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Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games

The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.

Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
 

TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden

Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.

This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
 

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...
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  • Battlefield 1 Campaign Trailer

    Battlefield 1 Campaign Trailer

    DICE and EA have provided the first real look at the single player campaign coming with Battlefield 1. The description of the campaign, seen below as taken from the latest Battlefield blog entry, details how you will jump from character to character during the campaign.
    In Battlefield 1 you’ll experience a series of what we call War Stories: personal stories focusing on different protagonists with unique backgrounds and skills. While our characters are at war, the stories in Battlefield
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  • King's Quest - Chapter 4: Snow Place Like Home Released Today

    King's Quest - Chapter 4: Snow Place Like Home Released Today

    Sierra has gone ahead and released King's Quest - Chapter 4: Snow Place Like Home today, the next to last chapter in the latest King's Quest game.
    This new page in the adventure finds King Graham coping with the sudden, unexplained return of his lost son, Alexander, 18 years after his kidnapping as a baby. While working together to solve the colossal challenges of the frigid Ice Palace, Graham must wrestle with the mystery of what happened to his child during all those years apart.
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  • Bit.Trip Runner3 Announced

    Bit.Trip Runner3 Announced

    Bit.Trip Runner3 was announced today by Choice Provisions.
    Runner3 is the upcoming (and perhaps unsurprisingly) third entry in the BIT.TRIP RUNNER series. We’re committed to making it the best game we’ve ever made, and we want you to hold us to it. You can follow the game’s development over on our devlog, where we encourage you to chat with us in the comments section of our weekly updates. We plan to be very open with you about the creation of Runner3, and we even plan t
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  • Oasis Games Announces PlayStation VR Lineup

    Oasis Games Announces PlayStation VR Lineup

    Oasis Games have announced their PlayStation VR games that will be ready at or near the launch of the virtual reality device for the PlayStation 4.
    Complete with single player and multiplayer co-op gameplay, Ace Banana features full-filled bright environments with comical weapons, outrageous enemies and wacky soundtrack that families will go bananas for intuitive controls and challenging levels that are quickly learned but slowly mastered will make Ace Banana a favorite of PlayStation®VR
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  • Back to School Sale at GOG

    Back to School Sale at GOG

    GOG Connect is back just in time for the 2016 GOG.com Back to School Sale.
    Browse 300+ deals up to 90% off, starting with Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, and more. And hey, we did some of the homework for you. Discover our game collections: hand-picked selections of series and similar titles we think you'll really enjoy. Whether you grab an entire collection
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  • Symmetra Getting a Buff in November

    Symmetra Getting a Buff in November

    Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan, in speaking with Business Insider, says that Symmetra is getting a much needed buff probably around November.
    "You know, Symmetra’s a really interesting hero to talk about," Kaplan said. "She’s one of our least-played heroes, [but] you have to read the stats with a little grain of salt there: She’s a hero who’s very situational and she actually gets played a fair bit, but she gets switched off of. What happens commonly is players will play her on defense
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  • Firewatch Movie Coming from Oldboy Producers

    Firewatch Movie Coming from Oldboy Producers

    Firewatch, the game involving a fire, exploration, and missed connections, is being made into a movie courtesy of the producers of the Oldboy remake. The Hollywood Reporter provided the news on the film adaptation of the Campo Santo developed game.
    “When we met Good Universe we were floored by how they recognize, cultivate and produce incredible stories. It's rare you meet another group that shares so many of your values and makes the process of creating things even more exciting.
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  • Upcoming Minecraft Update Adds Llamas, Mansions, Treasure Maps, and More

    Upcoming Minecraft Update Adds Llamas, Mansions, Treasure Maps, and More

    An update that Mojang is affectionately calling the "Exploration Update" is coming soon to Minecraft. The 1.11 update will add such new features like llamas, woodland mansions, and treasure maps.
    The update introduces the Illagers - a new bunch of mobs who inhabit Woodland Mansions. They’re a mean lot who attack intruders with deadly magic and summon mischievous flying imps called Vexes. True to the update’s name, you can now buy maps from village Cartographers which will
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  • Big Changes Coming to the Steam Store

    Big Changes Coming to the Steam Store

    Earlier this evening, it may have slipped out that Valve is planning some big changes for the Steam Store. Right now, it seems as though Steamworks developers are being notified of upcoming changes that could be rolling out over the next few weeks* (*Valve time not taken into account).

    The posting to the group (not viewable by the public), says the following:
    We wanted to let you know about some upcoming improvements we're working on for the Steam Store and what it
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  • Polytron and Other Developers Pull Support for Oculus Rift

    Polytron and Other Developers Pull Support for Oculus Rift

    Polytron and Kokoromi have confirmed that they have cancelled their planned release of SUPERHYPERCUBE for Oculus VR following the news that Oculus founder, Palmer Luckey, is a piece of shit (not their words).
    You may have seen the news yesterday that ties Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey to Nimble America, a Trump-endorsing organization Luckey started to defame Clinton via "the power of Internet memes". In a political climate as fragile and horrifying as this one, we cannot tacitly end
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  • Capcom Rolls Back Latest Street Fighter V PC Update Following Severe Security Issue

    Last night, Capcom released a big new update for Street Fighter V. Also added, not contained in the main patch notes, was a "client-side security update" that aimed to serve as an anti-crack solution for the game.

    The problem here is that this update added in a method of accessing a user's system at the kernel level. The update put "Capcom.sys" inside the System32 folder. Users discovered a few things about this file and what it does.
    1. The driver first registers itself
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  • Welcome to DedSec Trailer and Gameplay Videos for Watch Dogs 2

    Welcome to DedSec Trailer and Gameplay Videos for Watch Dogs 2

    A new "Welcome to DedSec" trailer for Watch Dogs 2 hit the Interwebs today alongside some new gameplay videos from a variety of YouTubers and media outlets.

    We'll embed the trailer (obviously!) below alongside some new screenshots and a couple of those aforementioned gameplay vids....
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  • Mafia III Gameplay Footage from TGS 2016

    Mafia III Gameplay Footage from TGS 2016

    2K and Hangar 13 released their Mafia III gameplay demo today, the same footage that was shown off at Gamescom and the 2016 Tokyo Game Show. This extended gameplay demo shows Lincoln Clay taking one of Sal Marcano's underbosses, Tony Derazio.

    Mafia III is on track to be released on October 7 on the PS4, PC, and XB1.

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  • System Rift DLC Out Now for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    System Rift DLC Out Now for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    The System Rift DLC for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is out now and adds in new story missions for $11.99 (USD) if purchased separately or as part of the $29.99 Season Pass.
    In Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – System Rift, you will re-unite with Frank Pritchard, Adam’s friend and former colleague at Sarif Industries, and assist him in hunting down information on the mysterious Santeau Group. Desperate to get more information, Pritchard targets one of the most secure data banks ever created
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  • NBA 2K17 Mobile Now Available on Mobile

    NBA 2K17 Mobile Now Available on Mobile

    NBA 2K17 Mobile is now available on mobile devices. Who'd've thunk it? The app is $7.99 (USD) and includes such features as new gameplay controls, better MyCareer mode, and more.
    NBA 2K17 for mobile delivers the most realistic mobile NBA simulation experience yet, with features including: • Revamped Gameplay Controls and physical controller support • Deeper MyCAREER mode that includes college games, Off-Day Simulator, new MyPLAYER equipment and attribute options, up
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