6 LinkedIn games we wish Microsoft revealed at E3

The co-op in 'Call of Duty: Endorsements' would've been awesome.

Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn for a cool $26.2 million dollars opens up a whole new world of Xbox gaming. Professional networking gaming, that is.

However, for reasons beyond us, not a single LinkedIn-inspired game made its way to the stage at Xbox's E3 Briefing. No WWII-era resume builders, no profile updating MMORPGs, not even a single networking sandbox game. Here are just a few of the LinkedIn game opportunities Microsoft missed out on.


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1. Call of Duty: Endorsements


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2. Forza: Morning Commute

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3. Gears of Worrying Why No One Has Responded to Your Resume 4

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4. All Hands Meeting 2K17 (VR)

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5. Minecraft but First Improve your Profile on LinkedIn

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6. 8 People Viewed Your Profile in the Past 30 Days

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Photos courtesy of Vicky Leta. Professional consulting for LinkedIn games courtesy of Peter Allen Clark and Max Knoblauch

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