The devs who ruined themselves after parting ways with Microsoft

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#1 Salt_The_Fries
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I think it is overrated to say how MS ruined their devs, I think a lot more light should be shed on the cases where the devs thought they'd be better off Microsoft but in fact they collapsed in the process...

Bizzarre Creations - ruined themselves after making a deal with Activision

BioWare - sold their souls to EA, it is arguable, and I don't neccessarily believe that, but some folks might agree

Realtime Worlds - they thought All Points Bulletin would be a hit, it wasn't and they succumbed to a bankrupcy

What else is there?

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#2 cloudff7tm
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I don't think MS ever owned bioware or are you talking about MS publishing their games before EA got them?

Bungie could be next, but I dont think thats going to happen though.

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#3 Meeeper282
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ruined? more like escaped from casualisation

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#4 Maneil99
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Because Rare and uh whatever ether devs they have had for a decent time are still doing well right?

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#5 IAmNot_fun
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Its not leaving MS that seems to be the problem here, but rather leaving MS then joining EA or Activision that seems to really screw them up.
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#6 Promised_Trini
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Ask Rare how they've been.

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#7 mariokart64fan
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lol microsoft them plus games dont mix , remember they only offer 3 games shove them down our throats every year- forza halo and fable ,-the later ended up being kenict shovelware and cant say much for rare , they are completely screwed , they even admited they were forced into this kenict they wanted to do ki 3 pd2 and kameo 2 but ms said no!

so i think they would ended up dead any way with or without ms ,

bizarres only good series was pgr and their first dc game that was similar , (metropolis street racer)

as for other 3 ya ea made them turn into average developers just look at ea alone , -their own games are yearly rehashes of sports games

and the fact this years madden was a big let down i dont think i will be buying the next one at full price