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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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  • Media Outlets Angry Over Post-Release Embargo for Assassin's Creed Unity

    Media Outlets Angry Over Post-Release Embargo for Assassin's Creed Unity

    A few different website have voiced their concern over a growing trend in publishers issuing embargo dates and times that are after the game being reviewed is already released. The latest offender is Assassin's Creed Unity which had an embargo time of noon (EST), a solid 12 hours after the game was released in North America.

    Some of the sites bringing attention to this issue are Polygon, Giant Bomb, and Kotaku to name a few. Kotaku is going the extra mile with their disa...
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  • Nvidia Apollo Demo Released for Maxwell GPUs

    Nvidia Apollo Demo Released for Maxwell GPUs

    Nvidia has released an Apollo 11 tech demo exclusively for those who own Maxwell based GPUs. That means that only those who own the GTX 970 or the GTX 980 will be able to check out this demo.

    Powered by UE4 and Maxwell, the demo shows how light from the moon’s surface – and astronaut Neil Armstrong’s space suit – illuminated Aldrin, thereby proving the authenticity of photos taken on that historic day. Using VXGI, the Apollo demo lets you reconstruct the way lig
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  • Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack Out Now for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

    Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack Out Now for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

    2K and Gearbox have released the Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack today for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. It's $9.99 (USD) if purchased on its own or "free" if you already own the $29.99 Season Pass for the game.

    The Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack features a fifth playable character for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, adding hours of shoot 'n' loot action to Pandora's moon. Fans will become the maniacal tyrant from Borderlands 2, or at least his trusted body double, also known
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  • New Unsupported Catalyst Beta Drivers 14.11.1 Available for Assassin's Creed Unity

    AMD has released new, unsupported Catalyst beta drivers for their video cards this evening. The 14.11.1 drivers include support for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Assassin's Creed Unity.

    As noted, these are unsupported beta drivers, so if you're going to try them out, be aware that they may come with some undesired issues. You can tempt fate by heading on over to the AMD website for more information and download links.
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  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review


    The best Call of Duty game in years.

    Look, I'm going to level with everyone right now. Due to how I've been feeling lately and a general lack of sleep, I'm going to forego the usual lengthy review here. Let's face it, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is still a "Call of Duty" game at heart. You probably already know what to expect as a result. This one just happens to be first game since the first Modern Warfare that I had fun playing. The single player campaign offers up a...
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  • Assassin's Creed Rogue Launch Trailer

    Assassin's Creed Rogue Launch Trailer

    Get ready Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners, because Assassin's Creed Rogue is nearly here. Get hyped up with this launch trailer for the game.


    Assassin's Creed Rogue is out tomorrow, November 11. Also out tomorrow are Assassin's Creed Unity, Sonic Boom, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and about ten other games. Happy gaming!...
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  • New High Resolution Halo 5: Guardians Beta Screenshots and Impressions

    New High Resolution Halo 5: Guardians Beta Screenshots and Impressions

    Today brought about some new information and a decent number of new screenshots from the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer beta. The impressions come from a now removed preview piece from Game Revolution. Presumably, someone there jumped the gun on the embargo.

    Thankfully, the Internet saved a bit of the article.
    Players will notice quite quickly that first-person shooter mechanics not far removed from Call of Duty have drawn the competitive game just a little closer to the kind
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  • VGAs Replaced by The Game Awards this December

    VGAs Replaced by The Game Awards this December

    The VGAs are no more. They are dead and buried and nobody is terribly upset. New to 2014 is the totally not the same show but under a different name, The Game Awards! The difference here is that this is born from a unique joining of forces from the top industry figures. The Game Awards will be streamed live digitally and through all sorts of media formats. Some of the key players for The Game Awards being born are EA, Kojima Productions, Rockstar Games, Sony, Ubisoft, Valve, Warn...
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  • The Making of WWE 2K15 - Part 3

    The Making of WWE 2K15 - Part 3

    The third part of the behind the scenes series of WWE 2K15 was released today. The third part is entitled "From Rookie to Legend" and offers up a look at the MyCareer mode.
    “From Rookie to Legend,” offers an in-depth look at MyCareer and showcases current and prospective WWE NXT Superstars as they train with head coach Bill DeMott at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Visual Concepts Senior Designer Bryan Williams and Designer Ramelle Ballesca share how they worked
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  • Ubisoft Has No Plans to Make Blood Dragon 2

    Ubisoft Has No Plans to Make Blood Dragon 2

    Ubisoft revealed that they have no plans to make Blood Dragon 2. Alex Hutchinson revealed this sad news during a special Happy Hour podcast for Far Cry 4.
    The cool thing about Blood Dragon was that it was a surprise.It was a great use of the Far Cry 3 base, and had an awesome soundtrack. So the answer is no, you won't be getting another one of those. Hopefully we can come up with something that surprises you as much as the original blood dragon. And if we did make one, I'll probably
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  • Assassin's Creed Unity Game Ready GeForce 344.65 WHQL Drivers Available

    Assassin's Creed Unity Game Ready GeForce 344.65 WHQL Drivers Available

    Nvidia users that are picking up Assassin's Creed Unity for the PC tomorrow, may want to go ahead and install the latest drivers for your video card. The "GeForce Game Ready Assassin's Creed Unity 344.65 WHQL drivers" are now ready to be downloaded and installed.
    With performance enhancements and a SLI profile, the new GeForce Game Ready Assassin's Creed Unity drivers are a recommended update for players of the highly anticipated third-person action adventure game. In addition to Assassin
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  • This is the Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Launch Trailer

    This is the Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Launch Trailer

    With the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version of Grand Theft Auto V just about a week away from being released, Rockstar Games has released a launch trailer for the game.


    Grand Theft Auto V is out on November 18 for the PS4 and XB1. It's out in late January for the PC. It slated to feature a ton of improvements and changes from the previous generation release of the game. A few of the changes, including the new first-person mode, can be found here alongside...
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  • Blizzard Offers Insight on Multiplayer Updates Coming to Each Race in StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void

    Blizzard has offered up three new videos, one for each main race (Protos, Terran, and Zerg), that shows off some of the multiplayer updates and changes coming with StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void. They are presented in no particular order.





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  • StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void BlizzCon 2014 Trailer

    StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void BlizzCon 2014 Trailer

    Check out the "Oblivion" trailer for StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void fresh out of BlizzCon 2014.


    You can sign up for the beta right now at the Legacy of the Void website....
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  • Upcoming Ubisoft Games Return to Steam

    Upcoming Ubisoft Games Return to Steam

    After yesterday's mysterious disappearance of new and upcoming Ubisoft games from Steam, they have quietly returned today! That's the good news. The bad news is that some users are reporting seeing a price increase on some of these games compared to what they were prior to yesterday's issue. This is mainly for those in Europe that are seeing an increase of about 10 Euros on these games. I do not know what these games were selling for on Steam in Europe prior to this happening, so I...
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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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    100.00%
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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