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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...
 

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...
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  • Amazon Launches Fire TV for $99

    Amazon Launches Fire TV for $99

    As was rumored, Amazon has launched a new set-top box that already has streaming fans positively giddy. It's called Amazon Fire TV and not only was it announced today, but it also began shipping today for just $99 (USD). It's an Android powered device that lets you stream a wide variety of content to your television. It has support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Showtime, ESPN, Vevo, Pandora, and more. Beyond that, if you pay an additional $40, you will get a controller. The controller will, you g...
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released - April 1, 2014

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released - April 1, 2014

    Yes, this is a real update for Team Fortress 2. There's nothing terribly exciting here to make note of anyway.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for April 1, 2014

    - Improved the Backpack UI -- Added page buttons for all pages -- Removed prev/next buttons -- Updated the drag/drop behavior to interact with the page buttons - Strange quality items can now be placed on the Steam Community Market - Added a "Show Untradable Items" checkbox to the recipe UI - Added
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  • Insurgent Pack DLC Released Today for Killzone: Shadow Fall

    Insurgent Pack DLC Released Today for Killzone: Shadow Fall

    The Insurgent Pack DLC for Killzone: Shadow Fall was released today for fans of the multiplayer component of the game. This pack includes a new class, new abilities, new weapons, new game modes, and new trophies.
    The Insurgent The Insurgent is a brand new multiplayer class with two unique abilities: Steal and Hack. Steal ability: The Insurgent starts out with only a pistol, but his ‘Steal’ ability allows him to swipe weapons and abilities from downed enemies. The use
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  • Launch Trailer for The Wolf Among Us Episode 3

    Launch Trailer for The Wolf Among Us Episode 3

    Get ready for the third episode of The Wolf Among Us with this all new trailer.


    Despite this being a "launch trailer" there is still no word yet on when exactly this episode will be released....
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  • Humble Bundle PC and Android 9 Bundle Revealed

    Humble Bundle PC and Android 9 Bundle Revealed

    A new Humble Bundle was revealed today! For the next two weeks you can pay what you want for up to six games, while helping to support charity.

    Humble Bundle: PC and Android 9 features six brilliant games ready to play on four platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Pay what you want to receive the mind-bending puzzle adventure series, Broken Sword 2, the physics-based construction puzzler, Bridge Constructor, the stylistic typographic puzzler, Type:Rider, and the visually
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  • Aaron Nicholls Leaves Valve for Oculus VR

    Aaron Nicholls Leaves Valve for Oculus VR

    Another former Valve developer has left the game studio and has joined up with Oculus VR today. Previously, Michael Abrash had left Valve for Oculus and now it is Aaron Nicholls....
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  • Time of Day, 30 FPS Cap, and HUD Removal Options Coming to Infamous: Second Son

    Sucker Punch has heard the complaints and will soon address some of the most requested features for Infamous: Second Son. The latest update on the PlayStation blog says that the company is going to add options to change the time of day (after beating the game), remove the HUD, and cap the game at 30 FPS if you so desire.
    Change Time-of-Day Once you beat the game, a new entry will appear on the options menu to allow you to select the time of day! A very popular request indeed, and o
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  • Caffeine Trailer and Indiegogo Campaign

    Caffeine Trailer and Indiegogo Campaign

    Caffeine is an upcoming sci-fi horror title built on Unreal Engine 4. The one man team behind the game is hoping for some help in developing the game and has taken to Indiegogo for that venture.

    The Year is 2097, the Earth is over-populated and is lacking resources. The most consumed drug is caffeine and companies have countless outposts among the stars mining the resources required to quench the endless thirst of Earth's population. Caffeine will primarily be a Sci
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  • Tickets for The International 4 on Sale Friday April 4

    Tickets for The International 4 on Sale Friday April 4

    This Friday, April 4, you will be able to begin purchasing your tickets for Valve's The International 4. Yes, The International Dota 2 Championship is fast approaching and this Friday is when you can first get tickets for the July 18 - July 21 event.
    The finals for this year's International will be held July 18th - 21st at the KeyArena in Seattle, WA. Four-day ticket prices are $99 for General Admission, $199 for Floor seating, and $499 for VIP level. The International was first h
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  • Microsoft to Launch the Xbox in China

    Microsoft to Launch the Xbox in China

    The Global VP of Microsoft, Zhang Yaqin, said that he expects the Xbox One to launch in China "soon." This comes after a 14-year old ban on gaming consoles was lifted earlier this year in the country.

    Even with that ban in place, the gaming market in China had sales hitting $13.6 billion (USD) in 2013. Estimates are around $17.6 billion in sales for 2014.
    Microsoft seems to have gotten a leg up on other peers such as Sony and Nintendo. The company has already set
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  • Free Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for April's Games with Gold Titles

    Free Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight for April's Games with Gold Titles

    This month, Xbox Live Gold members on the Xbox 360 will get their hands on two er, decent titles. The first, which will run from April 1 through April 15 is Hitman: Absolution.

    The second game is Deadlight, which will be available from April 16 to the end of the month. You get to keep the games so long as you "buy" or download them when they are available and you have Xbox Live Gold. They're yours to keep even if your Live subscription runs out....
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  • PSA: Target Running a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal Beginning April 6

    PSA: Target Running a Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal Beginning April 6

    Just a quick heads up that the Target chain of retailers will be running a buy 2 get 1 free deal on all video games.

    According to Cheapassgamer, the deal will show up in their next weekly ad which kicks off on April 6 and runs until April 12....
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  • Naval Strike Finally Released on PC Plus New Game Update

    Naval Strike Finally Released on PC Plus New Game Update

    Battlefield 4 Naval Strike has finally been released for PC gamers today. That's essentially all that needs to be said here. It may have taken a week for them to fix whatever that last minute issue was but it's finally out for all platforms. It's a bit shy of 5GB in size, so you may want to start downloading now if you want to play later this evening. In addition, a general update for Battlefield 4 was also released today. This update is about 533MB in size and includes the follow...
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  • Phil Spencer Named Head of Xbox

    Phil Spencer Named Head of Xbox

    Microsoft's Phil Spencer will soon lead the Xbox, Xbox Live, and the "creative teams including Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and Microsoft Studios." Spencer himself heads the latest Xbox blog update about his new role.
    The growth of the Xbox community, with over 80 million Xbox owners around the world, is built on the foundation of exclusive franchises, new and original IP and the world’s most popular cross-platform games. Games and gamers have always been at the core of Xbox and the
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  • True Player Gear Introduces Totem - A Challenger to the Oculus Rift

    True Player Gear Introduces Totem - A Challenger to the Oculus Rift

    Are you still feeling a little butthurt over Facebook's acquisition of Oculus, a company you had no actual investment in? Hey man, we hear you and so does everyone else. Fortunately for you, another company is ready to take the reigns back for the hardcore gaming crowd that feels like they're still owed the world.

    Yesterday, True Player Gear announced Totem, a new virtual reality headset that is very much in the planning stages still. Hell, these guys also know exactly...
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