▲ 318 ▼ Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 month ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 92 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) They most recently bought Bethesda and ActivisionBlizzard. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) They bought ZeniMax (including Bethesda, Arkane, Tango Gameworks, and MachineGames) 6 years ago. They've since closed Arkane Austin, it looks like the rest of Arkane is on the chopping block, and Tango Gameworks was closed but then revived with about half ots former staff under new ownership (Krafton - so still not great) along with the rights of Hi-Fi Rish (but not the Evil Within or Ghostwire). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) They bought ZeniMax (including Bethesda, Arkane, Tango Gameworks, and MachineGames) 6 years ago. They've since closed Arkane Austin, it looks like the rest of Arkane is on the chopping block, and Tango Gameworks was closed but then revived with about half ots former staff under new ownership (Krafton - so still not great) along with the rights of Hi-Fi Rish (but not the Evil Within or Ghostwire). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent