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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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  • Resident Evil 2 Free DLC 'The Ghost Survivors' Releases February 15

    Resident Evil 2 Free DLC 'The Ghost Survivors' Releases February 15


    According to the PlayStation Blog, the free "Ghost Survivors" DLC for Resident Evil 2 will be released on February 15. This is the date it will appear on the PlayStation 4, but I'm also going to assume this is the date other platforms will get it as well. I don't believe Sony has any timed exclusive on this content, but you can never be too sure.

    This DLC includes a few "what if" scenarios that tasks you with trying to survive with some of the characters...
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  • THQ Acquires Kingdom Come: Deliverance Developer Warhorse Studios

    THQ Acquires Kingdom Come: Deliverance Developer Warhorse Studios


    THQ Nordic AB just picked up Warhorse Studios, the Prague based development studio that released Kingdom Come: Deliverance in early 2018.

    This news is accompanied by word that the game has sold 2 million copies across all platforms. It also happens to be almost exactly one year since the game was initially released.

    The acquisition by THQ Nordic/Koch Media includes the entirety of the Warhorse development studio, including controversial owner Daniel Vávra, plus...
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  • Blizzard Will Not Release Any Major Games in 2019

    Blizzard Will Not Release Any Major Games in 2019


    Yesterday, news about Blizzard's upcoming year got a bit lost in the shuffle and understandably so. However, during yesterday's earnings call with investors, it was revealed that Blizzard has no "frontline release" planned for the 2019 fiscal year.

    In short: This means they aren't going to release any new titles in the next year. Yes, this includes the oft pined for desktop Diablo 4.

    Activision Blizzard president Collister Johnson had this to say during...
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  • First Apex Legends Update Released, Includes Performance and Stability Improvements


    Respawn just released the first ever update for their insanely popular, free-to-play battle royale title, Apex Legends. This first update includes the usual when it comes to the first handful of patches for a game. I'm talking about stability improvements, bug fixes, and some performance optimizations.

    In addition, the team also dropped some new Valentines Day cosmetics to the store. These will be available to pick up until February 19, 2019.

    This patch is specifically...
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  • OtherSide Entertainment Reacquires System Shock 3 Publishing Rights

    OtherSide Entertainment Reacquires System Shock 3 Publishing Rights


    Back in December, Starbreeze suffered a real one-two punch. They had filed for reconstruction and then days later their offices were raided by Swedish authorities over suspicions of insider trading. This was about a month after the release of the ill-received Overkill's The Walking Dead, a mediocre game that never managed to pick up much of a fanbase at any point.

    Given the company's issues, a question was raised about whether or not they would still hold on to the publishing...
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  • Metro Exodus Preload Available on Steam but Not on Epic Games Store

    Metro Exodus Preload Available on Steam but Not on Epic Games Store


    Goodness, this launch of Metro Exodus has been a bit wild. The other day we saw from Deep Silver's technical support that there wouldn't be any preload of the game through Steam. The email response from Deep Silver literally said that they expect to see the most traffic going to the Epic Games Store version of the game.

    So, we assumed that meant there would instead be a preload period on the Epic Games Store, right? Well, no. We were wrong. To be fair, that response from Deep...
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  • Red Dead Online Beta Update Adds New Features on February 26

    Red Dead Online Beta Update Adds New Features on February 26


    A new update for Red Dead Online Beta will arrive on February 26. This update includes some new content in addition to some much needed changes. These changes include, but are not limited to: A better way to handle player visibility, balancing to bounty hunters and the law, and more.

    More comprehensive details can be found below. Rockstar says that some additional details on new content will be announced soon.

    For those that want to earn bonus XP and rank, playing...
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  • Watch 9 Minutes of Rage 2 Gameplay

    Watch 9 Minutes of Rage 2 Gameplay


    A new gameplay video came out today for Rage 2. The video is about 9 minutes long and includes a look at some "pre-beta gameplay."

    Rage 2 will be released on May 14, 2019 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. ...
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  • Activision Blizzard Lays Off Nearly 800 Employees Right After Announcing 'Record Year'


    This evening, Activision Blizzard began to inform numerous employees that they will be let go from the company. The layoffs started shortly after the conclusion of an earnings call made this afternoon. The company says that they will be eliminating 8% of its total staff. As of 2018, Activision Blizzard employed around 9,600 people. If this figure holds up, that means at least 770 people are now out of work.

    Those impacted by the layoffs are spread out across multiple Activision...
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  • Assassin's Creed III Remastered Releases March 29

    Assassin's Creed III Remastered Releases March 29


    Ubisoft revealed today that Assassin's Creed III Remastered will be released on March 29 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This release will feature 4K and HDR capabilities on the PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X, and PC versions of the game. All versions include higher resolution textures, a new graphics engine, and other graphical improvements. They event improved some gameplay mechanics in this release.

    Does it fix the obnoxiously long intro/tutorial section that essentially...
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  • Launch Trailer for Degrees of Separation

    Launch Trailer for Degrees of Separation


    A launch trailer for the upcoming 2D puzzle platformer, Degrees of Separation, was released today ahead of the game's launch on February 14, 2019. The game will take you through various stages of a relationship throughout its narrative.

    Degrees of Separation is slated to be released on the 14th for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam. It's being developed by Moondrop and published by Modus Games.

    The story is written by industry veteran Chris...
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  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC 'The Price of Survival' is Out Now

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC 'The Price of Survival' is Out Now


    The latest DLC release for Shadow of the Tomb Raider was released today. It's called "The Price of Survival." I'm sure the price of survival is quite high, but the price you'll be paying for this Survival is only $4.99 (or $29.99 for the Season Pass).

    The Price of Survival is out for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. This DLC follows "The Nightmare" DLC that was released near the end of January. ...
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  • World War Z Release Date Set for April 16

    World War Z Release Date Set for April 16


    We've been seeing a lot of media these past few months for the upcoming World War Z from Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive. The problem was, we didn't really have any sort of release date outside of a vague "2019" window.

    Today, we were finally given a release date. That date is April 16, 2019 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Pre-orders are now open for your platform of choice. Plus, all pre-orders will get a "free"...
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  • Apex Legends Surpasses 25 Million Players

    Apex Legends Surpasses 25 Million Players


    It was only four days ago now that we told you about how Apex Legends hit the 10 million player count. It was at that time that we also learned the game had over one million concurrent players, which is another huge milestone.

    Today, EA and Respawn Entertainment announced that Apex Legends has surpasses 25 million players. Not only that, but Vince Zampella revealed that the game has "well over 2 million" concurrent players. This milestone has been achieved in just...
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  • Battlefield 5 Adds Combined Arms Co-op, Balancing, and More in Tomorrow's Update


    A patch that is tentatively slated to be released tomorrow, February 12, will add in some new content and features for Battlefield 5 players. Some of these new features include a four-player co-op game mode called Combined Arms. The update will also add in DLSS support and better RTX support for those using supported cards.

    DLSS is a new technology that, in simple terms, makes the game look better and perform better through machine learning. It's mainly useful for resolutions...
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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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