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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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  • Takken 7 Announced for Home Consoles

    Takken 7 Announced for Home Consoles

    Tekken 7 was announced as coming to home consoles at some point in the near future. The news was revealed today during Sony's conference at Paris Games Week.
    With the TEKKEN franchise celebrating its 20th anniversary; the newest chapter of the series returns to its gameplay roots with classic 1 vs 1 bouts and its canon storyline centered on the eternal struggle for power amongst the members of the Mishima clan. With newcomer Kazumi Mishima joining the fight, the epic battle between
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  • Robinson: The Journey is PlayStation VR Exclusive from Crytek

    Robinson: The Journey is PlayStation VR Exclusive from Crytek

    Today, Crytek revealed their newest game offering and it's a PlayStation VR exclusive. The game is called Robinson: The Journey and it's set to bring to life a mysterious world that seems to be full of dinosaurs.
    Developed by Crytek, Robinson: The Journey invites players to become pioneers as they crash-land on a mysterious planet and set out to uncover the rich secrets it conceals. The game is being crafted to capitalize on the boundless potential of PlayStation VR, and will empower
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  • Battlefield 4 Community Operations Rolling Out Today

    Battlefield 4 Community Operations Rolling Out Today

    The fruits of the Community Map Project are finally coming to light today for Battlefield 4. Throughout the day, the Community Operations content will be rolled out to the world.
    Battlefield 4 Community Operations is rolling out on October 27, and includes Operation Outbreak, the map you had a hand in creating. The Battlefield 4 Fall Update will be releasing on the same day, but Community Operations will be a separate free* download available from the Origin My Games tab and the PlayStation
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  • New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer Features Glimpse at 3.1 Patch

    New Final Fantasy XIV Trailer Features Glimpse at 3.1 Patch

    Square Enix released a new trailer today for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward that showcases some of the changes coming in patch 3.1 for the MMORPG.
    Patch 3.1 includes new additions to the highly acclaimed main scenario that continues directly following the conclusion of the story found in Heavensward. Additionally, adventurers will battle on a haunted vessel in the brand new 24-player alliance raid “Void Ark,” and travel to far-off islands via airship in new Exploratory Missions to unearth
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  • Destiny Gets Spooky with Special Halloween Event

    Destiny Gets Spooky with Special Halloween Event

    Bungie quietly rolled out a special Halloween themed update for Destiny today. The update includes new cosmetic gear that takes the form of special character and enemy themed masks. Bungie even set up a special help article to explain what the "Festival of the Lost" event is all about.
    Q: What is Festival of the Lost? A: Festival of the Lost is a live event that is available to all Destiny: The Taken King players for a limited time. This event includes new Quests, Consumable items
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  • Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History Review

    Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History Review

    Recently, I was offered the opportunity to share my thoughts on the just released art book for the Assassin's Creed franchise, Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History. I am no stranger when it comes to sharing my wonderful opinions about an art book or two. It's never an easy task but 320 engaging pages later, I believe I am ready to share why I feel this book is the best product with "Assassin's Creed" in the name to come out in years. Initially, I believed that this book would ...
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  • Batman: Arkham Knight Returns to PC this Wednesday

    Batman: Arkham Knight Returns to PC this Wednesday

    On Wednesday, October 28 at 10AM (PT) Batman: Arkham Knight will be re-released on the PC. A posting on the Batman Steam Community page gives you the details on what to expect when the re-release rolls around.
    At the same time we’ll also be releasing a patch that brings the PC version fully up-to-date with content that has been released for console (with the exception of console exclusives). This means that next week, all PC players will have access to Photo Mode, Big Head Mode, Batma
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  • Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition Launch Trailer

    Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition Launch Trailer

    On October 27, Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This release of the game will feature updated visuals when compared to the initial console release. It's also got some bonus goodies by way of all of the previous DLCs being included now, some reworked levels, 1080p resolution, and more. And it's all $30.
    What starts with War, ends with Death. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, e
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  • Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Expansion Launched

    Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Expansion Launched

    ArenaNet passed along word tonight that the long-awaited expansion for Guild Wars 2 was released mere minutes ago. Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns adds in new story, new areas, new gameplay mechanics, a ton of gameplay changes, Guild Halls, new PvP content, new end game content, and much more. ArenaNet also notes that Guild Wars 2 has now reached over 7 million player accounts around the world. Also included in tonight's news is an infographic featuring some cool stats from the history of Guild Wa...
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  • Doom Multiplayer Closed Alpha Gameplay Footage

    Doom Multiplayer Closed Alpha Gameplay Footage

    Bethesda and id Software released a new video today showing off what those in this weekend's closed alpha for the Doom multiplayer will have to look forward to. The gameplay segment fully begins roughly one minute into the below video.

    The alpha is extremely limited and kicks off Friday, October 23 at 12:01AM (ET).

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  • Rainbow Six Siege to Include Additional In-Game Currency: Rainbow Credits

    Rainbow Six Siege to Include Additional In-Game Currency: Rainbow Credits

    Angry Joe recently conducted an interview with the Ubisoft team responsible for Rainbow Six Siege. During the interview, they talked in part about Siege's in-game currency, Renown. Unfortunately for the developer, he accidentally let slip word of another currency option he called "Rainbow Credits."

    The below video (skip to 9:06 for the part in question) features the following dialogue exchange.
    Developer: So the in-game currency is called Renown. We also have "Rainbow
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  • Better in VR: New Just Cause 3 Panoramic Trailer Offers 360 Degrees of Insanity

    A new trailer for Just Cause 3 was released a short time ago today, but this isn't any old, normal trailer here. Oh no, it's a 360-degree panoramic trailer that is best experienced by using something like a smartphone. Bonus points if you watch this using a VR headset like Google Cardboard or Gear VR. Sure, you can drag the view a round with your mouse but where's the fun in that?
    The video begins with Rico wing-walking on a plane and taking out the massive vertigo-inducing base named
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  • Harmonix Admits to Amazon Reviews of Rock Band 4

    Harmonix Admits to Amazon Reviews of Rock Band 4

    Yesterday, the Internet discovered that various Harmonix employees were leaving reviews for Rock Band 4 over on Amazon. That is a rather big "no-no" when it comes to ethical practices from businesses.

    Today, Harmonix admitted that yes, they have indeed been reviewing their own product. Statements have been made both by the company, Harmonix, and by one of the reviewers in question, Matthew Nordhaus.
    "Harmonix has clarified its internal policy about posting reviews of
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  • Vivendi Increases Stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft to Over 10%

    Vivendi Increases Stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft to Over 10%

    Today, Vivendi upped their stakes in both Ubisoft and Gameloft to over 10%. This comes roughly one week after their initial purchase of Ubisoft stock gave them 6.6% total ownership in the studio.
    Vivendi increased its equity stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft, two French companies with internationally-recognized know-how in video games, to respectively 10.39% and 10.20%. On October 20, 2015, Vivendi held 11.60 million Ubisoft shares and 8.68 million Gameloft shares. These shares were
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  • The Division - Environments and Weather Reveal Coming Tomorrow, Teaser Today

    The Division - Environments and Weather Reveal Coming Tomorrow, Teaser Today

    Tomorrow, we'll apparently see something with regards to Tom Clancy's The Division. It seems like we might even get a look at the game's environments and weather system if this Twitter teaser is anything to go by....
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