Xbox sparks dev revolt with new AI writing partnership: ‘Lots of people are going to get fired, games will get worse, and C-suite will get millions’

Xbox has announced a partnership with a company called Inworld AI in order to “empower game creators with the potential of generative AI” and no, you aren’t the only one who thinks that sounds incredibly ominous. In a post to the Microsoft Developer blog, Xbox’s general manager of gaming AI Haiyan Zhang announced a “multi-year…

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Diablo 4 Malignant Rings and how to get them

The new Diablo 4 Malignant Rings are special Unique Items that channel the heart-based powers from last season. Even though we’re in the Season of Blood now, these items will let you use a popular Malignant Heart ability from the first season in either the Seasonal or the Eternal Realm.  Nothing is free in Sanctuary,…

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All Like a Dragon Gaiden Gold Ball locations

Tracking down all seven Gold Balls in Like a Dragon Gaiden is a tricky challenge, even for those seasoned in the ways of strange collectibles. While running around Sotenbori or The Castle, you might find one of these lucky golden spheres and gather from its description that laying your hands on all seven will grant…

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 reveals its first clan, the Brujah, four years after it revealed its first clan, the Brujah

Now that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has a new developer, The Chinese Room, we’re going through the whole rigamarole of teasers and reveals all over again, starting now and carrying on into 2024, and possibly beyond. I hope you’re prepared.  This is why, more than four years after I wrote “Vampire: The Masquerade…

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