Raz Review: "After playing through to the second phase of the campaign,
it occurs to me that while Mercs 2 has more of everything in the
original (plus some interesting extras), there remain some issues that
lead me to believe EA rushed this title out of the gate without
allowing the designers to put the polish on. A poor decision that makes
some elements annoying, like being constantly reminded to return to the
PMC, and a buggy AI system that constantly greets you when in the same
vehicle. "Hi! ..It's the mercenary!" .."Oh, it's you!" .."Hi!" .."It's
you!" .."Hi!" Over and over. I eventually pulled over and shot him,
which made a rival faction very happy (and earned me a bounty of 5k).
Nevertheless,
I remain happy with the overall (if slightly unfinished) product. This
is a sandbox where you don't have to think too much - just blow things
up, hijack a tank, call in an airstrike, collect your cash, rinse and
repeat...but then, that's the whole appeal of this IP: mindless
destruction. Additions include the ability to grapple-hook copters
(making them easier to hijack), swimming and boats, shops at every
outpost (replaces the Black Market website), custom vehicles that you
build by finding 'spare parts' around Venezuela, your own PMC and a
possible roster of 3 recruits (mechanic, heli pilot and jet pilot).
Only the mechanic is really optional - without a helicopter and jet
on-call, you won't get far. Recommended for your collection only if
you've got money to spare, or there's a discount copy at the store."
Online: Yes
Rated: 7/10
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
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
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.
