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  Mafia Developer Hangar 13 Hit with More Layoffs

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 04:25 PM
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  Mafia Developer Hangar 13 Hit with More Layoffs

  Developers from all three studios have been let go.
  
  Mafia 3 developer, Hangar 13, has been hit by yet another round of staff layoffs this week. Kotaku reports that developers across all three of Hangar 13's studios were let go today. The studio located in Novato, California saw nearly 50 developers lose their jobs today. For a location that previously had 87 employees prior to today's layoffs, that is a substantial number.
  
  Hangar 13 also saw a significant number of layoffs...

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  The Witcher 4 Enters Pre-Production Phase

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 03:14 PM
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  The Witcher 4 Enters Pre-Production Phase

  The research phase has come to an end.
  
  On March 21, CD Projekt Red announced that they had started the first stages in creating The Witcher 4. At the time, the studio was in the "research" phase of development. We learned that CDPR is teaming up with Epic and will be using Unreal Engine 5 for the sequel. We also learned that this sequel will add in a new Witcher school based on the lynx.
  
  Today, CD Projekt Red says that they have completed this research phase...

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  The Callisto Protocol - New Screenshots and Details Shared by Glen Schofield

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 02:51 PM
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  The Callisto Protocol - New Screenshots and Details Shared by Glen Schofield

  The Dead Space creator shares more about his latest horror action title.
  
  Glen Schofield, the creator of the Dead Space franchise, recently revealed a bunch of new information for The Callisto Protocol. This week, Schofield was part of a lengthy interview with Game Informer (subscription required) in which he shared new images from the game, how The Callisto Protocol will tie in to PUBG, and more.
  
  Let's address the big elephant in the room first: The Callisto Protocol's...

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  Entire Story for First Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Leaked

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 01:59 PM
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  Entire Story for First Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Leaked

  Files containing dialogue and story were datamined.
  
  CD Projekt Red made a little oopsie. According to dataminers, "every line and dialogue" included in the upcoming first expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 were included in some of the game files in a recent update to the base game.
  
  These dataminers have extracted all of the lines of dialogue and all story beats and shoved them into a compressed file, which has been made available to download. The contents of this leak...

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  Returnal Appears on SteamDB

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 01:41 PM
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  Returnal Appears on SteamDB

  Codenamed "Oregon."
  
  It looks like another PlayStation-only IP is coming soon to the world of PC gaming. The looping roguelike Returnal was recently added to SteamDB under the codename of "Oregon."
  
  This is just the latest game that seems to confirm that the Nvidia leak from roughly eight months back was indeed the real deal. A significant number of titles included in that Nvidia leak have now turned out to be very real, including Crysis 4, God of War,...

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  God of War Ragnarok Rated in South Korea

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 01:10 PM
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  God of War Ragnarok Rated in South Korea

  A 2022 release date is looking more and more likely.
  
  God of War Ragnarok has been rated in South Korea. This seems like a pretty decent sign that the game is on track for a 2022 release.
  
  This rating was first spotted by ResetEra user modiz. God of War Ragnarok was rated by the Game Rating and Administration Committee in South Korea and given an "18 and over" rating. Usually when a game is given a rating, it's a pretty safe sign that the game is complete or very...

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  Get All Three BioShock Games for Free

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 12:20 PM
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  Get All Three BioShock Games for Free

  You have one week.
  
  This week's free offering through the Epic Games Store is none other than a collection of all three main BioShock titles. BioShock: The Collection is up for grabs right now and will be until next Thursday (June 2nd).
  
  BioShock: The Collection includes BioShock Remastered, BioShock 2 Remastered, and BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition. As always, all you have to do is add BioShock: The Collection to your account before it's no longer free and it's...

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  The Quarry Online Co-op Delayed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-26-2022, 10:34 AM
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  The Quarry Online Co-op Delayed

  But the game itself is still coming in June.
  
  Supermassive Games, the studio known for Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology titles just made an unfortunate announcement today. Their upcoming title, The Quarry, will have a key component delayed until a month after the game's release.
  
  Though the game itself will still be released on June 10, the game will not include online multiplayer until July 8. If you had planned to play this horror title with a friend, you will...

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  Horizon, God of War, and Gran Turismo All Getting Television Shows

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 11:46 PM
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  Horizon, God of War, and Gran Turismo All Getting Television Shows

  Different shows for different services.
  
  Sony just announced that they are making TV adaptations of three major PlayStation franchises. Included in this is a TV series based on Horizon for Netflix, a God of War series for Amazon, and some sort of Gran Turismo series (not at all pictured above, unless...) going to a currently unannounced platform or network.
  
  These shows were revealed during Sony's latest investor briefing that took place earlier in the day on May 26. Sony...

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  EA Suggest Holding 'Healing Circles' Instead of Taking Stance on Abortion Rights

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 06:09 PM
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  EA Suggest Holding 'Healing Circles' Instead of Taking Stance on Abortion Rights

  Another studio too cowardly to take a stand.
  
  Electronic Arts is taking quite the cowardly approach to how they are handling a woman's right to abortion and essential healthcare. During a company-wide town hall meeting on May 24, EA management told staff that it could not take a stance on this issue, saying that "being an inclusive company means being inclusive of all those points of view."
  
  That is one hell of a take.
  
  Given the timing of this town...

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  Time Loops and Space Whales Added to No Man's Sky

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 05:33 PM
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  Time Loops and Space Whales Added to No Man's Sky

  Latest expedition offers a chance to get your very own space whale.
  
  No Man's Sky "Leviathan" is the latest expedition to arrive for space adventurers. Leviathan adds in some interesting new game mechanics for players to work their way through, including a little time looping and space whales.
  
  I suppose technically, they aren't whales, but they are in space. They are alien leviathan creatures, but they have already been come to be seen as space whales by the community....

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  Customizable Pronouns Added to The Sims 4

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 04:36 PM
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  Customizable Pronouns Added to The Sims 4

  Launched in English first.
  
  One of the more progressive game franchises out there just got a bit more progressive. An update has rolled out to The Sims 4 that now allows you to customize the pronouns applied to characters within the game. This is a change from the previous system that defaulted set pronouns to characters based on chosen body types.
  
  With today's update, players can now enter into the Create a Sim menu to choose from a couple of premade options such as They/Them....

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  Daybreak Cancels Marvel MMO

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 03:25 PM
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  Daybreak Cancels Marvel MMO

  Funds will now move to several smaller projects instead of one big game.
  
  Last year, a Marvel MMO was announced to be in development at Daybreak Game Company. This is the same studio that made DC Universe Online which still continues to operate to my surprise.
  
  Daybreak's parent company, Enad Global 7, says that instead of dumping a ton of money into making one big game, they will instead spread that money out across several smaller projects. Some of these "smaller...

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  Real Witcher School Has License Pulled by CD Projekt Red

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 02:48 PM
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  Real Witcher School Has License Pulled by CD Projekt Red

  The alt-right might have something to do with it, because of course.
  
  There once existed a real Witcher school in Poland. I say "once" because the school had its license pulled by CD Projekt Red back in February. The reason for the license getting pulled may be due to one of the school's staff belonging to a prominent alt-right group.
  
  The Witcher school in question was named 5 Żywiołów, or 5 Elements. It began in 2015 and held roughly 40 events over...

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  Is Overwatch 2 Doomed to Fail?

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 05-25-2022, 01:51 PM
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  Is Overwatch 2 Doomed to Fail?

  Reinventing a service or game is never easy, whilst there are a few that have done it in the past, it’s often not something that turns out all that well. There’s a reason why many services have a certain formula and approach that they stick to and is proven to work. Many of the biggest genres like betting for example will seem familiar in how they operate and even in the bonuses as players can check BetMGM Registration code in Ontario for bonuses for example – operators won’t try...

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