George Yang

More Video Game Developer Layoffs Are Happening

Video game developers are still laying off more workers even after 2023 saw a grueling amount of redundancies in the industry. Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games has laid off 10% of its workforce across the company. In an statement to GamesIndustry.biz, CEO Marek Tyminski said, “To preserve business …

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Square Enix Used AI Tools In Upcoming Shooter Foamstars

Square Enix has confirmed it used AI tools in its upcoming Splatoon-like shooter, Foamstars. In a new interview, VGC asked Foamstars producer Kosuke Okatani if the game used AI for any parts of it. Okatani confirmed that the game used the generative AI tool, Midjourney, to generate in-game album art …

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Rumored Halo Battle Royale Project Seemingly Canceled

A Halo battle royale game has been rumored for a while, and now it has been seemingly canceled, despite having never been officially revealed. On the XboxEra podcast, insider Shpeshal_Nick was discussing insider and YouTuber Colt Eastwood’s claims that the Halo battle royal game was canceled. Nick and his fellow …

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Final Fantasy XVI Was Originally Also Going To Be On PlayStation 4

Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida has revealed that the game originally had a PlayStation 4 version alongside its PlayStation 5 one. PlayStation’s Shuhei Yoshida conducted an interview with Yoshida on The AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook YouTube channel about Final Fantasy XVI’s development. Yoshida said, “Originally, we were expecting to …

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Game Developers Will Need To Disclose AI Use On Steam

Steam has implemented some new guidelines regarding the use of AI in video games being sold on its platform. Developers will be required to disclose how AI is being used in them. Steam updated its Content Survey that developers fill out when submitting their games to Steam. In a newly …

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An Award-Winning Narrative Game Is Coming To PlayStation 5 Soon

Developer Half Mermaid and Sam Barlow have announced that the narrative game, Immortality, is coming to PlayStation 5 on January 23. “From the inception of this project, the goal has been sharing Marissa Marcel’s life and work with as large an audience as possible,” Barlow said. “So I am thrilled …

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