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If Your Kids Suddenly Want To Play Star Fox, Here's How

If Your Kids Suddenly Want To Play Star Fox, Here's How https://ift.tt/NOPZcQU The Super Mario Galaxy movie is primed for a predictably massive opening weekend despite mixed reviews , but the biggest surprise may be the non-Mario characters who make an appearance. Just ahead of the film's opening Nintendo revealed that Fox McCloud appears alongside all the Mushroom Kingdom denizens. If all that fancy flying puts you or your kids in the mood to explore the Star Fox oeuvre , we're here to help. Star Fox is a traditional on-rails space shooter starring a team of anthropomorphic starfighter pilots. The team itself is called Star Fox, and Fox McCloud is the team leader. The other pilots--in most games, Peppy, Falco, and Slippy--are your wingmen. The series debuted on the Super NES in 1993, showing off rudimentary but at-the-time mind-blowing 3D effects. So should you track down the original Star Fox and get shooting? Not necessarily. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Microsoft's Deal To Buy Activision Blizzard Fully Approved In South Africa Amid FTC Case In US

Microsoft's Deal To Buy Activision Blizzard Fully Approved In South Africa Amid FTC Case In US https://ift.tt/6Yzcdmn

Microsoft's deal to buy Activision Blizzard has been approved by another global regulatory body. South Africa's Competition Commission announced on April 17 that Microsoft has unconditional approval to close the deal through its sub-division called Anchorage (as of July 3, the recommendation to approve the deal has now been fully completed). This follows approvals of the deal in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Serbia, Chile, and Japan. All of this is happening against the backdrop of the ongoing Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger lawsuit in the US involving the FTC.

"The South African Competition Commission recommended approval of our merger with Microsoft based on a thorough review of the facts about competition in the gaming industry. We appreciate this additional affirmation from an important global regulator," Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said in a press statement.

The Competition Tribunal in South Africa has now "unconditionally approved" the merger. What happened here is the Competition Commission recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the deal, and the Competition Tribunal has now done just that.

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