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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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  • Redfall is a New Vampire Slaying Co-op FPS from Arkane

    Redfall is a New Vampire Slaying Co-op FPS from Arkane

    Freshly revealed from E3 2021.

    Arkane just revealed their newest game that is currently in development at the studio. The game, Redfall, is a cooperative FPS where you and some friends will be utilizing weapons and various powers to take on another form of undead foe: Vampires.

    Arkane says that Redfall is an "open-world co-op FPS from Arkane Austin (studio behind Dishonored and Prey), the award-winning team behind Prey and Dishonored." It takes place in Redfall,...
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  • Starfield - E3 2021 Trailer

    Starfield - E3 2021 Trailer

    This is the first official in-game look at Starfield.

    Bethesda opened the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase today with a fresh look at Starfield. This new trailer provides us with the first "in-game" look at Starfield, though it does not seem to feature any actual gameplay. We also learned that Starfield is an Xbox console exclusive.

    Starfield is set to be released on November 11, 2022 for the Xbox Series X|S and PC. It will be available day one on the Xbox...
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  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction - E3 Reveal and Gameplay Footage

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction - E3 Reveal and Gameplay Footage

    What if we made a tactical Tom Clancy game but with aliens?

    Rainbow Six Extraction, the game formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine, was given a lot of screen time this past evening during Ubisoft's mega E3 blowout extraordinaire. This new game under the Tom Clancy umbrella will bring co-op tactical action to the world on September 16 for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and PC. It includes cross-play and cross-save across all platforms.
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  • Ubisoft Reveals New Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Trailer

    Ubisoft Reveals New Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Trailer

    Hey, remember Avatar? Yeah, it's apparently still a thing!

    It's been 12 years since James Cameron blasted our eyeballs with blue, 3D aliens, but that franchise is clawing its way back from obscurity with multiple releases planned for the coming years. Avatar 2 is coming maybe next year? Avatar 3 is coming in 2024. Avatar 4 is in 2025. Avatar 5 is slated for 2028.

    I'm not joking either.

    But those four additional films aren't the end of it, no sir! Ubisoft revealed...
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  • Far Cry 6 DLC Announced - Play as Villains from Previous Games

    Far Cry 6 DLC Announced - Play as Villains from Previous Games

    Also, get Blood Dragon yet again.

    Ubisoft revealed their post-launch content plans for Far Cry 6 today during their E3 conference. This content is almost as unusual as when they released Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, which was also a part of this post-launch release plans.

    Ubisoft plans on releasing DLC that lets you play as the villains from Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4, and Far Cry 5. This means you will be playing as Vass from 3, Pagan Min from 4, and Joseph Seed from 5 in three...
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  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Announced

    Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Announced

    It's got a 95% chance to be a hit.

    A sequel to the surprise hit Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was just announced today during the Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 conference thing. The new title, called Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, is aiming to be released in 2022 for the Nintendo Switch. Just as the case was in 2017, this sequel will again blend together the worlds of Mario, Rabbids, and XCOM.

    Players will be able to hop around various planets. They will be fighting against...
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  • Gearbox Announces Godfall Expansion and PS4 Release

    Gearbox Announces Godfall Expansion and PS4 Release

    Since they didn't really show off much of anything else.

    During their E3 2021 presentation, Gearbox talked a lot about the upcoming Borderlands movie. They again showed off that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands trailer for the third time in the past few days and they showed some Tribes of Midgard footage. They also said Homeworld 3 a few times without so much as a glimpse of that actual game. They also gave some new news about Godfall. There wasn't really much to it all.

    As far...
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  • Riders Republic E3 Trailer

    Riders Republic E3 Trailer

    Extreme.

    Ubisoft showed off a new trailer today for Riders Republic, their open world extreme sports title. They're calling it a "social playground" where players can experience "the thrill of outdoor sports in an open and densely populated world."

    Riders Republic will have a beta that you can currently put a registration in for.

    Riders Republic will support more than 50 live players simultaneously onscreen on new consoles and PC, and only...
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  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife Doubles Size of Original Game

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife Doubles Size of Original Game

    The hardcore action-platformer is also coming to Switch this year.

    Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a massive expansion of 2018's hardcore action-platformer. Not only is the game about to almost double in size, it's also coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year.

    White Rabbit and Serenity Forge say that Afterlife doubles the size of the original game. This expansion, of sorts, adds new areas, new storylines, new weapons, abilities, and modes. It also adjusts some elements...
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  • World War Z: Aftermath Announced

    World War Z: Aftermath Announced

    Featuring even MORE zombies than before.

    World War Z: Aftermath was announced today as part of the IGN Expo. This release will include everything in World War Z: Game of the Year Edition, with the addition of new characters, a new melee system, new undead enemies (rats), and a new first-person mode.

    This release will also take advantage of the new console hardware and will run at up to 4K/60FPS on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

    Three new story locations...
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  • Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Arrives June 30

    Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Arrives June 30

    It's just a visual novel, how messed up can it b-OHMYGOD!

    One of 2017's surprise hits, Doki Doki Literature Club, is getting a re-release on June 30. This new release, entitled Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, is coming out for the PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. This new release includes extra content, additional side stories, and updated visuals.

    Besides the additional side stories and new visuals, there will be 13 new music tracks, and over 100...
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  • Haunted Space Gameplay Trailer from IGN Expo

    Haunted Space Gameplay Trailer from IGN Expo

    Moon's haunted.

    Haunted Space got itself a new trailer today courtesy of the IGN Expo. This atmospheric horror flight-sim was first revealed back in the far off time of March 2021. The game is currently in development from Italian Games Factory and coming out on the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. There is no release date.

    This new trailer is from in-engine footage. It showcases "exhilarating dogfights, ship crafting, and battles with giant spacefaring...
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  • SkateBird Release Date Set for August 12

    SkateBird Release Date Set for August 12

    Birb.

    Glass Bottom Games announced today that SkateBird will roll its way on August 12, 2021 for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Itch.io, Xbox Game Pass, and Amazon Luna.

    SkateBird allows you to drop into mini skateparks that "turn everyday objects into bird-sized obstacles." Players will pull off a variety of tricks around the park as they string together combos and complete challenges to unlock new gear, new cosmetics, and...
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  • WitcherCon Announced for July

    WitcherCon Announced for July

    A virtual fan event is being cooked up for July.

    CD Projekt Red and Netflix just announced a virtual fan event called WitcherCon. This "global online celebration of The Witcher franchise" will take place on July 9, 2021.

    The two companies are coming together to "present the first ever multi-format event dedicated to The Witcher universe." This event will offer up something for Witcher fans new and old. This will bring together the worlds of The Witcher...
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  • Fallout 76 Ditching Battle Royale Mode

    Fallout 76 Ditching Battle Royale Mode

    A lack of players is cited as the reason.


    Bethesda announced that they will be removing the Nuclear Winter battle royale game mode from Fallout 76. This mode will be pulled from the ongoing online game at some point this September. This comes from the company's latest Inside the Vault blog posting.

    As with most of these decisions, the move to shut down this game mode came down to the fact that it was losing players over time. Players simply preferred to partake...
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