Can The Xbox & Activision Deal Be SAVED?! -- Xbox Activision deal BLOCKED by CMA Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). After months of analyzing 3 million Microsoft and Activision documents and more than 2,100 emails from the public, the CMA has concluded that the deal could “alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.” Horizon 3 and more announced In an update that will shock absolutely no one, it seems that Guerrilla Games is working on a third mainline entry in its popular Horizon series. Yes, really. Try to keep calm. Earlier today, the developer announced some of its top-level staff are shifting seats, with promotions leading to some new management and the technical director putting his focus on the Decima engine itself. However, one sentence in this update has caught the attention of Horizon fans, which pretty much says "We're making the next one" without properly saying it. After spotlighting all the people moving up the ranks at Guerrilla, the statement goes on to talk about what comes next: "We have full confidence in our new leadership as they steer Guerrilla towards a bright future," it reads, "expanding the world of Horizon with Aloy's next adventure and our exciting online project." So, in addition to the online multiplayer game we know is happening but hasn't been officially revealed, we can now say (with even more confidence than before) that Horizon 3 is coming. Hooray! If these words from the dev aren't enough of a clue, Horizon Forbidden West — game number two in what will become a trilogy — ends with a lot left hanging in the air. No spoilers of course, but the seeds were clearly planted for a third game, which looks to raise the stakes even higher for Aloy and her allies. - Pushsquare Metacritic changes coming because of Horizon Burning Shores DLC After Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC was review bombed, Metacritic has promised to change how it moderates. Horizon Forbidden West’s first DLC, Burning Shores, was released on April 19th for PS5, and since, its Metacritic score has been furious review bombed. This largely comes down to the DLC’s main character, Aloy, being able to romance another character, Seyka. Some aren’t happy with the depiction of same-sex romance in the DLC, so its average user score has dropped significantly. According to the company that owns Metacritic, Fandom, “Metacritic is aware of the abusive and disrespectful reviews of Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores and we have a moderation system in place to track violations of our terms of use,” continuing, “Our team reviews each and every report of abuse (including but not limited to racist, sexist, homophobic, insults to other users, etcetera) and if violations occur, the reviews are removed. We are currently evolving our processes and tools to introduce stricter moderation in the coming months.” It’s not exactly clear how Metacritic plans to change things, but review bombing has been a problem on many different sites with user reviews for a while. Essentially, folks will not like a product for a particular reason and post incredibly low-scoring user reviews in an attempt to drag the game’s overall user review score down. If we had to guess, a new policy with some restrictions on what can be included in a review as well as restrictions on who can post user reviews seem like the most likely changes, but ultimately, we’ll all have to see. Outside of Burning Shores’ user review score on Metacritic, though, Horizon Forbidden West’s first DLC has been receiving high praise from critics and fans alike across the internet, so if you’re interested in trying it out, don’t let Metacritic’s low user score dissuade you too much given the situation. 🔔Remember to turn POST NOTIFICATIONS ON so you NEVER miss a video! -- PlayerVs Socials ► TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@playervspod?lang=en ► Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/playervspod/ ► Facebook - COMING SOON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► RapidReacts (Daniel) - https://twitter.com/rapidreacts ► Esports Center (Dalton) - https://beacons.ai/esportscenter/ ► Qndzy (Editor) - https://linktr.ee/QGNews -- xbox activision,xbox activision blizzard,xbox activision deal,xbox activision deal blocked,xbox activision blizzard deal,activision blizzard microsoft,activision microsoft,xbox activision blizzard news,xbox activision update,xbox news,horizon forbidden west burning shores,horizon burning shores,horizon burning shores metacritic,horizon burning shores review,horizon burning shores trailer,horizon forbidden west,xbox deal blocked,xbox,xbox acquisition #xbox #activision #callofduty #horizonforbiddenwest #playstation #videogames