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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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  • New TF2 Cosmetics Coming with Disgaea PC

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    • Published: 06-23-2016, 07:10 PM
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    New TF2 Cosmetics Coming with Disgaea PC

    NISA and Valve have teamed up to bring some Disgaea PC items into the Team Fortress 2 universe.
    Also, we're happy to announce our partnership with Valve® and the Team Fortress 2 team in releasing three brand-spanking new Disgaea®-themed Team Fortress 2 cosmetic Items that will be compatible with all nine beloved Team Fortress 2 classes:

    Prinny Hat - The preferred headwear of all Prinny aficionados. Keeps your head warm and toasty while displaying your fandom for
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  • CS:GO and Dota 2 Updates for June 16, 2016

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    • Published: 06-16-2016, 09:04 PM
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    CS:GO and Dota 2 Updates for June 16, 2016

    Valve released updates tonight for both Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2.

    Changelog for CS:GO for June 16, 2016

    SOUND
    - Lowered volume level of first-person nearly empty clip sound to match its volume level falloff in the environment.
    - Fixed a regression in Nova and Sawed Off reloading sounds.

    Mac - Added video option (default on) for frame rate smoothing. Frame rate smoothing significantly reduces hitching and stuttering, but at the expen
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  • Gamma Weapon Cases and XP Boosts Added in Latest CS:GO Update - June 15, 2016

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    • Published: 06-15-2016, 08:56 PM
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    Gamma Weapon Cases and XP Boosts Added in Latest CS:GO Update - June 15, 2016

    The latest update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive released tonight and with it came new Gamma weapon cases, XP boosts, an update to the Prime beta, and much more.

    Details on the Gamma cases, additional details about the Prime beta, and the updated sounds can be seen on the Counter-Strike blog.

    Changelog for CS:GO for June 15, 2016
    CS:GO – Added new Gamma weapon case featuring 17 community-created weapon finishes and all-new knife finishes. – Operat
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  • CS:GO Update for June 9, 2016

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    • Published: 06-09-2016, 10:55 PM
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    CS:GO Update for June 9, 2016

    An update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The update includes a few map adjustments, collision model updates, and more.

    Changelog for CS:GO for June 9, 2016

    MISC – Replaced the penalty for the suicide or disconnection of a player. Instead of the elimination of round-end income, a living enemy player now receives compensation equal to the missed kill reward opportunity. – On Valve official servers, the current map will be excluded from the vote option
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  • Valve Releases VR Content Creation Package Destinations

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    • Published: 06-09-2016, 05:49 PM
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    Valve Releases VR Content Creation Package Destinations

    Destinations is Valve's new VR content creation package that will allow users to create and explore VR worlds.
    Now available in Early Access, it enables the creation of explorable VR worlds made via photogrammetry, game levels, and more. Destinations is offered free of charge and comes with documentation, sample worlds, plus access to the Source 2 technology and developer Wiki.
    Valve has also set up a dedicated Destinations Workshop for users to share their creations with the wo...
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  • CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners

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    • Published: 06-07-2016, 10:00 PM
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    CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners

    The CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest hosted by Polycount came to an end last week. The winners were revealed out of the more than 500 entries submitted to the CS:GO Workshop. The top three will have their works featured in upcoming weapon cases for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

    Here are the three winners.
    Made by Andy and DryDoctor egg, Desolate Space will be their first finish featured in CS:GO. This design applies a custom illustration to the M4A4 body. The level of detail and
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  • New Content and Fixes Released for VR Title The Lab

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    • Published: 06-06-2016, 07:19 PM
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    New Content and Fixes Released for VR Title The Lab

    Valve released an update today for the VR game, The Lab, with new gameplay improvements and some fixes. Valve is calling it The Lab: Appliance of Science Update. This update is free.
    What's science without a little competition? Why, it's barely science at all! That's why we applied some science to The Lab and created the Appliance of Science Update, introducing a spirit of bloodthirsty competition to the world of ethically questionable research. Now you can compete with your f
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  • Valve Offering 30% Discount on the Steam Controller as Sales Surpass 500,000 Units Sold

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    • Published: 06-02-2016, 10:08 PM
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    Valve Offering 30% Discount on the Steam Controller as Sales Surpass 500,000 Units Sold

    Yesterday, Valve put up a new blog entry detailing some of the new features that have been added to the Steam Controller in recent weeks. In doing so, they also revealed that over 500,000 Controllers have been sold.

    Some of the latest features are also pretty nifty, including the fact that more and more games are supporting the Steam Controller right at launch and that you can edit your Steam Controller configurations without having to pop into Big Picture Mode.
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  • Valve Makes Some Dota 2 Quests Less Terrible

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    • Published: 05-31-2016, 06:27 PM
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    Valve Makes Some Dota 2 Quests Less Terrible

    If you've been trying out the recent Dota 2 Quest thing, you may have become a bit frustrated by some of the requirements. Valve has heard your complaints and started to make some changes beginning with today's update.
    • Removed the Arcane Rune component from "Mother Nature's Candy" Quest. • The "Have a Heart" Quest has been reworked to require Guardian Greaves instead of Heart. • Fixed the interaction of Bloodseeker's Rupture and Eul's Scepter. Interrupting Rupture during the cast an
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Allows Users to Auto-Record Matches

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    • Published: 05-31-2016, 05:48 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Allows Users to Auto-Record Matches

    Today's update for Team Fortress 2 includes some exploit fixes, a security fix, and a new feature that allows users to auto-record matches.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for May 31, 2016

    • Added a new Demo Support feature to auto-record matches - Can be configured via the Adv. Options menu - Automatically records .dem files of your matches (or can be set to Manual) and puts them into the specified folder - Logs killstreaks and bookmarks to a master _events.txt file in the same
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  • ELEAGUE Sounds Like a Smashing Success in First Weekend Showing

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    • Published: 05-28-2016, 08:24 PM
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    ELEAGUE Sounds Like a Smashing Success in First Weekend Showing

    The new pro eSports Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league with Turner and WME | IMG, ELEAGUE, sounds like it was a pretty big success for all parties involved. This weekend, it was the top channel on Twitch, was trending across Twitter, and generated more than 150 million minutes of "video consumption" between Twitch and TBS between Tuesday, May 24 and Friday, May 27.

    Here are some more stats courtesy of Turner Sports.
    More Than 150 Million Gross Minutes of Video
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  • Former Employee Sues Valve for $3.1 Million Citing Wrongful Termination and Discrimination

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    • Published: 05-24-2016, 08:54 PM
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    Former Employee Sues Valve for $3.1 Million Citing Wrongful Termination and Discrimination

    A former Valve employee is suing the company for $3.1 million, claiming that they were fired due to transgender discrimination, retaliation for whistle blowing, a misclassification of employment, and more.

    The details of the lawsuit, originally posted by Polygon, note that the filing came on April 12, 2016. The employee, known only by their initials in the lawsuit, says that she was fired after going to the Human Resources department to complain about how the company was...
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  • Update Out for CS: Source, DoD: Source, HLDM: Source, HL2: DM, and Source SDK 2013 Base

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    • Published: 05-11-2016, 08:52 PM
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    Update Out for CS: Source, DoD: Source, HLDM: Source, HL2: DM, and Source SDK 2013 Base

    Valve rolled out an update earlier tonight for Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and Source SDK 2013 Base.
    Important note for SDK mod authors: This update replaces the current main branch of the SDK 2013 Base with what was previously the "beta_test" branch. The previous SDK 2013 release branch as well as the outdated "upcoming" branch are now available for a short time as "previous" and "previous_upcoming" respectively.
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  • Valve Makes Steam User Reviews Slightly Less Terrible on Steam

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 05-03-2016, 09:42 PM
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    Valve Makes Steam User Reviews Slightly Less Terrible on Steam

    Steam user reviews tend to suck. The top reviews are usually the bandwagon fluff that also tends to infest such sites as Metacritic's user scores on games or they're "joke" posts with a punchline that only those that are mentally eight years old would laugh at.

    Today, Valve took a few steps to fix this issue of user scores.
    Visibility For Recently Posted Reviews While there are plenty of new reviews posted every day, we saw that it was often difficult for newer revie
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released (April 25, 2016)

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    • Published: 04-25-2016, 04:16 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Released (April 25, 2016)

    An update was released for Team Fortress 2 this evening.
    • Updated content and features for the TF2 Competitive Mode beta
    - For more information on how you can participate in testing, please visit https://steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive - Added a ten second countdown to the beginning of each round after the first - Added cp_gorge to the map rotation to test attack/defense format (using stopwatch mode) • Fixed a potential security issue (thanks to Justin G., aka sigsegv,
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