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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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  • Sony Backtracks on Horizon Forbidden West Upgrade, Will Now be Free from PS4 to PS5

    Sony also commits to $10 upgrade paths for future releases.

    Just a few days back, we reported that the upcoming release of Horizon Forbidden West would not have a free upgrade path from the Standard PlayStation 4 version to the PlayStation 5 version. In fact, there wasn't even a direct paid upgrade route. The only way you could possibly be given a dual entitlement was to purchase the $80 (USD) Digital Deluxe Edition at a bare minimum. So, if you own a PS4 now and think that maybe you'll...
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  • Take-Two Files Lawsuit Against Team that Reversed Engineered GTA 3 and Vice City

    Take-Two is suing a group that reverse engineered the source code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City.

    Take-Two has filed a lawsuit in California that is targeting 14 developers from all over the world that have been working together on what is known as the re3 project. This project has reverse engineered the source code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The project also made some improvements to the original games including bug fixes, a better camera, better...
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  • New Battlefield 2042 Gameplay Trailer Gives Better Look at Specialists

    New Battlefield 2042 Gameplay Trailer Gives Better Look at Specialists

    DICE provides a fresh look at Battlefield 2042 Specialists in action in latest gameplay reveal.

    Battlefield 2042 fans finally got a little morsel thrown their way today. After weeks of radio silence, the Battlefield Twitter finally provided some new gameplay footage that will have to do for now.

    Today's new look from DICE provides us all a look at the four Specialists that were initially revealed when the game was announced. These include the Assault based Webster Mackay,...
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  • Lost Judgment Post-Release Content Roadmap

    Lost Judgment Post-Release Content Roadmap

    Some of this will be available at launch as well.

    Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio detailed the digital content roadmap for Lost Judgment. Those that pre-order the Digital Deluxe and Ultimate editions of the game will get bonus content both at launch and afterwards. There will also be an Early Access period starting on September 21 for the game that technically won't be out until September 24.

    Those picking up those editions of the game can look forward to additional content...
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  • Poll: Should Next-Gen Upgrades be Free?

    Poll: Should Next-Gen Upgrades be Free?

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    Making the jump from PS4 to PS5? Well, ya gotta pay.

    This seems to be a bit of a hot topic lately. Imagine you've owned a PlayStation 4 and amassed quite the game collection. Suddenly, you get a shiny new PlayStation 5. We don't know how or why and we don't want to know. The fact is: You got one. It's yours. Now, those games you've been enjoying on the PlayStation 4 have special PlayStation5 upgrades, but the problem is, you gotta pay.

    Want to play at higher resolutions?...
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  • Far Cry 6 PC Requirements

    Far Cry 6 PC Requirements

    Plus a look at some of the PC specific features.

    Far Cry 6 is set to be released on October 7 for the PC along with Amazon Luna, Stadia, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Today's focus is on the PC experience players will have with the game.

    Ubisoft has released a full suite of recommended specs needed for various settings, features, and resolutions. You can see the specs either in an image format, posted below, or a text only format further down....
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  • Paradox CEO Departs Company Over 'Differing Views'

    Paradox CEO Departs Company Over 'Differing Views'

    Ebba Ljungerud is stepping down as CEO effective immediately.

    Paradox Interactive is a studio known for developing and publishing titles such as Stellaris, Hearts of Iron, Europa Universalis, and tons more. Today, Paradox is finding itself changing leaders after its now former CEO, Ebba Ljungerud, stepped down from her position over "differing views" on the future of the company.

    Paradox announced the change on their site. Ljungerud is parting ways as the CEO...
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  • Niantic Announces Changes to Address Pokemon Go Community Concerns

    Niantic Announces Changes to Address Pokemon Go Community Concerns

    The studio promises to communicate with the community better.

    Niantic, the studio behind Pokemon Go, announced various changes that they will be making to help address some of the recent, controversial changes that they made to the game.

    The company did announce that the interaction radius for PokeStops and Gyms will remain at 80 meters instead of the proposed 40 meters. Niantic also says that they will roll out seasonal bonuses on a global level instead of just doing...
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  • Horizon Forbidden West Won't Offer a Free Upgrade from PS4 to PS5

    Horizon Forbidden West Won't Offer a Free Upgrade from PS4 to PS5

    Sony gonna Sony.

    Horizon Forbidden West will not offer a free upgrade from the PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 on either its Standard or Special Editions. You also cannot pay to upgrade from the Standard edition to an edition that does include the PS5 upgrade either.

    As it currently stands, PS4 and PS5 will receive totally separate versions of the same game. You will be able to play the PS4 release on the PS5, but it won't have any of the PS5 specific visual and performance...
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  • PlayStation Summer Showcase Announced

    PlayStation Summer Showcase Announced

    Get ready for the "future of PS5" next week.

    Sony has finally announced a major showcase event and it's happening sooner than you may have anticipated. On September 9 at 1PM (PT), Sony will hold the PlayStation Showcase 2021. This event will offer fans a "sneak peek at the future of PS5, with updates from PlayStation Studios and industry-leading devs."

    The entire event will run around 40 minutes. It will show off games that will be releasing this holiday...
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  • Popular Streamer TimTheTatman Moves to YouTube Gaming

    Popular Streamer TimTheTatman Moves to YouTube Gaming

    The move comes just days after DrLupo made the same switch.

    A day after it was revealed that Ben "DrLupo" Lupo was making the jump from Twitch to YouTube Gaming comes another major announcement. Tim "TimTheTatman" Betar will also soon make the jump from streaming on Twitch to exclusively streaming on YouTube Gaming. Betar says that his first stream on YouTube Gaming will take place on September 2.

    In making the switch, Betar is leaving behind over 7...
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  • Xbox Showcase Planned for Tokyo Game Show 2021

    Xbox Showcase Planned for Tokyo Game Show 2021

    Other studios include Capcom, Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Konami.

    The schedule for Tokyo Game Show 2021 was revealed and there are a fair number of panels and showcases planned to begin on September 30th. One of those showcases is for none other than Xbox who promises to share "some exclusive news and content."

    There really isn't anything more to the statement from Microsoft. We don't have much of any idea as to what content Microsoft plans on showing off at TGS....
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  • PlayStation Plus Games for September 2021

    PlayStation Plus Games for September 2021

    What is your preferred profession?

    The September 2021 "free" game offerings coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers was revealed earlier today by PlayStation. Those on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 with active subscriptions will get a trio of titles starting on Tuesday, September 7 and running through to October 4.j

    PlayStation 5 owners will get Overcooked: All You Can Eat! with their subscription. This release of Overcooked seems to be an all-in-one release...
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  • No Man's Sky 'Frontiers' Update Trailer

    No Man's Sky 'Frontiers' Update Trailer

    You can become an Overseer, just like in that game with the vaults.

    Update 3.6 for No Man's Sky is available now and wow is it ever a big one. Hello Games is calling this the Frontiers update and just like their other updates, this one is filled to the brim with new content. You will get to become an Overseer for a procedurally generated alien settlement. You will make choices, guide citizens, develop new structures, and defend people from Sentinels.

    Being an Overseer...
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  • The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos Hits Switch Next Week

    The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos Hits Switch Next Week

    A little late but no worse for the wear.

    Switch owners will finally be able to play the next piece of The Outer Worlds DLC in about a week's time. On September 8, Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division will release The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos DLC. This is the second and final piece of DLC for the game that was released previously on other platforms.

    This DLC is a big murder mystery that you are tasked with solving. This DLC increases the level cap by 3, adds...
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