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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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  • Sony to Retire Unused PlayStation 5 Feature that Encouraged Positivity

    Sony to Retire Unused PlayStation 5 Feature that Encouraged Positivity

    That headline almost reads as satire.

    Sony says that they will soon retire a PlayStation 5 launch feature that has gone largely unused. The system's Accolades feature will be killed off in Fall 2022 because there just hasn't been that many people making use of it.

    The statement by Sony, relayed by TheSixthAxis, says that since launch, the Accolades feature is one of the least used features on the platform. Accolades were a way of encouraging players to share a more positive...
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  • Dying Light 2 Update 1.5 to Include Second Chapter of New Story Content

    Dying Light 2 Update 1.5 to Include Second Chapter of New Story Content

    This new chapter will be free to everyone.

    The second seasonal chapter for Dying Light 2 Stay Human will be out in "a couple weeks." This new chapter, entitled "A Huntress and a Hag," will be free to everyone that owns the base game and will ship alongside the 1.5 update for the game.

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  • Battlefield 2042 Update 1.2 Includes Kaleidoscope Overhaul, Player Stats, and More

    This update will arrive on Tuesday, August 2.

    DICE just released the full update changelog for the upcoming 1.2 update hitting Battlefield 2042. This update is slated to go live across all platforms on Tuesday, August 2.

    This seems to be a pretty major update in the grand scheme of things. This update will offer the reworked version of Kaleidoscope. This update will also introduce the first style and tone changes for the Specialists. The updates coming to Kaleidoscope...
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  • Blizzard to Potentially Sell Overwatch Skins for $45

    Blizzard to Potentially Sell Overwatch Skins for $45

    So long loot boxes, hello overpriced microtransactions.

    When Overwatch 2 launches later this year, the loot boxes we have all come to know and hate will be no more. Replacing the RNG-filled boxes will be seasonal Battle Passes and apparently some optional cosmetic microtransactions that will allow you to, presumably, buy the skins you want without delay.

    This all sounds super great, until you hear that Blizzard recently sent out a survey that seems to suggest they are...
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  • Getting Your Business Ready for Temporary Workers

    Getting Your Business Ready for Temporary Workers

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    Temporary staff can be incredibly valuable, but only if you are actually prepared to take them in. How do you prepare for temporary workers, and what steps are necessary...
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  • Five Ways to Get Better in Ready or Not Game

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    Ready or Not is an enjoyable and exciting game. Even though it’s a terrific game, there are times when it can be a little unpolished. Fortunately, tons of really awesome Ready or Not Mods are available that soften those edges or add something fresh and exciting. While you can count on these awesome mods, it can be frustrating when you fail to win. If you want to improve your chances of winning, here are some tips that’ll help make you an expert player!


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  • Nier: Automata's Mystery Door was an Elaborate Ruse

    Nier: Automata's Mystery Door was an Elaborate Ruse

    It started with a door and ended in a way very few people expected.

    Recently, a Reddit user known as sadfutago posted a video on Reddit that showed a door, a hallway, and a location that no other Nier: Automata player had ever seen before. It sent the community into a frenzy. How did that door appear? What is the meaning behind the church location behind the door?

    In June, sadfutago posted a simple thread asking the community for some help in opening a mysterious door...
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  • Valve Restricts What Can Appear on Steam Store Images

    Valve Restricts What Can Appear on Steam Store Images

    Valve putts their foot down on review scores, discounts, and more from being shown on Steam game banners.

    Valve will soon implement some new restrictions on what can and cannot appear on the graphical assets that developers and publishers use in their Steam store listings. Starting September 1, game banner art (referred by Valve as "Capsules") can no longer include things like review scores, accolades, current sale discounts, and more.

    These banner art pieces...
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  • Valve Shares Good News About Steam Deck Shipments

    Valve Shares Good News About Steam Deck Shipments

    Everyone with a current reservation will get their emails before the end of the year.

    If you have been waiting patiently for the day when your Steam Deck email would show up, Valve has some great news to share with you. The company says that they are going to be able to fulfill demand for the Steam Deck sooner than they had anticipated.

    Valve says that they have just updated reservation windows for the Steam Deck. Specifically, "everyone who's currently in the reservation...
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  • As Complaints Grow, Mojang Says They Won't Back Down from Minecraft's New Reporting System

    The new system will let players report chat messages in multiplayer games, even in private servers.

    A new user reporting system was just added to a pre-release build of Minecraft that has large swaths of the community crying foul. As part of this week's 1.19.1 update to Minecraft, this new reporting system allows players both on private, self-hosted servers and Mojang-hosted servers to flag inappropriate chat messages. These messages will then, allegedly, be reviewed by Mojang and...
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  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Delayed Until November

    Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Delayed Until November

    The Left 4 Dead style co-op FPS has been delayed by a couple of months.

    The co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been delayed. The game, which was set to be out on September 13 has now been pushed back until November 30, 2022 on PC. The Xbox Series X|S release is coming a bit later than that.

    The delay announcement was made earlier today from Fatshark CEO Martin Wahlund through Twitter. Wahlund says that the team is "not excited" about this delay, but...
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  • PlayStation 5 is Finally Getting 1440p Support

    PlayStation 5 is Finally Getting 1440p Support

    A new beta firmware update is adding in one of the community's most requested features.

    Today, a new beta firmware update is rolling out to some PlayStation 5 users that will finally introduce 1440p support. This update is currently being tested by those who have been invited into the beta program and will hopefully see a full public release within a few weeks' time.

    This beta firmware offers support for 1440p HDMI video output. If the game you are playing supports 1440p...
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  • Star Citizen's Latest Update Doubles the Capacity of Servers

    Star Citizen's Latest Update Doubles the Capacity of Servers

    There is also a new dynamic event, more ships to explore, a new drivable vehicle, and more.

    Cloud Imperium Games just released Star Citizen's Alpha 3.17.2 update today. This update includes the new Siege of Orison dynamic event. It also adds in more derelict ships and outposts to explore, includes the first AI planetary nav mesh, adds the drivable Anvil Centurion anti-aircraft vehicle, and more. Perhaps more importantly, it also doubles the server capacity from 50 to 100 players per...
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  • Steam Survival Fest Starts August 1

    Steam Survival Fest Starts August 1

    Here a fest, there a fest, everywhere a fest fest.

    In case you were starting to come down off your high from the most recent Steam Fest, that being the Steam VR Fest that ended just three days ago, Valve has you covered already. On August 1st, the Steam Survival Fest will begin!

    From August 1 - August 8, Steam will run the Steam Survival Fest. It will include demos. It will include discounts on games. The only thing it won't include is mud to build a hut out of and jars...
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