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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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  • Thursday's Nintendo Direct to Focus on Winter Games

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    • Published: 09-22-2021, 03:33 PM
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    Thursday's Nintendo Direct to Focus on Winter Games

    A new Direct will feature 40 minutes of announcements.

    Nintendo announced that they will host another Nintendo Direct tomorrow, September 23. This stream will begin at 3PM (PT) and feature about 40 minutes of new information focused mainly on Nintendo Switch titles that are coming out this Winter.

    As per usual, there is no word from Nintendo that even hints at what will be shown off during this event. However, there are rumors.

    There are rumors that we might...
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  • Apple Bans Fortnite from App Store for Five Years

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 09-22-2021, 03:16 PM
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    Apple Bans Fortnite from App Store for Five Years

    Tim Sweeney is throwing himself a little pity party.

    Over on the wonderful social media platform known as Twitter, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny revealed that Apple has rejected their request to add Fortnite back on to the App Store. Specifically, Apple has refused the request to reinstate Epic's developer account that was terminated back in August 2020 right as the legal fight was heating up.

    Sweeney shared a letter that was sent to him by Apple. This letter rejects Epic's...
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  • Apex Legends Update May Have Broken the Game Even More

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 09-22-2021, 02:39 PM
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    Apex Legends Update May Have Broken the Game Even More

    One step forward, two steps back?

    Respawn just released a new patch for Apex Legends today that attempts to fix numerous bugs. The team says that the patch also includes some fixes for client crashes and server disconnects.

    Unfortunately, it seems as though the patch may have made things worse for players. Following the update, countless posts on Reddit now say that the game is actually performing worse than prior to the patch being rolled out. Users are complaining about...
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  • A Guide on Choosing the Best Online Roulette

    • Created by: Major 0
    • Published: 09-22-2021, 09:35 AM

    A Guide on Choosing the Best Online Roulette


    Among the games online casinos are known for, roulette is one of the most popular due to its straightforward nature and minimal house edge on certain variations. Roulette has a large following of devoted followers since online casinos frequently provide innovative ways of enjoying casino games on their platforms. For example, you can play roulette on Great Britain Casino anytime you like. Because of its enormous popularity and as a result of supply and demand, many new casino sites that ...
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  • Operation Riptide Announced for CS:GO

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 09:31 PM
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    Operation Riptide Announced for CS:GO

    Sharks are SO en vogue this year.

    Despite Steam apparently being super mega down right now for a significant portion of us in North America, that didn't stop the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team from releasing a new Operation for players. Meet Operation: Riptide, the latest major push of seasonal content that brings new maps, an overhauled mission system, and "new ways to play your favorite game modes."

    This new Operation comes alongside a new title upd...
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  • Blizzard Chief Legal Officer Quits

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 07:02 PM
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    Blizzard Chief Legal Officer Quits

    Claire Hart has stepped away from the company as it faces multiple legal battles.

    Blizzard's chief legal officer Claire Hart has resigned from the company right as they are in the midst of several legal battles. The announcement came via LinkedIn on Monday. Hart says that her final day with the company was Friday, September 17.

    Hart parts ways with Blizzard after being there for three years. Prior to that, she worked for Google for roughly a decade. A reason for her departure...
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  • New Deathloop Updates Partially Fixes PC Stutter

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 05:15 PM
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    New Deathloop Updates Partially Fixes PC Stutter

    It's better, but not perfect.

    A new update for Deathloop on the PC just rolled out to everyone today. This update attempts to mitigate the widespread "stutter" issue that numerous people have complained about.

    The patch notes specifically mention that this update addresses an issue concerning stutter as it relates to mouse-based camera movements. Arkane continues on to say that they are still looking into a separate issue that may also be the cause of stuttering...
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  • SEC Now Investigating Activision Blizzard

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 04:43 PM
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    SEC Now Investigating Activision Blizzard

    Bobby Kotick has been subpoenaed.

    The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard. The government agency will be looking into how Activision Blizzard has handled, or mishandled, the numerous cases of sexual harassment, toxic workplace environments, abuse, and discrimination.

    This comes after the state of California sued Activision Blizzard in July over the aforementioned allegations, and then later expanded...
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  • Quantic Dream Wins One Libel Lawsuit, Loses Another

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 03:48 PM
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    Quantic Dream Wins One Libel Lawsuit, Loses Another

    All because Le Monde would not give up the anonymity of its sources.

    Quantic Dream's David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière, the leaders of Quantic Dream, have successfully sued the French newspaper Le Monde for libel. The outlet had initially claimed that work environment within Quantic Dream was toxic and employees were suffering as a result of alleged toxicity. The reports said that the studio forced crunch on employees and harbored a schoolboy culture that included sexist and...
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  • Two Weekends of Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tests are Coming

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 03:12 PM
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    Two Weekends of Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tests are Coming

    You have chosen, or been chosen...

    There will be at least two more multiplayer technical preview tests coming up for Halo Infinite. The first one starts this weekend and runs from September 23 through to Sunday, September 26. The second test takes place from September 30 through October 3.

    Now, if you registered to be a Halo Insider before September 13, chances are you received an email about these tests. The first test seems to be for those who registered for Halo Insider...
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  • Green Hell Devs Release Statement on Future Updates

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 02:14 PM
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    Green Hell Devs Release Statement on Future Updates

    The short of it: Don't worry, updates are coming.

    The development studio behind the survival adventure game, Green Hell, released a statement today in an effort to be as transparent as possible with their fans. Developer Creepy Jar sent out this letter to address some of the concerns for both console players and PC players of Green Hell.

    Apparently the console version of Green Hell has some issues that the community feels are going ignored? I'm not 100% sure, but that's...
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  • World War Z: Aftermath Out Now

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    • Published: 09-21-2021, 01:09 PM
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    World War Z: Aftermath Out Now

    Also marks the game's first release on Steam.

    PC users that prefer to use Steam have a good reason to celebrate today as World War Z is finally available on a platform that isn't the Epic Games Store (still gonna post my affiliate link though). Today, World War Z: Aftermath is out for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store, and for the first time ever on Steam.

    There is backwards compatibility for the game allowing it to be played on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series...
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  • How Technology Advances are Adapting the Gaming Industry

    • Created by: Major 0
    • Published: 09-21-2021, 12:35 PM

    How Technology Advances are Adapting the Gaming Industry


    Technology has developed drastically in the recent decade, and nobody can deny that fact, you could say that these newest pieces of tech are driving innovation in the gaming industry, and you can admit that we have come a long way from the snake and ladders days. Snake and Pong were once the prime of video gaming, and almost everyone was familiar with the games structure and the patterns, now fast forward to 2021, the game snakes and ladders seems to be played by absolutely nobody and is...
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  • Rumor: Quantic Dream is Making a Star Wars Game

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 09-20-2021, 05:38 PM
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    Rumor: Quantic Dream is Making a Star Wars Game

    You ever just want a rumor to not be true in the slightest?

    Quantic Dream, the studio behind games like Heavy Rain and their latest, Detroit: Become Human, is rumored to be working on a new Star Wars game. This rumor originally surfaced through French YouTuber Gautoz. Gautoz reports that the studio recently signed a deal with Disney.

    A second report, this time from Dualshockers, corroborates the original rumor with their own sources that say Quantic Dream is indeed working...
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  • Chapters 3-5 of Deltarune to Release at Same Time

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 09-20-2021, 05:03 PM
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    Chapters 3-5 of Deltarune to Release at Same Time

    It will benefit both the dev team and fans.

    This past week, Deltarune: Chapter 2 was released and contrary to initial statements, it was released for free to everyone. The wait between Chapter 1's release and Chapter 2's release was quite long. A period of about three years spanned between the release of the first two chapters.

    Thankfully, the waits between Chapters 3, 4, and 5 won't be nearly as long. In fact, creator Toby Fox says that he plans to release all three of...
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