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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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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Fixes and Updates - January 23, 2014

    Team Fortress 2 Update Includes Fixes and Updates - January 23, 2014

    An update to Team Fortress 2 was just released by Valve. This update seems like it's more of a bug fix release than anything else since almost everything in the changelog includes the words "fixed" or "updated."

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for January 23, 2014

    - Add quickplay option to only connect to official Valve servers - Prevent game servers from redirecting players to alternate servers when players connect through quickplay - Fixed the show_htmlpage command bypassing the cl_disa
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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - January 23, 2014

    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Released - January 23, 2014

    An update was just released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

    Changelog for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update for January 23, 2014

    - Significant improvement to server infrastructure to support growing CS:GO community.


    UI - Fixed an alt-tab related memory leak - Added ability for Friends Lister to display two columns of friends. - Added ability for mouse wheel to scroll Friends Lister. - Added filtering by item name. Players can enter any part of a
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  • Superman Joins Infinite Crisis

    Superman Joins Infinite Crisis

    Check out the latest Champion Profile for Infinite Crisis. Today's reveal is for none other than Superman! Watch as he joins up with the rest of the DC Universe in the upcoming free-to-play MOBA from Turbine.

    Escaping the doomed world of Krypton in a ship built and launched by his birth parents, the infant Kal-El was discovered by a childless couple in rural Kansas. They named him Clark Kent, instilling lessons of empathy and compassion. When Clark's amazing powers emerged,
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  • PlanetSide 2's Revised Roadmap Details Future Updates

    PlanetSide 2's Revised Roadmap Details Future Updates

    The PlanetSide 2 team has updated the PlanetSide 2 Roadmap to keep fans in the know on what to expect in the coming months.

    Below is just a very small sample of what players can see on this revised roadmap.
    Outfit Recruiting - Rolling with an outfit in PlanetSide 2 is really making the most of what the game has to offer in a number of different ways, so we want to make the process of finding an outfit and finding new recruits easier for everyone involved.
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  • Celebrate the Year of EverQuest with SOE

    Celebrate the Year of EverQuest with SOE

    Move over Luigi, Sony Online Entertainment says that 2014 is the year of EverQuest. A new video from Producers on the various EverQuest titles shine a light on what's to come in EverQuest, EverQuest II, and EverQuest Next Landmark.

    EverQuest - Celebrate 15 years of the MMO innovator with January's Call of the Forsaken: Hate Rising game update (launching today!) and 15th Anniversary content out this March

    EverQuest II - Celebrate 10 years of the hit MMO sequel
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  • Ten Additional Verified Jobs Added to GTA Online

    Ten Additional Verified Jobs Added to GTA Online

    Rockstar just approved and verified ten more jobs for GTA Online today. These include new Rockstar Verified jobs from the community and items created for their special #CreatorWeekend contest on the Rockstar Social Club.
    ROCKSTAR VERIFIED
    Twists and Twirls A complex but beautifully constructed point-to-point through some of Blaine County's iconic countryside. Follow the winding roads of Vinewood Hills as you race from Galileo Observatory through to Tongva Valley. Car selec
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  • Full Opening Cinematic for The Last of Us: Left Behind

    Full Opening Cinematic for The Last of Us: Left Behind

    If you don't mind a few spoilers here and there, then you won't mind checking out the full opening cinematic for the upcoming DLC The Last of Us: Left Behind for the PlayStation 3.

    Again, don't watch if you don't want to experience any spoilers for this DLC.

    A familiar face returns as new light is shed on an essential relationship in the story of The Last of Us. Naughty Dog continues to explore the themes of survival, loyalty, and love in their first ever single
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  • Blizzard Suing Chinese Developer of Hearthstone Clone

    Blizzard Suing Chinese Developer of Hearthstone Clone

    A $1.65 million lawsuit is underway from Blizzard against Unico Interactive for allegedly making a clone of Hearthstone. Unico's game is called Legend of Crouching Dragon, and Blizzard says elements from that game infringes on their rights.

    Blizzard, and their Chinese licensing partner, NetEase, point out clear similarities in the layout, interface, and the visual style of both games. Legend of Crouching Dragon has been in a beta stage for several months while Hearthstone just went t...
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  • EA Also Caught Paying for Positive YouTube Comments from Creators

    EA Also Caught Paying for Positive YouTube Comments from Creators

    If you thought that Microsoft were the only ones paying for positive comments from YouTube content creators, think again.

    EA has their own program, called "Ronku" that promised some creators $10 CPM ($10 for every 1,000 views) up to a total of $200,000 for a full 20 million view Battlefield 4 promotional campaign. These images surfaced on NeoGAF yesterday.



    As you can see, the promotions outlined in the above images focus on "Cross the Line" momen...
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  • Candy Crush Developer Going After The Banner Saga Over the Word 'Saga'

    Candy Crush Developer Going After The Banner Saga Over the Word 'Saga'

    King, the development studio behind Candy Crush Saga didn't feel as though they already won the "Biggest Jackass Developer" award yet by their move to trademark the word "candy." No, instead they now also going after games that have the word "saga" in their name.

    Their first major target is The Banner Saga, which is a newly released "Viking-themed tactical RPG." You know, a game that is nothing like Candy Crush. However, since common sense isn't King's strong point, they...
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  • Video Preview of the New Visuals Coming in Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    Video Preview of the New Visuals Coming in Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    A new developer diary for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition was released today. In it, the team behind the game show off some of the increased visual flair that is coming with the PS4 and Xbone only release.


    Keep in mind that the only advantages that the PC version of Tomb Raider has over this release is the ability to run at a framerate above 30FPS and the ability to run at resolutions greater than 1080p. Everything else here has been bumped up beyond even what the...
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  • 50 New Titles Given the Steam Greenlight Today - January 21, 2014

    50 New Titles Given the Steam Greenlight Today - January 21, 2014

    A batch of 50 new games were Greenlit today through Steam Greenlight.
    • 1heart
    • 4PM
    • Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action!
    • AR-K
    • Between Me and the Night
    • Block Story
    • Burning Cars
    • Catlateral Damage
    • Chronology
    • Claustrophobia: The Downard Struggle
    • Dawn of the Ronin
    • Deadbreed
    • Dethroned!
    • Dungeonforge
    • Dynamic Auto Painter x64
    • Edge of Eternity
    • Frozen State
    • GTGD S1
    • Heldric - The Legend of the Shoemaker
    • Helicopter Simulator - Search and Rescue: Natural Disasters
    • Hero
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  • Guild Wars 2: Origins of Madness Begins Today

    Guild Wars 2: Origins of Madness Begins Today

    Players of Guild Wars 2 will be able to face off against Scarlet Briar head-on in the Origins of Madness update that came out today. This marks the first "Living World" update to be released in 2014 from ArenaNet.
    In “Origins of Madness,” Guild Wars 2 players begin the battles that set the stage for the war to come with Scarlet. The diabolical genius has done everything in her power to tear Tyria apart with her mysterious plans and armies of minions. Now, players will begin to face
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  • Patch 2.2 Details for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

    Patch 2.2 Details for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

    Square Enix has passed along word on what players can expect in Patch 2.2 coming for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
    - The Coming of Leviathan – The next primal that adventurers will face off against
    - A Glimpse of the Ruins of Amdapor – Where players will delve deeper into the mysteries of this lost civilization
    - The Binding Coil of Bahamut – Check out what new twists and turns await
    These three things and more will be expanded upon when the team does a...
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  • Ultimate HD Edition of Resident Evil 4 Coming to PC

    Ultimate HD Edition of Resident Evil 4 Coming to PC

    On February 28, the "ultimate HD edition" of Resident Evil 4 will be released on Steam and in retail outlets.

    Alongside the announcement, the Steam pre-order campaign has also gone live today which includes a digital soundtrack with more than 60 tracks and a digital artbook for those that purchase early. Details can be found at http://store.steampowered.com/app/254700. Resident Evil 4 will include Steam platform support with Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading
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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...
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