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Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games

The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.

Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
 

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...
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  • Legacy Content Added to Payday 3

    Legacy Content Added to Payday 3

    Two classic heists added in the latest update.

    The most recent major update for Payday 3 just added back some fan-favorite heists from Payday 2. Starbreeze calls these Legacy Heists and they allow players to experience some of their favorite content but with the gameplay changes made in Payday 3.

    The returning heists include Cook Off and Turbid Station. Joining those two older heists is a new Transporter skill line, first-person interaction animations, weapon inspections,...
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  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 'Consequences' Trailer

    Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 'Consequences' Trailer

    You've heard it before, but choices matter.

    Choices will matter in Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. At least, that's what this new trailer from DON'T NOD tells us. Today's latest trailer, The Weight of Consequences, will show a little bit about some of the choices that ghost hunters Red Mac Raith and Antea Duarte will face throughout their journey.

    Voice actors Russ Bain and Amaka Okafor are joined by head of narration Stéphane Beauverger for this new look at Banishers:...
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  • Steam Link Now Available on Meta Quest Devices

    Steam Link Now Available on Meta Quest Devices

    You can now wirelessly play your Steam VR games to your Meta devices.

    Valve just announced that Steam Link is now available for those with the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest Pro. This new availability allows users to wirelessly play their VR games from the Steam library to their Quest headset.

    Steam Link is a free app that utilizes the power of your own computer to magically* stream your Steam games to devices like phones, tablets, TVs, and now even the Meta...
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  • Update Released for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

    Update Released for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero

    Plus an update for Deleted Scenes.

    Valve rolled out a little update on November 29, 2023 for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes. These changes are mainly to bring Condition Zero up to feature parity with the recent Half-Life 25th Anniversary engine updates. These updates also include "all related fixes from Counter-Strike."

    What isn't clear from today's update is whether or not there are still lingering compatibility or stability...
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  • Everybody Hates Destiny 2's New Starter Pack (Updated)

    Everybody Hates Destiny 2's New Starter Pack (Updated)

    Players and critics agree: This Starter Pack sucks.

    Update on November 29 at 8:22PM (ET): Bungie has officially pulled the Starter Pack from all storefronts after hearing the complaints.

    As of about 7PM (ET), Bungie has pulled the Starter Pack, with the comment that it was "not something bringing joy."

    Bungie continued on to say that they have "heard your concerns and agreed that there are other parts of Destiny 2 that new players should want...
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  • Former Rockstar Co-Founder Reveals First New Projects

    Former Rockstar Co-Founder Reveals First New Projects

    Dan Houser announces two new IPs but they aren't games (yet).

    The studio founded by former Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, Absurd Ventures, just revealed two new "original storytelling universes." The new IPs from Absurd Ventures are called American Caper and A Better Paradise. Neither one of these is a video game, at least not yet.

    American Caper will debut initially as a graphic novel. A Better Paradise will initially debut as an audio fiction series. Specifically,...
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  • A New Trailer for House Flipper 2

    A New Trailer for House Flipper 2

    Discover the town of Pinnacove.

    A new trailer for House Flipper 2 is out today. Before, we were introduced to the upcoming title's Sandbox Mode. Now, Frozen District is showing off the town of Pinnacove and its variety of environments. We are also treated to a look at House Flipper 2's Story Mode.

    House Flipper 2 is a follow-up to House Flipper, a casual sim that let players remodel and renovate run-down houses. The first game saw some 5 million players expressing their...
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  • Kingpin: Reloaded Out December 5

    Kingpin: Reloaded Out December 5

    A remaster of this old-school FPS arrives in December.

    A remastered and enhanced release of the crime-themed FPS is coming very soon. Kingpin: Reloaded from Slipgate Ironworks and publishers 3D Realms and Interplay will be out on Steam on December 5, 2023.

    As is common with these remastered and enhanced releases of old-school first-person shooters, this release offers a lot of modern amenities for players. We're talking about support for up to 4K resolutions, ultrawide...
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  • Dragon's Dogma 2 Releasing March 22, 2024

    Dragon's Dogma 2 Releasing March 22, 2024

    New gameplay footage was also shared today.

    Capcom held a special little showcase for Dragon's Dogma 2 in the late afternoon on November 28. First off, the big reveal (if you didn't already see it on Steam ahead of the showcase), is the fact that Dragon's Dogma 2 is out on March 22, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-orders for Dragon's Dogma 2 kicked off today following the showcase.

    Along with the release date reveal, today's showcase offered up some...
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  • Destiny 2 Season of the Wish is Now Available

    Destiny 2 Season of the Wish is Now Available

    When you wish upon a dragon...

    Season of the Wish is out now for Destiny 2. This new season will run up through to the launch of Destiny 2's new upcoming expansion, The Final Shape. As we just learned, The Final Shape will now be released on June 4, 2024. This means that Season of the Wish will run for a few months longer than most seasons.

    Hopefully the season includes fun activities that you need to play to keep everyone entertained and not something like Blind Well...
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  • Last Train Home Out Now on PC

    Last Train Home Out Now on PC

    I choo-choo-choose you for this RTS game.

    Ashborne Games' WWI real-time strategy title Last Train Home is now available on PC via Steam. The game is going for $33.99 (USD) for a limited time courtesy of a 15% launch discount. This price will last until December 5 at which time the price goes up to its normal $39.99.

    A Digital Deluxe Edition is also available at a regular price of $54.99 ($46.74 with discount). This more expensive edition includes an official digital...
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  • The Game Awards Ditches 'World Premiere', Increases Security

    The Game Awards Ditches 'World Premiere', Increases Security

    It's all just "great game content."

    Showrunner of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley, hosted a special Q&A session over the weekend. This Q&A session was aimed at answering some of those burning viewer questions about the upcoming show. Keighley talked about a variety of topics, including revealing that the "World Premiere" label on trailers is going away, the move to beef up security, and he even shared a few thoughts about Dave the Diver being nominated...
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  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Map Size is Largest Ever for Yakuza Series

    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Map Size is Largest Ever for Yakuza Series

    The map will be three times the size of the previous largest locale.

    The map size in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8) is huge. Taking place in Hawaii in a place called Honolulu City, the map is stated to be three times the size of Yakuza: Like a Dragon's (Yakuza 7) Isezaki Ijincho. Ijincho became the largest play area in the Yakuza series, coming in at three times the size of series mainstay Kamaurocho. This in turn makes Infinite Wealth's map roughly nine times the size...
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  • Valve's Gabe Newell Ordered to Attend In-Person Deposition in Antitrust Case

    Newell's request to give a remote deposition was denied.

    The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games is starting to gain a bit of traction as of this past week. According to GI.biz, Valve CEO Gabe Newell has been ordered by the court to attend an in-person deposition regarding the case.

    The order, filed on November 16 in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington by Wolfire Games, states that Newell is "uniquely positioned to testify...
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  • Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed by Several Months

    Destiny 2: The Final Shape Officially Delayed by Several Months

    The void to be partially filled by some bonus content.

    Confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg, Bungie has officially announced a delay for Destiny 2: The Final Shape. The Final Shape is the next full expansion for Destiny 2 and would serve as the final main chapter for The Light and Darkness Saga that began with the first Destiny. Instead of releasing on February 27, 2024, Destiny 2: The Final Shape will now be released on June 4, 2024. The Final Shape was originally set to laun...
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