WeMade, the South Korean gaming studio behind the Mir franchise, announced today the world's first "AI Boss" in an MMO. The boss is powered by Nvidia ACE which uses AI to analyse player behavior and adapt to past experiences to create a unique everchanging challenge. Currently all raid bosses in MMORPGs are scripted encounters that players can simply memorize to [...]
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KRAFTON, the South Korean studio best known for PUBG, showed off 2 new trailers demonstrating their AI technology in PUBG and inZOI in collaboration with NVIDIA. For PUBG, Krafton showed off PUBG Ally, which they bill as the world's first "co-playable charater". In simpler terms its just a more realistic bot teammate that players like a real human and can [...]
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Nexon’s presence at G-STAR 2024, held in Busan, South Korea, highlights the company's plans for the future while acknowledging its legacy in the gaming industry. Marking its 30th anniversary, Nexon is giving fans a look at new titles, enhanced gaming experiences, and nods to its long-running franchises. Celebrating three decades in gaming, Nexon’s booth features a “30th Anniversary Zone” with [...]
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Nexon’s third-quarter results for 2024 reveal strong growth and momentum driven by popular game franchises and a few standout new titles. Overall, revenues and profits increased, but the market expected more, which sent Nexon's stock price crashing 14%. Key Financial and Regional Growth Highlights Overall Growth: Nexon reported a 13% year-over-year revenue increase, reaching ¥135.6 billion. Mobile gaming contributed significantly, [...]
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NEXON Korea recently hosted the 'Next On' event in Seoul, introducing key updates and future directions under the leadership of new Co-CEOs Jungwook Kim and Daehyun Kang. The event highlighted the company's renewed focus on developing new titles following significant personnel and organizational changes in 2024. NEXON aims to enhance its global growth by deepening the IP value of its [...]
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has some seriously ambitious plans for the future of Unreal Engine, and it involves building a massive metaverse that blends Disney, Fortnite, and Unreal Engine into one giant virtual playground. It’s a bold move, and while the word “metaverse” has become a bit overused (with some high-profile flops along the way), Sweeney is convinced that [...]
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Paramount Pictures and Saber Interactive, the developers behind Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, have just announced a brand-new AAA action RPG set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender. While fans of the animated series have seen plenty of attempts to bring the Avatar saga into the gaming world—some more successful than others—this collaboration might finally be what we’ve [...]
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Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, has officially declared that it’s back on solid financial ground. Following the unprecedented growth many tech companies experienced during the pandemic, Epic and other video game studios expanded aggressively only to find themselves downsizing once things returned to a semblance of normalcy. After a challenging year that included laying off [...]
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Microsoft’s gaming division, specifically Activision Blizzard, is once again in the layoff spotlight, with around 400 employees facing the axe. Following a memo from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, it was confirmed that the cuts would hit Blizzard Entertainment hard, with roles across California locations—such as Irvine, Santa Monica, and Playa Vista—being targeted. These layoffs are primarily hitting “corporate and supporting [...]
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It’s no secret that Nintendo loves to flex its legal muscles, especially when it comes to protecting its beloved Pokémon franchise. So, when Palworld—a game described by some as “Pokémon with guns”—caught the attention of Nintendo’s lawyers, things were bound to get messy. Last month, the gaming giant officially took legal action against Palworld developer Pocketpair over alleged patent infringement. [...]
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