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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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  • 8 Additional Women Claim Sexual Harassment and Discrimination at Sony

    8 Additional Women Claim Sexual Harassment and Discrimination at Sony

    Workers describe lack of promotions for women, porn in the workplace, and other issues.

    Eight former and current Sony Interactive Entertainment employees have accused Sony of various forms of sexism in the workplace. These are according to court documents that were filed on Tuesday and first reported on by Axios.

    Emma Majo, a former security analyst, filed a lawsuit against Sony for gender discrimination and wrongful termination in November 2021. She wants this to become...
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  • Bungie Offers Support for Ukraine with Charity Donations

    Bungie Offers Support for Ukraine with Charity Donations

    The Bungie Foundation donates about $120,000 towards charities that help the people of Ukraine.

    Bungie just announced that they are suspending all Destiny 2 sales and commerce in Russia and Belarus for their roles in the invasion of Ukraine. Bungie says that they are suspending all sales and commerce in those regions, but those that already purchased Destiny 2 content will still be able to keep playing what they bought previously.

    More importantly, Bungie says that they...
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  • The DioField Chronicle Announced

    The DioField Chronicle Announced

    For those who needed a new strategy game fix from Square Enix.

    While it may not be a new entry in the Tactics franchise, the newly announced The DioField Chronicle may still scratch that itch of yours. Square Enix says that this is a new strategy-RPG that will immerse "players in an epic tale of war and honor." This new title is in development for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

    The DioField Chronicle...
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  • Valkyrie Elysium Announced

    Valkyrie Elysium Announced

    A new entry in the Valkyrie series is coming in 2022.

    Square Enix announced Valkyrie Elysium today during the latest State of Play showcase. This is an all-new entry in the action-RPG Valkyrie franchise that began way back on the original PlayStation with Valkyrie Profile.

    The previous game wasn't even released on consoles. Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin was first released in Japan in 2016 and was a mobile only experience. This new game, Valkyrie Elysium, is in development...
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  • Sony Suspends PlayStation Sales in Russia

    Sony Suspends PlayStation Sales in Russia

    Software and hardware sales are suspended.

    Shortly after this evening's State of Play ended, Sony put up an official statement on Twitter concerning the sale of PlayStation software and hardware in Russia. In short: Sony has suspended all software and hardware shipments in Russia. The studio has also suspended the launch of Gran Turismo 7 as well as "operations of the PlayStation Store" within Russia.

    Sony's statement continues on to say that they will be donating...
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  • Exoprimal - Capcom Announces Not-Dino Crisis 4 During State of Play

    Exoprimal - Capcom Announces Not-Dino Crisis 4 During State of Play

    Otherwise known as Earth Defense Force but with dinosaurs.

    On tonight's State of Play broadcast for PlayStation, Capcom revealed a new IP to the world. They are calling this new team-based action title Exoprimal and it's a lot like you took the gameplay stylings of Earth Defense Force and combined them with the crushed hopes and dreams of Dino Crisis fans. Only, instead of fighting bugs, you fight hordes of dinosaurs.

    It feels like someone out there made a wish on a monkey...
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  • Ghostwire: Tokyo Launch Trailer

    Ghostwire: Tokyo Launch Trailer

    See if you can figure out what is going on in this new launch trailer.

    Tango Gameworks revealed their launch trailer for Ghostwire: Tokyo during today's snooze-fest, otherwise known as the latest PlayStation State of Play. With Ghostwire coming out on March 25 for the PlayStation 5 and PC, it was probably due for a launch trailer about this time, so why not show it off during today's stream.

    Ghostwire: Tokyo is an action-adventure title that "challenges players to...
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  • Nvidia to Reportedly Launch GeForce RTX 3090 Ti on March 29

    Nvidia to Reportedly Launch GeForce RTX 3090 Ti on March 29

    Good luck finding one and better luck affording one.

    Nvidia announced the RTX 3090 Ti earlier this year at CES. The company said that they would deliver more information on this tip-top of the line GPU by the end of January. Well, the end of January came and went as did February without so much as a word from Nvidia. Now, a new report by VideoCardz says that Nvidia will launch the RTX 3090 Ti on March 29.

    The tech site says that they have obtained what seem to be the embargo...
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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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