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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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  • Dota 2 Update for January 5, 2017

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    • Published: 01-05-2017, 09:37 PM
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    Dota 2 Update for January 5, 2017

    Dota 2 was updated today with some fixes. Alright, it's actually a lot of fixes.

    Dota 2 update for January 5, 2017
    - Improved overall performance of the in-game user interface. - Fixed a bug where Arc Warden's Tempest Double could give a Moonshard to the main Hero. - Fixed a bug where a hero would sometimes try to purchase more items than was necessary when some items were locked. - Fixed Necrophos' Death Pulse not removing its regen when the ability is no longer stolen
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  • Smissmas 2016 Event Hits Team Fortress 2

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    • Published: 12-21-2016, 07:33 PM
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    Smissmas 2016 Event Hits Team Fortress 2

    Another game got back into the holiday spirit today and that game is none other than Team Fortress 2. Yes, Smissmas is back and bigger than ever before.
    New Festivizer Weapons
    The Festivizer now has more weapons it can festivize, including the Fire Axe, The Jag, The Kritzkrieg, Pistol, The Quick-Fix, Natascha, The Sandman, The Spy-cicle, Kukri, Shovel and The Scottish Resistance.

    New Winter-Themed Community Cosmetics We're shipping 17 new community cosmetics in th
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  • Finalists Announced for The Steam Awards 2016

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    • Published: 12-19-2016, 11:24 PM
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    Finalists Announced for The Steam Awards 2016

    Valve tallied up the votes and found the finalists for each category for The Steam Awards 2016. If you recall a few weeks ago, Valve asked you to nominate your favorite games on Steam for a variety of categories. Today, the lists were narrowed down to a handful of games per category and guess what? You get to cast your vote for the winners. The voting begins on December 22 at 10AM (PT). Each day will have a new category up for you to cast your vote on. The exception to this will be Dec...
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  • CS:GO Update for December 13, 2016 Includes Updated SAS Model

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    • Published: 12-13-2016, 07:34 PM
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    CS:GO Update for December 13, 2016 Includes Updated SAS Model

    Tonight's update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a bit of a smaller one. Valve gave an upgrade to the SAS Counter-Terrorist player model, added a new C4 sound for those using HRTF, and a few other changes.

    Changelog for CS:GO for December 13, 2016
    Visuals
    • Visually upgraded the SAS Counter-Terrorist player model

    Sound • New C4 beep sound for increased sound positioning with HRTF. • Fixed issue where some sounds were muffled as a result
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  • Dota 2 Update 7.00: The Journey Update is Released

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    • Published: 12-12-2016, 09:33 PM
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    Dota 2 Update 7.00: The Journey Update is Released

    Valve has released the big 7.00 update for Dota 2 today. Dubbed "The Journey Update" this update for the Dota 2 client brings about substantial changes to the game. We're talking about new Hero Talent Trees, the addition of the Monkey King Hero, a UI overhaul, big changes to the map, and plenty more.

    The full list of changes, which are far too numerous to copy here, can be found at the Dota 2 Gamepedia wiki since Valve has apparently not put them up yet(?). I'm sure Do...
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  • Turtle Rock Releases "Lost" Left 4 Dead Campaign

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    • Published: 11-06-2016, 09:39 PM
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    Turtle Rock Releases "Lost" Left 4 Dead Campaign

    Turtle Rock Studios have released a "lost" Left 4 Dead campaign that never saw the light of day. Dam It is an incomplete campaign in almost every way but it is still playable.
    Just finished putting the Dam campaign that we streamed a while back into a L4D addon. It's gray box, and some code features are missing but it's playable from beginning to end. It also includes two standalone survival maps that never shipped.
    "Gray box" means that it's largely untextured and obviously i...
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  • Latest Steam Client Beta Includes DualShock 4 Support

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    • Published: 10-31-2016, 07:21 PM
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    Latest Steam Client Beta Includes DualShock 4 Support

    As mentioned earlier this month, Valve has pushed out the first update to Steam that adds in support for the DualShock 4 controller. This update is only for the Steam Client beta, so you should know right now that the update is an opt-in through the Steam options and may be buggy.
    General • Updated web control to CEF v54.0.2840. This version requires Windows 7 or macOS 10.9 and above, users on older OS versions will continue running the existing version. • Fixed third-party
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  • ELEAGUE Major Hosting Americas Qualifier Starting November 2

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    • Published: 10-28-2016, 02:02 PM
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    ELEAGUE Major Hosting Americas Qualifier Starting November 2

    Starting on November 2, ELEAGUE Major will host the Americas Qualifier with the assistance of FACEIT. The top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams will face off against one another. These teams include the invited teams of Cloud 9, Immortals, Echo Fox, and Team SoloMid competing against four teams coming from the Open Qualifier stage.
    The four winning teams will advance to compete live from ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta starting Saturday, Dec. 3, at 12 p.m. ET, with live coverage on
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  • Halloween Comes to CS:GO with New Update (October 25, 2016)

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    • Published: 10-25-2016, 10:08 PM
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    Halloween Comes to CS:GO with New Update (October 25, 2016)

    Tonight, Valve released another new update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update demands that you have a Happy Halloween. So, you best have a happy Halloween! It also includes some new fixes and updates as per the usual in these updates.

    Changelog for CS:GO for October 25, 2016

    CSGO
    – Happy Halloween!

    MISC – Fixed a regression where players did not fade to black after death with mp_forcecamera 1. – Added ability to accept friend requests fr
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released (October 25, 2016)

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    • Published: 10-25-2016, 07:44 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Released (October 25, 2016)

    An update was released this evening for Team Fortress 2. It fixes some issues with the Scream Fortress VIII and also announces that the date has been extended until November 16.

    Changelog for TF2 for October 25, 2016
    • Extended Scream Fortress VIII to run through November 16th, 2016
    • Fixed a problem causing some players to receive the incorrect number of Merasmissions
      • Players should receive one Scream Fortress VIII Merasmission per day of the event, for a maximum possible of seven
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  • Scream Fortress VIII Begins

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    • Published: 10-21-2016, 06:11 PM
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    Scream Fortress VIII Begins

    The eighth (yes, eighth) annual Scream Fortress event for Team Fortress 2 is now live. This event brings you ghosts of events past including all of the old maps, new contracts, new taunts, a Creepy Crawly Case, along with three new Halloween maps.
    Plus, for all you unusual effects fans: For the duration of the event, all unusual cosmetics that you unbox from any case or crate will have a Halloween 2016 unusual effect, and the chances of receiving an unusual cosmetic across all cases,
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  • Inferno Officially Added in Major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update (October 13, 2016)

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    • Published: 10-13-2016, 10:37 PM
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    Inferno Officially Added in Major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update (October 13, 2016)

    The betas have come and gone and Valve has officially released a major update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This update includes a totally revised version of de_inferno. This is on top of a number of adjustments and tuning to the gameplay, UI, and even a handy warning message for Xbox Game DVR.
    From its iconic layout to its core gameplay, Inferno has been an instant classic and a mainstay in competitive CS:GO through the years. So when we started the process of re-visiting
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  • Steam Getting DualShock 4 Support

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    • Published: 10-12-2016, 08:46 PM
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    Steam Getting DualShock 4 Support

    According to some tweets by those in attendance at Steam Dev Days, Valve will soon include DualShock 4 support via Steam. There was no firm release date set for this but it was accompanied by word that additional controller support will be coming later.

    From the looks of things, this will utilize the same interface that the Steam Controller uses for creating custom configurations.

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  • True Sight - A New Dota 2 Documentary Series from Valve

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-11-2016, 10:41 PM
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    True Sight - A New Dota 2 Documentary Series from Valve

    Earlier today, Valve announced a new series that focuses on, you guessed it, Dota 2 and the competitive scene.
    In the aftermath of The International, each player and team must face the difficult challenge of committing to a tournament roster for the next season’s push towards competitive glory, all searching for the elusive combination of talent and chemistry that can carry a group of five individuals to the pinnacle of professional Dota—to stand as the winning team at a Dota
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  • CS:GO Beta Pre-Release Patch Fixes New Inferno (1.35.5.3rc2)

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 10-11-2016, 10:33 PM
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    CS:GO Beta Pre-Release Patch Fixes New Inferno (1.35.5.3rc2)

    Yesterday, Inferno was updated for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Today, Valve's latest pre-release patch fixes Inferno.

    Changelog for CS:GO Beta 1.35.5.3rc2
    Inferno (Thanks to everybody that reported bugs and general feedback!) • Opened up skybox between alt-mid and A site • Added back position on side of double-stack box in A site • Tightened bombsite area on A site to prevent bomb being planted outside of platform • Fixed barrels in A site not rendering if you w
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