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		<title>Episode 96 &#8211; Bad News for Microsoft&#8217;s Activision Acquisition Dreams</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In episode 96 Barry and Anthony talk about what could be the first true Steam Deck competitor &#8211; the Asus ROG Ally. We also give our thoughts on the upcoming Jurassic Park collection teased by Limited Run Games, just in time for the 30th anniversary of the icon movie. Finally we give our thoughts on [&#8230;]</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In episode 96 Barry and Anthony talk about what could be the first true Steam Deck competitor &#8211; the Asus ROG Ally. </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We also give our thoughts on the upcoming Jurassic Park collection teased by Limited Run Games, just in time for the 30th anniversary of the icon movie.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hold on to your butts! The Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary Retro Collection is planned for later this year! <br><br><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f996.png" alt="🦖" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />Stay tuned for even more news at LRG3 this June! <a href="https://t.co/gnNUIdRXCF">pic.twitter.com/gnNUIdRXCF</a></p>&mdash; Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) <a href="https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1650961515405537288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Finally we give our thoughts on the surprising news that the UK&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has moved to block Microsoft&#8217;s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. What could this mean for Microsoft&#8217;s purchase, and for Xbox as a whole?</p>



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<li>UK&#8217;s CMA Block Microsoft&#8217;s Activision Acquisition</li>
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