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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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  • Special Year of the Rooster Event Begins in Overwatch

    Special Year of the Rooster Event Begins in Overwatch

    From now until February 13, Overwatch players will get to experience the Year of the Rooster! Blizzard kicked off the Lunar New Year celebrations today with a slew of new player skins, sprays, emotes, and a new capture the flag rooster brawl mode.
    Good Luck and Great Fortune Await Starting today, our customaryLoot Boxes have been replaced with our lucky Lunar Loot Boxes—and they’re packed with one heck of a (primal) punch, including new skins like Palanquin D.Va and Wukong Winst
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  • Valve Presents a Brief History of Counter-Strike

    Valve Presents a Brief History of Counter-Strike

    Counter-Strike has changed a lot over the years. Who better to show us how it's changed other than Valve and the original creators themselves, Jess Cliffe and Ming Le. These two, along with other notable Counter-Strike personalities takes us back through the many years the game has been around.
    Counter-Strike started as a mod for Half-Life in 1999. Today, it has evolved into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and has become one of the most popular games and esports in the world. This
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  • First Details on Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass Expansion

    First Details on Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass Expansion

    DICE and EA released some fresh new details for the They Shall Not Pass expansion coming this March. This expansion includes four new maps, the French army, a new game mode (Frontlines), the Char 2C steel behemoth, the St. Chamond assault tank gun, the Trench Raider elite class, and the Siege Howitzer stationary weapon.
    Verdun Heights The opening barrage of the Battle of Verdun created massive forest fires in which players will fight for domination. This is an uphill battle towar
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  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Released

    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Released

    If you like your games long and your game titles even longer, you should definitely go pick up Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue for the PlayStation 4. Priced at $59.99 (USD), this offering includes a game, a part of a game, and a movie.
    KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD Originally released in 2012, the full-HD remastered version will allow players to join series protagonists Sora and Riku to take on the Mark of Mastery exam in preparation for upcoming threats. Playe
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  • Resident Evil 7 biohazard Released

    Resident Evil 7 biohazard Released

    Capcom released Resident Evil 7 biohazard last night around midnight (ET) to some pretty great review scores. The game is available on the PC, XB1, and PS4, not to mention it is VR exclusive to the PlayStation VR for the next year.
    Resident Evil 7 biohazard introduces players to Ethan Winters, who has been led to Dulvey, Louisiana in search of his missing wife. There he comes upon a sinister and supposedly abandoned plantation. Upon entering the property it becomes clear that there
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  • Tekken 7 Launches June 2 on Consoles

    Tekken 7 Launches June 2 on Consoles

    Out in arcades for a little while now, the long road to the consoles is nearing its end for Tekken 7. The latest in the popular fighting franchise will be released on June 2 for the PS4, XB1, and PC via Steam.
    Tekken 7 for home consoles and PCs represents the culmination of the highest levels of fighting game development, even surpassing its arcade counterpart by offering additional balance and fine tuning, the inclusion of a dramatic story mode, more characters, and the implementation
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  • Dishonored 2 Free Update Includes Custom Difficulty and Mission Select

    Dishonored 2 Free Update Includes Custom Difficulty and Mission Select

    A new update for Dishonored 2 was rolled out today. This update adds in new custom difficulty settings along with the ability to select your specific mission to replay.
    Dishonored 2 now offers even more freedom of choice and options to play your own way with the additional Custom Difficulty settings. Further customize your experience with the more than 20 different sliders to tailor everything from how quickly Sleep Darts take effect to how many active enemies are likely to attack
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  • I Am Setsuna Announced for Nintendo Switch

    I Am Setsuna Announced for Nintendo Switch

    Square Enix announced that I Am Setsuna will be available at launch for the Nintendo Switch. If you need a reminder, the Switch, and thus this game, will be released on March 3.
    I AM SETSUNA follows the story of Setsuna, a young woman of incredible power and inner strength, and the sacrifice she must undertake to save the people of her land as she leaves her hometown. Featuring simple turn-based controls and unique gameplay mechanics inspired by the golden age of JRPGs, I AM SETSUNA
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  • Dark Souls III: The Ringed City Announcement Trailer

    Dark Souls III: The Ringed City Announcement Trailer

    The last major piece of DLC coming for Dark Souls III was just announced today. FromSoftware and Bandai Namco announced The Ringed City for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC for release on March 28, 2017.
    This new adventure has players chasing after the Slave Knight Gael to the literal end of the world as he searches for the Dark Soul of Humanity. DARK SOULS III: The Ringed City will be available for download on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, and PC
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  • Epiphan Announces AV.io 4K Streaming and Capture Device for PlayStation 4 Pro

    If you have a PlayStation 4 Pro and were looking to either stream or capture footage from that shiny new console with its native 4K resolution you may want to check out what Epiphan just announced. They passed along word to me this weekend about their AV.io 4K, their latest device that can capture 4K footage at 30fps from the PlayStation 4 Pro. They also said that it should work nicely with capturing from the upcoming Xbox One "Project Scorpio" release from Microsoft. They mentioned h...
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  • Ultimate Team Packs - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Ultimate Team Packs - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    In the past few years, we have seen the rise and the, well, continued rise of the "Ultimate Team" system in a number of EA Sports titles. The biggest game to take the plunge into the realm of building your "Ultimate Team" was none other than the FIFA franchise. FIFA Ultimate Team became a near instant hit around the world when it was first introduced back in FIFA 09. In fact, some years ago a number of accounts on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network were compromised with the sole pu...
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  • Yakuza 0 Review

    Yakuza 0 Review


    I went in not knowing anything about the franchise, but I came away a huge fan.

    I am sad to say that I have never played any entry in the Yakuza franchise before. Between never really knowing much about the games and some of them never making it Stateside, it just wasn't meant to be. However, thanks to SEGA and the upcoming Yakuza 0 for the PlayStation 4, I finally got a heaping helping of what the franchise has to offer. The focus of Yakuza 0 is split between Kazuma Kiry...
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  • Big Changes Coming in The Division 1.6 Update Include New Microtransactions

    Big Changes Coming in The Division 1.6 Update Include New Microtransactions

    Ubisoft and Massive detailed the changes coming in the 1.6 update for Tom Clancy's The Division. This free update is in addition to the upcoming Last Stand DLC for the game. A solid release date for this update is not yet known but it will be available for testing via PTS very soon. Before we get into the 1.6 update notes, we'll touch briefly on the Last Stand DLC. Last Stand will introduce a new competitive multiplayer mode that blends PvP with PvE. Last Stand is a session based mode ...
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  • Focus Home Interactive Partners with White Wolf Publishing for Werewolf: The Apocalypse

    It's like a match made in wolf heaven. White Wolf Publishing is partnering with Focus Home Interactive in order to get all kinds of great licensing rights and cool stuff from the World of Darkness universe to be used in Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

    I'm not doing a very good job explaining this, so maybe the press release will do it justice.
    Paris-based video game publisher Focus Home Interactive is pleased to announce its partnership with White Wolf Publishing, license
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  • Halo Wars 2 Beta is Live on PC and Xbox One

    Halo Wars 2 Beta is Live on PC and Xbox One

    Coming in at around 12GB on the PC, the Halo Wars 2 beta is now live. You can download it for either the PC or Xbox One.

    The beta focuses on the Blitz game type and fortunately for you, the Halo Waypoint has a good overview and primer on what Blitz is all about.
    WHAT IS BLITZ? Blitz is a new addition to the Halo Wars experience offering a twist on RTS gameplay that combines the deck building and split-second decision making of card-based strategy play with explosive tacti
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