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  Analysis of Microsoft's Decisions "So, Microsoft has done something quite rash back in 2021. Microsoft bought Zamax Media, which means they bought Bethesda, which means they bought a bunch of studios that Bethesda owns. And Microsoft decided to close a bunch of them. Among those are Arcane Austin, the division of Arcane Studios that was in charge of Prey, and   Tango Gameworks, who brought us the widely different titles Evil Within and High Rush, both wonderful games for very different reasons. And they're also closing Alpha Dog Games, the makers of Mighty Doom, a mobile game, and Roundhouse Studios." Critique of Microsoft's Management "Hi folks, it's Zaid Ikram, and today on Speed Tool, we asked the question: What the hell is going on at Xbox? So, from a business perspective, let's say you buy a bunch of things that make money, and then you take a hammer  and   you  destroy those things. Are you good? No, you're not. And that's what happene

  Introduction Game companies are constantly trying to bilk the customer out of more money. It's easy to think, "Wow, they hate us," but there's one thing that game companies hate more than the consumer, and it's other game companies. Hi folks, it's Zaid Ikram, and today  on  Speed Tool, we're discussing  10  game companies who hate each other. Sony vs. Nintendo: The Vintage Hatred Getting started  with number 10, it's the classic vintage hatred: Sony and Nintendo. The original modern video game rivalry was Nintendo versus Sega, but after a string of bad decisions on the part of Sega, Nintendo won that one ...  well, I guess kind of.  They defeated their enemy, sure , but in the process, they managed to create their worst rival  yet .  Yes, that is a little dramatic, but there is truth  to it .  Back in  the early '90s, Nintendo  did partner  with Sony to create a CD-based console, but in a public act of betrayal, they announced they were working w

  Introduction Finishing the game is its reward, but sometimes it's nice to get something afterward. However, those things aren't always sane. Hi folks, it's Zaid Ikram, and today on Speed Tool, we're diving into  10  crazy things you unlock only after finishing the game, part three.  Number 10 Starting with number 10, it's Spider-Man 2's action figure mode. Why is this here? Why does this exist? Who asked for it? I don't know, but sure, why not throw in an option to make Spider-Man action figure-sized? It's utterly pointless, but it lets you take  some  pretty amusingly weird photos. You can ride a pigeon, chill out with your rat buddies, do whatever. You've got to respect devs for sneaking dumb stuff in like this; it lets us have a little fun. Not everything needs to have a sound reason to be in the game. This one might be  kind of  a cheat because I don't even know if you need to beat the game to unlock this feature.  It may have just been add

  Introduction Some games are released  but  they're not quite there yet; either something's missing, something's broken, or something needs to  be fixed . So today, we're talking about  10  games that  did finally get  fixed. Number 10 "Starting at number 10, we have Dying Light 2, a game that  necessarily  wasn't broken or anything.   I mean , at launch , Dying Light 2 wasn't terrible, but compared to the excellent original game, it was missing  a little  something.  And unfortunately, the PC port did have some issues.  Now,  to their credit, Techland, the developers, have been working on the game consistently since launch.   And while we wouldn't say  that  it's as good as the first game, they have made some  serious  improvements and cool updates  like  the night , for example .   In the  original version of Dying Light 2 , it  was pretty light; it wasn't that dark, and there was hardly any tension to it, a far cry from the original game'