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Netflix Closes Two More Studios

Netflix Closes Two More Studios https://ift.tt/sHACcwS Earlier this summer, Netflix-owned developer Night School released Unhinged , a horror game that was playable on televisions/screens through the streaming app. Unhinged was met with acclaim by players, and Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters recently called Unhinged one of "our two most successful cloud game debuts" during an investor call . Regardless, Night School has been shuttered by Netflix's latest round of cuts. As reported by Game File , Night School and Moonloot are the latest gaming developers to be closed down by Netflix. According to the outlet, Netflix justified the closures by noting that the streamer is narrowing its focus to games for kids, party games, story-driven titles, or "games with mainstream hooks." "We see an opportunity to be more focused in our execution, so we are making organizational changes to the business to match those priorities," said Netflix in a statement to Ga...

The Witcher 4 Won't Use AI To Replace Workers When Production Ramps Up This Year

The Witcher 4 Won't Use AI To Replace Workers When Production Ramps Up This Year https://ift.tt/V8RLIWD

CD Projekt Red is gearing up to ramp up production on The Witcher 4 later this year, with the company planning to avoid using artificial intelligence programs to replace its employees. Instead, CDPR plans to have "around 400" people working on the sequel in a few months.

"We'd like to have around 400 people working on the project by the middle of the year", CDPR CEO Adam Badowski explained to Forbes. When asked about the use of AI tools, Badowski added that while the company had formed a team to look at how it could incorporate this technology into its work, it didn't see it as a replacement for its employees.

"We think that AI is something that can help improve certain processes in game production, but not replace people," Badowski said. Currently, CDPR has several projects in varying stages of development, ranging from a remake of the first Witcher game all the way up to a full-fledged sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, although these are being developed in the wake of the company laying off 10% of its workforce.

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