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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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  • Mad Catz Announces the New B.A.T. 6+ Gaming Mouse

    Mad Catz Announces the New B.A.T. 6+ Gaming Mouse

    Is it as good as its name is weird?

    Mad Catz, the makers of the OG "this is the controller my friends will use when they play games at my house," just launched a brand new mouse for PC users. It's called the B.A.T. 6+ and is an ambidextrous gaming mouse for our ambidextrous lives. It's got itself a 16K DPI sensor and 2ms response time thanks to the DAKOTA switch. Mad Catz informs us that the B.A.T. 6+ will make you "become the mobile armory." ...
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  • Twitch Introduces 24-Hour Rotating PogChamp

    Twitch Introduces 24-Hour Rotating PogChamp

    Based off of a suggestion from Sean "Day9" Plott.

    The other day, Twitch removed the popular PogChamp emote from their services following several dangerous conspiracy theories from the original inspiration for the emote. At the time, Twitch says that they were going to work with the community to figure out a replacement for PogChamp that people could again enjoy.

    Based off of a suggestion from Sean "Day9" Plott, Twitch may have found their solution....
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  • Stash Size Increase Coming to Fallout 76

    Stash Size Increase Coming to Fallout 76

    *Slaps the roof of the stash box* This bad boy can hold so much junk!

    A new stash limit of a whopping 1,200 pounds is currently being tested on the Fallout 76 test servers. According to Bethesda, this is a part of what they are calling the "Inventory Update." This is probably great news for long time players that have amassed quite the collection of odds, ends, and crafting materials over the past several months.

    Originally, Fallout 76 stashes held a pathetic...
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  • Twitch Bans Donald Trump

    Twitch Bans Donald Trump

    Streaming service wants to minimize the president's ability to cause harm.

    Following an attack on the US Capital by Trump's group of loyal far-right terrorists, President Trump's official Twitch channel has been suspended. This suspension is in addition to a temporary ban on Twitter and an indefinite ban on Facebook.

    A Twitch spokesperson issued a statement about today's ban on Donald Trump's Twitch channel. ...
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  • Path of Exile 2 Likely Coming in 2022

    Path of Exile 2 Likely Coming in 2022

    Playing the blame game.

    Those who have been eager to get their hands on Path of Exile 2 are going to have to wait quite a bit longer. The new sequel to the popular action-RPG Path of Exile has been in development for a while now and will be for a while longer.

    The reason? You guessed it: COVID-19.

    PC Gamer reports on a phone interview conducted with Grinding Gear Games studio head Chris Wilson. The interview includes a bit about how COVID-19 has impacted the...
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  • Monster Hunter Rise Free Demo

    Monster Hunter Rise Free Demo

    Releases tonight on the Switch.

    A free demo for Monster Hunter Rise is coming this evening for Nintendo Switch owners in North America (other regions are coming throughout the month). This hot news was shared via Capcom during the Monster Hunter Digital Event today.

    This free demo, available only on the Switch, will give players their first taste of the latest entry in the long-running franchise. In addition to word about tonight's demo release, Capcom showed off a new...
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  • Hitman 3 VR Gameplay Reveal

    Hitman 3 VR Gameplay Reveal

    Now you can be virtually bald.

    PlayStation VR owners will soon get to experience life as a bald man. Oh, he's also a hitman, namely Agent 47. That's right. When Hitman 3 is released on January 20, PlayStation VR owners will get a chance to step into some deadly virtual shoes.

    To that end, IO Interactive released a new trailer today that focuses on the Hitman 3's virtual reality gameplay. The only ones who will get to experience VR are those with PlayStation VR.
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  • CD Projekt Red Denies 'Developer' Statement Made on Reddit

    CD Projekt Red Denies 'Developer' Statement Made on Reddit

    CD Projekt Red makes an exception to deny a growing rumor.

    CD Projekt Red has officially denied all of the claims from a supposed Cyberpunk 2077 developer that have been making the rounds across a number of sights this past week. Among some of the claims, the "developer" said that a major overhaul of the game was in the works and would be ready around June.

    The mystery person goes on to say that significant parts of the code have been rewritten and that a lot...
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  • Call of Duty: Warzone Update Rebalances Some Key Weapons

    Call of Duty: Warzone Update Rebalances Some Key Weapons

    Get ready for some needed nerfs.

    Some of the best weapons in Call of Duty: Warzone just received some much needed rebalancing today. Specifically, weapons such as the DMR 14, Type 63, Mac-10, and Dual pistols have been hit with the big nerf bat.

    An update provided by Raven Software says that the weapon headshot damage has been decreased and recoil increased in some of these weapon choices. The studio did not provide exact details such as damage numbers or anything else...
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  • Outriders Delayed Until April 1, But a Demo Hits in February

    Outriders Delayed Until April 1, But a Demo Hits in February

    The delay is for "fine tuning" of the game.

    Outriders, the upcoming co-op shooter in development from People Can Fly, has been delayed once again. The studio took to Twitter today to announce that instead of coming out in February, the game will now be released on April 1. And no, there is no fooling on this date selection.

    This marks the game's second delay. It was originally slated to be released during the 2020 holiday season. It was then pushed to a February...
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  • Everspace 2 Early Access Hits January 18

    Everspace 2 Early Access Hits January 18

    No longer competing with Cyberpunk 2077.

    One of the games that was impacted by the new release date for Cyberpunk 2077 was Everspace 2. Rockfish Games had decided to delay the Early Access release of their space shooter by about a month to avoid competing with the mega-hype train that was Cyberpunk's release.

    Today, we now know that the Early Access release is happening on January 18, 2021.

    The Early Access release will be coming to both Steam and GOG.com...
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  • Respawn Working on a New IP

    Respawn Working on a New IP

    As spotted from a now deleted job opening.

    EA Respawn seems to be working on a brand new IP. We aren't 100% sure on this one, but if a now deleted job listing is to be believed, they are doing exactly as we suggest in the headline.

    The job opening in question was first spotted by VGC and has since been deleted. The listing did specifically mention that they were forming a small team in order to develop a "brand new IP." Details beyond this were in short supply....
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  • Minecraft Earth to Close in June

    Minecraft Earth to Close in June

    A collaborative game plus COVID are a dangerous mix.

    The augmented reality game for mobile devices, Minecraft Earth, is set to shut down in June 2021. The game was a bit like Pokemon Go but instead of catching cute creatures, you would come together as a community to build structures in the real world out of virtual Minecraft blocks. You would obviously not see them in the real world but you could easily see them through your phone's screen.

    Minecraft Earth was first announced...
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  • Gods Will Fall Pre-Orders Open

    Gods Will Fall Pre-Orders Open

    Valiant Edition also announced.

    Gods Will Fall pre-orders are now available, according to publisher Deep Silver. Those that pre-order will get a special pre-order bonus that is an exclusive Hunter's Head Gear item. All you need to do is pre-order the game prior to January 29.

    According to Deep Silver, the Hunter's Head Gear is assigned at random in each new game playthrough. The "thrill of the hunt runs through the blood of the clan and it is ritual for the trophies...
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  • The Medium - 14 Minutes of Gameplay

    The Medium - 14 Minutes of Gameplay

    Get a look at the dual-world action in the latest from Bloober Team.

    The studio behind the upcoming psychological horror title The Medium, Bloober Team, just released a new 14-minute long video featuring a look at gameplay. The footage showcases the dual-world gameplay that players will have to navigate their way through, along with some of the powers that players will experience when the game is released on January 28 for the Xbox Series X|S and PC.

    The 14-minute long...
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