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Ryuu96 on 05 January 2023

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G2ThaUNiT on 05 January 2023
Ryuu96 said:

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G2ThaUNiT on 05 January 2023

Apparently the game will give you unique dialogue if you're attempting to speedrun



Ryuu96 on 05 January 2023

Idas Said:

There is a new report from MLex about the case against the FTC and constitutional issues:

- MS and ABK have deliberately, if discreetly, raised constitutional issues in the legal briefs submitted to the FTC to preserve constitutional arguments in the event of an appeal of any action by the agency against the companies' merger.

- There are multiple constitutional challenges to the FTC's judicial authority right now, and if one succeeds, MS and ABK want to be able to capitalize.

- The cases are: Axon Enterprise, Altria-JUUL, Meta-Within, Illumina-Grail and MS/ABK. The arguments are different in each case, but all of the challenges invoke fundamental legal issues.

- Beth Wilkinson, who is currently representing Microsoft, is also one of the Altria-JUUL lawyers.

- The arguments from MS and ABK are similar to the Axon case, the FTC's administrative procedure violates: 1) the separation of powers doctrine in Article II; 2) the assignment in Article III of legal powers to the judicial branch of the federal government and 3) the Constitution's equal-protection and due-process clauses.

- The Supreme Court is also currently considering a similar case to Axon‘s regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC v. Cochran, one where a Supreme Court verdict would affect the FTC.

- MS and ABK could raise constitutional issues during preliminary injunction proceedings, if the FTC pursues that route to prevent the transaction from closing. But because the federal district judge in the Meta-Within case threw out constitution-based defenses, the utility of such claims is open to question.

- Lanny Davis, who represented Axon in its initial lawsuit against the FTC and its appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, says he sees a significant difference in the approaches of MS and Axon: Axon immediately filed a lawsuit in US District Court claiming the FTC's administrative court process was unconstitutional, while MS and ABK merely catalogued the constitutional issues at the bottom of their briefs opposing the FTC's decision.

As Beth Wilkinson said on Monday, it looks like they are preparing for all options.


Ryuu96 on 05 January 2023

Idas Said:

What a "mistake"! 👀 xD

Here you can find the amended response from MS.

Idas Said:

There is no way that was a mistake.

And the amended answer was filed the same day of the pre-hearing. So, my guess would that they are doing it as a sign of good faith because they are restarting negotiations or seriously trying to.

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Idas certainly seems to think it wasn't a mistake, sounds like a tactic, something along the lines of Microsoft making a threat (accusing the FTC of violating the Constitution like others have) and then taking it back soon after as to say "we'll take back what we said, we won't back those other companies statements against you if you come back and work with us" is how I'm reading it.

Huge difference between Axon and those other companies accusing the FTC of violating the constitution and a gigantic corporation like Microsoft with a huge amount more power and influence, I now wonder if FTC don't want Microsoft backing those companies and we're back at the negotiation table.

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BasilZero on 05 January 2023
Ryuu96 said:

Seeing speculation about how plain this box is, Lol.

Second Expansion: The next Forza Horizon 5 expansion will be included when it launches.

Could they be hiding the art for the 2nd unrevealed expansion? Or is it just a boring plain box?

Any details on price?



Spade on 06 January 2023

No More Nobles 3, wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Little bit of a letdown honestly. Still a good game, but sheesh, that open world shit does not work in 2022 let alone 2023. Hated that couldn't face some bosses due to plot devices... and the combat peaked very early with your moves. Dialogue is off the walls insane, some side characters not used as much as they could. Very bad pacing with the designated fights and early 2000 open world. Main villain was pretty cool though. Some of the boss fights how they changed genre were pretty cool to. To a turn based JRPG, to a damn horror game... F that level.



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Spade on 06 January 2023

Welp, going to have to retire my Anniversary Xbox controller

Massive stick drift, probably the first time it has affected me on this scale. 

Any other controller that has that same feel? 



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Ryuu96 on 06 January 2023

Motherfucker.

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G2ThaUNiT on 06 January 2023

Microsoft should've put a ring on it when they had the chance.....for years!!!!