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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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  • Snoop Dog and Others to Participate in Madden NFL 21 Pro Bowl

    Snoop Dog and Others to Participate in Madden NFL 21 Pro Bowl


    The event will be streamed live on January 31.

    EA just announced the NFL legends, current Pro Bowlers, and celebrities that will be competing in the Pro Bowl: The Madden NFL 21 Edition Presented by Verizon. This event will be streamed live through various channels as EA is set to deliver a "transformed Pro Bowl through Madden NFL 21."

    The event will be streamed on the NFL YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook in addition to the EA Madden NFL Twitch channel. This...
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  • Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox Live Gold Price Increase

    Microsoft Backtracks on Xbox Live Gold Price Increase

    Microsoft heard the complaints and backtracked on their plans.

    Just one day ago, Microsoft revealed their plans to increase the prices of Xbox Live Gold by as much as double their old prices in some cases. Xbox Live Gold for one month was going up by $1, three months were going up by $5, and six months would cost a whopping $60 (USD). Remember that you used to be able to get a full year of Xbox Live Gold for that price.

    Well, fans were rightly upset. Very upset. And as...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.1 Released

    Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.1 Released

    It contains a lot of stability improves and quest fixes.

    CD Projekt Red is seemingly sticking to their proposed timeline of updates for Cyberpunk 2077. First up on the timeline for 2021 was Patch 1.1 and sure enough, Patch 1.1 just dropped for the game. The full list of changes can be found below.

    The changelog isn't exactly a mile long, but it's still fairly beefy. It mainly focuses on stability improvements and bug fixes for a wide variety of missions throughout the...
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  • New Rumor Suggests Resident Evil 4 Remake is Delayed Until 2023

    New Rumor Suggests Resident Evil 4 Remake is Delayed Until 2023

    This comes after a supposed overhaul of plans for the remake.

    According to sources close to videogamechronicle.com, development of the as of still unannounced Resident Evil 4 remake may run afoul. It was expected that new studio, M-Two, was working on the remake for Capcom. However, their role may have been "significantly reduced" after some creative differences with Capcom Division 1, Capcom's main Resident Evil studio.

    According to VGC, development on the Resident...
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  • Xbox & LeBron Team Up for Space Jam Game

    Xbox & LeBron Team Up for Space Jam Game


    In 1996, Warner Bros. created a precedent by partnering with a sports hero and adapting the real-life athlete into a world of semi-animated cinema. Space Jam told the fictional account of what happened to Bull’s player Michael Jordan in his brief retirement.

    The film was a fresh take on the live-action/animated style of cinema popularized by 1988’s Who Frame Roger Rabbit and capitalized on the huge popularity of Michael Jordan to create a sports crossover for all...
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  • Vicarious Visions Absorbed by Blizzard

    Vicarious Visions Absorbed by Blizzard

    They are now fully dedicated to Blizzard games moving forward.

    Activision Blizzard announced today that they have merged their Vicarious Visions studio from Activision over to Blizzard. This news comes courtesy of GI.biz.

    This means that going forward, Vicarious Vision's team of about 200 people will be considered employees of Blizzard. They will be "full dedicated to existing Blizzard games and initiatives." In other words, Vicarious Visions will no longer be...
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  • Tencent Buys Majority Stock in Don't Starve Developer

    Tencent Buys Majority Stock in Don't Starve Developer

    Tencent is once again making moves.

    Tencent has purchased a majority stock in Klei Entertainment, the development studio behind Don't Starve. This was divulged from Klei Entertainment themselves through a forum announcement.

    As part of this agreement, Klei will retain "full autonomy of creative and operations across all aspects of the studio, including projects, talent, and more." It certainly sounds as if Tencent will be very hands off but will still get the...
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  • Microsoft Increases Price of Xbox Live Gold to $60 for 6 Months

    Microsoft Increases Price of Xbox Live Gold to $60 for 6 Months

    That's a 100% increase in some cases.

    Microsoft has officially increased the price of Xbox Live Gold. It used to be that you could get an entire year of Gold for just $60 (USD). Now, you get just six months of Gold for $59.99. This makes a year of Xbox Live Gold as much as $120, or double what it used to be not that long ago.

    Other price increases include the three-month plan for $29.99 (USD), and one-month is now $10.99. These price increases will impact new and lapsed...
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  • Resident Evil Village Releasing in May

    Resident Evil Village Releasing in May

    Ethan Winters is back in action.

    Capcom just wrapped their special Resident Evil Showcase livestream a few moments ago. Among the big reveals this evening was a release date for Resident Evil Village.

    Resident Evil Village will be released on May 7, 2021 for the Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. These will be joined by the newly announced last-gen console versions of the game for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

    Those that own the game on the...
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  • New Nvidia Hotfix Driver Fixes VR Stuttering

    New Nvidia Hotfix Driver Fixes VR Stuttering

    New hotfix drivers may smooth out your VR gaming experience.

    If you have an Nvidia card and are also an avid VR user, you may have noticed some unwanted and mysterious new stutter in your gaming experiences. This seems to have been caused by some of Nvidia's latest drivers, though the root cause is still not fully known.

    Thankfully, there are some new hotfix drivers out that should address most of the stuttering that have been reported by numerous users over the past several...
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  • Apex Legends Season 8 Trailer is Explosive

    Apex Legends Season 8 Trailer is Explosive

    Click, click, boom.

    Come February, Season 08 for Apex Legends will kick off. Today, a new trailer blasts its way to your eyeballs courtesy of the game's new hero, Fuse. The Respawn developed battle royale game brings a little Mayhem to the festivities, which is appropriate given that Mayhem is the name of the game's eighth season of content.

    Fuse is a Aussie with an attitude. I know, hard to believe. He loves explosives and apparently he loves being the center of attention....
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  • Puzzle Quest 3 Announced

    Puzzle Quest 3 Announced

    A new entry in the puzzle-RPG hybrid genre is coming soon.

    505 Games just announced that Puzzle Quest 3 is in development and will be launched later in 2021. This will be an all-new installment to the high successful puzzle-RPG franchise.

    This series has generated over $200 million in revenue and has reportedly hit an estimated 32 million users globally across the franchise. The development team at Infinity Plus Two will be working hard ahead of the release later this...
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  • Become a Virtual Hero Today on PC

    Become a Virtual Hero Today on PC

    Real Heroes: Firefighter HD is out now.

    If you ever wanted to be a firefighter in real life but weren't able to for whatever reason, then boy do I ever have the game for you. Real Heroes: Firefighter HD is a new simulation style game from Ziggurat Interactive.

    In Real Heroes: Firefighter HD, you will get a first-hand look at what it's like to be a rookie firefighter new to the LA Fire Department. You will battle fires and rescue people from towering infernos, stop explosions,...
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  • Gameforge Announces New Content Update for TERA

    Gameforge Announces New Content Update for TERA

    The RPG gets a fresh batch of content to ring in the new year.

    TERA, the MMORPG published by Gameforge, just got itself a bunch of new content courtesy of a new update (Build 102). This is the beginning of monthly updates that are planned for the game throughout the year.

    The first new content drop for TERA includes a new dungeon and equipment. The new dungeon, The Catalepticon, has no entry restrictions associated with it. Players will face Lumikan within the depths of...
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  • Fishkeeper New Gameplay Trailer

    Fishkeeper New Gameplay Trailer

    Build up your own aquarium.

    Blinkclick Games just announced their latest "Sims in an aquarium" game going by the name of Fishkeeper. In Fishkeeper, you will play the role of a hobbyist that is looking after an aquarium. You will buy your own tank and equipment. You will select which fish you will take care of and, in real time, you will care for those fish as if they were really there.

    The game will eventually offer a range of freshwater and saltwater species...
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