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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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  • Killing Floor 2 Heads to the Moon Today

    Killing Floor 2 Heads to the Moon Today

    Another free content update is now available on all platforms.

    Tripwire Interactive just released their latest free content update for Killing Floor 2 today. Killing Floor 2: Interstellar Insanity blasts players off to the moon today to continue the fight against all matters of evil. This update is out today for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and the Epic Games Store.

    According to Tripwire, this update marks the "end of the Lockhart map trilogy" and comes...
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  • Steam's Top 20 Releases for May 2020

    Steam's Top 20 Releases for May 2020

    May had a little bit of everything, from man eating sharks to dodgeball.

    Valve just released their list of the top games released on Steam in May 2021. From the looks of things, May 2021 included a little bit of everything. It's got man eating sharks, villages full of evil, legendary editions of classics, and much more.

    Of course, before even getting into that Valve always takes a moment to give some special highlights for what went on for the month. For instance, we...
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  • Call of Duty: Warzone Has a Killer Door

    Call of Duty: Warzone Has a Killer Door

    This door has the best K/D ratio in the game.

    Players discovered a door in Call of Duty: Warzone that is to die for.

    Literally.

    You'll die. In game, of course.

    This deadly door can be found in a salt mining facility. Though it looks rather unassuming, it hides a deadly secret. Since you already read the headline, you probably figured out what that secret is. If you get too close to the door, it will instantly kill you. If you are playing with...
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  • Kim Swift Hired by Xbox to Work on Cloud Gaming

    Kim Swift Hired by Xbox to Work on Cloud Gaming

    The Internet is just a series of portals, right?

    Xbox Game Studios Publishing has hired Kim Swift as the new senior director of cloud gaming. The announcement was made via a tweet made earlier today. Swift has been hired to "accelerate our innovation and collaborate with independent studios to build games for the cloud."

    Kim Swift has had a pretty lengthy stint in the gaming industry. She got her start at Valve having been the project lead for Portal and a designer...
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  • Animated Series Based on Final Fantasy 9 Announced

    Animated Series Based on Final Fantasy 9 Announced

    Why Final Fantasy 9? Why now? Good questions.

    Square Enix, alongside French studio Cyber Group Studios, are working on a new animated series based on Final Fantasy 9. This is according to a new report by Kidscreen. Cyber Group will be handling the heavy lifting on this one, handling the creation, distribution, licensing, and merchandise.

    Details like the number of episodes have not yet been revealed just yet. Cyber Group Studios CEO Pierre Sissmann says that they hope...
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  • Nvidia DLSS is Coming to Rust

    Nvidia DLSS is Coming to Rust

    Get ready for a performance bump on supported cards.

    Nvidia is about to roll out DLSS support to Rust on July 1. This tech, otherwise known as Deep Learning Super Sampling, essentially provides some nice performance gains in games that support it. Of course, you also need the hardware that supports it as well, which means you need either a 20xx series or 30xx series card from Nvidia.

    The addition of DLSS support to Rust comes just a few months after the game added in Nvidia...
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  • EA Adds More Battlefield 4 Servers Due to Increased Demand

    EA Adds More Battlefield 4 Servers Due to Increased Demand

    Party like it's 2013 all over again.

    Battlefield 4 released back in October of 2013. Though it's been almost eight years since release, the game is about as popular as ever and it's all thanks to the recent Battlefield 2042 announcement.

    This surge in popularity has seen a huge number of additional players trying to play the game once more. This increase in the number of players joining had caused an increase in the server queue times, especially in US West. Thankfully,...
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  • Rumor: EA is Going to Announce an 'Established IP' Revival in July

    Rumor: EA is Going to Announce an 'Established IP' Revival in July

    The revival is said to be developed by EA Motive.

    According to GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb, EA will reveal a new entry from one of their established franchises during their planned July 22nd EA Play Live event. Though Grubb works for GamesBeat as a journalist, he has mainly been known to be a pretty good source of insider information. He shared the latest on this proposed revival in a video that premiered this past Friday.

    Prior to suggesting EA would reveal this revived game...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077 Returns to PlayStation Store

    Cyberpunk 2077 Returns to PlayStation Store

    It was missing for about six months.

    Today is a big day for CD Projekt Red. The studio seems pretty excited to announce that starting today, Cyberpunk 2077 is once again available for sale through the PlayStation Store.

    In case you forgot, Cyberpunk 2077 was pulled from the PlayStation Store about six months ago. Since then, CD Projekt Red has been pretty hard at work releasing a boat load of updates to try to fix the game. The latest of which came just this past week...
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  • Phasmophobia Adds Additional Ghosts in Latest Update

    Phasmophobia Adds Additional Ghosts in Latest Update

    The developer is also expanding as well.

    The latest update for Phasmophobia just dropped earlier today and with it comes two additional ghosts that will do their best to scare the pants off of you. This update, now available in the game's public build, adds the Yokai and Hantu ghost types.

    It also adds new daily challenges, makes some gameplay adjustments to existing content, and provides a wealth of fixes. The full changelog can be found below.

    Before getting...
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  • 2021 Summer Game Showcase Recap on Steam

    2021 Summer Game Showcase Recap on Steam

    Valve put together a handy list for you.

    Though a bulk of the 2021 Summer Game Fest has come and gone, the celebration of games continues onward. Valve has put together a handy list of games that appeared at some point during the Summer Game Fest that will be available through Steam.

    The games included are either coming out in the future or available now with a new content update coming. Not only that, but there's a fair number of titles that are included here that have...
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  • Microsoft Brought Back Xbox Design Lab

    Microsoft Brought Back Xbox Design Lab

    Make the controller of your dreams.

    About five years ago, Microsoft introduced Xbox Design Lab. This was a special service that allowed you to design, create, and purchase your very own original Xbox Wireless Controller from Microsoft. You could have all sorts of color combinations and even have a custom engraving added.

    The service went away for a little while as Microsoft prepared for the launch of the Xbox Series X|S and their new Xbox Wireless Controller. Well, with...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.23 is Out Now

    Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.23 is Out Now

    Introducing even MORE fixes!

    Patch 1.23 for Cyberpunk 2077 was released earlier today for all versions of the game across all available platforms, including Stadia. This release seems like another massive quest fixing update and introduces no new gameplay additions or anything like that.

    There's really no singular outstanding change contained in this update. However, all of the little fixes for a variety of quests will undoubtedly be quite welcome to those that have been...
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  • A Plague Tale: Innocence Getting Next-gen Upgrade on July 6

    A Plague Tale: Innocence Getting Next-gen Upgrade on July 6

    Play the original in 4K.

    Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive announced that they will bring the critically acclaimed A Plague Tale: Innocence to the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 on July 6.

    This release will be enhanced to feature up to 4K resolutions, 60FPS, and 3D audio support. I cannot seem to see any official indication that this will be a free upgrade for those that already own the game on the older generation of consoles. I've seen a couple of reports saying...
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  • Madden NFL 22 Cover Athletes Revealed; PC Gets the Shaft Again

    Madden NFL 22 Cover Athletes Revealed; PC Gets the Shaft Again

    Two athletes will grace the cover while PC gamers get the shaft once again.

    EA announced today the two cover athletes that will grace the er, cover, of the next Madden title. For Madden NFL 22, both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will be featured on the cover of the annual football title.

    Both athletes are Super Bowl champions, both are MVPs, and both are "icons of sport culture." EA says that both Brady and Mahomes will be featured across all editions of Madden...
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