Control 2 has apparently been officially announced with today's reveal that Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games will co-develop and co-publish the title. Control 2, previously known as Codename Heron, will be made for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Remedy will publish the game on PC while 505 handles the console releases. Though unconfirmed, this could very well mean that Control 2 will be exclusive to the Epic Games...
Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games
The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden
Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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505 Games and Remedy Enter Publishing Agreement for Control 2
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505 Games and Remedy Enter Publishing Agreement for Control 2
The two companies will co-develop and co-publish the sequel.
Control 2 has apparently been officially announced with today's reveal that Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games will co-develop and co-publish the title. Control 2, previously known as Codename Heron, will be made for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Remedy will publish the game on PC while 505 handles the console releases. Though unconfirmed, this could very well mean that Control 2 will be exclusive to the Epic Games... -
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Kevin Conroy, Voice of Batman, Has Passed Away at 66
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Kevin Conroy, Voice of Batman, Has Passed Away at 66
Conroy is known as the voice of Batman in The Animated Series and Arkham games.
You may not know his face, but you certainly know his voice. Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman since the 90s with Batman: The Animated Series and then the Arkham series of video games, has passed away at the age of 66 after a short battle with cancer. News of his passing was shared on social media today from friends and those he worked with. A press release from DC was also shared with .
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Google Starts Refunding Stadia Purchases
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Google Starts Refunding Stadia Purchases
Google says that the process should be automatic.
The process of issuing refunds to Stadia customers for purchases made on hardware, games, peripherals, and subscriptions has begun at Google. This comes a little over a month since Google announced that they were shutting down their online game streaming service. Google still plans on shutting the service down completely on January 18, 2023.
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Battlefield 2042 Free Trials Happening in December
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Battlefield 2042 Free Trials Happening in December
A series of free access periods are coming in December.
As part of their latest development update, DICE and EA say that there will be a series of free access periods throughout December for Battlefield 2042. These periods will be available on each platform to experience all of what Battlefield 2042 has to offer for a limited time.
Those who play during the Free Access periods will get a few bonuses. First off is the Battlefield 2042 Welcome Pack, which includes a collection... -
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New Nvidia Drivers Fix Call of Duty and Forza Horizon Issues
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New Nvidia Drivers Fix Call of Duty and Forza Horizon Issues
These Game Ready drivers were made for Modern Warfare 2.
Nvidia released new drivers today for their graphics cards. These new 526.86 drivers are "Game Ready" for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Nvidia says that these drivers offer "improved stability, solves image corruption issues, and supports Nvidia DLSS Super Resolution and Nvidia Reflex" in Modern Warfare 2.
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Battlefield 2042 Double XP Weekend Now Underway
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Battlefield 2042 Double XP Weekend Now Underway
You have until Monday to get some faster ranks.
DICE just kicked off a double XP event for Battlefield 2042. From today (November 10th) through to Monday, November 14 at 10AM (UTC; 5AM ET) players will be able to earn double XP across all game modes.
DICE says that this is the first of what will be "more" double XP events coming in Season 3 and beyond.
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Call of Duty: Warzone to be Taken Offline for Nearly Two Weeks
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Call of Duty: Warzone to be Taken Offline for Nearly Two Weeks
Activision says they will bestow some compensation gifts on players when Warzone 2.0 launches.
As Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 nears its November 16 (at 8AM PT) release date, Activision is taking the first Call of Duty: Warzone offline. Warzone will be down for a period of 12 days so that the team can focus on getting the sequel launched and situated in a stable state. Once Warzone 2.0 is in a good spot, the plan is to bring the first Warzone back online on November 28 at 10AM (PT).... -
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Meta Lays Off Over 11,000 Employees
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Meta Lays Off Over 11,000 Employees
This is a reduction of roughly 13% of its total workforce.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, just announced that they have let go more than 11,000 employees across many divisions. This reduction is equal to about 13% of Meta's total workforce.
The message shared with Meta employees was also shared publicly by Zuckerberg. In the remarks issued, he says that some discretionary spending will be cut and there will be a hiring freeze at Meta through Q1 2023. This is being done, according... -
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Online Features Return to Dark Souls: Remastered
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Online Features Return to Dark Souls: Remastered
11 months after being disabled, online functionality returns to Dark Souls.
In late January 2022, a major security exploit was discovered that existed across all Dark Souls titles. This exploit could allow for bad actors to remotely execute code on a victim's PC if they so desired. This could, in theory, give attackers full and unrestricted access to your machine. Prior to the release of Elden Ring, FromSoftware disabled the online functionality for all Dark Souls titles on PC while... -
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NCSoft May be Working on a Horizon MMO
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NCSoft May be Working on a Horizon MMO
The Guild Wars developers may be working with Sony on a new MMO.
According to Korean news site MTN, as relayed by VGC, a new MMO based on the Horizon franchise may be in development at NCSoft. Sony is reportedly working with the South Korean developer of the Guild Wars franchise to expand upon the world players have experienced in Horizon: Zero Dawn and Horizon: Forbidden West.
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FIFA to Embrace Blockchain and Web 3.0 in First Post-EA Games
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FIFA to Embrace Blockchain and Web 3.0 in First Post-EA Games
You can hear EA laughing from here.
After EA refused to pay the staggering $1 billion (USD) to FIFA for the use of their branding, FIFA decided to take their ball and run home. The organization said that they planned to continue offering their license to other developers for future soccer game releases and that is precisely what seems to be happening.
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World of Horror to Fully Release Next Summer
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World of Horror to Fully Release Next Summer
The Junji Ito inspired horror game will hit consoles and PC in mid-2023.
During the Nintendo Indie World event, it was revealed that World of Horror will be fully released in Summer 2023. This Junji Ito inspired cosmic horror RPG will be released at this time for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
At present, World of Horror is available as an Early Access title through Steam, Itch.io, Gog, and Microsoft.
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Tips And Tricks For Finding Diamonds In Minecraft
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Tips And Tricks For Finding Diamonds In Minecraft
Minecraft is a Java-based sandbox video game developed by Markus "Notch" Persson and managed by Mojang AB as a division of Microsoft Studios. A player in Minecraft may navigate, interface with, and alter an interactively created map consisting of one-cubic-meter-shaped bricks. Crafting is a technique in gameplay where users construct new objects by assembling materials according to particular procedures. Diamonds are employed to manufacture several of Minecraft's most valuable objects, such as dia...
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Is Ubisoft Planning a Return to Steam?
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Is Ubisoft Planning a Return to Steam?
Recent behind the scenes changes suggest this may be a possibility.
In 2019, the final Ubisoft game on Steam was released. That game was Trials Rising. Since then, if you were a PC owner and a fan of Ubisoft's output, you were only able to purchase their titles from their first-party Ubisoft Connect or through everyone's favorite storefront, the Epic Games Store. As the months turned to years, it seemed like Ubisoft's return to Steam just wasn't going to happen.
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Death Stranding Surpasses 10 Million Players
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Death Stranding Surpasses 10 Million Players
That's a lot of connected strands.
Kojima Productions announced that since its release in November 2019, over 10 million people have picked up and played some amount of Death Stranding. This milestone comes about just as the game is celebrating its third anniversary since it was initially released on the PlayStation 4.
After spending some time as a PS4 exclusive, Death Stranding eventually found its way to the PC in mid-2020. In September 2021 Death Stranding Director's... -
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