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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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  • 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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  • Square Enix is Interested in Bringing More Final Fantasy Games to PC

    Square Enix is Interested in Bringing More Final Fantasy Games to PC

    In an interview with Eurogamer, Final Fantasy Producer, Yoshinori Kitase, said that the company is "definitely interested" in bringing more Final Fantasy games to the PC.

    In fact, Final Fantasy 13 began its life on the PC and was then ported to consoles. It would have been very easy for them to release PC versions of all three games but decided against it for two reasons.
    "(W)e looked at the market situation and we didn't think it would be a good idea, and also it
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  • Respawn Denies Titanfall Bribery Claims

    Respawn Denies Titanfall Bribery Claims

    Apparently, the Internet is busy being the Internet again and some are donning their foil hats and saying Respawn Entertainment has bribed journalists for the favorable Titanfall reception.

    The company went on the defensive with a post from Respawn's Drew McCoy at NeoGAF.
    Anyone who thinks we weren't living in the shadow of decade+ old established franchises at our reveal at E3 are as crazy as their conspiracy theories of anyone getting paid off. We've had to fight tooth and
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  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition Announcement Trailer

    Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition Announcement Trailer

    WBIE and DC Entertainment have officially announced Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC. It's being developed by Armature Studio, the same team behind the non-Deluxe Edition version of the game for handheld devices.


    It seems as though the game will be available through the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Marketplace, Nintendo eShop, and Steam on April 2....
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  • Thief Launches Next Week so have a New Launch Trailer

    Thief Launches Next Week so have a New Launch Trailer

    As is common with most game launches, a launch trailer was released today for Thief ahead of next week's launch of the game.


    Thief will be out on February 25 for the PC, PS3, PS4, 360, and Xbone....
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  • Agency is the Final Map Reveal for the Upcoming Operation for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    As promised, Valve has revealed the final players' choice map to be included in the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive operation. That map is Agency.


    You can take a look at the previous reveals at Counter-Strike.net while you wait for the release of the next CS:GO Operation....
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  • Dark Souls 2 'Hollow Lullaby' Trailer Claims That This Isn't About Death...

    Dark Souls 2 'Hollow Lullaby' Trailer Claims That This Isn't About Death...

    ... This is about what you learn from death.

    This isn't about Death. This is about your determination. This is about what you learn from death. This is about doing what you were meant to do.

    Dark Souls 2 is slated to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 14. The PC release date will be revealed "very soon."...
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  • PC is Platform of Choice for Most Developers According to Latest GDC Survey

    PC is Platform of Choice for Most Developers According to Latest GDC Survey

    The latest "State of the Industry" survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference shows that the PC is now the lead platform for most developers. Here are the results of the more than 2,600 game developers that attended GDC 2013.

    The survey also reveals that many developers are sticking to self-publishing (64%) and self-funding (46%), though a majority of funding is still from a company's existing funds (52%). You can see more from the survey results at the ...
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  • Wolfenstein: The New Order Set to release on May 20 with Doom Beta Access

    Wolfenstein: The New Order Set to release on May 20 with Doom Beta Access

    Bethesda has just announced that Wolfenstein: The New Order is slated to be released on May 20 in North America and May 23 in Europe. Everyone who pre-orders the game will also be invited to access the beta for the upcoming Doom game. Yeah, the Doom game still exists.
    Currently under development at MachineGames, Wolfenstein: The New Order reignites the franchise widely recognized for pioneering the first-person shooter genre. Set in the 1960s, the monstrous Nazi regime has used
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  • Free to Play - Valve's Video Documentary on Professional Gaming to Debut March 18

    Tickets are now on sale for the first showing of Free to Play, Valve documentary that takes us into the lives of three professional gamers. Slated for debut on March 18th at the Castro Theater, you can try to pick up your own tickets for $25 a pop.

    Created internally at Valve, Free to Play takes an intimate look into the lives of three professional computer gamers. All three speak different languages, and live on different continents. (Asia, North America, and Europe). But they all
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  • My Final Thoughts on Titanfall as the Beta Nears Its End

    My Final Thoughts on Titanfall as the Beta Nears Its End

    As the Titanfall beta comes to a close (later on Feb 19), I offer up some final thoughts of my impressions on the beta and the game. It also shows off the Hardpoint Domination mode with the two beta maps, Burn Cards, challenges, and character progression. It should also be noted that during the upload (or encoding) process, some weird video skips popped up. Those major hiccups were not seen in the game itself, though there were a few other minor framerate hiccups here and there....
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  • Kojima Releases Video Visual Comparison of Every Console Version of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

    Not content with releasing comparison statistics and still image comparisons, Hideo Kojima has now released a new video comparison for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. He shows off each version of the game and the visual differences between them.


    Kojima just Tweeted something extra about this video. He says that "special treatment for the sky is made for PS4 based on atmosphere simulation." So yes, it seems as though the PlayStation 4 version has yet another one-up...
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