GYGO: Microsoft Seeking FTC’s Permission to Buy Activision Blizzard

GYGO: Microsoft Seeking FTC’s Permission to Buy Activision Blizzard

Might as well start this Get Your Game on by diving right into the BIG news of last week: Microsoft’s possible acquisition of Activision. The deal, which is pending approval from the Federal Trade Commission, involves a whopping $68.7 billion acquisition offer and would not close until the spring. This, of course, leaves lots of time for the buzz of questions and speculation: (more…)

December Roundtable: Gift Giving in Games

December Roundtable: Gift Giving in Games

No matter what, if anything, you celebrate this time of year, there’s just something nice about gift giving. We may give or receive games as gifts (and what greater joy is there than the gift of playing a game together?), but today, we’re talking about gifts in games. Who’s good at it? Who’s bad at it? Is gift giving as intrinsic to romantic relationships as games would have us believe? Let’s find out.

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GYGO: Microsoft Seeking FTC’s Permission to Buy Activision Blizzard

GYGO: Tesla, DisCon III, and Yes, More Activision Blizzard

As the year comes to a close and we look forward to better things for 2022, it’s nice to finally be able to write a news roundup that doesn’t include Activision Blizzard. Just kidding, of course this week’s news includes something about Activision Blizzard as high profile lawyer Lisa Bloom sets her sights on taking the company down for the new year and ensuring that the victims see justice. But first, DisCon III wants to apologize for having an arms dealer represent them. (more…)

GYGO: Microsoft Seeking FTC’s Permission to Buy Activision Blizzard

GYGO: Cuts and Con Cancellations

What is time? Apparently, it is something I don’t have enough of, which means I have not been gaming nearly as much as I would like to be these days. But the gaming industry continues on without me. Here’s what’s been happening in the past week. (more…)