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gow_fan
gow_fan
Since 5938 Days
lol home come no one likes him. The guy is horrible on stage and from the outside but I am sure he was doing good job internally
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  • 2013-07-01 20:16:43
Phaethon360 - Mr Pant<s>s</s>ies
Phaethon360
Since 7427 Days
Posted by gow_fan
lol home come no one likes him. The guy is horrible on stage and from the outside but I am sure he was doing good job internally
For once fans and Microsoft were in agreement that he was not.
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  • 2013-07-01 20:29:57
GrimThorne
GrimThorne
Since 7453 Days
Don is officially gone.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/zynga-names-don-matt...
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  • 2013-07-01 22:25:22
scoobs0688
scoobs0688
Since 6216 Days
good, worst part of the xbox conferences every single year.
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  • 2013-07-01 22:54:27
rayy
rayy
Since 7555 Days
Posted by scoobs0688
good, worst part of the xbox conferences every single year.
Worst part of the whole xbox team.

I'm glad he is gone. Hopefully somebody competent enough get his job.
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  • 2013-07-02 00:28:16
gym4life
Since 6106 Days
Posted by GrimThorne
Ding Dong! :)
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  • 2013-07-02 14:22:44
GrimThorne
GrimThorne
Since 7453 Days
Posted by gym4life
Ding Dong! :)
I know. Don Mattrick leaving for Zynga...............the jokes are going to write themselves. lol
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  • 2013-07-02 19:33:40
gym4life
Since 6106 Days
Yeah i know lol, but great news for the Xbox division.
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  • 2013-07-02 20:55:16
KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6985 Days
Posted by gym4life
Yeah i know lol, but great news for the Xbox division.
Don't celebrate just yet, I hear Ballmer is stand in...lol
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  • 2013-07-02 20:57:21
gym4life
Since 6106 Days
I'll take Ballmer any day... but alas it's only interim until a replacement is found.
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  • 2013-07-02 21:04:12
gym4life
Since 6106 Days
Some of the wins are WTF lol..
Winners in red

Best of Show
- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
- Oculus Rift HD (Oculus VR)
- PlayStation 4(Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Original Game
- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
- Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)
- Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Console Game
- Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)
- Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dream/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
- Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)

Best Handheld Game
- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Armature Studio/WBIE)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (Capcom/Capcom)
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Popcap/EA)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Two Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)

Best PC Game
- Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)

Best Hardware
- Oculus Rift (Oculus VR)
- PlayStation 4 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Blade (Razr)
- Shield (Nvidia)
- Xbox One (Microsoft)

Best Action Game
- Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- Call of Duty Ghosts (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
- Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerilla Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
- Batman: Arkham Origins (WBIE Montreal/WBIE)
- Bayonetta 2 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
- Infamous: Second Son (Sucker Punch/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best RPG
- Dark Souls II (FromSoftware/Namco-Bandai)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
- Shin Megami Tensei IV (Atlus/Atlus)
- South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian/Ubisoft)

Best Racing Game
- Forza 5 (Turn 10 Studio/Microsoft Studios)
- Gran Turismo 6 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
- Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games/Electronic Arts)
- The Crew ( Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)

Best Sports Game
- FIFA 14 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
- NHL 14 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
- Madden NFL 25 (Tiburon/EA Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (PES Productions/Konami)

Best Strategy Game
- Command and Conquer (Victory Games/Electronic Arts)
- Company of Heroes 2 (Relic/Sega)
- Pikmin 3 (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
- Total War: Rome II (Creative Assembly/Sega)

Best Social/Casual
- Disney Infinity (Avalanche/Disney Interactive)
- Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix/Disney Interactive)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games/WBIE)
- Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time (Popcap/EA)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions/Activision)
- Project Spark (Team Daokta/Microsoft Studios)

Best Online Multiplayer
- Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online/Bethesda)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Downloadable
- Contrast (Compulsion Games)
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (Young Horses Inc)
- Outlast (Red Barrels)
- Rain (Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Transistor (Supergiant Games)

Please note the following games were not made playable to Game Critics judges and therefore disqualified from award consideration: The Division; Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; The Witcher III; Super Smash Bros. Wii-U. In addition, the judges did not find a sufficient number of nominees to award "Best Fighting Game" and "Best Motion Simulation Game" at E3 2013.

http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html

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Stats:



Publisher Breakdown

Eight Wins:
Electronic Arts

One Win:
Bethesda Softworks
Disney Interactive
Sega
Sony Computer Entertainment
Supergiant Games
Oculus VR
Ubisoft


Platform Breakdown By # Of Wins
(Notes: Multiplatform games are counted in all appropriate platform tallies. Information based on announced platforms for each game as of 7/1/2013)

PC: 11 (+4 from 2012; Same as 2011)
Xbox One: 10 (new)
Xbox 360: 10 (-2 from 2012; -4 from 2011)
PS4: 4 (new)
PS3: 3 (-12 from 2012; -6 from 2011)
Wii-U: 1 (same as 2012)
PSVita: 1 (same as 2012)
http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html
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  • 2013-07-02 21:05:06
asdfg
asdfg
Since 6415 Days
Best racing game, nfs, yeah right, did any of the critics even see Forza? They got some EA swag and then voted for nfs.
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  • 2013-07-02 21:08:32
GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7581 Days
That did not post very well, but what about that list is so strange?

Seems about right. PC with most wins :D
Posted by asdfg
Best racing game, nfs, yeah right, did any of the critics even see Forza? They got some EA swag and then voted for nfs.
NFS looks a little TDU. But could have good gameplay. It could be great.

Hopefully the new developer is up to it!
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  • 2013-07-02 21:09:58
BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 6468 Days
Best Action/Adventure Game
Watch Dogs
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii-U)

Best Role Playing Game
The Elder Scrolls Online
(Zenimax Online/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Racing Game
Need for Speed: Rivals
(Ghost Games/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)

Hmmmmm
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  • 2013-07-02 21:14:32
KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6985 Days
Posted by asdfg
Best racing game, nfs, yeah right, did any of the critics even see Forza? They got some EA swag and then voted for nfs.
NFS was the only racer that left me impressed. Both visually and in terms of how fun it looked. I hear it STILL has input lag though, which I hope is fixed by release.
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  • 2013-07-02 21:16:58
GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7581 Days
I love this: http://stream.wsj.com/story/corporate-intelligence...

Everyone gets the impression that Don was forced out. He wasn't. He was going to leave anyway. And the business world thinks it's to their detriment.

They're also responding to the EA rumor, and think they missed a grand opportunity.

THANK GOODNESS.
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  • 2013-07-02 21:27:27
gym4life
Since 6106 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
Best Action/Adventure Game
Watch Dogs
(Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii-U)

Best Role Playing Game
The Elder Scrolls Online
(Zenimax Online/Bethesda Softworks for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Racing Game
Need for Speed: Rivals
(Ghost Games/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)

Hmmmmm
Forza for me hands down.
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  • 2013-07-02 21:31:39
asdfg
asdfg
Since 6415 Days
Posted by KORNdog
NFS was the only racer that left me impressed. Both visually and in terms of how fun it looked. I hear it STILL has input lag though, which I hope is fixed by release.
i think it just looked like criterion hot pursuit.
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  • 2013-07-02 22:33:50
GrimThorne
GrimThorne
Since 7453 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
I love this: http://stream.wsj.com/story/corporate-intelligence...

Everyone gets the impression that Don was forced out. He wasn't. He was going to leave anyway. And the business world thinks it's to their detriment.

They're also responding to the EA rumor, and think they missed a grand opportunity.

THANK GOODNESS.
WSJ is only thinking from the shareholder's perspective. But the fact that there's no replacement for the position and that Ballmer is running things himself would indicate that Don's departure wasn't something they were ready for. When Moore announced his departure he still had months left before he vacated the position, and Mattrick was already chosen to replace him.
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  • 2013-07-03 02:39:24
GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7581 Days
Posted by GrimThorne
WSJ is only thinking from the shareholder's perspective. But the fact that there's no replacement for the position and that Ballmer is running things himself would indicate that Don's departure wasn't something they were ready for. When Moore announced his departure he still had months left before he vacated the position, and Mattrick was already chosen to replace him.
His departure has been talked about long before the community melted down in his name :D

Did this hasten his choice? I would hope so. But the idea that he was "forced out" seems a bit premature. They were talking about promoting him.

He was offered a better job. And he was the primed candidate for the EA spot.

What really matters: who takes his position and what they do with it.
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  • 2013-07-03 02:47:55
KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6985 Days
Posted by asdfg
i think it just looked like criterion hot pursuit.
Precisely why i liked the look of it.
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  • 2013-07-03 09:24:00
asdfg
asdfg
Since 6415 Days
Posted by KORNdog
Precisely why i liked the look of it.
Yeah it was an entertaining game and a good reboot of the series. :)
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  • 2013-07-03 18:26:19
_killzone_
_killzone_
Since 5772 Days
Don left because he got a job. I don't think he was sacked or something. May be he knew XO is in difficult times. During his stay. 360 was probably doing ok ? as far as Microsoft goes.
Posted by LEBATO
I agree with a lot of what you are saying, doesn't change what I said--so I don't get your confronting "tone".
There were so many better looking games than Forza. But whatever.
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  • 2013-07-03 18:42:14
Tinks
Tinks
Since 7511 Days
How it can be seen as anything other than a downgrade for the shitty way he responded to questioning, or handled the direction of their conference is beyond me
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  • 2013-07-03 21:09:14
GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7581 Days
Posted by Tinks
How it can be seen as anything other than a downgrade for the shitty way he responded to questioning, or handled the direction of their conference is beyond me
Because he's a CEO now. Because he's probably making more money. Because he was apparently on track for a promotion if he stayed.

etc...

But we're still all glad that he went to Zygna.
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  • 2013-07-03 21:15:13
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