CVG writes: "Valve has labelled PS3 "the most open console" on the market - following a deal with Sony to bring both Portal 2 and features of its Steam service to the platform."
Hideo Kojima is widely known as a video games auteur, but what are his best games outside the Metal Gear franchise?
Today it was announced that the gaming and anime industry has lost another beloved artist and creator. Mutsumi Inomata has passed away.
The Tales Of series are some of the best RPGs I've ever played, and the characters are a big reason for that. I don't think I played a single game in the series that I didn't enjoy. Rest in peace.
Damn, that sucks to hear... His designs were always wonderful.
Wow she was the character designer for Tales of Destiny one of my favorites of all time =(
I love the Tales games. Phantasia will always be my favorite. Ironically I felt like as the series progressed the character design became too “anime cliche.”
Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.
From witnessing countless ai generated articles and content it's clear ai is not very creative and often produces nothing but word soup so I'd like to keep ai away from storyline or side quests as much as possible
Where does ai have a place I think ai can be used effectively in upscaling technology or the remastering process for older games touching up assert etc however it must be done with human supervision ala GTA trilogy where it was used but clearly not vetted before being included in the game
I mean the core issue with AI is exactly what it's substituting. Generating visual art is a perfect example of this. Currently, if you want to use AI to generate anything short of a background, you are going to deal with numerous drawbacks. From anatomy issues in humans and animals to completely broken fonts for logos and visibly recycled styles.
But when it comes to writing, things are a bit messy. There are indeed extremely talented writers out there working on video games. But there are also a lot of them who really aren't, and we all know it. Take games like the recent Suicide Squad or Starfield; those game scripts could very well have been done by AI.
Another issue with AI writers that is often pointed out is the ludonarrative issue. Basically, AI, by its very nature, wouldn't be able to write within the context of the game mechanics and scenarios, which would lead to a lot of ludonarrative problems and break immersion. However, against that argument, one need not look further than The Last of Us Part II. That game is a embodiment of ludonarrative issues and is still considered by many as one of the best games and game stories out there, so it's clear that for the majority of the market, that would not be an issue.
So AI, with all its limitations right now, probably wouldn't hurt game stories as much as the writers would like gamers to believe. I doubt that it would improve what we have now, but given what we have now, I also doubt that it would be measurably worse.
As it stands right now, AI is really good at taking existing concepts that a human imagines and then organizing them into a coherent story. You still need creativity, but I think having a "room of writers" is probably no longer necessary. So in that regard AI is taking jobs. For instance, let's say I provide AI with a number of characters and what their personalities are. I might say, (if making a murder mystery) the Butler who seems like the protagonist is actually the killer. If you try this, AI will do a pretty fantastic job of writing dialogue between characters that would lead you, as the reader, not to suspect who the killer is. Normally a writer works with other writers and breaks a story down into parts where the characters motives start as unclear and then progressively become revealed. AI does a really nice job with foreshadowing also. You can also tell AI to incorporates symbolism, and misdirection. TLDR; I'll never not use AI when writing a story. It's just a tool that when used properly will make good writing great.
It may not be the easiest to develop on but it seems there's a lot more freedom afforded to devs. Im still wondering why there was no mods or mouse n keyboard allowed on Unreal tournament. I can almost understand the omission of M+K support on the 360 as it could detract from MS's PC platform but mods??? Wtf. its one of Unreal tournaments defining features. MS seem to want more control than sony when it comes to this like whats being discussed in the article. I still think nintendo are the most anal though.
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PlayStation 3 is not only crazy awesome, it’s also got what we in the future call “openness.” which turns out to be pretty important to those handful of millions of people who enjoy free themes or mods,or well, anything that doesn’t involve paying for a gold membership. I mean, come on, who wants to spend they're money for content that should be free? What is this? XBOX LIVE? cha.cha.cha.ching.
might not be as good as this i came up with....
PlayStation move is not only crazy precise, it’s also got what we in the future call “GAMES,” which turns out to be pretty important to those handful of millions of people who enjoy playing a shooter or platformers or, well, anything that doesn’t involve miming a pre-made video. I mean, come on, who wants to pretend they're playing a game? What is this? kinectimals? eew. eew. eew. eew.
Do you think the steam service is something to do with PSN+?
When they announced UT3 for PS3/PC, there was all the talk about how the PS3 was more "open" than the 360, and that's why they had no timetable on UT3 for 360...blah, blah, blah...."
Sony fanboys ran wild with the news, proclaiming anything from the death of the 360, to Gears coming to the PS3...or even Gears 2 being PS3 exclusive. I remember it all too well.
The funny thing is....once UT3 came out, PS3 owners ignored it....and EPIC jumped back on the MS/360 bandwagon, because that's where their "bread is buttered". The EXACT SAME THING will happen with Valve...mark my words. This is simply an ill-fated affair, born out of the "beer goggles" phenomenon....and when Gabe wakes up, sobers up, and realizes what he's done....he'll come RUNNING back to MS.
Gabe has gone from schlub to guru overnight in sonys eyes lol , dam im getting kinectimals to punish beat up degrade virtual tigers they will fear my punch and kicks they wont be fed or washed toys confiscated and will name them c..t ,f..k head ,floor mat ,and tarzan .