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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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  • 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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  • Darkbeast Boss Revealed for Bloodborne

    Darkbeast Boss Revealed for Bloodborne

    Over at the PlayStation Blog, the team at From Software revealed a new boss for Bloodborne.

    Just like in Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne will feature many boss enemies of all shapes and sizes, and there will be a variety of ways to defeat them. So I think you will find that the gameplay in Bloodborne is rich and diverse. I am happy to introduce a new boss character called “Darkbeast.” This electric beast emerges from giant skeletal remains. With lightning coursing through its
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  • 15 New Grand Theft Auto V PC Screenshots

    15 New Grand Theft Auto V PC Screenshots

    Rockstar sent along 15 new high resolution screenshots for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. They also note that all pre-orders from participating retailers (digital or physical) will get $1.2M in in-game cash and if you buy from the Rockstar Warehouse, you will get an additional $300,000 on top of that.


    Beyond today, Rockstar also promises to release a new trailer for the game and provide a look at the "powerful new Rockstar Editor for making players own...
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  • Tomb Raider Film Reboot Has a New Writer - Evan Daugherty

    Tomb Raider Film Reboot Has a New Writer - Evan Daugherty

    Evan Daugherty has been announced as the writer for the planned film reboot for Tomb Raider. Who's Daugherty? Well, you may want to sit down for this one.

    Daugherty is the writer for the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and Divergent. He also wrote the screenplay and story for Snow White and the Huntsman and is working on the screenplay for G.I. Joe 3.


    Yup.

    Yuuuuup. I get the feeling the string of bad films based off of video...
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  • Visceral Details Some Really Obvious PC Specific Features for Battlefield Hardline

    Hey everyone, do you like playing video games? YEAH! Do you like playing them on a personal computer? YEAH! Then get ready for Battlefield Hardline that will feature such awesome PC specific features like:
    • Playing at different resolutions! WOW!
    • Enabling various levels of ansiotropic filtering! WOW!
    • Adjusting your field of view! WOW!
    • How's about using a mouse AND a keyboard to aim and move! OH MY GOD!
    • And more! YEAH!
    But that's not all! If you get Hardline on the PC, y...
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  • Capcom Apologies for Removing Local Co-op from Resident Evil: Revelations 2 PC, Offers Refunds

    Capcom has apologized to the Resident Evil fanbase today for their broken promises when it came to the release of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. The broken promise in question? They removed local co-op from the game and mentions of it from the Steam page shortly before the game launched on the platform.
    Dear RE fans, We apologize to our Resident Evil Revelations 2 PC players who purchased the game and expected to have local co-op as a feature. The feature wasn’t intended for this ve
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  • Havoc DLC Out Now for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare on PS4 and PS3, Delayed on PC

    The Havoc DLC for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is out now for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game.

    The DLC adds in new multiplayer maps (Core, Sidedhow, Drift, Urban), the Exo Zombies game mode, and new weapons. What about the PC version of the DLC? Well, apparently it's been delayed until March 3 for some reason. All that the Sledgehammer Games' Facebook page says is that they've encountered an "unexpected issue." As a way of apologizing, they are tu...
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  • Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis Due March 10

    Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis Due March 10

    Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis is due out on March 10. The content opens up a new, sony area in Kyrat in the Valley of the Yetis. We have some new screenshots and a trailer to show off for this today.
    In the aftermath of a helicopter crash, you are once again cast as Ajay Ghale, but this time, you’re up against an otherworldly foe. Beyond the supernatural twist and threat of hungry beasts, you will have to contend with a group of violent cultists whose regular assaults will requir
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  • Golden Mario Amiibo Coming March 20 Exclusively to Walmart

    Golden Mario Amiibo Coming March 20 Exclusively to Walmart

    Nintendo has confirmed that there will indeed be a golden Mario amiibo released. It's officially called the Super Mario amiibo - Gold Edition and will be exclusive to Walmart retailers for $12.96 (USD).
    Nintendo’s amiibo are interactive toys that come to life in compatible games in different ways. This new golden figure represents the third Mario amiibo. The other two Mario amiibo are: • The original ‘fireball’ Mario from the Super Smash Bros. series. • A new ‘wave’ Ma
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  • Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is Coming to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in June

    This June, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 owners will get to rob banks with the best of them when Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is released. The Crimewave Edition will include essentially every piece of DLC released for the PC version of the game. According to Steam, that's over $110 (USD) worth of DLC so far.

    Beyond that, those who pre-order the game will get a 25% discount and will get bonus DLC in the form of the Hard Time Loot Bag.
    Hard Time Loot Bag pre-order bonus
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  • Fable Legends will be Free to Play on Xbox One and Windows

    Fable Legends will be Free to Play on Xbox One and Windows

    You read that title correctly, Fable Legends was announced to be a free to play game today from Lionhead Studios and Microsoft. It will be free to play on both the Xbox One and on Windows 10.

    So what does free to play mean for Fable Legends? To help explain our approach to free to play, we’ve laid out three clear commitments:

    OPEN You’ll be able to play Fable Legends from beginning-to-end without spending a penny. That means you’ll have acces
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  • Guild Wars 2 is Getting a First-Person View and Other Camera Improvements

    Guild Wars 2 is Getting a First-Person View and Other Camera Improvements

    ArenaNet just announced that as part of their upcoming camera changes planned for Guild Wars 2, a first-person point of view will be included. The update is planned for release on March 10.

    The first look at the new view will be shown on the "Ready Up" livestream this Friday at noon (PT). A few of the early details on the new camera system were revealed.
    Changes and new features coming to the camera system include:

    First-person Camera Zooming in al
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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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