Xbox announces ‘a generative AI model for gameplay ideation’ called Muse, but don’t get too excited: Machines aren’t about to make games for you just yet

“In nearly every corner of our lives, the buzz about AI is impossible to ignore,” Microsoft said in today’s announcement of its new generative AI model called Muse, and that is absolutely true. “It’s destined to revolutionize how we work, learn, and play,” it continued, and well, I’m not so sure about that part. But…

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Capcom already has ‘many things planned down the line’ that reinforce Monster Hunter Wilds’ core theme: the relationship between hunters and nature

Monster Hunter always makes it clear that you are not not the bad guy. Hunters aren’t just rogue poachers killing for sport; they’re part of a guild that takes very seriously how people live in harmony with nature, only greenlighting hunts when monsters act aggressively—which is usually the result of something in the world gone…

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Croteam ‘never planned to make’ its philosophical puzzler The Talos Principle, but it emerged as a ‘happy accident’ while working on Serious Sam

There’s always been strong evidence of shared DNA between Croteam games Serious Sam and The Talos Principle, with the latter borrowing many of the effects and environment objects from its FPS cousin to construct its philosophical brainteasers. But Croteam game designer Davor Hunski recently revealed the specifics of how the studio’s beloved puzzler emerged from…

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BioWare veteran calls out the ‘cruelty’ of fans celebrating layoffs: ‘You are crossing a line, and you’re probably attacking the wrong person anyway’

Mark Darrah is a true BioWare veteran, having worked at the studio for 24 years before returning in a consultancy role to shepherd Dragon Age: The Veilguard over the finish line. Darrah is now freelance once more, and has been using some of his time to post YouTube videos about both the company’s history and…

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Ubisoft quietly changes Rainbow Six Siege character from New Zealand after people notice her birthday is the same date as the 2019 Christchurch mosque killings

Following an uproar over the new Rainbow Six Siege operator Rauora, Ubisoft has quietly made a change to the character’s biography, moving her date of birth from March 15 to May 11. The original birthdate coincided with two mass shootings at mosques that left 51 people dead and 89 others injured in Christchurch, New Zealand,…

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