CMA has BLOCKED the Activision Blizzard purchase! Easy Achievers Ep.155
Channel: Easy Achievers
Date: 2023-04-29

Hello and welcome back this week is a pretty stacked week, especially in terms of some of the more hardcore components of the industry. Something that immediately I want to point you to is my conversation about more layoffs in the gaming media. Then we have the CMA’s decision on blocking the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. There is plenty to get through there so that is the main story of the show. Not many rumors this week but I did talk about Aaron Greenberg having to comment on the success of Tango Gamework’s recent release of Hi-FI Rush. Check out the timestamps below to choose your adventure and until next time, go achieve. 
NOTE* While I was discussing the HiFi Rush success around 20:56 the developer I could not remember was David Jaffe. 

TimeStamps

00:01:42- Not So Rapid Fire/Quidditch Champions announced 
00:02:56- Sony has an ambitious selling plan for this fiscal year
00:05:44- Frank O’ Conner leaves 343
00:08:50- Star Wars Jedi Survivor is broken
00:12:16- What have you been playing? 
00:18:56- Rumor Roundup/Aaron Greenberg comments on HiFi Rush’s success 
00:29:08- CMA blocks the Activision Blizzard deal 
00:36:02- Sony acquires Firewalk studios
00:37:19- European gaming data for last quarter
00:38:40- Waypoint from VICE is closing
00:43:56- Date Updates
00:46:20- What’s Queued up? 



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