Does derivative design still hold it's ground in an age where original ideas are no longer commonplace? And what benefit does the design philosophy hold?
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
All available May 5.
Its like the final episode of the Sapranos. You gonna go to make a comment and when you click add th-
I think the only game here for me is Nine Sols. Was always interested in that game.
Good month for me, I wanted that particular footy game and thought it might be due. Anyway who cares, shame about the site I'll miss the comment sections. All the best everyone.
It largely depends on if it's so similar it seems like a clone or if it's kind of a spiritual successor like Allison Road was supposed to be to PT. Remakes and sequels are just something that seem common place these days, especially in movies. If it works for movies, maybe it makes sense that video games have followed suit.
Taking inspiration form other games and adding your own ideas is one thing, but some games are way too cloney
I found the question posed interesting, but this article was a practice in futility. He never make any points nor try to pose any potential questions.
He just list a lot of games that he deem worthy of good derivative design and then finish with. There is place for both derivative and original design.
Well you can color me Disapointed.