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Stellaris’ new AI characters are powered by AI voices

Bryant Francis, Senior Editor May 14, 2024 3 Min Read Image via Paradox Interactive. At a Glance Stellaris’ new DLC The Machine Age uses AI-powered voices for two new characters. Those audio assets were generated thanks in part to actors who agreed to provide their voices as training samples. The actors are being paid royalties, …

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Indie publisher Shoreline Games launches to put ‘systems-based’ games on the map

Indie publisher Shoreline Games has broken cover and already has multiple games lined up for launch next year. Shoreline Games consists of alumni from studios such as Perfect World Entertainment, Unknown Worlds, and Devolver Digital, along with media companies like Crunchyroll and Rakutan Viji. Per CEO and co-founder Keith Kawamura, Shoreline’s specific bent is games …

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Astro Bot makes the tech demo mascot into leading bot material

George Yang, Contributor June 12, 2024 5 Min Read Image via Team Asobi/PlayStation At a Glance Sony’s Astro Bot is the next standalone game starring its titular tech demo mascot. The Astro Bot character previously was used to show off the potency of the PlayStation VR and PlayStation 5. The only PS5 technology he won’t …

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Testing Games with AI Bots

Sophia Clarke, Blogger October 5, 2023 5 Min Read An honest “help wanted” ad for today’s quality assurance (QA) professional would include phrases like, willing to be on-call 24/7, must love repetition, must have a perfect memory, must have multiple heads and arms to flawlessly accomplish a myriad of tasks daily. Everyone knows QA testing …

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Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard’s Wrath 2

Bryant Francis, Senior Editor February 23, 2024 2 Min Read Image via Sanzaru Games/Meta. At a Glance A challenge for VR game development is figuring out how long players are comfortable wearing even the slimmest of headsets. But according to Sanzaru Games, Asgard’s Wrath 2 players are spending hours upon hours in its open-world RPG. …