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The widespread use of AI art is reportedly diminishing the work of game artists in China, who worry about how it'll be used in other departments of game development.
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The group of consumers attempting to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has amended and once again filed their lawsuit against the Xbox firm. The suit, originally filed in December , was dismissed by a California judge last month because it "[lacked] allegations." In her ruling, US District Judge Jacqueline Corley said the group's "general allegation that the merger may cause 'higher prices, less innovation, less creativity, less consumer choice, decreased output, and
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The group of consumers attempting to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has amended and once again filed their lawsuit against the Xbox firm. The suit, originally filed in December , was dismissed by a California judge last month because it "[lacked] allegations." In her ruling, US District Judge Jacqueline Corley said the group's "general allegation that the merger may cause 'higher prices, less innovation, less creativity, less consumer choice, decreased output, and
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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The president of Microsoft has claimed that his company has identified Russian intelligence and military groups trying to spread information via games communities. During an on-stage interview at Semafor's World Economy Summit , Brad Smith was asked about the recent leak of Pentagon documents on a games-centric Discord server, and whether there are leaks and security issues in the gaming world that worry him.
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Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox At GDC's State of Unreal last month, Unreal Editor for Fortnite and its creator economy took centre stage, illustrating Epic Games' vision for the metaverse. CEO Tim Sweeney explained to us why and how the metaverse is "happening for real" (unless Apple tries to crush it) and EVP Saxs Persson told us more about expanding Fortnite's creations beyond shooters and building an ecosystem based on fairness.
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