Ensemble Studios. FASA Interactive. Bungie. Rare. LionHead. One thing that console manufacturers are forced to do is acquire independent game developers that will create the first-party titles every console needs at launch and throughout its lifespan.
Although a console can't succeed without third party support, first and second party titles are the games that truly differentiate a console from its competitors.
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.
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."
EA sucks, they destroy every franchise they get their hands on (lotr, hp, 007, etc.)
Think about what EA did to the NHL and NFL games, now imagine a world where EA owns all the developers...
don't forget EA buying up the Nascar license. then promptly ruined it. i wonder how C & C 3 will fare?
on somthings like the TS series, and are trying there best to improve fifa
Well considering the latest lawsuit of $1,520,000,000.00 that MSFT is facing they are in no position to buy any developers.
Maybe once Windows Vista starts selling better? Who knows.
Microsoft used to be very innovative and control every little thing surrounding computer software, ever since 2002's release of Win XP they've been on decline.
The only sector that Microsoft is showing healthy growth in is the gaming sector of their company. And I'm not even talking about PC gaming, no... that part of their company is dying out. I'm talking about Xbox 360.
Perhaps they should refocus in what made them a monopoly in the first place, the Windows OS. Many people think of Windows Vista as a disaster that should've never happened, but it did, and now there is little they can do about it.
BTW I'm typing this on a Windows Vista Home Premium OS and I will be switching back to XP in a couple of days. It just doesn't cut it for me ):