Battlefield devs’ multiplayer shooter The Finals is full of AI voices, you can tell

Thats right: theyre AI-generated voices, not human actors. Matragrano is himself an actor for video games, having appeared inGenshin Impact,Evil West,Trepang2and more. So heres the kicker: what did the voiceovers? Almstrom replied when asked by the podcast host about who provided the voiceovers in The Finals. The thing is, we used AI with a few exceptions. The reason that we go this route is that AI text-to-speech is finally extremely powerful, Almstrom said....

October 30, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Susan Johnson

Crytek will never "replace" Hunt Showdown with Hunt 2 the way Overwatch 2 did Overwatch 1

“No, we have no plans for Hunt 2. We just plan to keep going forward.” Fifield had a few words of constructive criticism for Activision-Blizzard specifically. “Like it was cool reskin - it’s still a cool game! It just felt like Overwatch 1 in its next evolution of service.” Crytek’s plans for Hunt are closer to how Epic has developedFortnite, Fifield went on. So that seems to be more the trend that we’ll follow, when updating Hunt: Showdown....

October 30, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Jeffrey Gutierrez

Destiny devs Bungie are the latest big video game studio to be hit by layoffs

I’m processing,I’m so heartbroken. I don’t know what to do from here… this was my home. I feel so lost, Ruppert wrote onTwitter/X. That was a hell of a run folks… Today I was let go from Bungie, Bianchiconfirmed. 5 years and 346 days of D2,Marathonand some of the absolute best co-workers in Gaming. I was born and raised in Bellevue. Bungie was my “home team” studio. It was honor to work there....

October 30, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Laurie Sawyer

Games for Gaza bundle raises $200,000 for Medical Aid For Palestinians

The UN havecalled for an immediate ceasefire, as Israel moves ahead with plans for a ground offensive. “Call your representatives and urge them to call for an end to the occupation. Support Palestinian organizers.” Here’s a little more about Medical Aid For Palestinians, fromthe organisation’s About page. “In times of humanitarian emergency, we are ready to respond rapidly with aid and assistance. “MAP is also committed to bearing witness to the injustices because of occupation, displacement and conflict....

October 30, 2023 · 1 min · 78 words · James Little PhD

Get Corsair's 4000D Airflow PC case for just $80 after an Amazon discount

A nice $25 price cut versus its usual price.

October 30, 2023 · 1 min · 9 words · Justin Vance

Dungeons of Hinterberg’s mix of Zelda-like combat and puzzles with Persona’s social links looks irresistible

Youll also be able to hop on a snowboard to get around at some point. Its all rendered in a gorgeous pastel-coloured, cel-shaded art style, matching the colourful cast of characters. Yes, theres a dog in there, too. The fact it looks so striking is a cherry on top of that particular shared sundae.

October 28, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Monique Santos

Gangs of Sherwood, aka Robin Hood filtered through Warhammer’s grimdark lens, has been delayed almost a month

To put it another way: whatLies of Pis to Pinocchio, Gangs of Sherwood is to Robin Hood. Gangs of Sherwood will now release for PC - as well as consoles - on November 30th.

October 28, 2023 · 1 min · 34 words · Anthony Reed

Alan Wake 2 New Game+ and DLC plans include what can only be a Control crossover

Yep, this sure sounds like a crossover. Woof, I’m seriously getting ahead of myself. Let’s wind back the clock to Alan Wake 2 at launch. Katharine is reviewing it and ispretty impressed so far, pre-plotted evidence-matching sequences aside.

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 38 words · Christopher Price

Capcom's new REX engine will address "ballooning" game scales and no, that's probably not a Dino Crisis reference

“First, the scale of projects has expanded and diversified. I realise this all makes for rather dry reading, but the implications are interesting. Thirdly, IS “REX” A REFERENCE TO DINO CRISIS? No, it probably isn’t. For a time, people were convinced that the not-widely-likedExoprimalwas a spiritual Dino Crisis sequel. But that’s purely the only level of overlap that the two games have.”

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 62 words · Christopher Johnson

Crytek have "discussed" a Hunt: Showdown single-player campaign - "we do like narrative"

Could some kind of proper story component follow? Crytek have certainly thought about it. “But we do like narrative, we do like the backstories. And obviously, we’re going to keep leaning into those parts of the game. That’s how far we’ve gotten on those types of discussions.” Perhaps they could make a campaign with player invasions or phantom drop-ins, akin toDark Souls? “The engine upgrade is largely a tech and visual effort,” he said....

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 118 words · Katie Johnson

Diablo 4 is free to play this weekend via Battle.net

Give your mouse a workout From now until Monday,Diablo 4is free to play. The trial is available viaBattle.netand includes the entire game. If you want to keep playing past Monday, it’s currently 25% off, too. AlthoughDiablo 4launchedon Steama few weeks ago, the free weekend is limited to Blizzard’s own store, Battle.net. The discounted price is on Steam, however. Responses from its dedicated communityremain mixed.

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 64 words · Joshua Adkins

Disney Dreamlight Valley won't be free-to-play after all when it launches next month

That plan has changed. Dreamlight Valley will leave early access on December 5th but will remain a paid-for game. An expansion pass on its own costs $30. Perhaps those things have been fixed since, mind.

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 35 words · Tiffany Santiago

Fortnite's original map will make a return next week

Time travel afoot Fortnite’s original map is coming back, Epic have confirmed. Fortnite leakers had been proposing that this was going to happen since early October. Fortnite’s chapter five will kick off on November 3rd. Fortnite makers Epic have in the past several weekslaid off 830 peopleacross their many studios. Epic also sold off the wonderful music service Bandcamp, which they had only recently acquired. Bandcamp has since had itsown round of layoffs....

October 27, 2023 · 1 min · 73 words · Nicole Cole