Fahrenheit_9_11_1105_620_416_100.jpg' alt='9 11 Microsoft Word Conspiracy Movie' title='9 11 Microsoft Word Conspiracy Movie' />Microsoft Again Stretches Definition Of ExclusiveOne of the most annoying trends in video games is the word exclusive, which perhaps once meant limited or restricted but now, thanks to Microsoft and Sony, means absolutely nothing. Todays big exclusive is Player. Unknowns Battlegrounds. Which probably isnt an exclusive. At the Xbox showcase during E3 in June, Microsoft announced that the popular battle royale shooter would exclusively come to Xbox One this year. The new MSN, Your customizable collection of the best in news, sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health, and lifestyle, combined with Outlook, Facebook. Then, yesterday during a Gamescom livestream, Microsoft added that it would be publishing the game on Xbox One. Wrote executive producer CH Kim on the Xbox blog We will be launching exclusively on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program later this year and we cant wait to see all the Xbox fans on the battlefield. This of course raises the question will Battlegrounds also come to other consolesnamely, Play. Station 4 Is it one of Microsofts infamous timed exclusives, like Rise of the Tomb Raider, which the company paid to keep solely on Xbox for a few months Lets try to parse CH Kims language. We will be launching exclusively on Xbox One in the Xbox Game Preview program later this year. This could mean several things. It could mean that Battlegrounds is an exclusive to Xbox One, as its meant to imply. Or the exclusively could be tied to later this year, meaning that Battlegrounds is not actually an exclusive and will in fact launch on PS4 after some time. Microsoft Word Conspiracy Movie' title='9 11 Microsoft Word Conspiracy Movie' />Given Kims previous comments about Battlegrounds coming to Play. Station, and community manager Sammie Kang calling it a launch exclusive, its likely that well see the game on PS4 after a few months. Weve reached out to the devs for clarity. UPDATE 2 2. And heres their helpful statement The game will launch exclusively on consoles for Xbox One and were not discussing any plans beyond that. When Microsoft and Sony pay for these exclusive deals, they usually put language in their contracts that prevents the developers from making announcements on other platforms for a while. It is all nonsense and these companies should all be ashamed of themselves. Worlds Best Teens Compete in Microsoft Office World Championship. This July, we asked for software tips from the 2. Microsoft Office National Champions, a set of charming teens who are officially the best at using Power. Get the latest on movie releases, new tv shows, and video games from the editors of Popular Mechanics. Holy shit Theyre totally using the towers to make the 11 in 911 Thats not Photoshop, either. The clip is all over YouTube, go look. Why its Bullshit. Server Side Hack For Csst. Point, Word, and Excel. The Verge recently followed these teens to the World Championship in California, where they tested their Office skills in a contest that out nerds the spelling bee. It was as if the Olympics opening ceremony was replaced by a networking event, says the Verge. The event demonstrates Microsofts global dominance, as forty nine countries competed, though the Verge found that many international competitors chose to compete in English over their native language, as the companys localized software is poorly translated. Each year, hundreds of thousands of American teenagers compete to be the best at Word, Excel, andRead more Read. Retired teacher Mary Roettgen, who coached the frequent national champions from Green Hope, NC, is proud of her high achieving team, but she gives the Verge a hack for getting her A students to help teach her D students Roettgen sets goals for her students like getting 2. Id chip in 2. 0 bucks and wed have a celebration in class. That had the effect of motivating the A students to help their struggling classmates. And whats even neater, is that kid who was the 2. Roettgen, whos just trying to make us cry now, goes on You take that D or F student, and get them to pass It can change their life. Somebodys just got to tell them theyre worth something. The Docx Games Three Days at the Microsoft Office World Championship The Verge.