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Ubisoft Pulls Licenses for The Crew, Makes the Game Completely Inaccessible to Buyers

From the same company trying to sell you a $130 version of Star Wars Outlaws.

From announcing a $130 edition of Star Wars Outlaws to pulling game licenses from those that bought The Crew, Ubisoft sure is on a roll this week.

The Crew was Ubisoft's open-world racing game that was pulled from sale back in December 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the online servers for The Crew. This effectively made the game unplayable across all platforms, including: PC,...
 

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...
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  • 24 Hour Pre-load Period Confirmed for Battlefield 4

    24 Hour Pre-load Period Confirmed for Battlefield 4

    According to the purchase page for Battlefield 4, PC gamers will get to pre-load the final release of the game roughly 24 hours prior to the game's release.
    Pre-load at least 24 hours before launch. While others wait, you'll fight!

    That's the entirety of the news piece for this. Go ahead and read some other news while you're here.
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  • PlayStation Exclusive Content for Watch_Dogs and Assassin's Creed 4 Exclusive for Six Months

    Six months is the period gamers on platforms that aren't named "PlayStation" will have to wait for the bonus content to be released to them. The exclusive DLC will be exclusive to PlayStation for both Watch_Dogs and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.


    Each game was promised to include over 60 minutes of new gamplay, including playing as Aveline in Assassin's Creed....
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  • PlayStation 4 To Launch with Optional Real Name IDs

    PlayStation 4 To Launch with Optional Real Name IDs

    More and more, the social network dominated world that you live in makes use of real names instead of online personas (what a crazy idea), so why should PlayStation 4 IDs be an exception?

    That's right, when the PlayStation 4 launches next month, gamers will have the OPTION of using their real names for their ID instead of a simple online nickname. Sony has even said previously that you can use both your real name and an online persona name if you so desire and you will not...
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  • Killing Floor Celebrates Halloween 2013 with New Hillbilly Horror Event: New Map, DLC, Patch, and a Sale

    As per usual, Tripwire Interactive has released their annual Halloween update for Killing Floor. This year, the update includes a new map, Fright Yard, new camo weapons pack, new DLC weapons, new DLC character, 16 new achievements, and a ton of fixes for other aspects of the game.

    Content:
    • New Map - Fright Yard (in both Wave and Objective mode)
    • New Camo Weapons Pack
    • New DLC Weapons - Us vs Them pack
      • Seeker 6
      • Zed Gun 2.0
      • Blower Thrower
      • Sealer Squealer
    • New DLC Character
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  • Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Arrives January 14

    Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Arrives January 14

    The PlayStation Blog announced that Assassin's Creed Liberation HD will be available on January 14, 2014 on the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3. Presumably, this is also the release date of the Xbox 360 and PC versions, but there is no confirmation on that just yet.

    Liberation is set in New Orleans between 1765 and 1780, in the period between the end of the French and Indian War, up to the middle of the American Revolution. Liberation tells the story of Aveline; a
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  • Star Citizen Hits $24 Million Milestone - Celebrates with Hornet Sales and Real-Time Graphics Commercial

    Crowd funding for Star Citizen recently hit $24 million. To coincide with the milestone, Roberts Space Industries is offering up packages for the Hornet line of ships.
    We are very excited to premiere the finished Anvil Aerospace Hornet commercial today, as well as the Hornet brochure. For those that caught a sneak peak of the Hornet commercial at the Citizencon event: you haven’t seen anything yet! The civilian version of the UEE’s venerable F7A Hornet, the F7C Hornet is a dedicated
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  • DICE Says Over 15 Frostbite Powered Titles Will Support AMD's Mantle

    DICE Says Over 15 Frostbite Powered Titles Will Support AMD's Mantle

    DICE's Johan "repi" Andersson revealed via a Twitter response that there are over 15 titles in development that will utilize not only Frostbite but also the upcoming Mantle technology revealed by AMD...
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  • Batman: Arkham Origins Launch Trailer

    Batman: Arkham Origins Launch Trailer

    If you did not opt to watch the lengthy 17-minute gameplay video from the other day, perhaps you'd be interested in watching the launch trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins instead.

    In case you've forgotten, Arkham Origins is slated to be released this Friday on the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is also coming out this Friday for the Nintendo 3DS and Vita....
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  • Call of Duty: Ghosts Rumored to Run at 720p on Xbox One and 1080p on PlayStation 4

    Man alive, the rumors are flying high tonight with respect to what resolution Call of Duty: Ghosts will run at on the next-gen consoles. Various sources over at NeoGAF, a few very accurate ones at that (based on their past reveals), say that CoD: Ghosts runs at just 720p and 60fps on the Xbox One. This is in contrast to the word that the PS4 version of the game will run it at 1080p resolution. The NeoGAF thread is already full of pages upon pages of people debating the validity of these se...
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  • Behind the Scenes of the Visual Effects Featured in Unreal Engine 4

    Behind the Scenes of the Visual Effects Featured in Unreal Engine 4

    Today, Epic Games released a new video in their "Inside Unreal" video series. They take us behind the scenes of Unreal Engine 4 in this "VFX in the Infiltrator Demo" video.

    Epic's Tim Elek and Zak Parrish go under the hood of Unreal Engine 4 to show how artists utilized a host of visual effects, including advanced GPU particle simulation and collision, materials, dynamic particle lights and other VFX to create the Infiltrator real-time demonstration.
    One would assume that...
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  • The Sims 4 Coming Fall 2014

    The Sims 4 Coming Fall 2014

    EA and Maxis have announced that The Sims 4 will be released in Fall 2014 around the world.

    The Sims 4 brings all new ways to play with life; powerful new creative tools, all-new Sims with enhanced emotion and intelligence, and a gaming experience where players control the mind, body and heart of their Sims to bring their stories to life like never before. “The Sims franchise has the best fans in the world and their passion and enthusiasm is at an all-time high,” sa
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  • Total War: Rome 2's Nomadic Tribes DLC is Free for a Week

    Total War: Rome 2's Nomadic Tribes DLC is Free for a Week

    Creative Assembly is offering up a bit of a peace offering to fans of Total War: Rome 2 after its less than stellar launch. For one week only, gamers can download the "Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack" for free.

    The DLC can be picked up through Steam right now until October 29th, at which point it will go to its regular price of $7.99 (USD). Mike Simpson from Creative Assembly explains why this pack is free for a limited time.
    "We are going to continue to work on gameplay
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  • Trade PSN Trophies for Prizes with the Return of the Greatness Exchange Program

    Sony's "Greatness Exchange" program was last seen back in July. This program allowed users to trade in their gold PSN trophies in for chances at some real prizes. Today, the Greatness Exchange program returns for PlayStation 3 gamers. Once again you can spend your gold trophies for entries into a number of sweepstakes, including a few trips to various events. Some of the big trips include a trip to and from Amsterdam for a four day trip to meet up with staff from Guerrilla Games, two signed ...
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  • Killzone: Shadow Fall Also Has a Story Trailer Today

    Killzone: Shadow Fall Also Has a Story Trailer Today

    Another story trailer for you today, this time for Killzone: Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4.

    Set thirty years after the events of the Killzone trilogy, the world of Killzone: Shadow Fall is a very different place. Forced together by circumstance, the two rival factions of the Helghast and the Vektans live side by side in a futuristic city, divided by a vast wall.

    For a launch title on the PS4, it's looking quite pretty....
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  • Titanfall Coming March 11 with $250 Collector's Edition

    Titanfall Coming March 11 with $250 Collector's Edition

    Respawn Entertainment announced today that Titanfall will be released on March 11, 2014 for the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. In addition, they have also announced a $250 (USD) Collector's Edition for the game.
    In addition to the standard edition of the game, the Titanfall: Collector's Edition (SRP $249.99), will include an exclusive collectible 18” hand-crafted titan statue with diorama and battery-powered LED lighting, a full-size art book featuring more than 190 pages of rare
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