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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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  • Obsidian Reveals the Berserker Class for Skyforge

    Obsidian Reveals the Berserker Class for Skyforge

    A new trailer for Skyforge was released today by Obsidian Entertainment. The latest trailer shows off the Berserker class who wields a two-handed chainsword.

    The Berserker channels rage from combat to power abilities that allow him to jump massive distances to bring the fight to his opponents, and once there, he has the ability to slow, stun and knock back enemies to control the flow of battle. The Berserker is a terrifying presence on the battlefield and is the class for
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  • Here is How to Unlock the Phantom Bow and Solve Phantom Program 4 in Battlefield 4

    The Internet has been hard at work trying to solve the mystery of the Phantom Operative assignment for Battlefield 4. The fourth part of the Phantom Program was unlike any other previous step as each of those simply required you to enter in a password on a hidden terminal within Battlelog. This one requires you to find four hidden dogtags in each of the four new maps from the Final Stand DLC. From there, it was simply a matter of cracking the code to gain access to the sealed off room that t...
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  • Many Disappointed with Microsoft After Receiving a Poster for Xbox One's First Birthday

    Microsoft decided to celebrate the first year of the Xbox One's release by giving out random gifts to those customers that purchased the system. There were a number of various prizes that were going to be randomly distributed to Xbox One owners, including the following.
    But that’s not all! To show our appreciation for your loyal and continued support for Xbox One, we’ll have several gifts available for our fans, celebrating one year on Xbox One. Beginning Friday, everyone will
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  • Evolve's DLC Maps to be Free for Everyone

    Evolve's DLC Maps to be Free for Everyone

    Turtle Rock Studios' Creative Director, Phil Robb, revealed that the DLC maps for Evolve will be free for everyone that owns the game. He notes that he and his team wanted to avoid making player sit out of games just because they didn't buy the correct DLC. In addition to that good news, Robb also notes that players will still be able to play in matches where paid DLC monsters or hunters are being used. From the sounds of it, that simply means that while you can play in those matches with those...
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  • PSA: Play Sunset Overdrive for Free for ONE DAY ONLY Starting Now

    PSA: Play Sunset Overdrive for Free for ONE DAY ONLY Starting Now

    On Saturday (that's tomorrow), you can download and play the entirety of Sunset Overdrive for free. All you need to do is download the game and be an Xbox Live Gold subscriber. After that, you have one day to play as much of the game as you want to.

    This is being done in celebration of the one year anniversary since the Xbox One's launch.
    Beginning Saturday, November 22nd at 12.01 Eastern Time, Xbox Live Gold members on Xbox One will get to play Sunset Overdrive for free
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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Adds DreamHack 2014 Content - November 21, 2014

    Early this morning, Valve rolled out an update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update adds in the DreamHack 2014 team stickers and legends capsule and enabled the DreamHack 2014 Pick'em Challenge and the watch panel.

    Changelog for CS:GO for November 21, 2014

    DREAMHACK 2014
    – Added DreamHack 2014 Team Stickers and Legends Capsule
    – Enabled the DreamHack 2014 Pick’Em Challenge
    – Enabled DreamHack 2014 tab in the Watch Panel

    OPERATION
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  • The Dark Below DLC Opening Cinematic Revealed for Destiny

    The Dark Below DLC Opening Cinematic Revealed for Destiny

    The Dark Below is the first major expansion coming out for Destiny. The opening cinematic for the expansion slowly trickled out this week.


    Bungie notes that The Dark Below will include new weapons, armor, and gear. It also includes a new raid, a new Strike, new Crucible maps, and new story missions and quests....
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  • Killer Instinct - Kan-Ra Revealed and Riptor Teased

    Killer Instinct - Kan-Ra Revealed and Riptor Teased

    The latest character reveal for Killer Instinct for the Xbox One shows off Kan-Ra. There is also a little teaser for Riptor that fans may be excited to see.
    Cursed to rot after a failed assassination attempt on his king over 2000 years ago, Kan-Ra endured for centuries by constantly balancing the curses he places on himself with the boons provided by dark magic and artifacts. His solitary goal: to gain knowledge that will grant him absolute power over all of mankind. After getting
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  • Preview the Free Driveclub Ignition Pack Coming Next Week

    Preview the Free Driveclub Ignition Pack Coming Next Week

    The game still isn't fully operational nor is it available for PlayStation+ subscribers yet, but that doesn't mean more content can't be released for Driveclub. A preview of the new cars coming in the Ignition expansion pack for the game was revealed today. This expansion will be free to everyone who owns the game.

    Thanks again for your support while we continue to improve server performance and get all of the online features running smoothly. Please keep sharin
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  • This is What a $330 Dragon Age Morrigan Statue Looks Like

    This is What a $330 Dragon Age Morrigan Statue Looks Like

    If you have $330 to spare and want to pick up a statue of Morrigan from the Dragon Age series, boy are you ever in luck today. Gaming Heads revealed their new statue of the Witch of the Wilds.

    Gaming Heads proudly presents Morrigan, headlining a new collection of Dragon Age statues. Morrigan is depicted gracefully walking down a stone staircase as she casts a spell with both hands. To capture every detail of Morrigan's design, she was sculpted in high quality polystone r
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  • Notable Professional Counter-Strike Players VAC Banned Including Epsilon's Sf and Titan's KQLY

    A number of fairly notable professional Counter-Strike players have been hit by a recent wave of VAC bans this past week. This includes Sf from team Epsilon and Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian from Titan. The supposed creator of the cheat used by all of them, nero, was also banned yesterday.

    This all kicked off when a player named smn admitted to hacking in an article posted earlier this month at HLTV.org. In his statement, smn mentioned about how the cheat being used was available...
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  • First PC Screenshots and Comparisons for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

    First PC Screenshots and Comparisons for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

    A new article at the GeForce website takes a look at Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes for the PC. The article offers up some of the first screenshots of the game on the PC and includes comparisons to the PlayStation 4 version of the game.
    So what's new in the PC edition Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes? Here's a handy list: 60 FPS frame rate Additional deferred lights per scene Additional shadows per scene Higher-resolution render targets Higher-resolution shadows Increased detail over dist
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  • Ubisoft Suggests Deleting Your Friends as a Crash Workaround for Assassin's Creed Unity

    Oh God, this is a good one here. Ubisoft, in their ongoing effort to provide the latest news and updates on what is going on with the mess that is Assassin's Creed Unity, have a new one for you today. The latest is a workaround to temporarily get rid of a game crash some users are experiencing. That fix? Deleting your friends.
    We have discovered one of the issues that may cause the game to crash at the main menu after pressing the CONTINUE button. This issue affects all platforms.
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  • New Bloodborne Weapon and Hunter Revealed, New Personalized Ruins Teased

    New Bloodborne Weapon and Hunter Revealed, New Personalized Ruins Teased

    The latest update for Bloodborne comes courtesy of the PlayStation Blog today. In this latest reveal, we not only get a look at a new hunter, Gyula, whom you may run into while exploring the old part of the city of Yharnam.

    Now I would like to introduce Gyula, an old veteran hunter who is said to possess amazing skill. No one has seen him in many years, since he ventured into the old part of Yharnam, deserted and burned to the ground after the plague of the beast took its toll there
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  • Activision Claims Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the Biggest Entertainment Launch of 2014

    Activision busted out the PR machine today and made the bold claim that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the "biggest entertainment launch of the year." Yes, that once again means they did better than other game releases, movies, music, and books for 2014.

    Of course, that isn't terribly hard to do when the starting price for a game is far and above the starting price of a movie, a music album, or a book. Moving on... Activision also noted that thanks to the big sales of Advanced...
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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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