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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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  • Frontier's Edge DLC and Game Update 5 Released for Titanfall

    Frontier's Edge DLC and Game Update 5 Released for Titanfall

    The latest DLC pack and the latest update for Titanfall were released today. The DLC is called Frontier's Edge and introduces three new maps to the game: Dig Site, Export, and Haven.

    • Dig Site – A critical asset on the Frontier, Dig Site is surrounded by sheer rock walls that offer natural protection against air assaults. Titans patrol narrow pathways between giant industrial processing plants while pilots leap overhead to attack from above • Export –
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  • Japanese Mobile Gaming Market Hits $5.1 Billion in 2013, Surpassing Console Market

    Console gaming is next to dead in Japan as most of the gaming population there have moved on to mobile games. Japan's Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) revealed that in 2013, the market for smartphone games hit $3.5 billion (USD) in Japan alone. The total market for mobile gaming, including smartphone games, hit $5.1 billion (USD) in 2013. CESA notes that this figure is larger than the one for consoles (combining hardware and software) at just $4 billion (USD) for the sam...
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  • Here Are the Games Available for the PlayStation Now Open Beta

    Here Are the Games Available for the PlayStation Now Open Beta

    At present, here is the list of games that are available for the PlayStation Now beta that is opening up to everybody today. They are presented in alphabetical order for easy reading.
    Adventure time: Dungeon because I don't know All Zombies must die Alone in the Dark: Inferno Alpha Protocol Anomaly Warzone Earth Back to the future- All Episodes Baseball Stars 2 Ben 10 Omniverse Ben 10: Omniverse 2 Big Sky Infinity Bionic Commando Rearmed Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Bla
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  • Gearbox Claims They Spent Millions of Its Own Money to Finish Aliens: Colonial Marines

    Aliens: Colonial Marines is the gift that just keeps on giving. This week, Gearbox's attorneys have filed requests to have the developer removed from four claims in a class-action lawsuit against itself and Sega over "false advertisement" for Colonial Marines. They filed another motion that looks to make the suit lose its status as a class-action lawsuit.

    The original class-action lawsuit against Gearbox and Sega was filed by Roger Damion Perrine and John Locke. They say...
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  • VR Headset Designer True Player Gear Changes Name to vrvana

    VR Headset Designer True Player Gear Changes Name to vrvana

    True Player Gear announced tonight that they have changed the name of their company to vrvana (pronounced "ver-vana") to better reflect what they do as a company.
    "True Player Gear" is long-winded and we've heard pretty much every possible permutation of those words. It also caused some confusion at times: "Wait, you guys aren't making hip hop clothing!?". But most importantly, we felt it did not reflect our long term vision for the company, which is that VR should not be limited
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  • PS Now Open Beta Begins Tomorrow - Sony "Working On" Subscription Model Option

    Sony just put up notice that they are still on track to kick off the open beta for PlayStation Now tomorrow, July 31. They promise to have over 100 games available for the beta with a number of different rental options for the games.

    During the PS Now Open Beta, PS4 users will see a diverse library of more than 100 titles to rent, with more added regularly. PS Now will offer a variety of rental periods depending on the game, including 7-days, 30-days or 90-days, as
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  • Bug Fixes and Beta Maps Get Fixed in Today's Team Fortress 2 Update (July 30, 2014)

    An update for Team Fortress 2 came out today. It features bug fixes for the game and some updates for the beta maps that are currently being tested for future release.

    Changelog for TF2 for July 30, 2014

    - Added a new startup music track from Expiration Date - Fixed projectiles causing teleporter exits to detonate - Fixed the Huntsman not firing after being charged in the air and landing on the ground while using cl_autoreload - Fixed teammates blocking the removal of sa
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  • PSA: Europeans Can Save Big During the PlayStation Network Summer Sale

    PSA: Europeans Can Save Big During the PlayStation Network Summer Sale

    Today marks the start of the Summer Sale for PlayStation owners in Europe. There are a ton of items that are and will be on sale for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita beginning today. New items will be rotated in every week from now until the end of August. There are also month long deals to go with the week long deals. Let's take a look at what is currently being offered. Remember that next week will introduce even more PlayStation 4 titles going on sale. ...
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  • Raids in Destiny Will Not Support Random Player Matchmaking

    Raids in Destiny Will Not Support Random Player Matchmaking

    If you want to do a raid in the full version of Destiny, you better have five friends ready to go. Bungie said that there will be no matchmaking with random players when it comes to in-game raids.

    Bungie's Luke Smith explains to IGN just how extremely crafted these multi-hour raids are and why matchmaking would not benefit any person.
    Raids are “extremely crafted,” six-player, friends-only gauntlet runs that might best be described as gut-checks. Yes, they will
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  • GameSpot Hit with Layoffs

    GameSpot Hit with Layoffs

    Today, an undisclosed number of layoffs hit gaming news site, GameSpot. Reasons for the layoffs also were not given. Word of these layoffs began to circulating around Twitter just a short time ago today from those impacted by this move....
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  • Crytek Lays Off Employees from Austin Offices

    Crytek Lays Off Employees from Austin Offices

    Following the sale of Crytek UK and the Homefront IP to Deep Silver, Crytek revealed some major restructuring throughout a few of their other studios. Hardest hit are the remains of Crytek UK and Crytek Austin.

    Crytek UK might not be that doomed as Deep Silver is looking to acquire staff for their new studio, Deep Silver Dambuster Studios. The good news here is that most of those that were at Crytek UK are making the move to the Deep Silver studio to continue work on Homefront:...
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  • Sony Doesn't Feel EA Access Provides a "Good Value to the PlayStation Gamer"

    Sony Doesn't Feel EA Access Provides a "Good Value to the PlayStation Gamer"

    "Why is EA Access only on the Xbox platform," seems to be the question of the week for many gamers. If nothing else, surely it would also be on the PlayStation platform as well, right?

    Unfortunately, Sony feels as though EA's subscription based service doesn't add a "good value" for PlayStation gamers out there. A Sony representative provided the following statement to Game Informer.
    "We evaluated the EA Access subscription offering and decided that it does not bring
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  • Deep Silver Buys Homefront IP from Crytek

    Deep Silver Buys Homefront IP from Crytek

    In a move that should help Crytek out financially for the short term, they have sold the Homefront IP to Koch Media, the parent company of Deep Silver. This sale will see Crytek UK turn into Deep Silver Dambuster Studios. It should also hopefully mean that those still left at the former Crytek UK will finally start to get paid again.

    Koch has stated that development on Homefront: The Revolution will continue at Deep Silver Dambuster Studios. Hasit Zala had left Crytek UK...
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  • Here are the Free Games for August on PlayStation Plus

    Here are the Free Games for August on PlayStation Plus

    Sony just revealed the free games coming to PlayStation Plus subscribers for August 2014.

    PlayStation 4
    Road Not Taken (PS4)
    Fez (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)

    PlayStation 3
    Crysis 3 (PS3)
    Proteus (PS3, PS Vita)

    PlayStation Vita
    Metrico (PS Vita)
    Dragon's Crown (PS Vita, PS3)

    Games marked with additional platforms should be cross-buy applicable. That means if you get Fez on one platform, you get it...
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  • Over 4.6 Million Gamers Played the Destiny Beta

    Over 4.6 Million Gamers Played the Destiny Beta

    Activision and Bungie should be thrilled at these numbers. They revealed that over 4.6 million people played the beta for Destiny. They are claiming that it's the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the "largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date."
    The beta began first on PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 on July 17 and came to a close Sunday evening, with 4,638,937 unique players participating. "This is the biggest beta of this consol
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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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