About this episode
Like most internet dunks, this one's a bit of a stretch. Support Inside Games! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHQlasvjQ0JMOHoKOz4c0g/join Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Charlotte: http://twitch.tv/whatashow Edited by: ShooklynTV | https://twitter.com/ShooklynTV Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar | https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Sources -- [UK Competition & Markets Authority] Sony Interactive Entertainment Observations on the CMA’s Issues Statement - https://bit.ly/3UqZPNm [PCGamer] A year after launch, Battlefield 2042 wants a second chance: 'We're feeling really good' - https://bit.ly/3upmTBq [Microsoft] Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard - https://bit.ly/37HEywQ [GameRant] Everything Microsoft Owns Now That the Bethesda Acquisition Is Complete - https://bit.ly/3H2gmV2 [Windows Central] Sony says Xbox’s Call of Duty acquisition could ‘influence users’ console choice,’ Microsoft responds - https://bit.ly/3XW8rPg [Metacritic] Battlefield V - https://bit.ly/3Uo2jvX [Metacritic] Battlefield 2042 - https://bit.ly/3nXCvtT [GamesIndustry.biz] EA CEO: Battlefield 2042 sales were "disappointing" - https://bit.ly/3iwsAuO [GameRant] Call of Duty: Vanguard Disappointing Sales Blamed on World War 2 Setting - https://bit.ly/3uleEXq [IGN] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Crosses $1 Billion in Sales Faster Than Any Game in the Franchise - https://bit.ly/3B6iOGi [VideoGamesChronicle] PlayStation has officially ‘retired’ the Killzone franchise website - https://bit.ly/3B171sI [SensorTower] Call of Duty: Mobile Shoots Past $1.5 Billion in Lifetime Player Spending - https://bit.ly/3FnMJwj [ProGameGuides] How much is Bungie worth? Destiny 2 player base and sales numbers - https://bit.ly/3H2mWuN [Twitter] Mat Piscatella - https://bit.ly/3Vt0She [New York Times] Can Big Tech Get Bigger? Microsoft Presses Governments to Say Yes. - https://nyti.ms/3tRiQ0K [UK Competition & Markets Authority] Anticipated acquisition by Microsoft Corporation of Activision Blizzard, Inc. - https://bit.ly/3gT4Hxb [Guardian] Microsoft takeover of Activision Blizzard raises concerns at UK regulator - https://bit.ly/3UlOYEs [Politico] Feds likely to challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover - https://politi.co/3H5w2GY [Reuters] Exclusive: Microsoft likely to offer EU concessions soon in Activision deal -sources - https://reut.rs/3VHPs9D [GameRant] Activision Blizzard Merger With Microsoft To Be Completed By June 2023 - https://bit.ly/3Vvi4mc [Battlefield 2042] Free Access Weekend - https://bit.ly/3F0XrYd Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc