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Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors. Söderlund offered an update on the studio's views regarding artificial intelligence during an interview with GamesIndustry.biz . Among various updates that have brought new enemies, cosmetics, locations, and more, he says the team has already replaced some of its heavily criticized AI content with performances from real human beings. “We re-recorded some of the lines post-launch and made them with real voices," Söderlund said. “There is a quality difference. A real professional actor is better than AI; that's just how it is. We look at [AI] first and foremost as a production tool. We can test things internally. We can test 15 different lines without recording them, and then we know what to record. It's also a way for us to work, not replace actors. We don't necessarily believe in replacing humans...

CD Projekt has insisted it has “no plans” for further Cyberpunk 2077 DLCs or expansions amid reports the developer plans a secret DLC for The Witcher 3 . The Polish studio responded to one fan on social media , who cheekily asked the official Cyberpunk 2077 X / Twitter account when the game will get “secret new DLC.” “We have no plans for additional DLCs or expansions. If anything changes, we will inform you all!” was CD Projekt’s response. That sounds clear cut, and sparked a degree of disappointment from Cyberpunk 2077 fans who are still clamouring for more content despite the game being over five years old now. “So you're really gonna have us wait 5+ more years for any new Cyberpunk content,” said one person. “Come ooooooon, just a small expansion pleeeeeeease,” said another. “Now do the same with The Witcher account,” joked another. There are a few things we might take away from CD Projekt’s statement here. One, that it really doesn’t plan any more Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, w...

Pokémon Pokopia will soon get an update that addresses an array of issues and improvements, Nintendo has confirmed. Launched last week to huge success, Pokopia players are already creating blocky Pokémon paradises full of incredible creations — though a few users have gotten snagged by bugs along the way. Now, Nintendo has said it is aware of several issues — and listed a string of bugs and upcoming additions it has planned for Pokopia in the near future. Happily, Nintendo expects that its planned update will several progression blockers that are currently occurring in players' worlds, even if players have encountered them already (so no, hopefully you don't now need to start over). Other than bug fixes, there's no mention here of actual new content also coming to Pokémon Pokopia in future — but it is still early days. And it's worth remembering that the first in-game event " More Spores for Hoppip " is already now live, and set to run until March 25. ...

Blight: Survival has reemerged with a new gameplay trailer — and its developers are promising big news in 2026 after a whopping 1.5 million Steam wishlists. In a new development update, publisher Behaviour Interactive, of Dead by Daylight fame, and developer Haenir Studio, announced small scape playtests to help shape the game’s future. Blight: Survival is a medieval co-op action horror game whose 2022 announcement trailer — an early look at gameplay — has seen 3.9 million views on IGN’s YouTube channel alone. The new trailer, below, shows new in-engine footage showcasing combat finishers. After the trailer went viral and those Steam Wishlists piled up, Ulrik Langvandsbråten, creative director and cofounder at Haenir Studio, partnered with Behaviour and set about rebuilding Blight’s core systems from the ground up. In an interview with IGN, Ashley Pannell, senior creative director on Blight: Survival at Behaviour Interactive, acknowledged the pressure the team is now under fol...

There’s something endlessly endearing about a good-natured dummy. Just a happy, optimistic doofus that can barely scrape two brain cells together to form a thought. You can take your dark and brooding Kratos, or your wisecracking Spider-Man. Give me Dunk from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , or Guybrush Threepwood from The Secret of Monkey Island , heck, even the dog from Up, any day of the week. And soon, give me Davy, the undead nobody, from Stupid Never Dies, the upcoming action-RPG and debut release from the Devil May Cry and Resident Evil veterans at GPTRACK50. IGN recently met with the team behind Stupid Never Dies for a first look at Davy’s wild adventure. With blazing-fast action, a slick approach to changing combat styles, and a naive goofball of a hero that might just be in over his head, this has the makings of a damned good time. And, like many of the best, most foolish adventures, it starts with a bit of romance. Romance is (un)dead Davy is dead. Not figuratively, or ...

Magic: The Gathering’s second set of the year gives us cardboard versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , their allies, and their foes, and the Collector Boosters are still in stock at Amazon - and at a discount no less. After dropping to just over $400 a week or two ago, they're now down to $394 . That's a 14% drop from the MSRP of $455, and it's by far the best way to try your arm at picking up some of the set's most desirable (and valuable) cards . It is a hefty buy-in, no question, but this is the product designed for people chasing the flashiest pulls in the set. If you are new to Magic, Collector Boosters are where the premium treatments live. Extended art, textured foils, alternate frames, the kind of cards that turn heads and, in many cases, hold stronger resale value. They do not guarantee more powerful gameplay staples, but they dramatically increase your odds of pulling the most desirable versions of those cards. That is why they sit at a $37.99...

Pokémon Pokopia has launched big on Nintendo Switch 2, and sold 2.2 million copies over its release weekend. Across four days, the new Pokémon life simulation game shifted 1 million copies in Japan alone, despite supply constraints for its physical version being reported in several countries. Indeed, such has been the game's popularity that Amazon recently raised the price of its boxed copy by $10, up to $80 . Nintendo shareholders have also reacted positively to the game's performance, sending the company's stock price shooting upwards . While 2.2 million copies is less than the 5 million already sold by Resident Evil Requiem, it's important to remember that this game is an exclusive for Switch 2 — a console which still has a relatively modest userbase. Just over 17 million Switch 2 consoles have been sold so far, meaning just shy of one in every eight owners also now has a copy of Pokémon Pokopia. The game has already beaten the sales to date of Kirby Air Ride...