NAGF writes: "Muted. Boring. Stale. That’s our impressions of E3 so far, from Nintendo’s atrocious spin as a mass innovator with Wii U, to Microsoft’s appalling Kinect line-up. Hiding behind Halo didn’t really do much for us – where was the innovation this year?
"One thing from the Kinect catastrophe did make us sit up and take notice, though. Minecraft making an appearance is a real coup for developer Markus Persson, who started it as a personal project in May 2009. Minecraft’s cult status amongst PC gamers is set to go global – does Microsoft’s backing prove that console innovation is dead and that people need to look toward the PC market for fresh ideas?"
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."
Because of one game? Come on.
To be honest this article doesn't make the case for PC gaming. When people talk about E3 and who wins at E3 the PC isn't included in the list of 3 competitors.
The title here is more wishful thinking then anything else.
"does Microsoft’s backing prove that console innovation is dead and that people need to look toward the PC market for fresh ideas?"
Little Big Planet 2 would like a word with you. There's more creativity in that game, and the community than almost anything I have seen in years.
Minecraft is amazing, and one of the best games I have played in many many years, but there's two reasons why the game is a success... 1. It's massive fun. 2. It is a rare fresh idea in the stagnant world of PC gaming
PC always win, people just start to realize it with games such as BF3
You get what you pay for eh
Is there any exclusive PC games on E3 that has made any waves? ANY?