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Ranking the Microsoft-Exclusive Franchises

Josh Hinke from Explosion writes:" With this week’s release of Titanfall on the Xbox One, Microsoft establishes a strong new franchise to pioneer the way for their next-gen software. While PC-users will also have a chance to play Titanfall, Sony and Nintendo users will have to enviously look on while playing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze or awaiting the release of the highly-anticipated Infamous: Second Son.

This isn’t the first time Microsoft has scored a big exclusive. Here’s a list of the best exclusives for the Microsoft consoles. Franchises are ranked on numbers of titles, quality of titles, exclusivity of the franchise, and association with the Xbox brand."

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2pacalypsenow3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

Dead rising is not MS exclusive .
Thats like saying MGS is Sony exclusive cuz MGS 4 ,Ac!d. and Portable ops are only on Playstation

Kiwi663696d ago

it did say that dead rising started as a xb360 exclusive before going multiplatform so he is right in that respect

BX813696d ago

Maybe he was refering to dr3? I like 5 of the franchises.

2pacalypsenow3696d ago

well the title is -Ranking the Microsoft-"Exclusive Franchises"

christocolus3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

Jade Empire would be great on xbx one...

OpieWinston3696d ago

BRING BACK KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC!

Boody-Bandit3696d ago (Edited 3696d ago )

These came to mind.
PGR
Rallisport Challenge
Crackdown
L4D

I wish they never stopped making Rallisport Challenge. I liked that game more than PGR and I loved PGR.

ArbitorChief3696d ago

Crimson Skies? Microsoft... Make a KOTOR3 with Bioware... Please.

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Gamer buys 4,000 copies of Alan Wake, none of them work

Alan Wake, from Max Payne and Control creator Remedy, is a horror classic, prompting one player to buy 4,000 copies that don’t even work.

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roadkillers10d ago

Kind of a goody story...

On a serious note, that is why I try activating gift cards asap. It's happened to me where the store didnt scan it right where the card was unusuable. Happened at Wally World.

gigoran810d ago

wait, that place is real? national lampoon wasn't kidding?

Tacoboto9d ago

I just bought two of the MonsterVerse Godzilla movies on 4K - both had digital copies expiring in 2023. Both were actually expired.

I'd be surprised but it's WB, of course they'd actually expire them

Knightofelemia10d ago

Usually most of those redemption card have an expiry date on them. If they expired all buyer did was buy recycled paper. And some of those codes are country locked to certain countries. I buy a card from the States I can't use it in Canada.

Chocoburger10d ago

Dumb and silly story. She wasted her money for no reason.

Is it really that hard to go to Steam or GOG. She spent $240, when its currently 70% off on GOG, and only costs $4.49.

Gee, I wonder, should I spend $240 on eBay, or $4.49 on GOG? 🙄

Rynxie9d ago

Most likely she wanted to resell a few or most of them. However, it was a too good to be true situation.

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Profchaos9d ago

So in short she paid $240.00 assuming usd for a bunch on unactivated game codes.

I still don't understand why I guess cause there's not a physical version and she wanted something for a collection or art project.

Rynxie9d ago

No, most likely to resell. However, she ended up getting screwed.

Asplundh9d ago

This is Alan Wake 1, it had physical copies.

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The importance of audio: How music makes games better

How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?

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Ex-343 dev says there were “20-30” pitched Halo games we’ll never see

A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.

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Kaii66d ago

Well, 4-Infinite dropped the ball massively so don't worry.

Sgt_Slaughter66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.

FinalFantasyFanatic65d ago

I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.

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PhillyDonJawn65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.

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Vengeance113866d ago

Dead IP, time to invent something new.

kaos8966d ago

Maybe they can have ID or one of the COD studios help 343 with this series.

jznrpg66d ago

Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them

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