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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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  • New Gamplay Video and Screenshots for Life is Strange

    New Gamplay Video and Screenshots for Life is Strange

    Dontnod and Square Enix released a new gameplay trailer and some new screenshots for their upcoming episodic adventure, Life is Strange.




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  • Explore Warlords of Draenor in this Newest Gameplay Video for the World of Warcraft Expansion

    You saw the great looking cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, now it's time to see how the new expansion actually looks.


    Warlords of Draenor is slated to be released on November 13, 2014....
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  • New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Trailers Show Off More Disney Locations

    New Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Trailers Show Off More Disney Locations

    You don't really need to know Japanese to check out some of the areas and locations you'll be playing through in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX from Square Enix. The game is out in October in Japan and early December for everyone else and only for the PlayStation 3.



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  • New Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Trailer and Screenshots

    New Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Trailer and Screenshots

    Sega released some fresh media for Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric this week. Included is a new trailer for the upcoming game and some new screenshots. The game is slated for a mid-November release on the Nintendo Wii U while the 3DS title, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal is also slated for release in November.



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  • Two New Gameplay Videos for Assassin's Creed Rogue

    Two New Gameplay Videos for Assassin's Creed Rogue

    Ubisoft released two new gameplay walkthrough videos for Assassin's Creed Rogue, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game. It features looks at battles on land and sea.



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  • 11 Minutes of Assassin's Creed Unity Single Player

    11 Minutes of Assassin's Creed Unity Single Player

    Ubisoft has released a narrated gameplay video showing off some of the single player campaign in Assassin's Creed Unity.

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  • First Gameplay Trailer for Crytek's Arena of Fate

    First Gameplay Trailer for Crytek's Arena of Fate

    The first gameplay trailer for Crytek's Arena of Fate was released this week.

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  • New Bayonetta 2 Screenshots

    New Bayonetta 2 Screenshots

    Get ready Wii U owners, the September release of Bayonetta 2 is nearly here. Check out these new screenshots while you count down the days.


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  • Exclusive Witcher 3 Collector's Edition Content Going to Xbox One; Details on Gwent

    Xbox One owners are going to get some exclusive physical content in the Collector's Edition for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
    The studio has also announced the inclusion of additional physical content in the Xbox One Collector’s Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt-Gwent, a highly addictive card game, and a unique cloth map of the in-game world. The Xbox One Collector's Edition of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now contains: • The standard edition of the game, containing: the officia
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  • Kevin Hart and Dave Franco Welcome You to the Madden NFL 15 Season

    Kevin Hart and Dave Franco Welcome You to the Madden NFL 15 Season

    Get ready for two actors, Kevin Hart and Dave Franco, to show you just what's in store for you in the Madden NFL 15 "Madden Season." This video is probably not what you were expecting to see when it comes to Madden.


    The thing is, this really isn't that far from removed from reality for some Madden fans. A few people I know act almost exactly like Hart and Franco do in this video, just you know, without the singing and dancing part....
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  • ESL One Cologne Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Championship - Day 2

    ESL One Cologne Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Championship - Day 2

    The second day of matches for the ESL One Cologne 2014 CS:GO Championship will kick off in just a couple of short hours. It's not live just yet but it should begin around 9:00 (CEST; I think that's about 3AM (ET)). This will mark the start of the second day of the Groupstage matches. Tomorrow the quarterfinal action takes place and then on the 17th the semi-finals and finals take place. I'll toss up an embed of the appropriate channel below if you feel like tuning in. Right now they're...
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  • Hardware Sales Up 100% as PlayStation 4 Again Dominates July NPD

    Hardware Sales Up 100% as PlayStation 4 Again Dominates July NPD

    The July figures are in for the monthly NPD sales figures and the PlayStation 4 is again the best selling hardware for the month. Overall, sales of hardware are up 100% when compared to the same time period in 2013.

    As far as software goes, despite The Last of Us Remastered leading sales, overall sales figures are down 15% from 2013. Combined, both hardware and software sales are up 16% compared to 2013.
    Software 1. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3) 2. Minecraft (360, PS3)
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  • Valve is Accepting New Team Fortress 2 Merchandise Ideas from the Community

    Valve is Accepting New Team Fortress 2 Merchandise Ideas from the Community

    Similar to how Valve accepts and implements community creations within Team Fortress 2 itself, they will now do the same for physical TF2 merchandise ideas. Beginning today, you can now submit your awesome ideas for new (actual) hats, shirts, hoodies, and more.
    For decades, humanity looked at the common baseball hat and just saw a thing you put on your head. It took a special kind of person to look at it and think, "I could attach beer cans to the sides of that thing so I'll have
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  • PSA: PvZ: Garden Warfare and Kingdoms of Amalur Trials Available on Origin Game Time

    Some more game trials were added to Origin's Game Time page today. The games in question are Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. PvZ Garden Warfare gives you three days to play the game. The timer doesn't start until you click play for the first time. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning provides you with 48 hours of game time. This also doesn't start until you click play for the first time. Just keep in mind that these games are only available for a li...
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  • Ubisoft Promises to Release PC Games at the Same Time as Console Releases

    Ubisoft Promises to Release PC Games at the Same Time as Console Releases

    Ubisoft mentioned to PC Gamer how they are committed to stop screwing over PC gamers when it comes to multi-platform releases. In addition, Ubisoft's Executive Director Alain Corre said that they are also committed to better optimizing their games on every platform.
    "We recognize the importance and needs of PC gamers, and want to continue to improve how we create and support games for PC. As a percentage of our business, PC grew last year, from 11 per cent in 2012/13 to 15 per cent
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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...
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