service trend fading away?
--EA announces Single Player Black Panther game
--Sony is reportedly investing a lot of money into the live-service genre
--A new version of The Last of Us Part II is in development, as per the game’s composer
-Sony’s new PS5 accessibility peripheral is releasing on December 6th
-Microsoft is launching a new voice recording feature, which allows you to record audio in video game chats, including such found in Call of Duty
-Battle Royales adapting to Fortnite
2:40:00 Anime News Block
-Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2’s total episode count has been revealed to the public
-Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead premieres to jarringly immense praise
-Attack on Titan: Final Season and My Hero Academia Season 6 both received nominations for Best Streaming Animated Series
-Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, How Do You Live?, has been confirmed to release in North America under the title “The Boy and the Heron” later this year from distributor GKIDS
3:01:55 TV/Movie News Block
-Writers and Actors on Strike
--Deadpool 3 has halted production due to the actors going on strike
--Deadpool 3 costumes revealed
-The Witcher Season 3 saw a 30% viewership drop from Season 2
-Burger King Brazil released a Barbie-themed burger
3:44:30 Closing Comments
3:46:00 Thanks for Watching!
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