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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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  • 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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  • 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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