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This always online sh*t the most cancerous sh*t about gaming imo. I hope all these companies stop this sh*t soon

Meta Wins Court Nod to Buy Virtual Reality Startup in Loss for KhanÂ’s FTC

Meta Platforms Inc. won court approval to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, defeating an effort to block the deal by the US Federal Trade Commission, according to people familiar with the ruling.

In a sealed decision early Wednesday morning, US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, denied the FTCÂ’s request for a preliminary injunction to block the proposed transaction while the agency pursues a separate case in its in-house court. He separately issued a temporary restraining order pausing Meta from closing the transaction for a week while the FTC decides whether to appeal his ruling.

The people asked for anonymity to describe DavilaÂ’s decisions.

Facebook declined to comment. The FTC declined to comment, citing the sealed nature of DavilaÂ’s decisions.

Meta was down nearly 1% to $147.56 at 9:50 a.m. in New York.

An in-house trial before the FTCÂ’s administrative judge is scheduled to begin on Feb. 13. The FTC also will need to decide whether to move forward with that case.

The decision represents the first major loss for FTC Chair Lina Khan, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to reinvigorate antitrust enforcement as a key tenet of his administrationÂ’s economic policy. Khan has taken a more aggressive approach to mergers than her predecessors and stepped up the agencyÂ’s focus on technology giants in particular because of their potential to quickly dominate budding markets.

The FTC sued Meta in July, arguing that its purchase of Within – the maker of Supernatural, a popular VR fitness app – would aid the social networking giant in dominating the emerging virtual reality industry. Top Meta executives, including Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and VR head Andrew Bosworth, testified during an eight-day hearing in December.

The FTC has also challenged Microsoft Corp.Â’s proposed $69 billion merger with gaming publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. on concerns the deal could harm competition in the nascent cloud gaming market. That case is slated for trial in August.

At the December hearing, the FTC argued that Meta’s acquisition of Within would help the Facebook parent develop a monopoly in the nascent virtual reality space. The FTC a*serted that the deal could hurt “potential competition” that might emerge in the future.

DavilaÂ’s apparent rejection of that argument could bode poorly for the FTC in its effort to block Microsoft from buying Activision, where similar contentions about the future of gaming in the cloud are central to the complaint.



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Haha I love American humor mate

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IÂ’m a*suming theyÂ’ll bring it to PC once it gets close to 20 or maybe if it stagnates around 15 mill for a while

From May 9, the collection of 19 games will no longer be offered, SIE said on Wednesday. Games can still be redeemed until this date and will be available after to users who remain PlayStation Plus subscribers.

It originally included 20 games (10 first-party and 10 third-party) before Persona 5 was removed in May 2022.

The collection includes God of War, Fallout 4, Mortal Kombat, Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Days Gone, Until Dawn, Detroit, Battlefield 1, Infamous Second Son, Batman Arkham Knight, The Last Guardian, The Last of Us Remastered, Resident Evil 7, Bloodborne and Monster Hunter World.

The feature was made available at PS5Â’s launch in 2020 as a perk for owners of the new-gen console only.

At the time, SIE CEO Jim Ryan said he hadnÂ’t decided if the PlayStation Plus Collection would be expanded beyond its initial launch line-up.

“Well, we’re going to wait and see how the world receives the Plus Collection,” he told GQ. “You know, which games are played how much they’re played before we make any decisions about that.

“We think it’s potentially going to be a great user acquisition tool. Arguably if you never had a PS4 and you choose to buy a PS5 you basically get a PS4, right?”

Ryan has said that a subscription model like Xbox Game Pass “doesn’t make any sense” for Sony‘s first-party operation, considering its focus on big-budget games.

Sony officially confirmed FebruaryÂ’s PlayStation Plus Essential games on Wednesday. They are OlliOlli World, Mafia Definitive Edition, Evil Dead: The Game and Destiny 2: Beyond Light.

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Fall 2023 for Switch PS and PC

E3's first physical event in four years was supposed to be a triumphant return for the trade show — an opportunity to recapture some of the excitement of past conventions, which historically have been major showcase events for the games industry.

However, it appears that when E3 2023 hits the Los Angeles Convention Center in June, it will be without three of its most important draws. IGN has heard from multiple knowledgeable sources that Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo won't be part of E3 2023 or have a presence on the Los Angeles Convention Center showfloor.

This information comes on the heels of Xbox's announcement last week that it would be returning to Los Angeles for its annual summer showcase while declining to confirm whether it would be part of the show itself.

Speaking with IGN last week, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said the platform holder is timing its showcase with E3 at a moment "convenient for press and even consumers" at the event, meaning it's likely to roughly align with the event itself. Spencer also stressed Xbox's public support for E3 and the Entertainment Software a*sociation (ESA). However, IGN understands that Xbox won't have a booth on the showfloor.

"E3 is just, to me, one of the seminal moments of gaming. I love the history of going down to LA, thousands of people there, getting to see great new things...getting to see people in the industry, the fan events that we've had. I definitely want that to continue," Spencer said.

"Xbox is on the board of the ESA, and I think a successful and healthy ESA is critical to what we're trying to go do. So we place our showcase, like we always have done, at a time where hopefully it's convenient for press and even consumers that are going to the E3 event, and that's what we're trying to do now. We will continue to work with ESA in terms of their plans. As I said, we're on the board, and we want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to help make the E3 successful."

Xbox's current plans for the showcase remain unconfirmed, but in previous years it has held a showcase, preview events, and press mixers. Internally, Xbox has recently suffered layoffs and other cuts, forcing it to tighten its belt following a year that saw virtually no major releases.

Xbox's decision not to have a formal presence on E3's showfloor comes as a surprise given its support for the event in the past. Out of the so-called "Big Three," it appeared the most likely to be at E3, not the least because it has several major releases to promote in 2023, including Starfield

Nintendo has also traditionally maintained a booth on E3's showfloor even after pioneering the "Direct" format. However, IGN has heard from sources around the industry that neither Nintendo nor Sony will be at E3 2023, with PlayStation originally dropping out in 2019 over reported disagreements with the Entertainment Software a*sociation (ESA). It's currently unclear whether Nintendo and Sony intend to time a showcase with the event.

Representatives from Nintendo, Sony, Xbox, and the ESA did not return requests for comment by press time. ReedPop provided the following statement.

E3 is such a significant event for the game industry and being entrusted with an important cultural touchstone is not a responsibility ReedPop takes lightly. Since ReedPop took on the contract to run E3 six months ago, we've worked diligently with ESA members based on their feedback to create a new type of E3 that supports their goals and needs.
This process has taken time due to the tremendous amount of stakeholders offering input, though we appreciate that we could have been more transparent to questions for which we were still finalizing the answers. We continue to work tirelessly to create a show that brings together the global gaming industry. We believe weÂ’ve created a new format for the event that serves the needs of both the industry and its fans, and are committed to building and growing it in the coming years.
As we spent much of 2022 refining how E3 2023 would take shape, reflecting on the feedback we solicited, we did not send a single contract to an exhibitor until the start of this month. We have received a tremendous amount of interest and verbal commitments from many of the biggest companies in the industry, and when we are ready to announce the exhibitors we are confident it will be a lineup that will make the trip to Los Angeles well worth it for the industry and consumers alike.


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Platforms : PC / PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / Amazon Luna

0:12 - Intro + Hi-Fi Rush Talk.
2:20 - How much pressure was Xbox under going from 2022 to 2023 after not having many releases throughout the year?
4:51 - How successful were new smaller IP's like Hi-Fi or Pentiment and where do you see them in the Xbox Ecosystem?
6:31 - What do you think about Gamepass slowing down in profits?
9:54 - Xbox Layoffs.
13:35 - 343 issues, layoffs and how you plan going forward with the company?
17:01 - Will Xbox be at E3?
18:21 - Activision/Blizzard Acquisition hurdles with the FTC.
20:09 - What are your thoughts on Sony's The Last of Us TV Show?
21:49 - Can the Halo TV Series rise to the level of TLOU TV Show?
22:45 - How critical do you see this year for Xbox?

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Rumblers, we have an important update on the future of Rumbleverse.

Iron Galaxy Studios and Epic Games are very sorry to share that Season Two will be the last for Rumbleverse. This project has been a labor of love to create a new experience in a popular and highly competitive genre for games. If you’ve been a part of that journey, we thank you – whether you jumped into the first playtest after our reveal, or just shot yourself out of the cannon for the first time.

Live services for Rumbleverse will go offline on Tuesday, February 28, at 10AM CST.

Any player who has spent money on Rumbleverse is eligible for a refund of money spent on or in the game. This includes the purchase of a Rumbleverse Battle Pass or Brawlla Bills on any platform. We will share a FAQ page with additional refund information soon.

Later today, we are deploying the final update to Rumbleverse. We are closing the store and opening the full experience to every player. The current Battle Pass will be granted to everyone. Your XP gains will be doubled so you can fast-track unlocks for every rank. Quads, Trios, Duos, and Solos will be live and we’ve unlocked additional accessories and emotes in the game for free as well.

There is still fun we can have together before the sun sets on Grapital City. The remaining weeks will be a chance to celebrate the competitive spirit you’ve brought to this game. There will be more livestreams to play some games with the developers and let them pull the curtain back to share some behind-the-scenes moments from the creative process that built this city.

We’re so grateful for the players who have joined us in the Rumble. Thank you. If you’re curious about our future plans, check out the open letter to the community on the Iron Galaxy blog

 https://www.rumbleverse.c .. -grapital-city

Damn man this game was fun as sh*t. I wish there was some way to have an offline version, I’d play this sh*t with boys tbh

HereÂ’s whatÂ’s leaving America




So much for preserving games

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Grand opening, grand closing

YÂ’all keep having fun in that other thread tho, donÂ’t let facts stop you

Never been an RPG guy but its Street f*ghter.. will wait for gameplay

you RPG heads enlighten me

Mafia and destiny 2 for me.