Don’t be scared of AI, says Troy Baker, because it’s gonna push us toward ‘the authentic’ rather than ‘the gruel that gets distilled to me through a black mirror’

AI! It’s changing the world, you know. Pretty soon, there’ll be no poverty, no hunger, no fear, and no doubt. The chiliasts were right: just over the horizon is a sweet eternity, brought about—somehow—by feeding a vast quantity of stolen art into a spellcheck machine and generating oceans of non-consensual deepfake pornography. I’m sceptical. So…

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‘We don’t use AI…to replace people,’ claims Arc Raiders CEO, without actually explaining what they do use it for

Regardless of how players feel about the technology, AI is increasingly encroaching on both the behind-the-scenes game development and the final product that lands in players’ hands. Just recently, Sony patented an AI-powered ‘ghost’ to guide you through games, Razer has made a holographic AI assistant in a test tube, golden child Larian is using…

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Revealing the Hyperpop Collection with three new designs for PS5 accessories, launching this March

Today, we’re sharing the first look at the Hyperpop Collection, featuring three new striking designs for DualSense wireless controllers and PS5 console covers. With glossy blacks shifting into vivid neons, each finish introduces an all-new aesthetic into your gaming setup.  With the vibrant Hyperpop Collection, players can choose their track between Techno, Remix, or Rhythm:…

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9 years after it aired, fans discover a Dr Who episode absolutely copy-pasted a Skyrim dragon PNG from a wiki for some background VFX

Human beings are incredible at recognising patterns—which is an evolutionary reflex. See, we’re hunter-gatherers, so being able to recognise the pattern of an edible plant against the pattern of an inedible one could mean the difference between life and death. Well, at least, it used to. Now we sit around and play videogames. But those…

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