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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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  • Dr Disrespect Forms New Game Studio

    Dr Disrespect Forms New Game Studio

    It's claiming to be a new AAA game studio co-created with former Call of Duty and Halo developers.

    Guy Beahm, otherwise known as Dr Disrespect, just formed a new AAA game development studio called Midnight Society. While Midnight Society won't be telling scary stories around a campfire, they will be taking a "community approach to game development."

    Midnight Society was formed by Dr Disrespect along with former Call of Duty and Halo developers. Their "community...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Now Has 64-Player Playlists on PC and Next-gen Consoles

    Battlefield 2042 Now Has 64-Player Playlists on PC and Next-gen Consoles

    These modes offer improved performance and smaller map sizes.

    Today's update for Battlefield 2042 offers next-gen players and PC players a little taste of what life is like on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. For a limited time, Battlefield 2042's All-Out-War modes will include 64-player options for both Conquest and Breakthrough game types.

    This is a change that has been requested by players pretty much right as the game launched. The idea is that these reduced player...
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  • New Slayer Playlists Added to Halo Infinite

    New Slayer Playlists Added to Halo Infinite

    A pure Slayer playlist has been added in addition to other multiplayer improvements.

    343 Industries just rolled out a new update today for Halo Infinite's multiplayer that should appease those who are fans of the Slayer game types. Today, the studio added four new social matchmaking playlists for Halo Infinite. They are Team Slayer, Free-for-All, Tactical Slayer (SWAT), and Fiesta.

    The studio says that they will be continuing to work on "longer term plans for rotational...
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  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Turns Players into Odin

    Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Turns Players into Odin

    Plus, a crossover with Odyssey was also confirmed.

    Ubisoft announced today that the next expansion for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will arrive on March 10. The expansion, Dawn of Ragnarok, will transform players into Odin, the Norse god of death, battle, wisdom, and most everything else.

    Ubisoft says that Dawn of Ragnarok will be the "biggest expansion to hit the Assassin's Creed franchise yet." They say that this expansion will feature more content than some of...
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  • Keanu Reeves Says He Never Played Cyberpunk 2077 Despite CD Projekt's Claims

    Keanu Reeves Says He Never Played Cyberpunk 2077 Despite CD Projekt's Claims

    I guess this is newsworthy.

    It looks like CD Projekt Red was just caught in a LIE! This mega scandal hit like a bomb this weekend after Keanu Reeves said he never played Cyberpunk 2077. This information comes from an explosive new interview with Reeves that aired this past week. CD Projekt Red previously claimed that not only did Reeves play Cyberpunk 2077 but that he loved it.

    This news that Reeves never played the game is just shaking the industry to its core. Outlets...
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  • Sony Announces Colorful New PlayStation 5 Covers

    Sony Announces Colorful New PlayStation 5 Covers

    Accessorize your PlayStation 5 to fit your room decor.

    Sony just announced that they are going to release a slew of new PlayStation 5 console covers. And by "a slew" I mean five. They will release five new colors that aren't the default white that the console ships with. These will allow you to change the sides of your PS5 to either pink, blue, purple, red, and black.

    Yes, this now means that you can officially have a fully black PlayStation 5 as the center portion...
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  • The Anacrusis Enters Early Access in January 2022

    The Anacrusis Enters Early Access in January 2022

    The four-player co-op shooter in space now has an early release date.

    The small team at Stray Bombay just announced an Early Access release date for their sci-fi four-player co-op FPS, The Anacrusis. That date is none other than January 13, 2022. The game will be released on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S as an Early Access and Game Preview title at that time.

    The Anacrusis will have a simultaneous launch on Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox. The studio says that the game...
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  • New Music Revealed for GTA Online

    New Music Revealed for GTA Online

    The new GTA Online content includes new missions and a slew of new music.

    Last week, Rockstar Games announced that GTA Online would be getting some fresh content called "The Contract." Unlike the addition of a heist or new vehicles, this content focuses on a new series of story-related missions involving Franklin from the single player campaign. Not only will we get to interact with Franklin, but we will be assisting famed rapper Dr. Dre with a little problem.

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  • Peter Molyneux's Next Scam is a Blockchain Business Sim

    Peter Molyneux's Next Scam is a Blockchain Business Sim

    I'm seriously already tired of this.

    Grifter and master of hyperbole, Peter Molyneux, just announced his newest "game." It's called Legacy and it will be the first foray for the beguiled creator into the world of blockchain gaming. Legacy will be built entirely around the idea of blockchain technologies, NFTs, and "crypto gaming."

    This weekend at the Gala Games' Galaverse in Las Vegas, Molyneux announced Legacy to the world. He's calling it a "blockchain...
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  • NewsBits - The Game Awards 2021 Edition

    NewsBits - The Game Awards 2021 Edition

    Because it's the weekend and I don't want to write individual news posts.

    Hello everyone and welcome to this special edition of CS-Nation Total Gaming Network NewsBits! It's been a hot minute, right?

    These are coming at you today because it's the weekend, I'm tired, and frankly I just do not want to create individual news posts for all of this. I'd like to play more than the first level of Halo Infinite at some point.

    The Game Awards had a lot of new trailer...
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  • It Takes Two Won Game of the Year at The Game Awards

    It Takes Two Won Game of the Year at The Game Awards

    A complete list of all of the winners from TGAs.

    The Game Awards 2021 were held this past Thursday. If you missed some or all of it, I can't blame you. The show, including pre-show, came near the four-hour mark. It featured a bunch of new trailers for games, TV shows, and movies. It included some musical performances that I largely zoned out on while they were going on. It also featured some awards here and there.

    It also featured a lot of Geoff Keighley. One of the first...
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  • Activision Executive Warns Employes on the 'Consequences' of Unionizing

    Activision Executive Warns Employes on the 'Consequences' of Unionizing

    An Activision executive sends company-wide email that almost reads like a threat.

    Just this week, Activision Blizzard employees announced that they will be carrying out a full work strike against their employer. This comes as the mountain of sexual harassment lawsuits, allegations of sexual misconduct, deplorable behavior from CEO Bobby Kotick, and layoffs continues to cast a damning shadow over the company.

    Though talks about unionizing have been happening for "months,"...
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  • Alan Wake 2 Announced

    Alan Wake 2 Announced

    Remedy jumps into survival horror for the first time with a long-awaited sequel.

    Alan Wake 2 was announced at The Game Awards last night. A brief teaser trailer was shown that features Alan in some familiar locations such as New York City along with the first game's Pacific Northwest locale. The trailer also says that Alan Wake 2 will be out some time in 2023 at the earliest. It is in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC exclusively for the Epic Games Store....
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  • Among Us VR Announced

    Among Us VR Announced

    Now you can look sus in virtual reality.

    Deceive or be deceived, now in virtual reality. Among Us VR was just announced last night. The VR version of the game will launch on the Oculus Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, and SteamVR whenever it's ready to be released. This VR adaptation is in development by Schell Games, the development studio behind the well regarded I Expect You to Die VR franchise.

    Though the game will be in 3D and VR, the core mechanics remain largely the...
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  • New Elden Ring Story Trailer from The Game Awards

    New Elden Ring Story Trailer from The Game Awards

    A new open-world game that you probably haven't heard of just got a new story trailer.

    FromSoftware debuted a new story focused trailer last night for Elden Ring during The Game Awards. The highly anticipated open-world action title also won the "Most Anticipated Game" award last night.

    If you don't know what Elden Ring is by now, I really don't know what to tell you. We previously saw a bunch of new gameplay for the title just last month. There was also a closed...
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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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