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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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  • Splatoon Breaks Top 5 Best Selling Games as PlayStation Dominates June 2015 NPD Charts

    The latest NPD figures are in and Sony once again reigns supreme in both hardware and software for June 2015. The PlayStation 4 led in overall hardware sales and software sales, thanks in part to the strong demand for the special Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 bundle.

    On the software side of things, Splatoon had a very solid full month, earning an impressive fifth spot on the software chart. That is even more impressive when you notice that it is the only game on the top 10 that...
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  • Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection - Uncharted 2 Footage and Demo Announcement

    Naughty Dog, Bluepoint, and Sony revealed some new gameplay footage today for Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection coming this year for the PlayStation 4. The studio not only showed off some 60fps gameplay footage from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, but they also released some new screenshots and details about an upcoming demo.



    The studio says they are going for 1080p and targeting 60fps for the game, similar to what they did for The Last of Us Remaster...
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  • Angry Birds 2 Announced for July 30

    Angry Birds 2 Announced for July 30

    Angry Birds 2 was announced today. It's coming July 30. Yes, I know there are many, many Angry Birds games that exist.
    Back in December 2009, when we were just a small games studio, we released our 52nd game featuring colorful birds, green pigs, a slingshot and a super catchy theme tune. Fast forward to 2015 and Angry Birds has taken the world by storm. With 3 billion game downloads, millions of fans across the globe, multiple mashups and spin-offs, collaborations with A-list
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  • Game of Thrones Episode 5 'A Nest of Vipers' Out Next Week - New Trailer and Details

    Telltale Games released a new trailer and details today for the fifth episode in their ongoing Game of Thrones adventure series. Episode 5 is called "A Nest of Vipers." Ooh, sounds dangerous! Let's just dive right in, shall we?
    The game series is based on the world, characters and events seen in HBO's TV show, which in turn is based on George R. R. Martin's books (A Song of Ice and Fire). The events in the game series begin towards the end of Season Three of the series, and end
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  • GTA Online Prison Break Heist Double XP and Money Weekend Underway

    GTA Online Prison Break Heist Double XP and Money Weekend Underway

    Rockstar kicked off a double XP (well, RP in game) and double GTA$ payout this weekend for the Prison Break Heist in GTA Online. If you don't want to do that Heist for bonus experience and cash, you can always just do any of these other activities for double the experience this weekend.
    • Armored Trucks • Collecting Bounties • Completing Daily Objectives • Crate Drop Collection & Enemy Kills • Destroy Vehicle Targets • Distract Cops • Flig
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  • New Online MMO Game in Plarium Browsergames

    New Online MMO Game in Plarium Browsergames

    When you think of strategy games, some of the biggest out there are Stormfall: Age of War and Sparta: War of Empires, and both of these titles, and many more came from one source. Founded in 2009 Plarium has taken the gaming world by storm with their unique MMO games, the company is still growing and is launching a new game within its already expansive browsergames catalogue. The most recent addition is Nords: Heroes of the North. To see for yourself, you can Click here to see Plarium strategy-...
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  • Security PSA: Epic Games Forums Hacked

    Security PSA: Epic Games Forums Hacked

    Time to change those passwords, especially if you were a member of the Epic Games forums at any point. Epic said that their forums were "compromised" by a hacker.
    Dear Epic Games Forum Member,

    We have just discovered that the Epic Games forums located at https://forums.epicgames.com were compromised by a hacker. We are sorry to report that the incident may have resulted in unauthorized access to your username, email address, password, and the date of birth you provided at
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  • PSA: Download Dragon Age: Inquisition Multiplayer for Free

    PSA: Download Dragon Age: Inquisition Multiplayer for Free

    EA and BioWare just made the multiplayer component of Dragon Age: Inquisition free to everyone, but only if you add it to your Origin account by July 21. This means that you can add the multiplayer to your account before the 21st and continue to play it for free forever. If you don't add it to your account by that date, too bad.

    In addition to this, they are also offering a six hour trial for the game's single player. To kick off these offers, simply head on over to Origin...
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  • Deep Silver Drops Dead Island 2 Developer Yager

    Deep Silver Drops Dead Island 2 Developer Yager

    Dead Island 2 developer, Yager, is no longer working on the game. This is according to a statement made public by Deep Silver.
    "With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager. We will continue working towards bringing our vision of Dead Island 2 to life, and we will share further information at a later stage."
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  • 2016 Smite World Championship Announced

    2016 Smite World Championship Announced

    Hi-Rez Studios and Microsoft are teaming up for the Smite World Championship Presented by Xbox One. This event will close out Season 2 for the action-MOBA game.
    From Jan. 7 to Jan. 10, 2016, teams from North America, Europe, Brazil, Latin America, China, and, for the first time, Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand) will compete for the grand prize and the title of SMITE World Champions at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Ga. The 2016 SWC will feature two
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  • Rockstar Investigating Reports of Low Framerate Following Latest GTA Online Update

    Following the release of the Ill-Gotten Gains Update Part 2 for GTA Online, many users reported lower than usual framerates. Many speculated that Rockstar had implemented a system to combat modders and cheaters in the latest update, and as a result the performance had been adversely affected. Some tests found that even unmodded, the new system was causing a negative impact to performance. At no point has Rockstar officially remarked about any new anti-cheat or anti-mod system being implemented. ...
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  • Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Coming in August

    Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Coming in August

    Five Nights at Freddy's 4 was originally slated to be released this Halloween. Apparently, the allure of something was too strong for creator Scott Cawthon since he has now pushed the release date up to August 8. Yes, the fourth chapter in the series will be released exactly one year after the first game was released. Cawthon did note that there will be a "free update with extra content" released on Halloween in order to "keep the Halloween date special." The announcement came from a...
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  • Jade Raymond Joins EA and Opens Motive Studios

    Jade Raymond Joins EA and Opens Motive Studios

    Jade Raymond has joined EA and opened up the new Motive Studios. Raymond is perhaps best know for her work as the Producer for Assassin's Creed and Executive Producer on Assassin's Creed II. She also worked on Watch Dogs and The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot during her time with Ubisoft Montreal. Now at EA, Raymond has opened up Motive in Montreal, Canada. The studio's goal is to create some fresh IPs for EA as well as working on already established franchises. The first order of bu...
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  • Demigryph Revealed in New Total War: Warhammer Trailer

    Demigryph Revealed in New Total War: Warhammer Trailer

    The Demigryph unit was revealed today by Sega for Total War: Warhammer.
    Part lion and part eagle, these noble monstrous cavalry are ridden by only the most renowned knights of the Empire. Clad in ornate plate armour, their densely muscled frames enable them to thunder into combat, tearing their foes limb from limb and spreading fear among the enemy ranks.
    This is the first in the "Introducing..." series that is planned for Total War: Warhammer. The first in-engine trailer for...
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  • First Gameplay Trailer for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

    First Gameplay Trailer for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

    An all new gameplay trailer for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 was released today by Activision. The video includes "Black Spa Scriptures" by punk band Plague Vendor.
    the video shows skateboarding pros and hidden characters, classic trick combos in brand-new levels, and tons of skaters ripping together. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is expected to arrive in North America on September 29, 2015 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment
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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...
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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