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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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  • New Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Gameplay

    New Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Gameplay

    Big gameplay. Little cars.

    Get a new look at the upcoming racing game Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. This sequel is coming out on October 19 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. ...
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  • Quest+ is Meta's New VR Game Subscription Service

    Quest+ is Meta's New VR Game Subscription Service

    $8 per month or $60 per year for access to various VR titles.

    Meta is coming out with another subscription service to add on to the 20 or so other subscriptions you already pay each month. For either $7.99 (USD) per month or $59.99 per year, you can get monthly access to "VR's biggest hits, hidden gems, and back-catalog classics" via the new Meta Quest+ service.

    According to a new blog post, Meta says that if you sign up for Quest+ from now through July 31, you...
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  • MultiVersus Shutdown Until 2024

    MultiVersus Shutdown Until 2024

    The "beta" has officially ended.

    As promised back in March, MultiVersus has officially gone offline. This officially marks the end of the "open beta" for MultiVersus, with its actual release not happening until early 2024.

    Many players saw this "open beta" to be the game's full release and never really expected that Warner Bros. Games would just take it offline for such an extended period of time. After all, the game already had a battle pass...
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  • Escape from Tarkov Devs Ban Data Mining

    Escape from Tarkov Devs Ban Data Mining

    There will be a zero-tolerance policy for datamining.

    Data mining video games is really nothing new. It's been happening for years now, decades even. If there is a game, chances are pretty good that someone has attempted to dive deep into the files to uncover unreleased content or plans for future updates. This is especially true for live-service or GAAS titles.

    Escape from Tarkov, the first-person extraction shooter is one such title that is constantly evolving and constantly...
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  • Forza Horizon 1 and 2 Online Going Offline in August

    Forza Horizon 1 and 2 Online Going Offline in August

    Single player content will continue to work.

    Forza series developer Turn 10 Studios announce that the online services for both Forza Horizon 1 and Forza Horizon 2 will be going offline on August 22, 2023. They say that this is due to both of these titles now having "a very small player population." This move will allow them to "focus on (their) most current games."

    The good news here is that the single-player content for both of these titles will remain...
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  • E3 Apparently Canceled Through 2025

    E3 Apparently Canceled Through 2025

    There is no E3 for at least the next two years.

    Well here is something that probably comes as absolutely no surprise to anybody: E3 2024 and E3 2025 are already cancelled. This big revelation came from the Los Angeles City Tourism Board of Communications and shared via ResetEra. The group held their annual meeting that provides updates on tourism businesses for the city of Los Angeles, California.

    Included with the meeting was a Regular Meeting Packet (PDF). This is a compilation...
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  • PC Version of Final Fantasy 16 is Still Being Worked On

    PC Version of Final Fantasy 16 is Still Being Worked On

    Producer Naoki Yoshida says that there is still a lot of work to do.

    A PC release of Final Fantasy 16 is still coming, but nobody really knows when it will arrive. The re-confirmation of a PC version of Square Enix's latest RPG came from producer Naoki Yoshida in a recent launch stream. PC Gamer was the first to pick up on this information.

    Yoshida says that the PC version still needs a fair bit of work done in order to even get to the same quality as the recent PlayStation...
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  • Lance Reddick Tribute Added to Horizon Forbidden West

    Lance Reddick Tribute Added to Horizon Forbidden West

    The small memorial can be found in the new expansion.

    Guerilla Games added a small but touching tribute to the late Lance Reddick. Reddick portrayed the character of Sylens throughout Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West. Now, developer Guerilla Games included a little memorial to the late actor.

    The memorial seems to have been added in the most recent update to Horizon Forbidden West. Specifically, the memorial can be found in the newly added west coast region...
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  • Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera Shutting Down in September

    Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera Shutting Down in September

    Everything you have done, earned, purchased, or unlocked will cease to be.

    On September 21, 2023, Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera will be taken offline for good. All gameplay, progress, purchased items, inventories, and online services will go away on that day. This has been announced by Activision Blizzard via a blog post that went up earlier today.

    Activision Blizzard says that they made this decision in order to "focus on future Call of Duty content including the...
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  • Microsoft Admits Xbox Lost the Console Wars

    Microsoft Admits Xbox Lost the Console Wars

    Xbox is well behind the competition from Sony and Nintendo.

    Microsoft has flat-out admitted that they have long lost the console wars. This remarkable but unsurprising admission came in its proposed findings of fact that Microsoft submitted on the first day of its court battle with the FTC. Special thanks to IGN for sharing this information.

    This week's court battle came after the FTC filed a preliminary injunction to halt Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision...
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  • Bungie Apologizes for Using Someone Else's Art in New Cutscene

    Bungie Apologizes for Using Someone Else's Art in New Cutscene

    Another oops from Bungie.

    A new and rather major story cutscene made its debut in Destiny 2 this week. It did not take long after the cutscene was made available that an artist noticed something quite familiar.

    Twitter user Julian Faylona said that it looked as though "Bungie took inspiration" from some Destiny 2 fan artwork they created almost three years ago. Many, stating the obvious, said that it was less that the cutscene art was "inspired" by...
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  • Final Fantasy 16 is Now Available

    Final Fantasy 16 is Now Available

    The largely acclaimed action-RPG is now available from Square Enix.

    PlayStation 5 owners have big reason to celebrate today because Final Fantasy 16 is now available. Unlike previous entries in the main series, Final Fantasy 16 is a true action-RPG through and through.

    Final Fantasy 16 combines dynamic real-time action combat with RPG mainstays you have come to know and love. Development lead Naoki Yoshida notes that the goal of Square Enix was to create a Final Fantasy...
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  • Microsoft Increasing Pricing on Xbox Series X and Game Pass

    Microsoft Increasing Pricing on Xbox Series X and Game Pass

    Pricing for the Series S and PC Game Pass to remain unchanged.

    Microsoft announced that they will soon increase the prices of both the Xbox Series X hardware and Game Pass subscriptions. This new report, courtesy of The Verge, says that the price increases will begin on August 1, 2023, for the hardware and as early as July 6, 2023, for Game Pass.

    A statement issued to The Verge from the head of communications at Xbox Kari Perez, confirmed the price increases. On August...
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  • Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Out October 24

    Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 Out October 24

    New gameplay and platforms were revealed for this collection.

    We got ourselves another look at Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 today during the Nintendo Direct. Today's new trailer includes some new gameplay footage along with details about release platforms and release date.

    Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 will be out on October 24, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

    This collection includes...
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  • New 2D Mario Announced - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

    New 2D Mario Announced - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

    Nintendo says this is the next evolution of the 2D Mario.

    Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a newly announced 2D side-scrolling Mario game. This new adventure was revealed earlier today during the latest Nintendo Direct event.

    The "Wonder" in this title refers to the new Wonder Flower. When you touch a Wonder Flower, the "wonders of the world unlock." This includes pipes that can come alive, hordes of enemies that may appear, or characters may look completely...
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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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