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What Happened Microsoft?

This was your time to shine Microsoft, 2 sets of eyes were on you on the afternoon of May 21st. Eyes that belonged to the press who witnessed the event from the front row, with laptops on their laps, eager to write page-breaking headliners. More importantly, far away, around the globe, there were eyes which belonged to us, your long-time fans.

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Need4Game3935d ago (Edited 3935d ago )

Its their Freedom to do whatever they want.

s8anicslayer3935d ago

But when your in the business of selling, you must give the people what they want!

kreate3935d ago

Or brainwashing the people so they end up buying what the business make.

s8anicslayer3935d ago

Yes it's called marketing! we all are victim to it.

iamnsuperman3935d ago

I don't want to be rude here but nothing. Microsoft's business practice has been the same since the launch of the 360. It decided to spend more getting timed exclusives than developing their own/ new ips. The feel that they can sell more consoles with timed exclusives deals like COD. It has worked for the most part. Its good to here 8 new ips but I am worried of those 8, 4 will be heavily Kinect based (as they spent tons developing it).

They have always been about mass market appeal without really focusing on one specific market. I don't blame them as Microsoft (the company) has its fingers in a lot of pies and bringing them together makes sense. But from a gaming perspective you do wish they focused in on us. More and more people are buying consoles (not because they can watch TV on it or do social stuff but because the games are like massive blockbuster films and have a lot of replay value. They don't need to focus on the social stuff anymore

DiRtY3935d ago

So why do Xbox One exclusive outnumber PS4 exclusives then? And I mean big time.

CGI-Quality3935d ago

Care to explain? How big time? In fact, how at all? How many does each have ready for launch?

shibster883935d ago

That article somes up what I felt, its like being cheated on, then you lrt that person go have a break for a while a try something new, thisbhas happened to me, im on the break period atm, then ps4 for me, had my 360 for years and years and I still do enjoy it, but unlike sony ms will drop the 360 like it never was there a big shame.

Wikkid6663935d ago

What makes you think they are going to drop the 360?

True_Samurai3935d ago

Exactly they already said they will be supporting it for at least 3 more years

ChozenWoan3935d ago

Well MS's first party games have already started to dry up on 360 since 08, and now with the Xbone coming they are going to push it more.

The 360 will get some support for a couple years, but they will just be mostly ports of Xbone games or Kinect games. Not to mention in 2015 the Xbone will be 10yrs old and that is likely when support for it hits a stone cold wall to help urge gamers to upgrade to the Xbone. At most the XB360 will be supported till 2016, but that will be stretching it.

Wikkid6663934d ago

The "Xbone" will be 10 yrs old in 2015... LOL it's not even out yet. Do you know what year it is today?

Wikkid6663935d ago

PS3 is Sony's big shame. MS did very well with the 360 and will continue to do well with for many years to come.

Roper3163935d ago

What Happened Microsoft?

Who cares! Every negative thing was brought on by themselves for being a greedy anti consumer company at heart.

ala_7673935d ago

Microsoft wasnt happy with their profits... they wanted more, therefore they screwed up!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg8m ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast1h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood1h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.