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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Skyrim was already notorious for this "break the AI pathing and snipe at them" exploit metagame, but Enderal sort of just gives up here. Expendable companions. Money sink.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There's no Destiny-like seamless matchmaking and no Left 4 Dead style good-enough bot AI. OK you get the idea.

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AWS for Games debuts Guide to Generative AI for Game Developers, and more at GDC 2024

AWS Games

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, a seismic shift that was certainly felt at the 2024 Game Developer Conference (GDC) held last week in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Center. Explore real-world use cases for a variety of generative AI services and solutions.

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AI x Game Industry in 2025 - The Unspoken Part

Deconstructor of Fun

Now you know what’s the best way to “grab a drink” with this lad… Legendary game makers, Peter Molyneux who is renowned for creating the god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Black & White, as well as Theme Park and the Fable series thinks that generative AI is going to be a "real game changer" in video games. It is a true enabler.

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Is there an alternative to gaming’s dystopian gloom?

Game Daily

It also helps that depopulated worlds – or at least those populated by easily replicated baddies – are much cheaper and easier to produce than well-ordered, sophisticated societies. Gershenfeld recalled his days working on open world games at Activision. “Open worlds are complex, expensive.

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