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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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  • Sony Reveals Project Morpheus - Virtual Reality for the PlayStation 4

    Sony Reveals Project Morpheus - Virtual Reality for the PlayStation 4

    Earlier today at GDC 2014, Sony took the lid off of Project Morpheus, their virtual reality system that works with the PlayStation 4.
    Our current prototype for Project Morpheus features a head mounted display with 1080p resolution and a 90 degree field of view. Accelerometer and gyroscope sensors built into the head mounted unit as well as PlayStation Camera accurately tracks head orientation and movement, so as your head rotates, the image of the virtual world rotates intuitively
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  • Wal-Mart Entering Into Used Game Market

    Wal-Mart Entering Into Used Game Market

    Wal-Mart is making the move to the used game market starting on March 26. Once that date rolls around, gamers will be able to trade in their old games to their local store, assuming their local store is one of the 3,100 locations participating in the initial roll out.

    Trading in games will then let gamers immediately apply that amount towards anything sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, both in store and online. The company says that the games that are traded in will "then...
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  • Offline Mode Finally Available for SimCity

    Offline Mode Finally Available for SimCity

    One year and 13 days after the release of SimCity comes the oft rumored "offline patch" for the game. Yes, you can now play SimCity offline.


    Naturally, in order to play offline, you will first have to be online to download the last patch that enables offline.
    “We’ve listened to our players and today we are delivering against their most direct feedback with the release of the new Single-Player Mode,” said Patrick Buechner, GM of Maxis Emeryville. “Player
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  • Mobile Racing Title Riptide GP2 Coming to Xbox One with Six Player Local Multiplayer

    Dan Hsu snapped a picture of Riptide GP2 coming to the Xbox One. According to his Tweeted photo, the development team behind the game is looking to incorporate six person local multiplayer and have it run at 60 frames per second.

    A six-player split screen racing game for Xbox One! Ran smoothly. Devs shooting for 60 frames per second for each.
    The game began its life on mobile platforms, including iOS and Android, so it should be no surprise that this game is capable ...
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  • Unity 5 Announced - 64-bit, New Real-Time Lighting, and More

    Unity 5 Announced - 64-bit, New Real-Time Lighting, and More

    Unity 5 was announced earlier today at GDC 2014. The new engine from Unity Technologies is said to include some of the best lighting systems out there, comparable to CryENGINE, Unreal, and other top-tier game engines.
    Unity 5 is a massive update to the Unity Engine, including features such as the Enlighten real-time lighting system and physically-based shaders that provide the power to render stunning high-quality characters, environments, lighting, and effects. Workflow efficiency increased
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  • EA Faces Off Against Time Warner Cable for Worst Company in America - Round 1

    The first round of elimination match-ups is now underway for the Consumerist's Worst Company in America for 2014. As was expected, EA is once again in the running, looking to make it a three year streak of "winning" this contest.

    In the first round, EA is squaring off against Time Warner Cable. Microsoft is also in the running this year, going against AT&T in the first round. But hey, why vote for companies that are actually bad when you can be a disgruntled gamer and vote fo...
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  • EA Sports UFC Wants You to Feel the Fight

    EA Sports UFC Wants You to Feel the Fight

    This is the second go for EA Sports and the UFC series. This gameplay video shows off some very impressive visuals, character modelling, and physics work that you will eventually find when EA Sports UFC comes out this Spring on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4....
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  • Xbox One Coming to 26 Additional Markets in September Including Japan

    Xbox One Coming to 26 Additional Markets in September Including Japan

    Japan, along with 25 other markets will finally get their chance to purchase an Xbox One. Microsoft revealed today that a number of countries will have the Xbox One release come September.
    • Argentina • Belgium • Chile • Colombia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • Greece • Hungary • India • Israel • Japan • Korea • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Russia • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • Slovakia • South Africa •
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  • Xbox One April Update Preview is Now Live

    Xbox One April Update Preview is Now Live

    Microsoft has already started to roll out the preview of the April update coming for the Xbox One. This preview is expected to run a bit longer than the previous update for the March update.

    As such, Microsoft says that the following changes will not all be available in the first update preview and will be added over time prior to the update leaving the testing phase.
    What’s new in this release?
    • Game and app saves and updates. A game save progress bar
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  • This is the Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Teaser Trailer

    This is the Battlefield 4 Naval Strike Teaser Trailer


    Battlefield 4 Naval Strike is slated for release later this month for Premium members. It includes four new maps set in the South China Sea, new amphibious vehicle, and new weapons and unlocks.

    You can get a jump start on unlocking the new weapons and gadgets by checking out this easy to follow unlocking guide....
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  • Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth Expansion Adding Two-Handed Ballistic Shield

    Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth Expansion Adding Two-Handed Ballistic Shield

    A DICE animator, Ryan Duffin, said (via Polygon) that the Dragon's Teeth expansion coming to Battlefield 4 will add a two-handed ballistic shield to player's loadouts.
    Initially, the team were hoping to include the ability to equip a ballistic shield in the game and shoot from behind it with a selection of handguns, according to senior animator Ryan Duffin. But after trying a number of approaches, the team realized that the best way to deliver the bullet-stopping piece of equipment
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  • Marc Whitten Departs Xbox

    Marc Whitten Departs Xbox

    Marc Whitten was the Chief Product Officer of Xbox but is leaving that life behind to become the Chief Product Officer of Sonos. Whitten was on board at Microsoft and the Xbox division for the release of the Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox One.
    “I have had the extreme pleasure over the last 14 years to work on the greatest product with the greatest team and for the greatest community,” said Whitten. “Xbox is so special because of the amazing team I’ve had the opportunity to
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  • New Teaser and Image for Among the Sleep

    New Teaser and Image for Among the Sleep

    Above you'll find a new image for Among the Sleep. Below, you'll find a new teaser trailer.


    Among the Sleep is a first-person horror title in which you play as a two year old child. It's tentatively slated for release this Spring....
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  • Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Has Left Konami

    Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Has Left Konami

    The Producer on the Castlevania series, Koji Igarashi, has left Konami. Igarashi, perhaps best known for his work on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, had his last day on March 15.

    He already has plans on opening a new development studio.
    "I've decided to break out on my own to have the freedom to make the kind of games I really want to make -- the same kind I think fans of my past games want as well," Igarashi told IGN. "Leaving Konami was a big decision, and not
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  • Free DLC Arrives Tomorrow for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare

    Free DLC Arrives Tomorrow for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare

    Tomorrow, March 18, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare owners on the Xbox One will get their hands on some free downloadable content. It's called the Garden Variety Pack, the Chomp Town map, and it will include 24 new ability upgrades and an 8 vs 8 "Gnome Bomb" gameplay mode.
    The Garden Variety Pack features 24 new ability upgrades, three for each class including Sunflower’s Solar Flare Beam, Chomper’s Super Goop which cements zombies in place and the All-Star Zombie’s Ultra
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