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Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 Detailed Leak Is Setting Community Ablaze, But Could Be Too Good To Be True

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 has yet to be officially announced, but recent statements from director Naoki Hamaguchi suggest the game's reveal and release aren't too far off. According to a high-effort leak posted on ResetEra, the third and final entry in the remake trilogy will be revealed during this year's Summer Game Fest opening showcase on June 5, but many of the details sound too good to be true. "I am posting this on behalf of somebody else I know to protect their identity who works somewhere in the chain between Square Enix marketing and Summer Game Fest event staff. The level of […]

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Bank of America Wants GTA 6 Priced at $80 to Rescue a Struggling Industry — With Gamers Footing the Bill

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GTA 6 is poised to set the market on fire when it launches this November. While its price hasn't been determined, there's no doubt the sixth entry in the series by Rockstar Games will be a smashing success, but Bank of America believes the game should be priced at $80. A high price point that would not only be in Take-Two's self-interest, but that could also save the entire gaming industry, which is perceived as struggling. In an investor note penned by Omar Dessouky, as reported by Seeking Alpha, after attending the iicon Video Game Conference where Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick heavily suggested the […]

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Resident Evil Requiem Producer Dodges NVIDIA DLSS 5 Question, But Fan Reaction to Her Design Speaks Louder Than Words

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Resident Evil Requiem running with NVIDIA DLSS 5 was among the most controversial showcases of the upcoming technology, if not the most controversial, as it seemed to alter Grace's character design significantly. Speaking with Eurogamer, Producer Masato Kumazawa refused to comment directly on the team's involvement in the controversial showcase, but what has been said suggests how the developer will place any tech that could alter artistic intent under heavier scrutiny in the future. "The fact a lot of players commented they really liked the original design of Grace and didn't want to see it changed was a positive," Kumazawa-san […]

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PlayStation 6 PSSR Frame Gen Inches Closer to Reality, As Sony Doubles Down On AI Interpolation Research

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The launch of the PlayStation 5 Pro marked the debut of AI-powered upscaling in the console space with PSSR. While the upscaler's latest version significantly improves image quality over its launch iteration, there's a very strong chance that, on PlayStation 6, the upscaler will also deliver AI-powered frame generation, judging from the LinkedIn profile of a Senior Research Scientist at Sony Interactive Entertainment. As spotted by MP1st, Ayan Kumar Bhunia has been working on Machine Learning and Computer Vision for SIE since December 2023. One of the highlights of their experience at the company is having "spearheaded core research behind […]

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