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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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  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate Announced by Ubisoft

    Assassin's Creed Syndicate Announced by Ubisoft

    A new year means a new Assassin's Creed game. This year it's Assassin's Creed Syndicate and it takes place in London during the Industrial Revolution (1868 to be exact). Let's take a look at that glorious facial hair.

    You play as Jacob Frye on a mission "to fight those who exploit the less privileged in the name of progress." Oh but there's a small twist! You can also play as Jacob's sister, Evie! That's right, there is a second protagonist and they're female. Fr...
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  • New Psychological Horror Through the Woods Coming Early 2016

    New Psychological Horror Through the Woods Coming Early 2016

    Developer Antagonist is working on a new third-person psychological horror called Through the Woods. The game is slated for release on Windows, Mac, and Linux in early 2016.

    Set on the coast of Norway, Through the Woods tells the story of the extremes a mother would go to in order to save her child. The narrative begins with the mother, Karen, who is being interrogated regarding the mysterious disappearance of her son. Gameplay starts as she recounts the terrible
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  • The Witcher 3 - Xbox One Gameplay and 1 Million Pre-Orders

    The Witcher 3 - Xbox One Gameplay and 1 Million Pre-Orders

    A double dose of news for you today for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. First up is word that the game has already surpassed 1 million units pre-ordered around the world. Next up is some new gameplay footage. We've already seen some gameplay from the PlayStation 4, but now it's the Xbox One's time to shine.


    It's interesting to note that the Xbox One version of the game features dynamic resolution scaling. It can scale between 900p and 1080p depending on the scene....
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  • Dinosaurs and Open World Collide in ARK: Survival Evolved

    Dinosaurs and Open World Collide in ARK: Survival Evolved

    ARK: Survival Evolved is an upcoming open-world survival game that has dinosaurs. You can hunt them, die to them, and even ride them.



    Powered by Unreal Engine 4, ARK: Survival Evolved takes on the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake naked and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research
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  • Behind the Scenes of King's Quest - Voicing a Modern Classic

    Behind the Scenes of King's Quest - Voicing a Modern Classic

    A new behind the scenes video came out today for [I]King's Quest[/I]. The new video takes a look at some of the voice work and voice actors that will appear in the new Sierra adventure.

    Christopher Lloyd is a veteran of cinema and television known worldwide for his performances in films like Back to the Future, The Addams Family and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as TV’s Taxi. He will star as the elder King Graham in King’s Quest. Playing the young Sir Graham, Jos
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  • Bloodstained Kickstarter by Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Reaches Goal

    Bloodstained Kickstarter by Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Reaches Goal

    Koji Igarashi launched a Kickstarter earlier today for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, a game that is not completely unlike Castlevania. That's probably for good reason. Igarashi was a Producer on the original Castlevania franchise, so it's already got some impressive legs to stand on here. The Kickstarter is already sitting at over $655,000 after having gone up just a few hours ago today. Why so much hype and hope for the game? Well, seeing as how Konami has essentially ditched the...
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  • Rumor: Bethesda and Guillermo del Toro Team Up for Fallout 4 Trailer

    Rumor: Bethesda and Guillermo del Toro Team Up for Fallout 4 Trailer

    According to the public profile for a CG artist, not only is a Fallout 4 trailer in the works but it is being worked on by Guillermo del Toro's production company. This is all according to the LinkedIn profile for a contract 3D artist, who listed his previous work experience with Mirada Studios, the name of del Toro's production company.

    In the listing (seen below), he says he did some contract work as a 3D artist on a Fallout 4 cinematic trailer.

    Some of...
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  • Pure Pwnage Movie Trailer

    Pure Pwnage Movie Trailer

    There's actually a Pure Pwnage movie coming. Today, two years after it was funded, the first trailer was released. This is it.


    For those who don't remember, Pure Pwnage did small "episodes" that focused on gaming and "being a pro gamer." Their first video came out back in 2004. If you still don't remember them, then perhaps you will recognize their most popular video, FPS Doug.

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  • You Could Be Playing Splatoon Right Now

    You Could Be Playing Splatoon Right Now

    Nintendo is conducting their first Splatoon Global Testfire right this second! If you act fast, you can download the client and hop into some games of Splatoon. These testfires will take place periodically through today and tomorrow (May 9, 2015). You can download the Splatoon demo right now from the Wii U eShop in both North America and Europe. This will be your only opportunity to play the game ahead of its release on May 29. The demo gives you access to four weapons and two map...
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  • Mystery of Yesterday's MediEvil Teaser Leak Revealed - It's a Fan Made Unreal Engine 4 Project

    Yesterday, a teaser was leaked for what looked like a super official reboot of MediEvil for the PlayStation 4. Sadly, the truth came out today. Instead of it being an official product from Sony, it is actually a fan made piece made by some talented people.

    They released their full video today, which you can watch below.


    It's still really cool, though!...
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  • Report: All Future Battlefield 4 Content Will be Free

    Report: All Future Battlefield 4 Content Will be Free

    According to DICE's David Sirland, all future Battlefield 4 content will be free to everyone. This means that regardless of whether or not you're a Battlefield 4 Premium owner or not, the upcoming content will cost you nothing. So, what does this include? Well, how's about some new maps? How's about a new game mode? What about some new weapons? Yes, yes, and yes. The new Gunmaster game mode will be coming in the Spring 2015 update. This will also come with five new weapons t...
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  • Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Doxes and Threatens Developer and His Family

    Following a couple of posts on the official Star Wars: The Old Republic forums, John Jarynowski found himself the victim of harassment from some irate fans. What did John do to anger people to the point that they doxed him, threatened him, and threatened his family? He just posted some information regarding what the combat team was or was not going to be working on for the Sentinel/Maruder classes. That was it. The series of events began when John posted a public thread talking about th...
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  • Yoshimitsu Revealed for Tekken 7

    Yoshimitsu Revealed for Tekken 7

    Yoshimitsu went full... he went full something in his reveal trailer for Tekken 7.

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  • Rumor Suggests Bethesda to Show 30 Minute Gamplay Demo for Fallout 4 at E3 2015

    PCGames out of Germany has the latest Fallout 4 rumor to hit the web this week. They claim that an anonymous source told them that Bethesda will reveal a 20-30 minute long gameplay demo for Fallout 4 at the end of their dedicated E3 2015 press conference. Their source also suggested that the game would not be a 2015 release. E3 2015 is still about a month and a week away from kicking off and already the rumors are coming in hot and heavy. Of course, this isn't the first Fallout 4 rumor tha...
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  • Did a New PlayStation 4 MediEvil Reveal Just Get Leaked?

    Did a New PlayStation 4 MediEvil Reveal Just Get Leaked?

    MediEvil was an action-adventure title born on the PlayStation back in 1998. You assumed the role of Sir Daniel Fortesque after he was brought back to life by mistake from a sorcerer named Zarok, Fortesque's old nemesis. Long story short, you fought against other zombies and monsters on your adventures through the lands of Gallowmere. It was more of a "light-hearted" game with some good gameplay to back it up. Now here we are in 2015 and some mysterious teasers popped up showing off what co...
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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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