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Netflix Abandons Warner Bros. Buyout, Paving Way For Paramount Takeover

Netflix Abandons Warner Bros. Buyout, Paving Way For Paramount Takeover https://ift.tt/v0EF54t Late last year, Netflix struck a deal with Warner Bros. to purchase most of the company's assets for $82 billion. Now, Netflix has chosen to abandon that deal rather than match the higher offer made by Paramount. That paves the way for Paramount to become the new owner of Warner Bros. Discovery, pending stockholder and regulatory approval. For the better part of two months, Warner Bros. refused to engage with Paramount, which briefly led the latter to file a lawsuit against the rival studio. Earlier this month, Netflix granted Warner Bros. a one-week period to reopen negotiations with Paramount . The Warner Bros. board subsequently decided that Paramount's higher offer was the better deal, and Netflix declined to keep bidding. "We believe we would have been strong stewards of Warner Bros.' iconic brands, and that our deal would have strengthened the entertainment industry...
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Borderlands 4: Gearbox Trying To Show Game Early To Terminally Ill Fan

Borderlands 4: Gearbox Trying To Show Game Early To Terminally Ill Fan https://ift.tt/TGyjDm4

Self-described as a "long shot," a 37-year-old with terminal cancer asked the internet about playing Borderlands 4 early because it's unknown "if I will be around" when the game launches next year. The request did end up making its way to Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford, who's working on turning this long shot into reality.

This all started on Reddit with a post by Caleb McAlpine last week. McAlpine stated that he was "diagnosed with late stage 4 terminal cancer" and has fewer than two years to live--if chemotherapy helps slow down the spread of the illness. On X, Pitchford noted he was aware of McAlpine's status and that the two were emailing one another "to make something happen."

Now there's a chance McAlpine could see Borderlands 4 as early as next month. On Reddit, McAlpine shared an update on the situation: "Thank you everyone for your kind words, I just want to let you all know that Gearbox has something in the works, and I will be going down to Texas to meet with all of them at their HQ as long as I'm able to travel toward the middle of November, end of November."

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