▲ 327 ▼ Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 week ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week 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 week 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 week ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week 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 week ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week ago Pretty sad but hopefully some of these developers start an indie studio. permalink fedilink source parent