“Reformat”, “Voxel Revolution”
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Today’s Topics:
8-Bit Topics:
• Rock Paper Shotgun – “We are more concerned about the risks of moving too slowly”: Epic get more specific about genAI use in Unreal Engine and Fortnite development
“Rock Paper Shotgun” | “”We are more concerned about the risks of moving too slowly”: Epic get more specific about genAI use in Unreal Engine and Fortnite development | Rock Paper Shotgun”
• PC Gamer – Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney claims ‘Valve has held gaming back for years’
“PC Gamer” | “Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney claims ‘Valve has held gaming back for years’ | PC Gamer”
• PC Gamer – Valve admits Steam has an AI slop and cloning problem, but says ‘we don’t want to be gatekeepers telling developers which tools they should or shouldn’t use’
“PC Gamer” | “Valve admits Steam has an AI slop and cloning problem, but says ‘we don’t want to be gatekeepers telling developers which tools they should or shouldn’t use’ | PC Gamer”
• IGN – ‘Emulation Fans Are a Perfect Target’ — Scammers Are Taking Advantage of Hype for PS5 Emulators by Tricking Gamers Into Downloading Malware
“IGN” | “Scammers Are Using Fake PS5 Emulators to Trick Gamers Into Downloading Password-Stealing Malware”
• PC Gamer – Anthropic updates Claude to ‘steer it away’ from letting users clone games following weeks of Steam being inundated with AI slop
“PC Gamer” | “Anthropic updates Claude to ‘steer it away’ from letting users clone games following weeks of Steam being inundated with AI slop | PC Gamer”
• PC Gamer – Sam Altman bemoans the inefficiency of the memory supply crisis OpenAI helped create
“PC Gamer” | “Sam Altman argues that it’s bad you want DRAM in your computer and not a data center, actually | PC Gamer”
1-Bit Quick Hits:
• PC Gamer – ‘Morale has been terrible’ at EA, workers claim, saying that AI mandates and mismanagement have left the company ‘a cold dead place that’s slowly decaying as leadership pilfers every last cent’
“PC Gamer” | “‘Morale has been terrible’ at EA, workers claim, saying that AI mandates and mismanagement have left the company ‘a cold dead place that’s slowly decaying as leadership pilfers every last cent’ | PC Gamer”
• Game Informer – EA Reportedly Closed BioWare To Invest In Developing Star Wars Battlefront III Instead Of The Next Mass Effect
“Game Informer” | “EA Reportedly Closed BioWare To Invest In Developing Star Wars Battlefront III Instead Of The Next Mass Effect”
• Rock Paper Shotgun – With Xbox cuts not done, Microsoft offer voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 workers across the company in latest attempt to get rid of staff
“Rock Paper Shotgun” | “With Xbox cuts not done, Microsoft offer voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 workers across the company in latest attempt to get rid of staff | Rock Paper Shotgun”
• Rock Paper Shotgun – Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to “support the BDS boycott” against Microsoft
“Rock Paper Shotgun” | “Celeste and TowerFall have been removed from the Xbox store in a move to “support the BDS boycott” against Microsoft | Rock Paper Shotgun”
• Nintendo Life – “It’s Absolutely Still In Progress” – Yacht Club Shares An Update About Mina The Hollower’s Physical Release
“Nintendo Life” | “”It’s Absolutely Still In Progress” – Yacht Club Shares An Update About Mina The Hollower’s Physical Release | Nintendo Life”
• PC Gamer – US lawmaker calls videogame purchases rentals disguised as sales: ‘When you pay for a game, you should own it’
“PC Gamer” | “US lawmaker calls videogame purchases rentals disguised as sales: ‘When you pay for a game, you should own it’ | PC Gamer”
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