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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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  • Extra Life 2014 - Over 24 Hours of Streaming for a Good Cause

    Extra Life 2014 - Over 24 Hours of Streaming for a Good Cause

    Extra Life 2014 is well underway for many people out there. Thousands of groups, individuals, and companies are coming together to do 24 hour long streams (or longer) all to raise money for a Children's Miracle Network Hospital of their choosing. That's right, every single penny raised goes towards a hospital that specializes in the care of children.

    So, what streams are going on?

    Well, GameSpot is now at hour 69 of their planned 100 hour marathon. Giant...
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  • How to Share Your PlayStation 4 Games with Your Friends Using Share Play

    How to Share Your PlayStation 4 Games with Your Friends Using Share Play

    Sony released a new trailer today that shows off the upcoming Share Play functionality coming to the PlayStation 4. This will effectively let you hand over a virtual controller to your friends to let them play your games, or join you in a "local" multiplayer games, for up to an hour at a time.


    Share Play will be included as part of the big PS4 system update slated for October 28....
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  • New Project Cars Trailer Gets Spooky with Some Night Racing

    New Project Cars Trailer Gets Spooky with Some Night Racing

    Check out some new gameplay footage for Project Cars from Slightly Mad Studios and Bandai Namco. The latest footage shows off the challenge that comes from racing not only at night but also with some nasty weather.

    The new trailer throws racers into a thrilling white-knuckled night race to celebrate the Halloween season. The Halloween trailer exemplifies Slightly Mad Studios’ approach that everything they put into Project CARS not only has to look stunning but must add
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  • The Opening Cinematic for The Witcher 3 Revealed Today, Watch "The Trail"

    The Opening Cinematic for The Witcher 3 Revealed Today, Watch "The Trail"

    CD Projekt RED released the opening cinematic for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt today. Enjoy your first glimpse at the opening of the game with "The Trail."

    Foreshadowing the story of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, "The Trail" Opening Cinematic is an epic sneak peek into the adventure that awaits gamers in Wild Hunt. See witchers Geralt of Rivia and his mentor Vesemir pursue Geralt’s long lost love, the immensely powerful, raven-black-haired sorceress -- Yennefer of Vengerberg.
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  • Catch Up on Over 50 New Facts for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U

    Catch Up on Over 50 New Facts for Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U

    If you missed tonight's Nintendo Direct livestream for Super Smash Bros. on the Wii U, fret not. Nintendo has already uploaded the video that contains over 50 fresh facts for you to enjoy. Some of those facts include the reveal of MewTwo if you own both the 3DS and Wii U version of Smash, online tournaments included within the game itself, Amiibo stuff, a metric ton of mini-games and side games and games within games. There's a lot of stuff here, so kick back and relax Smash fans, you're in f...
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  • A New Teaser Trailer and Steam Greenlight for Five Nights at Freddy's 2

    A New Teaser Trailer and Steam Greenlight for Five Nights at Freddy's 2

    Five Nights at Freddy's 2 has made its way onto Steam Greenlight. The sequel to the popular first game will take place once again at a children's theme restaurant.

    But you don't care about that, you want the new trailer and the new details, right?
    Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! In Five Nights at Freddy's 2, the old and aging animatronics are joined by a new cast of characters. They are kid-friendly, updated with the latest in facial recognition
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  • Microsoft Releases Kinect SDK 2.0 and PC Adapter Kit

    Microsoft Releases Kinect SDK 2.0 and PC Adapter Kit

    Earlier today, Microsoft announced that they have not only released the 2.0 SDK for the Kinect, but they have also released a new adapter kit for PC users.
    The Kinect SDK 2.0 is available today for you to download for free here. There are no fees for runtime licenses of commercial applications developed with the SDK. With over 200 improvements and updates to the SDK since we released the public preview in June, including enhancements to Visual Gesture Builder, Kinect Studio, and Kinect
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  • Nearly 60% of Carbine Studios Has Been Laid Off

    Nearly 60% of Carbine Studios Has Been Laid Off

    Carbine Studios, the development studio owned by NCsoft and developer of the recently released MMO WildStar has reportedly laid off about 60% of its entire studio. This comes from part of a larger "restructuring" by NCsoft West.

    The layoffs affected all levels of employees at Carbine. The only ones not impacted by the layoffs were ArenaNet.
    "Today we announced a restructuring of key operations within NC West. As a result of this restructuring, we are implementing staff reductions
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  • 3D Realms Returns with a 32 Game Package

    3D Realms Returns with a 32 Game Package

    First off, 3D Realms is back from the dead! ... Sort of!
    Five years after shutting its doors, game-industry pioneer 3D Realms is back, including original team members like Scott Miller and Bryan Turner, as well as new additions like CEO Mike Nielsen, with 11 years of experience as CEO and founder of Coolshop.com, the biggest game distributor in Scandinavia, and vice president Frederik Schreiber, CEO of Interceptor Entertainment.
    Secondly, they are celebrating their return with...
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  • Updated Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is Confirmed for Xbox 360

    Updated Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is Confirmed for Xbox 360

    As a brief update to yesterday's news on the achievement list for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it was confirmed today that the game will be coming to the Xbox 360. With it will come those previously mentioned achievements, a bump up to 720p resolution, better draw distances, and "improved graphics." What that means exactly isn't quite clear just yet. The game is slated to be released on October 26 through Xbox Live Games on Demand. There is no word on any updated version of the ...
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  • Assassin's Creed Unity PC Requirements Are Again on the Steep Side

    Assassin's Creed Unity PC Requirements Are Again on the Steep Side

    Hold onto your butts, PC game players, the system requirements for Assassin's Creed Unity are here and they are steep.
    64-bit operating system
    Required

    Supported OS
    Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1 (64bit versions only)

    Processor
    Minimum
    Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz

    Recommended Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better
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  • Legal Concerns Shuts Down Metal Gear Fan Film Series - Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy

    Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy was an hour long Metal Gear fan film. It featured some great looking production values and an original story set in the Metal Gear universe. After its first film, Hideo Kojima publicly expressed an interest in seeing the second part.

    The team, Hive Division, got to work immediately on Metal Gear Solid Philanthropy - Part 2. Unfortunately, legal concerns and perhaps a bit of pressure from Konami resulted in production having to come to an end on Part...
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  • Sony Announces That the Next PlayStation 4 Software Update is Coming October 28

    The next big update for the PlayStation 4 system software will arrive on October 28. This is according to a Tweet made by the official PlayStation Twitter just a few minutes ago.

    Some of the highlights of the 2.0 update include:
    • Being able to play music from a USB drive
    • Different background/theme colors
    • Custom themes
    • Enhancements to live broadcasting
    • Uploading to YouTube
    • Better library support
    Those are just some of the new features coming. Sony has not yet r...
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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Gets Spooky with Halloween Masks, Ghosts, and Chicken Hell

    Tonight's update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive includes a bit more than the usual tweaks and fixes. Tonight's update introduces some Halloween treats for those that don't take the game too seriously!

    Changelog for CS:GO update version 1.34.5.3 for October 22, 2014

    HAPPY HALLOWEEN - In game characters are now celebrating the spooky season with masks. - The spirits of fallen friends have again risen to haunt player death cameras (they show up in the world during deat
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  • Felicia Day Reveals How She Lived in Fear Due to GamerGate, Immediately Gets Doxxed in Comments

    Felicia Day is an actress and writer and is perhaps best known for her work on the web series The Guild, and TV shows like Supernatural, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Eureka. She has been a recurring guest on Wil Wheaton's Tabletop series. Earlier today, she put up a new blog in which she not only speaks out against GamerGate but also how the actions of the group have made it so that she has lived in fear of the very people she used to embrace.
    If there’s anything I’m proud
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