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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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  • Pwnage Announces New Ultra-light StormBreaker Wireless Mouse

    Pwnage Announces New Ultra-light StormBreaker Wireless Mouse

    The new mouse boasts a total weight of just 53g.

    If you're into having an ultra-light mouse for your gaming rig, you may be interested in checking out the upcoming StormBreaker mouse from Pwnage. Clocking in at a total weight of just 53g, this mouse uses a body made out magnesium to achieve that lighter weight. They also cut a bunch of holes in where having a solid piece of material really isn't necessary, like a lot of these ultra-light mice are doing these days to help keep the weight...
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  • Counter-Strike 2 Reference Included in Latest Nvidia Driver

    Counter-Strike 2 Reference Included in Latest Nvidia Driver

    Is the long-awaited Source 2 release just around the bend?

    For a few centuries now, fans of Counter-Strike have been longing for their beloved FPS to receive an engine update to Source 2. After all, other Valve titles have received the treatment, some of which having been updated almost a decade back like Dota 2.

    This week, rumors of the mythical Source 2 release of Counter-Strike flared up when the official Counter-Strike Twitter account updated their Twitter banner....
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  • New Deep Rock Galactic Game Trades Co-op FPS with Single-player Bullet Hell

    New Deep Rock Galactic Game Trades Co-op FPS with Single-player Bullet Hell

    This new game is quite the departure from its origins.

    Funday Games and their publisher, Ghost Ship Publishing, just announced Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Gone are the co-op first-person shooter shenanigans that fans have come to know and love from the original Deep Rock Galactic. In Survivor, it's just you versus an onslaught of baddies.

    Funday Games is calling this a "survivor-like auto-shooter." You can probably think of this as Vampire Survivors but with...
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  • Atlas Fallen Dated for May 16

    Atlas Fallen Dated for May 16

    Release date announced along with new screenshots.

    Focus Entertainment and development studio Deck13 Interactive say that their fantasy action-RPG Atlas Fallen will be out on May 16. This release will have you battling giant creatures in "superpowered combat" on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

    New screenshots were also released today showing off the game in action. You can find those below along with a little refresher on what this game is all about....
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  • EA Fires Over 200 Apex Legends QA Testers via Zoom

    EA Fires Over 200 Apex Legends QA Testers via Zoom

    Of all the ways to let someone go, doing it via a Zoom call and after a night shift shouldn't be one of them.

    On February 28, EA tried to quietly lay off over 200 quality assurance (QA) testers from their Baton Rouge office. These QA testers were primarily working on the Respawn Entertainment developed battle royale game Apex Legends. The initial reporting about these layoffs came to light via Kotaku, who says that the layoffs happened via a Zoom call.

    The process of laying...
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  • Final Fantasy 16 is Probably Coming to PC but Not for a Very Long Time

    Final Fantasy 16 is Probably Coming to PC but Not for a Very Long Time

    So is this PC version that "doesn't exist" actually announced now or...?

    Earlier this year, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida said that if you wanted to play the new Square Enix developed RPG you should just "buy a PlayStation 5." He sure seemed to indicate at that time that a PC release of the game just wasn't in the cards yet.

    Of course, this is assuming you ignore the initial trailer reveal of Final Fantasy 16 that included...
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  • Forspoken is the First and Last Release by Luminous Productions

    Forspoken is the First and Last Release by Luminous Productions

    They had a good run?

    The development studio for Forspoken, Luminous Productions, will be absorbed back into Square Enix. The members of the studio will fill positions within Square Enix leaving Forspoken as their first, and only, release.

    The reveal came via Twitter where Luminous Productions says that the change will begin this May. The statement from Luminous says that their "talented team will join Square Enix to deliver new, innovative gaming experiences to players...
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  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion Announced

    Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion Announced

    To deliver you what is yours. Destined death.

    A day many of us have been waiting for is here: FromSoftware finally announced the first expansion for Elden Ring. The rather low-key announcement came via Twitter where the developer merely confirmed that the DLC is currently in development and that it's called Shadow of the Erdtree.

    They offered no other details outside of the name and the "yeah, we're working on it" announcement. There is no release date, but we...
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  • NewsBits: A Bunch of Updates and New Releases Featuring Destiny, Battlefield, and More

    It's a pretty big release day for a lot of games.

    Let's just get this all out of the way now, because otherwise there would be a separate news post for all of this and I'm not about that life today. Apparently, February 28th is the day that publishers and developers were like, "Yeah, that date is a great time to get a new season/game/update out to everyone!"

    We've got some Destiny 2: Lightfall, there's new Battlefield 2042 content, there's Catan, Fallout 76 got a big new...
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  • Destiny 2: Lightfall Update Changelog

    Destiny 2: Lightfall Update Changelog

    The new season arrives tomorrow alongside this big 7.0.0.1 update.

    Tomorrow, February 28 is the launch of Destiny 2: Lightfall. Not only will players get this entirely new expansion but they will get the hefty update 7.0.0.1 for the game at the exact same time.

    Obviously, Lightfall is going to bring about a bunch of new content. This 7.0.0.1 update will also bring sweeping changes to a lot of the game's existing mechanics, as well as changes to gear, mods, weapons, special...
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  • Expansions Announced for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

    Expansions Announced for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

    Two major expansions will continue the story in Scarlet and Violet.

    Later this year, the first expansions for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be released. The expansions were revealed as part of a Pokémon Presents event from earlier this morning. Combined, the expansions are called The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. This will be made up of two separate DLCs: The Teal Mask in fall 2023 and The Indigo Disk in winter 2023.

    The Teal Mask lets players take part...
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  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Co-op Gameplay Showcase

    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Co-op Gameplay Showcase

    Because this was forgotten about last week.

    Last week during the PlayStation Showcase, Warner Bros. Games and DC revealed a decently long look at the co-op gameplay for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. This is the upcoming third-person action-adventure title in development by Rocksteady Studios.

    This video shows off parts of the open-world of Metropolis, some enemies, character abilities, traversal, and more. You can play this with up to three other friends or you...
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  • Green Hell VR Coming to PlayStation VR2 this Year

    Green Hell VR Coming to PlayStation VR2 this Year

    There will be some PSVR 2 exclusive enhancements with this release.

    Green Hell VR has already enjoyed some moderate success on PC VR as well as on the Meta Quest 2. Soon it will be PlayStation VR2's turn to bring players into the do or die survival sim. Naturally, thanks to the enhancements on the PSVR2 hardware, there are some features that are only going to be available on the PlayStation VR2 version of the game.

    For instance, there will be better haptic feedback in...
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  • The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Launches March 7

    The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition Launches March 7

    It's The Outer Worlds but better.

    On march 7, The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. With this release, the RPG will get some nice next-gen improvements thanks to higher resolution visuals, a dynamic weather system, overhauled lighting and environments, improved performance, faster load times, enhanced character detail, a higher level cap, and more.

    Included in The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition is...
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  • Barotrauma Brings the Underwater Sci-fi Scares on March 13

    Barotrauma Brings the Underwater Sci-fi Scares on March 13

    This sci-fi underwater adventure leaves Early Access in two weeks.

    Are you ready to dive deep under the sea to encounter fears known and unknown? You better be because Barotrauma is leaving Steam Early Access on March 13 with the release of version 1.0. This full release will include even more new features than what the 2.5 million players have already experienced throughout the Early Access period.

    In Barotrauma, players will dive deep into the waters of Europa using...
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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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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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