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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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  • PAX South is No More

    PAX South is No More

    The annual event has come to an end for the foreseeable future.

    The crew that runs the annual gaming-themed conventions known as PAX have just announced some unfortunate news. For now and the foreseeable future, PAX South will no longer take place in any capacity.

    While it seems as though complications from COVID-19 can be given a big part of the blame, there were other factors that went into this decision. Unlike the other PAX events, such as PAX East and PAX West, PAX...
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  • Amazon Fixes New World Chat Exploit that Allowed Users to Crash the Game

    Amazon Fixes New World Chat Exploit that Allowed Users to Crash the Game

    A link is just a link, except when it's in New World chat.
    Amazon Games has fixed an exploit in their global chat system that would allow some users to send messages that could potentially crash game clients for other users. A new exploit found that users were able to send malicious messages that contained links. Once clicked the links would either show disruptive images or hidden code that could crash the game. Yesterday, some users began to notice the exploit in action. It started out fa...
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  • Xbox Games with Gold for November 2021 Announced

    Xbox Games with Gold for November 2021 Announced

    LEGO Batman 2 is the highlight of the month it seems.

    The lineup of "free" Games with Gold titles for Xbox owners has just been announced. Those of you with the Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S will again get four titles this upcoming month. It may not be the six titles that are coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers for November, but what can you do?

    As usual, Xbox Series X|S owners will get to play all four of the games thanks to backwards compatibility. ...
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  • Resident Evil Village is Getting Free DLC

    Resident Evil Village is Getting Free DLC

    It's coming at some point in the future.

    Capcom has said that Resident Evil Village will get some free DLC at some point in the future. This information was published as part of the company's recent annual integrated report and brought to our attention by IGN.

    Their report talks about the past year of the studio's performance as well as provides some details about what is coming in the near future. Capcom director and executive officer Yoichi Egawa briefly talked about...
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  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Announced

    The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me Announced

    This will serve as the "season finale" for the series.

    If you have played through the recently released The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, you may have seen a new teaser for the next game in the series. If you have not played the game, or you haven't finished it yet, you haven't yet seen this new game announcement. Whatever the case may be, Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games have officially announced The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me today.
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  • Six Free Titles Announced for PlayStation Plus Subscribers for November 2021

    Six Free Titles Announced for PlayStation Plus Subscribers for November 2021

    Three of them are the PlayStation VR titles that Sony previously announced.

    November 2021 is a big month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Sony is offering up six "free" titles to those with active subscriptions. This figure includes the three free PlayStation VR titles that Sony previously announced that they would be giving away for November.

    First off, let's look at the "normal" PlayStation Plus offerings coming to you for November 2021. These games...
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  • Activision Blizzard Boss Bobby Kotick Requests Massive Pay Cut

    Activision Blizzard Boss Bobby Kotick Requests Massive Pay Cut

    At least until the company improves.

    Activision Blizzard head honcho, boss, and CEO Bobby Kotick has requested that his salary be significantly cut until such a time as the company makes significant enough changes to work culture. This comes at a time where the company is dealing with a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

    Perhaps you've heard of that?

    In a letter that was addressed to Activision Blizzard staff, and subsequently...
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  • Facebook is now Meta

    Facebook is now Meta

    Literally, that's their new name.

    Facebook is no more! That's the good news here. The bad news is that the social media giant hasn't been shutdown or disbanded because of any fallout from the literally everything involving that company over the years. No, instead the company will now be called Meta.

    Yes, Meta. Facebook is now Meta.

    Earlier this month, a report was released suggesting that Facebook was interested in rebranding itself to try to separate itself...
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  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Announced for Oculus Quest 2

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Announced for Oculus Quest 2

    No word on whether or not this will be exclusive like Resident Evil 4 VR.

    At some point during today's Facebook Connect, android and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be coming to the Oculus Quest 2.

    During the announcement, there was no footage of the port shown off. We did not even see a screenshot. We also do not know if this title will be exclusive to the Oculus Quest 2, like the recently released Resident Evil 4 VR, or if it will...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Gameplay Video - A Look at Renewal, Breakaway, and Discarded Maps

    Get a fresh look at three other maps that aren't Orbital.

    If you've been keeping up with any of the Battlefield 2042 media releases over the past several months, chances are you've seen a boatload of the game's "Orbital" map. It was the map featured in the recent beta and the earlier technical test.

    Thankfully, DICE and EA have finally realized we're probably sick of seeing that map and needed something fresh to look at. That's why today saw the release of a...
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  • Bright Memory: Infinite Release Date Set for November 12

    Bright Memory: Infinite Release Date Set for November 12

    Get ready for fast-paced, flashy combat in November.

    PLAYISM is ready to release the FYQD Studio developed first-person shooter, Bright Memory: Infinite, in just a couple of weeks from now. On November 12, 2021, this flashy action title will be released on PC via Steam and GOG.com. A console release will be coming later.

    This release is the more fully featured release of the prequel, simply named Bright Memory. Players will make use of guns, blades, and various special...
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  • The Steam Halloween Sale is Now Live

    The Steam Halloween Sale is Now Live

    Buyer... BEWARE!

    Valve just announced that the Steam Halloween Sale is now underway. You will be able to save big on "thousands" of spooky titles. Valve also says that there will be Halloween-themed events and updates from games across all sorts of genres. Your favorite titles may have already gotten special, time limited updates already.

    For those of you who are flush with Steam Points and nothing to spend them on, you will be happy to hear that new items have...
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  • Call of Duty: Vanguard Install Size to be Up to 50% Smaller than Previous Releases

    Well, at least at launch.

    If you have installed and played a Call of Duty title released in the past few years, you probably noticed that your PC or console has suddenly run out of room for, well, most anything else. That's because the install sizes for the past few Call of Duty titles have been absolutely massive.

    Let's not forget that there was a time where Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was no longer able to fit on a 250GB drive. Thankfully, that install size has come...
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  • Blizzard Cancels BlizzConline

    Blizzard Cancels BlizzConline

    Blizzard needs time to figure out what it means for BlizzCon to be "safe, welcoming, and inclusive."

    Blizzard announces that they are cancelling BlizzConline, which was initially slated to take place early in 2022. The reason behind this move is because Blizzard needs time to figure out how to make future BlizzCon events be "safe, welcoming, and inclusive."

    This is the first time in 16 years since the event began that Blizzard has outright cancelled...
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  • Valve Announces Steam Sale Dates for the Rest of 2021

    Valve Announces Steam Sale Dates for the Rest of 2021

    Valve just out here confirming the dates before leakers can do it.

    I hope your wallets and your free time are ready for sales, because there are a bunch of them coming. Of course, there are always a ton of sales that fire up through digital storefronts around this time of year, and Steam is certainly no exception to that.

    Usually, we don't get any sort of an official Steam sale announcement until just prior to it happening. In fact, we usually get people leaking those...
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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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