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DroidKnight on 23 December 2022

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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

Of the top games that joined Game Pass throughout 2022, which one was your favourite? pic.twitter.com/9fQf9pBS6G
— Xbox News (@_XboxNews) December 22, 2022

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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

Tenrai inspired Zen Garden map built in Forge. ⛩️ https://t.co/zErrMfN6gE

Via u/EE_Gustaf #HaloSpotlight pic.twitter.com/9Udz2J98sF
— Halo (@Halo) December 23, 2022

Riverwood village from Skyrim has been created in Halo Infinite Forge by @MinecraftSWAG20! You should definitely bookmark and enjoy this map while we wait another 4 years for the next Elder Scrolls 6 announcement. Download link: https://t.co/tRrubObG5M #HaloInfiniteForge #Skyrim pic.twitter.com/FHCWLL1M7s
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) December 22, 2022

Bikini Bottom has been created in Halo Infinite Forge by @MinecraftSWAG20! In my video, you can see SpongeBob’s, Patrick’s, Squidward’s, and Sandy’s house. To check out the rest of the map, download it here: https://t.co/u0snzdDV5O #HaloInfinite #HaloInfiniteForge pic.twitter.com/XzvLO5Is2D
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) December 22, 2022

Megaton from Fallout 3 has been created in Halo Infinite Forge by bryanfaffer! Download link: https://t.co/ZqII9cF9HU #HaloInfiniteForge #HaloInfinite #Fallout pic.twitter.com/GHPbqEFrYA
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) December 21, 2022

In the leaked Halo Infinite Forge build, @DeathTempler created Operation Metro from Battlefield 4. It couldn’t be transferred over to Forge, so he remade it. What a boss! Here’s a video I created of the map and the download link: https://t.co/j1de2ZRPjH #HaloInfiniteForge #Halo pic.twitter.com/2Hr0vcI2Xn
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) December 21, 2022

Here’s a perfect Ivory Tower (Halo 2 map) remake created by TA747! I played many matches on Ivory Tower back in the H2 days, and this remake brought me back to those days because of how accurate it is. Download link: https://t.co/vIs75tLtPE #HaloInfiniteForge #HaloInfinite pic.twitter.com/UhyOCmhmPr
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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

Salvation - Our Damnation remake is now LIVE! | Go play it! | The link for the map is below⚒️ pic.twitter.com/l1BvxGmvaP
— Infinite Forges (@Infiniteforges) December 21, 2022

The Batcave has been created in Halo Infinite Forge by @JaySynn07! I love everything about this map, especially the Batmobile and the teleport that brings you to Wayne Manor. Batman fans need to bookmark this map: https://t.co/H6z1EzBok7 #Halo #HaloInfinite #Batman pic.twitter.com/AtmdbcIMFJ
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I viewed all of the Sandtrap (Halo 3 map) remakes in Halo Infinite Forge, and chose to share this one because of how accurate it is and I love the details. If you want to relive this iconic map, here’s the download link: https://t.co/OF7yJ0N4sm #HaloInfinite #HaloInfiniteForge pic.twitter.com/ZkvNTZitRl
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Bullworth Academy from Bully has been created in Halo Infinite Forge! If you’ve played Bully, you need to bookmark this map: https://t.co/RZSOT9jL79 #HaloInfinite #Bully #HaloInfiniteForge pic.twitter.com/Z3kuFmkzQF
— Rebs Gaming (@Mr_Rebs_) December 19, 2022

Since 343 is releasing a Plaza remake in Season 3, I want to share this impressive Plaza remake created by @total_legend in Halo Infinite Forge. If you don’t feel like waiting for Season 3, here’s the download link for this remake: https://t.co/QyAAB5mT35 #HaloInfinite #HaloForge pic.twitter.com/WUH86QQJGs
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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

The facts show this deal benefits gamers, workers, and global competition.

But the FTC is ignoring facts, along with precedent and business reality. Their case rests on the unfounded fear that Microsoft will make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox.

3 reasons that makes no sense:
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) December 23, 2022

On all counts, the FTC ignores the facts:

1) Taking Call of Duty exclusive would be a disaster for Xbox.

By withholding COD from other platforms, Xbox would torch trust, alienate gamers, and erode much of the value of COD.

And they’d lose billions of dollars.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) December 23, 2022

These commitments totally undermine the FTC’s supposed concerns about harm.

But the FTC has refused to engage on them, other than to accuse Xbox of breaking past promises to the European Commission — an allegation the European Commission itself publicly refuted the next day.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) December 23, 2022

2) The FTC ignores that no game or franchise is enough to make or break a gaming platform. Call of Duty faces intense competition worldwide.

That includes China-based companies’ aggressive expansion in the US and Sony’s war chest of IP across games, movies, TV, and music.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) December 23, 2022

TL;DR:

- This deal benefits consumers and increases competition
- The FTC ignores the facts
- Instead, they’re protecting the world’s biggest gaming cos from more competition from Xbox
- The FTC is blinded by ideology and has lost the plot
- Protect competition, not competitors
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) December 23, 2022

Microsoft/Activision-Blizzard are definitely doing the good cop/bad cop routine, Lmao.

Microsoft's basically "FTC is violating the constitution, we don't agree with their assertions, see you in court"

Activision's basically "You're an idiot and here's why"

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Ryuu96 on 23 December 2022

Jeff Grubb on the XboxEra podcast is saying that Xbox will have a showcase in Q1 and one of the games that will be announced is a "Pentiment level" game from Xbox 1st party studios, he is pretty sure that it is Tango Gameworks.

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NobleTeam360 on 23 December 2022

Ryuu96 said:

It'd be funny if CMA/EC do approve it, but FTC opts to take Microsoft to court and as a result, FTC comes out of it as the only major regulatory body without a concession agreement, it won't matter to us since any concession Microsoft agrees to with a major regulatory body would be enforced worldwide but a bit of a PR blackeye to FTC...CMA and EC got a concession and FTC got...nothing.

Just curious, MS can still end up closing the deal even without the FTC, right? Like say China, UK, and European Union have all approved the deal but the FTC case is still ongoing?

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coolbeans on 23 December 2022

Ryuu96 said:

Jeff Grubb on the XboxEra podcast is saying that Xbox will have a showcase in Q1 and one of the games that will be announced is a "Pentiment level" game from Xbox 1st party studios, he is pretty sure that it is Tango Gameworks.

That's neat. My ideal Xbox year is a varied tempo between 2020's cluster of indie/middle-market titles and big-budget stuff scattered throughout the year.

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