You've probably been hearing a lot about this "SOPA" thing of late; it's cracked the news with reports that Anonymous hates it and wants its corporate supporters to feel the brunt of their hacking muscle. Of course, this is alongside more measured outcry from netizens who declaim it as the first step down a slippery slope that can only lead to the abolition of our First Amendment right to free speech and the undermining of the entire Internet. Why is a single act of law held to be so dramatic and, more directly, how does this affect you as a gamer?
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."
Great article with great explanations, thanks. :)
Hm, good read on what SOPA is exactly, and what it means to you.
(Article): "Remember that, in the end, the government exists to serve the public, not the other way around."
Famous last words.
Very helpful
Very good explanation of what the SOPA act is.
Y ahora se que Sopa es más que un plato de comida.
Wait a tick that would mean that pictures of this guy
http://media.giantbomb.com/...
Would get censored. Well that doesn't seem so bad to me.
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I'd like to point out that the companies you singled out as supporters of SOPA (Nintendo, EA, and Sony), have NEVER given their support for SOPA. These companies signed onto a letter drafted by the US chambers of commerce, voicing their concern with copyright infringement. This letter was created BEFORE SOPA was even introduced.
Here is an OFFICIAL list of SOPA supporters.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7...
tech dirt has a great story to help you better understand.
http://www.techdirt.com/art...