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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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  • NBA 2KTV Season 2 Announced for NBA 2K16

    NBA 2KTV Season 2 Announced for NBA 2K16

    2K announced today the return of NBA 2KTV. Season 2 for the show airs exclusively within NBA 2K16 and on the MyNBA 2K16 companion app (Android, iOS) on September 25 at 4PM (PT; 7PM ET).
    NBA 2KTV puts you in the driver’s seat for your NBA 2K16 experience, with the debut of 2KTV Interactive, brand new exclusives, and more: • 2KTV Interactive: Participate in each week’s episode of 2KTV, with exclusive Votes, Trivia and Community Polling, to select featured events in MyPark, win V
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  • Drew Karpyshyn, Original Mass Effect Writer, Back at BioWare

    Drew Karpyshyn, Original Mass Effect Writer, Back at BioWare

    Drew Karpyshyn, one of the original writers on the Mass Effect franchise, has returned to work at BioWare. He explained the return over on his personal website.
    Speaking of full circle, here’s the second piece of big news: as of this past week, I am back working at BioWare again! For those who don’t know, I spent over a decade with BioWare working on many award winning and fan-beloved games like Mass Effect 1&2, Knights of the Old Republic and the Star Wars: The Old Republic Online
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  • New Xbox One Experience is Rolling Out to Testers Now

    New Xbox One Experience is Rolling Out to Testers Now

    The New Xbox One Experience began to roll out to those enrolled in the preview program earlier today. This massive change to the way users interact with the Xbox One includes far greater Windows 10 integration than ever before along with a new look, easier to access games and apps, and more.
    A redesigned Home to help you truly jump in While keeping the main section concentrated on your task at hand (say, getting back to playing Gears of War: Ultimate Edition), we’re introducing verti
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  • PlayStation VR will be "Priced as a New Gaming Platform" says Sony

    PlayStation VR will be "Priced as a New Gaming Platform" says Sony

    Looking forward to Project Morpheus PlayStation VR? You may want to rethink that plan as Sony's CEO Andrew House revealed that the headset and associated hardware will be "priced as a new gaming platform."

    In speaking with Bloomberg at TGS 2015, House alluded to the price of PlayStation VR being around $400 (USD), which is about the same price as most current generation consoles. At the Tokyo Game Show, Sony showed off ten new virtual reality titles to those in attendan...
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  • Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to Everyone

    Star Wars Battlefront Beta Open to Everyone

    EA and DICE revealed that the beta for Star Wars Battlefront will be open to everyone. That's right, there are no restrictions on who will be able to download and play the beta upon its release.

    Mathew Everett, the game's Community Manager, said that everyone on PC, PS4, and XB1 can play. Hell, you don't even need to have an online connection to play the beta after the initial download.
    For now, I can tell you this: the beta will consist of both our offline and online
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  • Another Dota 2 Update Released - September 17, 2015

    Another Dota 2 Update Released - September 17, 2015

    Another update for Dota 2 just came out.
    • The International 2015 Compendium has been enabled, including spending coins for items/sets. It can be found under the Watch, Tournaments section for The International 2015.
    • Fixed a bug where certain replays were incorrectly marked as incompatible.
    • Fixed tab-selection order with Meepo clones.
    • Fixed a bug where replays couldn't be downloaded on some systems.
    • Fixed dire penalty never being set in private lobbies.
    • Custom Games: Fixed the
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  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Character Classes Trailer

    Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Character Classes Trailer

    A new trailer came out today for Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 that takes a look at the various character classes in the game.
    (This trailer) tells the story of six new character classes, and shows off new variants and new maps including the Asia-themed map, Zen Peak, and the Dino land-themed map, Boney Island. Learn the back story to all the new classes, and see how they bring an increasing amount of depth and variety to the game through their abilities. These newcomers help make
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  • Another New Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Trailer, Uncharted 4 Beta Dates

    Naughty Dog and Sony released another new gameplay trailer for Uncharted; The Nathan Drake Collection today.

    The team will have new gameplay videos up through the game's launch on October 9. A demo for the Collection will be out on PlayStation Network on September 29.


    The beta for Uncharted 4 was shown off to be December 4-13. The beta will be for everybody that has a copy of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and a live PlayStation...
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  • Rainbow Six Siege Ships with 11 Maps, All Future Maps to be Free

    Rainbow Six Siege Ships with 11 Maps, All Future Maps to be Free

    A posting over on Reddit by an Ubisoft employee shines a light on how the studio will support Rainbow Six Siege after its release.
    We are glad to finally share with you that at launch, Rainbow Six Siege will have 11 maps, playable both day or night, all using the full potential of our Real Blast destruction technology. In addition, all post-launch maps will be downloadable for free. We want players to stay with us for the long term and have ambitious post-launch plans that we will
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  • The Witness Release Date Set for January 26, 2016 - New Trailer and Screens

    The Witness Release Date Set for January 26, 2016 - New Trailer and Screens

    Developer Jonathan Blow finally unveiled a release date for The Witness today. The puzzle filled adventure title from the Indie developer that brought us Braid will be released on January 26, 2016 for Windows, iOS, and the PlayStation 4.
    We’ll be very happy to get the game out into the world, because we’ve been working on it a long time! We originally thought The Witness would be coming out toward the end of the PS4 launch window, but … there’s just been a lot to do. I think
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  • Bungie Explains How Xur Works in Destiny Year Two

    Bungie Explains How Xur Works in Destiny Year Two

    The latest Bungie weekly update posting contains a wealth of new information from the studio but perhaps most important thing mentioned this week is information on how Xur will work in Year Two. Xur, for those unaware, is an NPC that shows up each weekend and sells a number of exotic and unique items that you can purchase with Strange Coins. In Year Two, Bungie is changing things up a bit with regards to what Xur will sell and when. Here is what Senior Design Lead Tyson Green has t...
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  • Persona 5 Tokyo Game Show 2015 Trailer

    Persona 5 Tokyo Game Show 2015 Trailer

    A new trailer for Persona 5 was revealed this week. The trailer shows off snippets of gameplay with Japanese voice work. As far as I'm aware, there is no English trailer yet.

    Persona 5 is expected to be released now in the Summer of 2016 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in both Japan and North America.

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  • Dishonored 2 Welcome to Karnaca Trailer

    Dishonored 2 Welcome to Karnaca Trailer

    A new behind the scenes trailer for Dishonored 2 came out today by Bethesda. The trailer, Welcome to Karnaca, shines a light on how the world of Karnaca is different from Dunwall, the city in the first game.
    How is Karnaca different from Dunwall? The southern setting for Dishonored 2 is much sunnier – but what else is new? Arkane’s Co-Creative Director Harvey Smith takes us on a tour of the game’s new location.

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  • Final Fantasy XV Dawn Trailer 2.0 Shown by Square Enix

    Final Fantasy XV Dawn Trailer 2.0 Shown by Square Enix

    The "Dawn Trailer 2.0" for Final Fantasy XV was shown off this week by Square Enix at the Tokyo Game Show. This is an updated trailer for the game that fans may remember from just a little over a month ago.
    This is an updated trailer that depicts protagonists Noctis and Luna as they reflect on the tragic events of their respective pasts, which set the stage for the narrative of FINAL FANTASY XV. Players will catch a glimpse of the fateful duo's internal strife as Luna struggles
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  • PSA: Save Up to 67% on the Call of Duty Franchise this Weekend

    PSA: Save Up to 67% on the Call of Duty Franchise this Weekend

    On Steam, you can save up to 67% on the Call of Duty franchise for the duration of this weekend. This includes discounts on Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and more.

    That's pretty much it. Go forth and save....
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