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ROQcast 24: Nokia + MS = Hadouken

This week we discuss the Microsoft/Nokia partnership, iPhone on Verizon, Duke Nukem, Crysis 2 Leak, Diablo III, Activision, NGP, Sony Experia Play, Playstation Move Heroes, Mortal Kombat, and other free form discussion.

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Rainstorm814862d ago

Does Nokia make good phones anymore?

I havent had a Nokia phone in forever..

Wikkid6664862d ago

Me either. But the prototypes for the WP7 are very nice looking.

The key here is Nokia is still the most popular brand in many countries of the world. So, MS is going to side step a head to head battle with Apple.

Rush4862d ago

Nokia make the best quality smart phones, check any gadget website there tell you the same. Problem is the make smart phones with dumb software.

That's all changed now, this really could be a killer blow in the industry. Nokia are still the biggest smart phone developers, and arguably the best phone mobile phone market ever.

Backed with Microsofts software support how could it not be a killer combo.

plb4862d ago

Please backup this claim. I won't argue Nokia makes great hardware. I've had e71, n95, e52 and a few others all great in the HW department. Issue I have is WP7 isn't that great as it stands. Personally I'm confused as to why Nokia went this route and not with Android. Android has been outselling iPhone for well over a year now and continues to grow while WP7 hasn't made any sort of dent. This move by Nokia really confuses me.

Rush4862d ago

Dude, am not about to do your smart phone research for you.

Go check around the interwebs Google is your friend. WP7 hasn't been around long enough to make a dent. Android sold far worse on launch now it's a rolling success.

Nokia has ended there partnership with Intel basically just go with Microsoft. It's a massive movement in the industry if you don't understand that then you clearly don't understand the industry.

hoops4862d ago (Edited 4862d ago )

Nokia makes some of the best hardware for smart phones bar none. The issue with Nokia phones has always been the software.
Best example of this is to go to Engadget.com and look at all the reviews for Nokia Smart Phones over the past 2 years to the present and see what they say.
In every case the hardware is top notch. They blast the software.

@plb
WP7 is actually quite excellent OS. And it's only been out for a few months now.
I am currently a Android 2.2 and quite happy with it, however, i am strongly looking at upgrading to a Nokia WP7 phone with this announcement. Nokia just needed a competent software to go with its hardware.
WP7 will surprise you how fast and flowing and easy it is to use. And currently it does not suffer from major fragmentation.

8thnightvolley4862d ago

as i see it.. NOKIA hardware PLUS MICROSOFT software .. is just dead KILLER..

joeorc4862d ago

Fear of Google drove Nokia-Microsoft partnership

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/b...

an they did not side step anything they still have to get the handset's out, an while it was in Microsoft's best interest's
not so much for Nokia in my opinion:

Nokia investors slam Microsoft deal, call for Elop's head

Helsinki: A Wall Street Journal report said dissenting views among Nokia Corp investors emerged on Tuesday after a group claiming to represent small shareholders in the cellphone giant called for the resignation of chief executive Stephen Elop and a reversal of the Finnish company's recently announced strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp.

A group of nine unnamed Nokia shareholders published a manifesto online Tuesday, dubbed Nokia Plan B, that sets out to counter the firm's management at Nokia's AGM scheduled May 3 in Helsinki.

http://daily.bhaskar.com/ar...

strickers4861d ago

MS agreed to "invest"billions with Nokia.That is why they chose them over Android.Look it up on tech sites and you'll find the Nokia quote.

The 2 companies have joined forces,like MS with Yahoo,because they are both struggling companies in this market.
Nokia market share is well done from where it once was and MS are facing hugely successful Apple and market leader Android both experiencing large growth.

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Didn’t Expect To See You Here: 5 Influential Fighting Game Guest Characters

Trevor Walker said: Fighting games have always been able to simultaneously experiment and innovate while staying true to their roots in the best of ways. Mechanics change, crossovers take place, and evolution occurs. One of the best examples of all three can be seen in the coveted guest character.

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The 7 Best Mortal Kombat Mini Games

The fighting genre is full of mini-games, from Street Fighter's car destruction to Tekken Ball. Here's the best Mortal Kombat mini games.

TheBrainZ114d ago

Motor Kombat could've been more than a mini-game.

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Ranking Every Mortal Kombat Game From Worst To Best

Cultured Vultures: We've gone to the trouble of ranking the Mortal Kombat games across the series' history. Special Forces is clearly number one.

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Snookies12214d ago

My favorite is always going to be Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. I know some people didn't like the addition of the run button. But, man that game is burned into my memory from childhood, lol.

Relientk77213d ago

That's the one I played the most as a kid. Fun times gaming on my Sega Genesis, the memories

Terry_B213d ago

Deception, MK2, MK9, MKX ..rest.

Kakashi Hatake213d ago

MK2 will always be the best in the series. Been playing a lot of MK1 lately though. Definitely enjoying it more than any other NRS era MK game.

Tankbusta40213d ago

1 and 2 were cultural phenomenon's.

specialguest213d ago

I will always have a special place in my memory for MK 1 and 2. You had to be there during that era at the arcades. Martial arts tournament fighting movies were still popular, and MK 1 was exciting. Real life motion captured characters done well (unlike Pit Fighter). A cast of characters we all liked like Bruce Lee(Lui Kang), Van Damme(Johnny Cage), the Lightning god(Raiden) from Big Trouble in Little China, and Ninjas, gotta have Ninjas. Goro was menacing as hell. The MK arcade had some of the best speakers similar to Killer Instinct as you could hear the loud crisp and bassy sound that was distinctly different than other arcades. MK 2 improved greatly on the controls and fighting mechanics