Microsoft & Sony trade shots over Activision acquisition

Microsoft is well on its way to completing its purchase of Activision Blizzard but a few regulatory steps have become public revealing a back and forth between Sony and Microsoft. Catch today's roundup to get caught up on what mega-corporations that own Xbox and PlayStation are saying about Call of Duty, the future of subscription services, and what they consider anti-competitive in the game industry. In other news; Diablo IV is leaking a lot), The pandemic gaming boom is over, Rockstar says GTA 6 will set new creative highs, and Activision stole someone's art to make CoD skin. This week's 5-Second Review breaks Brian’s suspension of disbelief and the Coming Soon section is jam-packed with all sorts of games coming next week including We Are OFK, Rollerdome, Thymesia, and Madden 23. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend! 00:00 - MS & Sony trade shots over Activision acquisition 05:12 - Diablo IV is leaking (a lot) 06:14 - The pandemic gaming boom is over 07:38 -​​ Rockstar: GTA 6 will set new creative highs 08:37 - Activision pulls stolen CoD skin 09:36 - 5-Second Review 09:59 - Coming Soon Listen and subscribe to Ship Hits the Fan at https://bit.ly/shiphitsthefan Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [VGC] Sony says Xbox owning CoD could be anti-competitive https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-it-believes-xbox-owning-call-of-duty-could-influe… [VGC] Microsoft refutes Sony’s claims about the Activision purchase being anti-competitive https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-shoots-down-sonys-claims-that-its-activision-acqu… [Kotaku] Diablo IV beta leaks big time https://kotaku.com/diablo-iv-blizzard-leaks-beta-test-1849384904 [PostIMG] Diablo IV character creator https://postimg.cc/gallery/8Dj7SMK [GYFcat] Diablo IV classes https://gfycat.com/glitteringprestigiousbackswimmer [PostIMG] Diablo IV specs https://postimg.cc/tsKrfskb [CNBC] Sony, Microsoft, and Sony all report a declining second fiscal quarter https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/08/microsoft-xbox-sony-playstation-nintendo-video-game-earnings-round-u… [VGC] GTA 6 will set creative benchmarks for the series https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-will-set-creative-benchmarks-for-the-series-claims-pu… [VGC] GTA 6 will take place in Miami https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-will-take-place-in-miami-and-feature-a-female-protago… [Kotaku] Call of Duty dev stole some artwork to make a skin https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-warzone-vanguard-terminator-dog-1849350418 [ArtStation] Original artwork by Sail Lin that was stolen https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Vyv0A8 [Polygon] Call of Duty Warzone Season 4 stolen skin explained https://www.polygon.com/23284070/call-of-duty-warzone-season-4-loyal-samoyed-skin-raven-plagiarism