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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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  • Fallout 4 Review Embargo Has Its Own Embargo

    Fallout 4 Review Embargo Has Its Own Embargo

    We heard you like embargoes, so we're putting an embargo on your embargo.

    Plan on reviewing Fallout 4? Chances are you received an email telling you that there is a review embargo in place for the game. That date is November 9 at 8AM (ET). That's all well and good, and not totally unexpected for a game release.

    What is different is the fact that announcing when your outlet will have a review going live is also under a separate embargo. That's right, you have...
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  • Fallout 4 Gameplay Launch Trailer

    Fallout 4 Gameplay Launch Trailer

    Fallout 4 is out in just five days. What better time than right now to release a new gameplay launch trailer.
    Watch the official gameplay launch trailer for Fallout 4, available worldwide on Tuesday, November 10th. Welcome Home.

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  • Help Support a Family in Need After an Unfortunate House Fire Took Everything

    This is a bit of a different news piece than what many are used to here. Last night, Crrrazzzy's mom suffered a house fire. I don't know any of the details outside of reading that she lost everything in said fire, including the family pet.

    She is currently in intensive care. Crrrazzzy, whom many of you may better know as Tim, also passed along this picture that shows some of the extensive damage.

    Now, here is where you come in. Tim is asking that if you can, to...
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  • Fallout 4 Pip-Boy App Available Now for Android and iOS

    Fallout 4 Pip-Boy App Available Now for Android and iOS

    If you like companion apps, you're going to love the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy app that was released this evening. Right now, unless you're super lucky and have Fallout 4 early, the most you can do with the app is check out the demo mode and play a mini-game.

    However, once the game is running, you can use the app to check out your inventory, view your stats, pop a Stimpak, view the map, and more.

    You can download it now for either iOS or Android....
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  • Sam Lake Says "Yes" to Alan Wake 2

    Sam Lake Says "Yes" to Alan Wake 2

    When asked by Game Informer whether or not we would ever seen an Alan Wake 2, Remedy's Sam Lake gave the answer everybody wanted to hear.
    "Yes."

    This short yet hopeful response was to the question that asked, "will we ever get to play Alan Wake 2?" Right now, Remedy is working on finishing up Quantum Break for the Xbox One. Speaking of which, Lake did say that he would like to eventually see Quantum Break on the PC some day....
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  • Fallout 4 Has Graphics, Lots of Them

    Fallout 4 Has Graphics, Lots of Them

    Bethesda started to go into detail today about the technology behind Fallout 4. Today, they offered up a look at the graphics technology that is new to the latest Creation Engine in use with Fallout 4.
    As always, our world features fully dynamic time of day and weather. To create that volumetric light spilling across the scene (sometimes called “god rays”) we worked with our friends at NVIDIA, who’ve we worked with dating back to Morrowind’s cutting-edge water. The technique used
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  • Infinium Strike Free Open Beta Released

    Infinium Strike Free Open Beta Released

    Codex Worlds, a development team made up of former Ubisoft and Stormfront Studios members have released a free, open beta for Infinium Strike. The Kickstarter funded tactical game that takes place in space, can be downloaded right now from Steam (click on the little "Download PC Demo" button on the right side).
    A strategy/action game set in space, Infinium Strike places players into the role of the weapons officer aboard the battlecarrier Freedom Strike. Surrounded by a horde of sentient
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  • PSA: Big Fall Sale at GOG Begins

    PSA: Big Fall Sale at GOG Begins

    The Big Fall Sale at GOG.com has officially kicked off. As you may expect, there are a lot of huge deals to be found. You have daily deals, you have permanent deals (for the duration of the sale), and you have rotating deals going on. It's a deal bonanza.
    The flood gates swing open with over 350 deals on classic and new games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (-30%) and the Hearts of Stone expansion (-10%), Pillars of Eternity (-50%), Age of Wonders 3 (-75%), Legend of Grimrock
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  • Pre-Orders for Black Ops 3 are Much Higher than Advanced Warfare

    Pre-Orders for Black Ops 3 are Much Higher than Advanced Warfare

    The thirst is potentially real. Initial reports say that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 pre-orders are far exceeding the pre-orders for last year's Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Activision's CEO Eric Hirshberg issued the following remarks yesterday during the company's earning's call.
    "We couldn't be more excited about the launch this Friday," said Hirshberg. "We have strong momentum indicated by a number of factors, but just to name a few: the growing engagement around the past Black
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  • Konami Confirms Closure of LA Studio

    Konami Confirms Closure of LA Studio

    A rumor we reported on yesterday has sadly been confirmed today. Konami has confirmed that they have closed their LA studio, the studio once known as Kojima Productions LA. This is the same studio that led development on Metal Gear Online for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

    "Konami has made the decision to close its Los Angeles Studio, effective immediately, due to the product development resources being restructured into a more centralized unit. This facility contributed
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  • Black Ops 2 Still Has Over 12 Million Monthly Active Users

    Black Ops 2 Still Has Over 12 Million Monthly Active Users

    As part of Activision's earnings report that was made public today, the company states that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 still has over 12 million monthly active users (MAU).
    Momentum ahead of launch has been strong and engagement for Call of Duty: Black Ops II grew quarter-over-quarter again to nearly 12 million MAUs, an unprecedented level for a game that is three years old and only available on old-generation consoles.
    This figure is actually about one million more than Activi...
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  • Epic Games Announces Paragon

    Epic Games Announces Paragon

    Epic Games announced a new PC game today. They're calling it Paragon and it is already targeting an early 2016 release. The studio says that they will continue to release news for this game in the coming weeks. It looks like the site has a beta signup as well.

    All that we know so far can be seen in the following teaser video of Twinblast, "an in-game playable hero in Paragon."

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  • Hands-On: Black Desert Online - Gameplay Video from North American Alpha Test

    I was recently given the opportunity to try out the closed alpha test for Black Desert Online as it begins to make its way to Western markets. The MMORPG is super popular throughout Korea, offering up some incredible looking visuals, in-depth character customization, and a unique combat system. I really wish I had more time to spend on the game than what I was able to. There seems to be a depth here that I only scratched the surface of. However, the below video should give the most ba...
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  • The 700 Club Tackles Undertale or Ignorant People Talk About Games Again

    The 700 Club Tackles Undertale or Ignorant People Talk About Games Again

    The 700 Club tackled a viewer question. A parent found "demonic images" on her daughter's phone and is concerned. She asks the 700 Club how they can help their daughter "not be attracted to such demonic things."

    The "demonic images" were of a skeleton from the popular game Undertale. Undertale is a unique RPG that rewards pacifism and punishes those who find violent solutions. But hey, it's the 700 Club so...

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  • First Star Wars Battlefront DLC Reveal - Battle of Jakku

    First Star Wars Battlefront DLC Reveal - Battle of Jakku

    EA and DICE just revealed the Battle of Jakku, the first piece of DLC coming to Star Wars Battlefront on December 1, 2015. Those who didn't pre-order will get access to this content a week later.
    We are proud to give you a first visual glimpse of The Battle of Jakku, coming to Star Wars Battlefront on December 1st, 2015, for all who pre-order, and a week later for all other game holders. The Battle of Jakku was the pivotal moment when the New Republic confronted key Imperial holdouts
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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...
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