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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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  • Survivor 2299 is a Hoax and is Not Fallout 4 As We Had All Hoped

    Survivor 2299 is a Hoax and is Not Fallout 4 As We Had All Hoped

    Oh you clever tricksters! Going and pulling tricks on us! So tricky! Survivor 2299 is not Fallout 4. It was a hoax put on by people that have nothing to do with the game or Bethesda.

    The site currently reads as follows.
    THAT'S ALL FOLKS
    Special thanks to /r/Fallout the most amazing community on reddit. PSA: YT User 'Elevated Level', Butch, Pitor, Liam Neeson and creator of tunnelsnakesrule.com are not responsible for this 'hoax/rickroll'. Ah, and the
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  • Riot Changes LCS Terms - Now Allows Players to Stream Whatever They Want

    Riot Changes LCS Terms - Now Allows Players to Stream Whatever They Want

    The other day, it was reported that Riot was preventing Season 4 LCS participants from streaming games other than League of Legends, even in their off time.

    Fortunately, Riot has changed their tune.
    There’s been a ton of discussion around our LCS team contracts, which stipulated active LCS players couldn’t stream a variety of other games. First, background on why we did this: there’ve been instances of other game studios trying to buy access to League fans by using (o
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Adds More Crates and Fixes - December 6, 2013

    Team Fortress 2 Update Adds More Crates and Fixes - December 6, 2013

    Tonight's update for Team Fortress 2 includes some new crates, the removal of some old crates, and the usual go at fixes and updates.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for December 6, 2013
    - Added Crate #75, Crate #76, and Crate #77 to the drop list - Removed Crate #57, Crate #59 and Crate #71 from the drop list - Added new Strange parts that can be applied to Strange cosmetic items - Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine mission victory panel - Fixed players bei
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  • Killing Floor's Twisted Christmas 2013 Event Brings Two New Maps and More

    Killing Floor's Twisted Christmas 2013 Event Brings Two New Maps and More

    The Killing Floor holiday tradition continues this year with the 2013 Twisted Christmas event. The update includes two new maps, new achievements, and holiday themed enemies to delight and fright.

    Killing Floor 1057 update changelog for December 5, 2013

    Event
    - The Christmas Zeds are back, and they bring achievements (and unlocks) of Christmas past with them!

    Content - New Maps - Forgotten and Hell - New Character - Alternate Harchier Spebbington
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  • Yogcast's Simon 'Honeydew' Lane is Now DLC for Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed for Charity

    Perhaps you've heard of the Yogscast. They are UK's most watched Youtube channel, so I would assume by now that you've heard of them. Simon Lane, better known as Honeydew, is one of the founders of the Yogscast and he is also now available as DLC for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

    Yes, he's a piece of DLC now. Now the cool thing here is that 100% of all purchases of the $2.99 (USD) DLC will be sent to the SpecialEffect charity!
    SpecialEffect put fun and inclusion
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  • Custom Difficulties and UI Showcased for Thief

    Custom Difficulties and UI Showcased for Thief

    In the latest community blog from Eidos, the development team for Thief show off the way in which players can customize the game and difficulty to their own tastes. They also show off a bit of the revised user interface (UI) that can be customized greatly.


    So what exactly can be customized here? Let's find out!
    Display Options Each of these can be turned on or off individually based on your preferences: - Navigation prompts - Interaction prompts -
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  • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Patching to 2.1 - A Realm Awoken

    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Patching to 2.1 - A Realm Awoken

    So, does this mean the name of the game now changes from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn - A Realm Awoken? Because that would be weird. Either way, FFXIV is getting patched to version 2.1 in December and the update is entitled " A Realm Awoken."


    Get ready for a big ol' list of new features and improvements coming in the 2.1 update!
    The Crystal Tower Reaching to the heavens, this massive monolith, long thought to be a
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  • 4X Strategy Title Star Lords Available on Steam Early Access

    4X Strategy Title Star Lords Available on Steam Early Access

    Star Lords is a new 4X strategy title from Arkavi Studios that was just released on Steam Early Access.
    Star Lords is an epic, complex, dense, turn-based 4X PC strategy game, set in deep space. Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy. As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars, colonizing new worlds, managing your empire and conquering whoever dares to oppose you. The galaxy is full of secrets and dangers: Discover a
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  • Season Two of The Walking Dead Dated for December 17

    Season Two of The Walking Dead Dated for December 17

    The Steam Store listing for The Walking Dead: Season 2 has been updated with a release date!

    Get ready to once again experience all the feelings on December 17, 2013. As such, you have just about a week and a half remaining to get the game at a 10% discount....
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  • Latest Call of Duty: Ghosts Title Update and Hot Fix Address Stability and Hacking Issues

    The recent title update and hot fix update that went out for Call of Duty: Ghosts recently included some much needed fixes for the Xbox One version of the game. All platforms received a hot fix that addresses a number of hacks for the game.
    Title Update: Xbox One
    Performance
    - Improved performance issues caused by spamming.

    Stability - Fixed issues that would occur after resuming from suspension. - Improved backend multiplayer stability.
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  • DICE and EA Suspend Battlefield 4 Expansion Development Until Major Issues are Resolved

    An EA spokesperson said that they are suspending development of future Battlefield 4 expansions in order to focus on getting the game to be playable for most users. DICE attempted to make amends with a week long double XP event but that really hasn't resolved the crashing issues many players are still running into.
    "First, we want to thank the fans out there that are playing and supporting us with Battlefield 4. We know we still have a ways to go with fixing the game--it is absolutely our
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  • Riot Disallows Season 4 LCS Players from Streaming Other Games Including Dota 2, Fat Princess, and Blizzard Titles

    Those competing in Season 4 of Riot's League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) are not allowed to stream a number of titles from titles that may be deemed "competition" to League of Legends. This applies during the length of the contract term and also includes periods of off time for all individuals. Yes, it's essentially "you stream League of Legends" or nothing at all.

    onGamers has confirmed with the team representatives that LCS players are disallowed from streaming
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  • Path of Exile Status and Patch Updates

    Path of Exile Status and Patch Updates

    The Path of Exile developers, Grinding Gear Games offers a quick status update a month after their full release of their action-RPG title. They say that with over 4 million registered users and over 250,000 daily users, the game has "exceeded initial expectations."

    They also detailed the 1.0.2 patch notes for the update that went live last week.
    Version 1.0.2
    Notes: This patch contains substantial balance changes to Damage Over Time calculations. If problems are f
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  • EA Files Trademarks for Desert Strike

    EA Files Trademarks for Desert Strike

    Chances are you probably don't remember the Desert Strike series, or perhaps you're too young to even know what it is. EA has recently filed trademark registrations for "Desert Strike," giving hope that a new entry in the series may be coming.
    Back in the early 90s, that was the name of an isometric helicopter shoot 'em up released for the Mega Drive, SNES and Commodore Amiga - gamers step into the cockpit of an Apache helicopter in the middle of the Gulf War, capturing bad guys,
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  • China Rising Available Now for Battlefield 4 Premium Players

    China Rising Available Now for Battlefield 4 Premium Players

    Early this morning, DICE and EA not only released a new patch for the PC version of Battlefield 4, but they also released the China Rising expansion for Premium subscribers. Those who pre-ordered or who want to buy the expansion separately will have to wait a couple of weeks.

    Battlefield 4 China Rising introduces four massive new maps including:

    - Silk Road: Storm giant sand dunes and rocky cliffs in this massive map.
    - Altai Range:
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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
    100.00%
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    03-12-2024, 11:07 AM
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