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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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  • 2001 Build of Duke Nukem Forever Might be Released in June

    2001 Build of Duke Nukem Forever Might be Released in June

    A leaker wants to get this out to the public.

    For better or worse, Duke Nukem Forever sure is a video game. At one point, however, it was an almost completely different game. A version of Duke Nukem Forever that was shown at E3 2001 ended up being nothing like the final release that Gearbox put out in 2011. If you need some sort of a reminder of 2011's release, I did write a review for Duke Nukem Forever (the images are long gone). At the time, I found it to be rather mediocre as did...
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  • Hunt: Showdown Servers Maliciously Attacked

    Hunt: Showdown Servers Maliciously Attacked

    The attacks happened during a special in-game event.

    In March, Crytek kicked off a special Traitor's Moon event in Hunt: Showdown, the studio's popular PvPvE game. This event would reward players with some legendary skins, provided you played enough to earn enough points to redeem for said skins. Problem was that the event was plagued by constant server woes.

    Crytek deployed several patches, hotfixes, and statements about the situation. They apologized to their fans for...
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  • Star Citizen is Adding Bedsheet Deformation

    Star Citizen is Adding Bedsheet Deformation

    This isn't going over well with fans.

    Cloud Imperium Games has been working on developing Star Citizen for well over a decade now. It still is not finished. It's more of a game than it once was, but it's nowhere near finished. According to their own funding tracker, the team has already amassed over $457 million (USD) in funding. Again, the game is still not finished yet.

    The latest developer update from Cloud Imperium Games maybe shines a little light as to why the game...
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  • 343 Industries Has to Again Apologize for State of Halo Infinite

    343 Industries Has to Again Apologize for State of Halo Infinite

    Season 2 isn't living up to anybody's expectations.

    Halo Infinite Season 2 launched earlier this week and it hasn't gone over too well with fans. Players of all skill types have been hit by several new bugs.

    Players have complained about the semi-automatic weapons "jamming" on them when firing. Looking through the Halo Infinite subreddit shows several other issues such as not being rewarded for completing weekly challenges, attachments and charms being bugged...
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  • Neill Blomkamp is Making a Battle Royale with a Story to Tell

    Neill Blomkamp is Making a Battle Royale with a Story to Tell

    The District 9 director is making a "next-generation battle royale."

    Neill Blomkamp, the director of such films as District 9, Elysium, and Chappie is working on creating a new video game. Blomkamp, with the aid of development studio Gunzilla Games, is making Off the Grid. It's being billed as a "next-generation battle royale with strong focus on narrative progression." This game looks to be coming only to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.

    Blomkamp's...
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  • Summer Game Fest Begins June 9

    Summer Game Fest Begins June 9

    That's one whole day ahead of last year's event.

    Dread it, run from it, Keighley arrives all the same. June 9, 2022 is the date settled upon by Geoff Keighley and cohorts for when the Summer Game Fest will officially kick off. You'll be able to watch this year's event from the comfort of your own home, on the go, or even at IMAX theaters. You ever want to experience Geoff Keighley? This is how you do it.

    This year's Summer Game Fest will include appearances from 2K, Activision,...
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  • New Mafia Game Reportedly in Development

    New Mafia Game Reportedly in Development

    This comes alongside word that Haden Blackman is departing the studio.

    Hangar 13, the 2K owned studio, is reportedly working on a new Mafia title. This news come alongside word that studio lead Haden Blackman is parting ways from the company. Hangar 13 chief operating officer, Matthew Urban, has also parted ways from the studio.

    Haden Blackman joined Hangar 13 in 2014. He and his team oversaw the production of Mafia III. They also led development of the more recent Ma...
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  • Fortnite Returns to iOS Thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming

    Fortnite Returns to iOS Thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming

    If you have a device that uses a browser, you can play Fortnite on it.

    Microsoft announced that they partnered with Epic Games to bring Fortnite to all browser-enabled devices for free. This is being done through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which is still currently in a beta phase in 26 countries.

    What this means for you is that you can now play Fortnite basically anywhere and on any device. This includes playing Fortnite once again on iOS devices.

    All...
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  • Citizen Sleeper Launches Today

    Citizen Sleeper Launches Today

    Set out on an adventure in a post-capitalist world.

    Fellow Traveller and developer Jump Over The Age just launched Citizen Sleeper today. The game is a narrative driven adventure set in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. This game, inspired by the tabletop RPG is from the same team that made In Other Waters and is available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and on PC via Steam, GOG, Epic, and Humble.

    You play as a Sleeper, a character placed in a body...
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  • All Dying Light Owners Upgraded to Enhanced Edition for Free

    All Dying Light Owners Upgraded to Enhanced Edition for Free

    A free upgrade for everyone that owns the standard edition.

    Techland just dropped some big news today for those who own the Standard Edition of Dying Light. If you are one of those people, you are now getting a free upgrade to the Enhanced Edition. This means that you now have access to The Following expansion, The Bozak Horde, some new skins, and much more.

    Not only that, but Dying Light received new content today for everyone to partake of. Patch 1.49 offers "a...
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  • IO Interactive Adjusts Hitman 3 Roadmap

    IO Interactive Adjusts Hitman 3 Roadmap

    Some things are getting shuffled around as the year goes on.

    In November 2021, IO Interactive offered some insight as to what Hitman 3 should expect to see throughout the game's second year of existence. Some new additions in the second year of content included the addition of a new mode, Freelancer, raytracing support on PC, and more.

    Today, that roadmap got shuffled around a little bit. First off, the new mode called Freelancer is being pushed out of a spring release...
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  • Bungie Voices Support for Roe v. Wade as Supreme Court Looks to Overturn It

    Bungie Voices Support for Roe v. Wade as Supreme Court Looks to Overturn It

    Bungie once again with the W.

    Destiny 2 developer Bungie hasn't been a perfect studio, but they seem to make a good effort. This is especially apparent with their social causes, many of which are backed by their long-running Bungie Foundation. The company has not shied away from supporting good causes around the world, including but not limited to, their recent support for Ukraine.

    Last night, Bungie took to Twitter and their website to speak out against the United States...
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  • Blizzard Talks About Overwatch 2 Beta Changes

    Blizzard Talks About Overwatch 2 Beta Changes

    Week one of the Overwatch 2 beta has come and gone and some changes are being worked on.

    Last week, the beta for the Overwatch 2 PvP mode kicked off for a lot of players. It's the first Technical Beta for the game, which seems to indicate that more are coming, though this first one won't even be finished until May 17. Already, Blizzard is talking about things that they are looking to change and some things that they won't be changing, at least not yet.

    Blizzard says that...
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  • Activision Blizzard Now Being Sued by New York

    Activision Blizzard Now Being Sued by New York

    Several organizations in New York City are now suing the Call of Duty publisher.

    Several groups in New York City have come together to file a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard. The group says that current Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and the board of directors sped through the deal with Microsoft in order to "escape liability for their egregious breaches of fiduciary duty."

    The initial report by Axios says that this alleged breach of duty may have harmed...
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  • Noclip Gives Us a Long Look at Canceled Half-Life 2: Return to Ravenholm

    Noclip Gives Us a Long Look at Canceled Half-Life 2: Return to Ravenholm

    This is the longest look yet at the canceled Half-Life 2 spin-off from Arkane and Valve.

    Back in 2006 and 2007, Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey) was working on a Half-Life 2 spinoff title called Return to Ravenholm (or simply Ravenholm). Development on the game began at Junction Point Studios between 2005 and 2007 with a team led by Warren Spector. The idea was to create a spin-off episode that would explain the backstory of the trap filled Ravenholm and Father Grigori.
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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...
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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