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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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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's Winter Offensive Update is Here with Cobble and Overpass

    It's time to get doubly offensive tonight as "The Winter Offensive" update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is here! It brings seasons' greetings and happy holidays in the form of new maps, new gift options, new gameplay elements, and new car smell. The new car smell is a lie.

    Changelog for CS:GO update for December 18, 2013

    CSGO - Added three purchasable gift options: -- Gift Package - gives a random item to a random player in your match. -- Pallet of Presents - giv
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  • First Steam Machine Units Arrive at Testers' Homes

    First Steam Machine Units Arrive at Testers' Homes

    The first batch of Steam Machines sent out to the lucky beta testers have already started to arrive. Already there have been a few unboxing videos and some high quality screenshots taken of some of the machines.

    One Reddit user, colbehr, posted a gallery of images of the hardware and even offered up some very early impressions of the device. As there are a few configurations of hardware for the Steam Machines, he noted that his particular unit includes a quad-core based...
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  • Updated Cobble and One New Map are in the Works for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    This past Friday, Valve updated the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive blog with word that they are working on an updated version of de_cbble (Cobble). In addition to this visually updated classic, they are also working on a new map called Overpass. First up, let's look at the update process behind Cobble!


    De_cbble’s uniquely large scale meant it was a lot of fun on servers with lots of players. Our goal was to retain this aspect while making the map more interesting
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  • SteamOS Has Been Released!

    SteamOS Has Been Released!

    As promised, Valve is slowly but surely rolling out their inaugural release of the SteamOS that users all over can download and install, provided they are fairly well versed in Linux.
    Here is what you need to get started:
    Bug reporting and extras:
    Ste...
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  • Wraith-Night Holiday Event Coming to Dota 2 on December 12

    Wraith-Night Holiday Event Coming to Dota 2 on December 12

    Tomorrow, December 12, Valve will kick off the Wraith-Night holiday event for Dota 2!
    THE LONGEST NIGHT Skeleton King is crumbling to dust after too many resurrections. He has staked his hopes on a ritual that can be performed but once in a millennium. On the solstice known as Wraith-Night, auroral powers charge the earth with an eerie glow. Imbued with Wraith Essence, monsters grow in power but heroes gain new strength. You alone can harvest the energy needed to prepare the King
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  • SteamOS and Prototype Steam Machines Coming December 13

    SteamOS and Prototype Steam Machines Coming December 13

    This Friday, December 13, Valve will begin shipping prototype units of the Steam Machine to 300 lucky people. Those selected will be notified around 5PM (EST) today that they will soon receive a prototype machine for testing purposes. They will also be awarded a special badge on their Steam Community profile. In addition to this shipment of the prototype machines, Valve will release SteamOS to the world on Friday. It can be downloaded by anybody but only those well versed in Linux may want to...
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Adds More Crates and Fixes - December 6, 2013

    Team Fortress 2 Update Adds More Crates and Fixes - December 6, 2013

    Tonight's update for Team Fortress 2 includes some new crates, the removal of some old crates, and the usual go at fixes and updates.

    Changelog for Team Fortress 2 for December 6, 2013
    - Added Crate #75, Crate #76, and Crate #77 to the drop list - Removed Crate #57, Crate #59 and Crate #71 from the drop list - Added new Strange parts that can be applied to Strange cosmetic items - Fixed a client crash related to the Mann vs. Machine mission victory panel - Fixed players bei
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  • Valve's Steam Autumn (and Spring) Sale 2013 Has Kicked Off

    Valve's Steam Autumn (and Spring) Sale 2013 Has Kicked Off

    What do you know, the rumor was true! Beginning today (rather, beginning 30 minutes ago) and ending on December 3, the Steam Autumn Sale 2013 is here to deliver great savings to you and your wallet.

    You're again going to have daily deals and flash sales to keep an eye out on. Daily deals run for 24 hours, while flash sales cycle through every eight hours.

    To kick things off, the initial sales include:
    Daily Deals The Walking Dead Sleeping Dogs The E
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  • Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 Updates Released - November 26, 2013

    Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 Updates Released - November 26, 2013

    A double dose of update news for you tonight as both Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2 were updated by Valve.

    Changelog for TF2 for November 26, 2013

    - Fixed missing backpack material for the Australium Force-a-Nature - Fixed the Killstreak counts for the Mantreads, Chargin' Targe, and Splendid Screen - Fixed the Killstreak sheen effect not working on the Mantreads - Fixed the Ping column in the Scoreboard getting clipped in 4:3 resolutions - Fixed the Mann vs. Machine return-to-lobby
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  • Possible PSA: Steam Autumn Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow, November 27

    Possible PSA: Steam Autumn Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow, November 27

    Let's keep this rumor train rolling strong! According to documents leaked earlier this month, a Steam Autumn Sale will begin tomorrow, November 27 and will end December 3.


    The document appeared on Reddit on November 3 and supposedly comes from a Russian developer that recently had their title Greenlit on Steam. Another Reddit user verified that he was sent a copy of the email from said developer. If this is true, you have about a day to prepare your wallets. I...
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  • iBuyPower Reveals Details and Price for their Prototype Steam Machine

    iBuyPower Reveals Details and Price for their Prototype Steam Machine

    iBuyPower revealed their own prototype box today for their own upcoming Steam Machine. Keep in mind that various manufacturers will be allowed to make their own devices and iBuyPower is one of them. Their unit will go on sale next year for $499 (USD), the same price as an Xbox One. Included will be a multicore AMD CPU, AMD Radeon R9 270 graphics card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 500GB hard drive. The unit itself is smaller than an Xbox One but larger than a PS4. The power supply is include...
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  • Steam Reviews Now in Beta

    Steam Reviews Now in Beta

    Valve continues to add to their list of products and services with a "beta" on their name. Today, "Steam Reviews" has entered the beta phase and it is available to all Steam users.
    Valve today announced the beta launch of Steam Reviews, adding more ways Steam users may share their experiences with others and make more informed purchase decisions. Users considering a purchase on Steam may now browse reviews from friends and the community, leave comments on reviews, and indicat
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  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Update Includes Minor Fixes - November 21, 2013

    A small update was released tonight for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It's fairly minor in the grand scheme of things.

    Changelog for CS:GO update for November 21, 2013

    MISC
    - Added the Highlights feature. Players can view their own highlights from downloaded matches by selecting ‘Watch Your Highlights’ when clicking on a match. Other players’ highlights can be accessed through the match scoreboard.

    COMMUNITY - Graphs are now accessible when sv_competitive_official_5v5 is se
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  • Team Fortress 2 Update Released Introduces New MvM Maps and More

    Team Fortress 2 Update Released Introduces New MvM Maps and More

    The update released tonight for Team Fortress 2 introduces two new Mann vs. Machine maps and a ton of a new abilities.

    Update for Team Fortress 2 for November 21, 2013
    Mann vs. Machine Operation Two Cities - Two new maps: mvm_mannhattan and mvm_rottenburg - New advanced tour featuring four missions - Two extra Boot Camp-only missions Added 14 new achievements Tour of Duty badge levels are no longer limited to 200 Players can ea
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  • Day 2 of the Two Cities Update Reveal for Team Fortress 2

    Day 2 of the Two Cities Update Reveal for Team Fortress 2

    Apparently there was a reveal the other day for an upcoming "Two Cities" update for Team Fortress 2. I had no idea about it until today when the second day of reveals was released. This seems to be a an update focused on the Mann vs. Machine game mode.

    Today includes a new video, The Sound of Medicine, which shows off some new Medic abilities. Today's update page includes additional details on new Medic and Soldier capabilities in addition to the Rottenburg map reveal. ...
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