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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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  • 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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  • PlayStation 4 is the Largest Console Launch Ever - Over 2.1 Million Units Sold to Customers

    The PlayStation 4 was released in Europe this past week. Two weeks prior, it was released in North America. The console has already sold 2.1 million units to the customer throughout North America, South America, and Europe.

    Andrew House provides an update to the community in a recent PlayStation Blog posting.
    "PS4’s North American debut on November 15th was PlayStation’s largest ever, with more than one million gamers picking up a PS4 in just 24 hours. Now, with PS4’s
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  • Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod Begins Final Beta Test as a Steam Release is Announced

    Some fantastic news today from the Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod team today. Earlier they revealed that the final beta test is slated to kick off on December 7 at 8:00 (UTC). Don't fret though, as the multiplayer component is coming to Steam!
    On release, you'll be able to download the client and server from Steam, just like a normal game. This means complete Steam integration, including joining on your friends and more. Of course, before we release, we need to ensure that 0.1.0
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  • Battlefield 4 PC Update Coming December 3

    Battlefield 4 PC Update Coming December 3

    Get ready, because this is the update many of us have been waiting for. Tomorrow, December 3, DICE will release a new update for Battlefield 4 that addresses some of the most common issues still present in the game.
    -Removed the blur effect on soldiers that appeared when Commanders were using EMP attacks -Fixed the audio bug where audio sometimes randomly dropped out while playing on certain multiplayer maps (typically Golmud Railway and Hainan Resort) -Fixed the "one-hit kill bug" where
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  • Lindsay Lohan Suing Rockstar Games Over Apparent Use of Her Likeness in Grand Theft Auto V


    How much of a washed-up, alcoholic, has-been idiot must someone be to sue a company thinking they used your likeness when the actual model that was actually hired revealed over a year ago what the reality is? According to TMZ, that doesn't much matter if you're Lindsay Lohan because she is suing Rockstar Games for allegedly using her image as the basis for the "bikini girl" used in promotional items for Grand Theft Auto V and/or potentially over a few in-game missions involving a...
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  • What Games Have You Bought from Sales?

    What Games Have You Bought from Sales?

    Alright, with the Steam sale going on, the Origin sale going on, discounts at GOG.com and Green Man Gaming, Amazon, and countless other places it's time to start talking about what games you've picked up for super cheap.

    So, let's hear it in the comments below! Also, what items are you hoping will go on sale before all is said and done?
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  • TGN Thanksgiving 2013 Update

    TGN Thanksgiving 2013 Update

    To those of you living in the States: Happy Thanksgiving!

    To everyone else: Happy Thursday!

    As this is a holiday, there's not going to be any news posted today, despite having actually received a few press releases already (seriously?).

    Go enjoy the time with your family or whatever it is you typically do on Thursday. If you really want news, well uh, here you go. Go read this Reddit post about Dreamhack, the largest Counter-Strike tournament ever....
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  • Super Mario 3D World is Worst 3D Mario Release Ever - Sells Just 107K in Japan

    For some reason, despite its largely positive reception here in the States, Super Mario 3D World sold just under 107,000 units in Japan.
    1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 337,569 (1,032,853 total) 2) Super Mario 3D Land - 344,698 (1,861,023 total) 3) Super Mario Sunshine - 280,610 (789,989 total) 4) Super Mario Galaxy - 256,341 (1,025,664 total) 5) Super Mario 64* - 162,113 (1,639,914 total) 6) Super Mario 64 DS* - 120,062 (1,231,535 total) 7) Super Mario 3D World - 106,967
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  • Sony Urges Some PSN Users to Reset Password After Irregular Activity

    Sony Urges Some PSN Users to Reset Password After Irregular Activity

    Last week, the European PlayStation Network issued a mandatory password reset after some "irregular activity" on some users' accounts. They claimed there was no security compromise on their end of things.

    Today, a similar situation seems to have hit the US PlayStation Network, with a moderator posting a mere warning on the PlayStation forums that urges users experiencing sign-in issues to reset their password.
    "If you are getting an error that your PSN account password is
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  • PSA: Save up to 75% on Select Square Enix Titles

    PSA: Save up to 75% on Select Square Enix Titles

    Square Enix also has a bunch of sales underway for Thanksgiving. You can save up to 75% off of select titles at the Square Enix storefront. They even have a ton of old PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles up for grabs!

    Some of the games include:
    Hitman: Absolution - Professional Edition (PS3/360) Chrono Cross (PS1/PS2) Dead Island: GOTY Edition (PS3/360) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition (PC/360/PS3) Deus Ex: GOTY (PC) Final Fantasy Anthology (PS1/PS2) Final Fa
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  • Black Friday Deals Hit Grand Theft Auto Online

    Black Friday Deals Hit Grand Theft Auto Online

    Rockstar Games is taking the holidays to a bit of a different level here. They're offering up weekend discounts in game for Grand Theft Auto Online. Beginning November 28 and running through until December 1, you can save 50% on a variety of items. This includes the "Turkey Shoot" savings, where you save 50% off of hunting rifles (assault rifle, carbine, advanced rifle, heavy sniper, and sniper rifle), rifle attachments, and rifle ammunition. There's also the "Black Friday" discount where ...
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  • Battlefield 4 on Sale for $30 on Origin for Black Friday and Other Sale Items from EA

    Origin has their own Black Friday deals that will kick off soon. At least one of them is for Battlefield 4 where it will be just $29.99 (USD).

    The sale begins on Thursday, November 28 at 8AM (PT). It will last for just 24 hours.

    Other sale items include SimCity and The Sims 3 for up to 50% off. Even the Cities of Tomorrow expansion will be 10% off. A variety of sports games including FIFA 14, FIFA Manager 14, Madden NFL 25, NHL 14, and others will be 30% off. ...
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