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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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  • Minecraft Creator Notch Outbids Jay-Z and Beyonce on $70 Million Mansion

    Minecraft Creator Notch Outbids Jay-Z and Beyonce on $70 Million Mansion

    Now that is a headline I never thought I'd be typing! Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson managed to outbid Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce, on a "megamansion" in Beverly Hills. The asking price was $85 million but Notch snatched away the location for a mere $70 million, which was more than any other bidder.

    The megamansion includes:
    • A candy room
    • A car showroom
    • Vodka and tequilla bars
    • A 54-foot curved glass door that opens onto a pool
    • 8 bedrooms
    • 15 bathrooms
    • Apartment-sized
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  • New Screenshots, Music, and Info for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

    New Screenshots, Music, and Info for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

    The Chinese Room has released a status update for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Included in today's update is new information for the game, a few new screenshots, and even a new piece of music from the game! Let's start things off with "Wendy's Theme" from The Chinese Room's Jessica Curry.

    [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/thechineseroom/wendys-theme-1[/soundcloud]
    Moving on, we have three new screenshots to share with you this evening for the PlayStation 4 exclusive title. ...
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  • Midnight Riders Music Added in Latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update - December 18, 2014

    An update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that brings a little Christmas cheer to the game.

    Changelog for CS:GO for December 18, 2014

    MISC - Added a holiday-themed Midnight Riders Music Kit, available as an offer for a limited time. - Updated the artwork on the M4A4 | Griffin. - Fixed server browser displaying very few results to users. (Thanks, Gamemann) - Fixed some cases where players would not smoothly slide along certain kinds of geometry while movin
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  • Telltale Working on Minecraft: Story Mode

    Telltale Working on Minecraft: Story Mode

    Mojang and Telltale are teaming up to bring the world a "narrative-driven video game." The plan is to make Minecraft: Story Mode as "Minecrafty" as possible but with the obvious Telltale touches.
    • Minecraft: Story mode will be a narrative-driven video game created by Telltale Games. It will be about Minecraft. • Mojang is collaborating with Telltale and members of the community to make Minecraft: Story Mode as Minecrafty as possible. • The first episode will be released
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  • Festive Surprise Update Arrived for Grand Theft Auto Online Today

    Festive Surprise Update Arrived for Grand Theft Auto Online Today

    Rockstar Games released a surprise update today for Grand Theft Auto Online. They're calling it the "Festive Surprise" update and it includes a few fixes, new weapons, new cars, and even more presents for all the naughty girls and boys.
    UPDATES/FIXES • Players are now able to own a third property, allowing potential ownership of up to 30 cars and 9 bicycles. • Deadzone and Acceleration sliders have been added to control settings. • First Person Mode Auto Level Camera on/o
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  • Evolve Open Beta Coming to Xbox One on January 15

    Evolve Open Beta Coming to Xbox One on January 15

    From January 15-19, Xbox One owners will get an exclusive beta period for Evolve from Turtle Rock Studios.
    What content will I be able to play? During the Xbox One Open Beta, fans can play Evolve’s “Hunt” game mode with access to the first two monsters (Goliath and Kraken) and first eight hunters (Markov, Maggie, Val, Hank, Hyde, Griffin, Lazarus, and Bucket) across all 12 maps that support “Hunt” and are included at the time of launch. That is eight more maps than people playe
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  • New Weapons and Perk Systems Detailed in Latest Killing Floor 2 Developer Diary


    The latest developer diary video for Killing Floor 2 was released today. This video's focus is on none other than on some of the new weapons coming in the sequel but also the revised perk system.
    In this brand new developer diary installment, Weapons and Perks: Part 1, the team gives an inside look at what it takes to push the weapons and perk systems to the next level in KILLING FLOOR 2. The sky’s the limit when it comes to the new and exciting tools that players will
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  • The 2014 Steam Holiday Sale - Your Wallets Already Hated You Anyway

    The 2014 Steam Holiday Sale - Your Wallets Already Hated You Anyway

    The 2014 Steam Holiday Sale is now underway. Officially kicking off about two hours ago from the time of this post, you can pick up a variety of games for low, low prices through Steam.

    As per usual, there are daily deals, twice daily deals, and the Community Choice picks which seems to rotate every 24 hours.

    For the next 48 hours (since the daily deals go for two days with a day of overlap between days), you can get the following items on sale:
    Sniper Elite
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  • New Details Revealed on the Chalice Dungeons for Bloodborne

    New Details Revealed on the Chalice Dungeons for Bloodborne

    Masaaki Yamagiwa, a Producer at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, dropped by the PlayStation Blog today to provide some fresh information and screenshots for the PS4 exclusive, Bloodborne. Specifically, he talks about the new Chalice Dungeons. I'm going to hit you with the new details first and then leave you with the remaining screenshots that were released.
    The new Chalice Dungeon feature takes players into the depths of ancient underground ruins located beneath the city of Yharnam.
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  • Lawsuit Against Killzone: Shadow Fall Resolution Can Proceed Says Judge

    Lawsuit Against Killzone: Shadow Fall Resolution Can Proceed Says Judge

    California judge, Judge Edward Chen, said today that the class-action lawsuit can proceed against Sony Computer Entertainment for false advertising when it comes to Killzone: Shadow Fall back in 2013. Lead plaintiff, Douglas Ladore, says that the company lied about the graphics quality for Killzone in its marketing, press releases, and public statements. The lawsuit makes the claim that Sony advertised the game to run at full 1080p resolution, but anybody who has paid attention to the...
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  • Hatred Added Back to Steam Greenlight as Gabe Newell Personally Apologizes for Its Removal

    Two days ago, Valve pulled Hatred from Steam Greenlight. As of last night, the title that tasks you with carrying out mass murder was added back to Steam with a personal apology made to the team at Destructive Creations by Valve's Gabe Newell.
    Yesterday I heard that we were taking Hatred down from Greenlight. Since I wasn’t up to speed, I asked around internally to find out why we had done that. It turns out that it wasn’t a good decision, and we’ll be putting Hatred back up.
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  • Some Free Multiplayer DLC Released this Evening for Dragon Age: Inquisition

    Some Free Multiplayer DLC Released this Evening for Dragon Age: Inquisition

    Earlier tonight, BioWare and EA released some free DLC for Dragon Age: Inquisition. The DLC focuses mainly on the game's multiplayer component. It's called "Destruction" but it actually adds in some new pathways and angry wildlife to the game's existing multiplayer maps. The DLC will show up as a free download in Origin when you view the "game details" panel for the game.


    In addition to that free content release today, BioWare has also made it possible to pick up ...
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  • Lord of the Hunt DLC Now Available for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

    Lord of the Hunt DLC Now Available for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

    Some new DLC came out today for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor today. It's the Lord of the Hunt DLC and it adds in new single player content to the game.

    In Lord of the Hunt, Sauron has dispatched lethal Beastmaster Warchiefs to exterminate the monsters of Mordor. Talion will join Torvin the Dwarven Hunter and use his powers of Domination to turn these menacing new beasts against the Warchiefs, proving that Mordor cannot be tamed.

    Lord of the Hunt adds hours
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  • Character Reveal Trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

    Character Reveal Trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

    Square Enix has released a character reveal trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD today.

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  • Assassin's Creed Unity Patch 4 Released - 40GB on the Xbox One, Game is Still Broken

    The Patch 4 update was released tonight for Assassin's Creed Unity. The patch is 6.5GB on the PlayStation 4 and reportedly says it's 40GB for the Xbox One version of the game. Why the size difference? No idea. Though it says 40GB some XB1 owners have said it only needs to download the "normal" 6.5GB as the other platforms. The PC patch? It's supposed to also be out, but it hasn't yet been released through Steam. It's alright though, because the game is apparently quite broken still. Na...
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