The best way to innovate in gaming 'is to have good margins,' says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, so I guess he'll be reinvesting his $96.5 million payday back into Xbox any second now

The best way to innovate in gaming ‘is to have good margins,’ says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, so I guess he’ll be reinvesting his $96.5 million payday back into Xbox any second now

Days after a report from Bloomberg explained that Microsoft has expected unrealistic profit margins from its gaming division—one likely reason for its raft of studio closures, game cancelations and thousands of layoffs—a chipper Satya Nadella basically said as much out loud during an interview at a Github conference on Tuesday. “If we as an industry…

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Suspected Trump shooter’s game pulled from sale on Steam after flood of meme reviews

As reported by Kotaku, Bohrdom, the game developed by suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen Thomas, has been pulled from sale on Steam. The chemistry/physics simulation game had seen a wave of new purchases, with its accompanying spike in reviews expressing political opinions related to Thomas’ alleged attempted assassination of US president Donald…

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‘I’m a medieval otaku, after all’: Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says FF9’s soundtrack is some of his best work—even if it’s more popular overseas

To celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 9, Famitsu (via Automaton) spoke with its creators about the lasting impact of FF9’s return to more traditional fantasy. Looking back on its production, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said FF9 features some of his favorite compositions—even if he’s convinced it’s more popular outside of…

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