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[Time_Traveller]

'This F**king Sucks' — Rockstar Devs Bemoan GTA 6 Trailer Leak

DEC 5, 2023 1:47 PM

Following the leak of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, Rockstar developers took to social media to express their bitter disappointment.

Less than 24 hours before its anticipated debut, the GTA 6 trailer leaked on X/Twitter and immediately spread like wildfire across social media. The leaked trailer contained a giant crypto watermark, making for a poor viewing experience for fans.

While the X/Twitter leak account was suspended, the post had thousands of likes before the trailer was pulled, which means plenty of fans saw it before Rockstar intended.

Rockstar soon followed-up by releasing the real trailer to its channels with a self-deprecating comment: "Our trailer has leaked so please watch the real thing on YouTube."

https://www.ign.com/articles/this-fking ... BMElah9D38

Following the leak of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer last night, Rockstar developers took to social media to express their bitter disappointment.

[wjfox]

[funkervogt]

[Powers]

Someone else feels the contrast between some models/textures? Like they don't mix together well.

[raklian]

Set on a procedurally generated planet the size of the Earth. This will be interesting to watch.

[wjfox]

E3: Once world's biggest gaming show permanently axed

1 hour ago

The E3 gaming show, once the biggest event in the gaming calendar, has been permanently cancelled.

In a statement, the organisers said: "After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye."

It added: "Thanks for the memories. GGWP [good game well played]".

The 2023 expo had already been called off after analysts said it had "struggled to remain relevant".

Industry body Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which ran E3, confirmed to the BBC that the event will not go ahead in the future.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67695639

[wjfox]

Yessssssss!

[Tadasuke]

Light No Fire looks much nicer to me than the Robocop game, because the latter looks definitely too realistic for my tastes. I would rather take a walk, than play it. Good thing we have a choice in what games we buy and play.

I've been interested in faster computer hardware for many years, but at the same time, I don't like realism, so I'm totally unexcited and uninterested for all the "realistic" games coming out. Even the word 'realistic' or 'realism' has negative connotations in my mind.

Here's a current Broken Silicon podcast episode about introducing more advanced AI to video games, as well as hardware needed for that AI:



I dunno why some people think that more advanced AI = more difficult enemies and that's it. It's an extreme oversimplification of what AI means.

[wjfox]

Light No Fire looks much nicer to me than the Robocop game, because the latter looks definitely too realistic for my tastes. I would rather take a walk, than play it.

I've been interested in faster computer hardware for many years, but at the same time, I don't like realism, so I'm totally unexcited and uninterested for all the "realistic" games coming out. Even the word 'realistic' or 'realism' has negative connotations in my mind.

I'm the complete opposite. I love realism, and feeling truly immersed in a simulated environment. Gaming graphics will match reality in the near future and it's thrilling to imagine the possibilities that will bring.

[wjfox]

My year in gaming –

https://s.team/y23/hcjbndc?l=english

RE4 was definitely my favourite. Looking forward to 2024!

[wjfox]

[Tadasuke]

Over the years, I have seen multiple ambitious projects (i.e. large MMORPGs or VR projects) get started, teased or leaked and then scrapped because of:
• desktop PCs losing popularity (~2010 was probably the peak)
• relatively weak home consoles and Nintendo not giving their best
• battery-powered laptops gaining popularity
• very low-power pocket "smartphones" gaining lots of popularity
• lower acceleration of computer hardware specs improvement
• higher prices of the newest stuff
• lack of good enough AI that could help with production

New software (games) is still coming out, in the thousands, but overall innovation or ambition perhaps isn't particularly great in my opinion. I know that new AAA games are much bigger projects than old games (5 people worked on Doom and 10 people on Quake back in the 90s, according to John Romero).

For example, Final Fantasy VII came out in one piece (but on three discs) back in 1997 with a budget of 80 million USD. Today, Square Enix needs almost 4 years to release the 2nd part of three parts in total of FF VII Remake. We have no idea when the 3rd part might come out. I hope that useful and well-working AI will help speed up development process, make it easier and cheaper, hopefully lowering amount of human work by as much as ¾.

Cities: Skylines with mods is possibly one the the more invigorating games out there right now, but I'm also looking at some retro stuff.

[wjfox]

Review of Starfield:

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765 ... d/1716740/

Removed from my wishlist after reading this.

[Time_Traveller]

Review of Starfield:

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765 ... d/1716740/

Removed from my wishlist after reading this.

Will do the same then later on today.

[raklian]

Review of Starfield:

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765 ... d/1716740/

Removed from my wishlist after reading this.

Yeah, lost interest long ago when my oldest son trashed it after playing it for a bit.

[wjfox]

[wjfox]

I've been playing through this beautifully animated sci-fi/fantasy game.

A mixture of platform, stealth, puzzle-solving and exploration.

Quite early on, you encounter a cat-like creature who becomes your friend and helps with various problems!

[wjfox]

[Powers]

2 years

Looks more interesting than Geopolitical Slopper.

[wjfox]

‘The Last Of Us Part 3’ Is Happening, Probably Not Until Next Decade On PS6

Feb 3, 2024, 08:13am EST

Naughty Dog just released a two hour documentary about the making of The Last of Us Part 2, a fascinating look at the controversial, widely awarded video game. And of course, somewhere in those two hours some news was made. Neil Druckmann says that he’s figured out a concept for The Last of Us Part 3 because there “probably is one more chapter to this story.”

My theory used to be that The Last of Us Part 3 would be timed so it would release and given the HBO show more content to work with after Part 2 was split into seasons 2 and 3 of that show, which we already know is happening. That could have been maybe four years from now, but the timeline doesn’t add up for that based on Druckmann’s comments.

Naughty Dog’s next game will not be The Last of Us Part 3, it’s something else, likely a supposed sci-fi IP they’re working on for Sony, which no, is not a live service. After The Last of Us Factions fell apart, Naughty Dog outright declared they’d remain a single player studio, so here we are.

But Druckmann’s comments indicate that The Last of Us Part 3 is likely miles and miles away. I’m talking like, the next decade, as given both development time and a wholly new game coming out before it, that’s probably at least 2030, given that we are just in the “I came up with an idea for it” stage.

There are no hints given about the story content of the game. It’s safe to assume Ellie would return, though I doubt most people predicted a second Last of Us game would largely be without Joel, so who knows. A larger question would be if Abby would return after the events of the second game, or if her part in the story is over.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/ ... 56390f3093