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Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games

The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.

Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
 

TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden

Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.

On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.

This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
 

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...
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  • The Evil Within PAX East Edition Trailer

    The Evil Within PAX East Edition Trailer

    Bethesda has released a new trailer for The Evil Within, the new survival horror title from Shinji Mikami.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension. With limited resources at your disposal, you’ll fight for survival and experience
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  • Titanfall 'Super Late Review Edition' Review from Total Gaming Network

    Titanfall 'Super Late Review Edition' Review from Total Gaming Network

    You've seen my Titanfall preview videos. You know what to expect from this game, so why the late review? Well, I wanted to see if game had legs, and I don't mean the big mechanical ones! HA HA ... ha.

    I'm so sorry for that.

    No, I'm not.

    The version of Titanfall reviewed here is the PC version of the game. It is also available for the Xbox One and it was just released this week for the Xbox 360.

    Related Information
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  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Confirmed - Play as Claptrap

    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Confirmed - Play as Claptrap

    Another rumor has been confirmed today with the announcement by Gearbox of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel takes you to the moon above Pandora and the Hyperion base. There is a new oxygen mechanic you need to keep an eye on, new characters, low gravity combat, jetpacks, new vehicles, new laser weapon types, and more. You will witness Handsome Jack's and Hyperion's rise to power. You will also get to enjoy the new Cryo damage type. Oh right, and you can ...
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  • The Last of Us Remastered Coming to the PS4 this Summer

    The Last of Us Remastered Coming to the PS4 this Summer

    It was long rumored, it was even leaked, but now it's super confirmed. Sony has officially announced that The Last of Us Remastered will be coming to the PlayStation 4 this Summer.


    We're looking at these additions and improvements to the game:
    • Includes the Left Behind single player DLC
    • Includes the Abandoned Territories multiplayer map pack
    • Includes the Reclaimed Territories pack
    • 1080p resolution
    • Higher resolution character models
    • Improved lighting
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  • Improvements Made to Platoons in Battlefield 4

    Improvements Made to Platoons in Battlefield 4

    Some new updates and improvements were rolled out to the Platoon system in Battlefield 4.
    Locate Your Platoon Members
    If you head to Platoons on Battlelog, you’ll notice a new tab called Servers. Under this tab, you’ll see a list of all your Platoon members currently playing Battlefield 4. Here you can scroll through the servers that your fellow Platoon members are playing on, and jump in their game if you want to help them out.


    Increased Member
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  • GTA Online Capture Creator Coming Friday as 1.12 Update Releases Today

    GTA Online Capture Creator Coming Friday as 1.12 Update Releases Today

    The 1.12 update for GTA Online was released today. On Friday of this week the Capture Creator content will drop. Let's take a look at the 1.12 patch notes and some of the recommended Capture Jobs from Rockstar. The rest of this news is all just copy and pasted from the press release (except for formatting), so my work here is done.

    Changelog for GTA Online for the 1.12 patch for April 8, 2014
    Top Changes A new Lester ability has been added. Players will now be able
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  • Gameplay Trailer and Alpha Registration for Epic's Fortnite

    Gameplay Trailer and Alpha Registration for Epic's Fortnite

    A new trailer and information on registering for the alpha of Fortnite has come out today. First up, let's take a look at that new trailer.


    In addition, you can try your hand at being selected for the Fortnite alpha that will be coming down the line. The Fortnite alpha survey is about ten questions long and should only take you a few minutes to fill out....
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  • Yoshi, Sheik, and Zero Suit Samus Confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Roster Plus Fresh Details

    As part of today's ongoing Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has revealed some new additions to the confirmed roster list for Super Smash Bros.. They have already confirmed that Yoshi, Sheik, and Zero Suit Samus will be included in the game's roster. In addition, Nintendo has revealed that Poke Balls return to the game, including Master Balls with rare and legendary Pokemon. Additional details note that online play will make use of your NNID and there will be two main modes. The "For Glory" mode i...
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  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor PC Requirements Revealed

    Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor PC Requirements Revealed

    The Steam store listing for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor have shed some light on the system requirements for the PC version of the game.
    Minimum
    OS: 64-bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8
    Processor: Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz | AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
    Memory: 4 GB RAM
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | AMD Radeon HD 6950
    DirectX: Version 11
    Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

    Recomm
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  • There's "Nowhere to Run" in the Latest Wolfenstein Trailer

    There's "Nowhere to Run" in the Latest Wolfenstein Trailer

    It's the 1960's and the Nazis control the world. Man, that sucks! Fortunately, B.J. Blazkowicz is around and he's in the killin' Nazi business and business is boomin'.
    The resistance must rise despite being outclassed and outgunned. In the latest trailer, ‘Nowhere to Run’, for Wolfenstein: The New Order, B.J. Blazkowicz and the resistance fight back against General Deathshead, and his legion of Nazi forces despite the overwhelming odds against them. You can download this newly
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  • The Crew to Run at 1080p and 30FPS on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

    The Crew to Run at 1080p and 30FPS on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

    Ubisoft has confirmed that their online only racing title, The Crew, will run at a 1080p resolution but only at 30FPS on both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

    If you thought that the 30 frames per second was bad, you may not find much comfort in what Creative Director Julian Gerighty continued on to say.
    (Ivory Tower is) "really trying to get parity across all versions, so it's something that's important to us not to branch out and not do individual things for individual
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  • Johnny Gat Joins Divekick Roster

    Johnny Gat Joins Divekick Roster

    Everyone's favorite character from the Saints Row series is coming to everyone's favorite game about diving and kicking. Just revealed, Johnny Gat will join the roster as part of Divekick Addition Edition +.

    Johnny Gat will first show up in the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. He will then be added, for free, to the PlayStation 3, Vita, and Steam versions a short time later....
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  • Watch Dogs on PC Will Require Uplay

    Watch Dogs on PC Will Require Uplay

    This should come as no surprise to anyone, but the PC version of Watch Dogs will require the use of Ubisoft's Uplay service.

    This news was confirmed by an Ubisoft representative speaking with IGN.
    "Like some of our other AAA releases, including Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell Blacklist, and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Watch Dogs will be available on Steam and will leverage Uplay to support the games services."
    This comes just a few days after it was revealed that the PC...
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  • Hotline Miami 2 'Dial Tone' Trailer

    Hotline Miami 2 'Dial Tone' Trailer

    This here is the new trailer for Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. If you hate gory, digital violence and a freaking amazing soundtrack, you should probably not watch this.

    Everyone else? Enjoy!

    Hotline Miami 2 is slated for release later this year for the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita....
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  • Stardock CEO Claims that DirectX 12 Will Double Xbox One GPU Performance

    Stardock CEO Claims that DirectX 12 Will Double Xbox One GPU Performance

    In an article written for Neowin, the CEO and Founder of Stardock, Brad Wardell, claims that when DirectX 12 finally ships in late 2015, it will result in a "doubling of performance" across identical hardware.
    The results are spectacular. Not just in theory but in practice (full disclosure: I am involved with the Star Swarm demo which makes use of this kind of technology.) While each generation of video card struggles to gain substantial performance over the previous generation,
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