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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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  • Slim PlayStation Vita Coming to the US Alongside Borderlands 2 for Vita

    Slim PlayStation Vita Coming to the US Alongside Borderlands 2 for Vita

    Sony announced that the redesigned "slim" PlayStation Vita that's already available in Japan and Europe will be making its way to the United States. Not only that, but it will be released at the same time as the Vita version of Borderlands 2 as part of a $199 (USD) bundle deal. The bundle will include the slim PS Vita, Borderlands 2, an 8GB memory card, and six DLC packs for the game. The slim device is 15% lighter and 20% thinner than its predecessor. The only major shortcoming ...
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  • Need for Speed Shift Developer Announces MMO Racing Game World of Speed

    Need for Speed Shift Developer Announces MMO Racing Game World of Speed

    Slightly Mad Studios, the studio behind the Need for Speed SHIFT games, have announced that they are working on a MMO racing game, World of Speed. It is slated to be a free-to-play game for PC gamers that will be released later this year.
    In World of Speed, players will hop in the driver’s seat of an endless garage of cars ranging from everyday city runners to the fastest super cars on the planet to the most iconic cars from throughout the storied history of auto racing. Players
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  • UFC Enters the Next-Gen with Latest Trailer

    UFC Enters the Next-Gen with Latest Trailer

    EA Sports UFC has a new trailer out today. As a start to their "Gameplay Series", the first trailer focuses on "Next-Gen Fighters" and includes, as you may expect already, a look at what EA Sports UFC will bring to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 for the franchise.


    The "Gameplay Series" will be a "collection of developer videos that go deep into the core features of EA Sports UFC." They will include some new gameplay details and footage as the weeks go on....
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  • Rabbids to Get A Full Length Feature Film from Ubisoft and Sony

    Rabbids to Get A Full Length Feature Film from Ubisoft and Sony

    Ubisoft and Sony are teaming up to create a full-length feature film based on the Rabbids characters. Yep, those guys that began as part of the Rayman games are now popular enough to warrant their own film.

    Jean-Julien Baronnet, Ubisoft Motion Pictures Executive Director issued the following statement about the film.
    "Sony Pictures has tremendous experience developing hybrid live-action-and-animated blockbusters for audiences around the world, which makes them a natural
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  • Watch Dogs Delayed on Wii U

    Watch Dogs Delayed on Wii U

    Ubisoft revealed today that Watch Dogs will be delayed on the Wii U and the Wii U only. During an earnings call, Ubisoft said that all platforms, except for the Wii U will be released in Spring. The Wii U version will come "at a later date." This comes after various rumors that the Wii U version of the game was outright cancelled. It also comes just a few weeks after a "glitch" in GameStop's pre-order page removed the Wii U version of the game entirely. That is quite the blow to Wii...
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  • New Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Trailer Shows Us the Love Tonight

    New Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Trailer Shows Us the Love Tonight

    Just days away from Valentine's Day, Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster that focuses on the love story between Tidus and Yuna. D'awwwwwww!

    The world of Spira is threatened once more by the calamity known as Sin. Tidus, a man from the legendary city of Zanarkand, and Yuna, daughter of the High Summoner who defeated Sin ten years ago, embark on a fateful journey to defeat Sin once and for all. Amidst all the perils and uncertainty of
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  • Wargaming Launches Digital Magazine - Let's Battle

    Wargaming Launches Digital Magazine - Let's Battle

    Wargaming announced today the launch of their digital magazine, Let's Battle. It covers, as you would probably expect, all games and projects that Wargaming is in charge of. It also provides some military history, which is kind of a neat bonus.
    The digital magazine will feature interviews with key developers, producers and other members of the Wargaming team, along with interactive guides to help players master their gaming skills, articles on history of military warfare, and news
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  • Batman: Arkham Origins Developers Say They Will Not Work on Fixing Game Breaking Bugs, Focusing Instead on DLC

    You can't make this up. Alright, you could make it up but nobody would believe a developer was this ballsy, right? It seems as though Warner Bros. Montreal is making it clear that the company has NO plans to release a patch to address many reported bugs and are instead focusing their development efforts on DLC.

    As in, that is what they literally said to upset consumers.
    The team is currently working hard on the upcoming story DLC and there currently are no plans for
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  • Flappy Bird Being Pulled from Google Play Tomorrow

    Flappy Bird Being Pulled from Google Play Tomorrow

    Dong Nguyen, the developer of the surprise hit Flappy Bird says he will be pulling the game from Google Play tomorrow. He made the announcement roughly 9 hours ago on Twitter saying it would be down within 22 hours. That means you have just 13 hours left at the time of this posting to grab the game....
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  • Activision Believes Destiny will be Best-Selling New IP Ever

    Activision Believes Destiny will be Best-Selling New IP Ever

    Activision is placing some extreme confidence in Bungie's upcoming massively multiplayer shooter. During a conference call, Bobby Kotick said that he expects Destiny to be the best selling new IP ever released.
    "We expect that Destiny will become the best-selling new video game IP in history when it launches across Xbox and PlayStation consoles on September 9," Kotick told investors.
    See? I told you. He went on to say that he feels the game has the potential to be the company...
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  • Transformers Universe is Alive and Kicking with New Trailer Release

    Transformers Universe is Alive and Kicking with New Trailer Release

    A new trailer for Transformers Universe was released a short time ago today. This "massively online tactical action game" is slated for release this Summer.


    You can find out more at the Transformers Universe website. While you're there you can register to take part of the beta....
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  • Valve Launches 'Recently Updated' Section on Steam

    Valve Launches 'Recently Updated' Section on Steam

    Today, Valve launched the "Recently Updated" section on Steam that will highlight "titles offering new and interesting updates, features, and/or content additions."
    Designed to give developers more ways to communicate with gamers about their products on Steam, this public release was matched with a tools release that lets developers elect when to add their update to this product area and what to say about the contents of their latest update. "The more options developers have for communi
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Weapon Changes, Quickplay Improvements, and More - February 7, 2014

    Another update for Team Fortress 2 started to roll out today. It's got weapon changes, balancing, fixes to the Quickplay feature, and more.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for February 7, 2014

    Weapon Updates - The Shortstop -- Reduced extra knockback penalty from 80% to 40% - The Short Circuit -- Added Penalty - No longer gain metal from dispensers when active - The Cleaner's Carbine -- Changed OnKill effect from gain crits for 3 seconds to gain mini-crits for 8
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  • The Last of Us Wins 10 DICE Awards Including Game of the Year

    The Last of Us Wins 10 DICE Awards Including Game of the Year

    The 17th annual DICE Awards were held earlier tonight and Naughty Dog's The Last of Us nearly swept the show. They won a total of 10 awards, including the coveted Game of the Year award.

    There were a few other winners as well, including World of Tanks, Grand Theft Auto V, and more. Let's check out the full list of winners!
    Game of the Year
    The Last of Us

    Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
    The Last of Us

    Outstanding
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  • Sledgehammer Games to Develop 2014 Call of Duty Release as Development Cycle Switches to Three Years

    Previously, the development roles on the Call of Duty franchise alternated between Infinity Ward and Treyarch. Now, Activision has announced that Sledgehammer Games is coming in as a third developer for the series. This will move the two year development cycle to a three year development cycle for each studio. Sledgehammer is already to finish up development on the 2014 installment of the series. So yes, while the development cycle per studio is at three years, there will still be an...
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