This is getting ridiculous: Videographer directs three short films in Arc Raiders using real players as actors

Just two weeks ago, I talked about how cool it was that Arc Raiders players had been trading guns for binoculars to effectively create lore-abiding news reports and nature documentary-style footage. There were some very eye-catching photos, too. Players bravely adopting such creativity mere weeks into Arc Raiders’ life—a game where terrifying robots and other…

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Rockstar co-founder compares AI to ‘mad cow disease,’ and says the execs pushing it aren’t ‘fully-rounded humans’

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser—freed from the mysterious and press-sceptical chains of his former company—has once again manifested on a podcast. Or, actually, on national UK radio, which is what they used to call podcasts back during the war. Houser popped up on Virgin Radio UK to chat with host Chris Evans (not that Chris Evans)…

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Voice actor for Baldur’s Gate 3’s Karlach says ‘we’re still seen as outsources’ in game dev: ‘There’s a weird disconnect’

There’s been a deep, unfortunate friction between voice actors and videogame studios, recently—the looming spectre of AI hangs large over everything, with some bigwigs salivating at the idea of getting infinite performances out of people without actually paying them. That is, despite the fact that—aside from efforts so far mostly being bland as all hell,…

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‘If you happen to love microtransactions, I am going to disappoint you deeply’: REPO’s next update is revealing deets, and it’s more exciting than monsters

It feels like only yesterday semiwork announced that the team would be taking a break before working on the next update. Which isn’t actually entirely inaccurate as it’s been less than a month and we’re already got the first video about the next release. So, it looks like we won’t have to wait too long…

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Switching to a leverless fighting game controller is the smartest thing I ever did, and one of the best in the biz is at its lowest-ever price

The Razer Kitsune hits a frame-perfect combo of ultra-light, ultra-thin, ultra-stylish fighting gaming. It swaps out a joystick for an all-button layout which makes movement input faster and more consistent. A must-have for anyone looking to take their fighting game skills to the next level. Key specs: Optical switches | PC & PS5 compatible |…

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