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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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  • Google to Bring Game Gifts and Cross-Platform Gaming to Google Play Games

    Google to Bring Game Gifts and Cross-Platform Gaming to Google Play Games

    Google announced today (and will talk about more at GDC 2014) about their upcoming plans for Google Play Games. First off, they revealed that they are introducing game gifts to the service. This will allow players to send virtual in-game goods to anyone in their circles or through player search. In addition, the company plans to expand their Google Play Game services by expanding multiplayer to support iOS. That will bring "turn-based and real-time multiplayer capabilities to both Android a...
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  • Titanfall Helps Raise Xbox One Hardware Sales by 96% in the UK

    Titanfall Helps Raise Xbox One Hardware Sales by 96% in the UK

    In one week, Titanfall helped the Xbox One sell 96% more Xbox One units than the previous week. Titanfall is part of a £399 bundle deal in the area.

    According to Eurogamer, that bundle alone accounted for 70% of all Xbox One hardware sold during that week. According to Chart-Track, sales of Titanfall are double the sales of the former Xbox One best-seller in the area, FIFA 14.

    Other big sellers in the UK include Dark Souls 2, which sold 20% more copies than...
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  • New Gauntlet Announced for This Summer

    New Gauntlet Announced for This Summer

    This Summer on Steam (PC, SteamOS, Steam Machines), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will release Gauntlet. It's a modernized action RPG release of the classic dungeon crawler from yesteryear.

    Gauntlet is being developed by Arrowhead Game Studios. You might remember them from their work on Magicka and the upcoming Helldivers game. As per usual, players will get to select from four classes: Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, or Elf. They all have strengths and weaknesses,...
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  • Sony Looking to Integrate 'New PlayStation Technologies' into Popular Game Engines


    This is just some mockup of a rumored VR headset
    Unreal, CryEngine, Unity, and other game engines and middleware will soon get some special TLC from Sony. The company plans to "integrate support for new PlayStation technologies." Many are speculating that this will include support for the rumored VR headset in the works for the PlayStation 4 from Sony themselves. This reveal comes courtesy of a job listing that is seeking a Game Engine and Middleware Software Engineer. ...
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  • Respawn Engineer Talks Up Xbox Live Compute and the Power of the Cloud

    Respawn Engineer Talks Up Xbox Live Compute and the Power of the Cloud

    Jon Shiring is an engineer working at Respawn Entertainment and he is super grateful for the Xbox Live Compute program that is built on Microsoft's Azure server program. It powers a lot of stuff within Titanfall and Shiring says (via MP1st) that the benefit from those servers is real.

    In fact, he claims that it allowed the studio to add elements that "no one's really tried before."
    "There’s a lot of things we’re doing in this that’s really different from how
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  • Sony Confirms a $50 Price Increase for PlayStation 4 in Canada

    Sony Confirms a $50 Price Increase for PlayStation 4 in Canada

    Sony Computer Entertainment Canada confirmed that the price of the PlayStation 4 in Canada is going from $399.99 (CAD) to $449.99. In addition to this price increase, the cost of PlayStation 4 peripherals in the country will go from $59.99 to $64.99.

    These price increases went into affect yesterday, March 15. Sony has confirmed to the Toronto Sun that these price increases are very much real.
    In a statement, Sony said the price increases in Canada are “to respond
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  • Ten More Rockstar Verified Jobs Added to Grand Theft Auto Online

    Ten More Rockstar Verified Jobs Added to Grand Theft Auto Online

    Rockstar Games has verified and added ten new player-created jobs to Grand Theft Auto Online today.
    Around the Mirror & Windy Hills - Created by Poklaan Leader of tight-knit The Only Ones Gang, Poklaan already has 19 different Creations under the belt. We selected these two that are a fine showcase of Creator skills. "Around the Mirror" is a clean and quick Race for up to 16 players around the scenic area of Mirror Park. The long straights make it a great choice for the new blazi
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  • Bound by Flame - New Screenshots and a Release Date

    Bound by Flame - New Screenshots and a Release Date

    A new RPG from Spiders, Bound by Flame, is now slated to be released on May 9 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC platforms. First up, let's take a look at those new screens.


    The bestiary you will confront in Bound by Flame is impressive, rich and varied. Conceived and brought to life by the talented teams at Spiders studios, these creatures are as terrifying as they are deadly, and will do their utmost to make your life hell in spectacular,
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  • New Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Patch 2.2

    New Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Patch 2.2

    Square Enix has released a new trailer and information today for the 2.2 patch for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. They're calling it the "Through the Maelstrom" and introduces some new features, as you may expect.

    Long dormant forces stir, their awakening a presage of night eternal. Political unrest pervades the three city-states as the Scions of the Seventh Dawn leave behind their home in the Waking Sands. For the betterment of Eorzea, they have re-established themselves
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  • Rumor: Is This Amazon's Bluetooth Controller?

    Rumor: Is This Amazon's Bluetooth Controller?

    According to Zats Not Funny, this may very well be the design for the Amazon branded Bluetooth controller coming out.

    They allegedly snagged these images from the Brazilian equivalent of the United States' FCC. The controller, if real, includes a fairly familiar design that 360 gamers should be familiar with. It also includes media player buttons on the front and typical Android-like navigation buttons on the top.


    And so the speculation that Amazon is m...
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  • Valve Shows Off New Steam Controller Design with Analog Buttons

    Valve Shows Off New Steam Controller Design with Analog Buttons

    If you're going to GDC 2014, you may want to stop by Valve's booth to check out the new design for the Steam controller. It now features some analog buttons after users constantly requested the change.

    On the left is the new design with the analog buttons and on the right is the old design for the controller.


    Valve's latest update for the Steam Universe notes that they will be posting more updates soon about the continued testing, development, and refinement...
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  • NPD Sales Figures for February Show Strong Figures for PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U

    The NPD sales figures for both software and hardware for the month of February 2014 were released earlier this evening. Keep in mind that the NPD does not know much of anything when it comes to digital sales of software and other figures are outright speculation.

    With that in mind, let's take a look at the software sales leaders for February.
    1. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Wii U, PC) 2. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U, Xbox One,
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  • Layoffs Hit PopCap Games

    Layoffs Hit PopCap Games

    More sad news today as a fresh round of layoffs have hit the EA owned studio of PopCap Games.

    EA has not revealed the actual number of people laid off today. They did, however, confirm that the PopCap HD studio was unaffected. PopCap HD is the studio that worked on Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.
    “The changes we made today at PopCap were painful and we’re sorry to lose some of our friends and colleagues,” studio general manager John Vechey said in a statement via
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  • Xbox 360 Spring Value Bundles Include 250GB Console and $50 Off

    Xbox 360 Spring Value Bundles Include 250GB Console and $50 Off

    I'm going to assume that the normal price for this bundle is $300 (USD) and with a $50 off promotion at some retailers it actually comes out to be $250. Whatever the MSRP price is, here is what the Xbox 360 Spring Value Bundle includes!
    - Xbox 360 250GB Console
    - Borderlands 2 (Games on Demand Token)
    - Forza Horizon
    - 1 month of Xbox Live Gold
    Now apparently, other regions in the world are getting other Spring Value Bundles. Major Nelson says...
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  • Humble Bundle for Sega Helps to Save Dolphin and Whale

    Humble Bundle for Sega Helps to Save Dolphin and Whale

    The latest Humble Weekly Sale is for a good number of great Sega titles! For the next week, you can get up to ten titles while helping out charity, donating towards the Humble staff, paying the developers, or some combination of those three.
    The Humble Weekly Sale features ten amazing titles from the one of the leading interactive entertainment companies, SEGA. Pay $1 or more for the stealthy spy game, Alpha Protocol, the WWII-based real-time strategy game, Company of Heroes, the
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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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