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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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  • Watch Dogs Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold

    Watch Dogs Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold

    As part of their first-quarter financial report, Ubisoft revealed today that Watch Dogs has sold over 8 million copies.
    “The success of Watch Dogs and the quality of our games portfolio presented at this year’s E3 highlight our strategic positioning as well as our continuous drive for innovation and affirm our long-term approach,” Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot said in a statement to investors. “Watch Dogs is now well positioned as a major franchise, and we will be
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  • Cliff Bleszinski Talked About BlueStreak on Reddit

    Cliff Bleszinski Talked About BlueStreak on Reddit

    Cliff Bleszinski took to Reddit yesterday to answer some questions on his new company, Boss Key Productions, and his new game, currently codenamed BlueStreak. Some of the topics hit upon were whether or not the game would be pay-to-win, how it would handle microtransactions, why he went with Nexon as the publisher and much more.

    Here are just a few snippets.
    Microtransaction plans? "The #1 question that comes up in Free to Play every time. Honest answer: I'm not s
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  • Watch 16 Minutes of Dragon Age: Inquisition Gameplay

    Watch 16 Minutes of Dragon Age: Inquisition Gameplay

    If you couldn't attend E3 2014, you missed out on a lengthy gameplay demo of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Fortunately, BioWare and EA are starting to release videos of the gameplay to the public.

    The first video, seen below, includes about 16 minutes of gameplay in the Hinterlands area of the game.

    In part one, explore the largest Dragon Age world ever created and lead your followers in a battle against a High Dragon.
    The game is slated to be released on October ...
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  • Samsung Receiving Help from Oculus on Gear VR Headset

    Samsung Receiving Help from Oculus on Gear VR Headset

    A short while ago, Samsung revealed that they're working on a virtual reality headset. In a report from SamMobile, it was revealed that Samsung is receiving some help from Oculus VR. Specifically, Oculus is helping out with the software side of things.
    The hardware of the device is being developed by Samsung alone, but the software is being developed in cooperation with Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift VR headset for gaming.
    Gear VR will allow users to slot a Galaxy de...
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  • Microsoft New CEO is Committed to the Xbox

    Microsoft New CEO is Committed to the Xbox

    Satya Nadella, the latest CEO at Microsoft has announced that he is committed to the Xbox and the Xbox brand at the company. His faith in the brand was expressed in a memo sent to all Microsoft employees.
    I also want to share some additional thoughts on Xbox and its importance to Microsoft. As a large company, I think it's critical to define the core, but it's important to make smart choices on other businesses in which we can have fundamental impact and success. The single biggest
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  • The Making of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Episode 1

    The Making of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Episode 1

    The first episode of "The Making of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel" has gone live from Gearbox and 2K Australia. Episode 1, To the Moon, shows off the origins of the game and the collaboration between Gearbox and 2K on the creation of the game.

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  • Among the Sleep Review

    Among the Sleep Review

    It's not that easy being a toddler. It's difficult to understand what people are saying to you. You are unable to reach most things higher than a few feet above you. You walk as though you are drunk all the time. You see shadows and imagine them to be big, scary monsters. Your favorite stuffed animal just starts talking to you like it's nothing out of the ordinary. Really, it's a rather difficult time in your life! Krillbite Studio took this idea and ran with it for ...
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  • Dota 2's The International 4 is Down to the Sweet 16 as Liquid Secures the Wild Card

    Yesterday, four teams competed to secure the Wild Card spot in The International 4 for Dota 2. Coming out on top was Liquid with a solid 4-0 series yesterday. Sent packing were three teams: CIS, MVP, and Virtus.Pro. With this, Liquid joins up as part of the final 16 teams that will compete in The International 4. The playoff rounds are happening all this week. On Friday, July 18 the main event kicks off with the Upper Bracket matches. The 19th will be the Lower Bracket and All-Sta...
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  • Update 3 for Elder Scrolls Online Adds New Guild Enhancements

    Update 3 for Elder Scrolls Online Adds New Guild Enhancements

    Update 3 for Elder Scrolls Online is here and with it comes a number of improvements to guild enhancements.

    Notable additions include:
    - Armor dyes
    - Guild Tabards
    - Public Guild Store locations
    - A new difficulty mode for Trials
    - Fixes and improvements

    The update should be free to all owners of the game....
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  • Battlefield 4 Battlefest - A Month of Contests, Prizes, and In-Game Unlocks

    Battlefield 4 Battlefest - A Month of Contests, Prizes, and In-Game Unlocks

    DICE and EA have just announced Battlefield 4 Battlefest, a month of contests, prizes, in-game content unlocks, and more. Some of the prizes for the contests include gaming rigs valued at $3,100 (USD) and AMD videocards valued at roughly $300.
    Battlefest is just a small token of our appreciation and commitment to Battlefield 4. In addition to this, we have DICE teams in Stockholm and LA continually working on improving the gameplay experience, adding new initiatives like the CTE
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  • First Trailer for the Heavenly Sword Movie

    First Trailer for the Heavenly Sword Movie

    There's a Heavenly Sword film. Who knew, right? IGN has the first trailer for the movie, which is apparently going straight to Blu-ray and DVD on September 2.


    Geeze, that looks like a CGI cutscene from the earliest days of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 era....
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  • Uncharted Series a "Good Candidate" for the Remaster Treatment

    Uncharted Series a "Good Candidate" for the Remaster Treatment

    In speaking with Eurogamer, Sony's Shuhei Yoshida talked about many things. Of those many things was a quick discussion on remakes and remasters of old franchises on new hardware. With The Last of Us Remastered coming out at the end of the month on the PlayStation 4, many fans are wondering, "what about Uncharted?"
    "Almost 50 per cent of people who have purchased a PS4 didn't own a PS3, and that's lots of people that missed exclusive PS3 titles like The Last of Us, so it's a great
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  • Alien: Isolation Pre-Order Bonus Includes the Original Movie Cast

    Alien: Isolation Pre-Order Bonus Includes the Original Movie Cast

    SEGA revealed that those who pre-order Alien: Isolation will get some rather sweet bonus content in the form of two downloadable missions featuring the original cast of the film. Yeah, pretty neat!
    Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winner Sigourney Weaver (Ellen Ripley) , Tom Skerritt (Dallas) , Veronica Cartwright (Lambert) , Harry Dean Stanton (Brett) , Yaphet Kotto (Parker) and Ian Holm (Ash, likeness and sound-alike) are set to feature in two downloadable bonus missions,
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  • NHL 15 Creates "Next-Gen" Hockey Players

    NHL 15 Creates "Next-Gen" Hockey Players

    EA Sports shows off how they went about creating some "next-gen" hockey players for NHL 15. Look at those physics, just look at them! LOOK!


    NHL 15 is slated to arrive on September 9 for current-gen consoles such as the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360....
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  • Short Chainlink Mode Tutorial for Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth

    Short Chainlink Mode Tutorial for Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth

    Here is how the new Chainlink mode will play out in Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth.

    As you can see, tickets will count down faster against the other team based on how many points you have control of in a row. From the looks of things, this mode looks a lot like Conquest but with a reduced emphasis on number of points held and an increased emphasis on controlling points in a row together. Sadly, it does look like the enemy team can just capture any point in the chain, regardless ...
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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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