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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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  • First Street Fighter 6 DLC Fighter Drops on July 24

    First Street Fighter 6 DLC Fighter Drops on July 24

    Rashid joins the fight on the streets in a couple of weeks.

    Capcom says that Rashid will be the first post-release character added to Street Fighter 6. Rashid will be the game's 19th playable character and will make his debut on July 24, 2023 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC via Steam.

    Players will not only get to fight as Rashid, but meet up with him in Street Fighter 6's World Tour story mode. This will allow your custom character to learn Rashid's moves and add them to...
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  • Emile Morel, Creative Director on Beyond Good and Evil 2, Passes Away at the Age of 40

    Morel was with Ubisoft since 2009.

    Emile Morel, the creative director on Beyond Good and Evil 2, passed away at the age of 40. IGN reports that they spotted a couple of tributes for Morel pop up on LinkedIn.

    Former colleague M. Gabrielle Shrager, wrote that Morel was a "cherished colleague for over a decade" and that the two "laughed and wept through good times and bad, and shipped a lot of great games together." Shrager continues to say, "Emile...
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  • Friday the 13th Update Gives Players One Last Major Hurrah Before Delisting

    Friday the 13th Update Gives Players One Last Major Hurrah Before Delisting

    Max level, everything unlocked, and a good reason to return before it's gone.

    Friday the 13th: The Game is getting one last update on July 6. This update will give players access to absolutely everything the game has to offer. It will boost all accounts up to the level cap of 150, offer 30 legendary perks, offer every non-DLC unique kill, and unlock all Challenge Skulls.

    This update will give players a few months of totally unrestricted and unhinged gameplay time before...
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  • Someone Complained Because a Diablo 4 Ad Reminded Them of Lockdown

    Someone Complained Because a Diablo 4 Ad Reminded Them of Lockdown

    The complaint also claims that it offended them as a Christian.

    A complaint made by someone against a Diablo 4 "Welcome to Hell" billboard ad has been dismissed by advertising standards officials in Australia. The complaint was sent to the Australian Ad Standards Community Panel. In it, the unnamed person issuing the complaint says that the billboard "brought back memories of the hell of the two years of lockdowns in Melbourne."

    The complaint went on...
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  • Test Drive Nicolas Cage in Dead by Daylight Test Build

    Test Drive Nicolas Cage in Dead by Daylight Test Build

    Actor, husband, father, and now video game character.

    In the latest public test build of Dead by Daylight, you can play as none other than Nicolas Cage. The famous actor's addition to Dead by Daylight as a new survivor was announced in May. Cage even stopped by to chat with Geoff Keighley during the Summer Game Fest to show even more footage of his appearance in the asymmetrical multiplayer game.

    You can play as Nicolas Cage, as himself, in Dead by Daylight right now....
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  • Game Pass to Get Grand Theft Auto 5, Exoprimal, and More

    Game Pass to Get Grand Theft Auto 5, Exoprimal, and More

    Plus several other titles out now or coming very soon.

    Microsoft shared the list of upcoming titles that will be added to Game Pass in the first half of July. This includes several titles coming to Game Pass for Xbox consoles, PC, and even the cloud. A couple of the new additions are out today while the rest will show up throughout the first couple of weeks in July.

    Available right now is none other than Grand Theft Auto 5. That's right, the game that has been released...
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  • That Ark: Survival Evolved Remake is Delayed and Cheaper

    That Ark: Survival Evolved Remake is Delayed and Cheaper

    The planned shutdown of the original release is also delayed.

    Plans for Ark: Survival Ascended are once again getting changed. The remastered version of the survival game with dinosaurs, Ark: Survival Evolved, now has a slightly different price, changed plans for the remastered expansions, and is now coming out in October instead of a "late summer" release. This new update comes months after Studio Wildcard faced a lot of backlash for their weird release decisions involving...
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  • American Hero: Unrated Edition Brings Unfiltered Adult Situations to GOG

    American Hero: Unrated Edition Brings Unfiltered Adult Situations to GOG

    The censored version of this one was apparently banned from release on Steam?

    In 2021, Ziggurat acquired and put together a piece of media that was originally intended for release on the Atari Jaguar. What they released was presumed to be lost and canceled during development. That release was American Hero, a "passionate love letter to the Full Motion Video (FMV) classics of the 90s." In 2021, American Hero was released on PC and for consoles.

    Now, Ziggurat is...
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  • Daedalic Ceases Internal Game Development After Gollum Disaster

    Daedalic Ceases Internal Game Development After Gollum Disaster

    Roughly 25 employees have been laid off as a result.

    Daedalic Entertainment has shut down its internal game development at the Hamburg-based studio and has laid off 25 employees. Daedalic will now focus purely on publishing third-party titles for the foreseeable future. As it stands, Daedalic currently has eight titles it will publish over the next fiscal year.

    Daedalic Entertainment was best known for developing a variety of point-and-click adventure titles before developing...
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  • Developer Claims Baldur's Gate 3 Takes 100 Hours to Complete

    Developer Claims Baldur's Gate 3 Takes 100 Hours to Complete

    Larian Studios claims a standard playthrough of their RPG will take up to 100 hours.

    It's a good thing that Larian Studios moved up the release date for Baldur's Gate 3, because the studio says a "standard playthrough" will take anywhere from 75 to 100 hours. This means if you want to complete the game before Starfield is out on September 6th, you best get to playing Baldur's Gate 3 ASAP.

    Larian Studios says that their upcoming RPG can take up to 100 hours if...
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  • Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Out Now

    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Out Now

    A remaster of the puzzle-solving mystery adventure is out now.

    Out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam is the remake of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. The remake from Capcom arrives about 13 years after the release of the original game. New to this release are updated visuals and some quality of life improvements for modern audiences and platforms.

    Players take control of Sissel, a ghost that is "on a journey to unravel the mystery...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Update 5.1.0 Changes Detailed

    Battlefield 2042 Update 5.1.0 Changes Detailed

    DICE details the new update plus a special July event.

    Details on Update 5.1.0 for Battlefield 2042 were shared, though the update itself will not drop until the first week of July. A specific release date for this update was not offered, but it can probably be assumed that it will be out in the first half of next week.

    Update 5.1.0 looks to be more of a fine-tuning and fixes update for existing content. The update notes for 5.1.0 also include yet another teaser for the...
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  • BlizzCon 2023 Tickets Going for as Much as $800

    BlizzCon 2023 Tickets Going for as Much as $800

    Just sell your phones to afford these tickets.

    Blizzard announced today that BlizzCon 2023 is returning to Anaheim, California. This year's event is expected to take place from November 3-4 and will include the usual stuff like the Opening Ceremony, various panels, art contest, cosplay competitions, and more.

    The good news here is that BlizzCon 2023 will be live-streamed free of charge! An optional Virtual Ticket will grant those at home some exclusive in-game items, early...
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  • Double Dragon Gaiden Tag-Team Combat Gameplay

    Double Dragon Gaiden Tag-Team Combat Gameplay

    Plus a look at new playable characters and gameplay mechanics.

    We have for you a fresh look at the upcoming Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons. This new gameplay video features a taste of some tag-team combat, some of the new playable characters, and other new gameplay mechanics.

    Double Dragon Gaiden will be out on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on July 27th. ...
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  • Dying Light 2 Update Brings Improved Physics, Darker Nights

    Dying Light 2 Update Brings Improved Physics, Darker Nights

    Improvements have been made to the parkour mechanics in the game.

    The "Good Night, Good Luck" update for Dying Light 2 Stay Human is now available. This update brings "major" changes to the game's parkour system along with an overhaul to the nighttime gameplay experience. That is to say, nights are now darker and far more dangerous.

    The nights have now been made darker and now have a "heavier, almost horror-like feel" to them. Visibility is...
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