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Tim Sweeney Called Valve 'Assholes' in Email to Gabe Newell, Valve COO Says 'You Mad Bro?'

Tim Sweeney is always mad.

The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games got a little spicy this week. To quickly get you up to speed: Wolfire claims that Valve uses its position with Steam to control game prices and muscle out competition. Though the initial lawsuit against Valve was dismissed, Wolfire amended their suit in May 2022 and the legal battle was back on.

It may have taken almost two years, but we are now starting to see some of the documents that...
 

900 People Laid Off Across Multiple PlayStation Studios

Multiple studios across all SIE regions impacted.

Sony just laid off about 900 people across multiple PlayStation studios around the world. These 900 or so laid off employees account for roughly 8% of the total workforce for Sony Interactive Entertainment.

President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, announced the layoffs to the public today. The public statement came after an email was sent to all employees informing them of the layoffs. From Ryan's...
 

Xbox Confirms PlayStation 5 Releases, Diablo 4 on Game Pass, and Future Hardware Plans

No, Starfield and Indiana Jones are not going multi-platform any time soon.

The heads of Xbox stayed true to their word and were indeed a part of a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast. During today's pre-recorded podcast and subsequent blog post, head of Xbox Phil Spencer stated that four Xbox exclusives are going to be multi-platform releases. Is it Starfield? Indiana Jones? Gears of War? Halo?! No, no, no, and no. Though Spencer did not specify what those four titles ...
 

Embracer Lays Off 97 Employees from Eidos; Cancels New Deus Ex

Embracer's rampage continues.

Eidos-Montreal, a development studio currently under the Embracer umbrella, made the sad announcement that employees at the studio were being laid off. Eidos took to social media to confirm that 97 people have been let go "from development teams, administration, and support services".

The studio says that "global economic context, the challenges of our industry, and the comprehensive restructuring announced by Embracer have...
 

Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 People from Gaming Divisions

Impacted teams include Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and ZeniMax.

Layoffs are happening again within Microsoft as roughly 1,900 employees are being let go. The initial report comes from an IGN report that says the layoffs hit Microsoft owned Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and ZeniMax.

Xbox lead Phil Spencer sent out a memo to staff which announced these layoffs. In the memo, Spencer says that as Microsoft is "committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with...
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  • Let's Play: The Wolf Among Us Episode 1 - Part 1

    Let's Play: The Wolf Among Us Episode 1 - Part 1

    Despite Adobe Premiere not wanting to play nice with H.264 and having to re-encode these videos twice over the past three days, the first part of my blind let's play for Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us is finally here.


    If you enjoyed this, parts 2 and 3 will be live tomorrow. Feel free to leave a comment or a thumbs up here or on the video page itself.

    You can pick up The Wolf Among Us for yourself through Steam....
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  • WWE 2K14 TV Trailer

    WWE 2K14 TV Trailer

    2K has released the new TV spot for WWE 2K14 today.

    2K has just released a new WWE 2K14 gameplay TV spot, presenting “all of WWE and 30 years of WrestleMania” in one epic game. WWE 2K14 will give players control of rope-shaking signature moves and OMG moments from an impressive roster of past and present-day WWE Superstars, including The Rock, John Cena, Ultimate Warrior, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Goldberg, Daniel Bryan, The Shield, CM Punk and many
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  • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Announced

    The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Announced

    Activision has announced that development of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is in full swing. At present, the game is slated to launch next Spring, which just so happens to be around the same time that the movie of the same name will be released in theaters.
    In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, players once again assume the role of the iconic Super Hero in a unique side-story inspired by the feature film but set in its own continuity. Throughout his journey, Spider-Man will encounter a number
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  • All Saints' Wake Halloween Update Coming Friday to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

    The Halloween update for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, All Saints' Wake, will arrive this Friday and run through November 1.
    From this Friday, October 18th through Friday, November 1st, enjoy All Saints’ Wake as the streets of Eorzea are decked with ceremonial lanterns and fanciful costumes can be enjoyed by all. A traveling circus troupe has made its way to the city-states, appearing overnight, as if by magic. Speak to these Shifty Thespians for a special Quest, but never forget that
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  • First Next-gen Screenshot for NBA 2K14 Features HD LeBron James

    First Next-gen Screenshot for NBA 2K14 Features HD LeBron James

    Cleveland fans may want to turn away from this news. 2K Sports has released the first screenshot for the next-gen version of NBA 2K14 and it features a really HD version of LeBron James.


    The annual basketball title will be released later this year for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One....
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  • $100,000 Loot Hunt Began this Weekend and GOTY Celebration Video for Borderlands 2

    Today, October 14, marks the third day of the $100,000 Loot Hunt for Borderlands 2. The event not only includes real world prizes but also some in-game goodies for participants. This week Mad Moxxi will give out $5,000 and PlayStation Vitas to lucky winners. You will also be entered to win the grand prize of $50,000. There is a new challenge every day, with today's target being Captain Flynt. Simply kill him and you should be included in the giveaway for the day. Gearbox also r...
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  • Guild Wars 2 Blood and Madness Halloween Event Arrives Tomorrow in Guild Wars 2

    Halloween is just a bit over two weeks away and so the Halloween 2013 updates are starting to roll out for your favorite videogames. Tomorrow, the Blood and Madness update will be released for Guild Wars 2.

    Mad King Thorn has menaced Tyria every Halloween, but this year the lunatic king has some macabre competition: The Bloody Prince!

    Again, this update should go live tomorrow for owners of Guild Wars 2....
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  • Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix Announced by Square Enix

    Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix Announced by Square Enix

    At Japan's D23 Expo, Square Enix announced that a Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix was coming from the company. It will include Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Coded all remastered with HD visuals.


    The release is tentatively slated for some time in 2014 is exclusive to the PS3. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise given how the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remaster came out for the PlayStation 3....
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  • New $250 Xbox 360 Bundles Coming this Holiday Season

    New $250 Xbox 360 Bundles Coming this Holiday Season

    A new batch of Xbox 360 bundles are slated to be released in time for the Holiday 2013 season. Instead of dropping the price of the console, these bundles include two titles and will keep the price at $250 (USD).

    On October 13, you can pick up a 4GB Kinect Holiday Value Bundle that will include Kinect Sports: Season Two and Kinect Adventures in addition a month of Xbox Live Gold. A 250GB Holiday Value Bundle will include Halo 4 and Tomb Raider in addition to one month of...
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  • Rockstar Giving Out $500,000 to All Grand Theft Auto Online Players as an Apology

    Do keep in mind that they're giving every Grand Theft Auto Online player virtual currency to the tune of $500,000 as a way of saying "sorry we screwed up the GTA Online launch." I would like to think you all knew what I meant but there are still those people out there that would like to believe they were getting $500K of real world currency from this. You aren't.
    Money in the Bank Given some of the recent technical issues during these first days of GTA Online, and now that thing
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  • SOMA Gameplay Teaser Dishes Out the Spooky

    SOMA Gameplay Teaser Dishes Out the Spooky

    Not slated to be released until 2015 for the PC and PlayStation 4, Frictional Games offers up their first gameplay teaser for SOMA.

    Strange occurrences are disrupting the routines of the PATHOS-2 research facility. The radio is silent. Behavioral anomalies of the machines are increasingly dangerous, if not... malevolent. The facility is devolving into chaos. No weapons, and the only escape is practically unthinkable. From Frictional Games, creators of the groundbreaking Amnesia and
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  • Valve Gives a Video Demonstration of the Steam Controller

    Valve Gives a Video Demonstration of the Steam Controller

    Valve is offering up gamers a quick look at a variety of games being played with the Steam Controller prototype. This is the same prototype design that will ship to the 300 lucky Steam users later this year.

    Here's a quick look at some games being played with the prototype version of the Steam Controller -- the same version that we'll be shipping to 300 Steam users later this year. We'll post more demonstrations like this soon, including footage of some other game developers
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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Fixes Grenade Physics and Adds Live Spectator Mode - October 10, 2013

    Tonight's update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive addresses a few fairly significant issues. First up is a fix for how grenade physics interactions are handled when they hit players. The other is an improved bomb planting animation. In addition to these fixes, the CS:GO team added a Watch menu that lets you spectate live matches, similar to what is done with Dota 2!
    GAMEPLAY - Improved grenade physics interaction with player models. Grenades bounce off player hitboxes instead of th
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  • Fall 2013 Keys Released for Your Team Fortress 2 Nuts and Gourds - Update for October 10, 2013

    An update was just released for Team Fortress 2 that adds in Fall 2013 keys for the Acorn Crate and the Gourd Crate.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for October 10, 2013

    - Added the Fall 2013 Acorns Crate Key - Added the Fall 2013 Gourd Crate Key - Automated craft bots can no longer craft high-value items (i.e., hats) - Fixed Nessie's Nine Iron missing gameplay description - Fixed exploit that allowed dead players to attack living players - Fixed disguised Blue team Spies showing blue
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  • Battlefield 4 Spectator Mode Details Revealed

    Battlefield 4 Spectator Mode Details Revealed

    As the title implies, the latest Battlefield blog update is all about the Spectator Mode in Battlefield 4.

    Once inside Spectator Mode, you can observe the matches in four different views: First Person, Third Person, Tabletop and Freecam View. Each view comes with its own merits, and our goal is for players to find the perfect views for the situation at hand – and to easily switch between them. The first view you will see in Spectator Mode is the Tabletop View. This is vis
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  • Poll: What is 2024's Biggest Gaming Disappointment So Far?
    by Shawn Zipay
    It's AAAA vs WB.

    March isn't even over yet and we've already seen a couple of stinkers come out from major gaming studios. While we tend to focus on the surprise hits or quality titles in these polls, this time it's a little bit different.

    Between the Rocksteady developed live-service Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the "AAAA" quality Ubisoft developed Skull and Bones: Which is the bigger disappointment for you?

    Playing these games isn't...
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