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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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  • Former Rockstar Co-Founder Opens New Studio - Absurd Ventures

    Former Rockstar Co-Founder Opens New Studio - Absurd Ventures

    Dan Houser wants to make new IPs across all platforms and for all formats.

    Dan Houser, one of the co-founders of Rockstar Games, just announced the opening of his new studio. Houser was the former creative director and lead writer on franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Bully, and more during his time with Rockstar. Houser parted ways from Rockstar Games back in early 2022 and has been relatively quiet ever since.

    Houser's new company is called Absurd...
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  • Layers of Fear Now Available

    Layers of Fear Now Available

    The horror mashup is now released.

    Bloober Team and Anshar Studios just released Layers of Fear today for PC, "Apple Silicon Mac", PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. They say that this is one of the first horror games built from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5. They're also saying that this is the definitive way to experience the Layers of Fear games, be you a new player or someone that has played the previous games already.

    What is Layers of Fear? Well,...
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  • Aliens: Dark Descent Story Trailer

    Aliens: Dark Descent Story Trailer

    ETs may not be the only threat you'll face.

    A new story focused trailer for Aliens: Dark Descent was shared. This trailer comes to you courtesy of Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive. It is here we get a look at the story and background for this upcoming real-time, squad-based tactical strategy game.

    Look for Aliens: Dark Descent to land on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on June 20th. Pre-orders are now live for all platforms....
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  • Atlas Fallen Gameplay Overview Video

    Atlas Fallen Gameplay Overview Video

    Get a general overview of this upcoming action-RPG.

    Deck13 Interactive just shared a new gameplay overview video for Atlas Fallen, their upcoming fantasy action-RPG. It is in Atlas Fallen where you will face off against legendary creatures, taking them down through the use of some magical powers.

    Atlas Fallen is on track to be released on August 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-orders are now live for the title. Naturally, there is a Limited Edition also...
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  • Major Update Released for GTFO

    Major Update Released for GTFO

    Now features 58 missions.

    The "biggest update ever" to hit GTFO just came out. Developer 10 Chambers debuted a new trailer alongside the release of today's update. Called "ALT://Rundown 5.0 - Rebirth" this update adds 13 new expeditions, which brings the total number of expeditions up to 58.

    This new update is free to everyone that owns GTFO.

    For those unaware, GTFO is a co-op FPS where teamwork is basically a necessity. Each four-player...
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  • Twitch Moves Forward on Plan to Limit 70/30 Revenue Split to First $100K Earned

    This move comes months after staying firm in a 50/50 split.

    In late September 2022, Twitch announced that they are not going to budge on a policy change that would let Twitch partners earn more than 50% on all subscriptions. For a long while, several Twitch partners were earning a 70/30 split, which let them pull in 70% of all user subscriptions, while everyone else earned the base 50%.

    At the time, Twitch streamers and viewers signed a petition pushing for a 70/30 split...
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  • Major Steam Client Update Leaves Beta

    Major Steam Client Update Leaves Beta

    Over a month of beta testing later, the update is ready for prime time.

    In late April, Valve pushed out a beta update for the Steam client. This update was far more extensive than mere bug fixes or tiny tweaks here and there. This update has just left beta and is out for everyone using Steam.

    First and foremost, Steam is now using a new and updated framework. A lot of this won't be visible to the end user, but it allows Valve to more easily share code between the desktop...
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  • Cary Elwes and Christopher Lloyd Join Idris Elba in Sonic Spinoff Series

    Cary Elwes and Christopher Lloyd Join Idris Elba in Sonic Spinoff Series

    The Knuckles series is getting even more substantial star power.

    Paramount+ and Sega are really going whole (hedge)hog on the casting for its upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series, Knuckles. We already know that Idris Elba is voicing Knuckles, just as he did for Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

    Now, we're hearing that Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future, The Addams Family, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) are joining...
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  • Rockstar Locks Several Cars Behind Paywall, Removes Dozens More from GTA Online

    A new update with new problems? Shocking.

    On June 13th, Rockstar Games released a new update for GTA Online called San Andreas Mercenaries. This free content drop adds in new missions and a decent amount of quality-of-life improvements for all GTA Online players.

    This update also just happened to remove over 180 cars and motorcycles from the in-game storefronts. As Kotaku reports, several of these cut cars have been placed behind the GTA+ paywall. GTA+ being a $6 per month...
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  • Three Overwatch 2 Story Missions to Cost $15

    Three Overwatch 2 Story Missions to Cost $15

    Overwatch 2: Invasion is the start of the story content for Overwatch 2, but it comes with a price.

    The PvE story content for Overwatch 2 was always going to have some charge associated with it. The plan was to have the PvE content cost a base fee for a full story campaign while the multiplayer remained free. "Free" if you ignore the cosmetic microtransactions, of course.

    Then came the news that Blizzard scrapped their PvE Hero content for Overwatch 2. At least,...
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  • Metal: Hellsinger's New DLC Pack is Decidedly Not Very Metal

    Metal: Hellsinger's New DLC Pack is Decidedly Not Very Metal

    Nothing says metal quite like Paramore's Misery Business.

    Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm game where you slay demons of hell to the beat of some pulse-pounding heavy metal songs. Right? Right. It featured artists like Serj Tankian from System of a Down, Tatiana Shmayluk from Jinjer, Matt Heafy from Trivium, and many more heavy metal heavy hitters. The songs they all performed were written for and created specifically for Metal: Hellsinger.

    The newly released Essential Hits...
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  • After Mass Layoffs in March Gamurs Looks to Hire Editor to Create 250 AI Generated Articles per Week

    The dumbest timeline keeps on getting more and more idiotic.

    Gamurs, the organization that owns several publications, just shared that they are now hiring for an AI Editor.

    Gamurs owns and runs the following websites: Attack of the Fanboy, The Escapist, Dot Esports, Prima Games, Upcomer, Gampur, GameSkinny, GamerJournalist, Destructoid, Twinfinite, and Siliconera. They also laid off dozens of staff, writers and editors, across most all of their publications back in March...
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  • Meaty Final Fantasy 16 Demo Available on PS5

    Meaty Final Fantasy 16 Demo Available on PS5

    Progress will carry over to the full game.

    Square Enix released a demo for Final Fantasy 16, their upcoming action-RPG. This demo, playable right now on PlayStation 5, will let you play through some rather meaty chunks of the game. There is the opening prologue sequence and a separate action focused mission.

    The prologue segment is heavy on the story, which is probably to be expected. It's a couple of hours in length and will let you carry over your progress to the full...
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  • Bethesda Announces New Content for Hi-Fi Rush and Fallout 76

    Bethesda Announces New Content for Hi-Fi Rush and Fallout 76

    Plus, some behind the scenes of Necrom for Elder Scrolls Online.

    As part of the Xbox Games Showcase Extended, which aired just a short time ago today, Bethesda had some non-Starfield things to show off. ...
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  • High on Knife Announced by Squanch Games

    High on Knife Announced by Squanch Games

    This newly announced DLC is high on new content and low on Justin Roiland.

    Squanch Games just announced the first DLC for High on Life. This new DLC, aptly named High on Knife will give Knifey a chance to stab until he can stab no more.

    If you recall, we gave the base game of High on Life some rather high praise in our review. It ended up being quite the surprise hit, ending up as a top seller on Steam and apparently the biggest third-party and single-player Game Pass...
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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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