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Microsoft cornering the board game market?

News | March 9, 2007 7:08 pm
According to an article on Boardgamenews.com, Microsoft has been snapping up the rights to popular online board games such as "Puerto Rico" and "The Princes of Florence". Users of BrettSpielWelt were the first to get clued in when the games mysteriously disappeared from the system at the beginning of March.

A link to (what appears to be a German site) Spielbox (as translated by Patrick Korner) had some additional info:

Now Ravensburger (aleas parent company) has given word that the new rights-holder is none other than Microsoft, which means that Puerto Rico is in line to be released as an online game, likely via Microsofts X-Box Live.... Ravensburger went on to say that similar agreements were inked for other game titles, including The Princes of Florence.

Whether these games make it to XBLA, or even to the U.S. market remains to be seen.

Thanks to XbA member allezpsg for the tip.
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Re: Microsoft cornering the board game market?
03/09/07 7:28 pm | #2
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wow that is awesome news! I am a huge fun of board games. and Puerto is one of my favorites!

me and my family sit down at the table about 3 times a week and spend the night playing some German board games.

are favorites are tickit2ride and Catan (which is rumored to be coming to XBLA)

so I am pumped for Puerto Rico!
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Catan is not a rumor, it is a fact it will be on XBLA. Its possible that it may even drop next week.
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