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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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  • Wrecking Ball Pulled from Overwatch 2 Beta for Crashing Servers

    Wrecking Ball Pulled from Overwatch 2 Beta for Crashing Servers

    Something something beta something something.

    The Overwatch hero known as Wrecking Ball has been pulled from the Overwatch 2 beta. A bug was discovered during this current round of testing that allowed Wrecking Ball to completely crash the game client for everybody else in the server with him.

    Streamer supertf shared a clip that showed everyone just how easy this bug was to do. It seems supertf was intentionally trying to replicate the issue in the clip he shared but it...
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  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Moves to New Studio

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Moves to New Studio

    The project is no longer being worked on by Ubisoft's Indian studios.

    Ubisoft revealed that the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is no longer being developed at Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai. The project is now being led by Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that created the original Sands of Time trilogy.

    The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake was first announced back in September 2020. At the time, the release date for the game was set for January 2021....
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  • Russian Esports Team Disqualified from Dota 2 Tournament After Player Draws a Z on Minimap

    Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko claims the drawing was a mistake, but consequences were dished out.

    A Russian Dota 2 esports player, Ivan "Pure" Moskalenko, has been cut from Virtus.pro. This comes after Moskalenko drew a large letter "Z" on the minimap during a qualifying tournament for the upcoming ESL One Stockholm Major.

    A report from Yahoo says that Virtus.pro was playing under the name of "Outsiders" in order to evade an ESL ban on...
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  • Square Enix Wants to Push Forward with Blockchain Following Embracer Acquisitions

    Square Enix pushing forward on blockchain, AI, and the cloud.

    In the early hours of Monday, May 2, Embracer Group announced that they had acquired several Square Enix studios as part of a $300 million (USD) deal. This deal included the acquisition of Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal. It also included several popular IPs such as Deus Ex and Tomb Raider plus over 50 back-catalog titles.

    Following the announcement, Square Enix released a documen...
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  • Going Rogue Festival Live on Steam

    Going Rogue Festival Live on Steam

    Sales and videos from now until May 9.

    Announced about a week back, the Going Rogue: A Festival of Persistence event is now live on Steam. This event runs from now through May 9th and it includes a focus on roguelikes, roguelites, and everything in between. There are discounts and various video events.

    There is a compare and contrast video detailing some of the differences and similarities between roguelike and roguelite. You can find that one below these words. There...
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  • Star Citizen Has New Career Opportunities in Latest Update

    Star Citizen Has New Career Opportunities in Latest Update

    Alpha release 3.17 expands economic and career opportunities.

    Cloud Imperium Games released the 3.17 update for Star Citizen over the weekend. The game is still very much in alpha, but it's getting somewhere. It's getting there slowly, very slowly, but it's getting there.

    The alpha 3.17 update, codenamed "Fueling Fortunes," adds in new ways for players to earn wealth and further their career opportunities. There are also apparently "new locations to explore,...
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  • Embracer Group Acquires Eidos-Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, and Square Enix Montreal

    Embracer's acquisition also includes a number of popular and old IPs from these studios.

    Embracer Group AB (Embracer) just announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal, and Square Enix Montreal. As a result of this acquisition, Embracer now also owns a large number of popular IPs including Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Thief, Legacy of Kain, and over "50 back-catalogue games from Square Enix."

    Embracer's announcement...
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  • How to Make the Most of Online Casino Welcome Bonuses and Promotions

    In order for online casino providers to attract your attention and, more importantly, your dollars, they’ll use the greatest asset they have to entice you. The welcome bonus. In the online casino world, this is the holy grail. A promotion that lures users in and seeks to keep you as a loyal customer for months and years to come.

    On the face of it, an online casino welcome bonus is a win/win thing. For the customer, it’s the chance to get some free cash to play with, and...
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  • Former Blizzard Versailles Staff Win Legal Battle

    Former Blizzard Versailles Staff Win Legal Battle

    The legal dispute was over unpaid compensations.

    In 2020, Blizzard Versailles closed its doors, which put about 285 employees out of a job. These former Blizzard employees banded together to file an appeal over unpaid compensation. A case that they have now won.

    French media outlet Gamekult (via GI.biz) says that these employees are now entitled to unpaid compensation worth up to six months of pay. The Versailles studio allegedly closed in 2020 due to "redundancies."...
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  • Skull and Bones Tutorial Leaks Online

    Skull and Bones Tutorial Leaks Online

    This game apparently still exists in some form.

    Narrated footage from the Skull and Bones tutorial leaked online in the very early hours today. The game, based off of the naval combat fans largely enjoyed in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, has seemingly been stuck in development hell for the past six years. The game was last officially shown off at E3 2018.

    Skull and Bones was first revealed at E3 2017, with more footage shown at E3 2018. News about the game fell off...
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  • Zuckerberg Announces New Meta VR Headset for Work

    Zuckerberg Announces New Meta VR Headset for Work

    Don't expect to play many games on it though.

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company is working on a new high-end VR headset during their latest earnings call. He then went on to reiterate his remarks in a Facebook post.

    Unlike Meta's current VR offering, the Meta Quest 2, this new one is going to be "more focused on work use cases." Zuckerberg says that he hopes this new headset, codenamed Project Cambria, will eventually replace your laptop or...
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  • Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Announced for June 12

    Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase Announced for June 12

    Get ready to feast on new game reveals!

    Microsoft announces that the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will stream on Sunday, June 12 at 10AM (PT).

    This show, like the shows in the previous years, will include titles from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and "partners around the world." The games shown off during the event will be coming "soon" to the Xbox ecosystem, including Game Pass releases on Xbox and PC.

    There will be a number of places...
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  • Activision Blizzard Stockholders Vote in Favor of Microsoft Acquisition

    Activision Blizzard Stockholders Vote in Favor of Microsoft Acquisition

    The FTC hurdle has still yet to be overcome.

    Activision Blizzard stockholders voted today in favor of the pending acquisition by Microsoft. Of course, this really doesn't mean that it's all a done deal just yet as Microsoft still needs to get approval from the FTC and other regulating bodies.

    According to a press release sent out today, over 98% of the owners voted in favor of the acquisition. Microsoft is hopeful that the deal will close in their next fiscal year, which...
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  • Steam Announces Rogue- Festival for May

    Steam Announces Rogue- Festival for May

    Roguelike, roguelite, and everything in between.

    Valve just announced a special event that will run from May 2 at 10AM (PT) to May 9. The event, Going Rogue: A Festival of Persistence, will offer discounts on games that can commonly fall under the roguelike and roguelite genres of video games.

    Confused about what the differences are between roguelike and roguelite? Valve has you covered here as well. The team created a long writeup about the differences that you can check...
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  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Confirmed

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Confirmed

    The logo was revealed.

    After teasing fans for a little bit on their social media channels, Infinity Ward revealed the official logo today for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This will be the 2022 sequel to the 2019 reboot of the first Modern Warfare, which came out in 2007. The first Modern Warfare 2 came out in 2009.

    Confused yet?

    Why am I rambling on about release dates? Because there isn't anything to talk about today besides this new logo reveal. This...
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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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    Skull and Bones
    100.00%
    2
    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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