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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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  • Dying Light 2 Patch 1.2 Includes Better Ragdolls

    Dying Light 2 Patch 1.2 Includes Better Ragdolls

    The PC update is now available with consoles coming soon.

    Techland just released the 1.2 patch for Dying Light 2 today on the PC. A console release of this update should be coming very soon, say in about the next couple of days.

    Today's update is said to address issues that were reported by players. It also includes a number of technical and gameplay improvements such as better ragdoll mechanics, tweaks to melee combat, and more. There is now also a "high-performance"...
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  • Evil Dead: The Game New Kandarian Demon Trailer

    Evil Dead: The Game New Kandarian Demon Trailer

    This ain't my first rodeo, kid.

    Saber Interactive along with Boss Team Games released a new trailer today for Evil Dead: The Game. The new trailer, which is narrated by none other than Ash Williams himself, Bruce Campbell.

    Evil Dead: The Game is an upcoming co-op PvP and PvE multiplayer action game set in the Evil Dead universe. This newest trailer shines a light on "the most horrifying force of evil ever to torment the living: the vile Kandarian Demon."
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  • Elden Ring: Three Important Tips to Know as a New Player

    Elden Ring: Three Important Tips to Know as a New Player


    If you like action RPGs, you will love Elden Ring, the newest in a long series from FromSoftware. This time around, the challenges are considerably more daunting, but also more rewarding to accomplish. While familiarity with games like Bloodborne and Dark Souls, this game should give players a fair notion of what to anticipate, there are a lot of new elements in Elden Ring that are different to other games similar to this, therefore within this article we will point out important and key...
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  • Valve Shares Big Steam Milestones in 2021 Year in Review

    Valve Shares Big Steam Milestones in 2021 Year in Review

    Steam's monthly active players went from 120M in 2020 to 132M in 2021.

    Valve has once again rolled out a little "year in review" for their Steam platform. Though coming a bit later in the year than their 2020 year in review, this look back at the previous year is still full of interesting little details.

    According to the 2021 Year in Review for Steam, Valve says they saw 132 million monthly active users. These users spent about 38 billion hours on Steam in 2021,...
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  • Next-gen GTA 5 Pricing and Details Revealed

    Next-gen GTA 5 Pricing and Details Revealed

    Pre-loads are also now available for this next-gen release.

    Rockstar Games says that pre-loads for the next-gen release of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online are now available for the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S. This release will happen one week from today on March 15, 2022. Here is what you can expect from that release along with details on the pricing for these releases.

    If you are a PlayStation 5 owner, you will be able to get both GTA 5 and GTA Online for...
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  • Blizzard Looks to Improve Diversity

    Blizzard Looks to Improve Diversity

    The company has a long road ahead of it.

    A new Blizzard News post introduces everyone to Makaiya Brown. Brown is Blizzard's Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) and Development Lead since September 2021. These are all areas in which Blizzard has been severely lacking now for, well, a long time now.

    This new post provides some background information on Brown and what she will be doing to improve the areas of representation, accessibility, and player behavior. These...
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  • Lost Ark MMO Surpasses 20 Million Users

    Lost Ark MMO Surpasses 20 Million Users

    A big boost came from the recent Western release.

    Smilegate RPG and Amazon Games just announced that their free-to-play MMORPG Lost Ark has surpassed the 20 million user mark. The reveal of this lofty figure says that in the first three days following the launch in the West, more than 4.7 million new users started to play the game. They also note that half of that 20 million user figure come from North America, Europe, South America, and Australia.

    Over the past couple...
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  • Sony to Hold New State of Play on Wednesday

    Sony to Hold New State of Play on Wednesday

    A new PlayStation State of Play stream is coming at you very soon.

    Sony announces that a new State of Play stream will take place this Wednesday, March 9 at 5PM (ET). The PlayStation Blog post announcing the event says that fans can expect "new reveals and eye-catching updates for PS5 and PS4 titles."

    The blog was also quick to note that there won't be any updates on PlayStation VR2 titles or hardware shown during this particular broadcast.

    This...
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  • Next-Gen Performance Update for Dying Light Detailed

    Next-Gen Performance Update for Dying Light Detailed

    The original is getting a new performance update on the latest consoles.

    The original Dying Light is still kicking along years after its initial release. Developer Techland has continued to support the title for years with new content and a multitude of updates and they're continuing to do so even today. The latest from the studio is a fresh next-gen patch for Dying Light that is being rolled out to PlayStation and Xbox platforms starting today.

    To begin with, the PlayStation...
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  • How Esports Have Proved That You Can in Fact Achieve Success if All You Do Is Play Video Games

    We’ve all experienced it, the shrill cry of a parent or loved one, demanding that we need to put down the controller, or get up from the computer to go and do something that we don’t want to do. Gaming has time and again received a bad wrap, but in the early 2000s, a revolution would start to emerge, which gave hope to a generation. Esports have proven that you can become incredibly successful by mastering the craft of performing well at a particular game.

    Esports has...
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  • Bundle for Ukraine - Pay at Least $10 for Over $6,500 Worth of Games and Content to Help Ukraine

    Itch.io and Necrosoft Games are teaming up to offer a great charity drive for the people of Ukraine.

    One of the most well-known indie game storefronts, Itch.io, is partnering with Necrosoft Games to host an incredible charity drive to help support the people of Ukraine. This Bundle for Ukraine is said to offer about 1,000 different works valued at over $6,500 (USD). The minimum amount that you can donate is just $10. $10 to access all of that content.

    Itch.io says that...
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  • Elden Ring Becomes Sixth Most Played Game on Steam

    Elden Ring Becomes Sixth Most Played Game on Steam

    The game just continues to grow in numbers.

    FromSoftware's latest release, Elden Ring, just continues to grow in popularity. In its second week of availability, Elden Ring has overtaken New World to become the sixth largest title on Steam for concurrent player counts.

    This news hits just a week after Elden Ring hit the number seven spot with over 891,000 concurrent players. This placed it just behind New World but well ahead of Valheim. This past weekend, Elden Ring saw...
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  • God of War TV Series Coming from Amazon

    God of War TV Series Coming from Amazon

    It'll be a live-action series based off of the games.

    Amazon Prime Video is apparently working on a live-action series based off of the God of War video games. This is according to a new report by Deadline.

    Deadline says that Amazon is in talks with Sony to adapt God of War into a live-action series. Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the creators and executive producers on The Expanse are said to be interested in joining this series. They will also possibly be joined by producer...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Scoreboard Arrives March 8 with Update 3.3

    Battlefield 2042 Scoreboard Arrives March 8 with Update 3.3

    DICE has done the unthinkable and added a scoreboard to Battlefield.

    DICE just detailed the changes and content coming in Update 3.3 for Battlefield 2042. This update, set to drop on March 8, includes the long-awaited scoreboard. Yep, a scoreboard is a highlight of a patch releasing some four months after the game's initial release. What a time to be alive.

    Besides the scoreboard, this update also includes more bug fixes, some changes related to control and key bindings,...
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  • Forspoken Delayed Until October

    Forspoken Delayed Until October

    The delay will help the team focus on polish.

    Luminous Productions announced a delay for their upcoming open-world action-RPG Forspoken. The delay will see the release shift from May 25 all the way to October 11, 2022.

    The Forspoken team says that the additional time will allow them to focus on "polishing the game." The original May release date was only revealed this past December. Forspoken is a PlayStation 5 and PC title that was first announced back in 2020....
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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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