Will ten episodes expand the series in the next three years? That is, of course, impossible…

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dragged Microsoft, Activision Blizzard King, Sony, and other interested parties into court for using a temporary restraining order to block the completion of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of the Call of Duty publisher. We recently summarized the events of the last two days in considerable detail. The Verge reported that Microsoft’s lawyer made a pretty big blunder by saying that The Elder Scrolls 16 is coming in 2026!

On the one hand, that’s impossible (they meant TES VI…), and on the other hand, they were trying to correct the FTC, only to get even more mistakes on board. They said that there are two Elder Scrolls games: one is the multiplayer The Elder Scrolls Online, which is also available on PlayStation, and the FTC lawyer meant the other, and the lawyer said sixteen instead of six, the single-player title that Bethesda confirmed at E3 2018 (that’s when Todd Howard announced Starfield, too). Stephen Totilo, writing for Axios, shared what Xbox boss Phil Spencer said about TES VI: they don’t know yet what it will be released for, and he says it’s at least five years away. Or not, if they mentioned 2026…

There were also some interesting facts about the PC. FTC lawyers had difficulty articulating that not all PCs can run games. On June 27, the judge presiding over the case, Jacqueline Scott Corley, asked the FTC why people who use PCs for work don’t play games on them. She doesn’t say stupid things, and there may be some interesting comments from the last day. If Corley rules in favor of the FTC, then the antitrust trial could come in August because the FTC is blocking the deal from closing, but if she rules in favor of Microsoft, then the Redmond folks will try to close the acquisition as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the UK’s competition appeal court, the CAT, has rejected the CMA’s request for a stay. The trial will start on July 28. “The matter is significant, and there is a large amount of material for any new counsel to digest, but we anticipate that a month allows ample time for that to happen – provided the CMA selects counsel with appropriate availability to prepare, especially given the support available from within the CMA and from its existing counsel team. The question answers itself: this is a team that should have sufficient time to ensure that the CMA’s defense to the application is appropriately conducted,” wrote CAT.

The gaming industry’s future may depend on whether Activision Blizzard King remains independent.

Source: PCGamer, Gamesindustry