Summary: <p>The Microsoft Blizzard/Activision merger is getting weird, with lawsuits galore!</p> <h3><strong>What We're Playing</strong></h3> <p>Cliff: Diablo 3, Pentiment</p> <p>Colby: Diablo 3, High on Life, Dying Light</p> <p>Dylan:Pokemon: Scarlet</p> <p>Rich: High On Life, Pentiment, Escape from Tarkov</p> <h3><strong>News</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Microsoft Accuses The FTC of Violating the Constitution</li> <li>Gamers Accuse Microsoft of Violating The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914</li> <li>High On Life Smashes Game Pass Records</li> <li>More Blizzard Devs are Trying to Unionize</li> <li>Activision Blizzard Leaves for Bored Ape</li> <li>Those New $200 PS Controllers Have Great Battery Life</li> <li>The CEO of Atari Wants to Buy Atari</li> <li>Valve Would Like to Know If You Want to See a Dead Body?</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Questions</strong></h3> <p>Primefan: What are y’all’s thoughts on Elden Ring winning game of the year?</p> <p>Misshappychildhood: What cool games did you get for Christmas? Video games, card games, board games etc.</p> <p>Princess_Megan: How was Christmas for your pets?</p> <p>rdeacon:</p> <p>What did you want but didn’t get for Christmas?</p> <p>What’s your favorite Christmas food?</p> <h3><strong>Cheap/Free Games</strong></h3> <p><strong>Epic Games</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mystery Game!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Xbox Game Pass</strong></p> <ul> <li>Persona 3 Portable – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)</li> <li>Persona 4 Golden – January 19 (Console, PC, Cloud)</li> <li>Monster Hunter Rise – January 20 (Console, PC)</li> <li>Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition – January 31 (Console, Cloud)</li> <li>Inkulinati – January 31 (Console, PC)</li> <li>Roboquest – January TBA (Console)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Playstation Plus (Leak)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Star Wars: Fallen Order</li> <li>Fallout 76</li> <li>Axiom Verge 2</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Patreon</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Alan Schulte</li> <li>Joe Cole Jr.</li> <li>Anonymous</li> <li>Rich Deacon</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Extra Life</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u>https://bytemepodcast.com/extralife/</u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/byte-me-podcast/message
