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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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  • Unreal Engine 4 is Now Free for Everyone

    Unreal Engine 4 is Now Free for Everyone

    You get an engine, and you get an engine, and you get an engine! Everyone is getting a game engine! Specifically, Unreal Engine 4 is now free. There is no longer a subscription fee associated with using the engine. However, Epic still stipulates that they are given a 5% royalty on any game shipped that uses UE4 after the first $3,000 of gross revenues. This means that the source code is free, the multi-platform tools are free, and every future upgrade to the engine is free. Last year ...
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  • Let's Play Resident Evil HD Remaster - Part FINAL

    Let's Play Resident Evil HD Remaster - Part FINAL

    This is it. This is where I beat the first Resident Evil in any form for the first time ever. Feels good, man.


    Thanks to anybody who watched even a little bit. Thanks to everyone that stuck it out through every episode, even when I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

    Don't forget that I'm also in the middle of doing a let's play for Resident Evil: Revelations 2....
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  • Battlefield Hardline Premium Announced

    Battlefield Hardline Premium Announced

    EA and Visceral Games have announced Battlefield Hardline Premium. Look at how shocked we all are.

    Battlefield Hardline Premium will include much the same as the other Premium services for Battlefield. It will give members exclusive content, early access to content, and four new "super features" that include masks, gun bench, competitive play, and legendary status.

    Let's take a look at what exactly the benefits are to going Premium.
    • Four super features:
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  • World of Warcraft Soon to Allow Players to Buy Game Time with In-Game Gold

    World of Warcraft Soon to Allow Players to Buy Game Time with In-Game Gold

    Taking a page from Eve Online and WildStar, Blizzard will soon allow players to buy more game time by spending in-game gold. Players will be able to purchase a "WoW Token" through the in-game shop using real world money. They can either use it to add 30 days of game time to their account or sell it on the game's Auction House at the "current market price."

    That quoted price is guaranteed no matter how volatile the market is. Also, once purchased from the Auction House, that...
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  • Let's Play Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Part 2

    Let's Play Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Part 2

    Let's continue on with the let's play for Resident Evil: Revelations 2! We're still playing as Claire and we're still in the first episode: Penal Colony.


    Look for more to come in the weeks ahead. This is an episodic game and a new episode is released every week up through the end of March. I'm going to try really hard to stay on top of the new episodes as they are released....
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  • HTC Announces Vive Virtual Reality Headset and Partnership with Valve - Consumer Product Expected in 2015

    During today's special HTC event at the Mobile World Congress, HTC revealed the HTC Vive, a new virtual reality headset they are working on in a special partnership with Valve.


    So far, we know the following things about the Vive:
    • 90Hz display
    • 1200x1080 resolution per eye
    • 360 degree tracking
    • It will ship with controllers
    • These controllers are "custom" dual-wield controllers that include position tracking and are made by HTC specifically for VR
    • Includes an
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  • Wasteland 2 Update to Use Updated Unity Engine

    Wasteland 2 Update to Use Updated Unity Engine

    In the latest blog update for Wasteland 2, it was revealed that there are plans to move the game from Unity 4.5 up to the Unity 5 engine. This will not only include visual upgrades for the game but it will also allow the team to offer improved mod tools for the fans.
    If you’ve been keeping a close eye on things, you might have heard tell that we’re looking at doing some more balancing and improvements of Wasteland 2 in the future. We have expanded our original plan and decided
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  • 6.1 Hotfix Patches Rolled out for World of Warcraft

    6.1 Hotfix Patches Rolled out for World of Warcraft

    A number of hotfixes came today and in the previous days for the 6.1 patch for World of Warcraft. As these are hotfixes, they do not require players to download a new update for their game and are all done serverside. Let's take a look at what those changes are...
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  • In the World of Gaming, Leonard Nimoy was More than Just the Civilization IV Narrator

    By now, most of you have probably already saw that actor Leonard Nimoy passed away today at the age of 83. We all knew him as Spock from Star Trek or from his dozens of other roles he has assumed for the past roughly seven decades. However, many of us probably also knew him as the narrator for Civilization IV.

    His familiar voice would read a line or two any time a new technology was discovered. Even after countless hours with the game, hearing those words of wisdom read was al...
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  • Supernova is a New MOBA and RTS Hybrid Game from Bandai Namco

    Supernova is a New MOBA and RTS Hybrid Game from Bandai Namco

    Bandai Namco and Primal Game Studio announced Supernova today, a new game that combines the genres of MOBAs and RTS into one package.
    In Supernova the universe is the battle arena, and players must battle as humans or aliens for their race’s right to exist. Commanders from across the galaxy pit themselves against each other to save their race from extinction -- only the strongest commanders can save their species from interstellar annihilation. Players choose from a wide variety
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  • Sony Somehow Erased the Complete List of PlayStation 4 Anniversary Edition Winners

    Sony has, somehow, completely erased the list of all 123 winners of their PlayStation 4 Anniversary contest they held in Japan. Let's just back it up a moment here (something Sony didn't do, hey-oh!). This contest made it so that anybody that purchased a PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, or PlayStation TV between December and January were eligible to receive a calendar with a unique code. Of all of those people, Sony selected 123 codes as the winners of the limited edi...
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  • OlliOlli to be Cross Buy Between Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U

    OlliOlli to be Cross Buy Between Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U

    Curve Digital and Roll7 announced today that OlliOlli will include cross buy functionality between the Nintendo 3DS version and the Wii U version. This means that if you buy the game on one platform, you get the game on the other platform for no extra cost.
    Curve Digital are delighted to announce that their versions of Roll7’s twitch arcade skater, OlliOlli, will utilize a newly available Buy One, Get One Free scheme across the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems in all regions globally at
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  • We Happy Few is Latest Game Revealed by Contrast Developer

    We Happy Few is Latest Game Revealed by Contrast Developer

    Compulsion Games, the studio behind Contrast, revealed their new game this week. It's called We Happy Few and it takes place in an alternate history 1960s England.
    We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you’ll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who don’t take kindly to people who don’t abide by their not-so-normal
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  • Brutalities Return in Mortal Kombat X

    Brutalities Return in Mortal Kombat X

    During a livestream the other day, the team behind Mortal Kombat X showed off the violent return of Brutalities to the series. The video below is over 30 minutes long and features a good look at gameplay and Brutalities.

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  • Story Trailer for Mortal Kombat X Shows Off Jacqui Briggs, Takashi Takeda, and Kung Jin

    A story trailer for Mortal Kombat X was shown off today from WBIE and Netherrealm. The trailer focuses on some of the new faces in the game such as Jacqueline Briggs (Jax's daughter), Takashi Takeda (son of Kenshi), and Kung Jin (descendant of Kung Lao). The new faces join up with another new face, Cassie Cage (Johnny Cage's daughter).

    Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the Who’s Next? – Official Mortal Kombat X Story Trailer, showcasing the new generation
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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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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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