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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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  • Odell Beckham Jr. Is Madden NFL 16 Cover Athlete

    Odell Beckham Jr. Is Madden NFL 16 Cover Athlete

    The votes have been tallied and the winner of the Madden NFL 16 cover athlete vote is Odell Beckham Jr. The New York Giants Wide Receiver beat out the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski for the honor.

    Beckham is one of the NFL's most explosive playmakers, highlighting an exceptional rookie season with an electrifying one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys in primetime. In his rookie season, Beckham broke out with over 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns, despite playing in only 12 games.
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  • Nintendo Schedules E3 Event at the Same Time as Square Enix

    Nintendo Schedules E3 Event at the Same Time as Square Enix

    Last month, Square Enix announced that they would hold their E3 2015 press conference on June 16 at 9AM. That has traditionally been the same time that Nintendo holds their own E3 conferences, at least if recent history is anything to go on. As expected, Nintendo didn't seem to let it bother them too much as they announced today that they would keep with tradition and hold their E3 conference at 9AM on June 16. Of course, Nintendo's event is a bit different as they are again expected to have an ...
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  • Leak Reveals Mission Names for First Chapter in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    A press event has been going on this week at Konami's LA offices for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. As tends to happen, some bits of information have made their way online from this event despite there being a full embargo until June 9.

    One of those pieces of information are the names of the missions from just the first chapter of the game. I'll toss them in spoiler tags for those who don't want to have anything about this game spoiled for them.
    Awakening Revenge 1 - Pha
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  • The Last of Us: Left Behind Out Now as a Standalone Download

    The Last of Us: Left Behind Out Now as a Standalone Download

    If you have The Last of Us but never got around to playing Left Behind or you just want to play Left Behind for whatever reason, you can now purchase it separately for $9.99 (USD). Yes, Sony has released The Last of Us: Left Behind as a standalone release for both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4.


    This release also includes a free trial for The Last of Us Factions, the multiplayer mode from the full game....
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  • Ubisoft Expects Rainbow Six Siege to Sell More than 7 Million Copies

    Ubisoft Expects Rainbow Six Siege to Sell More than 7 Million Copies

    Ubisoft is being super optimistic today. Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, and CFO Alain Martinez said that they expect Rainbow Six Siege to do better than Far Cry (4) over its lifetime.
    Alain Martinez:
    "Traditionally we’re at about 3 million." But, "because of its replayability and multiplayer, (Siege) might have the potential to do better than Far Cry over its lifetime."
    Right now, Far Cry 4 is sitting at just over 7 million units sold since its release last year. Gu...
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  • Visceral Games Hit with Layoffs EA Confirms

    Visceral Games Hit with Layoffs EA Confirms

    EA has confirmed that they have laid off a "small number" of employees from Visceral Games this week.
    "We made a small staffing change in our Visceral studio today to support the needs of the studio’s two current development priorities: content for Battlefield Hardline Premium and an unannounced Star Wars project. We are working to ensure the smoothest transition possible for the impacted employees."

    Visceral is the development studio behind Battlefield: Hardlin...
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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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