Sherbytes: Industry News Megathread, v.2

AI streamlines game storyboarding + dialogue craft. But will it enrich or cheapen player experience?

  • AI will enrich (help) the game experience.

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • AI will cheapen (hurt) the game experience.

    Votes: 12 70.6%
  • Total voters
    17
Surprised to see more people believe AI will hinder the gaming industry more than help it. Personally, I think AI will be a huge boon to the industry and the pros will outweigh the cons.
 
Delta emulator is popular.
Boomers talk on social media about how easy it is getting roms off of Vimm's Lair.
Nintendo shuts down Vimm's Lair.

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Upcoming layoffs at Avalanche include shuttering New York and Montréal studios:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1797673823401316390

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is laying off 50 workers, or around 9% of the company, and closing its studios in New York and Montreal.

Avalanche says it "believes it's necessary to ensure a stable sustainable future".
 
The future of USA's AMD is looking AI with collab' from Sony, Epic, and others: (ISV = Independent Software Vendor)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1797577312612893105

AMD CEO Lisa Su:

"We're also working with all of the leading software developers including Adobe, Epic Games, Solidworks and Sony and many others to accelerate the adoption of AI enabled apps."

"By the end of 2024 we are on track to have more than 150 ISV's developing for AMD AI platforms across content creation, consumer, gaming and productivity applications."
 
FYI for anyone who uses Cloud Saves via GOG Galaxy


We're reaching out to inform you that your Cloud Saves files that exceed the default allocation limit (200 MB per game) will be deleted after August 31st, 2024. Please review them to avoid the loss of files stored within your Cloud Saves available via GOG GALAXY. Saves stored locally on your computer(s) will not be affected.
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After August 31st, 2024, we will begin deleting files from our Cloud Storage service. First and foremost we will delete unnecessary files – things that are not at all related to your game, but have found their way into the Cloud Save folder. Next, we will remove save game files, starting from the oldest and stop when the remaining files fit the allocation limit.
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SSgt Dickweed said:
Skull and Bones at 50% discount. They're so desperate. Ubisoft absolutely deserves this L. Scummy tactics won't go unnoticed.
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Some 1500 people on Azure teams are being laid off in AI wave making them redundant, leaked Microsoft memo says and reports Business Insider here.
 
Valhoven said:
Some 1500 people on Azure teams are being laid off in AI wave making them redundant, leaked Microsoft memo says and reports Business Insider here.
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I’ve got a cousin that’s worked for MS since 2017. I think he’s a software engineer and may have been working on Azure in some capacity. I hope this doesn’t affect him, or if it does that he’ll be alright.
 
Esquire article on the cost of having a spot on the Summer Games Fest main show

www.esquire.com

Is Summer Game Fest the Best Thing to Happen to Gaming—or the Worst?

Suddenly, Geoff Keighley’s June showcase is one of the industry’s most important events. Whether or not it’s a positive force in gaming depends on who you ask—and how much money they have.
www.esquire.com www.esquire.com

According to pricing details shared with me by multiple marketing professionals who requested anonymity, running a trailer during Summer Game Fest's main show this year cost $250,000 for one minute, $350,000 for one and a half minutes, $450,000 for two minutes, and $550,000 for two and a half minutes. They also say that last year's edition of the Game Awards featured the same pricing tiers.
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Valhoven said:
Some 1500 people on Azure teams are being laid off in AI wave making them redundant, leaked Microsoft memo says and reports Business Insider here.
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Yeah a lot of companies are realizing their forecasts were too bullish. IDC has revised its PC shipment forecast from 3.4% to 2% to flat in the span of 6 months.

Too much Stockholm syndrome for forecasters last year unfortunately.
 
The Thing game remastered. I loved this game, but I recall us not being able to look up with the right analogue stick, as I played it on Xbox I think?

 
After a year of strife that included two franchised teams receiving a payout so they can leave LoL esports entirely, CLG going bankrupt selling their assets to NRG, TSM selling their spot to Shopify Rebellion to leave the region, a player walkout since all franchised teams dropped their support of tier 2, region having monthly active user number problems and a 'Pro' scene primarily compiled with import players. North American LoL franchised league(LCS) will be merged with two South American franchised leagues.

www.oneesports.gg

LCS is no more: New Americas league combines these three regions in 2025

In 2025, a new Americas league merge North America's LCS, Brazil's CBLOL, and Latin America's LLA to function as a single inter-regional league.
www.oneesports.gg


For those unaware the main contributors of the 'Esports Bubble' were the North American franchised League of Legends league(LCS) and Overwatch League. Both within a six month period have collapsed.
 
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