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TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden

Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.

This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
 

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 ...
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  • Sony Announces Next Generation PlayStation VR

    Sony Announces Next Generation PlayStation VR

    Sony provides the first details on the next PlayStation VR headset.

    Sony has just announced that they have been working on the next-generation of VR headsets for use with the PlayStation 5. They claim, via the PlayStation Blog, that the next-gen PlayStation VR will provide "dramatic leaps in performance and interactivity" above its predecessor.

    While they are very careful to avoid providing any specifics on the new device, they did share some vague ways in which...
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  • PlayStation Exclusive Days Gone is Coming to PC this Spring

    PlayStation Exclusive Days Gone is Coming to PC this Spring

    The first of many.

    The PlayStation 4 exclusive title, Days Gone, is reportedly coming to the PC this Spring. The open-world survival game will be the latest to make the jump according to British GQ, which was then later reconfirmed by Sony Bend Studio.

    The original reveal via British GQ was done while they were interviewing Sony Interactive Entertainment's big boss man, Jim Ryan. Here is what he had to say about bringing over PlayStation titles to the PC marketplace....
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  • Doom Eternal Almost Had a Female Slayer

    Doom Eternal Almost Had a Female Slayer

    Game director had put a lot of thought into the idea.

    During a recent Bethesda stream, DOOM Eternal game director Hugo Martin said that he put a lot of thought into how to incorporate a female Slayer into the franchise. He says that he would want the female Slayer to be more than just a simple reskin of the Slayer we have all come to know (and love?).

    You can listen to Martin field the question at the 59m32s mark of their recent Twitch stream, or read the transcript below. ...
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  • Street Fighter V Announces Dan Hibiki

    Street Fighter V Announces Dan Hibiki

    The fighting game celebrates its fifth anniversary.

    A bit over five years back, Street Fighter V was released to an eager fighting game community. Five years later and the game is still getting fresh content released for it from Capcom.

    Today, we find out that Dan Hibiki will be returning to the roster. This marks the beginning of the fifth and final season of Street Fighter V content. Alongside Dan comes some free content for all PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) owners...
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  • It Takes Two Official Gameplay Trailer

    It Takes Two Official Gameplay Trailer

    Narrated by Josef Fares.

    It Takes Two is a new and upcoming cooperative gaming experience born from the mind of Josef Fares. You may recall his work in bringing games like A Way Out and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons to the world.

    It Takes Two is a co-op adventure platformer that blends together gameplay and narrative "in innovative and unexpected ways." A couple going through a divorce are magically turned into dolls by their daughter Rose. From there, they are...
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  • Team Sacred Treasures Announced for King of Fighters XV

    Team Sacred Treasures Announced for King of Fighters XV

    A trio of character announcements.

    SNK just shared some new information today for the upcoming release of King of Fighters XV. The game will continue the series legacy of "iconic" 3 on 3 team battles with different stories and endings for each team. Today, one of those teams was revealed by SNK.

    Team Sacred Treasures includes the following trio of characters: Chizuru Kagura, Kyo Kusanagi, and Iori Yagami. Bios for all three of these fighters can be found below...
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  • Next Tekken 7 DLC Character Teased

    Next Tekken 7 DLC Character Teased

    You know as much as we know.

    So get this, Bandai Namco just sent out a press release that talks about a teaser for a new DLC character coming soon to Tekken 7. The kicker here is that the press release doesn't say who this character is. They don't even provide a screenshot or anything. I have literally zero information to give to you outside of this new teaser trailer.

    Maybe fans will be able to figure out who it is by the two seconds of faceless screen time the character...
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  • Diablo 2 Resurrected is a Faithful Remaster of a Classic

    Diablo 2 Resurrected is a Faithful Remaster of a Classic

    Don't call it a remake.

    This past week at BlizzCon 2021, Blizzard Entertainment revealed that they were very much hard at work on a remaster of the much beloved Diablo II. More specifically, Vicarious Visions, the studio behind the highly praised Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remake is the main studio responsible for this remaster, a fact that has put a lot of minds at ease as to the final quality of this upcoming remaster. Blizzard, alongside Vicarious Visions, have a very specific...
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  • Chun-Li and Ryu Coming to Fortnite

    Chun-Li and Ryu Coming to Fortnite

    Why? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Those famous Street Fighter characters, Chun-Li and Ryu will soon be added to Fortnite. A newly released teaser trailer announced that both of them will have new skins available in the ever popular battle royale game.

    According to their trailer reveal, Chun-Li and Ryu will be added to the game on February 20 at 7PM (ET). If you need some V-Bucks to buy these marvelous skins, be sure to use creator code "zips" at checkout! How's that...
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  • World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Announced

    World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Announced

    Venture once more through the Dark Portal.

    Soon, those who play World of Warcraft Classic will get to play through The Burning Crusade all over again. Blizzard shared some new information, screenshots, and a trailer today for World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic.

    Burning Crusade Classic will be a faithful recreation of the original release of The Burning Crusade. Players will once again get to explore Outland, "the shattered remains of the once beautiful orc...
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  • Diablo IV Rogue Reveal Trailer

    Diablo IV Rogue Reveal Trailer

    A job well done.

    During the BlizzCon 2021 opening ceremony, we got ourselves a fresh look at Diablo IV. This comes courtesy of the new Rogue announcement trailer that Blizzard provided to some eager fans today.

    This class will combine both melee and ranged attacks "with incredible speed and mobility." The Rogue class will be able to take on the legions of the "damned with imbued weapons and specialized attacks." ...
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  • Diablo II Resurrected Announced for PC and Consoles

    Diablo II Resurrected Announced for PC and Consoles

    Remastered and still just as evil.

    Blizzard, as part of their opening ceremony for BlizzCon 2021, finally revealed the Diablo II remaster that we have all been waiting for. Diablo II Resurrected brings the classic feel of Diablo II and Lords of Destruction to a modern age with revamped graphics.

    From the looks of it, all monsters, heroes, items, spells, and environments have been given a fresh makeover. Everything from the original release is here, just looking more pretty...
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  • Persona 5 Strikers Launch Trailer

    Persona 5 Strikers Launch Trailer

    The Phantom Thieves are back in action.

    Persona 5 Strikers is now available to those that pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition. It will be made available to everyone else on February 23 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. ...
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  • Electronic Arts Completes Codemasters Acquisition

    Electronic Arts Completes Codemasters Acquisition

    EA now owns another racing developer.

    Electronic Arts has completed its acquisition of Codemasters. The final total paid by EA after shareholders approved the deal? A cool $1.2 billion (USD). This comes just a few months after Take-Two gave up on acquiring Codemasters for themselves.

    Not only does EA get the Codemasters teams, but they also get their IPs. These include franchises such as Formula 1, DIRT, DiRT Rally, GRID, and Project CARS. Those games, and others, join...
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  • Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Coming to Switch

    Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Coming to Switch

    Frostbite has landed on the Switch.

    PopCap and EA just announced that Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville will be released on the Nintendo Switch on March 19. Not only is it finally getting released on the Switch but it will be the "Complete Edition" of the game. That means it includes access to all characters, maps, and post-launch content that hit the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC versions of the game.

    All cosmetics in the game are unlockable through playing...
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