Last year,Ubisoftannounced that it had created an AI tool that couldpotentially generate NPC dialogue, much to the dismay of pretty much everyone. Ubisoft’s games have never really had the most expressive or interesting NPCs, and many feared that giving them AI-generated dialogue would make them even blander than they already are. Almost a year to the day, Ubisoft’s efforts to generate NPC dialogue have borne fruit, as the publisher announced a research project called ‘NEO NPCs’ via its official Twitter account today....

Quick Links There are a number of ways to improve your bond with your party members inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Some of these methods—like the Walk And Talk dialogues—are front and center. However, the same cannot be said for Party Chats. These are quirky conversations between your party members that seemingly pop up at random. But make no mistake, there isnothingrandom about them. We have been doing our best to record the locations of each of these Party Chats (as well as the party members required to activate them) so that you can seek them out and increase your bond links with your party members more efficiently....

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthjust launched. Everyone is rightfully hyped about it, but I’m not racing to my PlayStation 5 anytime soon. We’re only a couple of months into 2024, but I want to game differently this year. These days, we’re swamped with so many great releases in quick succession that trying to play each and every one of them as they hit just wears me out, and I don’t enjoy them as much by trying to maintain pace with everyone else....

Last year,an all-digital Xbox Series X leakedvia FTC court documents,which many fans worriedwas another hint towards an all-digital future. It’s a concerning precedent because the Xbox 360 digital storefront is shutting down in July, meaning that physical media is the only way to get games for the platform going forward. If something similar happened to an all-digital generation down the line, it’d be a huge blow to preservation. Adding fuel to the fire, a report surfaced last month claiming thatXbox shut down its physical divisionas part ofits mass layoffs....

Summary The King of the Monsters is also the king of cinema. They can be an unstoppable force of destruction as well as a hero who comes to save the day from pollution, alien invasion, and the follies of man. With so many other Kaiju and different scenarios to choose from, putting Godzilla in a videogame is only natural. Of course, the games themselves have also introduced various elements, scenarios, and even monsters that have never appeared in the films....

Surviving onDune’sArrakis is difficult, even if you have the power of a mighty house behind you. The Dukes who live in towering, shaded palaces still struggle with the intense weather. The midday sun forces everyone into cool, concrete rooms. The sandstorms nullify your shields and defences, leaving your armies blind and position vulnerable. I can’t remember if Frank Herbert wrote that the buildings in Arrakeen had air conditioning, but if I was a Duke moving to a hostile world under thinly-veiled political manoeuvres from the Emperor himself, it’d be the first thing I’d install....

Quick Links To celebrate International Women’s Day, Scopely has introduced a thrilling solo event inMonopoly Go, aptly namedGirl Power.This exciting event will run fortwo daysuntilMarch 10, 2024.The Girl Power event perfectly reminds the community that women are capable of achieving anything they set their minds to. Similar to other solo events in Monopoly Go, the Girl Power event challenges you to put your best foot forward and provides an amazing opportunity to grab exclusive rewards....

Opening after the September Full Moon inPersona 3 Reload, the Tziah block of Tartarus is a rather opulent one, with gold from floor to ceiling in this palace-like block. Stretching a total of 50 floors exactly, Tziah is a good proving ground for the tough fights ahead. Split in two halves like both blocks before it, Tziah’s second half unlocks in October and proves an excellent way to experiment with new mechanics and Personas following the tragic loss at the October Full Moon battle....

It’s a pretty well-known fact at this point that you cansneak some poison into the kegs at the goblin campinBaldur’s Gate 3to get some easy kills without aggroing everyone from the Sword Coast to Waterdeep, but what you might not have known is that you can use that same trick on the duergar in theUnderdark. Ward Magmar is found at the Grymforge, holding a big tankard they’re more than happy to chug from....

More than twenty years after the original release, Blizzard keeps trying to innovate uponWorld of Warcraft’s success. The developers have been experimenting with the MMO that shaped the genre into what it is today, trying to bring a sense of novelty that would attract new players and, perhaps more importantly, convince veterans to come back. Season of Discovery has been a massive success, and Plunderstorm seems to be following in its footsteps....

When looking for a new keyboard, the vast selection of similar-looking options with comparable features can make choosing the right one a challenge. Corsair keyboards, however, stand out for their superior quality. Focused initially on hardware memory caches, Corsair has now diversified into PCgaming accessories. And their keyboards are especially known for mechanical keys, macro programming, and vivid RGB lighting features. What are their best options in 2024? Let’s take a look at them....

If you’re a true Jujutsu Kaisen fan, chances are you’re thinking about snagging some Jujutsu Kaisen action figures to either add to or launch a collection. Whether intended as room and office decoration, forever-boxed collectibles, or little love letters to your favorite characters from your favorite anime, there are plenty of reasons to be on the hunt for the best Jujustu Kaisen figures in 2024. Beloved for its fully realized cast of characters, beautifully adapted from manga into draw-dropping animation, Jujutsu Kaisen has become a fixture in anime fan watchlists, making the desire among fans to immortalizeits most powerful charactersand moments from the anime in action figure form understandably tempting....

Summary The Last of Uswas one of the final PlayStation exclusives for the PS3, and what better way to close out the console than with a cinematic achievement from Naughty Dog that masterfully combines horror, adventure, and deep characterization. It’s gotten many awards and has since spawned a sequel, along withan HBO adaptation starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. The TV series put you through some really terrifying and memorable moments, like Joel’s upside-down shooting, the Firefly hospital shootout, and your encounters with the Clickers, Bloaters, and Rat King, while introducing many complex multi-layered characters that reshaped gaming....