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[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They buy other companies that make games and then proceed to ruin everything about both.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Microsoft has actually been a game company since before they made Windows. Microsoft Flight simulator came out in the early 80s

[–] darkwing_duck@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Arguably not a "game" game, it's a simulator.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Age of Empires I remember playing, Im sure there are others as well.

Everyone always says the "fun fact" about minesweeper and solitare being made by Microsoft to ensure users learned how to point and click, left/right click, and drag and drop, but I would say that was more a means to an end than a video game development aim though.

[–] darkwing_duck@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Granted. I remember Age of Empires II very fondly.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Great another EA

EDIT: sorry, PUI