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Another day, another out-of-touch executive weighing in on subjects they know little about. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is never one to keep his thoughts to himself, and he’s taken to social media to criticize Korean RPG, Crimson Desert. He’s not taken umbrage with the dull quest design or struggling performance; instead Ybarra has strong thoughts about the game’s use of generative AI. Unfortunately for him, his take that the developers at Pearl Abyss should “man up” and stop apologizing for using the technology is the exact opposite of how the general public feels. Despite selling over two million copies…
The Boys’ Eric Kripke says that “one of the joys” of ending a show is “you don’t have to be precious with keeping anybody alive” – and now we’re seriously worried for our Homelander-fighting faves.In a new interview with SFX magazine, which hits newsstands on March 25, the showrunner shared his disdain for “big, epic sci-fi” series that wrap up with no major deaths. In other words, he not-so subtly confirmed that the likes of Billy Butcher, Hughie, and co won’t all make it to the credits of the Prime Video drama’s last-ever episode.”You can let people have the emotional…
“Popular game, but you do this instead,” is a tale as old as time, birthing efforts that range from rote to deliciously fresh. Making comparisons like that is always a gamble, as you’re immediately pointing towards the gold standard that your game has to at least be almost on par with, perhaps even better, to make any real headway. And while I haven’t played Eye of the Match, it being billed as Papers, Please, but you’re a virtual referee for football matches is certainly a pitch I can get behind. In Eye of the Match, you, as a…
This list of Bee Garden codes gives you un-bee-lievable free gifts to use in the game, which come in very handy and save you some cash. For instance, the free sprinklers will water your plants for you, and keep everyone happy – that means bees make more honey, which turns into more money. Fill your plot with flowers of all kinds, then watch as your bees visit them and deposit that golden honey in the pot. Don’t forget to visit the queen from time to time, too, as they can give you different types of plants. Here are all of…
Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller say that the film’s Close Encounters Easter Egg was pitched by Steven Spielberg himself.Warning: Mild spoilers for Project Hail Mary ahead!”It was a pitch that Steven Spielberg pitched to us right before we left for London,” Lord explained on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast. “We were talking to him about the movie, and he’s like, ‘So the alien speaks in song… You should have [Ryan Gosling] do the Close Encounters theme. Wouldn’t that be funny? And we were like, ‘Well if you said, you said it, and I’m calling that a…
The biggest stain on Arc Raiders is easily the use of AI voice acting. It stinks! There’s no soul to it, and it deprives actors from being able to perform their craft. But, based on some comments from CEO Patrick Söderlund, it sounds like Embark are finally starting to realise that, oh yeah, it is actually better to work with a real human being (though this doesn’t mean they’re not using AI any more). Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz on the very legitimate criticism that using AI voice work replaces actual voice actors and is an opportunity to not have…
Verdict For under $300, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is an absolute revelation. It’s the fastest consumer grade chip out there for single-core and multi-core productivity benchmarks, and has massively improved gaming performance over the much-maligned 265K. AMD’s top X3D CPUs still reign supreme for pure gaming, but for a balance of gaming, productivity, and value, the 270K Plus is king. Pros Chart-topping single-core and multi-core performance Much improved gaming performance over the 265K Intel’s fastest gaming CPU ever Not overly high power consumption Works on existing LGA 1851 motherboards Cons Still lags behind AMD’s top X3D chips…
Captain America: Brave New World isn’t necessarily an unmitigated MCU disaster, but it didn’t exactly soar with critics or fans. Many of those MCU devotees are now discussing their hopes for a potential Captain America 5, and some items on the wishlist are absolutely blunt and kinda brutal – but not totally uncalled for.The Reddit thread that started the discussion asks, “If Sam Wilson gets another film, what would you like to see in it in terms of plot and character, post the ‘reset’ when the 3 main universes merge together? I would quite like to see him take a…
The Sunday Papers is our weekly roundup of great writing about (mostly) videogames from across the web. Sundays are for lying in bed and thinking of ways to interfere with your downstairs neighbour’s space as much as their loud music interferes with yours. Crucially the method cannot be one that can be immediately turned around and used back against you. Perhaps taking up the aim of walking up and down the creaking stairs 100 times a day or investing in a door bell with a very loud and long tune. While I think on that for most of the morning…
Fallout New Vegas is comfortably my favorite Fallout game. Aside from the iconic setting, Obsidian perfected the first-person formula and Bethesda has never risen to the gauntlet it so valiantly put down. From Caesar’s Legion to the difficult roleplaying decisions it forces you to make, New Vegas might not only be my favorite Fallout game, but one of my favorite RPGs full stop. If Fallout Chicago, a new mod that adds a “DLC-sized expansion” to the game, can echo any of that roleplaying goodness, we’re in for a great time. Fallout: Chicago is set, unsurprisingly, in Chicago. According to the…