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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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  • Watch Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Sit in Front of a Fireplace for Hours

    Watch Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan Sit in Front of a Fireplace for Hours

    It is, at present, almost 6:30PM (ET) on Christmas Eve. For those of you with nothing to do, and even for those that still have everything to do, there is a special treat happening on Twitch right now. Jeff Kaplan, the game director for a little game called Overwatch, is sitting in front of a fireplace. We're looking at Desert Bus levels of action here. He's doing a whole lot of nothing, a whole lot of sitting, and it's glorious. He'll sometimes shift about in his seat. A few minutes...
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  • Xbox Live Games with Gold for January 2018 - Zombi, Tomb Raider Underworld, and More

    The January 2018 "free" games for the Xbox Live Games with Gold program were officially revealed this past week. The games lean more towards the pure action side of things this go around with titles such as Van Helsing 3, Zombi, Tomb Raider Underworld, and Army of Two.
    • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III ($14.99 ERP): Available January 1 to 31 on Xbox One • Zombi ($19.99 ERP): Available January 16 to February 15 on Xbox One • Tomb Raider Underworld ($19.99 ERP): Avail
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  • First VR Related Death Occurs in Russia

    First VR Related Death Occurs in Russia

    According to TASS, a Russian news agency, the first confirmed death related to the use of virtual reality happened this week. A 44-year old male was using a VR headset when he tripped, fell through a glass table, and died from blood loss.
    According to (Senior Assistant to the Head of the Russian Investigative Committee's Main Moscow Department, Yulia Ivanova), the 44-year-old man’s body was found on Thursday in his home on Marshal Zhukov Avenue. "According to preliminary information
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  • SEGA to Charge Players for Super Sonic DLC in January

    SEGA to Charge Players for Super Sonic DLC in January

    Super Sonic has been a staple of the Sonic games since the Genesis days. So it seems a little weird that becoming the golden speed demon in the underwhelming Sonic Forces will now be locked behind a paywall starting in January. Come January 23, SEGA will lock Super Sonic behind a $1.99 (USD) DLC paywall. Of course, you can always download the DLC now and have it for free, as it should always be. Though you must do so before the January cutoff date or you will have to pay. But ...
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  • GTA Online Receives Snow as Players Receive a Free Muscle Car

    GTA Online Receives Snow as Players Receive a Free Muscle Car

    Snow has once again hit the mean streets of Los Santos. Today, Rockstar Games unleashed some of the white stuff in GTA Online in honor of the holidays. In addition, Rockstar is also gifting players a free Albany Hermes Muscle Car just for logging into GTA Online on Christmas Day (December 25th). Hey, that's really nice. Thanks, Rockstar!
    SNOWFALL COMES TO SOUTHERN SAN ANDREAS As you peek out of the window of your Executive Office this morning, you'll notice something markedly diffe
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  • New SSGSS Goku Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer

    New SSGSS Goku Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer

    Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku is confirmed for Dragon Ball FighterZ. His friends call him SSGSS Goku for short, or "Mr. Son" if you're feeling nasty.

    But we already knew this. In fact, I realize only now that I said he was Super Saiyan Gold Super Saiyan Goku in that older article. Boy, is my face red. I've brought great shame to my website, my family, and probably my pets.
    Goku described it best about how he became a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan, “A Saiyan with
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  • New Character, Story, and Puzzles Confirmed for Catherine Re-release

    New Character, Story, and Puzzles Confirmed for Catherine Re-release

    A short time ago today, ATLUS confirmed that Catherine: Full Body will be coming to Western markets. This updated release will hit the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita with fresh content like a new character. This means that there will also be new story elements and new puzzle elements to solve! The original release of Catherine found some critical acclaim when it originally released back in 2011 on the previous console generation. The gameplay is a blend of puzzle platforming and adventu...
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  • Civilization VI is Out Now for iOS Devices

    Civilization VI is Out Now for iOS Devices

    Because playing an addicting game on your desktop just isn't enough. No, you will now vow to take just one more turn wherever you go with today's release of Civilization VI for iOS devices. The game is currently going for just $29.99 (USD) for a limited time with the first 60 turns being totally free to play. Civilization VI typically goes for $59.99 but will be kept at this 50% off price until January 4, 2018 at 11:59PM (PT).
    Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier
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  • Square Enix Mobile Holiday Sales are Live

    Square Enix Mobile Holiday Sales are Live

    Square Enix has its own round of sales for the Holidays, specifically for the mobile market. In addition to their games being on sale through your favorite desktop digital etailer, Square Enix has a sale going on through places like the Apple App Store, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore.
    December 15 - January 7
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  • Smissmas Returns to Team Fortress 2 Today

    Smissmas Returns to Team Fortress 2 Today

    Valve rolled out the Smissmas 2017 update today for Team Fortress 2. The update includes new community-created taunts, new Winter 2017 Cosmetic Case, a Stuffed Stocking gift for all players that log in, a War Paint Case, and just general changes to the game itself.
    Happy Smissmas 2017! • All players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Stuffed Stocking as a gift! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries. - Event runs through January 10th, 2018 •
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  • The Steam Winter Sale for 2017 is Here

    The Steam Winter Sale for 2017 is Here

    So uh, the Steam Winter Sale is here for 2017. I guess? I mean, it kind of arrived without any fanfare. Valve didn't even send out a press release or email about this thing, but it's here.

    You can save money on games like, uh, let's see here...
    • Vanquish for 50% off, now $9.99 (USD)
    • Insurgency for 85% off, now $1.49
    • Shark Attack for 60% off, now $1.19
    • Divinity Original Sin II for 10% off, now $40.49
    • Grand Theft Auto V for 60% off, now $23.99
    • Cuphead for
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  • PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is Officially Out on PC (Well, the client is at least)

    The PC 1.0 release of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is here. The battle royale game has left Steam Early Access and begun its life as a game that can now be reviewed and/or included on various Game of the Year lists.

    With tonight's release, we're looking at a ton of improvements, changes, and major additions since the previous Early Access release. Those of you who haven't played the new map, Miramar, that has been live on the PUBG test build, are in for a real treat. The map does a fantastic job of showing just how far the game has come since the initial release and honestly makes the first map, Erangel, look like amateur hour....
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  • Better Augmented Reality Mode Released for Pokemon Go on iOS Devices

    Better Augmented Reality Mode Released for Pokemon Go on iOS Devices

    Niantic and The Pokemon Company International are about to update Pokémon Go with some much needed enhanced augmented reality features. The "AR+" feature will be available exclusively for iOS devices that are running iOS 11 or newer and iPhone 6s devices or newer.

    To those playing on unsupported iOS devices or Android devices, you can kindly shove off. That's the gist of what I'm seeing here at least.
    After activating the new AR+ feature in encounter mode, individual
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  • Get a Taste of Medieval Era Gameplay in New Kingdom Come: Deliverance Video

    Get a Taste of Medieval Era Gameplay in New Kingdom Come: Deliverance Video

    The team at Warhorse Studios released a new gameplay video today for their upcoming medieval RPG, Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The game is still slated for released on February 13, 2018 for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This gives it plenty of time to show off some new gameplay which has, so far, been relatively absent from the early promotional materials.
    Welcome to the battlefields of Bohemia 1403. We are on a mission to find and scout out a bandit camp. How will you approach
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  • The Witcher 3 Receives Xbox One X 4K and HDR Enhancements Today

    The Witcher 3 Receives Xbox One X 4K and HDR Enhancements Today

    CD Projekt RED released an update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt today that is tailored for the Xbox One X. This update for the fantastic RPG now allows users to play in either a 4K Mode or a Performance Mode.

    Let's see what this means according to CD Projekt RED.
    In 4K Mode, the game and all its additional content will run in 4K resolution (or supersampled on a non-4K display), featuring enhanced shadows, ambient occlusion and texture filtering, as well as higher resolution
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