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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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  • Rocket League 4K Support Coming February 21

    Rocket League 4K Support Coming February 21

    PlayStation 4 Pro owners will soon get to play the excellent Rocket League in glorious 4K starting February 21. Even better, the game will still run at 60FPS for most arenas at that resolution. The PlayStation Blog has some information about what this Pro patch includes.
    On February 21, we will release a new update that allows Rocket League to run at both 1080p (on a standard PS4) and 4K (on PS4 Pro) at 60 frames per second in all arenas for single and two-player split-screen modes.
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  • Battlefield 1 Winter Update Brings Back Ribbons

    Battlefield 1 Winter Update Brings Back Ribbons

    DICE announced that as part of the upcoming Winter Update for Battlefield 1, the much enjoyed Ribbons will be making a comeback. In addition to this, the update will include increased Class Rank caps, new unlockabales, and the usual tweaks to the visuals and gameplay experiences.

    Ribbons
    You will now be able to collect Ribbons as you play. There are 20 different Ribbons to collect, and each time you get a Ribbon you also receive a 300XP. The Ribbons are designed to promote good teamplay and playing the objective.

    If you have suggestions for other Ribbons you’d like us to add, we’re always listening! This is just the beginning.
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  • Eight New Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Screenshots

    Eight New Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Screenshots

    A handful of new screenshots for the upcoming Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy remake have made their way online this evening. They seem to come from Game Informer but for the life of me I cannot see where on their site they originated.

    Either way, enjoy these new screenshots! For the first time, we get a look at the Crash Bandicoot games beyond the first title.

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  • Disney Dumps PewDiePie After One Too Many Anti-Semitic Comments

    Disney Dumps PewDiePie After One Too Many Anti-Semitic Comments

    Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg was fired by Disney and Disney owned Maker Studios this week. He was dropped like a bad habit. Why? Probably because PewDiePie is anti-Semitic. Oh sure, he has tried to claim it was all a joke, but that's kind of a terrible excuse, especially when it happens more than once.

    Here's what happened: Back on January 11, Kjellberg published a video that contained a segment where he hired a couple of men from the service Fiverr to hold up a banner that...
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  • Holobunnies: Pause Cafe Trailer, Release Date, and More

    Holobunnies: Pause Cafe Trailer, Release Date, and More

    q-bit Games and Nkidu Games proudly sent along a new trailer, a release date, and some details for their three games-in-one offering, Holobunnies: Pause Cafe. The debut trailer for the game was released today alongside the reveal of the March 22 release date through Steam foor Windows, OS X, and Linux.
    Cruising around in space and trying to find a new planet to live on is hard work, after all, and that's just what Pause Café is all about: the Holobunnies taking a break from their
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  • The Hunt is On in New theHunter: Call of the Wild Trailer

    The Hunt is On in New theHunter: Call of the Wild Trailer

    No, that isn't a typo in the headline. The upcoming game from Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and astragon Entertainment is actually called theHunter: Call of the Wild. Guess what? It's a game about hunting! You're going to be hunting on a few different lands. This latest trailer shows off the game's "second major hunting reserve, dubbed Layton Lake District."
    Set in the Pacific Northwest, Layton Lake District offers a dramatic departure from the mellow autumn hues of the previously
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  • Razer Updates Razer Blade Laptop with Kaby Lake and 4K

    Razer Updates Razer Blade Laptop with Kaby Lake and 4K

    Razer revealed some new updates hitting their 14-inch Razer Blade laptop. These include a bump to the Kaby Lake (7xxx) CPUs from Intel and 4K screen options.
    The latest generation of 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core processor in the new Razer Blade is more powerful and more efficient than last year’s model, the “Best Portable Gaming Laptop” on the market according to Digital Trends (November 2016). The powerful CPU of the new Razer Blade achieves double-digit increases in
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  • New NieR: Automata Trailer Gets Dystopian

    New NieR: Automata Trailer Gets Dystopian

    The latest trailer for NieR: Automata was released today by Square Enix and PlatinumGames. How do you feel about the horrible 14th Machine War in 11945AD? It was pretty brutal and this trailer makes sure you know it.
    The new trailer for NieR: Automata™ depicts a desolate, post-apocalyptic world where androids fight machine lifeforms to reclaim the planet for their human masters. On display is the fellowship between members of elite android squad YoRHa—2B and 9S—as they battle
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  • Call of Duty 2017 Going "Back to Its Roots"

    Call of Duty 2017 Going "Back to Its Roots"

    According to Activision's Bobby Kotick and Thomas Tippl, the 2017 release of Call of Duty will bring the series "back to its roots" in terms of combat.
    "In 2017, Activision will take Call of Duty back to its roots and traditional combat will once again take center stage," Tippl said.

    "This is what our dedicated community of Call of Duty players and Sledgehammer Games, which has been developing this year's title, are the most excited about."
    Activision feels as th...
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  • Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Begins March 24

    Splatoon 2 Global Testfire Begins March 24

    From March 24 through March 26, Nintendo will offer up six special one-hour long Global Testfire play sessions of Splatoon 2. This means that players can download a special Splatoon 2 demo on the Nintendo Switch and join in at the six various times.
    It’s a way for everyone to investigate the latest in cephalopod warfare months before the game launches! The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire will give Nintendo Switch owners six chances to play with other owners worldwide during the three-d
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  • How Casino Games are Rivalling Video Games

    How Casino Games are Rivalling Video Games

    Where it used to be if you wanted a great gaming experience you’d reach for a video game, it seems as though online casino games, slots in particular, are really starting to shine. Slot machines have typically been reserved for hard core casino enthusiasts, or newbies who are looking for something simple and fun. Today’s version of the online slot machines brings about a whole new look, feel, sound, and experience that will have you thinking you’re playing a video game.

    Moving...
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  • People Are Losing Their Minds Over Steam Direct Pricing That Hasn't Even Been Announced Yet

    People are absolutely losing their minds over a $5,000 fee that was merely mentioned in Valve's new blog posting about Steam Direct. Oh yeah, Valve announced Steam Direct today. Steam Direct is slated to completely replace Steam Greenlight. That's the good news!

    The bad news is that people are more focusing more on one particular aspect of today's announcement: Pricing. See, Valve asked developers how much they would be willing to pay to get their game added to Steam Direct....
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  • Valve Working on Three "Full" VR Games

    Valve Working on Three "Full" VR Games

    Valve still wants people to know that they make video games. In a recent media round table event at Valve's Bellevue HQ, Gabe Newell stated that their studio is working on three full virtual reality titles.
    "Right now we're building three VR games."

    There you go, that's all the news.

    Naw, just kidding. He did say a bit more about these projects but not much more.
    "When I say we're building three games, we're building three full games, not experiments.(...)
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  • Resident Evil 7 Ships 3 Million Units

    Resident Evil 7 Ships 3 Million Units

    Capcom announced today that Resident Evil 7 biohazard has shipped over 3 million units worldwide. The company also announced that the entire franchise has sold over 76 million units since its initial launch in 1996.
    RESIDENT EVIL 7 is the latest installment, and builds upon the series' roots of fear, exploration and tense atmosphere. The full game is also available to play via the included optional PlayStation®VR Mode for the PS4 version. RESIDENT EVIL 7 is also an Xbox Play Anywhere
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  • Pre-orders Available for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX Limited Edition

    Pre-orders Available for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX Limited Edition

    You can now pre-order the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX Limited Edition directly from the Square Enix store. This HD ReMIX promises to deliver 4K resolutions at 60 frames per second on the PlayStation 4 Pro. That's a lot of pixels and frames, let me tell you.
    The HD compilation packs six beloved KINGDOM HEARTS adventures on one disc, paving the way for fans to experience the journey leading up to the release of KINGDOM HEARTS III.

    The full list of titles includes:
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