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the-pi-guy · Jan 30, 2022, 12:37 AM

Quote from: Legend on Jan 30, 2022, 12:03 AMIs that employees? How is King so big?

Its supposed to be employees, probably the last reported number so some might be off.

King has 2000 employees.
Blizzard had close to 5000 in 2012.

kitler53 · Jan 30, 2022, 02:08 AM

Christ. how does blizzard afford all those developers. surely WoW isn't doing well enough anymore to need that many...

the-pi-guy · Jan 30, 2022, 03:48 AM

Quote from: kitler53 on Jan 30, 2022, 02:08 AMChrist. how does blizzard afford all those developers. surely WoW isn't doing well enough anymore to need that many...

Actually most of them are not developers. Most are support related

- WoW
- Diablo IV
- Overwatch 2
- some huge survival game

Legend · Apr 01, 2022, 05:32 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/tttx44/yes_im_reposting_this_but_so_is_343/

I really wonder what the future of Halo and 343 is.

BananaKing · Apr 01, 2022, 05:56 PM

Quote from: Legend on Apr 01, 2022, 05:32 PM
https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/tttx44/yes_im_reposting_this_but_so_is_343/

I really wonder what the future of Halo and 343 is.

I really do think there is a big possibility that ID software does a new halo game/single player

kitler53 · Apr 01, 2022, 07:52 PM

halo just isn't what it used to be. i'm not expert about MS but MS is a quitter. when something isn't working that kill it and buy something new. ...so i expect halo to take a back seat to MS's newest toy,.. CoD.

the-pi-guy · Apr 20, 2022, 02:03 PM

My team at @XboxPublishing here in Japan is growing. We are working with top-class developers on truly groundbreaking product for @Xbox. DMs are open, happy to answer any questions.

Current open roles ????
— Matt Smith (@ffs_matt) April 20, 2022

the-pi-guy · Apr 29, 2022, 11:31 PM

there are some who still think Microsoft isn’t being clear here with CoD and other Activision games staying on PlayStation. This interview with @CNBC makes it 100% clear. Microsoft wants more games like Minecraft that are available on multiple platforms https://t.co/A9TrEr5DNT https://t.co/4DOs99cdQI pic.twitter.com/0jEmBLgIjm
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 10, 2022

Legend · Apr 30, 2022, 09:17 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Apr 29, 2022, 11:31 PM
there are some who still think Microsoft isn’t being clear here with CoD and other Activision games staying on PlayStation. This interview with @CNBC makes it 100% clear. Microsoft wants more games like Minecraft that are available on multiple platforms https://t.co/A9TrEr5DNT https://t.co/4DOs99cdQI pic.twitter.com/0jEmBLgIjm
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 10, 2022

Can't watch the video atm, but I assume it's true thanks to gamepass. Xbox hardware is irrelevant if they can still get money from 3rd party games on gamepass.

the-pi-guy · Apr 30, 2022, 09:45 PM

Quote from: Legend on Apr 30, 2022, 09:17 PMCan't watch the video atm, but I assume it's true thanks to gamepass. Xbox hardware is irrelevant if they can still get money from 3rd party games on gamepass.

In the video they basically say the first acquisition that Satya made was for Minecraft, and that's kind of the model they are using. They want to see Activision's games on PlayStation and even Nintendo.

I'm sure their hope for the future is that Gamepass by itself becomes basically the big Xbox exclusive, while they continue to sell games wherever.

the-pi-guy · Jun 02, 2022, 02:18 PM

A big chart of everything Xbox posted on the gaming rumors Reddit

Spoiler for Hidden:

kitler53 · Jun 02, 2022, 03:44 PM

30 studios. 5-7 years to develop games these days. almost nothing left announced (first party). I guess we'll hear about all those 2nd party games this week...

the-pi-guy · Jun 09, 2022, 01:10 PM

Quote"If we acquire a game that comes with a big community across a number of platforms," Booty began, "the last thing we want to do is take something away. If anything, we feel that it's our job to be caretakers, to be shepherds, to continue to build and nurture that community, not to cut it up into pieces and try to take some of it away."

I thought this was interesting.

I feel like there's an argument for new IPs to be exclusive and old IPs to continue releasing on other platforms.

We will have to see how things shake out.

Legend · Jul 28, 2022, 05:13 AM

Op needs redfall for Arkane.

Interesting to see how many games Microsoft announced years ago that still feel very far away. Will even a single one of these release in 2023?

Perfect Dark was announced in 2020
Hellblade 2 was 2019
Everwild was 2019
Avowed was 2020
Fable was 2020
State of decay 3 was 2020

kitler53 · Jul 28, 2022, 12:13 PM

Quote from: Legend on Jul 28, 2022, 05:13 AMOp needs redfall for Arkane.

Interesting to see how many games Microsoft announced years ago that still feel very far away. Will even a single one of these release in 2023?

Perfect Dark was announced in 2020
Hellblade 2 was 2019
Everwild was 2019
Avowed was 2020
Fable was 2020
State of decay 3 was 2020

hellblade if any is my guess.