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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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  • Mortal Kombat X - 15 GB Patch Released on PC

    Mortal Kombat X - 15 GB Patch Released on PC

    A 15GB update was released this evening for Mortal Kombat X on the PC. The number of changes in the update? Two.
    • Optimized shaders to improve graphics performance
    • Fixed an issue to prevent replays from using up too much hard drive storage space

    As a bit of compensation for this somewhat broken PC release, they are including 10,000 Krypt Koins as a bonus the next time you start the game. This may give you like one unlock, maybe two if they're small.
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  • Grand Theft Auto V PC Receives Its First Patch (1.01) Addresses Windows Username Issues and More

    The first post-release patch for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has come out. Patch 1.01 includes a fix for those Windows users that had non-alphanumeric characters in their usernames among other early fixes.

    Changelog for Grand Theft Auto V PC version 1.01

    • Fixed an issue where the GTAV Launcher would use an abnormally high percentage of CPU and sometimes crash
    • Fixed an issue where frame rate would drop when left-clicking the mouse while driving
    • Added a grid to the Golf
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  • Anita Sarkeesian Makes Time's 100 Most Influential People

    Anita Sarkeesian Makes Time's 100 Most Influential People

    This week, Time revealed their list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Anita Sarkeesian, the founder of Feminist Frequency and the creator of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games web series, made the list this year. Actor Wil Wheaton provided the writeup for her inclusion on the list.
    Gaming’s feminist advocate Anita Sarkeesian has played video games her whole life. In 2012, after observing that women represent about 40% of the gaming audience, she launched a crowdfunding campa
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  • Star Wars Battlefront Reveal Trailer - Watch Now

    Star Wars Battlefront Reveal Trailer - Watch Now


    That's right, it's the first ever trailer for Star Wars Battlefront from EA and DICE! It uh, well it's a trailer that uses the game engine at least.
    Star Wars Battlefront will allow fans to live out a wide range of heroic moments and intense battle fantasies of their own - firing blasters, riding speeder bikes and snow speeders, commanding AT-ATs and piloting TIE fighters and the Millennium Falcon. These battles will take place on some of the most iconic planets in the Star
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  • Battlefield Hardline, Bloodborne, and the PS4 Top the NPD Figures for March 2015

    The March 2015 NPD sales figures are in and, as noted in the title, Battlefield Hardline and Bloodborne top the software sales for the month.
    1.) Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, 360, PS3, PC) 2.) Bloodborne (PS4) 3.) Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3) 4.) Mario Party 10 (Wii U) 5.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC) 6.) MLB 15: The Show (PS4, PS3) 7.) Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4) 8.) NBA 2K15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3
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  • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - New Trailer, Screens, and Song

    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - New Trailer, Screens, and Song

    The Chinese Room has released a trifecta of fresh media today for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. This includes a bunch of new screenshots, a new trailer, and even a new song. Let's start with the new trailer, move onto the screens and wrap things up with some new information and the song by Jessica Curry. Sound good? Great!


    Everyone’s time is split between chewing through bugs and carving out time for as much polish and finesse as we can. There’s
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  • Hylek Tribes Coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

    Hylek Tribes Coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

    ArenaNet released some new details on the new tribes and their role in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. Here is the first look at the frog-like creatures that make up the Hylek tribes.



    The latest developer blog post by Narrative Designer, Scott McGough, details the three new tribes of Itzel, Nuhoch, and Zintl. Tomorrow (April 17) at 12PM (PT) you can tune into the Guild Wars 2 Twitch channel to see more of these tribes and some additional details from...
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  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is Gold

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is Gold

    CD Projekt RED has passed along word that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has officially gone gold.
    “We worked so damn hard over the past three years to bring you this game,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD PROJEKT RED. “From the corrupt nobles in Novigrad to ancient monsters lurking in deep forests, to the bustling cities, colorful ports and breathtaking vistas; all the people, all the places -- we literally spent tens of thousands of hours to turn all that into an adventure that will
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  • Alienation - New Screenshots and Gameplay Details

    Alienation - New Screenshots and Gameplay Details

    Housemarque, the studio behind Resogun, revealed some new screenshots and gameplay information today for their upcoming title, Alienation.


    Our Allied Forces have come across violent specimens ranging from human-like foot soldiers to extraterrestrial flesh mountains, and while they are spreading across all corners of the earth, their focus is clearly to gather at strategic military locations away from populated areas. We’ve met them in all weather conditions
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  • Trine 3 Enters Steam Early Access Next Week

    Trine 3 Enters Steam Early Access Next Week

    Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power officially enters into Steam Early Access next week on April 21 for $19.99 (USD).

    Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief have slowly come to the conclusion that having their lives commandeered by a powerful magical artifact is not a desirable state of existence on a permanent basis. The heroes try to return their extraordinary gifts to the Artifact called Trine, and so they meddle with powers beyond their understandi
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  • Star Wars Battlefront - New Screenshot and Release Date Revealed

    Star Wars Battlefront - New Screenshot and Release Date Revealed

    Ahead of its big reveal, the release date for Star Wars Battlefront was leaked for the game. That date is November 17, 2015 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

    In addition, a new screenshot was released ahead of tomorrow's big trailer reveal for the game.

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  • Valve Updated the Steam Android App for the First Time in Four Years

    Valve Updated the Steam Android App for the First Time in Four Years

    Valve has released the first update to their Steam Android app for the first time in four years (seriously) yesterday. What's included in the update? Is it a new Material design? Is it improved speed and functionality? Does it install the mobile version of Half-Life 3? No, no, and no. All it really does is add in a setting for Steam Guard. That's. It. The app is still firmly rooted in the Android 2.2 SDK, built for the Android 2.2 operating system, an OS that came out five years ago. ...
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  • CS:GO Updated Tonight with New Chroma 2 Cases, Rare Knife Skins, and More

    CS:GO Updated Tonight with New Chroma 2 Cases, Rare Knife Skins, and More

    Because Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now 99% crate opening and skin wagering (at least if Twitch streams are anything to go by), tonight's update for the game includes a new Chroma 2 Case, more weapon skins, and a fix or two.

    Changelog for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for April 15, 2015

    GAMEPLAY
    - Fixed a bug that affected crouched movement speed.

    MISC
    - Added the Chroma 2 Case.

    MAPS Dust2 - Fixed a bug where a spot in Long A h
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  • 2K Australia Shut Down

    2K Australia Shut Down

    2K Australia is closing down. First noted by a number of sources and then directly by 2K themselves, the studio will be completely shuttered soon.

    2K Australia is the studio behind Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. They also had a hand in developing games like the BioShock franchise, SWAT 4, and Tribes: Vengeance to name a few. The reported reason for the closure was due to the high cost of operating out of Australia. A move to Melbourne was tentatively planned for the stu...
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  • Ascendance DLC Coming April 30 for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on PC and PS4

    The PC and PlayStation 4 releases of the Ascendance DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare now has a release date. That date is April 30. The new content includes new multiplayer maps and more content for the Exo Zombies mode.

    Ascendance, the second massive DLC pack for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014's top-selling console video game in the world, according to the NPD Group and Gfk based on physical game unit sell-through), is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3,
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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...
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