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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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  • 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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  • Quintuple XP Weekend for the World of Tanks Xbox 360 Beta

    Quintuple XP Weekend for the World of Tanks Xbox 360 Beta

    This weekend, don't settle for double XP when you can get quintuple XP in the Xbox 360 beta for World of Tanks. In addition there are new tanks to earn and events aimed at giving you more gold to earn.
    - From 4:00 PM PDT to 9:00 PM PDT on Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th, all players who log in to the game and complete 50 matches will receive a M22 Locust Tier III premium tank in their garage when the game launches. - Also from 4:00 PM PDT to 9:00 PM PDT on S
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  • The Stanley Parable Demo is Now Available

    The Stanley Parable Demo is Now Available

    The Stanley Parable began its life as a wildly successful mod for Half-Life 2. It grew in popularity so much that a full stand-alone title was the ultimate goal.

    Today, the demo for the stand-alone version of The Stanley Parable has been released. Next week on October 17, the full game will be released.
    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a
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  • Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix DLC Coming October 23

    Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix DLC Coming October 23

    The first major piece of DLC to come for Saints Row IV will hit on October 23. The DLC is entitled Enter the Dominatrix and yes, it is the same name of the April Fools turned real idea that Volition revealed last year.
    In this alternate take on the Zin invasion storyline, Zinyak and the legions of his alien empire trap the Saints in a virtual world run by a mad AI program known as the Dominatrix. In order to thwart her nefarious schemes and escape to the real world, the Saints will
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  • Support Charity with the Focus Humble Bundle

    Support Charity with the Focus Humble Bundle

    The latest weekly Humble Bundle offering includes a handful of Focus Home Interactive titles. Support charities, the developers, the Humble crew, or any combination of the above as you pay what you want for up to eight titles.

    This week, pay $1 or more for Cities XL Platinum, Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition, Divinity II: Developer’s Cut, R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War, Confrontation and Game of Thrones. If you pay $6 or more, you’ll also receive Wargame: European Escala
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  • Valve Announces Steam Dev Days Conference

    Valve Announces Steam Dev Days Conference

    In January 2014, Valve is going to hold a Steam Dev Days conference in Seattle, Washington. This two-day long conference is for videogame professionals to meet up in a "relaxed, off the record environment to share design and industry expertise."

    Entry fee is $95 per person but a couple of the hotels around the area are offering up discounts for the event.
    Steam Dev Days is a by invitation, two-day conference where video game professionals can meet in a relaxed, off
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  • Buy Any Game and Get The Witcher for Free at GOG.com

    Buy Any Game and Get The Witcher for Free at GOG.com

    GOG.com is again giving gamers a great deal today with their free giveaway of The Witcher with a purchase of any game. Yes, you can buy any game from GOG and you will get The Witcher for free.
    GOG.com, the DRM-free deliverer of digital gaming goodness, has blown out all of the stops in their final week of birthday celebration, and are offering The Witcher: Enhanced Edition free with any other purchase on GOG.com until October 17, 2013 at 9:59 AM GMT. To add even more excitement to the mix
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  • Multiplayer Update Released for XCOM: Enemy Unknown on iOS

    Multiplayer Update Released for XCOM: Enemy Unknown on iOS

    If you already own the iOS version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, be sure to update your games today as the multiplayer mode has been added to your game.
    2K today announced that the latest update for XCOM®: Enemy Unknown iOS is now available, bringing added features such as iOS7 optimization, asynchronous multiplayer, and newly implemented leaderboards to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch*. After downloading the free update from the App Store, players can create their own custom multiplayer squad of
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  • Latest Grand Theft Auto Online Patch Notes - October 9, 2013

    Latest Grand Theft Auto Online Patch Notes - October 9, 2013

    Rockstar Games has already rolled out one patch for Grand Theft Auto Online and it looks as though their second patch is starting to hit the consoles. PlayStation 3 owners probably already have this patch while Xbox 360 gamers will have to wait for Microsoft's approval system before the patch is released to them.
    - Fixes multiple issues causing character deletion or other loss of progress - Fixes issues causing infinite loading, infinite sky cams, and missing interface options betwe
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  • GOG Giving Free Games to Workers Affected by the Government Shutdown

    GOG Giving Free Games to Workers Affected by the Government Shutdown

    GOG.com has a special "Shutdown Promo" underway for those government employees that are affected by the shutdown of the United States' Government.

    For those that aren't employees, you can save 50% on select titles. If you are a government employee, simply shoot an email off to thanksobama@gog.com with a picture of you holding the official furlough letter you received. If you get those emails in prior to October 11 at 12:00 (ET), GOG will give you all of the titles included in this...
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  • Konami Announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection

    Konami Announces Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection

    On November 5, the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection will be released in the Americas for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection comprises: • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Users guide Gabriel Belmont, a holy knight charged with protecting innocents from the malevolent Lords of Shadow, as his murdered wife's spirit guides him to his ultimate destiny. Included with the first chapter are the 'Reverie' and 'Resurrection' DLC chapters. • C
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  • New Obliteration Mode Added to the Battlefield 4 Beta

    New Obliteration Mode Added to the Battlefield 4 Beta

    Earlier today, the official Battlefield Twitter account revealed that the game's new Obliteration mode was added to the Battlefield 4 beta....
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  • New 'Security Breach' Trailer for XCOM: Enemy Within

    New 'Security Breach' Trailer for XCOM: Enemy Within

    2K and Firaxis have released the new trailer for XCOM: Enemy Within in this "Official 'Security Breach Trailer."

    A rogue organization, known as EXALT, is threatening to undermine XCOM operations by acquiring alien technology for their own use. You will need to send in covert operatives to track down the source of this new threat and eliminate it.

    Enemy Within is an expansion to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It is slated for release on November 12 for the PC, 360, and...
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