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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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  • Twitch is Official Live Streaming Partner for E3 2014

    Twitch is Official Live Streaming Partner for E3 2014

    Twitch and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) have come to an agreement that makes Twitch the "official live streaming partner" of E3 2014, E3 2015, and E3 2016 at least.
    As the official streaming partner of PAX East, PAX Prime, C2E2, New York Comic Con, BAFTA, EGX London, and others, this news further establishes Twitch as the premier way to attend gaming conventions remotely. E3 is the annual must-attend, three-day event where the video game industry unites to showcase
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  • Jack Tretton Leaving Position of President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America

    It was just announced that Jack Tretton will be stepping down from his role as the President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) by March 31, 2014. This is from a mutual agreement between Tretton and SCEA to not renew their contractual agreement.
    "Working at SCEA for the past 19 years has been the most rewarding experience of my career," said Tretton. "Although I will deeply miss the talented team at SCEA and the passion demonstrated every day by our fans, I'm
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  • Dark Souls 2 Pre-Order is Available Now on Steam

    Dark Souls 2 Pre-Order is Available Now on Steam

    As a quick reminder, Dark Souls 2 for the PC will be out on April 25. If you were wondering when Steam was going to offer a pre-order, your wait is now over.

    You can pre-order Dark Souls 2 from Steam for $49.99 (USD). In doing so, you get early a ccess to 10 weapons and shields (detailed below) along with the game's sound track, digital artbook, and digital comic book.
    10 early access weapons and shields: - Black Flamestone Dagger - Black Flamestone Parma - Ye
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  • New Dragon Age: Inquisition Video is a Feast for the Eyes

    New Dragon Age: Inquisition Video is a Feast for the Eyes

    A new video for BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition urges you to "Discover the Dragon Age."

    Welcome to Dragon Age: Inquisition, where you will take on the mantle of Inquisitor and lead a team of heroes on a perilous journey through a living, multi-region open world. Discover the dramatic world of Thedas, from war-torn plains to jagged coasts.

    Wow, that certainly looks pretty. Look for Dragon Age: Inquisition to be released this Fall....
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  • Disney Interactive Lays Off Around 700 Employees

    Disney Interactive Lays Off Around 700 Employees

    About 700 employees, or 26% of its global staff, were laid off from Disney Interactive on Thursday. While layoffs were expected to happen, nobody expected the layoffs to be on this large of a scale.

    The move came after Disney decided to combine two business, mobile gaming and social gaming. As a result of these layoffs and the changed focus, the company will "cut annual game output by as much as 50%." Last year, they released nearly two dozen titles.
    "These are large-scale
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  • Weapon and Vehicle Balancing Plus General Fixes and Improvements Included in Today's Battlefield 4 PC Patch

    Many of the fixes that were introduced in the last console patch for Battlefield 4 were rolled into today's patch for the PC.

    This includes a rank increase to 120, crash fixes, and more. Also included in this patch are a variety of weapon and vehicle tweaks that DICE teased a few weeks back. The full list of changes are below. The vehicle and weapon balances are listed near the bottom of the changelog.

    Changelog for Battlefield 4 PC for March 6, 2014

    -Several crash
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Fixes Stuff - March 5, 2014

    Team Fortress 2 Update Fixes Stuff - March 5, 2014

    There was an update just released for Team Fortress 2 that fixes a bunch of stuff and updates some maps.

    Team Fortress 2 changelog for March 5, 2014

    - Fixed an infinite healing exploit related to loadout presets - Fixed a bug where Medics would be unable to deploy their ÃœberCharge - Fixed an exploit in Mann vs. Machine mode related to purchasing upgrades for free - Fixed workshop contributors not being able to view all of their submitted items using the in-game menus - Fixed St
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  • DirectX 12 to Debut at GDC 2014

    DirectX 12 to Debut at GDC 2014

    On March 20, 2014 at 10AM, DirectX 12 will be revealed at GDC. There really isn't much to go on right now outside of a very green DirectX 12 landing page on the MSDN website. Interestingly, the notable logos on the page show the usual suspects of AMD, Nvidia, and even Intel. The real interesting one is Qualcomm Snapdragon, meaning that DirectX 12 might have a big focus on future mobile devices. It will be interesting to see if DirectX 12 requires all new hardware and/or a whole new oper...
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  • New Killzone: Shadow Fall Expansion is Coming in April

    New Killzone: Shadow Fall Expansion is Coming in April

    A new "expansion pack" is slated to arrive in April for Killzone: Shadow Fall. This new DLC will include a new character class, three new abilities, three new weapons, and two new game modes. The pack is called The Insurgent Pack and will go for $9.99 (USD) or for free if you own the Season Pass for the game.
    The Insurgent – a brand new class with two unique abilities: Hack and Steal. - The insurgent starts with just a pistol and his wits about him. As vulnerable as he
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  • First QuakeCon 2014 Pre-Registrations Opens at 8PM ET

    First QuakeCon 2014 Pre-Registrations Opens at 8PM ET

    The "BYOC Select-a-Seat with QuakeCon Done Quick" package will be made available today for QuakeCon 2014. That's actually the name of the package, not just something I made up, for those that were curious.

    The BYOC Select-a-Seat with QuakeCon Done Quick package includes fast passes for the entire event. The start of the registrations kicks off tonight at 8PM (ET) at the QuakeCon registration page.

    BYOC Select-a-Seat with QuakeCon done Quick Includes Fast
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  • Gearbox Wants Your Opinion on the Homeworld: Remastered Collection Collector's Edition

    There's a Collector's Edition coming for Homeworld: Remastered Collection one way or another. A survey on the Homeworld: Remastered Collection site simply wants to see which version of the Collector's Edition they should focus on making.

    One version includes a 6", die-cast zinc alloy replica (with brushed metal finish) of the Mothership. This will go for $75 (USD). Another version includes a 12" hand decorated molded ABS resin Mothership with LED lights. This one will go for...
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  • Let's Play The Wolf Among Us #5 - Examining the Body

    Let's Play The Wolf Among Us #5 - Examining the Body

    Welcome back to the blind let's play of The Wolf Among Us! This is still Episode 2 - Smoke & Mirrors.

    In this episode: I have a chat with Toad's son and I check out not-Snow White's body.

    The Wolf Among Us is from Telltale games and is based off of the Fables comics. The Wolf Among Us can be purchased through Steam.

    Previous Episodes...
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  • New Screenshots and Information for Blood Bowl 2

    New Screenshots and Information for Blood Bowl 2

    You want some new information and screenshots for Blood Bowl 2. No, I'm not asking you, I'm telling you that you do.



    Blood Bowl 2 continues to combine the world of American football with the Warhammer universe. Right now, the game is looking to be released in the last quarter of this year. The new screenshots below show off some of the massive stadiums for the Orcs and Humans.
    The magnificent stadiums in Blood Bowl 2 are scalable and can be developed
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  • SOMA 'Theta' Trailer Explores Environments

    SOMA 'Theta' Trailer Explores Environments

    The latest trailer for SOMA can be viewed above. To those that have forgotten, SOMA is the upcoming horror title from Frictional Games. Frictional Games being the studio behind the Penumbra and first Amnesia titles.

    The game is still a ways away from being released. You can find out more at the SOMA website....
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  • Titanfall Season Pass Details Confirmed

    Titanfall Season Pass Details Confirmed

    The Titanfall website has the first concrete details on the Season Pass that will be available for the game. Pay attention, because you'll see how you can save $5.
    Get the Titanfall Season Pass and extend the fight on the Frontier with three new content packs. The Season Pass expands Titanfall by delivering all three planned content packs as soon as they become available at a one-time price of $24.99, a savings of $5. REQUIRES TITANFALL FOR XBOX ONE, XBOX 360 AND XBOX LIVE GOLD,
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