{"id":27096,"date":"2023-07-17T12:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T16:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=27096"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:05:06","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-130-ftc-vs-activison-blizard-microsoft-leaks-and-steam-next-fest-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=27096","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 130: FTC vs. Activison\/Blizard &amp; Microsoft Leaks and Steam Next Fest Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-attachment-id=\"27098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?attachment_id=27098\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Players Club Ep 130\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?fit=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=1080%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=1080%2C608&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Players-Club-Ep-130.png?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You ready for this, playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome back to the club! This week, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\">Emmett <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\">Al<\/a> are back to talk about all of the juicy leaks coming out of the FTC\u2019s trial against Activision\/Blizzard and Microsoft. We talk about wild stories like: What other companies were Microsoft looking to purchase? Was Fallout 76 a success? What\u2019s IO Interactive&#8217;s next game gonna be like? And we get into so much more because there is a LOT to talk about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later on, in the Whatcha Playin section, Emmett talks about Thymesia, and a bunch of Steam Next Fest demos and al talks about Aliens: Dark Decent and the Dead Space Remake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-93-Activisions-Still-Actin-Up-and-Kirbys-Still-Suckin-Up-e1h9919\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/spotifyanchor-web.app.link\/e\/qZzb0mnEnBb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ore<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-pocket-casts wp-block-embed-pocket-casts\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 500px; max-height: 100%; position: relative;\">    <div style=\"padding-bottom: 42.857142857142854%;\"><\/div>    <iframe title=\"The Player&#039;s Club Podcast Ep 130: FTC vs. Activison\/Blizard &amp; Microsoft Leaks and Steam Next Fest Picks - VGU.TV Podcasts\" src=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/embed\/56alk1cd\" style=\"border: 0; border-radius: 8px; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Timestamps:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TOTS: FTC vs Activison\/Blizard &amp; Microsoft Merger News 3:46<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whatcha Playin 50:03<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thymesia 50:59<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aliens: Dark Decent 55:20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steam Next Fest Quick Hits 1:06:29<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Echo Point Nova 1:07:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El Paso Elsewhere 1:11:42<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>En Garde! 1:16:55<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loodlenaut 1:22:18,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dead Space Remake 1:27:14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housekeeping 1:35:43<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housekeeping:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4W6p_aNKljc\">Bufkin Is Having A Little&nbsp; Bit of the Bubbly! | The Wolf Among Us Episode 1: Part 4<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BNc9Oi7rNmU\">VGU Plays &#8211; Will You Snail<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u5mXK2e2dUM\">Game Olympics &#8211; Ultimate Ski Jumping 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2023\/06\/29\/our-favorite-double-a-games-roundtable\/\">Our Favorite Double-A Games &#8211; Roundtable &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2023\/06\/28\/als-top-ten-of-summer-game-fest-2023-vg-lists\/\">Al&#8217;s Top Ten of Summer Game Fest 2023 | VG-Lists &#8211; VGU.TV<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You ready for this, playa? 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