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Crimson Desert Reaches Another Sales Milestone

Crimson Desert Reaches Another Sales Milestone https://ift.tt/rcSIgkX Korean developer Pearl Abyss has announced that its RPG Crimson Desert has now reached another sales milestone. The game has surpassed 3 million copies sold worldwide, up from 2 million units sold over the game's first 24 hours after releasing on March 19. In a statement , Pearl Abyss said, "To everyone who has stepped into Pywel and shared the journey with us, thank you." The developer went on to say it continues to listen to fan feedback to help "shape the experience," and that effort will continue as the team aims to make Crimson Desert "even more enjoyable for our players." Continue Reading at GameSpot

Microsoft's Strategy To "Spend Sony Out Of Business" Revealed In 2019 Internal Email

Microsoft's Strategy To "Spend Sony Out Of Business" Revealed In 2019 Internal Email https://ift.tt/wxalQqO

As part of the ongoing trial between the Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft, an internal email from Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty encouraging Microsoft CFO Tim Stuart to "spend Sony out of business" has been made public. The email, which was sent in December 2019, explains Microsoft's aggressive acquisition plans, which almost resulted in the company purchasing Sega, Niantic, and Bungie.

In the email, first shared by The Verge, Booty writes, "We (Microsoft) are in a very unique position to go spend Sony out of business. If we think that video game content matters in 10 years, we might look back and say, 'Totally would have been worth it to lose $2B or $3B in 2020 to avoid a situation where Tencent, Google, Amazon, or even Sony have become the Disney of games and own most of the valuable content.""

Booty went on to explain how it is "practically impossible" for a company to start a new streaming service due to Disney's competitive holdings, before drawing a comparison between video streaming services and the future of the games industry:

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