Author: Zach_Wilson
Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox will require Game Pass to play and feature a new microtransaction currency for optional purchases
The Xbox Series X|S version of Final Fantasy 14 will require players to have an Xbox Game Pass subscription. Today (March 19) Square Enix shared an updated Lodestone blog post which provided more details about the massively multiplayer online game’s (MMO) upcoming release on March 21. The developer confirmed that…
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Hackintosh enthusiasts worry that the end is near
For years, there’s been a dedicated community of tech tinkerers who’ve built unofficial “Macs” out of PC hardware or successfully gotten macOS running on a laptop that ran Windows in a past life. But now, some of those enthusiasts believe the Hackintosh dream is becoming more and more untenable. This…
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NVIDIA partners with Ubisoft to further develop its AI-driven NPCs
NVIDIA has been working on adding generative AI to non-playable characters (NPCs) for a while now. The company is hoping a newly-announced partnership with Ubisoft will accelerate development of this technology and, ultimately, bring these AI-driven NPCs to modern games. Ubisoft helped build new “NEO NPCs” by using NVIDIA’s Avatar…
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Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs
For the past three months, ever since I spoke to the AI NPCs in Nvidia’s cyberpunk ramen shop, I’ve been wondering: Which game developer will take a flying leap on this controversial and intriguing tech? If you said “Ubisoft,” the company that’s always raising its hand to play with VR,…
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These new Backbone One controllers are perfect if you haven’t upgraded to an iPhone 15
Mobile gaming peripheral manufacturer Backbone has announced two new mobile controllers: the Backbone One – Lightning (2nd Gen) and the Backbone One PlayStation Edition – Lightning (2nd Gen). Intended to supersede the existing Lightning versions of the original Backbone One and Backbone One PlayStation Edition, the two controllers boast all…
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9 Best Electric Toothbrushes (2024): Cheap, Smart, Kids, and Alternatives
These rechargeable and battery-powered models put better oral hygiene within easy reach. Source
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