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It’s Time For Epic Games And Its CEO To Touch Grass

It’s Time For Epic Games And Its CEO To Touch Grass https://ift.tt/PpyRE19 Epic Games is under fire once again this week for its stance on AI, as the company is apparently pivoting to "AI-accelerated development"--and supreme overlord Tim Sweeney has been trying to make it seem as though he and his company are not bothered by the backlash even a little bit. But everything that Sweeney and his spokespeople have said this week makes them look like they're embarrassingly out of touch with the reality of our present moment. Maybe it's time for Sweeney to go outside and get some fresh air and remember what it was like to be a regular person who doesn't have a billion dollars and a powerful corporation that he rules with an iron fist. It kinda seems like he hasn't done that in a while. The fun this week started with a Bloomberg report about troubled production on a Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter game: one that would hook into Fortnite's system of...

Detective Pikachu Returns Looks To Be A Much Bigger Pokemon Adventure

Detective Pikachu Returns Looks To Be A Much Bigger Pokemon Adventure https://ift.tt/Zbqosvl

Detective Pikachu Returns shows a side of Pokemon we rarely see in the games. While the mainline entries are designed around collecting, battling, and training, Detective Pikachu Returns taps into Pokemon’s infectious charm in order to tell a lighthearted mystery story.

Detective Pikachu Returns is the sequel to the 2018 Nintendo 3DS game that launched a year before the film. While they do share a title, Detective Pikachu the movie offered a different take on that universe. In Detective Pikachu the game, Tim Goodman, the goodie-two-shoes protagonist, never found his missing father. With Harry Goodman still MIA, Detective Pikachu Returns is once again centered around Harry’s mysterious disappearance.

Similar to the original, this sequel plays like an adventure game. You’ll spend most of your time exploring sectioned areas, chatting with persons of interest, and interacting with the environment to dig up clues. It’s still fairly straightforward, but the improved presentation and higher production values go a long way. Senior creative director at Creatures Inc. Yasunori Yanagisawa emphasized that Nintendo Switch hardware has allowed the team to build a livelier Ryme City. The explorable areas are noticeably bigger and the number of Pokemon that fill the environment has increased. While these improvements may seem superficial, they could expand cases and add some complexity by giving players more ground to cover and more witnesses to question.

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