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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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  • That Dragon, Cancer Out Tomorrow - Razer to Donate Proceeds to Charity #QuickHits

    That Dragon, Cancer will be out tomorrow (January 12) on a number of platforms including Android and PC. Razer announced that all proceeds from the sale of the game through the Razer Cortex will go to two cancer charities, Morgan Adams Foundation and Family House SF.
    IRVINE, Calif. – Razer™, a world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, today announced that all Razer’s proceeds from the sale of the game That Dragon, Cancer via Razer Cortex for Android TV will go to two
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  • Watch_Dogs Mod for Grand Theft Auto V is Everything You Hoped it Would Be

    Watch_Dogs Mod for Grand Theft Auto V is Everything You Hoped it Would Be

    A mod maker for Grand Theft Auto V, JulioNIB, created a really interesting mod for the game that imports some of Watch_Dogs' best features while keeping out the rest of the game that was kind of crap. It's a script that adds in some Watch_Dogs style "hacks" into the game. That is to say, you can "hack" street lights to turn green, raise bollards, have ATM machines shoot out money, and more. They even included the means to hack security cameras and blackout portions of the city. A video of th...
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  • Free Copy of Homeworld Remastered Collection with Each Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Pre-Order #QuickHits

    Everyone who pre-orders Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak will get a free copy of the Homeworld Remastered Collection. If you already own the Remastered Collection, you can save 20% off of your pre-order.
    Discover the Anomaly in Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak's New Story Trailer The planet is dying, but deep in the southern sands of Kharak, an anomaly has been discovered. Could Kharak’s salvation lie in the desert? Led by chief science officer Rachel S’jet, the Coalition of the Northern Ki
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  • Reminder: World of Tanks Open Beta Weekend Begins on PlayStation 4 #QuickHits

    Wargaming reminds us that the PS4 version of World of Tanks began today. You can download it right now through PSN and play for free until the end of the day on January 10.
    January 8, 2016 — Wargaming is excited to announce the World of Tanks PlayStation®4 Open Beta is now live worldwide and is available to download from the PlayStation®Store. The second Open Beta weekend will run January 8–10 and offers players Founder’s Packs with Premium content to jump start the tanking experience.
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  • Half-Life Writer Marc Laidlaw Departs from Valve

    Half-Life Writer Marc Laidlaw Departs from Valve

    Marc Laidlaw, the man that helped to bring the entire Half-Life and Portal universes to life, has retired from Valve. The confirmation came after a Reddit user in the Half-Life subreddit decided to contact Laidlaw about just what was going on with Half-Life 3.

    Laidlaw said that he has retired, a decision that comes after 18 years with Valve. His writing credits include the original Half-Life, all of Half-Life 2 including the episodes, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2, and Portal. Laidlaw...
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  • New Hand Models Included in Surprise CS:GO Visual Upgrade Update

    New Hand Models Included in Surprise CS:GO Visual Upgrade Update

    Specifically, Valve gave every hand in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive a new look. Tonight's update includes new visual upgrades for all first-person arms, hands, and glove models in the game. You can see those above.

    There were some additional changes made in tonight's update.

    Changelog for CS:GO for July 7, 2016

    GRAPHICS
    – Visually upgraded all first-person arm, hands and glove models.

    KILLER REPLAY – Fixed a bug where client could
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  • New Doom Screenshots and Gameplay Details from Game Informer

    New Doom Screenshots and Gameplay Details from Game Informer

    A new batch of screenshots for the upcoming Doom reboot were released today. These new shots go hand in hand with a full month of new coverage from Game Informer. NeoGAF user kinaesthete compiled some details from the Doom focused issue of Game Informer.
    • BFG and Chainsaw aren't on the weapon wheel since they're used in specific scenarios, Chainsaw is on D-Pad down and BFG is on X. Seems like they're treating the BFG as a panic button.
    • Weapons have mods you can find, ex. a remote
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  • Far Cry Primal PC System Requirements

    Far Cry Primal PC System Requirements

    Ubisoft released the system requirements for Far Cry Primal today. They offer up both the required specs and the recommended specs for the game.
    PC System Requirements
    OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
    Processor: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent
    RAM: 4GB
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent
    Hard Disk Space: 20 GB
    Peripherals: Windows-compatible
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  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Open Console Beta January 14

    Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Open Console Beta January 14

    On January 14, EA and PopCap will hold an open beta for Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 on both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This beta will be available for download on January 14 and will run until January 18.
    Downloading the multiplayer beta will get you • Limited access to Backyard Battleground, an all-new dynamic environment that connects you to every map and mode, and brings to life more ways to experience the Plants vs. Zombies universe. As soon as the game start
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  • Palmer Luckey: "We don't make money on the Rift" and Explains the "$350 Ballpark" Quote

    Yesterday, Palmer Luckey of Oculus VR held an AMA over on Reddit. The founder of the virtual reality company fielded a number of questions, including offering up some in-depth responses to criticisms that were raised yesterday following the $600 price reveal for the Oculus Rift.
    I handled the messaging poorly. Earlier last year, we started officially messaging that the Rift+Recommended spec PC would cost roughly $1500. That was around the time we committed to the path of prioritizing
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  • Psychonauts 2 Reaches Funding Goal

    Psychonauts 2 Reaches Funding Goal

    With five days remaining on their Fig crowdfunding campaign, Psychonauts 2 has reached its goal.
    Holy Smokes! We did it you guys! Psychonauts 2 is now fully funded! We want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for making this possible. We’ve wanted to make this game for a long time, and now we finally can! So thank you, thank you, thank you! So what happens next? Well, we still have 5 days to go, so we’ll be continuing the campaign. Everything we raise will go into m
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  • Final Fantasy IX Coming to Steam #QuickHits

    Final Fantasy IX Coming to Steam #QuickHits

    Last week we saw that Final Fantasy IX was finally coming to PC and mobile, though a release in Western markets was unknown. Now, you can breathe a sigh of relief in knowing that it'll be available through Steam.

    Final Fantasy IX on Steam has no firm release date outside of "Early 2016" and no price yet.
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  • Speculation: Nintendo NX Reveal Coming in June, Released Holiday 2016

    Speculation: Nintendo NX Reveal Coming in June, Released Holiday 2016

    According to analyst Junko Yamamura of Nomura Securities, Nintendo will reveal their NX console this June, with the full release planned for just prior to the 2016 holiday season at the end of the year.

    The firm also believes that the NX will indeed have an impact on the sales of both the 3DS and Wii U, which actually seems super obvious.
    We had previously thought that the NX launch would have only a limited impact on 3DS and Wii U sales as it is not being positioned
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  • The Bug Butcher Out January 19 #QuickHits

    The Bug Butcher Out January 19 #QuickHits

    The Bug Butcher puts your extermination skills to the test on January 19. You can purchase it right now through Steam ($7.99 USD) as an Early Access title.
    January 6, 2016 - Meet Harry; laser junky, gluten addict, and exterminator extraordinaire. When a refrigerator-sized mass of slime and teeth is wriggling out of your drain, Harry is the best there is. He's also the star of The Bug Butcher, coming to PC (Win/Mac/Linux) on January 19th. Inspired by Super Pang (that's Super Buster Bros
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  • First Outlast 2 Screen Released

    First Outlast 2 Screen Released

    The team at Red Barrels released the first image for Outlast 2 today. The game is due to be released this Fall.

    Red Barrels' President, Philippe Morin, said that the team is "in full control of what we ship and when we ship it." Due to sales surpassing 3.5 million units, they are in a position to take their time with this sequel. He says that they were in a rush to finish the first game before running out of money.

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