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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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  • Next Battlefield Confirmed for 2021

    Next Battlefield Confirmed for 2021

    Support for Battlefront II and Battlefield V ending.

    DICE recently announced that they are bringing an end to new content updates for both Star Wars Battlefront II and Battlefield V. Just this past week, we brought you word about how DICE was ditching all future Battlefield V chapters and would have a final content drop arrive this Summer.

    In addition, this week's release of the Battle on Scarif update for Battlefront II marks that particular game's final content update....
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  • Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Leaving Early Access in Late May

    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Leaving Early Access in Late May

    Full release includes additional content.

    On May 28, Dungeon Defenders: Awakened will be leaving Steam Early Access. This co-op focused game blends together tower defense with some hands-on action. The full release on May 28 will include "an arsenal of fresh content." This content looks to be new bosses, game modes, difficulty settings, and more.

    In Dungeon Defenders: Awakened, you and some pals will build up a variety of defenses to fight against waves of enemies....
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  • Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Announced

    Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Announced

    New trailer coming April 30.

    Ubisoft officially announced that their next entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise is called Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. I hear tale that various people throughout history, typically of the viking variety, are awaited there. Perhaps you are one of them?

    Ubisoft made the announcement of just the title earlier in the day on the 29th. The actual world reveal, which should include the first ever trailer premiere, will occur on April 30 at 8AM...
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  • Dread Nautical Out Now on Consoles and the Epic Games Store

    Dread Nautical Out Now on Consoles and the Epic Games Store

    Lovecraft + strategy = ...

    Zen Studios has just released their new game, Dread Nautical, for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via the Epic Games Store (affiliate link). This game blends together elements of horror, strategy, roguelikes, and a little splash of RPG elements for good measure.

    Dread Nautical finds players on an eerie cruise ship called the Hope. On the Hope, players will have to navigate through 20 randomly generated decks. They will need...
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  • Mad Lions Win Huge Money in Grand Finals of Flashpoint 1

    Mad Lions Win Huge Money in Grand Finals of Flashpoint 1


    Twelve teams participated in the first season of Flashpoint 1. The tournament started on March 13th at the FACEIT Studio in Los Angeles and, after five weeks, has finally come to an end.

    The Grand Finals saw the Danish team Mad Lions compete against the Brazilian squad MIBR.

    It’s been 20 months since MIBR won a title, and they had a fair shot at Flashpoint 1. The Danes made a heroic comeback and defeated MIBR 2-1 to win $500,000 as the Champions of Flashpoint...
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  • Deep Rock Galactic Leaving Early Access on May 13

    Deep Rock Galactic Leaving Early Access on May 13

    I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole.

    Come May 13, 2020, the 1.0 release of Deep Rock Galactic will be released. This date and release milestone signifies that the game will be leaving Early Access on that date. Deep Rock Galactic has been a part of Steam Early Access now since February 2018. Before even that, there was a closed alpha for the game that dates back to late 2016.

    Deep Rock Galactic has seen a significant number of updates since its initial launch. The development...
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  • EA Announces Limited Support for Google Stadia

    EA Announces Limited Support for Google Stadia

    EA to release five games through 2021.

    EA and Google announced a new partnership today to launch five different EA games on Stadia. These five titles will be released throughout 2021 and 2021. It's not exactly a lot of games, but it does seem to be about on par with EA's support of the Nintendo Switch.

    Today's announcement will find the following titles making their way to Google's cloud-based gaming platform:
    • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
    • EA Sports FIFA
    • Madden NFL
    • Game
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  • Zombie Army 4 Raises the Dead on Stadia in May

    Zombie Army 4 Raises the Dead on Stadia in May

    Rebellion's co-op focused shooter is Stadia bound.

    On May 1, Stadia users will be able to buy and play Zombie Army 4: Dead War. In doing so, they will be able to play the game pretty much wherever they want to, provided they have Internet access. The Rebellion developed game allows for up to four players to go up against the legions of the undead.

    These aren't just any typical undead here. These are undead nazis and are thus extra evil.

    To sweeten the pot...
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  • Octopath Traveler Out Now on Stadia

    Octopath Traveler Out Now on Stadia

    Square Enix released their critically acclaimed RPG on Stadia.

    Today, Square Enix both announced and released their critically acclaimed RPG Octopath Traveler for Stadia. The game blends together 2D visuals and a 3D world into an RPG experience that looks and feels a lot like some of Square's older offerings.

    Today's release on Stadia also comes alongside word about upcoming support for the Korean language. This language support is actually coming to all platforms, including...
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  • 2K Reveals a New Direction for WWE Franchise

    2K Reveals a New Direction for WWE Franchise

    Big heads. Big powers. Big fun?

    Last week, 2K made it clear that they had cancelled WWE 2K21. This made a lot of sense, especially when you look at the still smoldering ashes that was WWE 2K20. At the same time that they announced there wouldn't be a WWE 2K21, 2K also said that they would talk more about what they did have in store to take its place on April 27th.

    WWE 2K Battlegrounds is an arcade-style wrestling game that is currently being developed by Saber Interactive....
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  • Scott Rosenbaum Named Showrunner for Brothers in Arms TV Series

    Scott Rosenbaum Named Showrunner for Brothers in Arms TV Series

    A TV series based off of the games based off of true stories.

    Scott Rosenbaum has been named the showrunner for a new television series based off of Gearbox's Brothers in Arms game series. The Brothers in Arms series itself is based off of true events and "explores previously classified World War II stories." The first season of the planned TV series will "reveal the biggest scandal of WWII, one which miraculously was kept secret for 40 years."

    Now...
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  • PSA: Get PAC-Man Championship Edition 2 for Free

    PSA: Get PAC-Man Championship Edition 2 for Free

    Free for a limited time, but yours to keep forever.

    How's everyone out there doing? You staying home? If not, maybe another free game could entice you to spend more time self-isolating. This time the freebie comes from Bandai Namco.

    Bandai Namco is giving away PAC-Man Championship Edition 2 for free from now through May 10. If you add it to your accounts between then and now, it will be yours to keep forever. Free game. Keep forever. But ONLY if you add it before time...
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  • WWE 2K21 Officially Cancelled

    WWE 2K21 Officially Cancelled

    To the surprise of literally nobody.

    Earlier rumors suggested that there would not be a WWE 2K21 released later this year. That wasn't exactly the most far-fetched rumor ever out there given how absolutely God-awful WWE 2K20 was. We're talking about one of the worst reviewed games ever and the worst game released in 2020. It received only a 39% critical average with only 2% of all critics actually recommending the game.

    The confirmation comes from a First Quarter earnings...
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  • Nintendo Confirms 160,000 Accounts were Accessed via 'Hacking'

    Nintendo Confirms 160,000 Accounts were Accessed via 'Hacking'

    Nintendo themselves weren't hacked.

    Following up on an earlier report, Nintendo has confirmed that a limited number of Nintendo Accounts have been compromised via "hacking" attempts. Nintendo is currently disabling the ability to log into Nintendo Accounts through the use of the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) after they discovered that about 160,000 accounts were accessed by outside parties. Nintendo said that the IDs and passwords used were obtained outside of Nintendo and have...
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  • More Mayhem Added in Big Borderlands 3 Update

    More Mayhem Added in Big Borderlands 3 Update

    Welcome to Mayhem 2.0.

    Gearbox has released a new update for Borderlands 3 that takes their Mayhem Mode to Mayhem 2.0. In addition, there are the usual stability and balance changes that were made in the update dated for April 23, 2020.

    There is also a new seasonal event that launched today. This event is called Revenge of the Cartels and runs from April 23 through June 4. Today's update also marks the first week of the Loot the Universe event.

    Loot the Universe...
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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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