Darkest Dungeon studio refuses to AI generate deceased narrator's voice despite his permission: 'I would never, ever erode his incredible and timeless performances'

Darkest Dungeon studio refuses to AI generate deceased narrator’s voice despite his permission: ‘I would never, ever erode his incredible and timeless performances’

Darkest Dungeon is one of the best dungeon crawlers period, and a huge part of its appeal is the dour, gravely tones of a mysterious “ancestor” who narrates your every move. The man behind the musings, Wayne June, sadly died last year—and in the wake of news like this, a ghoulish question tends to arise:…

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Demonic sci-fi RPG Illusion City is one of those timeless pixel art games that still looks incredible in GIFs 34 years later

Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Seven floppy disks. Seven. Seven. Illusion City (Image credit: Micro Cabin) Dev: Micro Cabin Released: 1991 PCs: PC-98, MSX Turbo R, PC-88VA, X68000, FM-Towns That’s a lot…

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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 2/10/2015

Flying a ship through space must be a fun, right? How about when you add a seemingly endless storm of asteroids, aliens, world-ending robots, and also a resupply ship that can kill you? That’s right, Stardust is back, and it’s gotten a boost with Super Stardust Ultra on PS4. The well-loved, high-score chasing shooter Super…

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I’ve not been this smitten over a gaming mouse since the G Pro X Superlight: The wireless Corsair Sabre V2 Pro weighs just 36 grams

Everyone has their ‘thing’, something that makes them unreasonably excited. Mine is the lightweight gaming mouse. Specifically, lightweight mice that aren’t riddled with holes. So you can bet how excited I was when I got my mitts on Corsair’s new 36 (thirty-six!) gram gaming mouse, the Sabre V2 Pro. I first saw the Corsair Sabre…

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Larian says Divinity’s character customisation will be ‘even better’ than Baldur’s Gate 3’s: ‘More colors, more options, more control’

It wouldn’t be a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired RPG unless it featured character creation, and Larian’s character creators have certainly improved over time. While Baldur’s Gate 3 is easily the studio’s best in terms of sheer fidelity, Divinity: Original Sin 2 had a bit more personality—cannibal elves, playable skeleton versions of each race, and so on….

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How many players can join RuneScape Dragonwilds?

If you don’t want to fend for yourself in RuneScape: Dragonwilds, then knowing how many players can join might be the thing that convinces you whether or not to play. If you’re usually a base builder while your friends go out hunting, you’ll be relieved to know RuneScape: Dragonwilds doesn’t have to be enjoyed solo….

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