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We all have our favorite Baldur’s Gate 3 companion. It normally follows a similar pattern: Shadowheart and Astarion lead the pack, with Karlach also lurking near the top. Minthara has etched herself into history as yet another one of gaming’s ‘gothic baddies,’ Gale is the cutesy UwU romantic, and we’ll never forget that Halsin trailer. The one person we do often forget about, however, is Theo Solomon’s Wyll, the infinitely good Blade of Frontiers. But I’m not innocent here, either: as much as I wanted to find a spot for Wyll in my party, between Astarion’s deft hands (minds out…
Divinity and Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has said that it won’t use generative AI to create concept art or in the process of writing Divinity, but the developer is still interested in using the technology in other areas.Following Larian‘s reveal of a new Divinity game at The Game Awards, CEO Swen Vincke confirmed to Bloomberg that the studio was using generative AI to explore early game ideas.Vincke stated that Larian was using AI “to explore ideas, flesh out PowerPoint presentations, develop concept art and write placeholder text”, but said no AI-generated content would make it into the final game…
Stranger Things is getting a behind the scenes documentary very soon to give us a peek behind the curtain at the making of the fifth and final season.Somewhat overshadowing the finale, though, is the conspiracy theory known as Conformity Gate, which had half the internet convinced that a secret episode 9 was on the way after the Stranger Things season 5 finale, which, according to the theory, was partially an illusion created by big bad Vecna.But, documentary director Martina Radwan has seemingly debunked the theory for good. “I can’t confirm or deny anything, but no,” she told Gold Derby. “You…
This is proving to be one of the worst weeks of my life, for various reasons (no, not because Jason Schreier is mad at me). In my time of need, I open the magic portal of escapism and find Pathologic 3 looking back at me like a poison toad.
Where Winds Meet update 1.2 has just dropped, and there’s a whole lot to look forward to in what ended up becoming one of last year’s breakout open-world games. From a gorgeous new boss encounter to events including Guild Battles and granny-carrying in the First Jianghu Martial Games, you’ll be finding fresh things to do across the map. There’s so much that’s been introduced, in fact, that some of the changes I’m most excited for didn’t even make the cut in developer Everstone Studio’s latest patch notes, including the ability to properly analyze your DPS and see exactly what’s working…
The upcoming Xbox Developer Direct will feature a currently unannounced fourth game.The digital event will stream on Thursday, January 22, at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern / 6 pm UK and include new looks at Forza Horizon 6, Fable, and the new game from Pokémon developers Game Freak, Beast of Reincarnation.Now it’s claimed that the show won’t only feature those three games. According to Shinobi602, who has a history of reporting confidential information about upcoming games, the show will feature “a ‘secret’ fourth game.”VGC can corroborate this and understands that the fourth game is a promising indie title…
Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity director Swen Vincke has announced his studio will no longer use generative AI for any aspect of concept art development.In the Divinity AMA running today, Vincke said that “there is not going to be any GenAI art in Divinity.” Previously, the studio had attempted to clarify that no concept art was generated using generative AI tech, but now, it has also confirmed that “we’ve decided to refrain from using genAI tools during concept art development. That way there can be no discussion about the origin of the art.”Vincke says the studio will continue to assess…
Manor Lords and Terra Invicta publishers Hooded Horse are imposing a strict ban on generative AI assets in their games, with company co-founder Tim Bender describing it as an “ethics issue” and “a very frustrating thing to have to worry about”. “I fucking hate gen AI art and it has made my life more difficult in many ways… suddenly it infests shit in a way it shouldn’t,” Bender told Kotaku in a recent interview. “It is now written into our contracts if we’re publishing the game, ‘no fucking AI assets.’” I assume that’s not a verbatim quote, but I’d love…
If you ask me to name the game I’m most excited for this year, there’s a 50/50 chance I’ll say either Slay the Spire 2 or Crimson Desert. I’ve had the opportunity to play the stunning new open-world action RPG from Pearl Abyss several times now, and have always come away desperate for more time to wrap my head around its combat nuances. It’s a big project, feeling rather like The Witcher 3 but with way more high-octane combat. During the New Game+ showcase, director of PR Will Powers from Pearl Abyss revealed just how large its world is, and…
Executive producer of The Division series and Star Wars Outlaws creative director, Julian Gerighty, has claimed that The Division 3 will have “as big an impact as The Division 1.”Gerighty, who returned to The Division franchise in 2023 with the announcement of the third game in the series, has described the game as a “monster.”Speaking as part of the New Game+ Showcase, Gerighty said that while he can’t share much on the project that’s currently in development at Ubisoft‘s Massive Entertainment, he’s excited about it.“The Division 3 is in production, right? This is not a secret; it’s been announced. It’s…