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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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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released - January 9, 2014

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    • Published: 01-09-2014, 05:45 PM
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    Team Fortress 2 Update Released - January 9, 2014

    A mandatory update for Team Fortress 2 was released mere moments ago. Today's update is mainly fixes for various bugs and weapons in the game.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for January 9, 2013

    - Added the ability to change an item's style in the class loadout menu - Fixed not being able to apply Killstreak Kits to the Sleeping Dogs promo items - Fixed Killstreak sheens for the Gunslinger and the Heavy's Fists - Fixed Killstreak counts being limited to 128 kills - Fixed projectiles
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  • Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers

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    • Published: 01-09-2014, 02:19 AM
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    Valve 'Days Away' From Releasing a Standard Interface for Virtual Reality Controllers

    Brian Coomer at Valve says that the company is mere "days away" from releasing a VR software dev kit that will "give game makers a standard way to provide an interface for VR controllers."

    The kit will allegedly be coming during the Steam Dev Days conference taking place January 14 through January 15 in Seattle. Coomer didn't say much about the development kit or provide many details, but he did shed some light on Valve's interest in VR and the Oculus Rift.
    "We are working
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  • The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 01-09-2014, 01:10 AM
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    The 10 Most Insane Counter-Strike Frag Highlights From 2013

    HLTV.org put together their top 10 list of the most insane professional gamer frags from Counter-Strike from 2013.

    #10 Delpan vs. Natus Vincere - DreamHack Bucharest 2013 #9 allu vs. ESC Gaming - ESEA Invite Season 13 Europe #8 GeT_RiGhT vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #7 kRYSTAL vs. mousesports - SLTV StarSeries V #6 centeks vs. fm.TOXIC - ESWC 2013 #5 AREA vs. redzone - EPSILAN 10 #4 peet vs. LowLandLions - ESEA Open Season 13 Playoffs #3 GeT_RiGhT vs. Astana D
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  • Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine

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    • Published: 01-09-2014, 12:24 AM
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    Valve Has No Plans to Release a First Party Steam Machine

    It seems as though if you're interested in picking up a Steam Machine for your living room, you will only have third party options to choose from.

    In speaking with various media outlets, Gabe Newell said that Valve has no current plans to release a first-party Steam Machine to the public.
    “We’re going to continue to make that decision [about releasing our own Steam Machine] as we go along,” Newell said. “We have plans to build more machines, but we also expect that
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  • Steam Family Options Added in Today's Steam Client Update - January 7, 2014

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    • Published: 01-07-2014, 09:21 PM
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    Steam Family Options Added in Today's Steam Client Update - January 7, 2014

    A rather substantial update was released tonight for the Steam client from Valve. Tonight's update includes, among many other things, new Steam Family Options.

    Changelog for the Steam client for January 7, 2014

    General
    • Introducing Steam Family Options , a new way for parents and families to establish access to the Steam features and content they choose.
    • Added global setting to allow downloads during gameplay, and change the per-app settings to be global/allow/deny.
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  • $1,900 Bolt II Steam Machine Shipping this Month with SteamOS and Windows

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    • Published: 01-06-2014, 10:40 PM
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    $1,900 Bolt II Steam Machine Shipping this Month with SteamOS and Windows

    Of all the Steam Machines that were revealed earlier tonight, the most pricey one is from Digital Storm. The Bolt II is a Steam Machine that will begin at $1,900 (though others have it listed at over $2,500 for some configurations) and will be released later this month. In addition, the Bolt II will feature both SteamOS and Windows on the same machine. This is undoubtedly another contributing factor to why it is the most expensive Steam Machine revealed thus far. Check out some photos of t...
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  • First Generation Steam Machines Revealed by Valve at CES 2014

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    • Published: 01-06-2014, 08:40 PM
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    First Generation Steam Machines Revealed by Valve at CES 2014

    Moments ago, Valve showed off and talked about the first generation of Steam Machines coming in 2014 from a variety of manufacturers. Many of these begin for as little as $499 (USD).
    he lineup of Steam Machines announced today offers a wide variety of price and performance options made possible by the Steam Machine's open design, with systems starting as low as $499 and top end systems rivaling today's bleeding edge gaming PCs. Every Steam Machine includes an innovative Steam Contr
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  • Updated Anti-Cheat Measures Allegedly Released by Valve for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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    • Published: 01-02-2014, 09:49 PM
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    Updated Anti-Cheat Measures Allegedly Released by Valve for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    Allegedly, on December 31, updated anti-cheat methods were rolled out to various Counter-Strike: Global Offensive servers. Namely, it appears as though the servers that Valve run themselves were updated while other dedicated servers were not yet updated with this "mysterious" update.



    Those of the CS:GO section on Reddit noticed that a larger than normal number of cheaters were bitching that their undetectable cheats had gotten them banned from VAC secured...
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  • PSA: Left 4 Dead 2 is FREE but You Better Act Fast

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 12-25-2013, 02:21 PM
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    PSA: Left 4 Dead 2 is FREE but You Better Act Fast

    You have from right now (a bit past 2PM ET on December 25) until tomorrow (December 26) at 1PM (ET) to claim your free copy of Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam from Valve. Once you claim it during the next day, you have the game forever. It's yours to keep for free!

    To summarize: Left 4 Dead 2. Free. Limited time offer. Merry Christmas!

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  • Update Released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - December 23, 2013

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    • Published: 12-23-2013, 08:17 PM
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    Update Released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - December 23, 2013

    It's a Christmas Eve Eve miracle! A new update was released for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tonight. There were bug fixes one would suppose. So, have at it!

    Changelog for CS:GO for December 23, 2013

    GAMEPLAY
    - Improved visual feedback of recoil through viewmodel.
    - Added an option in the Game Menu to disable opening the buy menu with the Use key.

    UI - Fixed the chat window, radar and other panels disappearing for a few a few frames after
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  • Smissmas 2013 Event Kicks Off in Team Fortress 2 - December 20, 2013

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    • Published: 12-20-2013, 01:58 PM
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    Smissmas 2013 Event Kicks Off in Team Fortress 2 - December 20, 2013

    You may have already noticed, but Valve has released a new update for Team Fortress 2 today. Yes, it's the Smissmas 2013 holiday time in TF2, which means you get gift-stuffed stockings, event items, a gift-a-pult, and much more!

    Changelog for TF2 for December 20, 2013
    Happy Smissmas 2013!
    • All Players who play TF2 during the event will receive a Gift-Stuffed Stocking! Stockings contain goodies for good little Mercenaries.
    • Added community-contributed winter event
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  • Dota 2 Update Adds New Items and Fixes Some Wraith-Night Issues - December 19, 2013

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 12-19-2013, 08:47 PM
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    Dota 2 Update Adds New Items and Fixes Some Wraith-Night Issues - December 19, 2013

    A new update for Dota 2 was released tonight. This update adds some new items to the store and fixes some issues with the Wraith-Night event.

    Changelog for Dota 2 for December 19, 2013

    WRAITH-NIGHT - Added Queen of Pain, Storm Spirit, Templar Assassin, Witch Doctor, and Elder Titan to Wraith-Night. - Added new rewards to Wraith-Night. - Juggernaut now gains evasion during Blade Fury. - Fixed a bug where pausing the game would break certain Wraith King abilities.
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  • $250,000 Community-Funded Prize Pool Revealed for 2014 EMS One Katowice CS:GO Championship

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 12-19-2013, 03:53 PM
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    $250,000 Community-Funded Prize Pool Revealed for 2014 EMS One Katowice CS:GO Championship

    Valve has just revealed that a $250,000 prize pool put together by the community is up for grabs at the 2014 EMS One Katowice CS:GO Championship. The event is also being sponsored in part by Intel and Asus.
    Taking place inside the famous Spodek indoor stadium at the IEM in Katowice, the upcoming CS:GO tournament will follow the progress of DreamHack Winter 2013's eight quarter-finalists, who will be joined by eight qualifying teams from ESL's EMS One Online Qualifiers. The event's matches
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  • CS:GO Overpass Map Preview Video

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 12-19-2013, 02:46 AM
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    CS:GO Overpass Map Preview Video

    Here is the video preview for the all-new map just added to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tonight, Overpass. The map is for the bomb diffusion game type and will typically be seen as de_overpass.

    It has a few open areas mixed in with some tight corridors, tunnels, and some great visuals. Don't forget to also check out the quick and dirty preview video I did earlier tonight for the revamped Cbble....
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  • CS:GO Cobblestone (de_cbble) Map Preview Video

    • Created by: Shawn Zipay
    • Published: 12-19-2013, 02:15 AM
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    CS:GO Cobblestone (de_cbble) Map Preview Video

    Hey guys, remember the old de_cbble map from previous versions of Counter-Strike? I sure as hell didn't remember it as well as I thought I did and it sure does show in this quick and dirty preview video of how Cobble (or Cobblestone as they're now calling it) looks in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

    So yeah, it's Cobble with a fresh coat of paint and approximately 100% fewer crates. I know, I'm sad about that too....
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