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Company that Spends Millions on Timed Exclusives Lays Off 16% of Employees

Around 16% of all Epic employees laid off.

Epic Games is laying off around 16% of all employees, as confirmed today by Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney. This 16% comes out to roughly 900 employees that have been laid off from the company that is responsible for Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and the Epic Games Store.

In Sweeney's letter to Epic employees, he says, "For a while now, we've been spending way more money than we earn." He blames Fortnite's push towards...
 

Counter-Strike 2 is Out Now

Counter-Strike is dead, long live Counter-Strike!

Without a press release in sight, Valve has launched Counter-Strike 2 to the world. This free-to-play release is available right now and will replace your current installs of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. True to Valve tradition, today's release is actually a little bit later than initially expected. During its initial announcement in March, Valve said Counter-Strike 2 would be out in summer. It is now fall, but they only missed...
 

Sony Allegedly Hacked... Again

"All of Sony Systems" was allegedly infiltrated by a new ransomware group.

A new group of baddies claims that they have "successfully compromised all of Sony systems" in a new ransomware attack.

This report comes from Australian cybersecurity site Cyber Security Connect in a new post made on September 25. The report says that Sony was infiltrated by some hackers calling themselves Ransomed.vc, a group that reportedly began operations in September. Cyber...
 

RIG 600 PRO HS Headset Review

A solid sounding headset with dual-mode wireless, but what's the catch?

The RIG 600 PRO HS is a wireless gaming headset that offers excellent sound quality, comfort, and features at an affordable price. Though the HS model is geared mainly towards use with the PlayStation platform, it is compatible with Nintendo Switch, mobile devices, and PC. The RIG 600 PRO HS features dual-mode wireless connectivity, so you can use it with either the included USB-C dongle for 2.4GHz wireless or Bl...
 

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Officially Announced... Again

Development has shifted to The Chinese Room.

It lives once again. Paradox Interactive just released a new announcement trailer to re-announce Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. The game and its development is alive and well here in September 2023. What's more is that there is a new trailer out for this fresh announcement and we're told that Bloodlines 2 will be coming in fall 2024.

To catch you up real quick on the saga of Bloodlines 2, we need to go all the way back...
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  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Smashes Sales Records

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 07:18 PM
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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Smashes Sales Records

    The latest installment approached the $1 billion mark in just three days.

    The latest Call of Duty game just set a sales record for the entire franchise. In its first three days since release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 pulled in $800 million (USD) worldwide. This makes it the biggest release for the franchise that dates back to 2003.

    Activision did not specify how many actual copies of Modern Warfare 2 were sold, only that the sales surpassed that $800 million figure....
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  • Activision Blocks Modern Warfare 2 from Steam Family Sharing

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 06:48 PM
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    Activision Blocks Modern Warfare 2 from Steam Family Sharing

    The change was quietly made without any announcement.

    Those playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 through Steam may have just discovered they lost the ability to share the game via Steam's Family Sharing feature. According to findings reported on by Rock Paper Shotgun, Activision quietly disabled the use of this feature just yesterday without any sort of warning or announcement.

    The change was noted on SteamDB.

    In case you are unaware, Steam Family Sharing...
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  • Fortnite Celebrates Skywalker Week with a Free Pickle Rick

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 06:22 PM
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    Fortnite Celebrates Skywalker Week with a Free Pickle Rick

    Is Rick and Morty now part of the Star Wars universe?

    No, the answer is no. Despite a free Pickle Rick item being added to Fortnite the same week they are selling a bunch of Star Wars skins, it does not mean Rick and Morty are party of the Star Wars universe.

    This week, Epic is celebrating at least one particular family in Star Wars. For the next several days, you can enjoy Skywalker Week. During this limited time event, you'll be able to pick up various Star Wars player...
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  • Poll: What's Currently a Better Deal - PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold?

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 05:34 PM
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    Poll: What's Currently a Better Deal - PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold?

    2
    PlayStation Plus is clearly the better offer
    100.00%
    2
    Xbox Live Gold (Games with Gold) is clearly the better offer
    0%
    0
    Both are equal / Don't care / No preference
    0%
    0

    The poll is expired.

    Let's focus on the free games being offered on both services.

    For several years now, both Sony and Microsoft have offered their console subscribers some "free" monthly games as part of their subscription services. Sony has had PlayStation Plus and Microsoft has had Games with Gold as part of Xbox Live Gold. Each service typically gives out roughly two to four titles every month that you are free to keep so long as you were subscribed when they were offered.

    The...
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  • Ben Stiller Leads Celebrity Parent Support Group as Kratos

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 04:39 PM
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    Ben Stiller Leads Celebrity Parent Support Group as Kratos

    God of Blue Steel.

    The pre-release marketing campaign for God of War Ragnarök is really starting to pick up. This week, Sony rolled out the red carpet for some celebrities (and John Travolta) along with their kids. The new video ad features Ben Stiller dressed up as Kratos and leading a father-child support group.

    The commercial also features LeBron James along with John Travolta. Of course, the ad also features the real children for each of the parents here.
    ...
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  • Embracer Announces Closure of One Recently Acquired Square Enix Studio

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 11-01-2022, 03:22 PM
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    Embracer Announces Closure of One Recently Acquired Square Enix Studio

    The focus shifts more towards the remaining two studios.

    In May 2022, Embracer Group announced that they had acquired a number of studios from Square Enix in a deal worth $300 million. At the time, Today, Embracer is shutting down at least one of those studios, a move that impacts roughly 200 employees.

    CDE Entertainment, an Embracer-owned business group made up of assets acquired during that Square Enix acquisition, announced that they are shutting down its publishing...
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  • Why We’re Living in the Golden Age of Gaming

    • Created by: Major 0
    • Published: 10-30-2022, 01:47 PM

    Why We’re Living in the Golden Age of Gaming

    Any golden age tends to be at the peak of growth. This is considered to be the golden age of gaming, although, at the moment, the growth doesn't show any signs of slowing down. But there is so much going on that it is the perfect time to get involved and enjoy the absolute top benefits of this progressive industry. From accessing casinos with roulette games from your mobile phone to new studios exploding with fantastic ideas for games, this really is an amazing time.


    Technology...
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  • Unknown Worlds Make Drastic Changes to Moonbreaker Business Model

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 06:49 PM
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    Unknown Worlds Make Drastic Changes to Moonbreaker Business Model


    The studio completely upended its existing business model for Moonbreaker after fan backlash.

    Moonbreaker, the latest title from Subnautica developer, Unknown Worlds, received a substantial change in its latest Early Access update. Hearing the complaints from fans and the community, Unknown Worlds has removed the game's monetization mechanics entirely.

    A new post from Unknown Worlds came alongside talk about the next content for the game that allows players to paint...
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  • New Steam Big Picture Mode Available for Testing

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 05:12 PM
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    New Steam Big Picture Mode Available for Testing

    Big changes are coming to Big Picture mode.

    Valve is offering Steam desktop users a chance to check out the work-in-progress redesign of their Big Picture mode for Steam. This new look will be closer in design to what is currently available on the Steam Deck.

    As this is something that isn't quite "finished" yet, Valve will be taking feedback on issues you may encounter when trying it out.

    New features included in the redesign include a new Home screen,...
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  • Sackboy: A Big Adventure Released on PC

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 04:50 PM
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    Sackboy: A Big Adventure Released on PC

    Sony quietly released another game on PC today.

    Sony has this knack for releasing games on PC without much in the way of fanfare. The other day it was the PC release of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection. Today, it's Sackboy: A Big Adventure. In fact, the last word Sony made about Sackboy even coming out today on PC happened back on September 29th when they announced the PC release date on their PlayStation Blog.

    Today's release of Sackboy: A Big Adventure finds the...
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  • The Callisto Protocol Canceled in One Major Region

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 03:36 PM
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    The Callisto Protocol Canceled in One Major Region

    Striking Distance would rather cancel the release than make the required changes.

    If you have seen anything concerning The Callisto Protocol over these past several months, you know that it's going to be a very gory and very violent game. The problem with games being too gory is that they sometimes won't pass regional ratings boards in various parts of the world.

    That is precisely what happened in Japan. The country's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) took...
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  • Denuvo Removed and then Added Right Back to Gotham Knights

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 02:11 PM
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    Denuvo Removed and then Added Right Back to Gotham Knights

    Warner Bros. accidentally removed the anti-tamper protection from their game for a time.

    For a brief moment in time, it almost appeared as though Warner Bros. did the PC gaming community a solid when they removed Denuvo anti-tamper from Gotham Knights. The controversial DRM has long been thorn in the sides of those looking to play games on PC. It aims to prevent, or at least slow the availability of, cracked versions of new releases, but it has often been found to be the source of...
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  • Star Ocean The Divine Force Out Today

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-27-2022, 12:49 PM
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    Star Ocean The Divine Force Out Today

    The latest in the long-running action-RPG series is now available.

    Square Enix just released Star Ocean The Divine Force today for those on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. This release is developed by tri-Ace Inc. and it continues the story in the very long running action-RPG Star Ocean franchise. This is a franchise that tri-Ace has been making since 1996, with the first release being on the Super Famicom.

    Star Ocean The Divine...
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  • PlayStation Plus Games for November 2022

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-26-2022, 05:51 PM
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    PlayStation Plus Games for November 2022

    Three games set to drop on November 1.

    Sony just revealed the monthly "free" games coming in November 2022 for those with any of the PlayStation Plus subscription tiers. The games include Nioh 2, LEGO Harry Potter Collection, and Heavenly Bodies. This also means that you have just a few days left to add the October 2022 games to your PlayStation account before they're gone. ...
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  • Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Hits New Development Milestone

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-26-2022, 05:31 PM
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    Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Hits New Development Milestone

    The game is now playable from start to finish.

    BioWare announces that they have hit a new development milestone for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf today. According to the development studio, by way of a new "Game Update" blog post, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf just completed an Alpha milestone. The game can be played from start to finish.

    For the uninitiated, while the game is technically playable from start to finish, there is still a lot to be done. Chances are, the game's...
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  • Poll: Are You a Fan of Paying More to Play Early?
    by Shawn Zipay
    Get that Premium Edition and play three days early!

    Looks like the latest growing trend with game releases is to offer a more expensive Premium or Gold or whatever edition that grants you access to a game a few days ahead of its official release.

    Starfield did it with their $99.99 (USD) Premium Edition. Today, Payday 3 is doing an "Early Access" release with their Silver and Gold editions. Diablo 4 did the same thing earlier in the year, as did Madden NFL 24,...
    I don't mind. If people want to spend more to play early, let them!
    33.33%
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    I'm indifferent to the whole idea.
    33.33%
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    I think it's kind of dumb that people get to play earlier. Spending more shouldn't offer a "head start" on other paying customers.
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