Tag: Ai
News Sony Accused of Using Generative AI Art for PlayStation Advent Calendar Promo
Here we go again
Sony is the latest organisation to be taken to task for appearing to make use of AI generated artwork. Fortunately, this doesn’t relate to a game, and is instead part of an advent calendar promotion which appears to be targeting Canadian, German, French, and Dutch gamers primarily. As of yet, we’ve not seen any reference of it...
News Embarrassing AI Art Plagues Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Launch
Activision confirms use of AI tools
If the utterly ridiculous co-op campaign wasn't bad enough, another negative dominating the chatter around the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is its seeming use of AI artwork in-game. In the multiplayer customisation menu, some of the Calling Cards you can attach to your profile closely resemble AI filters,...
News Square Enix Wants 70% of Its QA and Debugging Work Done by Gen AI
Hopes to reach the figure by the end of 2027
Square Enix, unfortunately, looks to be another video games firm embracing generative AI, as it posts plans to have 70% of its development QA and debugging handled by the controversial method by the end of 2027. As part of a progress report in its medium-term business plan, the publisher confirmed it's...
News EA Believes AI Will Empower Its Employees to Put 'Creativity First'
A "thoughtful, steady" approach
If you’re already tired of reading about the impact of AI on both the games industry and the world at large, strap yourself in for more of the same. We’re on the precipice right now. EA is one company already all-in on the technology, with Business Insider recently reporting on how management from the Californian...
News Sony Stands with Japan's Creators in AI Copyright Crackdown
Anime giants unite against Sora 2
Sony’s anime subsidiary Aniplex is one of several major Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) members who’s requested the organisation write to OpenAI about the unauthorised training of its content by video generator Sora 2. Sora 2 allows users to write prompts in order to create short videos and...
News PUBG and Hi-Fi Rush Owner Krafton Is Spending $70 Million to Become an 'AI-First Company'
"A complete reorganization of the company's operational development system"
South Korean gaming giant Krafton has announced that it is investing almost $70 million to become an "AI-first company". As reported by PC Gamer, the firm – which owns PUGB Studios and Tango Gameworks, creators of Hi-Fi Rush –
News Former Battlefield Boss Says Video Games 'Can't Be Built By An Al'
"I hope they never can. The human aspect is still essential"
Patrick Söderlund has certainly been around the block a few times. The former CEO of Battlefield studio DICE can also list the title of Executive Vice President of Worldwide Studios at Electronic Arts on his CV, so it's fair to say that he knows a little bit about interactive...
News Fortnite's AI Voiced Darth Vader Is Causing More Chaos in the Games Industry
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed"
If you’ve played Fortnite over the past few days, you may have recruited Darth Vader to your team. Pretty cool, huh? Even cooler is that you can actually talk to him, as the game experiments with chat bot technology trained on the late actor James Earl Jones’ voice, with...
News Microsoft's AI Obsession Continues with Atrocious Copilot Version of Quake 2
It's bad
We’re not sure we understand why Microsoft has made this atrocious AI-powered version of Quake 2 available to the public. Look, we’re not ones to stand in the way of progress but this version of id Software’s late 90s classic is unplayable. It’s flabbergasting that a demo this bad would be showcased to the world in such a state...
News AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative Cracks a New Case on PS4 in 2022
Eye eye
As was widely predicted, visual novel puzzler AI: The Somnium Files is getting a sequel. The frustratingly titled AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative will continue the property's blend of colourful characters and detective gameplay in Spring 2022 for PlayStation 4. This time around, you'll play as rookie Special Agent Mizuki, wh
News It Looks Like a Sequel to AI: The Somnium Files Is in the Works
Eye to eye
Well received visual novel puzzler AI: The Somnium Files appears to be getting a sequel. Overnight, developer Spike Chunsoft pushed a teaser website that features a lot of, er, eyes. It asks visitors to solve a number of obscure puzzles before inputting a password. Given that eyes — synthetic or otherwise — are a key part of AI: The...
