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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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  • Mewtwo and Lucas Coming to Super Smash Bros.

    Mewtwo and Lucas Coming to Super Smash Bros.

    Mewtwo was confirmed as coming to Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U and 3DS on April 28. Lucas from the EarthBound series, will appear in the game at some point in June.

    Mewtwo will go for $3.99 (USD) for one version on April 28 or $4.99 for both versions. Club Nintendo members that registered their games before yesterday will receive a download code o n April 15 to get Mewtwo two weeks ahead of everyone else. Mewtwo will also be released alongside the 1.0.6 patch that adds c...
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  • Wii U Virtual Console to Add Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS Games

    Wii U Virtual Console to Add Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS Games

    As part of Nintendo's April 1st Nintendo Direct show, they revealed some great news for fans of the Wii U Virtual Console. The Virtual Console will now include both Nintendo 64 and Nintendo DS games. The Wii U's GamePad will serve as the "second screen" for the DS games when played on the Virtual Console.

    The games offered from the N64 and DS begin today and include the following games for $9.99 (USD) each.
    Yoshi Touch & Go - April 9 ($9.99) WarioWare Touched! - Apr
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  • Some Hot Photos of Limited Edition Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 Bundle

    Some Hot Photos of Limited Edition Batman: Arkham Knight PS4 Bundle

    A day or two ago, a limited edition Batman: Arkham Knight PlayStation 4 bundle was announced. There are some tasty new photos out today for this bundle that you can check out below.


    This special bundle will be available for $449.99 (MSRP) and will include the limited edition Steel Grey PS4 system chassis with a custom Batman: Arkham Knight faceplate, a matching DualShock 4 wireless controller in Steel Grey and the explosive finale to the award-winning Arkham trilogy,
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  • Never Alone, Dishonored, Killzone Mercenary and More for April 2015 PlayStation Plus Free Games

    Sony revealed their April 2015 lineup of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Some of the highlights include Never Alone for the PS4 and Dishonored on the PS3. Let's take a look at the full list of games coming on April 7 for the PS4, PS3, and Vita.

    Tower of Guns (PS4, PS3) A game that needs little introduction. Why? Because it’s a tower filled with guns! Over-the-top in all the right ways, try to survive this tower with random enemies, bosses, power-ups, and a
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  • Sandstorm 24/7 Courtesy of Darude and Twitch

    Sandstorm 24/7 Courtesy of Darude and Twitch

    Do you think this is a joke? Do you think this is some sort of a game? This is serious. The amount of bass that is about to be dropped all day, every day is no laughing matter.

    Enjoy.

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  • PlayStation Home Finally Leaves Beta, Shuts Down

    PlayStation Home Finally Leaves Beta, Shuts Down

    True to their word, Sony has shut down PlayStation Home for good. The not quite Second Life virtual hub for the PlayStation 3 that never left its lengthy beta phase has been shut down. The final minutes came around midnight (PT) this morning.

    The crew over at Giant Bomb did a farewell special yesterday for PlayStation Home. It's about two hours long and takes you on a magical journey with a Dr. Pepper machine, dancing, dolphin races, and more.

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  • This War of Mine DLC Has Already Helped 350 Children

    This War of Mine DLC Has Already Helped 350 Children

    Less than a month ago, we revealed how all proceeds from the DLC for This War of Mine would be going to the War Child charity. Today, the team revealed that thanks to the support of the kind donations, War Child has been able to help 350 children in the Middle East.
    Right now War Child are working in places across Iraq and Jordan to protect and support Syrian refugee children. We’re honored to announce that support from the TWoM DLC campaign can provide the following support for 350 children:
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  • World of Tanks Going to the Moon in Honor of April Fools - New Mode, New Map, Lasers

    Wargaming announced that in honor of April Fools, they will temporarily add in a special "Lunar" game mode and custom map to the console version of World of Tanks. From April 3 until April 5, you can soar high over the lunar landscape on the Moon River map, and blast foes with laser guns in the new "Lunar" game type.

    From what I can tell, this is an actual thing that they'll be doing on April 3.


    On April 3, every tanker will find in their garage
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  • Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, Child of Light and More Available for Free with Games with Gold for April 2015

    The April 2015 games for the Games with Gold program on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 are now live. On the Xbox One, you get not one but two new games this month. Even better is that you can download both right now!

    Those games are Pool Nation FX and Child of Light. You have until the end of the month to get both of those, so don't delay!

    On the Xbox 360, you can get both Gears of War Judgement and Terraria from now until the end of the day on April 15. On April...
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  • PSA: You May Not Want to Use Spotify on PS4 if on a Shared Network

    PSA: You May Not Want to Use Spotify on PS4 if on a Shared Network

    Some users have reported some rather odd behavior with the PlayStation 4 Spotify app. One NeoGAF user noted that Spotify would play a number of random music while they were playing a game.
    Okay so I was playing the last main level of Hotline Miami 2 on hard mode and suddenly this weird song comes on. Tonally it fit with the game so I assumed it was a secret of sorts. Then it changed. And again. And Again. And then I realized Spotify was playing and some random person had linked
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  • Evolve Evolves Today with Four New Hunters, Behemoth Monster, and More

    Evolve Evolves Today with Four New Hunters, Behemoth Monster, and More

    Today, the first major piece of DLC was released for Evolve from Turtle Rock and 2K. The new Behemoth monster was added alongside four new hunters and other goodies.


    New Monster: Behemoth is a tank of a Monster that becomes a giant, destructive boulder and rolls through the environment for quick traversal.
    New Hunters: Four new Hunters join the Evolve lineup: Torvald (Assault), Crow (Trapper), Slim (Medic) and Sunny (Support). Each new Hunter
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  • First Sims 4 Expansion Orders You to Get to Work

    First Sims 4 Expansion Orders You to Get to Work

    Get to work in Get to Work, the first expansion for The Sims 4.

    In this first expansion pack for The Sims 4, players can deepen their relationships with their Sims by actively controlling them in three new careers (Doctor, Detective and Scientist) as well as creating and customizing their own Sim retail business. In the three all-new careers, players will actively control their Sims’ decisions throughout the workday. They will meet fellow co-workers, explore the
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  • Dying Light Physics Getting a Temporary Adjustment Tomorrow

    Dying Light Physics Getting a Temporary Adjustment Tomorrow

    Tomorrow, April 1, the physics in Dying Light will get a little nuts.
    In an emergency broadcast, the Global Relief Effort has urged the survivors of Harran to use extreme caution when handling Antizin injections. The latest batch of Antizin has been exposed to a foreign contaminant. The chemical in question is non-toxic, but anyone affected might experience odd side-effects for up to 24 hours. “All undelivered Antizin crates have been destroyed, and we would like to assure t
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  • Grand Theft Auto V Soundtrack - Welcome to Los Santos - Available for Pre-Order

    If you like the music in Grand Theft Auto V and think you'll like some music that is inspired by those songs, you'll want to keep an eye out for the Welcome to Los Santos collection. This collection of 14 songs, now available for pre-order through iTunes, will give you a taste of the songs found within the game itself.

    Created and compiled by Alchemist and Oh No and heavily influenced and inspired by their work on the score of Grand Theft Auto V with late legendary composer
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  • Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved Launches

    Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved Launches

    Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved is a new, free update for Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions that adds in 40 new levels, new boss battles, new shapes, objectives, a new drone, and a new super ability.


    Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved ignites the single-player Adventure mode of the original game with 40 additional levels, featuring new boss battles, 3D grid shapes and objectives, as well as a new drone (the Sweeper) and super ability (the Detonator). Adventure
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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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