Monthly Archives: May 2023

Dragon Age Writer Dismisses AI-Generated Storytelling as ‘Lackluster’ and ‘Soulless’

Dragon Age writer David Gaider has shared his thoughts on the “lackluster” and “soulless” nature of procedurally generated AI dialogue, while also predicting failure for developers who can’t forsee the technology’s current limitations. “Ah, yes. The dream of procedural content generation,” tweeted Gaider in reference to a new Guardian article discussing the potential applications of… Read More »

Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game Hands-On Preview

The Dead Cells board game isn’t the first tabletop title to be inspired by a video game, nor is it the first to try and mimic the feel of a rogue-like game. There’s even one – Sanctum – which is so clearly indebted to the Diablo franchise that it makes you wonder they weren’t served… Read More »

OpenAI execs warn of “risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence in new open letter

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “AI taking over the world.” Stable Diffusion reader comments 121 with On Tuesday, the Center for AI Safety (CAIS) released a single-sentence statement signed by executives from OpenAI and DeepMind, Turing Award winners, and other AI researchers warning that their life’s work could potentially extinguish all of humanity. The… Read More »

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart Comes to PC in July

PlayStation announced that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will come to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on July 27. The PC port was a collaboration between Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software. This version features ray-traced reflections with varying quality levels, as well as ray-traced shadows for natural light in outdoor areas in… Read More »

Diablo 4 Review

Like seeing your favorite band play their greatest hit live, Diablo 4 is completely awesome to behold even though you know exactly how the song’s going to go from the moment you hear the first iconic note. Diablo 4 doesn’t do much to reinvent ARPGs or push the boundaries of a genre its series helped… Read More »