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Fantastic result for the seagulls, really exciting match with 3 braces! Brighton are looking so good at the moment. Much preferring to watch them at the moment over Spurs 😂

Spurs 3-0 down after 15 minutes which is an improvement on last week being 3-0 down after 9mins😎 Leaking so many goals they could very well end up finishing the season with a negative goal difference which is insane. *edit brought it back to 3-3 in the 93rd minute through Richard Arlison of all people and then go and concede a 94th minute winner. Shambles at the back - 12 conceded in a week.

Controls are a bit dogdy, or the game. Reset controller back to standard and could finally heal. Only for the blocking not to work. Character blocked but it didnt count on the objective. Had to re enter the mission 3 times before it worked. Got the figurine back together. First impression is a little meh. Quest doesnt feel like Warframe other than the Paradax missions. And why do I have to level up stuff again...

So I started this Duviri thingy and guess I am in some kind if tutorial. Got some blades from a dude and have to do some basic training. I need to restore some health by pressing R1+O but only thing that happens is that I swing my blade. So annoying. I know I remapped the melee buttons last time I played but they always went back after each update. I thought I would just be using my warframe here but seems like a new game in the game.

Episode 43 is LIVE!!! We discuss the Microsoft/Activision sale block by the CMA in the UK, the new ASUS steam deck competitor, as well as some conversations about some classic systems and games.

It's not just about what MS products get used in the UK. The UK has a lot of power in the world and a lot of services and technologies are owned/run by the UK. The CMA ruling affects the whole world.

But other than that, it played well. Should probably switch off matching with kb&m players and I found I was getting wrecked in mid to long distance exchanges while getting used to the recoil control. If we plan to play any more I'll need to get some practice in with a controller. It's a massive shame there's no crossplay with PS4.

I was struggling a little bit, I'm not used to playing BF with a controller so much and I find it difficult to concentrate in a group chat. Nothing to do with the pair of wankers @Diddums and @Macca89 constantly reminding me of the football team I support, all fucking night 😅😭🙈

Microsoft are more than just Office, Outlook etc... This isn't 1994. They will not tell the UK to 'suck it' because places like hospitals, universities and other major companies including essential ones rely on such vital services. It would be astonishingly hypocritical if they even remotely took this line because MS are still trying to worm and maintain their way in certain Russian domains. Money isn't everything and the knock-on effect that removing such services would be absolutely catastrophic globally. Imagine seeing Cancer Research UK have their entire portfolio left in limbo or be lost because some American company had a hissy fit about not being able to buy another multi-billion dollar company ran by a pervert that employed perverts. The CMA's findings were perfectly legitimate and Microsoft have already delayed their final submission to the EU commission because it will not be even close to passing just like several other Amercian companies in recent years and these have to be respected. It's already embarrassing enough that Bill Gates's bum boy Brad has thrown his toys out of the pram in spectacularly ignorant fashion but now arrogant corporations are finding it much harder to buy their influence and presence all over the world and it's glorious to see. The US Federal Trade Commission has already opened legal proceedings against the deal citing competition laws so for them to blame the UK solely when that lawsuit is not concluded, nor has the EU assessment been completed is just beyond stupid. They have much tougher hills to climb with the FTC and EU so if they can't convince the UK then the current deal will be dead in the water and they only have themselves to blame.

That said we are the UK and run by a corrupt shower of shite so I imagine they probably could buy influence here very easily.... I will be honest I could not care less whether it went through or not, our society is run by huge companies, turning them into mega huge companies wouldn't really change things for us. It might make it a bit better being on xbox as it will all come to game pass but aside from that it will be the same shite. That said look how Microsoft have run their own studios recent years (I mean Halo feels like it's dead, Gears of War is struggling, though Fable is coming back they ruined that.

Sorry to disappear last night, Felicity would not go back to sleep (no idea why as she is fine this morning) but yeah how did the battlefield session go? Was it enjoyable? My limited go I thought it looked prettier and there seemed to be a little more cover within each point. That said still big expanses to run across with no cover between points. I remember that being one of the worst maps on launch so hopefully some of the other maps were better? Gunplay felt fine though I was hitting targets like a mile away with an SMG which did not feel right and the UI is not particularly friendly, probably less so now as they have tried to put in all the class stuff and that (which I am not sure even works?). The change of controls from launch threw me as well at the start but that's just something to get used to if I get to playing it again.

According to their revenue report the UK is 4.86B GBP which is about $6B USD. The profits are 168m GBP Microsoft is a $198B dollar so the UK is about 3% of the revenue Activision Gross profits were about $5.3B last year which is more than $5B that of the UK profits So I agree that the UK could tell them they cannot operate in the UK if they don't play ball. However it seems to me that MS should just tell the UK to suck it and they will go ahead without them. The Activision profits are almost the UK revenue so it would not be a lost of revenue for them. Then they can tell the UK to go find a substitute for MS Office, Outlook, teams, cloud ..... and wish them well in their future endevor Maybe have a tea party in the Boston harbor for good measures

One thing for sure if that whether the deal goes through or not, nothing with change with Activision or Call of Duty. Bobby Kotick will remain as CEO as already confirmed and no other infrastructural changes are expected either.

In Nero's video he says that because we have said fuck no chances are the EU will follow suit.

Because the UK is still a huge business of their commercial, educational and entertainment sectors and despite throwing a tantrum, they have to respect the legal ruling if they wish to operate within the region and they certainly aren't going to pull the plug of crucial services just because their merger was rejected at the first hurdle. American money and laws can't buy influence of rights in other countries like it used to. It's fucking hilarious because I've lost count of how many times the EU has taken legal action against American companies for breaching anti-trust and competition laws. I swear Apple and Spotify have been buttfucked all over Brussles in the last few years alone. Love seeing these capitalist corporations get schooled by basic laws. The merger is dumb anyway - two companies of this magnitude shouldn't be allowed to merge. Doesn't benefit anyone but the money-men. There's not been one successful acquisition so far from Microsoft's recent aggression. It probably will go through with amendments in the end but anyone thinking this will radically change the world is beyond delusional.

The deal has to be approved by the US, UK and Europe for it to work. It's like a jury or trial/investigation so to speak. If it's not unanimously decided the deal is off. Just because it's 2 American companies. Their products and services are consumed globally. It's like a fair trade kinda scenario. Unlawful monopoly of the market. It's the biggest gaming merge ever. To be honest I'm not the one deciding. I couldn't give 2 shits if it's a yay or nay. It's a huge deal and the future could be murky for many others if it goes ahead. Maybe in Europe and America you can throw wads of cash about to make things happen. The UK has concerns it said no. Note that Europe and US haven't put their conclusion forward. UK goes first and then will be made to look like backward thinking neanderthals. Not seeking any "progression" in technology. Plus who is this deal good for? The 2 companies in question. Not the average Joe or consumer. Just 2 big companies getting fatter and richer. The future is uncertain on their intentions after the merger went ahead. Who knows what they have planned for the next 5 years or beyond?

I've not checked the full ins and outs but the UK regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said: "Activision is intertwined through different markets - it can't be separated for the UK. So this decision blocks the deal from happening globally."