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Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games

The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.

Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
 

TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden

Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.

This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
 

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...
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  • Expect 'Double Digit' New Game Announcements During The Game Awards 2021

    Expect 'Double Digit' New Game Announcements During The Game Awards 2021

    And probably even more award winners delegated to brief mentions.

    The Game Awards 2021 will include "double digit" new game announcements. This is according to creator and host of the show, Geoff Keighley, in an interview with industry veteran Brian Crecente. This interview was made for and shared to the Epic Games Store for some unknown reason. Maybe this is just an indication that all of the new PC game announcements are going to be Epic Games Store exclusive. Wouldn't...
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  • Battlefield Portal Web App is Available Early for a Limited Time

    Battlefield Portal Web App is Available Early for a Limited Time

    Mess around with the customization options ahead of the game's release.

    Battlefield 2042 won't release into early access until November 12, but there is a little appetizer that is currently available for fans. DICE has quietly made the Battlefield Portal web application available to everyone.

    This will allow you to have some hands-on time with the application ahead of the game's release. This app allows you to create and share your personalized Battlefield experiences,...
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  • Full Track List for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

    Full Track List for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

    29 stations and over 200 tracks across 3 games.

    Rockstar Games has released the full track listing for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. This list includes the tracks listings for all three titles included in the release. There are over 200 different tracks spread out across 29 radio stations.

    Rockstar says that this listing should match the 2014 re-releases of these games. This means that there are tracks that are missing that were present in the...
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  • Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster is Now Available

    Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster is Now Available

    The best, most crisp pixels you've ever laid your eyes upon.

    Square Enix released Final Fantasy V today as part of their ongoing "Pixel Remaster" series of re-releases. This classic JRPG now includes upgraded pixel-style visuals, improved audio, and other quality of life improvements. Today's release hits PC via Steam and various mobile platforms.

    Looking at the Steam page for Final Fantasy V, the going rate is typically $17.99 (USD), with a limited time offer...
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  • Valve's Steam Deck Delayed by 2 Months

    Valve's Steam Deck Delayed by 2 Months

    Those damned global chip shortages strike again!

    Valve just passed along some unfortunate news today concerning the Steam Deck. Due to "global supply chain issues" the Steam Deck release has been pushed back by two months. The earliest Steam Deck will begin shipping has shifted from December 2021 to February 2022.

    If reading the words "global supply chain issues" wasn't enough, I'll be more clear here. There is a big chip shortage that has been going...
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  • Get the Best Borderlands 2 DLC for Free

    Get the Best Borderlands 2 DLC for Free

    Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep is now a stand-alone release.

    Gearbox Software and 2K released Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure today. This is a stand-alone release of the stellar Borderlands 2 DLC that came out back in 2013. It can be yours for $9.99 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and on PC via Steam. It's playable through backwards compatibility on the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.

    And though this is considered a "new"...
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  • The Tomorrow Children to Make Surprise Return

    The Tomorrow Children to Make Surprise Return

    The long-forgotten PS4 exclusive is set to make a comeback.

    In September 2016, a unique and stylized game for the PlayStation 4 was released. It was called The Tomorrow Children, it offered both a paid and free-to-play option, and it had a very short life. The game lasted just 13 months before the servers were turned off in November 2017. Five years later, it looks like The Tomorrow Children is ready to return.

    Q-Games has acquired the rights from publisher Sony Interactive...
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  • Bethesda Teases Fallout 5

    Bethesda Teases Fallout 5

    Just don't expect to see it any time soon.

    Bethesda's Todd Howard recently sat down with IGN for a new episode of IGN Unfiltered. The media outlet talked about a number of different subjects with the Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard, mostly focusing on the 10th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. However, one of the non-Skyrim topics briefly touched upon was the future of the Fallout franchise.

    To that end, Howard says that the studio has an idea for Fallout...
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  • Fortnite Pulls Travis Scott Dance Emote

    Fortnite Pulls Travis Scott Dance Emote

    Epic did not provide a reason why, but we've got a pretty good idea.

    Epic Games removed the Travis Scott "Out West" dance emote from Fortnite yesterday. This comes shortly after a number of people died during the rap star's Astroworld concert in Houston, Texas.

    The Scott concert took place on November 5 in NRG Park. According to CNN, at least eight people ranging in age from 14 to 27 have died, with several others injured. Eyewitness reports say that crowds surged...
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  • What's the First Battlefield 2042 Mode that You'll Play?

    What's the First Battlefield 2042 Mode that You'll Play?

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    All Out Warfare
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    Hazard Zone
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    Battlefield Portal
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    Undecided
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    I'm not getting the game
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    The poll is expired.

    Yeah, I forgot about this month's poll, so what?
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    Yeah, got a bit of a late Poll of the Month for you today. I meant to change this a week ago then totally forgot. So uh, let's think of a question, shall we?

    I got it!

    With Battlefield 2042 coming out this month, and this kind of still being somewhat focused on Battlefield news, the question is: What game mode in Battlefield 2042 will you play first?
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  • BioWare Tweets Out New Mass Effect Poster

    BioWare Tweets Out New Mass Effect Poster

    A mysterious glimpse into the future.

    On November 7th, BioWare was once again celebrating "N7 Day" as has become tradition on that date. As part of their celebration of all things Mass Effect, the studio tweeted out a new poster that perhaps provides a new glimpse at the future of the franchise.

    The official Mass Effect Twitter account shared the image this weekend. At first glance, it appears to show a ship that landed near a crater on an alien planet. Digging...
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  • Hogwarts Legacy to Release After Third Fantastic Beasts Movie

    Hogwarts Legacy to Release After Third Fantastic Beasts Movie

    Expect the game to come at some point after April 15, 2022.

    Hogwarts Legacy looks like it might be released at some point after April 15, 2022. This news comes via a Toy World magazine interview (courtesy of Reddit) with Warner Bros. general manager Rachel Wakley. Wakley said that the anticipated open-world action-RPG will arrive some time after the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which is slated to arrive on that aforementioned April 15th date....
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  • Metal Gear Solid Titles Temporarily Pulled from Stores

    Metal Gear Solid Titles Temporarily Pulled from Stores

    The issue involves licenses for historical footage.

    Konami announced that they have temporarily removed some of the Metal Gear Solid titles from various digital stores. This removal specifically impacts Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 along with any package deals that include these titles.

    The games were removed because Konami needs to renew the licenses for some of the historical archive footage that is frequently used throughout these titles. God knows that...
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  • Elden Ring to Run 'Up to' 60FPS on PC and Next-gen Consoles

    Elden Ring to Run 'Up to' 60FPS on PC and Next-gen Consoles

    Old platforms will get 30FPS and like it.

    Bandai Namco has put up a short technical page for Elden Ring that details what players will be able to expect in terms of resolution and framerate on various platforms. The FromSoftware developed title is aiming for an "up to" 60FPS framerate on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

    Yes, it seems as though the PC version will not have an uncapped framerate but will instead be limited to 60FPS. Hopefully this is just...
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  • Rockstar Shows What Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Looks Like on Switch

    Rockstar Shows What Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Looks Like on Switch

    You'll be able to take Claude, Tommy, and CJ with you on the go.

    If you have been wondering how Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition would look like running on the Nintendo Switch, wonder no longer. This weekend, Rockstar Games released a few screenshots from the Switch version of the game. They put the new shots up on their buy page for the trilogy.

    There really isn't too much to say about the screenshots for the Switch. They are clearly running with...
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