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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 Nintendo Direct Highlights for November 2015

    The Nintendo Direct Highlights for November 2015

    Missed tonight's Nintendo Direct event? Fret not because below you will not only find the highlights of tonight's announcements, but also an archive of the event itself. Everybody wins! Tomorrow, we'll hopefully have some direct feed videos and images from Nintendo to share with you for some of the bigger highlights. They haven't put them up just yet, so we may as well wait until they do to put up individual news posts about them. Obviously, the biggest surprises tonight were the reveals ...
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  • Xbox Takes Top Spot in October 2015 NPD Thanks to Halo 5

    Xbox Takes Top Spot in October 2015 NPD Thanks to Halo 5

    Halo 5 and the Xbox One sit atop the NPD figures for October 2015. The Xbox One is up 81% compared to October 2014, which works out to between 300K and 305K units sold for the Microsoft developed console.

    Software
    1. Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
    2. NBA 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3) [Note: Second Month]
    3. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (PS4, XBO)
    4. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
    5. WWE 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
    6. FIFA 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
    7. Destiny: The Taken King (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
    8. Yoshi's
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  • Dragon Valley 2015 Coming in Free Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations DLC

    Dragon Valley 2015 Coming in Free Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations DLC

    EA and DICE announced that Battlefield 4 will soon receive another free DLC pack on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The Battlefield 4: Legacy Operations DLC will include Dragon Valley 2015, and other free content.
    If you played Battlefield 2, you likely remember the map – it was huge, with a massive number of flags, and destructible and repairable bridges. Our goal for this map is to make a great, large vehicle map for Battlefield 4 but at the same time modernize the original where
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  • Small Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - November 12, 2015

    Small Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - November 12, 2015

    A small update for CS:GO was released tonight.

    Changelog for CS:GO for November 12, 2015

    SOUND
    – Added new footstep sounds for tile surface type.
    – Minor volume mix changes.
    – First-person footsteps are now slightly quieter. Third-person footsteps are unchanged.
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  • Just Cause 3 - 360 Degree Wingsuit Ride Part 2

    Just Cause 3 - 360 Degree Wingsuit Ride Part 2

    Last month, there was a 360 degree video released for Just Cause 3. It was best viewed through a mobile device or some sort of a VR device such as Google Cardboard. Today, a second 360 degree wingsuit video was released.

    As with last time, the video can be viewed on a desktop but the best viewing experience is on mobile devices or in a VR headset on the highest possible resolution.

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  • Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass Details

    Rainbow Six Siege Season Pass Details

    A new video came out that shows off some of the features and content that will be included in the Season Pass or Rainbow Six Siege. Since all future maps for the game will be free, the Season Pass is a bit unlike any others out there. In fact, one of the things it includes is a permanent boost to Renown. Renown is the in-game currency that is used to unlock upgrades and cosmetics. That's right, by purchasing the Season Pass, you will get a jump start on unlocking new gear before non-...
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  • New Xbox One Experience Rolling Out Today - New Look, Backwards Compatibility, and More

    Alongside today's TH2 update for Windows 10, Microsoft also began to roll out the New Xbox One Experience update for all Xbox One owners. This update brings a new look to the system, new features, limited backwards compatibility, and much more.
    Xbox One Backward Compatibility You’ll be able to play over a hundred Xbox 360 games on Xbox One starting today, with hundreds more to come. Xbox 360 game play on your Xbox One includes the added benefits of Xbox One features such as sc
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  • Life is Feudal: Your Own to Ship with Enhanced DirectX 11 Features

    Life is Feudal: Your Own to Ship with Enhanced DirectX 11 Features

    Life is Feudal: Your Own will release with enhanced visuals thanks to improved DirectX 11 support for the game. It also will include an overhauled UI, better crafting mechanics, and other improvements.
    In anticipation of the release of Life is Feudal: Your Own, BITBOX Ltd. has prepared a new video showcasing the numerous gameplay enhancements, upgraded DirectX 11 visuals, and completely reworked UI coming to the medieval, multiplayer sandbox on November 17th. With the jump to DirectX
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  • First 15 Minutes of Gameplay from Hard West

    First 15 Minutes of Gameplay from Hard West

    Hard West is an upcoming turn-based RPG from CreativeForge Games. The game features writing from Haris Orkin (Company of Heroes 2, Dying Light) and a musical score by Marcin Przybylowicz (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt).
    Follow Warren on his descent into the darkest recesses of the human soul, and try to survive in a world full of hard choices and even harder consequences. In this world, death is a constant presence and the black pacts you make will forever haunt all those around you.
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  • Killing Floor 2 on PlayStation 4 to Make Debut at PlayStation Experience 2015

    Tripwire announced that the console debut for Killing Floor 2 will happen at the PlayStation Experience 2015 in December.
    Following the successful Steam Early Access launch in April, the Tripwire team will be debuting the PlayStation 4 version of KILLING FLOOR 2 at the PlayStation Experience in December in San Francisco, California! Key team members from Tripwire will be on-hand at their booth on the show floor, showing off their hit co-op sci-fi horror FPS game on console. For the
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  • Rumor: Japanese Development Studio Allegedly Kidnapped a Developer's Sister to Stop Them from Working with Nintendo

    This is an insane story that comes to us from Nintendo Life. They ran an article today that sheds some light on what game development was like in Japan some 20 years ago. Apparently, some of the big Japanese developers had big underground ties to gangsters and corrupt cops. Who knew!

    Sure, there have always been hushed whispers of shady dealings but nothing ever really concrete. That is until now thanks to a new book by John Szczepaniak called The Untold History of Japanese...
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  • Veterans Day 2015: Help Veterans While Eating at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's

    Veterans Day 2015: Help Veterans While Eating at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's

    If you go to pick up some dinner tonight, maybe think about picking something up from Carl's Jr. or Hardee's. Today, they're offering a special where you can purchase a meal and help veterans find high quality jobs after returning home.

    Here are the details on the Call of Duty Endowment non-profit and the efforts by Stars for Heroes.
    Veterans Day 2015 Philanthropic Support In an effort to further support this partnership, Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s philanthropic progr
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  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Sales Surpass Half a Billion Dollars

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Sales Surpass Half a Billion Dollars

    You know what game is selling well? Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. Activision has once again proclaimed it to be the "biggest entertainment launch of the year." In its first three days, the game sold over $550 million in "sell-through" around the world.

    Who wants some more facts and celebratory quotes?
    In its first three days, the blockbuster title exceeded $550 million in sell-through worldwide, according to Activision estimates. The opening weekend haul is the biggest
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  • Latest Patch Provides a Really Stupid Way to Bring a Certain Metal Gear Solid V Character Back

    At some point during the second act for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, you end up losing a partner. Once they're gone, they're gone for good. That is unless of course you were playing on the PC and added them back by slightly modifying a file or two. If you were consoles, well that's just too damn bad. Konami released a new patch for The Phantom Pain recently that now provides an official, albeit really stupid, way to get aforementioned character back. I'll say it right now t...
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  • First Raid Content, Spirit Vale, Coming to Guild Wars 2 on November 17

    First Raid Content, Spirit Vale, Coming to Guild Wars 2 on November 17

    ArenaNet announced that the first ever raid content for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is coming on November 17. This is the first of three planned raid wings that will compose the first raid for the game. Get those gear checks ready because this won't be a casual stroll through the park.
    Spirit Vale represents the first of three raid wings that will ultimately form the first full raid in Guild Wars 2, introducing a new style of challenging content. Raids in Heart of Thorns will be unlike
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