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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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  • Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 3: Episode 1 is Now Live

    Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 3: Episode 1 is Now Live

    Today, the first episode of Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 3 was released! This content is free to those that own Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, meaning that you will have had to have purchased the Heart of Thorns expansion to have access to this content. The good news is that Heart of Thorns is on sale for 50% off today and tomorrow.
    Episode 1 of Living World Season 3, titled “Out of the Shadows,” sees the land of Tyria licking its wounds after the epic battle to defeat the
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  • Project Sonic 2017 Trailer

    Project Sonic 2017 Trailer

    Because we (I) missed it after the Sonic reveal event, it's perhaps due time that I put up the trailer for Project Sonic 2017, yeah? Project Sonic 2017 is the current working title that sees Sonic of old and new coming together once again to fight off evil.

    It's certainly looking a lot like Sonic Generations 2, but who knows for sure!

    Project Sonic 2017 is expected to be released late in 2017. It is expected to come out for the PC, PS4, XB1, a...
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  • Future Telltale Games to Feature Multiplayer, Beginning with Batman

    Future Telltale Games to Feature Multiplayer, Beginning with Batman

    Telltale Games revealed at San Diego Comic Con that all of their upcoming games will feature multiplayer, beginning with the August 2 release of Batman: The Telltale Series. Shacknews broke this story earlier today where Telltale talks about their new feature, Crowd Play.
    "We wanted a better way to integrate that audience," Job Stauffer, head of creative communications at Telltale, told us. "Now, from two to 2,000-plus people can help the player make decisions." "We are now tur
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  • New Mobius Final Fantasy Trailer

    New Mobius Final Fantasy Trailer

    Square Enix decided to show off a new teaser trailer today for Mobius Final Fantasy, an all-new Final Fantasy game coming to mobile devices near you soon.
    Coming to iPhone, iPad and Android devices on August 3, MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY tells the story of a man who wakes up in a world called Palamecia with no memory of his past. There, he finds himself tasked with bringing hope to the world by unraveling a mysterious prophecy around the legendary warrior of light. The game is being created
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  • Pokemon Go Team Leaders Revealed and Quick Review

    Pokemon Go Team Leaders Revealed and Quick Review

    Earlier today, the Team Leaders were revealed for Pokemon Go. Before, as with the Pokemon themselves, the Leaders were known only by their silhouettes. Let's take a look at the two awesome female Leaders and a guy that mains Reaper in Overwatch.


    I also realized that I forgot to include a review in last weekend's "Week in Review" here. Let me fix that right now.

    Pokemon Go Pokemon Go is one of the most technically flawed games I have ever played. The s...
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  • Pokemon Go Team Leaders Revealed and Quick Review

    Pokemon Go Team Leaders Revealed and Quick Review

    Earlier today, the Team Leaders were revealed for Pokemon Go. Before, as with the Pokemon themselves, the Leaders were known only by their silhouettes. Let's take a look at the two awesome female Leaders and a guy that mains Reaper in Overwatch.


    I also realized that I forgot to include a review in last weekend's "Week in Review" here. Let me fix that right now.

    Pokemon Go Pokemon Go is one of the most technically flawed games I have ever played. The s...
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  • ESA 2016 - A Speedrun Charity Marathon Benefiting Save the Children

    ESA 2016 - A Speedrun Charity Marathon Benefiting Save the Children

    Hey, do you like watching events like SGDQ and AGDQ? Yeah? You also like helping out charity? Cool, me too! That's why you should check out ESA 2016! The European Speedrunner Assembly is again holding its week long charity marathon of some amazing games to benefit charity.

    This year, the charity is none other than Save the Children.
    Save the Children gives children in the United States and around the world what every child deserves -- a healthy start, the opportunity
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  • Sonic the Hedgehog Returns to Roots - Sonic Mania Announced for Spring 2017

    Sonic the Hedgehog Returns to Roots - Sonic Mania Announced for Spring 2017

    Tonight, a new Sonic the Hedgehog game was announced. It's called Sonic Mania and it looks to make a big return to its Genesis roots when it releases Spring 2017 for the PC, PS4, and XB1. That means Sonic Mania will be a 2D platformer with high speeds, high stakes, and even more high speeds. The game is being developed by SEGA, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games. New zones are mixed in with remixed classic levels featuring Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. Fans of the...
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  • Nvidia Announced Another $1200 Titan X Video Card

    Nvidia Announced Another $1200 Titan X Video Card

    Yesterday, Nvidia revealed the next entry in their big, bad "Titan" line of video cards. The latest is simply called the Nvidia Titan X and it's $1,200 (USD) for one of them.
    We said our GTX 1080 delivers an “irresponsible amount of performance.” It was a bit reckless. But this is even more reckless. So forget words. Here are its numbers: • 11 TFLOPS FP32 • 44 TOPS INT8 (new deep learning inferencing instruction) • 12B transistors • 3,584 CUDA cores at 1.53GHz (vers
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  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - "Black Sky" Gameplay and Tour of the UNSA Retribution

    This week, two new trailers came out for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The first is a full 13 minute long gameplay look at one of the game's first missions. The footage is taken from the "Black Sky" mission.
    When the Settlement Defense Front attacks UNSA forces in Geneva without warning during Fleet Week, Lt. Reyes and his squad have only one option: Fight back against the SetDef and give ‘em hell. Check out the Campaign gameplay from "Black Sky" in Infinite Warfare.

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  • New No Man's Sky Videos Showcase Fighting and Trading

    New No Man's Sky Videos Showcase Fighting and Trading

    Two new videos for No Man's Sky made their debut this week. The first one, seen below, focuses on fighting in the game while the second one focuses on trade.
    On a planet, players are equipped with a multi-tool to defend against deadly predator creatures and mine resources. Attacking creatures – aggressive or otherwise – or mining resources will call the attention of the Sentinels, a robotic force who seeks to keep each planet in a natural, undisturbed state. The more you fight
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  • Human: Fall Flat Out Now on PC, Mac, and Linux

    Human: Fall Flat Out Now on PC, Mac, and Linux

    A new Indie game from No Brakes Games, Human: Fall Flat, was released today on PC, Mac, and Linux. You can pick it up from Steam for $14.99 (USD) with a launch discount bringing it down to $11.99. Console versions are still in development.
    In Human: Fall Flat, the player must guide Bob through a series of surreal dreamscapes using only Bob’s limited dexterity and the objects around him. By operating Bob’s limbs independently, players must traverse wrecked trainyards, clamber over
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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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