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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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  • Valve is Holding a Dota 2 Short Film Contest where Winners Receive $20,000

    Valve is Holding a Dota 2 Short Film Contest where Winners Receive $20,000

    Valve announced that they are kicking off a Dota 2 Short Film Contest where each winner will earn $20,000 (USD). There are two ways that you can participate in the action. You can either be a creator and create an original work for the contest or you can be a voter and help to select the winners. If you want to enter into the contest, simply head on over to the Dota 2 Short Film Contest guidelines' site. Here, you will see what you need to include in your film in order for it to be elig...
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  • Overwatch - Hanzo the Assassin Gameplay Trailer

    Overwatch - Hanzo the Assassin Gameplay Trailer

    Blizzard released another gameplay trailer today for Overwatch.
    Mastering his skills as a bowman and an assassin, Hanzo Shimada strives to prove himself as a warrior without peer. The Shimada family was established centuries ago, a clan of assassins whose power grew over the years, enabling them to build a vast criminal empire that profited from lucrative trade in arms and illegal substances. As the eldest son of the family's head, Hanzo was bound by duty to succeed his father and rule th
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  • Total War: Arena Gameplay Trailer

    Total War: Arena Gameplay Trailer

    A new gameplay trailer for the alpha version of Total War: Arena came out today.
    Today sees the release of the first gameplay trailer for Total War: Arena, showing exclusive Alpha footage of this energetic and exciting new entry to the award-winning series. Total War: Arena is a free-to-play, team-based strategy game, putting players in the middle of epic-scale battles. Using key elements of award-winning Total War design, it is made from the ground-up for multiplayer realtime st
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  • New F1 2015 Teaser and Release Date

    New F1 2015 Teaser and Release Date

    There is a brand new teaser trailer today for F1 2015. Along with this hot new media comes word that the game has been pushed back to a July 10, 2015 release date on the PS4, XB1, and PC...
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  • Valve is Working on Broken CS:GO Hitboxes

    Valve is Working on Broken CS:GO Hitboxes

    If you've played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at all, you may have come across more than a few issues where your shots simply weren't registering, even if you were point blank with your gun.

    You know, something a little like this:...
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  • Takedown: Red Sabre Developer Serellan Teasing New Tactical Shooter - Epsilon

    Serellan, the studio behind Takedown: Red Sabre is busy teasing a reveal for their new game. At present, some early concept art for the game makes it seem like they're tackling the tactical shooter genre again with something called Epsilon.


    Right now, the Epsilon website has a countdown for about a week from the time of this posting. It might be something to keep an eye on if you haven't been too enthused by recent offerings in the "tactical shooter" genre. Th...
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  • Techland Puts Hellraid on Indefinite Hold

    Techland Puts Hellraid on Indefinite Hold

    Techland officially announced today that their fantasy styled game, Hellraid, has been put on hold. Development of the game has come to a stop while the team goes back to the drawing board to meet their own expectations.
    Dear Hellraid fans, We would like to officially announce that our dark fantasy FPP game Hellraid will not be released this year as previously planned, and the development of the game has been put on hold. In the recent months we conducted an internal analysis an
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  • PlayStation E3 Experience Returns June 15

    PlayStation E3 Experience Returns June 15

    Last year, Sony held the PlayStation E3 Experience. Sony fans gathered in theaters all over the United States to watch the Sony conference live on a big theater screen and were even treated to some bonus content that wasn't made public. The PlayStation E3 Experience is back for 2015 and will be held on June 15.

    Geoff Keighley is acting as both the host and the producer for this year's event. He even took the time to write up a small blog entry on the PlayStation site to...
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  • Arizona Sunshine Announced for SteamVR

    Arizona Sunshine Announced for SteamVR

    The first zombie apocalypse game for SteamVR was announced today. It's called Arizona Sunshine and it's being developed by Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive.


    In Arizona Sunshine, you’ve been driving around for god knows how long when you hear a flash of a human voice on the radio, confirming your belief that there are still survivors out in the blistering heat of the post apocalyptic remains of the Grand Canyon state. Arizona Sunshine poses a
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  • Game of Thrones Episode 4 'Sons of Winter' is Coming Next Week

    Game of Thrones Episode 4 'Sons of Winter' is Coming Next Week

    The fourth episode for Telltale Games' Game of Thrones adventure series is slated to be released next week. The newest episode is called Sons of Winter and it picks up right where the third episode left off. Keep in mind that there are six episodes planned for this series.
    In Episode 4, the fate of the scattered Forresters hangs in the balance, and no one allied with the family is safe. An unexpected meeting offers Rodrik a new opportunity to free Ironrath from its Whitehill stranglehold,
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  • Need for Speed Franchise Reboot Announced

    Need for Speed Franchise Reboot Announced

    EA and Ghost Games today announced Need for Speed. It's not a sequel, it's not a spinoff, instead it's a full franchise reboot.


    “Need for Speed is one of the most iconic names in gaming, and we're returning it to greatness in this reboot,” said Marcus Nilsson, Executive Producer at Ghost Games. “Pulling on our 20 years of history, and then taking a year out from releasing a game, we are making the game we’ve always wanted to. We're listening to the fans
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  • Latest ESEA Client Poses a Huge Security Risk

    Latest ESEA Client Poses a Huge Security Risk

    If you frequently make use of the ESEA client to play on their Counter-Strike servers, you may want to hold off on updating to the latest version. Hell, I'd go so far as to suggest that you uninstall the ESEA client right now and take your business elsewhere. Why? It seems as though the latest client gives the ESEA full administrative access to your computer. The client makes use of a kernal driver that now runs 24/7 on your machine. It has the capability to look at any file on ...
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  • Heroes of the Storm Open Beta Begins

    Heroes of the Storm Open Beta Begins

    Blizzard has opened the floodgates to everyone interested in playing the Heroes of the Storm beta today. That's right, the open beta is officially here.
    If you didn’t get the chance to leap into the fray during our Technical Alpha or Closed Beta phases, right now is a great opportunity to dive headlong into our raucous online team brawler before the game launches on June 2.

    That’s right—no more keys, codes, or opt-ins; you can click here to start downloading Heroes and
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  • Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity DLC Coming in June

    Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity DLC Coming in June

    For those fans still playing Battlefield Hardline, you should be happy to hear that the Criminal Activity DLC is slated to have "early access" beginning this June.

    There’s been a recent uptick in reports in the local precincts – a rash of violent crime that is seemingly connected somehow. Small crews of well-trained, aggressive criminals have been using force of arms to terrorize the citizenry and are in direct conflict with the police in many cases. Public property da
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  • White Xbox One Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming to the U.S.

    White Xbox One Halo: The Master Chief Collection Coming to the U.S.

    Major Nelson just announced that for a limited time, you will be able to pick up a special edition white Xbox One bundle with Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The bundle comes with a white Xbox One, white Xbox One controller, and a digital download code for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.


    The retail price for the bundle is $349 (USD). It's slated to be available later this month (May) in "very limited quantities for a limited time."

    (via Major...
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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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    Skull and Bones
    100.00%
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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