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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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  • Get Your First Taste of Nolan North as the Ghost in New Destiny: The Taken King Dreadnaught Teaser

    Bungie released a new teaser today for Destiny: The Taken King. In this short clip, you can get your first taste of Nolan North serving as the voice of your Ghost companion. North is fully replacing Peter Dinklage as the voice, even going so far as to redo every line from the base game.


    More from this teaser will be revealed on Wednesday, August 26 at 11AM (PT) on Bungie's Twitch channel....
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  • Kojima's Final Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer

    Kojima's Final Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Trailer

    Today, Hideo Kojima released the launch trailer, and presumably final pre-release trailer, for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. This is also the final Metal Gear franchise trailer that he will ever put together.

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a Hideo Kojima game, will be released on September 1, 2015.

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  • Latest NBA 2K16 Trailer Invokes Charlie Sheen Circa 2011

    Latest NBA 2K16 Trailer Invokes Charlie Sheen Circa 2011

    The latest trailer for NBA 2K16 is called #Winning. I kid you not.
    We’re excited for the worldwide premiere of #Winning. NBA 2K16 hits the court with the most authentic and real gameplay a basketball simulation title has ever delivered. Look out for cover athletes Stephen Curry, James Harden & Anthony Davis along with a plethora of the top NBA talent. Watch it to the end and spread the word! Pre-order NBA 2K16 and get the game September 25th. That’s 4 days ahead of the September 2
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  • This is a Mad Max TV Commercial

    This is a Mad Max TV Commercial

    What follows is a 30 second TV spot for the upcoming Mad Max game. I don't really think I need to explain anything beyond that, except for the fact that Mad Max will be out on September 1, 2015.
    See the chaotic, action-packed, open-world Wasteland. Mad Max is an open world, third-person action game where players become Mad Max, a lone warrior in a savage post-apocalyptic world where cars are the key to survival. In The Wasteland, it’s every man for himself. Playing as the relu
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  • Barkley 2 Teaser is Mostly Slam, Not Much Jam

    Barkley 2 Teaser is Mostly Slam, Not Much Jam

    If you haven't played, or even know about, Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, then I feel really bad for you. It's a masterpiece. There's simply no other way to describe an RPG of its caliber.

    At long last, a new teaser for the sequel to the 2008 hit has finally been revealed. Here is the latest trailer for Barkley 2: Revenge of Cuchulainn.
    The year is 666X. A powerful youngster, wise beyond his years, awakens from a B-Ball induced coma aboard the mysterious dwarf
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  • Konami Denies Statements from GameSpot that say MGS 5: The Phantom Pain Multiplayer is Locked Behind a Paywall

    Yesterday, GameSpot put out an article that said Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain's forward operating base (FOB) multiplayer, was locked behind a paywall. Gamespot said that in order to even play FOB, players had to first purchase an in-game currency, MB Coins, using real world money.

    Today, Konami issued a statement to PC Gamer that flat out said that was a complete load of BS.
    "Gamespot posted an article following the review that the PVP (FOB) mode in MGSV TPP will
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  • Free PlayStation Plus Games for September 2015 - Grow Home, La Mulana EX, and More

    The games going out to all PlayStation Plus subscribers for September 2015 were revealed today by Sony. The games include four offerings for the PS4, three for the PS3, and three for the Vita.
    So what can gamers look forward to this September? Grow Home is an adorable game about BUD (Botanical Utility Droid), who is traveling the stars in search of new flora to help his home planet. In Grow Home, players will climb a massive plant that stretches from the planet’s surface all the
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  • Black Ops 3 Multiplayer Beta Extended an Extra Day

    Black Ops 3 Multiplayer Beta Extended an Extra Day

    Treyarch just announced that they have extended the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta an extra day on the PlayStation 4.

    This moves the end of the beta from tonight until tomorrow (Monday) at 10PM (PT). Treyarch also notes that the lag everyone is currently experiencing may go away once they're done deploying updated servers.
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  • Boston Police Foil Planned Violence Against Attendees at the Pokemon World Championship

    The Boston Police Department (BPD) arrested two suspects this past week that were allegedly planning a violent rampage during the Pokemon World Championship.


    On August 20, the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) received word from the private sector public safety team at the Hynes Convention Center that two people were making violent threats on social media outlets against attendees at the Pokemon World Championship.
    Security officers at the Hynes, officers
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  • Black Ops 3 Beta Updated - Open to All PS4 Owners, Level Cap to 40, Spectre Specialist, and New Safeguard Mode

    Today, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 beta was updated once again. Today, the beta is open to everybody that owns a PlayStation 4. However, you presumably still need to have PlayStation Plus in order to play online.

    Today's update also raises the level cap to 40 (Colonel), the new Spectre Specialist, and an all-new game mode called Safeguard.
    Today, you’ll have the opportunity to play as Spectre – here’s what you need to know:
    Next to nothing is known about the
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  • Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards Announced by Valve

    Fifth Annual Saxxy Awards Announced by Valve

    The 2015 Saxxy Awards are officially underway for fans of Team Fortress 2 and machinima in general. Details on the rules and deadlines are now known, but this year brings a few changes for the categories compared to previous years.
    We're mixing up the categories again this year, to encourage more of you to submit entries. (and encourage the overachievers among you to submit more entries!) The Action, Comedy and Drama categories are all changing to have a 3 minute limit, and there
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  • Valve Announces The Majors Tournament Series for Dota 2

    Valve Announces The Majors Tournament Series for Dota 2

    Valve announced that starting this Fall, they will hold a series of tournaments that ends at the next International. They're calling these The Majors and the first one will kick off in Europe in November.
    Ahead of this Major, there will be Open Qualifiers from October 6-9, and Regional Qualifiers from October 10-13. Any team may participate in an Open Qualifier, and two teams from each region will be among those invited to participate in the Regional Qualifiers. The Regional Qualifiers
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  • PSA: Free Payday 2 Weekend and 75% Off Sale

    PSA: Free Payday 2 Weekend and 75% Off Sale

    This weekend, for the next 46 or so hours, you can play Payday 2 for free via Steam. In addition to this, you can save 75% off of the normal price of $19.99. There is also a big 50%-75% off sale on most of the DLC.

    This means that all of the DLC will only run you about $29.25 instead of the like... billions of dollars I assume it all costs without the discounts. This weekend's sale also coincided with a new 264MB "Hotfix 74.1" patch today.
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  • Black Ops 3 Beta Updated with Increased Level Cap, New Map, New Character, and Uplink

    An update was rolled out a short time ago today for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta on the PlayStation 4. This update includes a raised level cap to 34, a new map (Stronghold), the return of the Uplink game type from Advanced Warfare, and a new character complete with unique abilities.
    Also, while we see that you’ve been having a good time with Combine, Hunted and Evac, we feel that it’s time to add something new to the mix. That’s why we’re introducing a new
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  • Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Screenshots

    Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Screenshots

    Here are some of the first direct feed screenshots for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune.

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