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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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  • New inFAMOUS Second Son Gameplay Spot

    New inFAMOUS Second Son Gameplay Spot

    Coming March 21st, 2014, inFAMOUS Second Son, a PlayStation 4 exclusive, brings you an action adventure game where surrounded by a society that fears them, superhumans are ruthlessly hunted down and caged by the Department of Unified Protection. Step into a locked-down Seattle as Delsin Rowe, who has recently discovered his superhuman power and is now capable of fighting back against the oppressive DUP. Enjoy your power as you choose how you will push your awesome abilities to the limit and witness
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  • Seth Rogan to Direct a Sony Film Based on the Nintendo and Sega Console Wars of the 90s

    That headline is mind blowing. Funnyman Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg will write and direct a film based on the 1990s console wars between Sega and Nintendo.

    Sony is the studio behind the film after having picked up the rights to Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle That Defined a Generation which is written by Black Harris. The book apparently details the corporate battle that "helped turn video games into a massive industry." The book itself isn't even out yet. ...
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  • Divinity: Original Sin Pushed Back to Spring

    Divinity: Original Sin Pushed Back to Spring

    Originally slated for release on February 28, it seems as though Divinity: Original Sin is now targeting a "Spring 2014" release window.

    The reveal came in a new trailer for the latest entry in the RPG series.

    Divinity: Original Sin goes back to the values of memorable cRPGs: isometric, party-based, turn-based, gripping dialogues, choices and consequence, deep story, profound character and party development, a big interactive world filled with characters and items,
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  • Dean Hall to Leave Bohemia and DayZ After 2014

    Dean Hall to Leave Bohemia and DayZ After 2014

    Once 2015 rolls around, Dean Hall will no longer be with Bohemia or DayZ. The creator of the wildly successful mod turned stand-alone title says that he will stick with the studio until the end of the year, at which point he will leave to begin his own development studio.

    Hall sat down with Eurogamer to detail his plans and what may become of DayZ, which is still an alpha release on Steam Early Access.
    "Oh, it's set. Definitely," he nodded. But he won't leave DayZ
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  • Let's Play Nether #4 - Rage Quit

    Let's Play Nether #4 - Rage Quit

    In this episode, frustration and perhaps some anger begin to set in.

    Nether is available on Steam Early Access starting at $19.99 (USD).

    Previous Episodes...
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  • New Titanfall Xbox One Bundle Cleverly Disguises a $60 Price Reduction for the System

    The Xbox One typically retails for $499 (USD). That price includes the system, Kinect, controller, and headset.

    Today, Microsoft announced the special Titanfall Xbox One bundle. This bundle includes the Xbox One system, Kinect, controller, headset, a month of Xbox Live Gold, and a copy of Titanfall. The price? $499. Yes, you can look at this as the Xbox One receiving a price reduction of $60 or you can look at it like you're getting Titanfall for free. Keep in min...
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  • Oculus Rift to Temporarily Cease Production Due to Material Shortage

    Oculus Rift to Temporarily Cease Production Due to Material Shortage

    Oculus revealed that they will have to temporarily suspend production on the Oculus Rift developer kits due to certain components no longer being manufactured. Without parts, they can't make more Rifts. Seems simple enough.

    A post on the Oculus section on Reddit outlines what is happening and the current shipping situations.
    Certain components used in the Oculus Rift developer kit are no longer being manufactured, meaning they are no longer available to us for production.
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  • Hands-on with Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

    Hands-on with Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~

    Let's visit Japan! It will be fun! It will be educational! There will be toilets! There will be dating! There will be WcDonalds! There will be nudity!

    In all seriousness, this IS rather educational and informative if you can get past the unnecessary dating and romantic story stuff that has been mixed in. It's billed as a "guidebook in game format" and it can actually be quite enjoyable if you pay attention and aren't screwing around trying to create something for the...
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  • Gearbox Suing 3D Realms and Interceptor Over Unauthorized Use of Duke Nukem IP

    Gearbox has filed a lawsuit against 3D Realms and Interceptor Entertainment over unauthorized use of the Duke Nukem IP. Gearbox picked up the rights to the Duke Nukem IP when 3D Realms sold it back in 2010. Allegedly, 3D Realms was quietly talking with developers and trying to make it seem like they never actually sold the IP.

    Ha ha, whoops!

    So that Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction top-down action-RPG that surfaced a short while ago really isn't legally allowed...
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  • Let's Play Nether #3 - Friendly Fire

    Let's Play Nether #3 - Friendly Fire

    In this episode, I encounter some very friendly and super helpful survivors.

    Trying to survive in the player and monster filled post-apocalyptic urban environment in this game called Nether. What could possibly go wrong?

    Nether is available on Steam Early Access starting at $19.99 (USD).

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  • Let's Play Nether #2 - A Swift End

    Let's Play Nether #2 - A Swift End

    The adventures in Nether continue. I meet some new locals, I go shopping, and I make a ton of progress! One of those is a lie.
    Trying to survive in the player and monster filled post-apocalyptic urban environment in this game called Nether. What could possibly go wrong?

    Nether is available on Steam Early Access starting at $19.99 (USD).
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  • Broken Age Act 2 is Officially Funded

    Broken Age Act 2 is Officially Funded

    To those worried that the second half of Double Fine's Broken Age wouldn't be made, you can rest easy. Tim Schafer has confirmed that funding for Broken Age Act 2 has been secured and that the second act will be completed.
    "We've made enough that we can make the second half of the game for sure," Schafer said. "And we're not done making it to all the platforms because we haven't released it on iPad yet. I feel that's going to be a really interesting platform for adventure games.
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  • Amerish Revamp is Complete for PlanetSide 2

    Amerish Revamp is Complete for PlanetSide 2

    The latest major update for PlanetSide 2 gave a much needed overhaul to most of the continent of Amerish. Highlights include a new Lattice System and all-new base layouts.

    Performance Optimizations - The number of unique objects, overall object count and polygons per object have been optimized

    Lattice System - The Lattice System has been implemented, which includes repositioning of outposts and roads to optimize map flow

    Facility Updates - Facility
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  • Operation Phoenix Begins for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    Operation Phoenix Begins for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    As promised, Valve and Hidden Path have delivered a new Operation for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans tonight. Operation Phoenix includes eight new community voted maps, new weapon skins, cases, and coins.

    The update is included with a general update for the game.

    Changelog for CS:GO for February 20, 2014

    OPERATION PHOENIX
    - Started Operation Phoenix http://blog.counter-strike.net/operationphoenix/ - Operation Phoenix Passes are available for p
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  • Let's Play Nether #1 - Brave New World

    Let's Play Nether #1 - Brave New World


    Watch as I try to survive in the player and monster filled post-apocalyptic urban environment in this game called Nether. What could possibly go wrong?

    Nether is available on Steam Early Access starting at $19.99 (USD)....
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