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Running Down a Dream: Microsoft’s Exclusive Crossover Fighter

Crossover Fighters are becoming commonplace with Sony's rumored "Title Fight" project in development. Microsoft may be the new kid on the block, but do their waters run deep enough to field a fighting franchise? For your consideration: Microsoft's Exclusive Crossover Fighter and the roster you'll probably never see in your lifetime.

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IAmNotAMonster4452d ago

You should read this. Yes, you. If only to call me delusional for considering such a premise.

StifflerK4452d ago

That's a good list , Cortana , Cole, Captain Smiley and Kaim are my favs .

Other characters:

Blinx
Alicia (from Bullet Witch)
Conker + Sloprano + Birdie(Conker: Live and Reloaded)
Raikoh + The Crimson King ( from Otogi)
Inphy or Galen (Ninty nine nights/N3)
Grunty + Piddles (Banjo Kazooie)
Baron Von Ghoul or those farting zombies (Grabbed by the Ghoulies)
Dizzy (Gears of War)
Ailish (Sudeki)
Zero Beat (Jet Set Radio Future)

Oh and Brad (+ his theme tune, lol) from Comic Jumper
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

IAmNotAMonster4452d ago

Haha! I tried to so hard to work in the Brad Copter to Capt. Smiley's description, but it was running long. Good additions.

Moncole4452d ago (Edited 4452d ago )

The Aprentace will be cool to see in it with his attitude and awesome powers. Orcs Mist Die is an amazing game, I put 10 hours into it with out playing the DLC

IAmNotAMonster4452d ago

Oh I totally agree.. I perfected it (with regard to achievements) because the gameplay was addictive and the personality of The Apprentice actually made me laugh multiple times. I haven't bought the DLC yet but I'm looking forward to the sequel.

ElasticLove4452d ago

It not an exclusive if you can play it elsewhere
Orcs Must Die (Steam)
Alan Wake (Steam)
Monday Night Combat (Steam)
Fable (Steam)
Jade Empire (Steam)

BlackBusterCritic4452d ago

The point of a "Microsoft Exclusive" fighter would be to have "EXCLUSIVE" characters. So far, half the roster you have would be GUEST CHARACTERS, since the games they're from aren't owned by Microsoft and exist on other platforms.
OH, AND WE NEED MORE HALO CHARACTERS, AMIRITE?

IAmNotAMonster4452d ago

Microsoft Exclusive does not mean "first party" intellectual properties. It means these characters (that may have been developed by third party developers) are available on Microsoft platforms. Yes, Windows PC is a Microsoft platform in the same way the PSP is a Sony Platform. No, Steam is not a platform, it's a digital distribution service that exists on a platform. I can run ROM's of God of War on my PC, but that's not Sony's fault - it's still Sony exclusive IP.

Oh, and more Halo characters? Sure: 343 Guilty Spark, Prophet of Truth, Proto-Flood, Miranda Keyes, Tartarus. There you go. I actually might have included more in the article if they were up to quality, but I had a feeling I would get comments like yours, so I capped it at four.

Blackbuster4452d ago

Are you daft? The point of a "Microsoft Exclusive Crossover fighter" would be to have characters from franchises that are OWNED BY MICROSOFT. Your logic is heavily FLAWED; the PC is NOT Microsoft's platform, and its not the same as the Sony PSP. Sony owns the rights, licenses, hardware, OS, and everything regarding the PSP. Remember that regulations regarding console & PC market are vastly different. Microsoft only makes the operating system, but that doesn't give them ownership of my PERSONAL COMPUTER. Microsoft made the operating system for the Dreamcast, so that means Microsoft owned it, right? =)
Steam IS a platform, you kumquat! Its a platform that exists on a platform.
ROMs aren't legal, you idiot, but that point you made was moronic. XD DUR HUR, I CAN RUN SNES GAMES ON MAH PC, BUT ITS NOT NINTENDO'S FAULT - ITS STILL NINTENDO EXCLUSIVE IP. HUR DUR

GraveLord4452d ago

Uh they don't have characters to make a Smash Bros style game....and the one they do have don't fit well in that kind of game.

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15 Top Notch Single-Player Games You Can Complete in 10 Hours

For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.

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anast42d ago

Good games for the $9.99 bin, you can get all of the Metro's for $10 in a bundle.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Producer Has Joined Fable Developer Playground Games

Baldur's Gate 3 producer Ryan Clark, who worked at Larian Studios for four years, has joined Fable developer Playground Games

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Obscure_Observer203d ago

Xbox is definitely the house of RPGs and it´s getting bigger and better by the day!

Fable will be fantastic!

Marcus Fenix203d ago

I hope to see the following at Microsoft’s June games showcase:

Contraband (3rd party exclusive)
ID Software
Machine Games
The Coalition
Playground
Ninja Theory
The Initiative
Double Fine
Rare

Im sure we won’t see all these studio’s projects but at least 5 of them would be nice.

Sciurus_vulgaris203d ago

I’m surprised Gears 6 hasn’t been announced by the Coalition as of yet. Gears 5 released 4 years and the Coalitions hasn’t another AAA title since then, excluding the co-developed Gears Tactics.

Lightning77202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Todd hinted at Indiana Jones being at next year's E3.

I heard Contraband is going through some sorta rework. I don't really have much hope for that game at this point in time.

Btw Gears 6 is in full development they took time away to learn Unreal Engine 5. Yeah... If we're going off of Immortals Of Aveum performance. They have allot of work ahead of them.

GhostScholar203d ago

I’m with you, but you had to know that comment wouldn’t be popular here lol

Sonic1881203d ago

The house of western RPGs. There, I fixed it for you

Crows90202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Not even accurate though. They haven't made a single RPG yet. Starfield is barely an RPG as it is...there's no role picking unlike in elder scrolls games...especially the older ones. No skills...no attributes...just perks.

Imagine baldurs gate 3 where all you get to pick are feats.

Sonic1881202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Starfield was probably the worse RPG from Bethesda. Especially when it comes to review scores on Steam

https://www.gamespot.com/ar...

https://youtu.be/NuJumZT7Kt...

darthv72202d ago

All games are RPG if you think about it. You play the role of a character and do the stuff required to win the game.

Technically speaking.

Zeref203d ago (Edited 203d ago )

I couldn't be happier about that. I heard even Infinity Ward is working on an RPG. I am hyped af to see what they can do outside of CoD!

Crows90202d ago

What new RPGs has Xbox made recently?

jjb1981202d ago

I played the Fable Legends closed beta and actually kinda liked it. It sucks that it was canceled. I'm definitely looking forward to the new Fable.

Crows90202d ago

So it could have been really good. They lacked vision for the end product.

Barlos202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Absolutely. I loved FF7 Remake and I've been playing the hell out of FFXVI and BG3 on my Xbox and I can't wait for FF7 Rebirth next February!

Oh hang on, none of them are on xbox are they?

House of the RPG indeed.

Obscure_Observer201d ago

None of the games you mentioned are first party.

Those aren´t even exclusive.

In case you didn´t notice, Fable is an first party RPG among many others in development at XGS.

CappyBlack201d ago

When's the last time Sony released a JRPG; let alone an actual RPG? Outside of 3rd party payouts. I can say the same for virtually every genre that isn't a linear action game or a racing game that doesn't press their competition.

Barlos201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

"None of the games you mentioned are first party.

Those aren´t even exclusive.

In case you didn´t notice, Fable is an first party RPG among many others in development at XGS."

And where in your original post did you mention first party? Regardless of exclusivity, none of the games I mentioned - some of the biggest RPGs around - are on Xbox but you seem to think Xbox is home of the RPG. You have Starfield and...oh, Fable. Wow.

But that's OK, if you want to move the goalposts to make yourself feel better, go right ahead 👍

Also, if you want to talk first party, some would say that Horizon and God of War are action RPGs. I personally don't, but they could be classed as such since they have RPG elements.

Obscure_Observer201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

"And where in your original post did you mention first party?"

This topic is about Ryan Clark from Larian joining Playground Games.

I said, "Xbox is definitely the house of RPGs and it´s getting bigger and better by the day!"

Not idea how you though I was talking about third party games.

"Regardless of exclusivity, none of the games I mentioned - some of the biggest RPGs around - are on Xbox but you seem to think Xbox is home of the RPG."

Xbox as a brand, doesn´t have to own all of the RPG games available in the market to be considered "the house of RPGs". I made that statement because today, Xbox is the brand with more dedicated RPG studios under its wings.

Besides, Phil has a new partnership with SE in place, we already got FFXIV from Yoshi P´s team, I wouldn´t be surprised if FF7R and FFXVI are the next. BG3 is also coming to Xbox this year, it´s not like we ain´t getting that game.

" You have Starfield and...oh, Fable. Wow."

Pentiment
Project Dragon
Towerborne
TESVI
Fallout 5
Avowed
Clockwork Revolution
The Outer Worlds 2

All first party. So now you know.

Like I said, Xbox is undoubtedly the house of the RPG games. You may not like it, but it´s nothing but a fact. Unless of course, you have some actual facts to counter the facts the brought here regarding first party RPG development.

"Also, if you want to talk first party, some would say that Horizon and God of War are action RPGs. I personally don't, but they could be classed as such since they have RPG elements."

You know as well as everybody that those games are action/adventure games with some RPG elements thrown into the mix.

Unfortunately at the moment, Sony is not investing in first party RPGs or RPG studios. Sorry.

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Crows90202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Still waiting to see what kind of game fable will be. Hope it has gargoyles...probably not.

Hope you can pick between male or female and choose something else to distinguish yourself during character creation.

Super excited for this and perfect dark...excited to see what they make that is. Don't have any high hopes but maybe MS can prove me wrong. Playground has been their studio for a long time and the initiative is their only new studio

Lightning77202d ago

"Hope you can pick between male or female and choose something else to distinguish yourself during character creation."

That's a staple in most if not all RPG's.

henbayward202d ago

Not these days, it ain't! 🤣🤣

VersusDMC202d ago

This is a good get as Baldur's Gate 3 is highly regarded.

But this has to be a hire for their next game right? Why would Fable need a producer now?

BrainSyphoned202d ago

Because the current producers at Xbox are helping produce some real bangers.... I'm sure Fable is in a great state right now.

Charlieboy333202d ago

Can't wait to see what their '10 year plan' is for Fable.....just like Halo and now Forza. I'm curious to see just how badly they fuck this up with online focused, drip fed content, design and gameplay. Because I know it's going to be nothing like the previous games and anyone expecting that is in for a nasty surprise.

Popsicle202d ago

I really am hoping against hope that you are wrong, but I think you are probably right. Unfortunately

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Fable II - A Fantasy Series at Peak Performance

Fable II launched back in 2008 and remains the best the series has offered. Ahead of the series comeback, it's time to look at the classic.

Crows90301d ago

They gotta bring back those gargoyles!

Dudeson301d ago

I'd love to play it again, this time on pc though. Forever waiting on that pc port.

GaboonViper301d ago

Loved this game, oh and i always saved my dog at the end, hope the new Fable has a animal companion.

got_dam301d ago

Fable 2 was the best inthe series. Peter waaaaaaay over promised with fable 1 and it was good but disappointing. He didn't go crazy eith hype for the second game and it was surprisingly awesome. Then he ran his mouth promoting 3 and it was the worst of the 3.

cthulhucultist301d ago

Funny story: Fable 3 had a funny way of keeping the promises you made in the first half of the game and having enough money to defeat the darkness.

You only had to collect enough money to buy 2 stores in a busy market district. You then raise the prices to maximum and you turn xbox 360 internal clock 99 or more years ahead.

The next time you load the game, all the rents from the 99 years are collected immediately.

But yes I agree that 3 was the weakest of the three.

Demetrius301d ago

I only got to play it once 😩 I'm so tempted to buy a Xbox 360 slim but planning on getting the series x soon since I got a PS5 in February Im ready to get saints row 1&2 back, GTA 4, fable 2, but I also want to play infamous 1&2 again Sony screwed us over with the stream only for saints row 2 and other gems smh