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EA Sports Hit With Lawsuit For What Most Fans Consider Unnecessary
One of the reasons why EA Sports is pushing to have real players in their upcoming game is because it makes the game feel more alive.
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Sega Close To Rovio Acquisition For $1 Billion
Japanese gaming giant, Sega Sammy Holdings, is in a pole position to acquire Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds franchise. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal is worth a whopping $1 billion. Commentators familiar with the deal said it could be finalized early next week. Rovio, the […]
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Video Game Illustrators Are Losing Jobs To AI In China
The breakthrough in AI technology has been phenomenal, but it has also come with its own curse. Backed by AI, one person can now do the job that was previously done by 5 people. Consequently, the jobs of video game illustrators are being run over by AI in China. It […]
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Ubisoft Unveils Ghostwriter AI Tool But Its Use Is Questionable
Gaming maps are getting larger. To bring those locations to life, each area has to be strewn with non-playable characters (NPCs). However, that throws up a new challenge which is how the main character interacts with the NPCs. Writers have to write dialogues for hundreds of these NPCs—and that can […]
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Danger Looms In The Gaming Industry Over Microsoft’s 10,000 Job Cut
A wave of mass layoffs has hit the tech industry following dwindling revenue and projections of a global recession—and the gaming industry is not immune. The latest is Microsoft’s plans to lay off 10,000 employees as a means of cutting costs. The company made this known through a security filing […]