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EA’s lengthy exclusivity on
Star Wars games is coming to an end, and it’s ending courtesy of … Ubisoft. That’s not a sentence anyone expected to start 2021 with, especially given the last 12 months Ubisoft had. But the director of
The Division 2 and the same engine that powers Ubisoft’s post-viral MMO will now be turning their attention towards the
Day of the Tentacle, la coronación de LucasArts en el momento más dulce de la edad de oro de las Aventuras Gráficas
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LucasArts Games is back, but with a brand new look and name under Lucasfilm Games. It may seem like a small thing to be excited about, but the implications of what this may bring are something to get excited about. It shows that Lucasfilm is ready to take things to the next level and capitalize off of the current success of Star Wars.
It also brings up some retro game possibilities. Considering the extensive history of titles that LucasArts originally brought into the gaming world, there are quite a few that deserve to be brought back to life with a modern revision. Star Wars video games have always been popular, but not many people have played some of the classics that have built the foundation for modern Star Wars titles.
A Microsoft patent describes technology to create chatbots of specific people.
The technology could be used to create chatbots of dead people, fictional characters, and relatives.
Similar technology has appeared in media, such as Black Mirror.
In one of the more bizarre stories that we ll cover this week, a Microsoft Patent recently emerged for technology that could be used to create chatbots of dead people (via The Independent). The technology would use content such as images, voice data, social media posts, [and] electronic messages to create a chatbot that simulates a specific person.
The concept of AI being used to replicate dead people isn t new. It was famously shown off in the episode Be Right Back of Black Mirror.
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LucasArts Games is back, but with a brand new look and name under LucasFilm Games. It may seem like a small thing to be excited about, but the implications of what this may bring are something to get excited about. It shows that LucasFilm is ready to take things to the next level and capitalize off of the current success of Star Wars.
It also brings up some retro game possibilities. Considering the extensive history of titles that LucasArts originally brought into the gaming world, there are quite a few that deserve to be brought back to life with a modern revision. Star Wars video games have always been popular, but not many people have played some of the classics that have built the foundation for modern Star Wars titles.
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