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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...
 

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 ...
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  • Oninaki is Now Available

    Oninaki is Now Available


    The latest RPG from Tokyo RPG Factory.

    Oninaki is a new action-RPG from Tokyo RPG Factory. This latest game is available now for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game was created under creative producer Takashi Tokita, who has previously worked on Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve.

    You play as Kagachi, a young Watcher who ushers in Lost Souls to the afterlife. Things get thrown for a loop after meeting a girl named Linne, or as the press release...
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  • Disadvantages of Mobile Technology in Third World Countries

    Disadvantages of Mobile Technology in Third World Countries

    Mobile technology has turned the world into a global village. Sharing information that was previously unavailable, especially in the less developed nations can now be accessed with relative ease through mobile technology. While there is no doubt that this technology has numerous benefits in developing countries, there are also some notable downsides associated with it. Below we discuss the top disadvantages of mobile technology in third world countries.


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  • Report: Microsoft Hired Contractors to Listen to Xbox User Audio

    Report: Microsoft Hired Contractors to Listen to Xbox User Audio

    Xbox, invade my privacy.

    According to multiple sources speaking with Vice, Microsoft had hired contractors to listen to audio picked up and recorded by Xbox One consoles.

    Reportedly, human listeners, the contractors in this case, were brought into the mix in an effort to improve how the Xbox One understood voice commands. However, these contractors say that their jobs also saw them listening to the audio of multiple personal conversations in cases where the assistant was...
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  • Bee Simulator Allows You to Act Out Your Dream of Being a Bee

    Bee Simulator Allows You to Act Out Your Dream of Being a Bee

    Jerry Seinfeld not included.

    There is a game coming out that will allow you to live out your fantasies of being a bee. Bigben and VARSAV Game Studios showed off an all-new gameplay video for Bee Simulator this week at Gamescom. You play as a pollinator bee that is trying to save its hive after the humans decided to cut down your tree.

    Players will get to explore an open environment inspired by Central Pack in New York. The studios involved say that Bee Simulator is "the...
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  • SnowRunner Announced - Sequel to Mudrunner

    SnowRunner Announced - Sequel to Mudrunner

    Mud or snow: You're still going nowhere in a hurry.

    A sequel to the quirky but oddly fun game MudRunner was announced this week by Saber Interactive. The sequel switches out the mud for the snow and is appropriately called SnowRunner. It's already being called the "ultimate off-road experience" and boasts better visuals, massive maps, massive vehicles, and plenty of snowy physics interactions.

    The basic idea behind these games is that you're taking control over...
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  • Life Skill Mastery System Coming to Black Desert Online

    Life Skill Mastery System Coming to Black Desert Online

    The slow rollout starts on September 4.

    A new gameplay mechanic is coming soon to Black Desert Online starting on September 4. The new system is called the "Life Skill Mastery" system. This system will add in a new value to current Life contents. Life Skill Mastery will depend on a character's Life Skill Level.

    The higher your Life Skill Level, the higher your Life Skill Mastery will be. That makes sense.

    The update adds in Life Skill accessories...
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  • New Trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

    New Trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

    A new trailer teases some of the horrors to come.

    Bandai Namco and Supermassive Games released a new trailer for The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan. This trailer shows off some of the horrors that await players when the game launches on August 30 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. ...
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  • Code Vein Trailer Reveals the 'Butterfly of Delirium' Boss

    Code Vein Trailer Reveals the 'Butterfly of Delirium' Boss

    Spoiler warning.

    Another new trailer is out today for the upcoming action-RPG, Code Vein. While I'm sure many of you won't care too much about spoilers, I know some people like going into games like this almost completely blind. It's actually kind of odd that most of the trailers we've seen for the game focus on bosses. You'd think they would want these to be a surprise.

    Anyway, the latest is a trailer for the Butterfly of Delirium. This boss "proves that two heads...
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  • The Terminator and The Joker Revealed for Mortal Kombat 11

    The Terminator and The Joker Revealed for Mortal Kombat 11

    Ha. Ha. Ha.

    WBIE and NetherRealm Studios just showed off the final two characters coming to Mortal Kombat 11 by way of the first Kombat Pack. We already know about Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, Sindel, and even Spawn. The final two that are joining the fight are The Joker and the Terminator T-800 featuring the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    A new trailer shows off all of these fighters. Right now, Shang Tsung and Nightwolf are currently available. Terminator T-800 will arrive...
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  • GameStop Lays Off Half of Game Informer Staff and Over 100 Corporate Staff

    GameStop Lays Off Half of Game Informer Staff and Over 100 Corporate Staff

    Retailer continues to barely cling to life.

    GameStop has laid off over a hundred employees today. These layoffs have hit its main corporate HQ in Grapevine, Texas along with some of company's subsidiaries. One such subsidiary that was hit hard was Game Informer. Nearly half of the Game Informer staff was laid off today.

    This latest round of layoffs actually happened just a few weeks after the company laid off over 50 employees, mainly regional managers. GameStop has been...
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  • The Yakuza Remastered Collection Announced; Yakuza 3 Out Now on PS4

    The Yakuza Remastered Collection Announced; Yakuza 3 Out Now on PS4

    That's rad!

    Announced today, The Yakuza Remastered Collection is a package deal that includes remasters of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5. These games are headed to the PlayStation 4 in Western markets beginning with Yakuza 3, which is available right now!

    All three games are included only with this collection, priced at $59.99. If you buy it now, you get immediate access to Yakuza 3. Yakuza 4 will be released on October 29, 2019 with Yakuza 5 coming out on February...
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  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Pre-orders Open

    Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Pre-orders Open

    Who you gonna call?

    Pre-orders have now kicked off for Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered. This is an upcoming HD re-release of the action-adventure title featuring the original four Ghostbusters. Pre-orders are available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

    The release will run you $29.99 (USD) if purchased from the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, and the Microsoft Store. Those on the PC can pick the game up for $24.99 through the Epic Games...
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  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Goes 2D

    Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Goes 2D

    Special events lose an entire dimension.

    When Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is released, an entire dimension may also disappear. Sega just revealed that there are some exciting 2D events to play in addition to the expected 3D events included in the game.

    There are actually ten different events that you can play in 2D complete with the old-school Mario and Sonic sprites that fans will undoubtedly remember fondly.

    Mario & Sonic at the...
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  • The Cycle Enters into Early Access on EGS

    The Cycle Enters into Early Access on EGS

    Time is circular.

    Yager's "competitive quest shooter" is currently free to download in an early access state for the PC via the Epic Games Store. This release is the start of a series of updates that will see the game continue to grow. Some of the continued support includes additional languages and "regular seasons of content drops created with community feedback." Today sees the release of the "Crime & Punishment" update.

    Details on that...
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  • First Gameplay Trailer for Dark Envoy

    First Gameplay Trailer for Dark Envoy

    Get a taste of this non-linear RPG.

    A new trailer for Dark Envoy shows us some of the gameplay that awaits Gamescom visitors this week. This is an upcoming non-linear RPG developed by Event Horizon. It has an "emphasis on tactical combat layered with lore and strategy."

    Players will get to explore the world using a Skyship. This also serves as the main base of operations. Players will get to seek out new and exciting locations, dive into procedurally generated...
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