Xbox once pitched an acquisition of Nintendo, and was met with laughter ); } Steve [Ballmer] made us go meet with Nintendo to see if they would consider being acquired. They just laughed their asses off.
- Kevin Bachus, one of the key figures behind Microsoft s launch of its first Xbox, shares one particularly interesting failed acquisition pitch.
The last few years have seen Microsoft turn to acquisitions as a way to bolster its first-party lineup and, according to several folks involved in Xbox s debut way back when, the company took a similar strategy ahead of its first console launch.with varying levels of success.
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Seoul, South Korea January 6, 2020 Pearl Abyss announced today that various new updates are now available in
Black Desert Mobile. Adventurers can start off their new year by exploring the new updates and rewards.
Tier 6 Pets have been added to
Black Desert Mobile. They have more powerful skills such as higher Combat EXP, Black Spirit EXP, and Attack and Defense Points. Adventurers who are keen to obtain their own Tier 6 pet and the additional skills they possess, can have a chance of obtaining one when they exchange two Tier 5 Pets.
What makes for a good game publishing contract? by Simon Carless on 12/27/20 07:51:00 pm The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutras community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company.
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.]
Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and are gearing up for a similarly wonderful New Year. (Or at least, as wonderful as it gets in these, uhhh, tricky times.)
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Monday, December 21st, 2020 - Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective has won the Best Quality of Art at the Game Connection Asia Indie Development Awards 2020. To celebrate this award, Darjeeling, the production company of Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective, has launched its free demo on Gamejolt and itch.io.
Labyrinth City s award-winning visual is based on the award winning book Pierre the Maze Detective by IC4Design and created by Darjeeling, French multimedia production company famous for Homo Machina (2018) and Californium (2015). In the game, player will play as Pierre, a famous detective, to retrieve a stolen magic stone by exploring stunning mazes. On his journey to solving the biggest crime in the city, he will also encounter many fun and engaging characters and objects.