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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 ...
 

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...
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  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Out Now on Consoles and Steam

    Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Out Now on Consoles and Steam


    Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is now available for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and the PC via Steam for $49.99 (USD). This release of the classic RPG includes some new content for Western audiences in addition to updated HD visuals. ...
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  • Hitman HD Enhanced Collection Out Today on PlayStation and Xbox

    Hitman HD Enhanced Collection Out Today on PlayStation and Xbox


    It's already been a week since the Hitman HD Enhanced Collection was announced, which means today is the day that it is released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This two pack of games includes updated versions of Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution.

    These two games have been upgraded for the PS4 and XB1 to include 4K resolutions and 60fps. It also has some other improvements like better texture resolutions, better shadow mapping, and more.



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  • Physical Metro Exodus Pre-Orders Include Exclusive Poster

    Physical Metro Exodus Pre-Orders Include Exclusive Poster


    The week of new Metro Exodus reveals continues today with word of a special bonus for those pre-ordering a physical copy of the game. To recap the week thus far, we've been informed about the game's Photo Mode, and we saw a new story trailer, and then there was the Master Artyom Edition of the game. Apparently there was a "Making of" video released yesterday but no press release hit my inbox, so I'm only now finding out.

    But today, today we see that those who pre-order...
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  • Dead or Alive 6 Online Beta Test Launches on PS4 Today

    Dead or Alive 6 Online Beta Test Launches on PS4 Today


    The online beta test for Dead or Alive 6 launched today (January 11, 2019) on the PlayStation 4. The catch with this one is the fact that this beta is exclusive to those with PlayStation Plus subscriptions. As of this writing, you can already download the beta from the PlayStation Store.

    Players will have from now until January 14 at 6:59 AM (PT) to play in this beta. The beta includes the Online Versus mode and four "iconic" characters that include Kasumi, Ayane,...
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  • Epic and Improbable Create $25 Million Fund to Move Devs Away from Unity

    Epic and Improbable Create $25 Million Fund to Move Devs Away from Unity


    It's been a real rollercoaster of a day for those using the Unity game engine. First, Unity cut off all future support for the online multiplayer platform called SpatialOS. Unity updated their terms of service back on December 4, 2018, and only clarified these changes to the SpatialOS development team at Improbable on January 10, 2019. These changes specifically prevent services like SpatialOS from working with Unity.

    SpatialOS is a widely used development toolkit allowed developers...
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  • Jump Force Open Beta Begins January 18

    Jump Force Open Beta Begins January 18


    Come January 18th, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners will get to try out Jump Force in what Bandai Namco is calling an "open beta weekend." Be it a true beta or a "demo" is besides the point because what really matters is that you will finally get to test drive the fighting game that we have been passing along news about now for months.

    Here's how it's going to go down. First off, there will be four separate three-hour long sessions:


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  • Final Fantasy X and XII Coming Soon to Nintendo Switch and Xbox One

    Final Fantasy X and XII Coming Soon to Nintendo Switch and Xbox One

    Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy X, X-2, and Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age will be released on the Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One this April. Specifically, Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster is out on April 16. On April 30 you will get to pick up Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age.

    That's kind of all there is to say about those games. They've been released on multiple platforms now in one way or another. It's good to see them finally reaching the Nintendo platform...
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  • Bungie Ditches Activision, Acquires Rights to Destiny

    Bungie Ditches Activision, Acquires Rights to Destiny


    Moving forward, all future Destiny titles will be self-published by Bungie. I guess even Activision had to tap out after the latest Destiny 2 puzzle, eh?

    After eight years, Bungie and Activision are parting ways and with it so does Activision's control over the Destiny franchise. Bungie announced today that they are acquiring publishing rights to their popular shooter.

    Mere moments ago, Bungie made the announcement on their website in an aptly named news entry called...
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  • Tencent Acquires 36% Ownership in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Developer Fatshark

    Tencent Acquires 36% Ownership in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Developer Fatshark


    Fatshark, the development studio behind Warhammer: Vermintide 2 now has a new investor and it's none other than Tencent. That's right, the very same Tencent that seems to have their investment filled hands in what feels like everything, including Epic Games (40%) and Ubisoft (5%). They also have a majority ownership of Riot Games and Supercell. Of course, this is all just the tip of the iceberg for the tech giant.

    According to the Swedish website DI Digital, Tencent paid around...
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  • Release Dates Revealed for Yoshi's Crafted World and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

    Release Dates Revealed for Yoshi's Crafted World and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn


    Release dates have been announced today by Nintendo for both the Switch release of Yoshi's Crafted World and the 3DS release of Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn.

    We learned today that Yoshi's Crafted World will will the Nintendo Switch on March 29. Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn will be released a couple of weeks earlier on the Nintendo 3DS on March 8. ...
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  • Horror Game 'Dollhouse' Eyes 2019 Release on PC and PS4

    Horror Game 'Dollhouse' Eyes 2019 Release on PC and PS4


    A new horror game called Dollhouse was announced today. It's in development by Creazn Studio and it's looking to be released this year for both the PC and PlayStation 4. As it stands right now, the game will be released on PC via Steam, but who knows if that'll change in the future. One of its stand out features of the game is that it's presented in a classic film-noir style.



    The latest official trailer for the game seems to have come out in 2017. I'll include...
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  • Metro Exodus 'Master Artyom Edition' Announced

    Metro Exodus 'Master Artyom Edition' Announced


    The week of reveals for Metro Exodus continues today with the announcement of the Metro Exodus "Master Artyom Edition." Deep Silver, 4A Games, and the author of Metro Dmitry Glukhovsky, announced this special edition of the game. This version of the game is so rare that only ten copies have been made.

    They are not available to be purchased in any store. Instead, all but one copy of the Master Artyom Edition will be given out to fans that win them via a number of planned...
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  • The Division 2 Skipping Steam in Favor of Epic Games Store

    The Division 2 Skipping Steam in Favor of Epic Games Store


    Ubisoft has made the decision to skip Steam for The Division 2, instead opting to sell it on the Epic Games Store. It won't be fully exclusive to the Epic Games Store on the PC as Ubisoft will also sell the game through their own storefront and game client, Uplay.

    A representative for Ubisoft says that they "have no plans currently on releasing Tom Clancy's The Division 2 on Steam." This move comes after The Division 2 was up on the Steam storefront for months prior....
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  • Bungie Throws in the Towel on Niobe Labs, Will Unlock Bergusia Forge in Destiny 2 Later Today for Everyone


    Yesterday, a Destiny 2 update included a new head scratching puzzle. Solving this puzzle would open up the fourth and final Forge in the Black Armory DLC for everyone to hop into and enjoy. The problem is, Bungie maybe made the puzzles a bit too difficult as they have not yet been solved and the forge has not yet been unlocked.

    The puzzle centers around a new area called Niobe Labs. In this new area, players unlock various levels and encounters by solving puzzles. These puzzles...
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  • Resort Boss: Golf Gameplay Trailer

    Resort Boss: Golf Gameplay Trailer


    A new gameplay trailer for Resort Boss: Golf was just released today. Resort Boss: Golf is an upcoming "resort tycoon game" that has been inspired by games like Sid Meier's SimGolf from the ancient year of 2002.

    Today's trailer shows off how players can both create courses and play on the courses that they create. ...
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