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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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  • Mass Effect Body Pillow Cases are Back in Stock

    Mass Effect Body Pillow Cases are Back in Stock

    Cuddle up with Garrus or Tali.

    BioWare has restocked a couple of their hottest selling items this past week. The items in questions are none other than body pillow cases for both Garrus Vakarian and Tali'Zorah. Buy one, buy both! We won't judge.

    Each pillow case is $35 (USD). They both feature two sides with different poses on each side. Some really keen fans will know that Garrus is a returning item while Tali is brand new for this go around. The cases are made of 100%...
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  • Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Goes to Hong Kong

    Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Goes to Hong Kong

    A release date of September 22 was also announced.

    It's been about a year since Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown was first announced. At the time, we heard that it was going to be a street racing game set on an open-world island that was recreated in 1:1 scale. Fast-forward to July 2021 and we are now learning that locations is none other than Hong Kong.

    Not only that, but we also learned today that the game will be released on September 22, 2021.

    The new...
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  • Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Delayed to February 2022

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Delayed to February 2022

    At least we got a new trailer, right?

    Yet another Vampire: The Masquerade game has been struck by the delay hammer. This time, the delay is for Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, pushing this narrative thriller back by a few months until February 2022. This is a game focusing on three vampires whose choices will decide the fate of the city of Boston.

    While we were given this unfortunate news about the delay today, it was revealed alongside a new trailer for the game....
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  • Codemasters Higher-ups Depart Company Months After EA Acquisition

    Codemasters Higher-ups Depart Company Months After EA Acquisition

    It's all part of the plan.

    Both the CEO and CFO for Codemasters have parted ways from the company just about five months after EA acquired the racing game focused developer. CEO Frank Sagnier and CFO Rashid Varachia will be stepping down from their positions. EA says that their departures were "always part of the plan."

    It seems the two were contemplating stepping down ahead of the acquisition by EA. The only thing EA's acquisition of Codemasters did was accelerate...
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  • PlayStation State of Play Announced for July 8

    PlayStation State of Play Announced for July 8

    Will run for about 30 minutes.

    Ready for another State of Play from PlayStation? It seems like a pretty good time for one when you consider Sony's voluntary absence from E3. On July 8 at 2PM (PT; 5PM ET), Sony will host a new State of Play stream that will focus on Deathloop, various indie titles, and third-party titles.

    This new State of Play was announced by way of the PlayStation Blog. Deathloop fans will get a "nine-minute look at Deathloop's time-twisted world."...
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  • Nintendo Announces a Non-Pro Switch Revision Coming in October

    Nintendo Announces a Non-Pro Switch Revision Coming in October

    This new Switch model features an OLED screen and not much else.

    Nintendo finally announced some new Switch hardware, but it's not the Switch Pro like most everyone was hoping for. Instead, it's a Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) and it will be released on October 8 at a price of $349.99 (USD). This is the same release date as Metroid Dread.

    As the name would imply, the new model features a larger, 7-inch OLED screen. It will also include better base stand, better audio, 64GB...
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  • These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

    These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

    Looks like we're headed back to Vice City.

    A number of sources have all separately said many of the same things regarding Grand Theft Auto 6. For instance, they say that the game won't be out until at least 2024, probably 2025. This past week, insider Tom Henderson revealed what he knew about the game's ongoing development at Rockstar. Since then, that information was corroborated by industry veteran Jason Schreier and Andy Robinson from VGC.

    Outside of the far off release...
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  • God of War, Judgment, and Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PlayStation Now in July 2021

    A lot of great games are joining the PlayStation Now lineup.

    Sony announced a number of great titles that are joining PlayStation Now starting for July 2021. Hey, that's this month! The following six titles will be added to PlayStation Now starting on July 6.

    The games being added include Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Nioh 2, Judgment, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Moving Out, and NASCAR Heat 5. Alright, so they aren't all top-tier titles, but you can't deny that the...
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  • Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

    Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

    Playlists and in-game messages have been hacked, preventing players from enjoying the game.

    Earlier today, Apex Legends was hit by some hackers that feel as though Respawn and EA have not done enough to fight hackers and DDOS attacks in the original Titanfall.

    See, the original Titanfall release has been suffering from DDOS attacks and hackers off and on for about the past 2-3 years now. Apparently the DDOS attacks against Titanfall ramped up about a year ago, essentially...
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  • Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

    Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

    PlayStation Plus comes out swinging once more this month.

    Both Xbox and PlayStation have listed their "free" games being offered up to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers/Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of July 2021. As always, these are only "free" if you are an active subscriber to these services during the point in which they are offered. And in the case of PlayStation, you have to keep your subscription live to access the games afterwards...
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  • Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

    Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

    Get another look at Unreal Engine 5 later this month.

    The Coalition, the development studio behind the latest Gears of War titles, will be showing off a new Unreal Engine 5 tech demo at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) later this month.

    The presentation will run for roughly one hour. It will be hosted by The Coalition's technical director Kate Rayner and technical art director Colin Penty on July 20 at 1:20PM (PT). It's dubbed the "Alpha Point" UE5 Demo....
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  • The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

    The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

    Putting the AR in RPG.

    CD Projekt Red announced today that their upcoming free-to-play, location based AR RPG called The Witcher: Monster Slayer, will be released on July 21st.

    This game has been developed and published by Spokko, and is set to take place prior to the events of The Witcher games. This is a time "where monsters freely roam the land in large numbers."

    In Monster Slayer, players will get to see the world around them turn into the dark-fantasy...
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  • NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

    NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

    So ends the support for Mortal Kombat 11.

    Mortal Kombat 11 developer, NetherRealm Studios, took to Twitter earlier today to announce that they have started work on their next project. Because of this, there will be no additional content released for Mortal Kombat 11.

    Mortal Kombat 11 released back in late 2019. Since then, NetherRealm has supported the title with numerous content updates, many of which introduced new combatants. NetherRealm also released Mortal Kombat...
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  • Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

    Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

    Plus special PS5 enhancements are coming.

    Sucker Punch announced the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut release will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles on August 20. This new edition of the game includes the original game, all of the previously released add-on content, as well as an entirely new adventure to embark upon.

    This new story content will take place on the nearby Iki Island, situated right next to Tsushima. This new chapter for Ghost...
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  • Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

    Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

    This is Sony's second studio acquisition of the week.

    This past Tuesday, we reported on Sony's acquisition of Housemarque, the development studio behind games like Returnal and Resogun. Today, Sony announced that they have acquired Nixxes Software. This Dutch development studio is best known for bringing over a number of PC ports for games developed by studios such as Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, and Eidos Montreal.

    While Nixxes does excel at their work in porting...
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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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