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They aren't the latest films, but there's some good stuff.
Like Netflix basic membership there's ads. Although YouTube isnt charging me.
Maybe for old games they could do a free with ads model? I'm sure people would be likely to play games if they're free.
And the advertising pays the publisher, not us.
Siliconera - I knew I'd like Kirby Air Riders, since I enjoyed the GameCube original, but I didn't expect this game to feel stronger than Mario Kart World. It's so enjoyable and robust. There's room for both racers on the Switch 2, of course. But if I had to pick a favorite and never touch the other game again, I'd pick Kirby Air Riders every time. 100
Screenrant - For me, Kirby Air Riders manages to stand head and shoulders above Mario Kart World as one of the definitive racing games on the Switch platform. 90
Atomix - For those feeling nostalgic for the GameCube version, I promise you'll have an amazing time; it's the same concept, but executed almost to perfection. 90
Vandal - It's a video game that might initially seem off-putting due to a lack of understanding: it's difficult to grasp what's happening if you just walk past the screen without having played the game before. Even in the first few matches, it might seem simple or chaotic . 88
Gamesurf - Kirby Air Riders is pure adrenaline! It's the return that few expected but many longed for. A game that combines accessibility, style, a good level of customization, numerous challenges to tackle, and an infinite amount of content. The game's spirit and numerous game modes offer variety and a fun-filled experience. 85
Gamespot - Kirby Air Riders is an impressive package that makes the most of its deceivingly simple mechanics. Air Ride delivers a solid kart racing experience; Top Ride is a fun--albeit a bit straightforward--distraction; City Trial is chaotic in the best way possible; and Road Trip ties it all together with its creative encounters and satisfying progression. 8
IGN - I'm not sure what's crazier: the fact that Kirby Air Riders exists, or the fact that it's this great. It's a blast in local or online multiplayer during its traditional races and unique battle mode, and its frankly absurd amount of fun achievements to chase, meaningful unlockables, and deep customization makes it great for solo players, too. 8
Metro GameCentral - The most baffling Nintendo release of recent years, with a quasi-remake of one of the GameCube's worst games, that seems specifically designed to irritate and confuse would-be players. 4/10
In a recent appearance on CNBC's morning business news program Squawk Box, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that in the future, game characters will likely be AI-trained on human-made scripts to have more natural conversations with players, instead of being limited to the scripted interactions that the developers had foreseen when they envisioned the game.
Historically, we had to script every single action that a character engaged in, and because it is interactive, think about how much scripting that is. Now, we're always going to need great writers, and we always will have plenty of scripting, but characters should be able to be trained on that very scripting that has been created by great writers and then interact in a way that feels more natural. I do see that happening.
You're not going to be surprised because it's built on something you've heard before if you go the AI route. So, yeah, honestly, AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative.
Of course, when discussing AI, there's much more beyond just empowering game characters or voicing them. As part of his reply on CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick also highlighted that the company is using the technology to create 'efficiencies', which, however, won't reduce the headcount but will instead let them focus on creative tasks.
Table stakes are creating more efficiency in development and marketing, and every enterprise is trying to do that. We're trying to do that and we're seeing some good early results in creating efficiencies. By the way, efficiencies is not code for reducing employment, it's code for taking away mundane tasks so people can focus on more interesting, creative tasks.
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If they use real microphones for gamers to talk to in game characters there's a real privacy concern as everything you say will be sent via the Internet to the servers I guess to be analysed and reacted too.
I would say the most random shit just to see what I could do to stretch the AI and see what the response would be.
Fortnite tried the whole AI character thing with an AI Darth Vader that players could interact with. Needless to say it went how you would expect it to go.
Never did play it but yes, yes they should.
Need videos...I really got a kick out of that episode of Seinfeld.
Never got around to getting the original Tales of Berseria so am looking forward to the remaster.
Definitely recommend Expedition 33 myself. Absolutely amazing game in all areas from gameplay to music to art style etc. It’s my GotY as well plus top for a bunch of other categories.
47% off Cyberpunk 2077.
with a leaker saying Microsoft has warned partners about serious RAM shortages and that it could affect the Xbox hardware very soon.
When it comes to Xbox specifically, the leaker claims that Microsoft's console business is about to feel the pressure much sooner than expected. According to his sources, Microsoft has apparently warned certain partners that RAM shortages could impact Xbox Series consoles "very, very soon."
"[Microsoft] didn't plan ahead at all, apparently," Moore's Law is Dead said in the video. "If you still want an Xbox for some reason at their current pricing, those prices could go up soon, or supply could just entirely dry up because multiple sources of mine have apparently been warned by sales reps at Microsoft that this is going to affect the Xbox Series consoles very, very soon. Sooner rather than later."
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Wtf this is going to effect all consoles.
SK Hynix to Scale Up 1c DRAM Production For GDDR7 & SOCAMM Modules, Likely to Target the AI Industry
We have reported on memory shortages extensively in recent days, and the supply chain is already preparing for adjustments by increasing production capacities. According to a report by the Korean media outlet Hankyung, SK hynix plans to expand its DRAM production capacity by more than eight times by 2026, to meet the requirements of CSPs and companies such as NVIDIA/AMD. It is reported that at SK hynix's Icheon campus, 1c DRAM production is expected to increase by 140,000 units per month, currently at 20,000 units, which represents a significant rise.
The capacity increase will be allocated towards products like GDDR7 modules and low-power SOCAMM memory, that has seen massive adoption over the months in AI servers. SK hynix isn't the only company looking to expand production; Samsung, Micron, and other suppliers are also proceeding rapidly to increase production numbers, as the demand for memory brought in by inference is gigantic right now.
However, it's still important to note that efforts to upscale DRAM production will be targeted entirely towards the AI industry; hence, for the consumer segment, there's still a long way ahead before shortages end.
Now corporations are converting farmland into large-scale AI server farms, thus raising the prices for electricity and RAM, so they can get rid of human workers and create lots of slop of videos for social media.
Greed is good.
Technology has been getting hammered left, right, and centre when it comes to prices for several years now and it’s absolutely ridiculous. First it was crypto farming. Then it was covid. Then tariffs. Now it’s AI. Crazy to think that we’ll see yet another price increase on current gen systems. Probably be a good idea to pick one up soon if you want one.