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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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  • Mafia III Includes a Lot of Licensed Music

    Mafia III Includes a Lot of Licensed Music

    The soundtrack for Mafia III contains a lot of era-appropriate licensed music. What you see below is the full list of music that you may have heard on the radio in 1968. To listen to a sample of the below list, you can check it out on Pandora.

    Mafia III is slated to be released on October 7. A "version" of the soundtrack will be included on the vinyl that comes with the Mafia III Collector's Edition.
    • ? And The Mysterians: “Ninety-Six Tears”
    • The Animals: “We
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  • Details on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Season Pass

    Details on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Season Pass

    A Season Pass is currently available for purchase for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. For those wondering what sort of content you can expect from the Pass, wonder no more. The big items seem to be two new pieces of story related DLC.
    Story missions
    • System Rift – Available this fall.
    • A Criminal Past – Available Early 2017

    In-Game Items – All available on August 23 • Assault Pack: Prepare to advance and assault the enemy with a cus
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  • Three Big Winners From Gamescom

    Three Big Winners From Gamescom

    One of the world’s largest gaming expos has just wrapped up in Cologne, Germany. Each year the expo sees numerous high honors and awards doled out to upcoming games, and it’s generally a good preview of some of the best titles for the year ahead. With that said, here’s a quick peek at three of the games that stood out the most at Gamescom this year.

    The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
    The winner of the top honor for best of Gamescom, The Legend Of Zelda: Breath...
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  • PlayStation Plus Getting More Expensive Starting in September

    PlayStation Plus Getting More Expensive Starting in September

    On September 22, the price for a year of PlayStation Plus will go from $49.99 (USD) to $59.99, or the typical price of a new game. Those looking for three months will see the price increase to $24.99. Interestingly, the price for one month will stay at $9.99.
    PlayStation Plus strives to enrich your PlayStation experience through a world-class service built for our fans. This marks the first time that PS Plus membership prices will increase in the U.S. and Canada since the launch of
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  • Zenimax Directly Accuses John Carmack of Theft, Claims Palmer Luckey Lied

    Zenimax Directly Accuses John Carmack of Theft, Claims Palmer Luckey Lied

    In the ongoing legal battle between Zenimax and Oculus, the lawsuit now directly accuses John Carmack of theft. Zenimax have amended their complaint against Oculus, the latest in a lawsuit that dates back to May 2014.
    The suit also directly names Oculus parent company Facebook, with amended charges against the VR company that further detail a key source of conflict: misappropriated Zenimax property. Specifically, the filing now spells out theft allegations against the id Software
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  • PS4 Slim Allegedly Leaked

    PS4 Slim Allegedly Leaked

    It seems as though a PS4 Slim model has appeared through some local classified ads. The images, shared via Twitter user shortmaneighty2 via NeoGAF, say that a local shop owner was selling this as of yet unannounced PS4 model. He also said that the shop owner stated that the new PlayStation 4 model will not be available for mass purchase for another three weeks.

    As series of photos have been shared.

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  • New Agony Gameplay Trailer Wants You to Go to Hell

    New Agony Gameplay Trailer Wants You to Go to Hell

    Go to hell! A new gameplay trailer for Agony came out this week during Gamescom 2016. It looks to be an upcoming survival horror game, by Madmind Studio, set in hell. What, did you think I was actually telling you to go to hell? I was.
    Agony is a first-person survival horror game currently in development. Players will begin their journey as tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about his past. The special ability to control people on their path, and even po
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  • Earthlock: Festival of Magic to be Free in September's Games with Gold

    Earthlock: Festival of Magic to be Free in September's Games with Gold

    Four years of hard work by Snowcastle Games is about to pay off in September when their game, Earthlock: Festival of Magic, is released for "free" as part of September's Games with Gold on the Xbox One.
    This westernized turn-based RPG, which in subtle ways reveals its Scandinavian origin, starts as a simple quest, but develops into a deeper journey. Play as Amon and join several unlikely heroes to save Umbra, a beautiful but harsh world that mysteriously stopped spinning thousands
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  • Get Double Rewards for Stunt Races in GTA Online this Week

    Get Double Rewards for Stunt Races in GTA Online this Week

    Rockstar is hosting another double RP and double GTA$ event this week in GTA Online. This time it's double the rewards for Stunt races alongside some discounts on supercars and more.
    DOUBLE GTA$ & RP IN NEW ENTOURAGE PLAYLIST & ALL ENTOURAGE MAPS Today through Thursday, August 25th, there's Double GTA$ and RP on the Entourage Playlist, featuring new maps set in El Burro Heights, Paleto Bay and Pillbox Hill, all easily accessible straight from the GTAV boot screen. And if that's not enoug
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  • Rocket League Hits 20 Million Players

    Rocket League Hits 20 Million Players

    The Rocket League Twitter announced that the game has hit 20 million players for the not-quite-soccer game....
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  • No Man's Sky Update Reportedly Fixes Performance Issues

    No Man's Sky Update Reportedly Fixes Performance Issues

    An update was released today for No Man's Sky on the PC for both the Steam version and through GOG. The official changelog doesn't seem to be released just yet, but this is what was being tested this past week in the No Man's Sky experimental branch through Steam.
    AMD Phenom Support Thousands of lines of assembly have been rewritten to support AMD CPUs. The game code no longer relies on anything above SSE 2, Havok Physics has also now created new libs. Game is now confirmed working on
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  • Natural Disasters Coming to Cities: Skylines

    Natural Disasters Coming to Cities: Skylines

    A Natural Disasters expansion was just announced for Cities: Skylines that will add in a number of natural disasters (obviously) in addition to an in-game radio, alert systems for cities, and new hats for Chirper.
    Natural Disasters features a catalog of catastrophes to challenge mayor-players everywhere, including planning with early warning systems and emergency routes, devastating and destructive disaster effects, and caring for the populace as they struggle to rebuild. The expansion
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  • New Overwatch Animated Short - The Last Bastion

    New Overwatch Animated Short - The Last Bastion

    The fifth animated short for Overwatch was released today. The latest video focuses on the beeps and boops of our robotic turret friend, Bastion. Here is "The Last Bastion."...
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  • Infinium Strike: Broken Overlord DLC Coming Mid-2017

    Infinium Strike: Broken Overlord DLC Coming Mid-2017

    The Broken Overlord DLC for Infinium Strike will be released on Windows, Mac, and Linux in Q2 2017. Infinium Strike is a "sci-fi strategy action" game from Codex Worlds, a studio made up of former Ubisoft employees.
    Broken Overlord adds a four-mission campaign where players fight not only for the survival of humanity, but for the freedom of the alien species known as Bubba. Enslaved by the Wrog, the ruthless antagonist race, Bubbas can be rescued by the DLC's new Freedom Void spaceship,
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  • Deus Ex GO Launches on Android and iOS

    Deus Ex GO Launches on Android and iOS

    If you can't wait for next week's release of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and you need your Deus Ex fix, you can now check out Deus Ex GO on your Android or iOS device. The game is just $4.99 (USD).
    Deus Ex GO is a turn-based puzzle infiltration game set in a stylized interpretation of the Deus Ex Universe®. As covert agent Adam Jensen, players will use hacking, combat and augmentations to solve the most intricate puzzles of the entire GO series and unravel the conspiracy behind a terrorist
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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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    Skull and Bones
    100.00%
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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