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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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  • A Work Around for the 'Black Screen' Bug for Xbox One Users After Latest Update

    Though the latest Xbox One update brought about some much needed new functionality to the system, it also brought about a curious issue that many gamers are experiencing. Some are reporting that after they turn their system on, they are met with only a blank, black screen.

    Microsoft is aware of the issue and have already provided an easy work around.
    Yes, it's just that easy to fix. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds and reboot your Xbox ...
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  • Unofficial Gameplay Footage for The Order: 1886

    Unofficial Gameplay Footage for The Order: 1886

    Here is just the briefest glimpses of gameplay from The Order: 1886. You've already seen two new non-gameplay trailers today so why not see how the game looks in action. The footage is not direct from Sony or Ready at Dawn and may also not be direct feed either (crackling sound in places, cuts, etc.).

    It's not very telling from the footage shown if it's all narrow corridors and Telltale style quick time events, so keep your fingers crossed that the full game isn't merely Gears of...
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  • New Trailers for the PS4 Exclusive - The Order: 1886

    New Trailers for the PS4 Exclusive - The Order: 1886

    A couple of new trailers have come out today for the PlayStation 4 exclusive, The Order: 1886. Unfortunately, neither of them actually show any gameplay, but we'll get back to that in the next news post.


    The next trailer seems like a bit of a "Cliff's Notes" version of the announcement trailer from E3 2012. Just for the hell of it, we'll include it anyway.

    The Order: 1886 introduces players to a unique vision of Victorian-Era London where Man
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  • PlayStation 4 has Sold over 5.3 Million Units to Date

    PlayStation 4 has Sold over 5.3 Million Units to Date

    As of February 8, the PlayStation 4 has already surpassed 5.3 million units sold throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and a few parts of Asia. That figure is just Sony's estimate on sell-through to the end consumer, so the actual number of units sold to retailers may be a bit higher.

    Though I can't imagine the number would be that much higher since it's still next to impossible to find a PlayStation 4 in stock anywhere, at least here in the States. Last month,...
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  • Hard Mode Coming to FTL: Advanced Edition

    Hard Mode Coming to FTL: Advanced Edition

    For those wondering just how the hell FTL could possibly get any harder, your guess is as good as mine. I haven't even beat the game on Easy yet and they're adding a Hard mode to the game.
    Hard Mode: For our more masochistic fans, we’ve also added an additional Hard difficulty to the game. More challenging enemy generation, lower scrap rewards, and other small tweaks should help keep the game interesting for anyone who might be bored of Normal.
    Of course that wasn't...
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  • Battlefield 4 Free Handgun Shortcut is Available Now

    Battlefield 4 Free Handgun Shortcut is Available Now

    The shortcut package that lets you unlock every pistol in Battlefield 4 is now available through Origin.

    It should show the price as being $0, a savings of 100% from its normal price of $4.99 (USD). It includes the following unlocks: M9, QSZ-92, MP443, SHORTY 12G, G18, FN57, M1911, 93R, CZ-75, .44 MAGNUM, and Compact 45.

    Unless I'm remembering incorrectly, there should still be shortcut kits for the DMRs and shotguns coming soon.
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  • BioShock Developer Irrational Games 'Winding Down' as Most Employees are Laid Off

    Ken Levine updated the Irrational Games website earlier today with a sad message for fans of the BioShock series and System Shock 2, to name a couple. He says that Irrational Games will be "winding down" and that he will be moving to a "smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor" at Take-Two.

    He also says that this means having to let go of all but 15 employees at Irrational Games. Here is Ken Levine's message to the fans.
    When Jon Chey, Rob Fermier and I founded Irrational
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  • Downtown and Thunder are Two More Player Choices Picks for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    Hot on the heels of Seaside and Motel, two more maps were revealed for inclusion in the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Operation. Those two maps are Downtown and Thunder.


    There are just two more maps left to be revealed in what the players selected for inclusion in the next Operation. Stay tuned!

    (via Counter-strike.net)...
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  • Dear Esther Dev Explains the Hidden Costs in Using the Source Engine

    Dear Esther Dev Explains the Hidden Costs in Using the Source Engine

    Dear Esther is making the move from the Source Engine to Unity as it readies for release on the consoles. So, why the switch? Apparently there were some hidden costs associated with using the Source Engine that The Chinese Room wasn't aware of initially. Robert Briscoe explains how he received a "huge bill" for some of the middleware included in the Source Engine. He says that neither he nor his team was aware of any of the middleware of the fees associated with it. The team also h...
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  • Gabe Newell Responds to Accusations Saying Valve is Spying on Your Browsing Habits

    The other day, someone made the claim that Valve is reading all of your DNS cache entries and sending those entries to Valve. What a surprise it was (not really) when it turns out that wasn't true.

    Hearing enough of this nonsense, Valve's own Gabe Newell decided to set the record straight on what VAC is and is not doing. Here is his Reddit post, reproduced in full.
    Trust is a critical part of a multiplayer game community - trust in the developer, trust in the system,
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  • SNOW Gets into the Olympic Spirit with Fochi 2014 Slopestyle Course

    SNOW Gets into the Olympic Spirit with Fochi 2014 Slopestyle Course

    Poppermost have added a new "Fochi 2014" run to their Early Access title, SNOW.
    The fine folks at Poppermost are keeping up with the times, as they’ve just added the Fochi 2014 run to SNOW, their Early Access open-mountain skiing/snowboarding game (skiing only right now, but snowboarding will be added). If you’ve been following the Olympics at all, you probably saw some of the amazing runs put down in the slopestyle events, and many of the run’s features should be immediately
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  • Borderlands 3 Not in Development - Pitchford: 'I'm Not Going to Fuck Around With You Like Valve'

    Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford has made it clear that Borderlands 3 is not presently in development.
    "We love Borderlands, and we know customers do too. So we will be doing more in Borderlands. But the thing that, when you think of what Borderlands 3 should be... No. We are not developing that right now. We don't know what that is yet. We can imagine what it must achieve, but we don't know what it is yet. I'm not going to fuck around with you like Valve does with Half-Life 3.
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  • Part 3 Behind the Scenes Look at Creating a Fireball Explosion in Unreal Engine 4

    The third part of Epic's behind the scenes videos of their Unreal Engine 4 powered Infiltrator demo shows what it takes to create a great looking fireball.

    Epic's Francois Antoine and Zak Parrish give a behind-the-scenes look into the Infiltrator real-time demonstration to show how artists can build a 3D volume texture explosion using Unreal Engine 4 technology.
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  • Daylight Arrives in April for PS4 and PC

    Daylight Arrives in April for PS4 and PC

    Daylight comes and me wan' go home this April on the PS4 and PC platforms. The procedurally generated horror title is built on the Unreal Engine 4.

    Zombie Studios' Director, Jared Gerritzen, gave the release window to IGN.

    The game is written by Jessica Chobot, whom you may remember as reporter Diana Allers from Mass Effect 3. The story centers around a woman making her way through an abandoned hospital using only her phone as a light source. Given the ...
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  • Sniper Elite 3 X-Ray Killcam Dev Diary

    Sniper Elite 3 X-Ray Killcam Dev Diary

    The development team behind Sniper Elite 3 takes us behind the scenes on the game's slightly updated X-Ray Killcam feature.
    We look at the updates in Sniper Elite 3, such as the new muscle and circulatory system layers, and get a sneak peak of the new vehicle kill-cam.

    Look for Sniper Elite 3 to arrive later this year on the PS4, PS3, 360, Xbone, and PC....
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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...
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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