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Ubisoft’s AI NPCs Down Horrendous, Had To Be Reprogrammed
3In a move the majority of players probably didn’t ask for, Ubisoft has revealed its ‘Neo NPC’ project at GDC and via a blog post, showcasing its “first player-facing generative AI (GenAI) prototype that could transform the way players interact with…NPCs in video games.” The project is in its very early days, but the GDC…
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Death Threats Lead To Cancellation Of Rust Fan Meeting
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is next week, and while that’s normally a time for developers from around the world to meet up, the developers of Rust were also planning on using the event to catch up with fans. That now won’t be happening.
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Game Bundle Helps Developers Recoup Losses From A GDC That Wasn’t
In an effort to provide relief to developers left in the lurch after the Game Developers Conference was postponed late last month, gamedev.world has partnered with several studios to release a massive video game bundle via itch.io, the proceeds of which will go towards a fund established to support affected developers.
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Money And Opportunity: The Hidden Costs Of Cancelling GDC
It started as a trickle, but was soon a flood. Sony was one of the first big names to pull out of Game Developers Conference 2020, citing health and safety concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Within a few days EA, Kojima Productions, and Facebook had followed suit, to be joined by Microsoft, Epic, and Unity…