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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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  • Get Used to PC Games Releasing at $70

    Get Used to PC Games Releasing at $70

    It all started when the next-gen consoles were released in 2020. Ever since the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and the PlayStation 5 were released, more and more game releases have been priced at $70 (USD). However, these prices seem to be limited to the next-gen experiences and the term "next-gen tax" was coined. For a while there, it seemed as though the "typical" $60 prices would stick around for older-generation consoles as well as PC. Unfortunately, with the recent release...
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  • Battlefield 2042 May Not Get Any New Content Until March

    Battlefield 2042 May Not Get Any New Content Until March

    This leak comes from well-known data miner temporyal.

    The bad news that is the literal everything surrounding Battlefield 2042 will continue to get that much worse if the latest leak is to be believed. To say that the launch of the anticipated latest release in the Battlefield franchise was a bit lacking would be an understatement. Unfortunately, it looks like the game will have to limp along until at least March 2022.

    A newly shared data mine, from known Battlefield data...
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  • Ubisoft is Bleeding Employees in Wake of Company-wide Issues

    Ubisoft is Bleeding Employees in Wake of Company-wide Issues

    Numerous employees are quitting due to low pay, the lack of change, and other issues.

    People quitting their jobs in search of more fulfilling careers really isn't all that uncommon here in late 2021. We have seen it across multiple industries and workplaces as workers start to realize that they're worth more than the bare minimum many employers offer them.

    And while this is happening within the gaming industry as well, it seems to be happening at a much higher rate at...
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  • New Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Footage Revealed

    New Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Footage Revealed

    New gameplay and cutscenes were shown off.

    There was apparently some sort of an anniversary livestream recently for Final Fantasy? I don't know anything about it. I'm just relaying the information that Square Enix is telling me in this press release.

    This anniversary stream allegedly had some new gameplay and cutscenes shown off for Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. You know, the CHAOS game. The last we heard and saw about this game is that it will be released...
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  • Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios

    Tencent Acquires Turtle Rock Studios

    The former Valve subsidiary turned independent studio is now owned by Tencent.

    Tencent has announced that they have acquired Turtle Rock Studios, the development studio responsible for Back 4 Blood and Left 4 Dead. The press release sent out today says that Tencent acquired Turtle Rock Studios' parent company, Slamfire, Inc.

    Though Turtle Rock Studios is now owned by Tencent, the studio will reportedly retain its independent operations in their California based location....
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  • Halo Infinite Glitch Enables Couch Co-op with a Catch

    Halo Infinite Glitch Enables Couch Co-op with a Catch

    There's a way to enable couch co-op in Halo Infinite, but it would be wise to wait.

    For most fans, the fact that Halo Infinite released without any sort of campaign co-op was quite disappointing. 343 Industries did say that co-op would be coming alongside Season 2 of the game, which may not be released until at least May 2022.

    However, there is a way to "play" Halo Infinite with local co-op thanks to a little workaround. This was discovered and posted to the...
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  • Battlefield 2042 is Having a Free Weekend and Sale Right Now

    Battlefield 2042 is Having a Free Weekend and Sale Right Now

    One month later and already hitting its second sale.

    Battlefield 2042 currently has a free play weekend underway on Steam. The free weekend is available through Steam right this very second (so long as you read this before the end date) and can be downloaded and played until your little heart is content.

    The free weekend is available (presumably) until December 20 at 1PM (ET). But wait, there's more.

    Battlefield 2042 is also on sale from now through December...
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  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Double Down and then Backtrack on NFT Idea

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Devs Double Down and then Backtrack on NFT Idea

    Yet another company has backtracked on using NFTs after seeing the immense public backlash.

    On Wednesday, GSC Game World announced that they will hold an auction to win an NFT that would eventually lead to the owner becoming an in-game NPC for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl called a "metahuman." On Thursday (that's today), GSC Game World announced that they would not include any NFT related items in connection with S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl.

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  • Dying Light 2 PC System Requirements

    Dying Light 2 PC System Requirements

    Techland says that even five-year old hardware should be able to run the game.

    The PC system requirements were revealed today for Dying Light 2 Stay Human. The requirements include both the minimum system requirements for running the game at 1080p and 30fps. It includes various tiers of performance all the way up to what you will need for 1080p, 60fps, and ray tracing enabled.

    Techland says that Dying Light 2 is accessible to "a wide PC market" due to the use...
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  • Shenmue III is Free as Epic Games Holiday Sale Begins

    Shenmue III is Free as Epic Games Holiday Sale Begins

    Get a free game every day for the next two weeks.

    The Epic Games Store has just kicked off its Holiday Sale 2021. To kick things off, the Epic Games Store is giving away Shenmue III - Standard Edition for completely free. This freebie lasts just for today until another free game replaces it tomorrow. And then the day after that, another free game will be given out. All total, it seems as though the Epic Games Store will give out 15 free games for the duration of the sale.
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  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Offering NFT That Turns You into an In-Game NPC

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Offering NFT That Turns You into an In-Game NPC

    DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP!

    GSC Game World, the developer behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, just announced that the game will be supported by a variety of stupid NFTs when it is released in 2022. Details are relatively scarce right now, but the studio did reveal some information on at least one of the NFTs.

    This particular NFT will allow the owner to become the "first ever metahuman" in the game. This is just fancy marketing speak to say that they will...
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  • First Balance and Content Update in Over a Decade Coming to Diablo II

    First Balance and Content Update in Over a Decade Coming to Diablo II

    Between all of the harassment and union-busting, the developers found time to create some new content.

    The last balancing-focused patch for Diablo II was released on March 23, 2010. In early 2022, the first balancing and content update in almost 12 years will be released for Diablo II: Resurrected. That 2010 update brought Diablo II up to version 1.13c. This was the foundation from which Diablo II: Resurrected was created.

    Blizzard announced that they will release a new...
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  • Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 Still Looks Amazing

    Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 Still Looks Amazing

    New screenshots were shared by Guerrilla.

    Guerrilla Games just showed off some additional screenshots for Horizon Forbidden West. Unlike the previous media released for the game that showed off the game running on PlayStation 5 hardware, these new shots are all from the PlayStation 4. Wouldn't you know it, the game still looks pretty darn good.

    The screenshots were shared through Twitter. Guerrilla says that they've "showed you a lot of footage of Horizon Forbidden...
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  • Ubisoft Announces a Splinter Cell Remake is in Development

    Ubisoft Announces a Splinter Cell Remake is in Development

    But how many NFTs will it have?

    Ubisoft just announced that they are starting development on a Splinter Cell remake. Development will be led by Ubisoft Toronto and will be "rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft's own Snowdrop engine."

    There weren't too many concrete details shared as development has literally just started on this project. However, the announcement did include a brief interview with three developers working on the project. Those developers...
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  • The Evolution of Online Gaming Communities - Usenet to Web 3.0: A Travel Down The Memory Lane


    Gaming history began in the 1950s when computer scientists ran simulations on mainframe computers. The gaming industry has drastically changed with the introduction of more advanced technology. Powerful graphical processing units and more significant memory provide gamers with a better visualization experience. Further, the arrival of the Internet made video games cheaper and more accessible to most people.


    Evolution: Usenet to Web 3.0

    Usenet
    Usenet...
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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...
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