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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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  • Metal Gear Solid V Giving PlayStation 4 Gamers Exclusive 'Deja Vu' Mission

    Metal Gear Solid V Giving PlayStation 4 Gamers Exclusive 'Deja Vu' Mission

    As a way of saying "thank you" to the fans that have been with the series for the past 15 years, Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions announced an exclusive mission for Metal Gear Solid V for the PlayStation 4. The "Deja Vu" mission brings back the classic PlayStation 1 era Solid Snake as a playable character in an exclusive mission. Details on this exclusive content are scarce though a brief trailer was shown during tonight's PlayStation 4 launch event. Hopefully this trailer will be uploaded...
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  • The PlayStation 4 Has Launched in North America

    The PlayStation 4 Has Launched in North America

    Find out more at Sony's Greatness Awaits page....
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  • Destiny Beta Access is First on PlayStation Platforms

    Destiny Beta Access is First on PlayStation Platforms

    Bungie just revealed that the first people to play the beta for Destiny will be PlayStation owners. This includes both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Other platforms (Xbox 360 and Xbox One) will gain access to the beta afterwards.
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  • The Last of Us: Left Behind DLC Reveal Trailer

    The Last of Us: Left Behind DLC Reveal Trailer

    Naughty Dog showed us a brief glimpse of the upcoming DLC for The Last of Us on the PlayStation 3. Here is the latest trailer for the Left Behind DLC.

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  • Uncharted for PlayStation 4 Reveal Teaser Trailer

    Uncharted for PlayStation 4 Reveal Teaser Trailer

    It doesn't show much, but this is the teaser trailer for the new Uncharted game coming to the PS4 from Naughty Dog.

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  • inFAMOUS Second Son Neon Trailer Reveal

    inFAMOUS Second Son Neon Trailer Reveal

    Here is the world premiere trailer for inFAMOUS Second Son's Neon trailer.

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  • New Uncharted Game Announced for PlayStation 4

    New Uncharted Game Announced for PlayStation 4

    Naughty Dog was just on during the PlayStation 4 launch event. During their brief appearance, they released a very quick teaser announcing a new Uncharted game for the PlayStation 4.

    Details are incredibly scarce right now.
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  • Sony Acknowledges a 0.4% Failure Rate for Initial PlayStation 4 Shipments

    Sony Acknowledges a 0.4% Failure Rate for Initial PlayStation 4 Shipments

    Earlier today it was revealed that some early adopters of the PS4 were experiencing some technical issues, which included hardware freezing and failure to download updates. Sony was quick to respond to the worries by saying only 0.4% of the the total initial shipments were being reported as faulty. That is the equivalent of 4 out of every 1,000 units shipped, which is actually really damn good when it comes down to it. A Sony spokesperson released this statement on behalf of the company t...
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  • Early PlayStation 4 Owners Experiencing Hardware Failure and Console Locks

    Early PlayStation 4 Owners Experiencing Hardware Failure and Console Locks

    It's not quite up to the dreaded RROD for the Xbox 360 launch consoles but some early PlayStation 4 owners are already reporting system failures.

    A user at NeoGAF said that they tried to update their console and it froze on them.
    After playing a brief game of NBA 2k14 I quit and inserted my battlefield 4 disk. The system prompted for an update, so while watching the progress bar (Around 20%) my controller light turned from blue to white. Hasn't worked since... Get
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  • Three Spirits Update Detailed for Dota 2 Plus Diretide, Crafting, Coaching, and More

    Valve gave a late night update on the Three Spirits update for Dota 2. It features three different spirits that would give Captain Planet's Planeteers a run for their money.

    The Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit, and Earth Spirit are hitting the test client already. That's just one small step away from being released to the final release client. As you might expect, these three characters have abilities that are themed around their respective area of expertise.
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  • Call of Duty: Ghosts to Receive Day One Patch to Run at 1080p on PS4

    Call of Duty: Ghosts to Receive Day One Patch to Run at 1080p on PS4

    No seriously, Call of Duty: Ghosts on the PlayStation 4 will ship with 720p visuals. However, a patch that will be ready on release day will bump the game up to 1080p like magic.
    "There was a configuration issue in the retail version on single-player mode only. This has been addressed with a day one software update. People will be able to download the day one update when PlayStation 4 launches in their territory and play at native 1080p."
    So yeah, the multiplayer will be 1080p right out o...
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  • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Pre-loading and New Launch Trailer

    Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition Pre-loading and New Launch Trailer

    In addition to the new launch trailer, which is above this text in case you somehow missed it, pre-loading has begun for Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition.
    The original Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn launched in September 2000, quickly becoming the most celebrated Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying video game of its time. On November 15th, gamers new and old can experience the epic continuation and conclusion of the Bhaalspawn Saga, with full high resolution support and area art
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  • PSA: Big Sale Going on at GOG Offering Limited Deals on Over 100 Games

    PSA: Big Sale Going on at GOG Offering Limited Deals on Over 100 Games

    You guys know Woot, right? You know what a Woot-off is, right? GOG is having its own version of a Woot-off on its site today. A big string of sales has already kicked off for around 100 games in limited quantities. Welcome to the GOG.com Fall Insomnia Promo sale.
    To celebrate the diversity of its worldwide audience GOG.com has launched a trans time-zone deal: a Fall Insomnia Promo where gamers from all continents will get a chance to buy celebrated games at up to 80% off discounts--and
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  • F2P World of Warplanes Released

    F2P World of Warplanes Released

    Like free-to-play games? Like World of Tanks? Then perhaps you might be interested in World of Warplanes, which was just released today.


    “The release of World of Warplanes marks a great moment for Wargaming, and we are extremely excited to offer players the next great chapter in our gaming universe,” said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming. “Just as we did for World of Tanks, we’ll continue to grow and evolve World of Warplanes with new content, nations,
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  • Beach Bums Update Coming Next Week for GTA Online

    Beach Bums Update Coming Next Week for GTA Online

    On November 19, the Beach Bum content pack will be released for Grand Theft Auto Online. It will be bundled with the 1.06 title update.

    Included in the content pack will be two new weapons, four new vehicles for land and sea, "lots" of new jobs, new clothes, new hairstyles, and new tattoos. You read the "tl;dr" version of the update, now get ready for the full slew of details and new screenshots.


    New Jobs The Beach Bum update will bring a slew
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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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