AI In Game Development, RE: Veronica Story Tweaks, And Xya Is Excited For Spyro

AI In Game Development, RE: Veronica Story Tweaks, And Xya Is Excited For Spyro

In this episode we cover the weird world of AI in game development, our first delayed game out of the packed September, Capcom adjusting Code Veronica's story to fit the current timeline, and Xbox is trying to fix things on the backend. Then in the later half Xya and I talk Mina the Hollower.  00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Valor Mortis Pushes Release Date 00:58 - 1666 Amsterdam AI Asset Slip 02:04 - Crystal Dynamics Weird AI PR Answer 07:09 - TLoU Season 3 Casting 09:00 - Resident Evil Veronica Will Adjust The Story To Fit Series Timeline 18:14 - Xbox Internal Memo 22:10 - Xya's Excitement For Spyro And GOW Laufey What We're Playing 32:25 Mina The Hollower

State Of Play And Summer Game Fest Recap

This episode we recap State of Play and Summer Game Fest. Then in the back I talk a little about Mina the Hollower and Isli finished Saros.  02:09 - Design Reasons Why You Can't Kill Fish In Subnautica 2 13:00 - No Rest For The Wicked Not Releasing On Xbox Yet Because Of Series S 16:10 - State Of Play Recap 47:45 - Summer Game Fest Recap What We're Playing 01:13:08 - Mina The Hollower 01:22:25 - Saros

Steam Deck's Price Hike, Witcher 3 Getting New Content, And A Huge SC2 Balance Update

We've got the surprise announcement of new content coming to The Witcher 3 in 2027, huge price increases for the Steam Deck, a delay for Fable, and an out of nowhere huge balance patch for StarCraft 2. Then Isli and Xya talk about Mina The Hollower, and I continue my journey through Escape Simulator 2 with a few gripes. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:30 PS+ For June - 03:40 Media Molecule's Next Game Rumor - 04:33 Another No Man's Sky Update - 08:40 Resident Evil 9 Gets A Demo - 10:57 Steam Deck Huge Price Increase - 15:44 Witcher 3 Is Getting New DLC - 20:30 Fable Delayed - 21:35 StarCraft 2 Getting A Major Patch What We're Playing - 30:20 Mina The Hollower - 48:58 Escape Simulator 2

Destiny 2 Content Is Coming To An End, But What About Final Fantasy 11?

We're a few weeks away from Summer Game Fest and we got the announcement that Destiny 2 content updates will end in June, to the surprise of the developers and the community. We've also got the unexpected news that Final Fantasy 11 could possibly receive new content? Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:26 Subnautica 2 And Killing Fish - 04:51 Game Pass Wave 2 Line-up - 05:37 Warhammer Skulls Showcase - 10:33 Could We See New FF11 Content? - 20:12 Destiny 2 Content Updates To End What We're Playing - 30:36 Final Fantasy 14 - 32:04 Escape Simulator 2

Amy Hennig's Version Of Uncharted 4

We've got quite the spread of news this week capped off with some interesting details about Amy Hennig's version of Uncharted 4. Then in the backend we haven't played much collectively this week, but I give some impressions of Escape Simulator 2, my issues with the Xbox app's UI, and Isli doesn't understand potty training.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:32 Katsuhiro Harada's New Studio - 07:20 Former EA Producer Sales Dead Space 4 Wouldn't Sell - 13:00 News Blast - 15:36 Arc Raiders Moving To Twice A Year Content Updates - 16:25 Subnautica 2 Early Access Roadmap - 22:17 Amy Hennig's Version Of Uncharted 4 What We're Playing - 38:23 FFXIV - 54:50 Escape Simulator 2