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hopesdead, rok temu do games w "Age of Mythology: Retold is going to be the most approachable game we have ever built." World's Edge developers talk rebuilding a strategy classic for Xbox and PC.

Loved this game as a kid.

ampersandrew, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

Maybe they could make an action game like Devil May Cry but with something like a rhythm game element to it. Do they have any existing IP that that could fit? Or a team that could make it?

RightHandOfIkaros, rok temu

The article says that the “new” group is just mostly King (the developers of Candy Crush Saga) employees, and they will basically be working on Activision/Blizzard IP, it doesn’t say anything about them working on general Microsoft IP. It is likely Activitions massive back catalogue may finally have some games make a comeback.

ampersandrew, rok temu

I know. I was being facetious. What this headline actually gives me hope for is a new Metal Arms, but I need to temper my expectations.

joyjoy, rok temu

Best I can do is Overwatch themed Candy Crush.

SynopsisTantilize, rok temu

Hifi rush. Youre looking for hifi rush.

Katana314, rok temu

Pretty sure that’s the joke.

SynopsisTantilize, rok temu

Lol woosh

RacerX, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

Make StarCraft Ghost please.

SynopsisTantilize, rok temu

Make StarCraft 1 again…but like the same thing but different ya know? Kinda like just give me a pill to forget about StarCraft so I can replay it and disassociate for a while.

bigmclargehuge, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

This… is actually kind of exciting. Two massive studios (potentially) showing they also feel that the current AAA space is saturated with boring, soulless, samey games, year after year.

Croquette, rok temu

That’s a naive take. Microsoft saw that there is money to make in AA games, so they want in on the action.

If they didn’t think that AA games could increase their profits, they wouldn’t do it.

bigmclargehuge, rok temu

That’s a naive optimistic take.

Jyrdano, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

I just want Warcraft 4.

EveningPancakes, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

Maybe we’ll get a new Lost Vikings?

turkalino, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

New Banjo Kazooie please

MrScottyTay, rok temu do games w Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP

Oooo. Is this by any chance the ghost of vicarious visions coming back?

echodot, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

Did they try having some games I might be interested in? I don’t feel like they need marketing I feel like everyone knows about Xbox, then the fact that they exist. The big problem is that I have no reason to buy one.

At some point have they tried possibly making a decent halo game? Because the recent installments have not been good.

Tronn4, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

But you ain’t got no games Lt. Dan

Kolanaki, rok temu

Xbox: No games.

PS5: No games.

Nintendo: Games; but even the 10 year old ones are still full price.

Kolanaki, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

Really? Cuz I see more Xbox ads than PlayStation or Nintendo ones.

dinckelman, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

Sounds like the chase for infinitely profitable growth ain’t going that great for them

magiccupcake, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

Enough money to buy Activision-Blizzard and Bethesda, but not enough to actually pay for developers or marketing.

Fiivemacs, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

Does it really need it…the entire friggin world knows Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo. Basically anything else isn’t worth the effort or its PC. Advertising is such a joke

acosmichippo, rok temu

if you’re trying to convince people to buy an xbox instead of a playstation, yeah. And keep current xboxers within the ecosystem. post-purchase affirmation is a big component of advertising too.

style99, rok temu

You mean their games are a joke. Hard to imagine someone wanting an xbox over a PS5/Switch.

scrubbles, rok temu do games w "We're not blessed with big marketing budgets," Xbox's EMEA marketing lead laments Microsoft's lack of investment

I work with a lot of ex-microsofters, and this sounds about normal. In Microsoft-land you only get funding if you’re profitable - and even then you need to be wildly profitable. They don’t care about being startup costs, or getting to profitability, if you aren’t right now you’re going to have to beg and plead for funding.

Of course then they’re immediately surprised that things aren’t just profitable immediately, and take time to build a userbase, and wonder why they’re constantly behind on the latest tech. God forbid they actually invest in promising tech…