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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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  • DICE Building New Team to Assist on New Battlefield Single Player Game

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    • Published: 02-23-2023, 03:41 PM
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    DICE Building New Team to Assist on New Battlefield Single Player Game

    This new team will support Ridgeline Games for the next Battlefield campaign.

    Slowly but surely, the return of the Battlefield single-player campaign is picking up steam. First, EA created Ridgeline Games to lead development on future Battlefield narrative campaigns. Now, EA is expanding DICE with a new team which will support Ridgeline in developing the franchise's first single-player campaign since 2018's Battlefield V.

    Ridgeline Games is the studio led by Marcus Lehto,...
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  • Forza Horizon 5's Second Expansion is Rally Themed

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    • Published: 02-23-2023, 02:18 PM
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    Forza Horizon 5's Second Expansion is Rally Themed

    The new expansion arrives on March 29.

    Playground Games announced that the second major expansion for Forza Horizon 5 will focus on a new rally career mode. The reveal of Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure comes to us via the Forza YouTube channel courtesy of a new reveal stream showing off some gameplay and new features.

    This expansion will include a full rally career mode for players to engage with. Playground also hints at some of the new customization options coming...
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  • Shinji Mikami Leaving Tango Gameworks

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    • Published: 02-23-2023, 01:52 PM
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    Shinji Mikami Leaving Tango Gameworks

    From Capcom to Tango, Mikami's name is synonymous with survival horror.

    Founder and CEO of Tango Gameworks, Shinji Mikami, is leaving after having spent 12 years with the studio. The departure was first shared last night when TrueAchievements obtained an internal email sent to employees at Tango and Bethesda. The departure was then confirmed by Bethesda earlier today.

    Mikami's career expands far beyond his 12 years at Tango. While working at Capcom, Mikami is credited...
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  • All Steam Fest and Steam Sale Dates for 2023

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    • Published: 02-23-2023, 01:21 PM
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    All Steam Fest and Steam Sale Dates for 2023

    Valve shared their 2023 schedule of events with developers.

    The entire schedule of big seasonal sales and themed Steam Fest events was shared yesterday by Valve. Now you'll know months in advance just how badly your bank accounts are going to hurt.

    The list includes four major seasonal sales that include the spring, summer, autumn, and winter sales. In between most of these are small "Fest" events, which also typically have themed sales of their own. There will...
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  • Battlefield 2042 Season 4 Development Overview

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    • Published: 02-23-2023, 12:50 AM
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    Battlefield 2042 Season 4 Development Overview

    A look at a new map, Specialist, weapons, map reworks for Discarded and Hourglass, and more.

    The Battlefield 2042 development team at DICE just shared the latest of their aptly named Development Update for the game. This latest Development Update provides fans with a look ahead at everything coming in Season 4: Eleventh Hour, which will be free to everyone starting on February 28.

    Today's Development Update was hosted by DICE community manager Tom Straatman and associate...
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  • Ray Traced Half-Life 1 Mod Released

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    • Published: 02-22-2023, 05:35 PM
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    Ray Traced Half-Life 1 Mod Released

    Experience the first Half-Life as you never have before.


    A user-created mod for the original Half-Life brings some new visual splendor to the 1998 classic. Those with capable Nvidia GPUs can try out a mod that adds path tracing into Half-Life. The mod is free and, if you like a little modern eye candy in your classics, can be downloaded right now.

    The mod utilizes a variation of the Xash3D FWGS engine along with a custom path traced renderer. So while this is technically...
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  • Valve Bans 40,000 Dota 2 Cheaters with Clever Trap

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    • Published: 02-22-2023, 05:03 PM
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    Valve Bans 40,000 Dota 2 Cheaters with Clever Trap

    Valve says this is just one step in the ongoing fight against cheating.

    It's not too often that Valve comes out swinging their big ban hammer, but yesterday was one such occasion. On the official Dota 2 blog, Valve revealed that they have recently permanently banned over 40,000 accounts that were caught using third-party software to cheat. Valve used the cheaters' access to information "that wasn't visible during normal gameplay" to confirm their suspicions and dish out some...
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  • Super Mario Bros. Movie to Get Another Nintendo Direct

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    • Published: 02-22-2023, 03:51 PM
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    Super Mario Bros. Movie to Get Another Nintendo Direct

    This one is for March.

    Nintendo announced that they will hold a special Nintendo Direct specifically focusing on The Super Mario Bros. movie. This special Direct will take place on March 9 at 2PM (PT). You'll be able to watch this trailer on Nintendo's YouTube channel.

    The announcement comes from Nintendo of America and says that the Direct will reveal the film's final trailer. Beyond simply showing the new trailer, there's just no saying whether or not this Direct will...
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  • Resident Evil 4 Remake Getting Free PlayStation VR2 DLC

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    • Published: 02-22-2023, 02:55 PM
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    Resident Evil 4 Remake Getting Free PlayStation VR2 DLC

    Naturally, there's no word about this VR mode coming to any other VR platform.

    Capcom says that the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake will get PlayStation VR2 support added as free DLC. This news was shared by the Japanese Resident Evil Twitter account where Capcom says that development has begun on the VR mode.

    With VR development only starting now at Capcom, it seems highly unlikely that this will release alongside the base game's March 24th release date. Resident Evil...
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  • New World MMO Switching to Seasonal Model

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    • Published: 02-22-2023, 02:10 PM
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    New World MMO Switching to Seasonal Model

    The Amazon Games MMORPG to begin offering free and premium Season Passes.

    Amazon Games say that they are changing things up a bit for their MMORPG, New World. This change includes a move to a seasonal model, complete with free and premium Season Pass offerings.

    Amazon says that this change will begin on March 28. This will supposedly allow the studio to get more frequent updates out to players that include more regular content offerings. Some of the new content offerings...
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  • Bungie Wins $4.3 Million Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Cheat Developer

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    • Published: 02-21-2023, 06:39 PM
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    Bungie Wins $4.3 Million Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Cheat Developer

    After the win, Bungie immediately went after another cheat maker.

    A two-year long legal battle against AimJunkies, a Destiny 2 cheat maker, has finally come to an end. Bungie won their suit in which they claimed AimJunkies violated Bungie's copyright. AimJunkies has been ordered to pay $3.6 million (USD) in damages and $700,000 in legal expenses.

    AimJunkies is a game cheat maker and distributor that is owned by Phoenix Digital Group. The cheats mostly seemed to focus on...
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  • Microsoft Agrees to 10-Year Xbox Game Commitment with Nintendo and Nvidia

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    • Published: 02-21-2023, 05:54 PM
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    Microsoft Agrees to 10-Year Xbox Game Commitment with Nintendo and Nvidia

    The deal will bring some titles to Nintendo platforms and Nvidia's streaming services.

    Microsoft has agreed to a 10-year deal that will bring Xbox titles to Nvidia's cloud streaming services and to Nintendo platforms. This is being done in an effort to appease antitrust regulators that still feel as though Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard would lead to anti-competitive behavior or even a monopoly.

    In the deal with Nvidia, games like Minecraft...
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  • Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition Launches April 4

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    • Published: 02-21-2023, 05:22 PM
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    Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition Launches April 4

    PlayStation VR2 owners will get to enter the virtual ring soon.

    Creed: Rise to Glory - Championship Edition will be available on PlayStation VR2 on April 4. You can pre-order the standard edition for $39.99 (USD) or the deluxe version for $49.99 if you want some extras. PlayStation Plus users will also get a limited time exclusive. This exclusive is the Adonis Creed costume along with a 10% discount on pre-orders of the game.

    Those that own the original version on PlayStation...
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  • Like a Dragon: Ishin! Now Available

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    • Published: 02-21-2023, 04:35 PM
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    Like a Dragon: Ishin! Now Available

    The demo is also still available to try it before you buy it.

    RGG Studio and Sega just launched Like a Dragon: Ishin! today on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via both Windows Store and Steam. This is a remake of Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!, a Yakuza spin-off game that first came out on the PlayStation 3 back in 2014. It was released only in Japan, which means that today's release of Like a Dragon: Ishin! is the first official Western release.
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  • Wrestlin' Nation: Hangman vs The American Dragon in New AEW Video

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 02-21-2023, 03:41 PM
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    Wrestlin' Nation: Hangman vs The American Dragon in New AEW Video

    All this wrestlin' news couldn't have waited until April 1st to come out?

    THQ Nordic and All Elite Wresting (AEW) just revealed a new trailer for AEW: Fight Forever. This is the upcoming wrestling game being developed by YUKE's and one that will give those with WWE fatigue something else to try out.

    The new video released today features a matchup between Hangman Adam Page against The American Dragon Brian Danielson. This footage was first shared this past weekend during...
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