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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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  • Total War: Three Kingdoms Sells More than 1 Million Units in First week

    Total War: Three Kingdoms Sells More than 1 Million Units in First week

    China's growing market is a big reason why.

    Total War: Three Kingdoms has become the franchise's fastest-selling game. In its first week of being available for purchase, the game sold more than one million copies with a peak concurrent player count nearing 200,000 people at one point.

    A big reason for this game's massive success is due, in large, to the rising popularity of PC gaming in China. Both fans and journalists in China have said that Total War: Three Kingdom is...
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  • PlayStation Plus Games for June 2019 - Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sonic Mania

    It's like getting three games for the price of none.

    Sony revealed the free PlayStation Plus titles coming for June 2019. Those with an active PlayStation Plus subscription will get the following two titles for the PlayStation 4. They are Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sonic Mania.

    For those not in the know, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is actually two games bundled together. Those games being Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and the vastly superior Borderlands...
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  • Actual Death Stranding Gameplay Revealed, November Release Announced

    Actual Death Stranding Gameplay Revealed, November Release Announced

    Fight the future and past on November 8, 2019.

    Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions released a new and rather lengthy trailer for Death Stranding today. It features a mix of actual gameplay with some story segments spliced in. Furthermore, the studio announced that Death Stranding will be released on November 8, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.

    There are a variety of different package offerings for the game, starting with the base game pre-order at $59.99 (USD). In addition...
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  • Mercury Map Released Early as DICE Pulls Two Game Modes from Battlefield V

    Mercury Map Released Early as DICE Pulls Two Game Modes from Battlefield V

    DICE giveth and they taketh away.

    First, the good news for Battlefield V fans. Today, DICE released the new Mercury map a day earlier than expected. It seems as though today's release doesn't actually require any additional client update as it was included in the last major update from last week. That's awesome! You can dive in, perhaps literally, to the new Mercury map right now on all platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

    What you cannot do right now is play the...
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  • Destiny 2 'Season of Opulence' Details Revealed

    Destiny 2 'Season of Opulence' Details Revealed

    It sounds good on paper at least.

    Bungie released some of the first details today for the upcoming Season of Opulence content for Destiny 2: Forsaken. As you expect, there's a bunch of new gear to earn, new activities to do, a new raid to... raid, and even a new 6-player activity called The Menagerie.

    The Season of Opulence is the third and presumably final piece of content slated to be released as part of the second annual season pass. Will there be a third one? Or will...
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  • Super Mario Maker 2 Doesn't Support Playing with Friends Online

    Super Mario Maker 2 Doesn't Support Playing with Friends Online

    Nintendo doing Nintendo things again.

    Some new details came out recently for Super Mario Maker 2 that has ruffled more than a few feathers. The earlier trailers for the game showed off what looked like cooperative gameplay as both Mario and Luigi made their way through a variety of custom made levels.

    Naturally, fans had expected that you and a friend would be able to tackle these custom Mario levels together online. Or, at the very least, you and a friend would be able...
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  • SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest Stand-alone Expansion is Out Now

    SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest Stand-alone Expansion is Out Now

    Don't own the base game? No problem!

    SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest is a new stand-alone expansion in the SpellForce franchise. If you want it, you can get it right now because it's out today and that's how these things work. Already own the base game? You'll get a 40% discount off of Soul Harvest. Don't yet own SpellForce 3 at all? You can also save 40% off of the bundle cost of both games.

    The normal price for SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest is $24.99 (USD). This is what you'd...
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  • Former Rockstar Employee Claims Former Executive Sexually Harassed Him

    Former Rockstar Employee Claims Former Executive Sexually Harassed Him

    This industry still has a lot of growing up to do.

    According to a report filed by Kotaku's Jason Schreier, a former Rockstar designer says that a former top executive groped him. The designer, Colin Brundschu, says that he wasn't sure what to do when he was groped by Jeronimo Barrera, the former VP of product development at Rockstar.

    Bundschu says that after he was hired in 2014, his colleagues gave him a warning of "don't cross Jeronimo Barrera." He was warned...
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  • Gorgeous Looking Sea of Solitude Gets a Release Date

    Gorgeous Looking Sea of Solitude Gets a Release Date

    Developed by Jo-Mei Games and published by EA Originals.

    We last heard about Sea of Solitude almost a year back at E3 2018. It stood out amongst the pack for having some unconventional but gorgeous looking visuals. Even more impressive is the fact that it was announced with Electronic Arts as the publisher. Now, the Jo-Mei Games has a release date and that date is July 5 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Origin.

    At release the game will retail for $19.99 (USD)....
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  • Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle Given July 5 Release Date

    Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle Given July 5 Release Date

    This follows the third season of the anime.

    Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle is slated to be released on July 5, 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and on PC via Steam. This new release will follow the third season of the anime, for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

    Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle includes both parts of the anime's Season 3 content. There is the new Character Episode Mode that will allow you to relive the show. While that's...
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  • Truck Driver is Out this September on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

    Truck Driver is Out this September on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

    The most to the point video game name ever?

    ​A game simply called Truck Driver will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 19, 2019. A PC release on Steam is happening a bit later on November 11. I bet you cannot guess what you do in this game.

    If you guessed that you drive trucks, I am assuming you're a genius of the highest caliber as that is precisely what you'll be doing. You drive a big ol' truck and haul cargo. In fact you "haul heaps...
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  • A Look at the New Mercury Map Coming Thursday to Battlefield V

    A Look at the New Mercury Map Coming Thursday to Battlefield V

    The battle for Crete is about to begin.

    A reveal trailer for the upcoming Mercury map was released a little bit ago today. This map is coming on May 30 for everybody that owns Battlefield V and will cost you nothing. It is, hopefully, the start of some fresh maps for the game which is in desperate need of new content.

    This map will be the start of a few Mediterranean themed maps. This one in particular takes place during the real-life Operation Mercury along the Cretan...
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  • Quake II RTX Dated for June 6

    Quake II RTX Dated for June 6

    What's old is new again.

    Nvidia just released the "official announce trailer" today for Quake II RTX, or Quake II with real-time ray tracing for those not in the know. There will be a free release to Windows and Linux users on June 6. Please note that this is not the same as the user created mod called "Q2VKPT."

    But what exactly is Quake II RTX? It's the beloved classic FPS, Quake II, with modern, real-time ray tracing technology added to it. This...
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  • New Death Stranding Info Coming May 29

    New Death Stranding Info Coming May 29

    Chances are high at it being another super weird trailer.

    Kojima Productions revealed that there will be some new information coming May 29 for Death Stranding. Today's announcement urges you to "create the rope."

    This goes together with other recent teasers put up by Hideo Kojima these past few days. One was made yesterday while another was made just a few hours ago. Both of these can be found below along with the tweet sent out by Kojima Productions.
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  • Sonic Movie Delayed Until Valentine's Day 2020

    Sonic Movie Delayed Until Valentine's Day 2020

    Gotta go... take your time and avoid crunch!

    Many fans were wondering just how the Sonic the Hedgehog movie team was going to drastically redesign the blue blur and still get the movie done in time for the planned November 2019 release. It probably would have involved an absolute ton of crunch for the entire animation department.

    Thankfully, the release date of the film has been pushed back.

    Director Jeff Fowler made the announcement earlier today via Twitter....
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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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