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Fortnite studio Epic Games lays off 1000 employees
Epic Games reports a significant downturn in Fortnite engagement, leading to sweeping layoffs.
Disney exits major deal with OpenAI following sudden closure of Sora
Disney will no longer invest in OpenAI, although it will 'continue to engage with AI platforms'.
Nvidia's new AI-powered DLSS 5 rendering system for video games is essentially a 'yassify' filter
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 rendering system promises better looking games, but largely offers 'yassified' characters instead.
Take-Two CEO says the idea that AI can make games is 'laughable'
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has doubled down on his belief in human creativity.
ARC Raiders' AI voice acting is being replaced by humans
Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund has admitted ARC Raiders' human voice actors provide a 'quality difference'.
Despite Battlefield 6 success, EA is laying off more staff
Battlefield 6's major success has not been enough to prevent a new wave of staff layoffs.
Xbox gets new Gaming CEO as Phil Spencer retires, Sarah Bond resigns
There's been a major leadership shake-up at Xbox, with significant changes to the company's management structure.
Control Resonant doesn't use GenAI, but Remedy's stance may change in future
Remedy Entertainment's interim CEO has confirmed Control Resonant is built on human creativity only.
Take-Two CEO confirms GTA 6 makes no use of GenAI, with a caveat
Generative AI reportedly has 'zero part' in Rockstar Games' work on GTA 6.
Sony patents AI system to generate personalised gamer podcasts
As outlined in Sony's patent, the podcasts would present news 'in a voice of a video game character'.