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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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  • Middle-earth: Shadow of War Delayed Until October 10

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War Delayed Until October 10

    Middle-earth: Shadow of War has been delayed from a late August release until October 10, 2017.
    Middle-earth: Shadow of War expands gameplay in every dimension, including the massive open world, the story, the RPG systems, and personal player stories of the Nemesis System. As with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monolith is committed to delivering the highest quality experience. In order to do this, we have made the difficult decision to move our launch date to ensure that Middle-earth:
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  • Sonic Mania Arrives August 15 Starting at $20

    Sonic Mania Arrives August 15 Starting at $20

    SEGA announced that Sonic Mania will be released on August 15 starting at just $20 (USD) for the Standard Edition. There is a Sonic Mania Collector's Edition that will retail for $69.99 (USD; cheaper with pre-orders from most retailers) that includes a bunch of neat extras for fans.
    The Sonic Mania Collector’s Edition for Nintendo Switch will also be available to pre-order exclusively through Amazon, available while stock last. The Collector’s Edition for Sonic Mania on Nintendo
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  • NBA 2K17 Simulation of NBA Finals Predicts Warriors Win

    NBA 2K17 Simulation of NBA Finals Predicts Warriors Win

    By way of NBA 2K17,2K simulated the NBA Finals for the 2017 season and their result has the Golden State Warriors besting the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven. Some highlights of the series can be seen below. Alternatively, you can get a full rundown of each game over on the NBA 2K17 Facebook page.
    • Kevin Durant Shines After a tough 112-95 loss to the Cavs in Game 1, the Warriors bounced back in Game 2 thanks to Kevin Durant who contributed a whopping 45 points in the blowout. KD co
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  • Free PlayStation and Xbox Games for June 2017

    Free PlayStation and Xbox Games for June 2017

    Both Sony and Microsoft revealed their "free" games for June 2017. Sony is offering up Killing Floor 2 and Life is Strange while Microsoft is offering up SpeedRunners and Watch Dogs.
    Killing Floor 2 is a first-person co-op zombie shooter set in the immediate aftermath of Killing Floor. Tasked with descending into continental Europe to combat the outbreak of the zombie virus, players will form groups of up to six and work together to eradicate the undead and save civilization. Fr
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  • Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Update Includes Player Feedback

    Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Update Includes Player Feedback

    A new update for Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 makes use of a bunch of player feedback. We're looking at fixes, gameplay changes, and more. Does it make it a game that appeals to your sensibilities? That's for you to decide.

    I hope you like long changelogs, because this one is fairly substantial....
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  • Project Cars 2 "Porsche Passion" Video

    Project Cars 2 "Porsche Passion" Video

    The second in the Project Cars 2 "Built by Drivers" video series is here. Today, Patrick Long presents the "Porsche Passion" video.
    “Porsche Passion”, stars three-time ALMS GT driver’s champion and class winner of both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Rolex 24 at Daytona – Patrick Long. The film documents how Long – the only North American employed as a factory racing driver by Porsche – tests and approves all the automaker’s in-game content in Project CARS 2 while exp
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  • Take-Two Acquires Kerbal Space Program

    Take-Two Acquires Kerbal Space Program

    Take-Two announced today that they have acquired Kerbal Space Program. This is in spite of a number of the Kerbal developers being hired by Valve earlier this month. Hey, what're you gonna do?

    Anyway, on with the glowing praise statement from the press release!
    The acquisition of Kerbal Space Program further diversifies Take-Two's industry-leading portfolio of owned intellectual property. The current team at Squad will continue to provide support and ongoing development
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  • Overwatch Enters Zero G in New Horizon Lunar Colony Map

    Overwatch Enters Zero G in New Horizon Lunar Colony Map

    Blizzard confirmed today that there is a new map "coming soon" to Overwatch. As we assumed just a few days ago, Blizzard is taking us to the moon on the new Horizon Lunar Colony map.
    Horizon Lunar Colony is an Assault map set in a scientific base on the moon. Built as a first step towards humanity's renewed exploration of space, the colony’s goal was to examine the effects of prolonged extraterrestrial habitation—on human and ape alike. The scientists’ research proved incredibly
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  • Titanfall 2: Monarch's Reign Free DLC Adds New Titan Today

    Titanfall 2: Monarch's Reign Free DLC Adds New Titan Today

    For those still playing the fantastic Titanfall 2, you should be interested to know that the Monarch's Reign DLC is now available at no additional charge. A seventh Titan was added in this DLC.

    Let's let the sweet talking press release take it away from here.
    This DLC features the addition of the 7th multiplayer Titan: Monarch, the IMC’s attempt to reverse-engineer the Militia's Vanguard-class Titan with a decided focus on flexibility through survival and support
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  • Agents of Mayhem "Ride for Mayhem" Trailer

    Agents of Mayhem "Ride for Mayhem" Trailer

    Remember Agents of Mayhem? It's alright, I also forgot about it. Fortunately, I'm here to remind you about the game, by way of this new trailer, that is apparently coming out on August 15 in the States on the PC, PS4, and XB1.
    Seoul is a big place. When the Agents aren’t using their teleportation abilities, or climbing up the side of the massive buildings, or using the many construction sites that are repairing the damage done on Devil’s Night to get around the city, the best
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  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Released Today

    Rising Storm 2: Vietnam Released Today

    If you like your wars full of napalm, helicopters, traps, and free aim, you may want to check out Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, which just released on Steam today. Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games are even offering up a 10% discount on Steam through June 6 alongside a double XP event for the first week of release.
    Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is the sequel to PC Gamer’s 2011 & 2013 ‘Multiplayer Game of the Year’, published by Tripwire Interactive and developed by Antimatter Games,
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  • Mafia III Stones Unturned DLC is Now Available

    Mafia III Stones Unturned DLC is Now Available

    Some brand new DLC for Mafia III came out today. Remember Mafia III? Pepperidge Farm remembers. The DLC, Stones Unturned, adds in some new plot to the game and has Lincoln Clay teaming up with John Donovan.
    Donovan is the heart of this DLC, not only in the story but in the action as well. He’ll be fighting right alongside you. Together, you will uncover a dangerous plot in New Bordeaux that leads you on a chase throughout the city, and ultimately to a new island location that holds
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  • Horizon Lunar Colony Map Teased for Overwatch

    Horizon Lunar Colony Map Teased for Overwatch

    Moments ago, Blizzard put up a special "article" about the fate of the Horizon Lunar Colony in the Overwatch [del]cinematic[/del] universe. The article talks about how we now have new details about what happened to the fate of the Horizon Lunar Colony program.

    If this is leading to something, it could mean that Overwatch is headed to the Moon!
    At a press conference today, Lucheng Interstellar revealed the surprising fact that the colony's databases and monitoring systems
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  • Shenmue 3 to Skip E3

    Shenmue 3 to Skip E3

    It was confirmed this weekend that Shenmue 3 will not make an appearance at E3 2017. The developers stated as such in their latest "Development Report" video.
    In this month’s update we present to you our third development report! Who’s this new face...? Please check it out! We have also been receiving questions from our backers regarding our plans to participate in upcoming game shows. While our schedule has yet to be finalized, we will be devoting June to game development
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  • Wonder Woman Movie Outfit Available in Injustice 2 Today

    Wonder Woman Movie Outfit Available in Injustice 2 Today

    If you own Injustice 2, you can celebrate the release of the Wonder Woman film with some special in-game events. Starting today and running through to June 5 you can get Wonder Woman's gear from the film.

    Injustice 2 Mobile owners will also get some nice bonuses this week too.
    Injustice 2:
    Starting today, May 29, through June 5, earn Wonder Woman's Gear from the feature film in our Mutiverse event "To End All Wars"!

    Injustice 2 Mobile: Starting May 3
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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...
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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    100.00%
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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