Microsoft's identity and future in the gaming industry hinge on Sunday's pivotal showcase In theory, Microsoft approaches this week’s Summer Game Fest and the annual Xbox showcase on June 9 from a position of fantastic strength. Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has supercharged the revenues of its gaming division and turned it into a super-publisher the likes of which the game industry has never seen. It now owns an astonishing war chest of hall-of-fame gaming properties that include Call of Duty, Minecraft, Warcraft, Halo, Fallout, Diablo, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Gears of War, Forza, and much more. Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer and his team are also well poised to make a strong impression in what is shaping up to be a fallow year for the rest of the industry. Sony, having already confessed that PlayStation won’t see any major exclusive releases this year, went early with a short, low-key showcase last week. Nintendo has delayed its successor console to t...
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