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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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  • VRChat Fans are Livid Over Anti-cheat Announcement

    VRChat Fans are Livid Over Anti-cheat Announcement

    The recent announcement of adding Easy Anti-Cheat has sent people into a virtual uproar.

    VRChat is getting demolished by fans. Where? Everywhere. The game's Steam page has been steadily review bombed over the past couple of days. The official Discord server is full of very angry fans. The game's Reddit page is full of angry people. Even the VRChat official community suggestion and bug reporting site is blowing up with the fervor of thousands of angry fans.

    At last check,...
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  • Sony Shares Early Look at PlayStation VR2 User Interface

    Sony Shares Early Look at PlayStation VR2 User Interface

    Features include passthrough and broadcasting.

    Sony just revealed the first public look at the user interface for their upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. With this early look, we see what the passthrough functionality will look like (that Sony calls see-through), how you will customize your play area, various option screens, and more.

    See-through view is what Sony is calling what is commonly referred to as "passthrough" view on VR headsets. This is simply a way...
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  • MultiVersus Open Beta Now Available

    MultiVersus Open Beta Now Available

    A bunch of Warner Bros. characters are in a fight for their lives.

    Warner Bros. Games launched the open beta for MultiVersus today. This is their new free-to-play "platform fighter" from Player First Games. It's now available in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand as an open beta. Players in these regions can download the game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. There is full cross-play support and dedicated server-based rollback...
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  • New Map, Ambrose Island, Released for Hitman 3 Today

    New Map, Ambrose Island, Released for Hitman 3 Today

    Y'arr, there be pirates in this new map! Y'arr!

    IO Interactive released their new map for Hitman 3 today. The new map is called Ambrose Island and it's got a bit of a pirate theme going on throughout.

    IO Interactive says that Ambrose Island is a hidden cover that is home to a "dangerous pirate syndicate operating in the Andaman Sea." Naturally, it's up to Agent 47 to take down a pirate queen named Akka and a rogue thief named Noel Crest. Plus, there are tons...
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  • Meta is Increasing the Price of their Quest 2 Headsets by $100

    Meta is Increasing the Price of their Quest 2 Headsets by $100

    The already lofty barrier to entry just got a lot higher.

    Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook and Oculus, just announced a price hike for their VR headsets. Starting in August, the price for the 128GB Meta Quest 2 will increase by $100 (USD) to $399.99 (USD). The price of the 256GB Meta Quest 2 will also increase by $100 to $499.99. As if that weren't bad enough, Meta says that they are increasing the prices for Meta Quest 2 accessories and refurbished units at the same time....
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  • World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Releases September 26

    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Releases September 26

    An XP boost is available to help you level and prepare for the expansion.

    ​It's almost time to head back to Northrend when World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic releases on September 26. It will release at precisely 3PM (PT) globally.

    The Lich King, Arthas Menethil, is the main threat in Wrath of the Lich King. Players on both the Alliance and Horde will need to work together to take a stand against Arthas as he plans to erase life across all of Azeroth....
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  • The Last of Us Part 1 to Hit PC 'Very Soon' After PS5

    The Last of Us Part 1 to Hit PC 'Very Soon' After PS5

    There hasn't been any announcement yet of a release date.

    In June, Naughty Dog and Sony announced that The Last of Us Part 1 would be coming to PC in addition to PlayStation 5. We were given a firm release date of September 2, 2022 for the PlayStation 5 release. Most fans probably expected the PC release to arrive months after the PlayStation 5 release, but that may not necessarily be the case.

    Senior environmental texture artist at Naughty Dog, Jonathan Benainous, responded...
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  • No Online Matchmaking for Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op

    No Online Matchmaking for Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op

    Better start making some friends.

    The online campaign co-op feature for Halo Infinite will not feature online matchmaking. This is for both the current beta phase and the final public release.

    This news was confirmed by an Xbox representative to GamesRadar. In short, if you aren't planning on playing with friends, you better hope you can find a good looking for group (LFG) Discord server or something.

    Here is the full statement that was shared with GamesR...
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  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delayed

    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Delayed

    It has been pushed back for polishing.

    Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon announce that they need more time to work on The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. All they said was that the game has been delayed by "a few months" in order to give the game some more polish. This marks at least the second time that the game has been delayed.

    The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was announced back in March 2019. At that time, it was planned for release in 2021. Following an agreement...
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  • EA Sports Enters into Multi-year Deal with Juventus Football Club

    EA Sports Enters into Multi-year Deal with Juventus Football Club

    The Italian football club will return in this year's annual installment.

    Electronic Arts just announced that they have partnered with Juventus. Juventus is said to be "one of the biggest and most successful Italian football clubs in the world." The two have entered into a new, multi-year partnership that will begin with Juventus returning in EA Sports FFIFA 23, which is slated to release on September 30.

    This makes EA an exclusive video game partner for Juventus....
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  • Halo Infinite Reportedly Downloads Over 1GB of Data Between Matches

    Halo Infinite Reportedly Downloads Over 1GB of Data Between Matches

    Those with data caps, you may want to stop playing until a fix is implemented.

    If you are still enjoying Halo Infinite's multiplayer mode, you may be upset to hear that something has gone terribly awry with how the menus download and cache data. Or rather in this case: How that data is not cached.

    Twitter user @NicmeistaR seems to have discovered that Halo Infinite was downloading a lot of data. He saw that just one match of Halo Infinite multiplayer ate up "305mb" of...
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  • New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    New Gotham Knights Gameplay Showcases Batgirl

    Get another new look at Gotham Knights gameplay.

    A new gameplay trailer came out today from Warner Bros. Games and DC that shows off Batgirl in action in Gotham Knights. Gotham Knights is the upcoming open-world action-RPG from WB Games Montreal.

    This video shows off Batgirl, aka: Barbara Gordon, somehow translating her skills as a computer coder and hacker into being a skilled fighter. Batgirl utilizes a tonfa when in a fight and couples it with kickboxing, capoeira,...
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  • MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    MultiVersus Roster Expands with LeBron James, Rick Sanchez, and Morty Smith

    Yes, LeBron James is a Disney Warner Bros. princess.

    Warner Bros. Games announced three additional fighters that will be added to the roster of MultiVersus. These include professional basketball player LeBron James, along with both Rick and Morty from Rick and Morty.

    How does LeBron James fit into the Warner Bros. universe you may ask? Well, it's because James started in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.

    James will utilize "unbeatable basketball moves,...
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  • Resident Evil Village 'Gold Edition' Trailer Offers a Long, Hard Look at Lady Dimitrescu in Action

    They knew what they were doing.

    Capcom released a new trailer for Resident Evil Village Gold Edition this week. With it, we get a look at one specific piece of content that is set to arrive later this year: The Mercenaries Additional Orders. This is the DLC that adds Lady Dimitrescu, Heisenberg, and Chris Redfield as playable characters in the game's Mercenaries mode.

    This latest video offers everyone a little taste of what it's like to be the 9-foot-tall Lady D. You will...
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  • EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    EA to Keep Russian Teams Out of FIFA 23

    Russian teams were removed in FIFA 22 and will stay removed for FIFA 23.

    FIFA 23 was just announced and with that came fresh information concerning all of the new and improved features being made in this year's release. Those new and improved features include the announcement of HyperMotion2 technology improvements for the next-gen releases, the addition of the men's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 plus the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.

    We also learned...
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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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