Deal Closed | Lawyer Answers Your Questions On Xbox x Activision | (VL766 - LIVE)

The longest running playlist on this channel is now concluded. Maybe?

There are many questions still to be answered regarding the biggest acquisition in gaming history: What will happen to Activision chief Bobby Kotick? What does the future hold for Xbox and Phil Spencer? Just what can the FTC do about it?

Let's talk about all of them and more...LIVE

#Xbox #Activision #Merger

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CHAPTERS
00:40 Introduction
02:40 The CMA Approves
39:12 Deal Closed
44:06 Bobby Kotick's Transition Services
47:17 Understanding the Ubisoft Deal
55:55 FTC and Moving Forward
58:27 Closing Q+A

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Discussed in this episode:

PLAYLIST
https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8/videos?o=U

CMA
https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F652863e32548ca0014ddf20b%2FFull_text_decision__final_acceptance_of_UILs_.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/microsoft-concession-a-gamechanger-that-will-promote-competition

TWITTER/X
https://twitter.com/PostUp_SOG/status/1713758854230557126
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/10/15/competition-cma-sarah-cardell-rishi-sunak-big-tech-powers

XBOX
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/10/13/xbox-activision-blizzard/
https://news.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/653/2023/10/Bobby-Kotick-email-to-employees.pdf
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/activision-blizzard-joins-xbox-game-studios-following-microsoft-acquisition
https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1712813863425671270

UBISOFT
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915780/ubisoft-activision-blizzard-microsoft-cloud-gaming-rights-deal-explained



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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.

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