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Microsoft’s CEO say it’s ‘doubling down’ on being a game producer and publisher | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)

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[-] radix@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

*70 billion this year alone.

2021: Zenimax for 7.5B
2018-19: Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, Obsidian Entertainment, inXile Entertainment, Double Fine Productions (all unknown amounts)
Earlier: Rare for 375M, Mojang for 2.5B

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Oh shit, Double Fine too? Psychonauts 3 here we go!!!

[-] Glitchington@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Psychonauts 2 happened because Microsoft bought Double Fine and said, "How much time/money do you need to finish your game?" And basically gave it to them.

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Hell yeah, I'm happy they did! That game was an absolute delight to play, just like the first one. The people at Double Fine really knock it out of the park!

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

What? No. Double fine kickstarted the game. That's why psychonauts 2 happened. Revisionist crap needs to die.

[-] Glitchington@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Literally watched an interview with Tim Schafer, they ran out of Kickstarter money and Microsofr saved the day. Look it up before calling me out please.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago

No one saved the day, they fund raised before, everyone does, many people found publishers if needed after running out of croudfunded money. There is no saviour here.