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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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  • Moshpit Competitive Mode Delayed for Modern Warfare 2

    Moshpit Competitive Mode Delayed for Modern Warfare 2

    The 4v4 ranked mode CDL Moshpit has been hit with a delay.

    Today, the first season for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 launched. However, it launched without the 4v4 ranked mode called CDL Moshpit. Treyarch said on Twitter that the competitive mode has suffered a "slight delay."

    Specifically, the studio says that due to "recently discovered issues with the mode" a delay had to be made. They say that "addressing these...
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  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Battle Pass Details

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Season 1 Battle Pass Details

    Get details on unlocks, rewards, bundles, and more for Season 01.

    Activision alongside Infinity Ward and the five dozen or so other Call of Duty studios put together a new blog post that details what to expect in the Season 01 Battle pass for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. They share a look at some unlocks, skips, rewards, bundles, and other things that will be available through the season.

    This Battle Pass will include 20 free items. If...
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  • Destiny 2 Cheat Maker has Countersuit Dismissed

    Destiny 2 Cheat Maker has Countersuit Dismissed

    A federal court has dismissed the countersuit due to lack of evidence.

    A Destiny 2 cheat maker and provider, AimJunkies, has had their countersuit against Bungie dismissed by a federal court this week. In late September AimJunkies' parent company, Phoenix Digital Group, countersued Bungie saying that the game developer broke the law by hacking into the laptop of one of Phoenix Digital Groups' managers (James May). The cheat maker also claims that Bungie violated DMCA law by circumventing...
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  • The Sims 4 to Ditch Legacy Support in December

    The Sims 4 to Ditch Legacy Support in December

    Say goodbye to the 32-bit version of The Sims 4.

    In 2019, Electronic Arts threw a bone to those still running on 32-bit versions of operating systems when they released The Sims 4: Legacy Edition. This was a 32-bit version of the long-running life-sim game that will soon be going away for good. On December 12, EA will pull the plug on The Sims 4: Legacy Edition, meaning that those still playing it will either need to upgrade or go elsewhere.

    The silver lining here is that...
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  • Critical Issue Delays Mei's Return to Overwatch 2

    Critical Issue Delays Mei's Return to Overwatch 2

    The mid-season patch has been delayed to an unspecified time.

    On October 31, Blizzard gave Mei mains at least one reason to be afraid. It was that day when Mei was disabled in Overwatch 2 due to an issue with her Ice Wall ability letting players access inaccessible places and out of bounds areas in maps. A fixed Mei was set to return as part of the mid-season update, but that patch has now encountered some issues of its own. That update was initially set to be out today for players....
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  • The Winter Soldier Coming to Marvel's Avengers

    The Winter Soldier Coming to Marvel's Avengers

    Yes, Crystal Dynamics is still releasing content for this game.

    On November 29, The Winter Soldier will join the roster of playable characters in Marvel's Avengers. Crystal Dynamics announced this in a new blog post alongside word about the Cloning Lab Omega-Level Threat in Update 2.7.

    Crystal Dynamics say that The Winter Soldier will be a unique character but will share some bits of both Captain America and Black Widow will be noticeable in his moves and abilities. There...
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  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Won't be Free

    Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Won't be Free

    Is this surprising? Is this really news?

    If you really thought that the Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 would be free, I really don't know what to tell you. It won't be free. This was confirmed by CD Projekt Red PR director Radek Grabowski in an interview with Games Radar.

    Those of you familiar with how CD Projekt Red handles post-release content probably expected this expansion to have a cost associated with it. When it came to The Witcher 3, CDPR put a price...
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  • Marvin the Martian Invades MultiVersus Season 2

    Marvin the Martian Invades MultiVersus Season 2

    Plus a new Game of Thrones map announced.

    Warner Bros. Games announces that the start of Season 2 for MultiVersus is underway with Marvin the Martian leading the charge. I'm not 100% clear on the timing for all of this, but it seems as though Season 2 has just started but Marvin the Martian and other content won't be arriving until a little later. Marvin will come packed with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator explosive device, powerful blaster, and spaceship summoning abilities....
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  • The Lord of the Rings Online Gets New Mini Expansion Today

    The Lord of the Rings Online Gets New Mini Expansion Today

    Before the Shadow adds new content for the long-running MMO.

    Those of you playing The Lord of the Rings Online will get some fresh content to experience today. A new mini expansion called Before the Shadow just dropped from Standing Stone Games.

    Unlike most expansions for MMOs, this one seems to focus on the earlier parts of the game and not necessarily the end game. This includes questing and content for those leveling from 1 through 32. Before the Shadow will send players...
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  • Eidos Shanghai is Now Gearbox Studio Shanghai

    Eidos Shanghai is Now Gearbox Studio Shanghai

    This will be Gearbox's first expansion in Asia.

    Gearbox Entertainment announces that Eidos Shanghai is now Gearbox Studio Shanghai. This marks the first expansion of Gearbox into Asia, which they call "an important market in the company's long-term growth strategy." The previous leader of Eidos Shanghai, Gigi Ning, will stay on as the general manager of Gearbox Studio Shanghai. They will report to Gearbox Publishing San Francisco.

    There is literally no word here...
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  • Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Preload is Live

    Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Preload is Live

    Start downloading now ahead of Warzone 2.0's launch on Wednesday.

    Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is currently available for preload, at least through Steam and Battle.net on PC. However, the console preload process might be a bit cumbersome at the moment.

    See, if you want to download Warzone 2.0 on PlayStation 5, you will first need to go to the page for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, hit the Options button to get to the Warzone 2.0 page, and go from there. For Xbox, it should...
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  • God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring Lead The Game Awards Nominations

    God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring Lead The Game Awards Nominations

    Every nominee for The Game Awards 2022 were revealed.

    Geoff Keighley just announced every single nominee for The Game Awards 2022. The most nominated game is none other than God of War: Ragnarök with ten nominations. Elden Ring is the next most nominated game at seven nominations. It probably comes as zero surprise to anybody that these two games are leading the nominations list this year.

    The categories in which God of War: Ragnarök is nominated for include: Game...
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  • Next-gen Update for The Witcher 3 Arrives December 14

    Next-gen Update for The Witcher 3 Arrives December 14

    It's an early Christmas gift from CD Projekt Red to you.

    CD Projekt Red says that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition will be released on December 14, 2022. This is the next-gen update for The Witcher 3 that will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

    The studio says that this release and update will "feature dozens of visual, performance, and technical enhancements over the original." Included in these improvements will be ray tracing,...
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  • Microsoft Pauses Windows 11 22H2 Rollout Due to Game Stutters

    Microsoft Pauses Windows 11 22H2 Rollout Due to Game Stutters

    The 22H2 update may result in "lower than expected performance" or stuttering in games.

    In early October, Microsoft publicly released the 22H2 update for Windows 11. This update brought several new features to the operating system, the return of several features common to Windows that were common in older versions, and several bug fixes. Unfortunately for those that play video games, which is probably you if you're reading this, it also introduced several performance issues....
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  • 505 Games and Remedy Enter Publishing Agreement for Control 2

    505 Games and Remedy Enter Publishing Agreement for Control 2

    The two companies will co-develop and co-publish the sequel.

    Control 2 has apparently been officially announced with today's reveal that Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games will co-develop and co-publish the title. Control 2, previously known as Codename Heron, will be made for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Remedy will publish the game on PC while 505 handles the console releases. Though unconfirmed, this could very well mean that Control 2 will be exclusive to the Epic Games...
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