The Fridge

FF14 director Naoki Yoshida has big plans for the MMO after Dawntrail’s roughspots—hinting at A Realm Reborn-style overhaul

Final Fantasy 14 has been in a bit of a weird state. Endwalker’s post-launch patches failed to hit the ground running, despite the main expansion absolutely nailing the climax of its 10-year story. Dawntrail carried these problems forward, and with a lukewarm main quest, it couldn’t rest on that good ol’ patch story hype to…

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Resident Evil Requiem didn’t just start life out as an online multiplayer game, but still retains ‘some remaining elements’ to ensure it’s fun to play

Resident Evil Requiem developers have made it abundantly clear that this game will be terrifying; no punches have been pulled. Taking its inspiration from Resident Evil 2, Requiem will put players in the unenviable blood-soaked shoes of Grace Ashcroft, but it wasn’t always meant to be like this. The first hint that Requiem was first…

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US Congressman calls for regulations to ‘prevent companies from using AI to eliminate jobs to extract greater profit’ following Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s calling card fiasco

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 came under intense fire last week, with players and developers alike criticising Activision Blizzard’s use of generative AI to produce many of the game’s calling cards. Now, US Congressman Ro Khanna has weighed in on the furore, calling for proper regulations on AI use in the wake of the…

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Bungie and sci-fi author settle lawsuit over alleged plagiarism of his old WordPress stories for Destiny 2’s launch campaign

In October 2024 a science fiction author, Matthew Kelsey Martineau, launched a lawsuit against Bungie focused on a Destiny 2 enemy faction: Martineau alleged that the game’s Red Legion faction, the Red War storyline, and various other narrative beats were based on his stories from 2013-14, which had been published on a WordPress blog. Perhaps…

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