Published 3/31/2009
at Kombo.com
Last week at GDC, Blizzard began the tale which we now know as the rumor about Microsoft's next-generation console. We'll begin with the reporting of the initial fire starter.
Blizzard's Rob Pardo has confirmed that his company has had talks with Microsoft about the successor to the Xbox 360. -- Games Industry
This began a lot of talk at the show concerning the next generation of consoles, and the limited number of publishers and developers that were in talks with Microsoft or Sony about those terms. David Perry of Acclaim told Games Industry that the publishers and development studios the big boys look into will make or break them this time around. Head past the break for the rest of the story.
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