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I'm quoted in this @Reuters article about how Microsoft is looking to bring Chinese video games to Xbox after the success of titles like Genshin Impact on PlayStation
Naraka Bladepoint from NetEase is a recent example, with more in the pipeline
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Microsoft powers up search for Chinese gaming hits in race against Sony
Microsoft Corp is stocking up on Chinese video game content to emulate Sony Group Corp's success with "Genshin Impact", sources said, solidifying China's transition from a land only of ...
Satya Nadella says more than 20M people have streamed games using Xbox Cloud Gaming, double the 10M figure that Microsoft shared in April 2022 (@tomwarren / The Verge)
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Microsoft says more than 20 million people have used Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming is growing, thanks to Fortnite.
RT @stephentotilo: “I don't really want to be in the business of selling NFTs”-- Will Wright to me, talking about his upcoming blockchain game that partially involves selling NFTs
An unusually blunt interview about Wright's goals and what it may take to achieve them
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Sims pioneer Will Wright is making a blockchain game, but is down on NFTs
Wright is ambivalent about the crypto "whales" his game will need
RT @lewis_gordon: Massive thanks to those I spoke to for the piece: @dennaton, Nigel Lowrie and Andrew Parsons @devolverdigital, @jwaaaap, @plante, @ckunzelman, @JayMaxArmstrong and James Pearmain @MassiveMonsters, and @dave_crooks @dodgerollgames.
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Ten Years Later, ‘Hotline Miami’ Remains a Queasy, Ultraviolent Classic
Dennaton’s classic shooter defined a generation of irreverent indie games while propelling publisher Devolver Digital to industry stardom
Age of Empires 2/4 on console will support keyboard and mouse. Crossplay supported https://t.co/xG9ikNwyip https://t.co/U30SWtLDe2
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The Console Age is Coming to Age of Empires
We’re ageing up and heading into the console age. Age of Empires is coming to Xbox consoles in 2023! Our team has been listening to you when you’ve been asking us to bring these globally ...
RT @MIDImyers: bayonetta 3's combat is wonderful, and the story was a huge disappointment to me https://t.co/Wm76bkLa3E
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Phil Spencer Wall Street Journal Interview
• Game Pass confirmed to be Profitable
• Game Pass is 15% of Gaming Revenue
• Game Pass growth on console has slowed some, PC growth is "incredible"
• Prices on some things will have to go up "at some point"
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Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable as it sees subscription growth slow
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer provides rare Xbox insights.
As noted in yesterday's newsletter, Activision has lost its appeal to get California's harassment/discrimination suit dismissed. Activision said Calif. wrongly rushed suit. Courts disagreed
PS: Trial likely delayed. Was to be Feb '23. Calif. wants Feb '24
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