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Top 10: Microsoft Franchises

Jacob St-Amour from Link-Cable Writes: "Last week, we took a deep dive through the ten best Sony franchises of all time and we continue on with this celebration with another major company with Microsoft. The most recent of the three companies to join the console market, Microsoft and its Xbox branded machines have impacted many gamers, especially on this side of the world and continue to deliver top-notch games and franchises for fans to enjoy and we will take a look at the ten best names that the company has delivered over the years."

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FallenAngel19842922d ago

Dafuq is State of Decay doing on this list when Project Gotham Racing didn’t make the cut?

darthv722921d ago

Prob because PGR got its start as Metropolis Street Racing on the DC and it isnt a MS franchise. They published it but did not own it. When Activision bought BC and then ultimately closed them down... PGR went with them. would be nice to see a new PGR game though. MS would have to talk to Activision on that one.

TheCommentator2921d ago (Edited 2921d ago )

Technically, almost everything about PGR has been integrated into Forza Horizon at this point, even "Kudos", although I do miss the challenges (cone, passing, etc.). Even Rallisport Challenge is being incorporated into FH to a degree. Playground is on point with sim-arcade racing!

lxeasy2921d ago

Yeah I think SoD is more worthy to be on the list then PGR

FallenAngel19842921d ago

“Prob because PGR got its start as Metropolis Street Racing on the DC and it isnt a MS franchise.”

Yet Minecraft got its start on PC and wasn’t a Microsoft franchise when it started. Yet after the acquisition it’s on this list. So no reason to not have PGR on this list

PiNkFaIrYbOi2922d ago

Age Of Empires is a rather odd franchise to put on their since it has basically been just a pc game really even though it was on various windows os.

Tobse2921d ago

It says MICROSOFT franchises, doesnt it?

Sciurus_vulgaris2922d ago

Alan Wake isn't a Microsoft franchise as it is owned by Remedy.

darthv722921d ago

And 1 game does not constitute a "franchise" even though technically there was the XBLA American Nightmare game.

SegaGamer2922d ago

Sorry, but that list is very bland and boring.

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Tobse2921d ago

My Top 10 MS Franchises by the amount of FUN I had with each one:

10. Minecraft
9. Battletoads
8. Banjo
7. Killer Instinct
6. Gears of War
5. Forza
4. Fable
3. Freelancer
2. Age of Empires
1. Halo

gimme dat new spicy Halo and Age of Empires pleaz

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio65d ago

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.

Jingsing65d ago

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.

Tanktopmaster9265d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit65d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing65d ago

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.

Tanktopmaster9265d ago

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

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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