## FTC Claims Microsoft’s Game Pass Has “Degraded”- Microsoft Insists It Isn’t the Case

Authored by gamevro.com

The FTC is worried that Microsoft’s Game Pass might be getting worse, but Microsoft strongly denies FTC claims of a “degraded” version.

FTC Claims Microsoft’s Game Pass Has “Degraded”- Microsoft Insists It Isn’t the Case.

Microsoft’s recently made some changes to Xbox Game Pass that have resulted in criticism from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The tech giant recently increased the prices of all Game Pass tiers and also introduced a new tier, “Standard”.

However, this has not gone down well with either the fans or the FTC as FTC claims that this new change has resulted in degradation of the Xbox service.

In a current submission noticed by The Verge, Microsoft argued that the FTC’s description of the new Game Pass tier as “degraded” is misleading.

Microsoft insists that the brand new tier isn’t a downgrade, highlighting that the discontinued $10.99 Game Pass for Console did not include multiplayer capability. »

### Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison

Authored by apnews.com

A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison.

Federal prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of five years and three months for Dykes.

A photo shows him extending his right arm in a Nazi salute and carrying a lit torch in his left hand. »

### Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

Authored by abcnews.go.com

A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison is now free, despite objections from Missouri’s attorney general.

Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned.

-- A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars. »

### Millions Without Power in West Russia Thanks to Nuke Plant Failure, Record Temps, Kyiv Drone Strikes

Authored by kyivpost.com

Advertisement Corporate image published by the Russian state atomic energy monopolist Rosatom of four nuclear reactors at the Rostov nuclear power station.

One of the four reactors at the facility producing electricity for southwest Russia and Kremlin-occupied regions of east Ukraine went offline on Tuesday.

Advertisement The statement said nothing about the nuclear accident at the Rostov nuclear power station, the single largest generator of power for the grid in southwest Russia. »

### Florida man charged over alleged threats to kill Trump, JD Vance

Authored by nbcnews.com

Authorities arrested and charged a man in Florida over alleged social media threats against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

Michael M. Wiseman was arrested Friday on charges of written threats to kill, according to a statement from the Jupiter Police Department in Florida.

Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wis., on July 16, 2024. »

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