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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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  • How to Stay Safe When Playing Online Games

    How to Stay Safe When Playing Online Games


    No matter who you are or how old you may be, you run the very real risk of exposing yourself online. No, I do not mean it that way, so get your minds out of the gutters.

    No, we are instead referring to the fact that whenever you are connected to the Internet, be it browsing a website or playing your favorite online game like Fortnite or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you are exposed to a huge number of nefarious actors that could potentially spy on you. People you do not...
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  • First PlayStation 5 Details Emerge

    First PlayStation 5 Details Emerge


    A new report from Wired provides us some of the first confirmed details for the next-generation PlayStation console. Though it's not confirmed to be called "PlayStation 5" we'll do so for the time being until we know otherwise.

    The online magazine sat down with Sony's Mark "Knack's Baby Daddy" Cerny to talk about the upcoming Sony hardware. Though a lot of specifics were omitted, we did learn a bunch of tasty new details.

    We know that the system...
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  • Vulkan Support Added to No Man's Sky, Promises Better Performance

    Vulkan Support Added to No Man's Sky, Promises Better Performance


    If there is one thing that is critical to a game having VR support, it's making sure that the base game can run well on capable hardware. A VR experience with poor performance and framerates isn't a VR experience that you want to have. Fallout 4 VR, I'm looking at you.

    It's perhaps a good thing then that Hello Games just launched a new experimental branch update for No Man's Sky that adds Vulkan support to the game. The performance gains should be felt by most players, especially...
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  • Xbox One SAD Edition Announced

    Xbox One SAD Edition Announced


    Microsoft officially announced a new Xbox One SKU today. It's called the 1TB Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, or the Xbox One SAD Edition if you're feeling cheeky. As you may have already gathered from the name, there is no optical drive included on this Xbox One.

    It's just like a normal Xbox One S except you can't play any disc-based games. You can only download games or stream them. So just like the regular Xbox One S, you can still pre-order games, pre-load games, save games...
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  • Valve Being Sued by Native American Nation Over Skins Gambling

    Valve Being Sued by Native American Nation Over Skins Gambling


    Native American Quinault Tribal Nation members have filed a lawsuit in the state of Washington against Valve over skins gambling. The group accuses Valve of participating in "unethical, oppressive, and unscrupulous business conduct."

    The plaintiffs own and operate the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino. They argue that Valve has engaged in unfair competition with legally licensed gambling operations. Valve does not have a license to conduct gambling operations. The lawsuit argues that because Valve does not have a gambling license they are illegally facilitating gambling through the trade of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins ...
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  • Live-Action Minecraft Movie Targeting 2022 Release

    Live-Action Minecraft Movie Targeting 2022 Release


    There is a live-action Minecraft movie in the works. Unfortunately for fans, the movie won't be released until at least 2022. Specifically, the planned date for release is March 4, 2022. That's roughly three years from the time of this post. We're going to have flying cars and hoverboards by then, and they expect us to still be playing Minecraft?

    Well, if people still are playing Minecraft in three years, they'll have the following plot to look forward to. This is a small bit...
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  • Major Security Hole Patched in Origin Client

    Major Security Hole Patched in Origin Client


    On Monday, a client update for EA's Origin was released that patched up a rather significant security hole in the game client. According to a proof-of-concept investigated by TechCrunch, an attacker with knowledge of the security hole could have run any app they wanted to on the victim's computer.

    This flaw was originally discovered by security researchers Daley Bee and Dominik Penner of Underdog Security. The two found that the flaw allowed them to run any app on a victim's...
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  • Just Cause 4: Dare Devils of Destruction DLC Announced

    Just Cause 4: Dare Devils of Destruction DLC Announced


    More mayhem and destruction is coming to Just Cause 4 very soon. How soon? April 30, 2019 levels of soon. On that date the Dare Devils of Destruction DLC for Just Cause 4 will be released on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

    This new DLC includes new missions, over 16 new weaponized vehicles, and presumably it also includes a lot more destruction. There are also three new challenge modes to tackle across 15 new missions. Let's find out a bit more about those, yeah? ...
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  • World War Z the Game Based on the Movie Based on the Book is Out Today

    World War Z the Game Based on the Movie Based on the Book is Out Today

    If you have a hunger for brains some co-op zombie shooting, you may be happy to hear that World War Z is out today. This four-player co-op title will probably invoke some feelings of deja vu as you take on a ton of undead swarms as you make your way through each level. What I'm trying to say is that fans of Left 4 Dead will probably want to check this one out.

    The game is, of course, inspired by the movie of the same name, which is inspired by the book of the same name. World War Z...
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  • Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Out Now on Switch and Xbox

    Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Out Now on Switch and Xbox


    About two months back Final Fantasy VII hit the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Today, another classic Final Fantasy experience is available today for those same platforms. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster can now be purchased and played on the Switch and Xbox. Fans will get these two games with new HD visuals and some quality of life improvements over the original releases.

    Today's release on the Switch and Xbox joins the previous releases of the HD Remaster that came out over...
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  • Easter Arrives in RuneScape for a Limited Time

    Easter Arrives in RuneScape for a Limited Time


    Jagex just kicked off a special limited time event for those playing RuneScape. The event is Easter-themed and runs from now until the end of the month. As this post is going up on April 15, that means the event will run for about two weeks from now. If you are from the future, you probably missed out on this event.

    Though the event sounds like it focuses on guilds, those without a guild can still participate in the fun. The full details on this new update and Easter-themed...
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  • Octopath Traveler Moving from Switch to PC this Summer

    Octopath Traveler Moving from Switch to PC this Summer


    On June 7, the critically acclaimed RPG Octopath Traveler will be released on the PC. The game, which has seen a great deal of success on the Nintendo Switch, is the latest non-Final Fantasy title to be released by Square Enix.

    The game makes extensive use of "HD-2D visuals" that contain a blend of 2D character designs and 3D environments. Players take control of eight unique characters, each with their own stories to experience, their own motivations, and their own...
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  • Steambirds Alliance Announced - Free-to-Play Co-op Bullet Hell Game for up to 60 Players


    Steambirds Alliance is a new, and unusual, title in development from Spryfox. The game sounds like very little else out there in the fact that it will be free-to-play, support up to 60 players in a game, and it's a co-op focused bullet-hell shooter. Like, you'll usually get games that have maybe one or two of those elements thrown together, but not all of them. They're also saying it's got some MMORPG elements included along with a heavy dose of customization.

    The overall theme...
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  • The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Alliance War Out Now

    The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Alliance War Out Now


    Bethesda shot an email my way to let me know to let you know that The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Alliance War is out now. This new content is available everywhere that the game is (PC, iOS, Android) and offers up a bunch of new cards and game mechanics.

    Specifically, the update includes over 100 new cards, five new card color combinations, four new mechanics, and a new game board. Alliance War is said to bring about "the largest change to the meta in the game's history."...
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  • Watch the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Announcement Trailer

    Watch the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Announcement Trailer


    At the end of February, the world was alerted to the fact that Respawn Entertainment (Titanfall, Apex Legends) and EA would reveal a trailer for their new Star Wars title on this very day. It turns out, this scheduled event happened as planned.

    Imagine that.

    Earlier today the studios revealed the first details and trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at the Star Wars Celebration that has been going on this weekend in Chicago. This is an original game set in...
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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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