Biggest Gaming News of the Week: 1/17/22 - 1/24/22
Microsoft makes an unprecedented move among high controversy surrounding Activision Blizzard, while E3 may be canceled for good, in this week's roundup of gaming news. Game Rant has compiled some of the biggest gaming news stories from this past week together into a concise post for fans and enthusiasts to stay up to date on the most important events in the industry per week. Highlighting the most relevant stories, this list is not inherently and totally objective, and will not contain every news story this week. Rather, this is intended for gaming fans who want a quick rundown on the largest/most impactful stories that occurred in the last week in games.
In this week's gaming news, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion, amid the publisher's ongoing harassment lawsuits and controversy. E3's in-person event is canceled for 2022, but additional reports seem to indicate an online-only show may not be in the cards either. During an Italian Senate meeting over Zoom, an unknown member screen-shared some NSFW Final Fantasy 7 content live as part of a prank. Twitch streamer Pokimane may suffer legal action after a hate raid directed toward her involves both Ninja and banned streamer Jidion. All that and more in this week's recap of the biggest news in gaming.
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Of course, the biggest news from the last week also happens to be one of the biggest news events of the year already. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced it had made the decision to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion deal for Xbox. This acquisition marks the largest expenditure seen in the gaming industry for a studio/publisher
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