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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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  • Richard Garriott's New NFT Fueled MMO Can Now be Named and Shamed Directly

    Richard Garriott's New NFT Fueled MMO Can Now be Named and Shamed Directly

    What the hell is Lord British thinking with this?

    Back in April of 2022, Richard Garriott announced a new MMO that would be full of NFTs. At the time, the project did not have a name and not much of anything besides the promise of NFTs. This week, Massively Overpowered found that Garriott's MMO has been named Iron and Magic and now also has a website.

    This new game is in development following the largely failed Shroud of the Avatar, another MMO by Garriott. Shroud of the...
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  • Marvel Collab Coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team

    Marvel Collab Coming to FIFA 23 Ultimate Team

    Uh, what?

    Electronic Arts and Marvel just announced a collaboration that will see "a new cast" joining FIFA Ultimate Team in FIFA 23. The new cast of FIFA Ultimate Team Heroes will see a number of players that are "reimagined and inspired by Marvel Comics."

    Specifically, this collaboration will "bring some of the game's fan favorites to the game and celebrate their larger-than-life cult hero status alongside the amazing artists at Marvel."...
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  • Overwatch 7 Best Tips and Tricks to Increase Your Rank

    Overwatch 7 Best Tips and Tricks to Increase Your Rank


    Overwatch is a highly competitive game that can be quite frustrating when you are stuck in a lower rank. In this blog post, we will discuss 7 tips and tricks that will help you increase your rank and become one of the best players in the game!


    1. Practice makes perfect - play Overwatch every day to improve your skills

    In theory, the idea of "practice makes perfect" is straightforward enough. The more you do something, the better you'll become at...
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  • Second Trailer for AEW: Fight Forever Shown Off

    Second Trailer for AEW: Fight Forever Shown Off

    A new look at the upcoming Yuke's developed game.

    At the start of this month, AEW: Fight Forever was officially revealed with a very brief announcement trailer. This weekend, THQ Nordic and YUKE's showed off a bit more for the game that is still very much in development. We get a little look at some of the in-ring action, plus we get a quick look at some of the mini-games included with the game.

    AEW: Fight Forever features a "big roster of AEW talent," plus a...
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  • Wreckreation Announced from Former Burnout Creators

    Wreckreation Announced from Former Burnout Creators

    Create and alter the track as you race.

    A new racing game from the former creators of Burnout and Need for Speed was announced this past week during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase. It's called Wreckreation and combines racing with live editing of the racecourse.

    Developer Three Fields Entertainment previously brought the world games like Dangerous Golf, Danger Zone, and Lethal VR. The studio was founded by former Burnout creators, so they probably know a thing or two...
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  • MultiVersus Season 1 Begins August 15

    MultiVersus Season 1 Begins August 15

    Morty will be available a week later on August 23.

    Last week, it was announced that the first season for MultiVersus would be delayed from August 9 to an unspecified time in the future. Today, we now know that the delay isn't very long at all. Through Twitter, we were informed that Season 1 for MultiVersus will begin on August 15. Furthermore, Morty from Rick & Morty will be out on August 23.

    In a follow-up tweet, it was noted that not everything coming in Season 1...
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  • SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake Announced

    SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake Announced

    A new SpongeBob adventure is just around the bend.

    THQ Nordic announced that there is a new SpongeBob SquarePants game currently in development by Purple Lamp. SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake is an entirely new adventure from the same studio that brought us Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated.

    The Cosmic Shake is being developed for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch. This new adventure will take you to a bunch of different "Wishworlds." These worlds...
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  • New Trailer Shows More of the Gothic Remake

    New Trailer Shows More of the Gothic Remake

    A fresh look at the iconic and difficult RPG being remade for modern hardware.

    A remake of Gothic is currently in development by Alkimia Interactive and will be published by THQ Nordic. This remake of the classic German RPG is slated for a release on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

    The original Gothic came out in 2001 and, despite a few rough edges, was a fantastic RPG. It was also a very challenging RPG, especially for the early parts of the game when you are...
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  • Hogwarts Legacy Delayed Until February 2023

    Hogwarts Legacy Delayed Until February 2023

    A few more months until you can be a wizard.

    Just a quick little update on the release date for Hogwarts Legacy to share with you today. The official Twitter account for the game announced that Hogwarts Legacy will now release on February 10, 2023.

    This new date is specifically for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation versions of the game. The new Nintendo Switch release date is still up in the air with that new release date being revealed later on. ...
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  • Re-Imagined Release of Alone in the Dark Announced

    Re-Imagined Release of Alone in the Dark Announced

    A re-imagining of the original trilogy is currently in development.

    As part of today's THQ Nordic showcase event, the publisher announced a new and re-imagined release of Alone in the Dark. THQ Nordic says that this will be a re-imagination of the original trilogy that "aims to scare you to the bone."

    From my understanding, this release will incorporate some characters and locations that are familiar to the fans, but it will be an entirely new story with several...
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  • Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC is Out Today

    Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for PC is Out Today

    What time is it? Pizza time.

    The PC release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is now available for PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and other digital platforms. To celebrate this release, Nixxes Software's community mananger Julian Huijbregts took to the PlayStation Blog to talk about some of the technical wizardry they and Insomniac Games included in this PC release.

    Things that many of us take for granted, such as ultrawide screen support, are included in this release....
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  • Less than 1% of Netflix's Subscribers Play its Games

    Less than 1% of Netflix's Subscribers Play its Games


    Since last year, Netflix has been by giving its users access to a selection of free video games as they continue to try and diversify the product that they continue to offer. However, it has been revealed to have been a rather sluggish start.

    The games to have been offered have only had a total of 23.3 million downloads, as well as an average of 1.7 million daily users, according to research undertaken by Apptopia for CNBC. These findings make for grim reading for the streaming...
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  • Fortnite Collaboration with Dragon Ball Begins August 16

    Fortnite Collaboration with Dragon Ball Begins August 16

    The long-rumored and long-awaited collab kicks off next week.

    A Fortnite collaboration with Dragon Ball has been a long time coming for some fans. The collab was rumored for several weeks now if not several months, but it's now almost here. Epic Games confirmed that on August 16 a collaboration will kick off that will bring some manner of Dragon Ball into Fortnite.

    Though the tweet is vague to those of us who zero idea about anything Dragon Ball related, it sure got a...
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  • FIFA 23 to Bring Back Loot Boxes

    FIFA 23 to Bring Back Loot Boxes

    Nobody asked for this.

    Electronic Arts confirms that FIFA 23 will keep the tradition of loot boxes alive and well. These randomized bundles will again appear in the form of FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) Packs. These packs can either be earned by playing the game normally or by purchasing with, you guessed it, real world money.

    FUT Packs often contain a selection of content such as players and club items that can be used almost exclusively in the Ultimate Team game mode. For...
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  • New Project from Former BioWare Developers Delayed

    New Project from Former BioWare Developers Delayed

    Nightingale is a fantasy survival game that is now slated for 2023.

    Nightingale is an upcoming Victorian-era looking meets fantasy survival game that is currently in development by Inflexion Games. The studio, founded in 2018, is comprised of former BioWare developers including former BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn.

    The game was expected to release into early access later in 2022 but it seems as though even that has been met with a delay. Inflexion Games announced...
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