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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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  • FTL: Advanced Edition is Now Available

    FTL: Advanced Edition is Now Available

    The free expansion to FTL is now available on Steam! FTL: Advanced Edition adds in a new alien race, new events, new weapons, new playable ships, new drones, new musical tracks, a new difficulty, and more.

    This expansion is free to anybody who already owned FTL. The update should be rolling out that will bring your game up to version 1.5.4. Those who didn't purchase the game from Steam can find out more on how to update from the FTL website. In addition to this news, ...
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  • Daylight Delayed to Add More Scares

    Daylight Delayed to Add More Scares

    The procedurally generated Unreal Engine 4 powered horror title, Daylight, has been delayed slightly in order to make the game more scary.

    The game's publisher, Atlus, explains how the delay until April 29 will allow the team to fine tune the scares in a game where it never plays out the same way twice.
    Let's not mince words. First news you need to know about Daylight is that we had to delay the release date by several weeks. Here's the thing: the way Daylight is developed
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  • Two Areas in The Witcher 3 are 3.5 Times the Size of Skyrim

    Two Areas in The Witcher 3 are 3.5 Times the Size of Skyrim

    CD Projekt Red recently shared a presentation that took place at GDC 2014 last month. In it, the team revealed that two areas in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have a combined total area of 52 square miles (136.25 square km), which absolutely dwarfs the 14.8 square miles that Skyrim encompasses.
    The slides mention the size of two of the areas included in the game: the city of Novigrad measures 8.5 x 8.5 km for a total size of 72,25 square km, while Skellige is 8 x 8 km, meaning 64 square
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  • Amy Hennig Joins Visceral Games to Work on Star Wars

    Amy Hennig Joins Visceral Games to Work on Star Wars

    After leaving Naughty Dog the other week, the fate of Amy Hennig was up in the air. Today, it was revealed by EA that the famed Writer has joined up at Visceral Games to work on a Star Wars project.
    Amy has long been recognized as one of our industry’s top visionaries, and is coming off an amazing run as the Writer and Creative Director of the Uncharted franchise. But her contributions go beyond the games she helped create at Naughty Dog and at Crystal Dynamics, where we worked
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  • Latest Humble Weekly Sale Includes Little Inferno, Super Hexagon, and More

    Latest Humble Weekly Sale Includes Little Inferno, Super Hexagon, and More

    There's a new Humble Weekly Sale going on and as usual you can pay what you want for up to six games while helping to support charity.

    This weekly sale has been hand-picked by none other than the fine folks at Destructoid! Pay what you want to enjoy the pyromaniacal puzzle game, Little Inferno, the geometrical action game, Super Hexagon, and a fusion of real-time strategy and multiplayer first-person shooter elements, Natural Selection 2. Pay $6 or more to also receive the
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  • Ridley Scott and Microsoft Team Up for Halo Digital Feature

    Ridley Scott and Microsoft Team Up for Halo Digital Feature

    343 Industries, Microsoft by way of the Xbox Entertainment Studios, and Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions have teamed up to create a Halo based digital feature for release later in 2014.

    The "digital feature" is slated to have David Zucker on as Executive Producer with Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Heroes, Battlestar Galactica) on as the Director. According to The Wrap, a "digital feature project" indicates that it's a film that won't have a theatrical release. It will more...
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  • Team Fortress Classic Makes a Return in Team Fortress 2!

    Team Fortress Classic Makes a Return in Team Fortress 2!

    You guys. YOU GUYS! Valve has released a new comic for Team Fortress 2. They're bringing back Team Fortress Classic characters as a new team (for Gray Mann) for Team Fortress 2. Oh my God! READ THIS!

    Gray Mann has taken control of Mann Co., the mercs have disbanded, and the Administrator has disappeared! Six months later, the Administrator has tasked her assistant Miss Pauling with getting the team back together for one last mysterious job. With Demo, Spy, Scout, Soldier
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  • DICE Makes Fixing Rubber Banding a Top Priority for Battlefield 4

    DICE Makes Fixing Rubber Banding a Top Priority for Battlefield 4

    A news update released today by DICE says that the rubber banding issue in 64-player servers is a top priority for them to fix.
    We wanted to provide a quick update on the issues with Battlefield 4 “rubber banding” that some players on certain platforms have experienced during matches with 64 players. Looking into this further, we’re unhappy with our server performance, so we’ll be upgrading the hardware as soon as possible, investing more to deliver a better experience.
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  • Launch Trailer for Sev Zero for Fire TV

    Launch Trailer for Sev Zero for Fire TV

    Sev Zero is a new game from Amazon Game Studios that combines fast-action shooter mayhem with tower defense-style strategic base building. Wield an expansive arsenal of firepower across 15 levels to hold off the alien onslaught that's threatening you and the entire planet. In Sev Zero, players can jump between environments -- start in tower defense mode to build out towers and assess the surroundings, then beam down to shooter mode for face-to-face combat.

    Sev Zero is a new...
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  • A Sneak Peak at Amazon Game Studio's Untitled First Party Games

    A Sneak Peak at Amazon Game Studio's Untitled First Party Games

    They may not have names yet, but a teaser trailer for six of Amazon Game Studio's first party offerings was just released.


    Color me impressed!...
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  • Adam Sessler Departs Rev3Games

    Adam Sessler Departs Rev3Games

    Adam Sessler's run at Rev3Games has come to an end. The outspoken reviewer revealed the news today through his Tumblr account.
    After some incredible achievements over the last year and a half, I am announcing my departure from Rev3 Games and Discovery Digital Networks. Sixteen years in front of the camera covering the videogame industry has brought me to a point where I am ready and desiring to explore new opportunities. While I would never say no to doing one more review, interview
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  • Spring Content Releases for GTA Online Includes New Apartments, New Cars, and Heists

    Rockstar Games announced their plans for the Spring 2014 (and beyond) updates coming to Grand Theft Auto Online. These plans include new Capture jobs for the Creator mode, the "High Life" update, and heists. Yeah heists. Can you believe it?
    Capture Creator: Coming next week, the Creator community will be able to make their own original customized Capture Jobs and add to the over 3.5 million (and counting) player-created Deathmatches and Races currently available on Social Club.
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  • Kim Swift of Portal Fame and Clint Hocking from Far Cry 2 Join Amazon Game Studios

    Amazon continues to grow their list of high profile game developers today as it was revealed that both Kim Swift and Clint Hocking have joined Amazon Game Studios.

    According to Kotaku, the two will join Amazon to work on first-party titles for the just announced Fire TV device. This comes after February's announcement that Amazon had acquired Double Helix.

    Swift, as you may recall, was one of the few creators for the original Portal. She had since left Valve...
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  • You Don't Know Jack Developer to Support Amazon Fire TV with Two Launch Titles

    Hot on the heels of the just announced Amazon Fire TV comes word that You Don't Know Jack developer, Jackbox Games, has two titles ready for the device's launch today.

    The studio has ready You Don't Know Jack Party and Fibbage, a new comedy based trivia party game.
    Up to 8 players can play together on their TV simply by using their mobile phones or tablets as controllers. The game challenges players to fool their friends with lies, avoid selecting their friends’ lies,
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  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Releasing October 7 Plus a New Trailer and Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions have just revealed that Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be released on October 7, 2014.

    In addition, the team has released a new trailer plush revealed the game's box art and pre-order bonuses. Let's start with the promised trailer, "Banished from Death."


    Now, let's dive right into those pre-order bonuses.
    Fans who pre-order Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will get access
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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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