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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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  • The Division Beta Begins January 28 for Xbox, January 29 for PC and PS4

    The Division Beta Begins January 28 for Xbox, January 29 for PC and PS4

    Ubisoft announced their plans for the beta for Tom Clancy's The Division today. Xbox One owners will have a 24-hour head start with the beta starting on January 28. PC and PlayStation 4 owners will get to join in on the action on January 29.
    The Division doesn’t arrive until March 8, but if you’re itching to jump in, you’ll get an early chance to explore Manhattan’s pandemic-ravaged streets starting January 28, when the closed beta goes live. Xbox One owners will get the first
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  • Star Citizen Alpha 2.1 Update Now Available

    Star Citizen Alpha 2.1 Update Now Available

    Backers of Star Citizen can now download the 2.1 alpha update to the game.
    We are excited to announce that Star Citizen Alpha 2.1.0 is now available on the Live server for all players via the Star Citizen launcher. Alpha 2.1 features an array of bug fixes and balance updates aimed at enhancing the Star Citizen experience. Thanks to expert testing from backers on the PTU, we’ve been able to significantly improve the experience and stability of Star Citizen from the December 2.0 release.
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  • MMA Federation Released for iOS and Android

    MMA Federation Released for iOS and Android

    A turn-based strategy game, MMA Federation, was released today on iOS and Android.
    Manchester, United Kingdom – January 14th, 2016 – With $2 million of investment behind it, Manchester-based 360 Studios is about to begin its assault on mobile gaming with MMA Federation, the world's best turn based fighting game on smartphones. Now available globally in the English speaking world on iOS and Android, after a successful run in ‘early access’ launch in Canada, MMA Federation is a card b
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  • Play EA Games for Free Next Week on Xbox

    Play EA Games for Free Next Week on Xbox

    From January 19-24, EA Access will be free to everyone on the Xbox One. All you'll need to play is an Xbox One and an active Xbox Live Gold account.

    During this time, everyone will be able to access all of the games in the "Vault." This includes games like Battlefield 4, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, and a number of EA Sports titles among others.
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  • John Romero Releases First Doom WAD in 21 Years

    John Romero Releases First Doom WAD in 21 Years

    John Romero is going to make you his bitch released a new WAD for the original Doom today. According to his Facebook post, it's been 21 years since he last made a Doom level.

    Today's release isn't a full WAD so much as it is his take on the E1M8 map from the game. He also states that he limited himself to using assets found only in the shareware version of the game.

    You can download John Romero's E1M8 WAD either from this Dropbox link (provided by Romero) or...
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  • The Division - Gameplay and Impressions from Jackfrags, LevelCap, and More

    The Division - Gameplay and Impressions from Jackfrags, LevelCap, and More

    Looks like the embargo for a preview event for The Division was lifted today because we have seen a good deal of new impressions from the Xbox One version of the game. Most notably is a 10 minute long video from Jackfrags that goes into as much detail as allowed about the game, gameplay, and story. The video, seen below, seems to be from the Xbox One version of the game. Near the end he notes that he was not sure of the resolution of that version of the game and that the framerate w...
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  • Activision Announces Call of Duty Sold Over 250 Million Units

    Activision Announces Call of Duty Sold Over 250 Million Units

    Activision announced that the Call of Duty franchise has sold over 250 million units around the world. This news came after it was revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 was the best selling physical retail game of 2015 in North America. Following that news, Activision released the following statement.
    "Call of Duty: Black Ops III was the top selling title of 2015 globally by a wide-margin in both units and dollars sold-thru. This also marks the seventh year in a row that Call of
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  • The Witness Voice Cast Revealed

    The Witness Voice Cast Revealed

    In a blog post made today, The Witness creator Jonathan Blow revealed the voice cast for the game. The lineup includes Ashley Johnson (Ellie in The Last of Us) and Phil LaMarr (Hermes from Futurama among many others).

    I would have a bit more on this, but it seems as though the website for The Witness is simply refusing to load right now at the time of this posting.

    Fortunately, this blog was also posted to the PlayStation website.
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  • Smurfs Epic Run Released on iOS and Android

    Smurfs Epic Run Released on iOS and Android

    Like the Smurfs? Like platforming? Well do I have some great news for you.
    Ubisoft today released its latest mobile title, Smurfs™ Epic Run. Free to download on iOS, Android and Amazon, Smurfs Epic Run is a fun 2D platformer featuring gorgeous graphics, 100+ levels and more than 250 challenges to complete. Inspired by Peyo, the creator of the Smurfs, the game’s storyline sees the evil Gargamel casting an evil fog spell to capture all the Smurfs. Players, who can play as their fa
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  • Weaponize Your Ride in Dying Light: The Following

    Weaponize Your Ride in Dying Light: The Following

    When Dying Light: The Following comes out, you will be able to drive and customize dirt buggies as you smash some undead heads around. A new gameplay trailer, conveniently released today, shows how you can customize those rides.
    In the gameplay trailer released today, the developer goes into great detail about the game’s three-fold nature of vehicle development. "Your buggy is going to be crucial to surviving out in the open, so we want to create an emotional connection between pla
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  • Hitman is Now a "Fully Episodic AAA Game"

    Hitman is Now a "Fully Episodic AAA Game"

    Io-Interactive and Square Enix seem to have finally made up their minds as to just what the hell is going on with the upcoming Hitman game. Just a minute ago, they announced that Hitman is now a "fully episodic AAA game." What does that mean? Good question!
    A change to the release structure, sees HITMAN become a truly episodic AAA game experience, with a major live component. Where players will perform contract hits on powerful, high-profile targets in exotic locations around the
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  • The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC to be Geralt's Final Story

    The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC to be Geralt's Final Story

    In speaking with Eurogamer, CD Projekt RED talked briefly about what fans can expect in the upcoming Blood and Wine DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Among some of the juicy details they dropped is word that this will be Geralt's final story. CD Projekt RED said that Blood and Wine will be a completely separate story from the one found in Wild Hunt. They also feel that they have "achieved something even better than the main game." Blood and Wine is expected to be a "20-hour tale t...
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  • Lots of New Dragon Quest Builders Screenshots

    Lots of New Dragon Quest Builders Screenshots

    A bunch of new screenshots came out today for Dragon Quest Builders. The game will be out later this month in Japan for the PS4, PS3, and Vita.



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  • LEGO Marvel's Avengers Getting Exclusive Free DLC on PS4 and PS3

    LEGO Marvel's Avengers Getting Exclusive Free DLC on PS4 and PS3

    PS4 and PS3 players that own LEGO Marvel Avengers will get some free DLC soon. This content includes characters and levels from Captain America: Civil War and Ant-Man.

    Well, first up we have the Captain America: Civil War Character Pack, which will be available at launch on January 26th and includes nine characters — yes, nine characters — featured in the upcoming movie: Captain America, Iron Man (Mark 46 armor), Black Panther, Winter Soldier, Falcon, War Machine,
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  • Shiness - Playable Characters Revealed in New Screenshots

    Shiness - Playable Characters Revealed in New Screenshots

    The playable characters in Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom can be seen below in these new screenshots.

    Shiness is a new action-RPG developed by indie development studio Enigami. Travel through an enchanting yet hostile world where the lands of Mahera have become fragmented. The new series of screenshots unveiled today will tell you more about the game's five playable characters. You play as Chado, a young and adventurous Waki able to communicate with a spirit fr
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