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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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  • Capcom Creates Mobile Business Division - Mega Man and Monster Hunter Games Planned

    Capcom has created a "Mobile Business Division" within the company. This new mobile division will create games for mobile markets that include some of their popular IPs such as Mega Man and Monster Hunter.
    Capcom established its "Mobile Business Division" in order to grow its business in-step with the market and continue offering exciting content. The integration of the Beeline and Capcom brands—which had pursued individual strategies up to this point—joins the development and
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  • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Confirmed for Release on PC

    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Confirmed for Release on PC

    The Chinese Room officially announced one of this past week's poorly kept secrets. It is now confirmed that Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is coming to the PC.

    A release date is not yet known, but some nice screenshots were released. These shots were resized from 4K resolution. You can find those below (and one above!).

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  • Killing Floor 2 Grindhouse Mapping Contest Phase 2 Winners

    Killing Floor 2 Grindhouse Mapping Contest Phase 2 Winners

    The Phase 2 winners for the Killing Floor 2 "Grindhouse Mapping Contest" were announced today by Tripwire Interactive and ModDB.
    During the official Killing Floor 2 Grindhouse Mapping Contest competition, blood thirsty content creators were given the opportunity to show off their skills for a chance to have their very own map featured in the official Killing Floor 2 map line-up. Phase 2 was held from December 7, 2015 through February 21, 2016. Today’s announcement reveals nine lucky
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  • Miitomo is Out on Android and iOS, Marks First Mobile Game from Nintendo

    Miitomo is Out on Android and iOS, Marks First Mobile Game from Nintendo

    Miitomo, some weird mobile game by Nintendo that is a bit like a Mii version of The Sims and social media was released today on Android and iOS mobile devices. This is Nintendo's first release on modern smartphones. You can purchase clothes using in-game currency. This currency can be accumulated by interacting with the Miis of friends and completing various challenges and daily objectives. There is some weird Plinko style minigame that will unlock special clothing items. You can som...
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  • The King of Fighters XIV Adds in Geese Howard and Ryo Sazaki

    The King of Fighters XIV Adds in Geese Howard and Ryo Sazaki

    The King of Fighters XIV adds in Geese Howard and Ryo Sazaki. I'm sure fans of the franchise will know who these two are, because I have no clue.
    SNK has the great pleasure today to release the 10th teaser in the character reveal trailer series for the PlayStation®4 exclusive title “THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV”. This time, the new characters unveiled and confirmed in “KOF XIV” are “Geese Howard”, SNK’s most famous boss character since the beginning of the “FATAL FURY”
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  • The Division April Update Details - Incursions, Gear Sets, Trading, and More

    The Division April Update Details - Incursions, Gear Sets, Trading, and More

    Ubisoft Massive just held their latest information stream today for the future of The Division. Today's topic was all about the first major update coming to the game that will add the first Incursion, gear sets, and plenty more.

    First and foremost is the fact that this update will hit April 12, the same date as the Destiny update and the North American release of Dark Souls 3. This update includes the first Incursion for the game, which will offer two difficulties (Hard and...
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  • Live-Action Doom Trailer

    Live-Action Doom Trailer

    A live-action Doom trailer was released today. It's got a pretty Metal soundtrack going on and it shows off some of the demons of Hell our fearless marine pal will encounter.

    In addition to this new trailer comes a reminder that the Doom multiplayer beta kicks off tonight at like 10PM (ET). I'm pretty sure that's what the email told me. The beta will be on the PC, PS4, and XB1 for those that registered for it back when Wolfenstein: The New Order came out. The beta runs until...
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  • Get Ready for Final Fantasy XV Overload - CG Movie, Anime Series, Music, Mobile Pinball, Collector's Editions, etc.

    Hey you, get ready to get a ton of Final Fantasy XV information thrown at you all at once. Because it's been ten years of development hell for this game, so you know damn well that Square Enix is going to market the ever living hell out of this thing. We're talking the game, collector's editions, music, an anime series, a CG movie, and even a mobile pinball game. Yeah, really. Hell, there's even some talk about how the game is also coming to the PC. Hot diggity damn! Let's just get...
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  • PlayStation Plus Free Games for April 2016 - Zombi, Dead Star, and More

    PlayStation Plus Free Games for April 2016 - Zombi, Dead Star, and More


    Here are the "free" PlayStation Plus games for April 2016.
    • A Virus Named Tom, PS Vita
    • Dead Star, PS4
    • I Am Alive, PS3
    • Savage Moon, PS3
    • Shutshimi, PS Vita
    • Zombi, PS4
    First up we have Dead Star, a team-based shooter with RPG influence that we are excited to have launch as a Plus game. Dreamed up by the folks at Armature Studio (Founded by key members of the Metroid Prime team!), Dead Star is the result
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  • Final Fantasy XV Release Date Set for September 30 with Demo Available Tomorrow

    Prior to the announcement of Final Fantasy XV's release date, which is coincidentally taking place right now, GameSpot let slip that the release date for the game is September 30. In addition, a demo is slated to arrive either late tonight or tomorrow.

    GameSpot put up a video earlier today well ahead of the announcement window. The video has since been pulled but a mirror can be found right here.

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  • PS4K Rumors Suggest Targeted Games, Double GPU Power, and More

    PS4K Rumors Suggest Targeted Games, Double GPU Power, and More

    A verified insider revealed some rather unsettling news today concerning the rumored "PS4K" that has been floating around these past couple of weeks. The PS4K has been a rumored hardware upgrade for the PlayStation 4 that includes a more powerful GPU and other improvements for 4K experiences. It was largely a rumor but it's one that has been mentioned by numerous sources around the web and it seems to have a significant weight behind it. Today, an insider on NeoGAF revealed what he kno...
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  • Alex Added to Street Fighter V

    Alex Added to Street Fighter V

    Alex, who first showed up in Street Fighter III, has been added to the Street Fighter V roster today. His return goes hand in hand with an update that rolled out earlier this week. The update included Challenge Mode, Online Rematch options, Battle Lounge improvements, 8-person lobbies, and various bug fixes. Capcom is also offering up a thanks and an apology for fans that stuck with them through Street Fighter V's rough launch. They are offering the Ryu and Chun-Li Story Mode costumes av...
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  • Mortal Kombat X ESL Series with $500K in Prizes

    Mortal Kombat X ESL Series with $500K in Prizes


    Mortal Kombat X will again be Mr. Esports thanks to the ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Season 3 and a $500,000 prize pool.
    Burbank, Calif. – March 30, 2016 – Coming on the heels of the second pro league finals, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced an expansion of Mortal Kombat X esports by launching a new competitive series in April that includes the ESL Mortal Kombat X Pro League Season 3 and the ESL Challenger Cup, as well as official sponsorships
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  • Battleborn Info Dump - Here is What was Revealed

    Battleborn Info Dump - Here is What was Revealed

    2K and Gearbox dumped a lot of new information today for their upcoming MOBA-style game, Battleborn. Included in today's news is the fact that the game will include a Hardcore Mode with unique content and bonus loot drops, a story campaign, and more.
    Story Mode
    Play through repeatable Story Mode episodes to save the last star in the universe from Rendain and the Varelsi. Here’s a few things you can expect as part of Battleborn’s Story mode:
    • Play Solo: Complete
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  • #NewsBits - Steam Hacked and Left 4 Dead 2 is Now Backwards Compatible

    #NewsBits - Steam Hacked and Left 4 Dead 2 is Now Backwards Compatible

    Some quick pieces of news for you in this latest #NewsBits for March 29, 2016.
    • A 16-year old hacked Steam to get his fake game, Watch Paint Dry, up on Steam without Valve's approval. He did it so that Valve would finally do something to fix a loophole since Valve apparently kept ignoring him.

    • As a surprise to nearly nobody, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2 is apparently being worked on.

    • Major Nelson announced that Left 4 Dead 2 is now backwards
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