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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...
 

Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 People from Gaming Divisions

Impacted teams include Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and ZeniMax.

Layoffs are happening again within Microsoft as roughly 1,900 employees are being let go. The initial report comes from an IGN report that says the layoffs hit Microsoft owned Activision Blizzard, Xbox, and ZeniMax.

Xbox lead Phil Spencer sent out a memo to staff which announced these layoffs. In the memo, Spencer says that as Microsoft is "committed to aligning on a strategy and an execution plan with...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Used AI to Replicate Deceased Actor's Voice

    Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Used AI to Replicate Deceased Actor's Voice

    Permission was granted by the deceased's family.

    With the permission and blessing of the deceased's family, CD Projekt Red used AI to replicate the voice of the late Miłogost Reczek in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Reczek portrayed Viktor Vektor, friend of V and the first ripper doc you are introduced to in Cyberpunk 2077.

    According to a report from Bloomberg, CD Projekt Red used AI to replicate Reczek's voice for additional performances in the newly released...
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  • Red Dead Online Gets Same Halloween Pass for Third Year in a Row

    Red Dead Online Gets Same Halloween Pass for Third Year in a Row

    In case there was lingering doubt that the game has been abandoned.

    For the third year in a row, the same Halloween-themed content will make its way to Red Dead Online. The content is called Halloween Pass 2, which was first released in 2021 and then repeated in 2022.

    This Halloween Pass 2 still includes the same spooky themed content from years past. These items include bloody clothes, masks, skull lanterns, and more. All of the content in the pass is spread out across...
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  • Valve Issues Warning to AMD GPU Owners

    Valve Issues Warning to AMD GPU Owners

    Heed their warnings or run the risk of a VAC ban.

    The latest driver release from AMD, version 23.10.1 (dated October 11, 2023), could potentially get you VAC banned from Counter-Strike 2. These newest drivers from AMD allow players to turn on AMD's new Anti-Lag+ feature in Counter-Strike 2. Anti-Lag+ being a way to reduce latency in games, similar to Nvidia Reflex.

    Valve took to Twitter to plainly say that if you have these new drivers, you should not enable Anti-Lag+...
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  • It's Finally Over - Activision Blizzard Joins Xbox

    It's Finally Over - Activision Blizzard Joins Xbox

    As it turns out, this corporate version of Mr. Bones' Wild Ride does actually end.

    Activision Blizzard King are now officially a part of Team Xbox. As of today, all Activision Blizzard studios and their teams are a part of the Xbox division at Microsoft. This also means that Activision Blizzard IPs such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga, and hundreds more are now owned by Microsoft.

    This entire saga of a tale began back on January 18, 2022...
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  • Xbox Patch Coming Soon for Lords of the Fallen

    Xbox Patch Coming Soon for Lords of the Fallen

    The Xbox version is lacking compared to PS5 and PC.

    The Xbox release of Lords of the Fallen is supposedly just not up to snuff when compared to the PlayStation 5 and PC versions of the game. Developer CI Games says that they are already working on a patch for the Xbox Series X|S release to bring that version of the game up to the same quality of the other platforms.

    The game has been in the hands of reviewers and content creators for at least a week now. From what is...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Free Weekend is Live

    Battlefield 2042 Free Weekend is Live

    Play until the 16th for free.

    From now through October 16, you can play Battlefield 2042 for completely free. You will have access to most everything in Battlefield 2042 except for the new Season 6 Premium Pass.

    This free weekend is available to those on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. For some reason, there isn't a free weekend on the EA app version of the game. Playing this weekend allows you to play on the newly released Season 6 map, Redacted. You also get access to...
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  • Earth Defense Force 6 Coming to America and Europe in Spring 2024

    Earth Defense Force 6 Coming to America and Europe in Spring 2024

    Because the fight against bugs needs as many people as possible.

    The Western release date window for Earth Defense Force 6 was finally announced today by D3Publisher. At some point in Spring 2024, you will once again be tasked with waging war against giant alien insects on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. An Epic Games Store release is coming shortly after.

    The year is 2025 and peace has returned to the planet after a crazy series of fights against invaders...
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  • Dead Island 2 Story Expansion Coming in November

    Dead Island 2 Story Expansion Coming in November

    Experience an all-new cult-focused storyline.


    On November 2, Dead Island 2 players will get to experience a "surreal, psycho-horror dreamscape" while investigating a "mysterious Malibu cult" in Haus, the first Dead Island 2 story expansion. Haus offers new story to play through, a cult to take on, new weapons, and more.

    A price for this expansion was not revealed by Deep Silver or Plaion. The expansion will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation...
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  • Valve Increases Security After Hackers Commandeer Several Developer Accounts

    Valve Increases Security After Hackers Commandeer Several Developer Accounts

    Multiple games were updated with malware.

    Valve is now implementing additional security measures for Steam developers after multiple accounts were found to be compromised. Valve is adding a new and mandatory SMS verification step for all developers after several developer accounts were compromised and their games updated with malware.

    Valve says that fewer than 100 Steam users were actually impacted by the malware, as fewer than 100 Steam users had the impacted games installed...
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  • The Invincible Releases November 6

    The Invincible Releases November 6

    A narrative voyage through the cosmos.

    11 bit studios and Starward Industries announce a November 6th release date for their hard sci-fi narrative adventure The Invincible. The Invincible is coming out on November 6th for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

    The Invincible is based off of a bestselling book of the same name by Stanislaw Lem.

    For those looking to try the game before its release, you can always check out the demo for The Invincible right...
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  • EA Announces Turn-Based Mobile Soccer Game

    EA Announces Turn-Based Mobile Soccer Game

    In case you wanted to slow things down a bit.

    Electronic Arts is releasing another mobile soccer title. This one is a turn-based soccer title that they're calling EA Sports FC Tactical.

    The game includes access to over 5,000 authentic players across over 10 of the top leagues. EA Sports FC Tactical will focus on strategies, stamina management, and power-play management. You will be able to take turns and know when to defend, attack, perform skill moves, make shot attempts,...
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  • The Nightmare Before Christmas Comes to Fortnite

    The Nightmare Before Christmas Comes to Fortnite

    Plus Michael Myers and Alan Wake.

    The latest update for Fortnite adds in a bunch of spooky outfits and bundles. New to this year's Fotnitemares event are skins and bundles featuring the Pumpkin King himself, Jack Skellington. He is joined by Alan Wake and Michael Myers.

    Jack Skellington is from The Nightmare Before Christmas, a classic holiday film from the mind of Tim Burton. Alan Wake is obviously from the hit game, Control, as part of that game's DLC. He's also obviously...
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  • Counter-Strike 2 Not Coming to Mac

    Counter-Strike 2 Not Coming to Mac

    There just isn't enough players to justify it.

    On October 9th, Valve flat out said that they have no plans for a macOS release of Counter-Strike 2. Part of the reason is because there just weren't enough people playing the game on macOS to warrant continuing support for the platform with their new release.

    The unfortunate news was stated plainly in a new Steam Support page for Counter-Strike 2. In addition to dropping support for macOS, Valve is also ditching support for...
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  • Fix for Battlefield 2042 Steam 'Validation' Issue

    Fix for Battlefield 2042 Steam 'Validation' Issue

    This workaround could help Steam users get into the game.

    Following today's Season 6: Dark Creations update for Battlefield 2042, most Steam players have run into a bit of a snag. When attempting to launch Battlefield 2042, Steam will attempt a "Validation" step for the game instead of launching the game. Once completed, the game will still fail to launch and kick off another "Validation" step.


    It seems that a workaround to this issue lies not...
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  • Slimmer PlayStation 5 Redesign Announced

    Slimmer PlayStation 5 Redesign Announced

    A new design accompanied by a price increase for the Digital Edition.

    A new and slimmer PlayStation 5 design is coming just in time for the holiday season. Today, Sony revealed slimmer designs for both the "regular" PlayStation 5 and the Digital Edition PlayStation 5. It's important to note that this redesign is largely just aesthetic. Sony didn't swap out the internals with more powerful upgrades or anything. The one exception to this is the internal SSD, which goes from...
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  • Poll: What is 2024's Biggest Gaming Disappointment So Far?
    by Shawn Zipay
    It's AAAA vs WB.

    March isn't even over yet and we've already seen a couple of stinkers come out from major gaming studios. While we tend to focus on the surprise hits or quality titles in these polls, this time it's a little bit different.

    Between the Rocksteady developed live-service Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and the "AAAA" quality Ubisoft developed Skull and Bones: Which is the bigger disappointment for you?

    Playing these games isn't...
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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