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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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  • Original Halo Composers Sue Microsoft Over 20 Years of Unpaid Royalties

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    • Published: 02-11-2022, 11:35 PM
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    Original Halo Composers Sue Microsoft Over 20 Years of Unpaid Royalties

    The pair are also seeking an injunction against the upcoming Halo TV series.

    A new report by Eurogamer says that the original Halo music composers, Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori, are suing Microsoft over unpaid royalties. Some of these royalties seem to date back roughly 20 years according to the lawsuit.

    Lawyers for O'Donnell and Salvatori filed this lawsuit back in June 2020 with a Washington state court. Next week, mediation is scheduled to begin but if no agreement...
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  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Sequel and Warzone 2 Officially Announced

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    • Published: 02-11-2022, 05:45 PM
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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Sequel and Warzone 2 Officially Announced

    Warzone 2 will be created from the ground up alongside the new Modern Warfare.

    Call of Duty 2022 has been officially announced. Activision Blizzard announced that this year's release will be a sequel to 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. That game having been a reboot of the original Modern Warfare release from 2007, which had its own sequel with 2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Activision Blizzard have not explicitly called this year's release Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...
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  • Useless Online Petition for Battlefield 2042 Refunds Hits 162,000 Signatures

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    • Published: 02-11-2022, 04:31 PM
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    Useless Online Petition for Battlefield 2042 Refunds Hits 162,000 Signatures

    I wasn't going to write about this, but here we are.

    As you may have already heard, there is an online petition making the rounds that Battlefield 2042 fans are signing in earnest. The petition, found at Change.org, claims that those that purchased Battlefield 2042 should be issued refunds due to "false advertising" along with "millions of dollars in damages" and hurt feelings.

    No, seriously, they actually included the reason of "upset thousands...
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  • Atomic Heart Coming in Late 2022

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    • Published: 02-10-2022, 07:00 PM
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    Atomic Heart Coming in Late 2022

    Fight dangerous robots in an alternate history 1950s USSR.

    Developer Mundfish just released a new trailer this week for their upcoming post-apocalyptic FPS title, Atomic Heart. The game is set in an alternate history 1950s USSR where a bunch of angry machines and robots have turned on humans. You play as Major P-3 and your mission is to "eliminate the consequences of a large-scale accident and prevent the leakage of classified information threatening to destroy the whole world."...
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  • Valorant Devs Continue to Battle In-game Toxicity

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    • Published: 02-10-2022, 06:02 PM
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    Valorant Devs Continue to Battle In-game Toxicity

    The never-ending battle against toxic gamers continues in Valorant.

    Competitive multiplayer games and a toxic community, name a more iconic duo. As Valorant is one such multiplayer game, there is plenty of toxicity and hostility to be found. Well, the developers of the game at Riot Games are getting fed up with it all and are looking into ways of combating toxicity.

    A new update from the Valorant team talks about what they are doing to make the game more welcoming to all...
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  • Chrono Cross Remaster Announced

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    • Published: 02-10-2022, 05:41 PM
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    Chrono Cross Remaster Announced

    This release is coming to both PC and consoles.

    Last night during the latest Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition. This is a remastered release of the original Chrono Cross that will be coming not only to the Nintendo Switch but also to the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This remaster will be out on April 7, 2022.

    The original game was released back in 1999, which is probably long before some readers were probably born. That's...
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  • Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition Begins on February 21

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    • Published: 02-10-2022, 04:45 PM
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    Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition Begins on February 21

    The next Next Fest is about a week away from starting.

    Valve sent out an email today to let everyone know that the next Steam Next Fest is almost here. Specifically, they're calling it the Steam Next Fest: February 2022 Edition and it all kicks off on February 21.

    From the 21st through the 28th you will be able to play hundreds of demos from games that will be released in the near future on Steam. Beyond the demos, there will also be plenty of developer livestreams and...
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  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is Coming to Switch

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 08:07 PM
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    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is Coming to Switch

    The game releases April 20. What? You couldn't wait literally two more weeks for May the 4th?

    On 4/20 there will be one more thing to light up. That's right, I'm talking about a lightsaber! On April 20, 2022 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Wii edition will be released for the Nintendo Switch. This marks the third time that the game has been released on Nintendo hardware, with the first times being on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii back in 2008.

    Why this game? Why now?...
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  • Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Out February 23

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 07:03 PM
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    Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Out February 23

    This release is for the North American audience.

    Square Enix announced that February 23 will be the date in which the Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster will be released. This return of the classic JRPG will be out on Steam and mobile platforms on this date.

    Final Fantasy VI was first released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1994. This release features updated 2D pixel graphics, a rearranged soundtrack, a modernized UI, options for an auto-battle system,...
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  • Portal is Coming to the Switch

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 06:35 PM
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    Portal is Coming to the Switch

    And so is the sequel.

    Nintendo and Valve just announced that both Portal games are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. The compilation is called Portal: Companion Collection and it bundles both Portal and Portal 2 together for $19.99 (USD) through the Nintendo eShop.

    In case you have no idea about either of these games, Valve provided a little synopsis for both of them, which you can read below. It should be noted here that The Companion Collection marks the...
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  • Microsoft Says Activision Blizzard Will Continue to Release Games on PlayStation Beyond Existing Agreements

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 05:21 PM
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    Microsoft Says Activision Blizzard Will Continue to Release Games on PlayStation Beyond Existing Agreements

    Nintendo will also get the same treatment.

    Microsoft has kicked off what the New York Times is calling a "charm offensive" to help push through its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This is being done in an effort to get the United States government to approve its near $70 billion deal. Microsoft says that they will not give preferential treatment to its own games in its app stores.

    Furthermore, Microsoft says that they pledge to continue to allow...
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  • The Wolf Among Us 2 is Coming in 2023

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 04:04 PM
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    The Wolf Among Us 2 is Coming in 2023

    Or in 2024 if you want it on Steam.

    The Wolf Among Us 2 had a big reveal stream a short time ago today. As part of the Geoff Keighley hosted presentation was the premiere of a new trailer for the episodic game.

    We know that the first episode will be released in 2023. Though this game will have episodic releases, developer Telltale Games say that they will complete development on every chapter before the first part is released. The entire game will be spread out across...
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  • Dark Souls Online Services Will Remain Disabled Until After Elden Ring's Release

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    • Published: 02-09-2022, 02:50 PM
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    Dark Souls Online Services Will Remain Disabled Until After Elden Ring's Release

    The services will remain offline for a little while longer.

    Bandai Namco updated Dark Souls fans today on just what is going on with the online and PvP services for the first three Souls titles. In case you are unaware, the online services were disabled for all of these titles after a very dangerous remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered that could grant an attacker full access to your computer.

    Unfortunately, today's news isn't all that great. While...
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  • New ViDoc for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Expansion Released

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    • Published: 02-08-2022, 08:04 PM
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    New ViDoc for Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Expansion Released


    Bungie provides a deeper look at what is in store for the next big expansion.

    Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is set to be released on February 22, 2022. This next major expansion for the still popular sci-fi FPS will add in a ton of new and revamped content for players to tackle.

    Today, developer Bungie just shared a 15-minute long ViDoc that details some new content as well as teases the advancing of some story threads that can be traced back to the original Desti...
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  • Apex Legends Season 12 Update Adds New Legend, Olympus Map Changes, and More

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    • Published: 02-08-2022, 07:44 PM
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    Apex Legends Season 12 Update Adds New Legend, Olympus Map Changes, and More

    A massive update just hit Apex Legends and here is everything you need to know about it.

    Season 12 for the ever-popular battle royale game Apex Legends just dropped and with it comes a wealth of new and updated content. First and foremost, there is a new Legend that you can play as named Mad Maggie. There are some big changes that have hit the Olympus map along with some changes to weapons, Legend abilities, and even a new limited-time mode called Control.

    Before getting...
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