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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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  • Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle Announced for Injustice 2

    Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle Announced for Injustice 2

    WBIE and NetherRealm Studios announced two additional fighters for Injustice 2 earlier today. These are none other than Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle.
    Just in time for her 75th anniversary, Wonder Woman makes her return to the Injustice franchise. Combining her long range Lasso attacks with quick hitting sword combos makes her an even more powerful brawler than before. And a brand new character to the Injustice universe enters the battle: Blue Beetle! His alien technology allows him
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  • Battleborn Update Incoming - New Maps, New Character, New Broadcaster Tools

    Battleborn Update Incoming - New Maps, New Character, New Broadcaster Tools

    Gearbox and 2K announced some details about upcoming Battleborn content updates. This includes new maps, the release date for a new character, and new Broadcaster Tools.

    The new character, Pendles, is the second of the five planned free playable characters and will be made available on July 28 at 9AM (PT) for Season Pass owners. Pendles will then unlock on August 4 at 9AM (PT) for 47,500 credits for non-Season Pass owners.
    Pendles, the stealthy, snake-like assassin
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  • Idiot Arrested After Threatening to Pay Blizzard a Visit 'with an AK47'

    Idiot Arrested After Threatening to Pay Blizzard a Visit 'with an AK47'

    A man from California was arrested this past week after he sent death threats to Blizzard, makers of such fine products as The Death and Return of Superman, The Lost Vikings 2, and Just League Task Force. They also made something called Warcraft and Overwatch. The point here is that 28-year old Stephen Cebula sent messages to Blizzard at the beginning of July saying that he "may or may not pay (Blizzard) a visit with an AK47 amongst some other 'fun' tools." He continues on to say that...
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  • Terminal Map from Modern Warfare 2 is Infinite Warfare Pre-order Bonus

    Terminal Map from Modern Warfare 2 is Infinite Warfare Pre-order Bonus

    The pre-order bonus for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was revealed today courtesy of CharlieIntel. They say that those who pre-order Infinite Warfare will get instant access to a variation of the Terminal map from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
    BREAKING: Preorder bonus announced -- GET TERMINAL FROM MODERN WARFARE 2 to play in #InfiniteWarfare
    How is it a "variation" on the original? Well, it now takes place on the moon. This piece of concept art should give you some idea of what to ...
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  • Electro Griffin Hunter Added to Evolve Today

    Electro Griffin Hunter Added to Evolve Today

    Turtle Rock Studios and 2K released a new Hunter today called the Electro Griffin for Evolve Stage 2.
    Designed to take a new twist on Griffin Halsey's infamous Gauss SMG that was used to take down the Orion Tarrasaur. The Laser Storm is Electro Griffin’s primary weapon when it comes to taking on the dangers he’ll face on Planet Shear. Infused with electro neuron dampening plasma that will slow the movement of anything it touches, this is a great weapon dish out damage and keep
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  • Deadman's Cross 2.0 Update Adds Co-op

    Deadman's Cross 2.0 Update Adds Co-op

    The update 2.0 release for the Square Enix CCG battle RPG with zombies (yes, you read that all correctly), Deadman's Cross adds in multiplayer co-op for up to four players.
    The new multiplayer system allows players to embark on exciting hunts with friends or other players online to defend against hordes of deadmen. Players must take the deadmen down within the time limit to survive the oncoming onslaught. To commemorate the 2.0 update, two special bonus campaigns start today: • All playe
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  • The Turing Test Coming to PC and Xbox in August

    The Turing Test Coming to PC and Xbox in August

    Are you a robot? Are you a human? Find out when The Turing Test comes to PC and Xbox One on August 30. No, it's not that Turing Test, this Turing Test is a new sci-fi puzzle focused game built on Unreal Engine 4.
    The Turing Test follows the story of Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA), as she attempts to uncover the truth behind strange events at the research base on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. As Ava, players must use their Energy Manipulation Tool (EMT)
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  • Set Sail with Upcoming Black Desert Online Naval Expansion

    Set Sail with Upcoming Black Desert Online Naval Expansion

    Kakao Games (formerly Daum Games) teased some new naval content that is coming soon to Black Desert Online. This new content is coming to the MMORPG late this year and will be free to those that own the game.
    The update will expand the already massive world of Black Desert and introduce new gameplay features. Players will venture out to explore the sea, establish trade routes, seek treasure, hunt monsters, and experience full-scale naval warfare.
    This new expansion will be sho...
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  • HonorTheCall Exposes FaZe Clan's Ownership of Skin Betting Site CSGOWild

    HonorTheCall Exposes FaZe Clan's Ownership of Skin Betting Site CSGOWild

    In case there was still any doubt that members of the FaZe clan owned and operated the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin betting website, CSGOWild, this should help make things clear. HonorTheCall released another new video yesterday that shows the FaZe clan involvement in CSGOWild, which includes FaZe Rain and FaZe Banks. The previously undisclosed ownership of CSGOWild was exposed thanks in part to FaZe Banks' own admission of ownership from a series of private conversations. Whoops!...
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  • Valve Issues Cease and Desist to 23 CS:GO Gambling Sites

    Valve Issues Cease and Desist to 23 CS:GO Gambling Sites

    Valve has sent a cease and desist letter to 23 different Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gambling sites. Citing violations of the Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA), Valve has finally started to call for the closure of these sites.

    The official document, seen below, names 23 sites that are in violation of the SSA. This comes shortly after Twitch banned PhantomL0rd and other scumbags were added to a lawsuit against Valve for gambling.

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  • #NewsBits for July 20, 2016 - Dragon Quest Builders, ELEAGUE, INVERSUS, and More Capital Letters

    I received a number of press mailings today, most of which are kind of neat! However, there are so many hours in the day and I can't spend all of them tossing up individual news posts for each of them. It's the sad reality of the 24 hour days that we live in. Hopefully, you'll be able to find something in these snippets below that interest you enough to check out. Without further ado, here are the latest NewsBits for July 20, 2016.
    Day One Edition for Dragon Quest Builders was
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  • EA Begins to Reveal Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings

    EA Begins to Reveal Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings

    Starting today, NFL rookies will get their first look at their ratings in Madden NFL 17. The top rookie picks are the first to have their ratings revealed for the upcoming football game. Over the coming days, more and more rookies will have their ratings revealed. This includes the top quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers. On August 4 and 5 the team at EA Tiburon will reveal full team and player ratings. Madden NFL 17 is slated for release on August 23 on the XB1, 360, PS4...
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  • Get the First Episode of Life is Strange for Free

    Get the First Episode of Life is Strange for Free

    Square Enix and DONTNOD are giving out the first episode for Life is Strange for free starting July 21. This free episode will be yours to keep regardless of which platform you decide to download and play it on (PS4, PS3, XB1, 360, Mac, and PC).
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  • Spread the Zombie Love with Zombie Night Terror

    Spread the Zombie Love with Zombie Night Terror

    Zombie Night Terror was released earlier today on PC. It's a quaint little game that tasks you with spreading a virus that turns people into zombies. It's really a tales as old as time here.

    The game looks to play a lot like an updated zombie filled version of the classic Lemmings games.
    Control each moment of the zombie outbreak, spreading the virus as thoroughly as possible, and lead your own zombie horde using special mutations to bypass traps, and turn uncooperative
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  • Ana Officially Joins Overwatch Today

    Ana Officially Joins Overwatch Today

    The new hero, Ana, has been added to Overwatch today. The new character is joined by some additional balances and fixes.
    New Hero: Ana (Support) After being out of the fight for several years, one of Overwatch's founding members is returning. Introducing Ana—a battle-scarred veteran who supports her teammates from a distance using a unique and highly specialized collection of weapons. Ana’s primary weapon is her Biotic Rifle, which fires long-range darts that can restore
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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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