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Crackdown 3 is all that remains from Microsoft’s E3 2014 ‘mic drop’ showing

So what's new from Microsoft, and why should we care?

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Moonman3084d ago

Pick the mic back up Phil. Lol

Overload3084d ago

Don't be surprised if that tweet gets deleted, since it didn't quite work out as planned.

Abash3084d ago

The mic was a ball the whole time, plot twist!

Seriously though, Phil Spencer dropped the ball with killing the Fable studio (Lionhead) and then killing Scalebound.

DARKKENT3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

Phil for whom many declared as Xbox's Saviour certainly talked a 'game'.

Ill give him that through the smoke and mirrors

Deadpooled3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

@Abash

'The mic was a ball the whole time, plot twist!'

Provided by EA to show FIFA exclusive content on the xbone.

butchertroll3083d ago

We all believe in Phil Spencer, right?

G20WLY3083d ago

^I believe in Phil Spencer. He's the Easter Bunny's brother.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

actually it did.
The fact that they have one more game to cancel that is.

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SaveFerris3083d ago

Slim pickings in regards to Xbox console exclusive titles, but as we all know multiplatform titles such as CoD and Fifa dominate the sales on home consoles. So then the reasons to buy an Xbox begins to narrow down to BC, Gamerscore, and what console your friends play on. Otherwise, you're buying the console for less than a handful of 'console exclusive titles' unlike gamers who choose a Nintendo or Sony games console.
Perhaps the rumours of MS moving away from game console hardware to concentrate on Xbox Live might have some truth to it, and if Scorpio fails, then maybe this will hasten the process.
MS only got into the game console business to stop Sony 'controlling the living room' and to get its Windows OS in there as well. The original vision for Xbox One was TV, TV, TV, and the always online plan, and I think MS are still moving towards this.

ps360s3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

They have always have had that vision...and to put the Windows OS into livingrooms

They were never in it to develop games but to put MS everywhere!

Their mindset is not about gamers and the games as much as they have you to believe
The few months at the end of the Xbox 360, it became more and more noticeable for me. I had the 360 and enjoyed it while it was producing games but then it really slowed down and I had moved away from it and even never got the Xbox one from release knowing that from start they will follow what they had planned for the Xbox one

I know they will slowly move into what they had planned from the beginning...

I was considering Xbox one even at some point but not so sure now...will be sticking to the Playstation 4 as of now

Nothing against MS but the Xbox division is pretty much a division for MS to pour more of their OS/one for all into it

PlayableGamez-3083d ago

You mean just Sony right? Ninetendo is in the same boat to... They just get away with it more.

deafdani3083d ago

What? Anyone that buys a Nintendo console, buys it for the Nintendo games. Exactly the opposite of Microsoft, in fact.

PlayableGamez-3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

How many games came out on the Wii U in 2016? Both 3rd and 1st party..
11 Month droughts?
Sony is supporting the PS3 more than Nintendo is supporting the Wii U.
You guys keep forgetting that console lol.

nowitzki20043083d ago

WiiU has more exclusives than X1

PlayableGamez-3083d ago

nowitzki2004 true. But the Xbox One has more games overall than the Wii U.

deafdani3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

It's true, Nintendo abandoned the Wii U on 2016 almost completely, besides Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Paper Mario, and Pokken Tournament (and Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard, I guess).

But it's obvious as day that it was because they decided to focus completely on the Switch instead, because the Wii U was a sinking ship and its sales weren't going to improve no matter what games they released for it.

Prior to 2016, Nintendo released a lot of exclusives for the Wii U, in 2015, 2014, 2013 and at launch. So many, in fact, that despite being completely abandoned in 2016, the Wii U currently still has more high-rated exclusives than both PS4 and Xbox One combined.

This will very likely change in a couple years due to all the Sony exclusives lined up for this year and beyond, but until then... this fact remains.

http://www.geekwire.com/201...

Note that this article was posted in March of last year. Since then, Sony has released a few excellent exclusive games, like Bloodborne (my favorite PS4 game to date), Uncharted 4, The Last Guardian, and Ratchet & Clank, but the difference in high-rated exclusive games between Wii U and PS4 is still pretty high even after those releases. Sony still have a bit of catching up to do when it comes to sheer numbers.

And let's not forget Nintendo also has the 3DS... their support for that handheld was ridiculous. Meanwhile, Sony pretty much abandoned the Vita completely after its first year.

Now I'm going to sit here and watch this post get disagreed to hell even though I just stated a fact and provided proof for it. Sigh.

PlayableGamez-3083d ago

@deafdani
Abandoning a console doesn't grant you trust into their next. Why should we as a consumer buy into the Switch after a failure and nearly gameless generation that is the Wii U?
You have to also remember Nintendos policy aren't the best, their online infrastructure is crap, weak relations with 3rd party developers, droughts of games including 1st party and Indie Games. Restricting sharing game footage from content creators which would have been FREE advertisement for Nintendo. The Wii U did not offer anything outside of a few great games as a platform. Stop damage controlling for Nintendo. Yes they release good games on the Wii U. But they release good games on a garbage platform.
You Nintendo fanboys need to stop acting like Nintendo is this amazing company that is going to take the storm with the Switch after the disastrous console that is the Wii U. They have to prove themselves the next few years and they should NOT be trusted all of a sudden because of a new console.

deafdani3083d ago

I agree with almost everything you just said, unnecessary accusations of fanboyism notwithstanding.

Nintendo has fucked up in a lot of areas regarding the Wii U (and other things), and I've called them out on these fuck-ups plenty of times on this site. That doesn't stop me from enjoying their games greatly, and they are still the main reason why I keep buying their consoles.

And this is why I will buy the Switch, regardless of whether it gets third party support or not; because I won't be able to play the next 3D Mario, the next Mario Kart, the next Smash Bros, the next Zelda, etc, anywhere else. Unless Nintendo becomes a third party publisher (if that ever happens), I'll keep buying their consoles because that's the only place where I can play their games.

Again: exactly the opposite of Microsoft. Which was the original point I made, and provided proof for that. :P

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Kribwalker3083d ago

It's funny they forget that all the games they already released from the conference are also left from 2014 E3, and project spark had left beta, it was a full retail release. They say just Ori has released from what was shown (of his interest) but there were lots that have come out that others were interested in

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gamerswin243083d ago

Yeah tons of games /s fight the good fight Microsoft legionnaire the Green force is deeply embedded in you lol

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gamer11383083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

Because other stuff came out...

It's easy to cherry pick the games that didn't make it but let's not forget they still launched Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Halo 5, Halo Masterchief Collection (the mess it was at launch) Gears of War 4, Ori and the Blind Forest and likely Crackdown from that E3. Tomb Raider was at that E3 as well I think.

PlayableGamez-3083d ago

Gears forza halo gearz forza halo lol..

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Hideki Kamiya wants to revive Scalebound: 'Let's do it, Phil'

Hideki Kamiya is still interested in developing Scalebound, after the PlatinumGames and Microsoft action game was cancelled back in 2017.

ZwVw109d ago

He's been begging for the past three years. That ship has long sailed. Besides, Phil's a fake. When's the last time he delivered on a game the fans asked for? Still waiting on him to greenlight KI4.

InUrFoxHole108d ago

@8bit
Yeah I mentioned that below. Although in comparison concord was a bigger failure.

MetroidFREAK21109d ago

I mean I'm all for it... I'd buy it for PS5 since Xbox is doing these multiplatform releases now

MetroidFREAK21109d ago

Well, I vastly prefer physical versions of games, and I can't do that with my Series S... sooooooo assume what you will

Lexreborn2109d ago

Scalebound was my reasoning for buying and Xbox one. Legit my biggest let down last gen

raWfodog109d ago

Same here. That was going to be the game I'd buy a Xbox One for back in the day. It'd be good if they did revive it and improve on what they had at the time.

Chocoburger109d ago

Seems odd to be asking for it now that he left Platinum Games. He'll be busy with Okami 2 for a number of years, does he expect to develop the game at Clovers studio now? Would they be picking up where they left off, or starting over again? Any of the previous team members, or just him?

I doubt Phil would fund it again, but if so, then that would be good news, also fund a new Banjo as well as Conker games while you're at it. I miss Conker!

Michiel1989109d ago

doesn't seem odd at all, he'd want work and that game even though it suffered some bad press with the cancellation and stuff is still something that people want to see (i think)

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Cancelled Games That Still Upsetti My Spaghetti

As a wise man once said: what be will, be will, and sometimes games just get canceled, whether it’s due to publisher meddling, a lack of funds or the creative vision simply not panning out.

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-Foxtrot160d ago

Eight Days for me

Really would have enjoyed a buddy cop game with a Lethal Weapon like tone.

helicoptergirl159d ago

The only one that really bothered me was when Sony wouldn't fund Days Gone 2. That announcement made me literally feel nauseous. I felt sick in the guts. That's the first time Sony had done something that actually physically hurt me lol. I'm still bummed that there won't be a Days Gone 2.

lucasnooker109d ago

I would have loved the getaway 3! The original is still one of my favourite PS2 titles

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Canceled Video Games That Still Hurt The Most

The cancellation of Rainbow Six Patriots, Alice Asylum, and Scalebound, among others, have hit players and fans like a truck over time.

Chocoburger335d ago

Advent Rising was planned to be a trilogy, and we never got parts 2 and 3.

Also wish THPS 10 was never canceled back in 2008. They were releasing the games at too fast a pace and just needed to slow it down instead of abandon the series entirely to make endless Guitar Hero games.

Stupid Activision executives.

RaidenBlack333d ago

My biggest "disappointment" for me, will always be Kojima's original MGS Rising from E3 2010.
The reveal trailer will always top my Gaming Expo highlights list, followed by MGS5 Ground Zeroes reveal at PAX 2013 and God of War reveal at E3 2016.
It looked soo good and cool. My heart sank when the whole Platinum's Revengeance thing got announced.
My 2nd disappointment is another Kojima, the Silent Hills.
3rd is tie b/w Rainbow 6: Patriots and the original Ghost Recon Future Soldier 2010 version.
4th is Unreal Tournament 4/2014
5th is Half Life Return to Ravenholm
(Dis)Honorable mentions: Delta Force Angel Falls, Brothers in Arms: Furious 4, Fallout Van Buren, Capcom's Deep Down, Original Duke Nukem Forever 2001 version, Prey 2, Command & Conquer: Generals 2, Timesplitters 4, Alice: Asylum, Mercenaries 3, KOTOR3, Star Wars 1313, StarCraft: Ghost, Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun, Whore of the Orient, Fable Legends, Star Wars Project Ragtag and maybe Agent?
Half Life 2 Episode 3 should top my list, but I still believe it'll happen. You know what might break the gaming internet and steal some of GTA 6's thunder? If Valve just posts '3' in any of their social account.

Chocoburger333d ago

I love Rising Revengeance, but I would have loved to see MGS: Rising, where we got to see Raiden's body destroyed at Area 51, and play some portions of MGS 4 from Raiden's perspective.

Good pick.

rlow1333d ago

Did you see play Advent Rising? If so, what did you think of it?

Chocoburger333d ago

Yes I played it long ago. Its kind of like Mass Effect, years before Mass Effect. You have to make choices which permanently affects the story.

Near the end of the game you have a bunch of super power abilities, I remember a shockwave stomp attack which wrecked enemies.

It was rushed out unpolished, so it had a lot of framerate issues, but I did end up having fun with it. Been over 15 years since I played it, so my memory is fuzzy, but I do remember I was looking forward to a sequel which never came.

XiNatsuDragnel334d ago

We need scalebound, Alice asylum, rainbow 6 patriots, battlefront 3, and half life episode 3 plz 🙏 if not official devs, fans make those games a reality do what cd project red dev said I have to look up the article but if something can't happen themselves then it's up to the fans to make it ourselves.

Relientk77333d ago

I played Alice: Madness Returns a couple years ago and it blew me away. What an amazing game and it still holds up. When EA said no to Alice Asylum I was so mad. EA also said something like "Alice is an important IP to us" Yeah, right an important IP that you do nothing with. License it out so we can get that 3rd game from American McGee.

INMATEofARKHAM333d ago

Interesting and pretty solid list but I would day it's Star Wars 1313 that hurts the most in terms of Star War games.

DaReapa333d ago

Honorable mentions go to Eight Days, Agent, and Whore of the Orient to name a few.

Deeeeznuuuts333d ago

All of them! But none more than Agent for me, how good a rockstar espionage game could have been! 😭
The getaway too!

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