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Here’s how you can save on your GTA VI preorder ahead of launch
The long-awaited launch of GTA VI is around the corner, happening next Friday, November 19th. While discounts on the game itself will be rare for some time, there’s a clever workaround to save you a few bucks on your digital copy. We found discounts on gift cards for both Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox Series… read more
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Xbox boss announces Wolfenstein 3 and confirms new game in development at idSoftware despite reported job cut "bloodbath"
Xbox boss Asha Sharma has confirmed Wolfenstein 3 is in development at MachineGames, the Swedish studio behind the acclaimed Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossal, and 2024's celebrated Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Additionally, she revealed Doom developer idSoftware – one of the Microsoft-owned studios heavily impacted by sweeping Xbox job… read more
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"One of those ways where you can use AI ethically": CDPR have modified Geralt's Polish voice in The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past with genAI, due to actor's stroke
CD Projekt Red have reportedly enlisted Ukrainian AI firm Respeecher to modify voice lines recorded for the Polish version of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion. The move's been made with the permission of Geralt's Polish voice actor, Jacek Rozenek, and is rooted in the studio wanting his… read more
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Wardogs Season 3 arrives with a new map, a limited mode, a post-GTA catch-up system, and a dynamic mustache DLC
The Wardogs Season 3 patch notes introduce new map Sabatulo, a slower progression cadence, a catch-up mechanic, and a Movember cosmetic DLC. Read Full Article read more
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Will a Grand Theft Auto game ever be set outside of America? Rockstar offers a small glimmer of hope
The Grand Theft Auto games have always been synonymous with America; Americana is baked into the crime series' very being. Across its history, there's only ever been one GTA game set outside America: the London-based expansion of the original game. Read more Read Full Article read more
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Xbox announces Wolfenstein 3
It's been nearly a decade since Bethesda's MachineGames released Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in 2017, and now Xbox is ready to announce a sequel from the studio. Wolfenstein 3 was officially announced today, just days after Bethesda also confirmed that the next Elder Scrolls game will be called The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel. In… read more
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25 years later, Xbox is trying to reinvent itself again
Microsoft has spent the past 25 years trying to shake up the game console market. The original Xbox, which launched on November 15th in 2001, took on an industry dominated by Sony and Nintendo. Twenty-five years later, Xbox finds itself in a similar position. It's not starting from scratch this time around, but to reach… read more
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The Witcher 3 uses gen-AI to enhance Geralt's Polish voice following actor's stroke – "I do think this is one of those ways where you can use AI ethically"
CD Projekt Red has revealed that it used – and is using – generative AI technology to treat and alter the voice of the Polish actor who portrayed Geralt of Rivia in upcoming Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past. Read more Read Full Article read more
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As low-effort AI slop continues to flood Steam, yet more developers announce game delays caused by Valve's growing approval backlog
More indie developers say they've been forced to delay the impending release of their games as a result of Steam's growing approvals backlog – a relatively recent problem that's believed to stem from an influx of AI slop on the platform. Read more Read Full Article read more
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After two weeks of multiplayer downtime, Dark Souls 2 & 3's mysterious server "issue" has been fixed, so it no longer feels so lonely online
Developer FromSoftware has announced that online multiplayer servers for Dark Souls 2 and 3 are back online following a nearly two-week outage. Read more Read Full Article read more
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Ahead of GTA 6 and as concerns over genAI PC ports grow, Take-Two's CEO says they're revving up their "technical defences" and "legal activites" over piracy
It's a bit of a time for AI and games at the moment, 'ey? A bad time, obviously, as it's infecting everything from game development, to the modding community, to native PC ports of a remake of a very popular game that I won't link to for fear of a certain company finding out where… read more
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Former id Software developers form their own employee-owned shooter studio in the wake of Microsoft's mass layoffs
Hidden Horses, co-founded by "approximately 20" former id devs, is planning a Kickstarter campaign to help fund its first project. Read Full Article read more