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“A Cornerstone Of Gaming History” – Microsoft, Xbox, & Activision Team Up To Make Original Zork Trilogy Open-Source

You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Infocom’s original Zork trilogy is now open-source under an MIT license, thanks to the combined efforts of Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Xbox, and Activision (h/t: The Verge). The three classic text adventures — which Microsoft OSPO director Stacey Haffner and the Microsoft vice president…

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Microsoft lawyers had to consult with representatives of The Fonz to get a Weezer music video on the Windows 95 install CD

Longtime Microsoft insider Raymond Chen has returned with another cracking anecdote from the days of Windows 95. His latest blog post concerns the fun freebies packaged alongside the OS to showcase Windows 95’s multimedia capabilities—turns out, Weezer’s Buddy Holly music video presented a tricky rights situation before it was cleared for inclusion. For those not…

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The Finals uses AI text-to-speech because it can produce lines ‘in just a matter of hours rather than months’, baffles actual voice actors

A podcast by Embark Studios—creators of the upcoming FPS The Finals—has hinted that the game will be using AI voice lines for the foreseeable future. The explanation, however, has left some voice actors feeling confused, at best. Andreas Glad and Carl Tamleht, audio designers for The Finals, were asked: “who did the voiceovers? They sound…

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