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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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  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Released for iOS

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Released for iOS

    As promised, Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for iOS devices (iPhone 4s/5/5s/5c, iPod Touch 5th gen, iPad 2/3/4th gen/Air/Mini/Mini with Retina Display). It's being offered for $6.99 (USD).


    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas features a vast open-world covering the state of San Andreas and its three major cities – Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas. In addition to enhanced visual fidelity and over 70 hours of gameplay, the game has received
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  • New Humble Weekly Bundle Includes Games from ACE Team, Atlus, and Tripwire

    New Humble Weekly Bundle Includes Games from ACE Team, Atlus, and Tripwire

    The latest Humble Weekly Sale just went live and includes games from ACE Team, ATLUS Games, and Tripwire Interactive. Again, simply pay what you want for up to six games (at present) while benefiting either charity, the developers, or as a tip for the Humble crew.
    The Humble Weekly Sale features a new deal every Thursday. Be sure to jump on this amazing offer before it's gone! This week, pay what you want for Zeno Clash, Zeno Clash 2, Killing Floor and Dwarfs!?! If you pay $6 or
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  • Wraith-Night Holiday Event Coming to Dota 2 on December 12

    Wraith-Night Holiday Event Coming to Dota 2 on December 12

    Tomorrow, December 12, Valve will kick off the Wraith-Night holiday event for Dota 2!
    THE LONGEST NIGHT Skeleton King is crumbling to dust after too many resurrections. He has staked his hopes on a ritual that can be performed but once in a millennium. On the solstice known as Wraith-Night, auroral powers charge the earth with an eerie glow. Imbued with Wraith Essence, monsters grow in power but heroes gain new strength. You alone can harvest the energy needed to prepare the King
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  • SteamOS and Prototype Steam Machines Coming December 13

    SteamOS and Prototype Steam Machines Coming December 13

    This Friday, December 13, Valve will begin shipping prototype units of the Steam Machine to 300 lucky people. Those selected will be notified around 5PM (EST) today that they will soon receive a prototype machine for testing purposes. They will also be awarded a special badge on their Steam Community profile. In addition to this shipment of the prototype machines, Valve will release SteamOS to the world on Friday. It can be downloaded by anybody but only those well versed in Linux may want to...
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  • The Elder Scrolls Online Release Date Announced for April 4, 2014

    The Elder Scrolls Online Release Date Announced for April 4, 2014

    On April 4, 2014 (4/4/14, see what they did there?) The Elder Scrolls Online is slated to be released. The game will only be out on PC and Mac on this date with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions following later in 2014.

    To coincide with this announcement, Betehsda released a new gameplay trailer called "War on Cyrodiil."

    In our latest trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online, witness the Alliance War in action as Tamriel's three alliances rally their forces
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  • Xbox One Sells 2 Million Units Sold in 18 Days

    Xbox One Sells 2 Million Units Sold in 18 Days

    Microsoft announced today that the Xbox One has sold over 2 million units in its first 18 days of being on sale. Microsoft's Corporate VP of Strategy and Marketing for Xbox, Yusef Mehdi, said that the system is sold out at most retailers in its 13 launch markets.
    "We're also particularly excited to see consumers engaging in a wide range of games and entertainment experiences on the platform, with more than 1 million paid transactions on Xbox Live to date."
    To compare, the PlaySta...
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  • How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day Coming to Borderlands 2

    How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day Coming to Borderlands 2

    The third Headhunter pack from Gearbox is on its way for Borderlands 2. This one is all about how Marcus Saved Mercenary Day and as you might expect, it's got plenty of Christmas themed goodness to warm even the Grinch's heart.
    In How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day, snowmen, holiday jingles and an ugly holiday sweater await in the snowy village of Gingerton all while a train full of Marcus’s guns goes missing. This forces Marcus to enlist the Vault Hunters to search the town for the
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  • How to Unlock the Hidden Phantom Prospect Assignment in Battlefield 4

    How to Unlock the Hidden Phantom Prospect Assignment in Battlefield 4

    There is a hidden gold assignment tucked away in Battlefield 4. It's called "Phantom Prospect" and it involves quite a bit of work to actually earn once you've unlocked it.

    First thing's first, however, let's find out how to unlock it in the first place!
    Prerequisites:
    • This cannot be done in Firefox for some reason. Any other browser seems to work fine.
    • You must have Battlefield 4 Premium.

    Steps to unlock:
    1. Go to Battlelog
    2. Click on Leaderboards
    3. Scroll to the
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  • Visit Snowy North Yankton in this Grand Theft Auto Online Glitch

    Visit Snowy North Yankton in this Grand Theft Auto Online Glitch

    Ever wanted to return back to the snow covered North Yankton from the single player in Grand Theft Auto V? Well, now you can thanks to this new glitch that some users found for Grand Theft Auto Online. In fact, it looks like it's super simple to pull off!

    You must re-play the first prologue mission. when you get outside the building, have a friend invite you to a online session, then just fly to the area i show in the video! its very simple, but make sure anyone who wants
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  • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Arrives March 18, Includes Xbox Exclusive Raiden Mission with Snatchers

    That headline started out real strong and quickly took a left turn into WTF-Ville without warning. Konami and Hideo Kojima revealed today that Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be released on March 18, 2014!

    They also revealed that while the PlayStation will get the exclusive "Deja Vu" mission, Xbox owners will get the "Jamais Vu" mission featuring Raiden and "bioroid 'Snatchers'".

    If that premise sounds familiar, it's for good reason. Konami and Kojima ...
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  • GOG Offering 30-Day Refund Policy

    GOG Offering 30-Day Refund Policy

    Digital distribution has been less than ideal when it comes to getting a refund on games that either don't work well or don't deliver on promised features. GOG.com is looking to change things, at least for their own services, by introducing a 30-day refund policy.


    An FAQ explains the finer points of this new guarantee.
    How does it work? If, within 30 days after the purchase of your game, you experience technical problems or game-breaking bugs that prevent you f
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  • Substantial Content Coming to Grand Theft Auto V - Single Player DLC and Multiplayer Creators Beta

    Rockstar updated their blog earlier today with word about additional content coming for Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. First up is some of the content you can expect in 2014 for both the online and single-player components to the game.
    GTA Online Heists. We know many of you in the GTA Online community are super excited for the debut of co-operative Heists. Heists are currently in development and we are working very hard to get them as polished and as fun as they
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  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Trailer from VGX Plus New Soundtrack Details

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Trailer from VGX Plus New Soundtrack Details

    In case you missed the new trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that was shown off during VGX 2013, we have you covered below. Stay tuned afterwards for fresh details on the game's soundtrack!

    CDP RED studio is also excited to provide a glimpse into some of the new music direction for this 3rd and final installment in the Witcher series with the VGX Gameplay Trailer. Portions of the music in the game will focus on the raw emotion of traditional slavic instruments and songs
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  • Candy Crush Saga, Criminal Case, and FarmVille 2 Highlight Facebook's Best Games of 2013

    The list you've all been waiting for has finally been revealed! Yes, Facebook has offered up their short list of 2013 Games of the Year.

    So what game took the top spot? It's none other than Criminal Case! You guys know about Criminal Case, right? Sure you do!
    This hidden object game from a French indie studio combines crime scene investigation with engaging sharing mechanics to create the most successful Facebook game of the year. As detailed in our case study of the game,
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  • Spies from the US and UK Infiltrate the World of Warcraft and Other Online Titles

    According to the New York Times, ProPublica, and The Guardian, spies from the United States and the United Kingdom have taken to data collection from a number of online titles. This was revealed recently through more leaked documents from NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden.

    Some of these titles include World of Warcraft and Second Life. They did this by, you guessed it, making characters in these games, recruiting virtual informants, and eavesdropping on typed conversations. Ye...
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