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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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  • Fortnite's Fortnitemares 2018 Event Begins After Buggy Start

    Fortnite's Fortnitemares 2018 Event Begins After Buggy Start

    Earlier today, the Fortnitemares event for Fortnite officially kicked off. It then immediately got pulled for a little while. Apparently, today's update had some issues with a degradation in performance, disconnects, the inability to complete certain challenges, and server hitches.

    Big yikes.

    Fortunately, Epic Games worked quickly to iron out these issues and re-released the Fortnitemares event to the masses. Fortnitemares was released alongside the Fortnite 6.20...
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  • Trine 4 Coming 2019 to Consoles and PC

    Trine 4 Coming 2019 to Consoles and PC

    More Trine is on the way courtesy of Modus Games and developer Frozenbyte. Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince will be released at some point in 2019 fir the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and The PC.

    This fantasy action series has sold some 8 million copies since its first game was released back in 2009.
    “We are absolutely thrilled to embark on this journey with Frozenbyte,” said Christina Seelye, CEO of Modus Games. “There’s no doubt Trine 4 will be the game
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  • Medieval MMO Conqueror's Blade Begins Beta Testing this Week

    Medieval MMO Conqueror's Blade Begins Beta Testing this Week

    Conqueror's Blade is an upcoming "medieval warlord MMO" that is set to begin a closed beta phase. The game is coming at you from publisher My.com and developer Booming Games. If you are as intrigued and as confused as I am when I first read these opening lines, you may want to read on.
    For a limited time, players are invited to experience the immersive MMO’s epic medieval action and deep tactical gameplay on dedicated European and North American servers in its first “Siege Test”.
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  • Resident Evil 2 SteelBook Edition Announced for Europe

    Resident Evil 2 SteelBook Edition Announced for Europe

    Capcom announced a special SteelBook Edition for Resident Evil 2. The catch is that this SteelBook Edition seems like it will be only for Europe.

    According to a tweet from the Resident Evil Twitter account, the SteelBook Edition will also come with Claire's Elza DLC outfit. Take a look at the included image, seen above, to see if the SteelBook Edition interests you or not. Resident Evil 2 will be released on January 25, 2019 for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. If you're i...
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  • Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode Won't Be Out Until March 2019

    Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode Won't Be Out Until March 2019

    According to the just released Battlefield V roadmap, the battle royale mode for the game won't be released until at least March 2019. Talk about just handing the "W" to Treyarch and Activision with their Blackout mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. By the time March rolls around, Blackout will have had a solid five months to be refined and handle customer feedback.
    Battle Royale comes to Battlefield with Firestorm and the war reaches Greece as the third Tides of War chapter is unleashed
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  • Party Hard 2 Launches October 25 with Twitch Integration

    Party Hard 2 Launches October 25 with Twitch Integration

    More and more games feature Twitch integration these days and when Party Hard 2 launches on October 25, it too will feature ways to interact with your fans.

    Party Hard 2 is the follow-up to the 2015 stealth strategy game. It's still all about stealth and strategy, so chances are fans of the original will like this one as well. You can also check out the game on Steam.
    You just want to get some sleep... But it's 3am, and once again your neighbors are having a loud party.
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  • Murkmire DLC Released Today for The Elder Scrolls Online

    Murkmire DLC Released Today for The Elder Scrolls Online

    Today, PC and Mac players of The Elder Scrolls Online can get up close and personal with the Argonians. I never really cared for the Argonians in the Elder Scrolls games, but for those of you who like lizard people, I'm sure this news is heaven to your ears.
    From today, PC and Mac players can investigate everything within this shadowy realm - from the ever-lethal flora and fauna, through the challenge of two new delves and two world bosses, to the full-blown battles that rage throughout
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  • TwitchCon 2018 Celebrity Panels Revealed

    TwitchCon 2018 Celebrity Panels Revealed

    Twitch today announced their new speaker series planned for TwitchCon 2018. They're calling these "Twitch Talks" and includes a variety of celebrities, of the real and of the online varieties, that will hold panels that cover a wide variety of topics.
    The series is designed to inspire and entertain the Twitch community with talks from Tony Hawk, Kevin Smith, and Felicia Day. The talks will cover a range of topics from establishing your personal brand to building and maintaining a strong
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  • GWENT: The Witcher Card Game Finally Leaves Beta

    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game Finally Leaves Beta

    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game has finally left beta. It has been officially launched today on the PC along with a new cinematic trailer, a special in-game offer, and a new ranked play season.

    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game is free to play.
    “GWENT came a long way since its Witcher 3: Wild Hunt days,” said Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director of GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, CD PROJEKT RED. “From mini-game to standalone CCG, the title grew significantly throughout development.
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  • New Hitman 2 "Untouchable" Trailer Shows Off Exciting New Locations

    New Hitman 2 "Untouchable" Trailer Shows Off Exciting New Locations

    Another new trailer came out today for HITMAN 2. The latest, entitled "Untouchable" focuses on the many destinations you will get to explore as Agent 47. In addition to all of the levels from the first game showing up, players will get to explore areas like Hawke's Bay, Mumbai, Whittleton Creek, and the Isle of Sgail. These are all in addition to the areas you previously knew about like Miami and Columbia. Oh, and the image that adorns the top of this news? That's the Whittleton Creek locat...
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  • Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is Out Now on PC

    Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales is Out Now on PC

    CD Projekt RED and GOG have released Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales today on the PC. It's exclusive to GOG, so you probably shouldn't hold out for a Steam version that doesn't exist. We just had a new trailer go up last week for Thronebreaker, so be sure to check that out. We also have a new launch trailer, found below.
    “Today is the day I’ve been looking forward to for a while,” said Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, CD PROJEKT RED. “The
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  • Counter-Strike Gets Spooky in Latest Update

    Counter-Strike Gets Spooky in Latest Update

    The Halloween content for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is here. Valve released an update for CS:GO today that turns all players into ghosts when they die. These apparitions can be seen by other ghosts in the world, apply graffiti in the world, and more.

    I'm also hearing the chickens are ready for some tricks and/or treats.

    We have the full changelog from the update for you. There are more than just ghosts changed in this update, so be sure to read up.
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  • Review: EWinRacing Flash XL Gaming Chair

    Review: EWinRacing Flash XL Gaming Chair

    Looking for a cheap gaming chair? Well… When it comes to "gaming" chairs, it is obvious that the opinions are as varied as the ever-growing number of brands in the market. Some companies push for the quick buck with products that are very clearly inferior in one way or another. These companies tend not to last long. Really, that's true for any industry. It's just common sense. I was never super into the whole "gaming" aesthetic. I am still not. However, I was offered a chance to revie...
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  • Jade Raymond Leaving EA After Just 3 Years

    Jade Raymond Leaving EA After Just 3 Years

    Jade Raymond is parting ways with EA and the EA Motive studio that she helped to found. Taking up the reigns as studio lead will be Samantha Ryan. Ryan already leads EA Mobile, Maxis, and a BioWare studio.

    EA Motive was initially founded in 2015 after Raymond left Ubisoft. The first project for the studio was working with Amy Hennig on the now cancelled Star Wars title from the now closed Visceral Games. EA Motive at least got to put some of that work to use in helping out with...
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  • Valve Delays Artifact Beta

    Valve Delays Artifact Beta

    Valve's beta for Artifact has been delayed until November 19. The beta was supposed to begin this month but that isn't happening. There is also concern that the game itself, which is still slated to begin on November 28, will also be pushed back due to the very late start on the beta.

    PC Gamer seems to be the first outlet to notice this delay. They spotted a tweet by Wykrhm Reddy, a known tester for Valve, in which the November 19 date was prominently featured for the start of...
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