Podquisition 424: Fruit Deception

Never trust a banana.

Games we played this week include:
Hi-Fi Rush (11:55)
Final Fantasy XII (29:30)
Final Fantasy XV (35.40)
Star Sled (42:55)
Saturday Edition (45:30)
Tomodachi Life (53:40)

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News things talked about in this episode:
UK regulators determine Microsoft and ABK merger might be bad for consumers, make demands (1:00:55)
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/uk-regulators-come-down-hard-against-microsofts-activision-acquisition/
https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1623320803738517504?s=20&t=XSLimLtI9cihZE4jOiLQfQ

Bobby Kotick suggests UK opposition to Microsoft merger could ruin its economy (1:05:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhgIxo1Xi0

Unannounced single-player Titanfall/Apex Legends game gets axed, 50 employees affected (1:10:10)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-01/electronic-arts-cancels-secret-apex-legends-game-in-development

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