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Apr62025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Microsoft Releases Quake II Playable Demo Generated by Real-Time AI

Microsoft has unveiled a research project that generates and runs Quake II entirely within an artificial intelligence model, creating a playable version of the game in real time. One of the heads of the Xbox department, Haiyan Zhan, published a demo of this technology - Quake II was launched in a browser using AI. "AI-generated gameplay - movement, shooting, exploration - and each frame is created on the fly by an AI model of the world, reacting to the player's actions in real time. <..> The original Quake II level remains a powerful expression of the developers' vision. This AI opens up new ways to interact with the process and perhaps shows how future tools can empower development teams," the top manager explained. Anyone can try the technology by visiting the project page. ...

Apr42025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Had to Turn on ‘Yellow Paint’ Due to Playtest Issues

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Yellow paint is a well-known meme among gamers. The noticeable color helps developers highlight key points and objects for interaction, but many consider this approach outdated. There is yellow paint in Assassin’s Creed Shadows — the creative director of the action RPG explained the addition of such hints. Assassin’s Creed Shadows creative director Jonathan Dumont told GamesRadar that the pseudo-historical open-world action RPG didn’t have a yellow coat of paint until playtesting. According to Dumont, many of Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ testers couldn’t figure out which cliffs were climbable — either walking past interactable ones or banging their heads against inaccessible ones. "Playtesters had a hard time finding their way forward when going through hidden paths. The environment...

Apr12025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

In Just a Few Days, Over 1.5 Million People Played “Atomfall”

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Within five days of its release, Atomfall's audience reached 1.5 million people, as developers Rebellion reported in a press release for the media. The game also had the most successful launch in the studio's history. Set in the Cumbrian Exclusion Zone five years after the Sellafield nuclear accident in Windscale, Atomfall challenges players to uncover the secrets of what happened in 1957. Rebellion co-founder and CEO Jason Kingsley said that reaching a million players in such a short period of time "speaks volumes about the creativity and dedication" of the team. "Our studio's size and stability allow us to take risks and make something different like Atomfall. Fortunately, those risks have paid off," Kingsley said. The action game is available on PC, two generations of Pl...

Mar272025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Will Let You Play as Football Star Cristiano Ronaldo

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SNK has revealed a new playable fighter for its upcoming fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The new fighter is iconic Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. According to his official profile, Cristiano has developed various moves while playing football, which make him an unstoppable force even for experienced fighters. https://youtu.be/fbeEWm4_qeg As noted by SNK, Ronaldo's "various techniques" developed during his passion for football make him "an unstoppable force even for experienced fighters." In the gameplay trailer below, Terry Bogard is unable to oppose the athlete. It is worth noting that Ronaldo's character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves bears only a vague resemblance to his prototype. In addition, the fighter is voiced not by the footballer himself, bu...