News::Microsoft reports a $2.1 billion loss in Q4

Microsoft's earnings for the fourth quarter are in, and they show an operating loss of $2.1 billion, despite $22.2 billion in revenue (compared to $23.3 billion last year). A lot of that is due to the previously announced write-down for Nokia (and 7,800 job cuts) that caused an $7.5 billion hit. Of course, we knew that was coming, but the other news is that revenue and operating income were slightly down from last year too. Microsoft sold 8.4 million Lumia phones in Q4 (compared to 5.8 million last year), but revenue dropped 38 percent to $748 million. As the company looks forward to Windows 10, revenue for that division dropped 22 percent, a figure that it attributed to XP's end-of-support cycle.

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News::'Project Cars' Wii U version canceled

Project Cars finally launched on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in May, after three delays and a few platform uncertainties dating back to January 2012. The game -- a realistic racing simulator from Need for Speed: Shift developer Slightly Mad Studios -- was supposed to launch on Wii U this year as well, but that's not going to happen, according to Gamespot and other outlets. Slightly Mad Studios Creative Director Andy Tudor confirmed the cancelation, noting that Project Cars "is simply too much for Wii U," according to the site. "Despite much perseverance on the Wii U version of Project Cars, we will no longer be actively pursuing development on it as the quality does not meet our own high standards nor our intended vision for the title on this platform," Tudor told Gamespot.

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News:: X-Files revival lands Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose

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News::2K is reportedly bringing college basketball back to its games

For the first time in years, college basketball teams may soon be playable in a video game. ESPN's Darren Rovell reports that 2K Sports has licensing deals in place with ten schools and plans to include them in an upcoming title. That list of teams includes Arizona, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan, UCLA and more according to SB Nation -- some of college basketball's big-name programs. If you'll recall, EA cancelled the 2014 installment of its college football title after a lawsuit over the use of player likenesses and the NCAA pulling its licensing deal. When it comes to college hoops, though, there hasn't been a game in several years, so this would be a welcome release for folks who've been waiting.

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News::The Minecraft movie's new director is Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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News::The PS4 will get an officially licensed media remote

You'd think that Sony would have released a remote control for the PlayStation 4 given that video is even more important this time around, but that's not the case -- without a compatible TV remote via HDMI-CEC or Harmony setup, you're usually stuck using a gamepad. The next best thing is coming, however. Accessory maker PDP has quietly unveiled an officially licensed PS4 media remote that gives you an easier way to navigate both your console and your TV when watching movies. PDP hasn't formally announced launch details, but US retailers have it shipping in October for $30. That's not a trivial amount, but it could be worthwhile if you spend as much time watching Netflix as you do grinding through Destiny.

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News::City-destroying women in bikinis and $1100 horror games - the man collecting every PS2 game has seen some shit

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News::The Witcher 3 gets more gruesome finishers in its second-to-last free DLC

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News::Project CARS hits dead end on Wii U, game 'simply too much' for Nintendo's system

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News::This artist adds game characters to paintings and it's amazing

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News::Half-Life 3 is still MIA, but you can check out Half-Line Miami instead

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News::Assassin's Creed Syndicate is sure to make PETA's hitlist thanks to horse murder

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News::Cuphead merch is predictably delightful - someone please buy me all of it

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News::Watch the Double Fine Adventure, the most 'in-depth and honest' look at making games

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News::Watch the full Portal VR demo from Valve - Science!

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News::Benicio Del Toro heads to the dark side for Star Wars: Episode 8

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News::Study: Men that harass women online suck at games (and life)

Researchers think that they've worked out why certain men abuse women over the internet: because they suck... at games. According to a study by Michael Kasumovic and Jeff Kuznekoff, the most vocal abusers of women online are the ones most threatened by their presence in the digital sphere. The short explanation for this is because less-skilled men have the most to lose playing games against a woman, thanks to the perceived social stigma of "losing to a girl." Rather than risk this supposed humiliation, they'd much rather create a toxic environment that's outright hostile to newcomers.

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News::'Devil's Third' for Wii U headed to the US, thanks to Nintendo

If you're a Wii U owner in the US, there aren't too many games to look forward to in 2015. After Star Fox Zero, Super Mario Maker and Yoshi's Woolly World, the company's release schedule looks pretty barren. One of the games that could make up the numbers is Devil's Third, a third-person action shooter that's finally been confirmed for the Americas. The debut title from Tomonobu Itagaki's Valhalla Game Studios has already been announced for Japan and Europe, but until today there had been little mention of a US release. Nintendo has stepped up to publish the game in the fourth quarter of this year, while Valhalla handles the "free-to-start" PC version. Any additions to the Wii U library are welcome, but initial reactions to Devil's Third haven't been positive. No matter, there's always Xenoblade Chronicles X if you're clamouring for a decent third-party title.

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News::Game Of Thrones S6 goes "shocking moment to shocking moment"

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News::No Man's Sky's new trailer has rain and stegosauri

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News::Star Wars Battlefront might be PS4 branded but it's coming to Xbox One first

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News::Xena Warrior Princess reboot coming. Original Xena actress may appear

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News::Selma director says no to Black Panther role

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News::Game of Thrones writer signs up for... a Disney remake of Sword In The Stone. Uh oh.

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