Here's five great immersive sims Microsoft didn't just cancel

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The Perfect Dark reboot looked like an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre. Based on Microsoft's previous shuttering of Arkane Austin, I can only assume that this made Phil Spencer very angry. "Why can I lift massive crates but only fit one rifle in my inventory!", roared Spencer. Subsequently, both the reboot and studio The Initiative were axed this week by Microsoft as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure their legacy going forward is one of destroying livelihoods, participating in what a UN rapporteur describes as an “economy of genocide”, and forcing Copilot inside that little plastic bit at the end of your shoelaces.

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The Perfect Dark reboot looked like an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre. Based on Microsoft's previous shuttering of Arkane Austin, I can only assume that this made Phil Spencer very angry. "Why can I lift massive crates but only fit one rifle in my inventory!", roared Spencer. Subsequently, both the reboot and studio The Initiative were axed this week by Microsoft as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure their legacy going forward is one of destroying livelihoods, participating in what a UN rapporteur describes as an “economy of genocide”, and forcing Copilot inside that little plastic bit at the end of your shoelaces.

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The Perfect Dark reboot looked like an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre. Based on Microsoft's previous shuttering of Arkane Austin, I can only assume that this made Phil Spencer very angry. "Why can I lift massive crates but only fit one rifle in my inventory!", roared Spencer. Subsequently, both the reboot and studio The Initiative were axed this week by Microsoft as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure their legacy going forward is one of destroying livelihoods, participating in what a UN rapporteur describes as an “economy of genocide”, and forcing Copilot inside that little plastic bit at the end of your shoelaces. Read more

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The Perfect Dark reboot looked like an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre. Based on Microsoft's previous shuttering of Arkane Austin, I can only assume that this made Phil Spencer very angry. "Why can I lift massive crates but only fit one rifle in my inventory!", roared Spencer. Subsequently, both the reboot and studio The Initiative were axed this week by Microsoft as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure their legacy going forward is one of destroying livelihoods, participating in what a UN rapporteur describes as an “economy of genocide”, and forcing Copilot inside that little plastic bit at the end of your shoelaces.

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The Perfect Dark reboot looked like an excellent addition to the immersive sim genre. Based on Microsoft's previous shuttering of Arkane Austin, I can only assume that this made Phil Spencer very angry. "Why can I lift massive crates but only fit one rifle in my inventory!", roared Spencer. Subsequently, both the reboot and studio The Initiative were axed this week by Microsoft as part of their ongoing efforts to ensure their legacy going forward is one of destroying livelihoods, participating in what a UN rapporteur describes as an “economy of genocide”, and forcing Copilot inside that little plastic bit at the end of your shoelaces.

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