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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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  • PlanetSide 2 Planning Weekly Updates

    PlanetSide 2 Planning Weekly Updates

    In the very near future, SOE plans to release weekly updates for PlanetSide 2. What does this mean for you? Well, for starters it means there will be less waiting between patches to get bugs fixed and new content released.

    A post on the PlanetSide 2 forums provides some additional details for what this means in the short term.
    Well for starters, it means we'll be more rapidly respond to bugs & balance issues in the game without having to rely on hotfixes as much.
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  • First Minecraft 1.8 Snapshot Released - Snapshot 14w02b

    First Minecraft 1.8 Snapshot Released - Snapshot 14w02b

    Mojang has released a new Snapshot for Minecraft today. This is the Minecraft Snapshot 14w02b and here is what it includes.
    The first snapshot of Minecraft 1.8 has arrived! This update will be split into two primary focuses: Survival gameplay & improvements, and new fancy abilities for adventure maps! We’ve done a whole bunch of optimizing for both the client and server (with more to come!) and lots more work towards the Plugin API in the background. As this is the very first
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  • Update: Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 Surpasses $375,000 as Half-Life Block Nears

    We have a quick update and a reminder about Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 to share with you today. AGDQ2014 has just surpassed $375,000 in donations, which includes a $10,000 donation from Notch and another $10,000 donation from Duleaf. Again, all donations go towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Special shirts purchased from The Yetee also help towards the donation goal of $500,000.

    Right now (as I'm typing this), Hitman Blood Money is being run. Later on tonight the Half-...
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  • Three New Contracts Released for Hitman: Absolution

    Three New Contracts Released for Hitman: Absolution

    Though Hitman: Absolution was released in 2012, the content for the game continues to be released. Square Enix and IO Interactive have released new contracts yesterday for every platform. Yes, each contract is platform exclusive, meaning that the Xbox 360 version gets one, the PS3 version gets one, and the PC version gets one. The Xbox 360 version takes you through the donut shop massacre. The PS3 finds you taking on a fire happy ice cream salesman and the PC mission includes a haunted h...
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  • Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers

    Brian Coomer at Valve says that the company is mere "days away" from releasing a VR software dev kit that will "give game makers a standard way to provide an interface for VR controllers."

    The kit will allegedly be coming during the Steam Dev Days conference taking place January 14 through January 15 in Seattle. Coomer didn't say much about the development kit or provide many details, but he did shed some light on Valve's interest in VR and the Oculus Rift.
    "We are working
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  • The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013

    The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013

    HLTV.org put together their top 10 list of the most insane professional gamer frags from Counter-Strike from 2013.

    #10 Delpan vs. Natus Vincere - DreamHack Bucharest 2013 #9 allu vs. ESC Gaming - ESEA Invite Season 13 Europe #8 GeT_RiGhT vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #7 kRYSTAL vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #6 centeks vs. fm.TOXIC - ESWC 2013 #5 AREA vs. redzone - EPSILAN 10 #4 peet vs. LowLandLions - ESEA Open Season 13 Playoffs #3 GeT_RiGhT vs. Astana D
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  • Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine

    Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine

    It seems as though if you're interested in picking up a Steam Machine for your living room, you will only have third party options to choose from.

    In speaking with various media outlets, Gabe Newell said that Valve has no current plans to release a first-party Steam Machine to the public.
    “We’re going to continue to make that decision [about releasing our own Steam Machine] as we go along,” Newell said. “We have plans to build more machines, but we also expect that
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  • Check Out this Trippy Tech Demo for Pillow Castle's First Person Puzzler

    Check Out this Trippy Tech Demo for Pillow Castle's First Person Puzzler

    Pillow Castle Games is a team of students from Carnegie Mellon University. They have been working on a new "First Person Puzzle" game using forced perspective.


    Be sure to watch it all the way through. The team hopes to post more on their game as it "moves to full production."...
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  • Atomic Poison Ivy Joins the Fight in Infinite Crysis

    Atomic Poison Ivy Joins the Fight in Infinite Crysis

    A new Champion has been revealed for Infinite Crisis, an upcoming free-to-play MOBA from Turbine.
    As nuclear fallout withered the old world’s flora, a psychic scream plunged Pamela Isley into darkness. She awoke in a mutated forest, shocked to discover her own transformation. The forest mind spoke to hers, calling itself the Green. Their strong telepathic link, forged in nuclear fire, gave Ivy renewed purpose. She would use her new from to protect and the Green and strike fear into
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  • New Teaser Trailer for Wargame Red Dragon

    New Teaser Trailer for Wargame Red Dragon

    It looks like the Wargame series is making a bit of a comeback. A new teaser trailer for Wargame Red Dragon was released today.

    The NATO and Pact armies and their allies finally deploy in Asia. This first Red Dragon video gives us a taste of the strategic and pyrotechnical delights in store for you in this new Wargame title, which takes place at the start of a new major armed conflict. You can look forward to new factions, new units and combat vehicles (for a total of over
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  • Battlefield 4 Running on Mantle Runs Up to '45% Faster'

    Battlefield 4 Running on Mantle Runs Up to '45% Faster'

    During AMD's CES 2014 conference, the company discussed a bit about their upcoming Mantle API and how it will impact Battlefield 4 performance. They said that they've seen "up to" 45% increases in framerate in some cases in Battlefield 4.

    The part of the above video that is important to you begins around the 30:30 mark. Comparison video footage was not shown off, though they seem to have shown off a few brief segments of the game running with Mantle. Unfortunately, their p...
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  • Titanfall Limited to 6 vs 6 Matches

    Titanfall Limited to 6 vs 6 Matches

    Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella offered up a tweet last night that said 6 players to a side is the maximum number for a Titanfall match.

    In case you don't believe me about this:...
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  • Evolve Officially Announced from the Left 4 Dead Team

    Evolve Officially Announced from the Left 4 Dead Team

    Turtle Rock Studios, the team that brought you the original Left 4 Dead is working hard on their next title, Evolved. So far, not much is really known about the game but it is known that the game is planned to be released this Fall for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

    It's slated to be an "asymmetric multiplayer shooter" and it apparently includes jetpacks and at least one big monster. Game Informer's February issue will have some of the first details on the game. ...
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  • Killing Floor 2 and Other Secret Titles Revealed with Steam Stats Page Glitch

    Earlier today, a little "snafu" on the Steam stats page may have accidentally revealed some unannounced games.

    A few of those games include Killing Floor 2 and Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate HD. There are also some obvious games sitting on that list with codenames, just in case something like this happened.

    What do you suppose Hickory might be? What about Waffles? Besides being delicious, that is. And seriously, who is that one guy playing Football Manager...
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  • Far Cry Compilation Celebrates 10 Years of Crying Far

    Far Cry Compilation Celebrates 10 Years of Crying Far

    To celebrate ten years of the Far Cry series, Ubisoft is going to release a compilation of games from the series. It will include Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. This compilation will be released only on the PlayStation 3 on February 11. Unfortunately, this will not include the original Far Cry. It does, however, include all of the extras released for the games it does include. It includes all single player and multiplayer modes. Ubisoft also claims that Far Cry 2 is a ...
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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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    Skull and Bones
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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