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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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  • Xbox One April Update Preview is Now Live

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 09:49 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 08:59 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 08:52 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 07:03 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 06:51 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 06:41 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 06:22 PM
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    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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  • Watch Dogs Story to Take About 40 Hours to Complete - Upwards of 100 Hours for Full Completion

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 05:05 PM
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    Watch Dogs Story to Take About 40 Hours to Complete - Upwards of 100 Hours for Full Completion

    A recent Tweet by Jonathan Morin, the Creative Director on Watch Dogs, claims that the main story should take the average player between 35-40 hours to complete. He goes on to say that for 100% game completion, that time is closer to 100 hours of playing....
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  • Google to Bring Game Gifts and Cross-Platform Gaming to Google Play Games

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 03:36 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 12:48 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-17-2014, 11:45 AM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-16-2014, 11:18 PM
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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

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    • Published: 03-16-2014, 10:34 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-16-2014, 10:08 PM
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    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

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    • Published: 03-14-2014, 07:38 PM
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    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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