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As the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to drag Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard under a microscope, the company’s CEO wants you to know it’s actually Sony’s fault that console exclusives exist. Read more... View the full article

Baldur’s Gate III director Swen Vincke doesn’t think the sprawling fantasy role-playing game would exist if the team behind it, Larian Studios, had been gobbled up by another game company. “It would have been canned, guaranteed,” he told me during a recent interview. “There’s no way that a big publisher would have… Read more... View the full article

Larian Studios is shifting its upcoming RPG Baldur’s Gate 3’s release around a bit, and that means good and bad news depending on if you were planning on playing the game on PC or PlayStation 5. Read more... View the full article

Valve seems to be blocking video games created with AI-generated assets from being published on its online storefront Steam. A Reddit post from earlier this month, first noticed by GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, includes a message from Valve explaining that it “cannot ship games for which the developer does not… Read more... View the full article

Editor’s note: This post is part of our weekly In the NVIDIA Studio series, which celebrates featured artists, offers creative tips and tricks, and demonstrates how NVIDIA Studio technology improves creative workflows. MUE Studio, founded by 3D artists Minjin Kang and Mijoo Kim, specializes in art direction, photography and 3D design for campaigns and installations. It focuses on creating unique visual identities to help clients express themselves. The creative duo behind the studio, based in New York, said they’ve always been fascinated with blurring the boundary between fantasy and reality in their work. Together, they created the 3D video Somewhere in the World and a summer-themed series of artwork this week In the NVIDIA Studio, using Adobe After Effects, Autodesk 3ds Max and Unreal Engine 5. GeForce RTX 4060 graphics cards are now available to order, starting at $299. The state-of-the-art NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture supercharges creative apps and productivity, while delivering immersive, AI-accelerated gaming with ray tracing and DLSS 3. The GeForce RTX 4060 GPU has arrived. Plus, Chaos Vantage 2 is now available, offering new benefits for creators on RTX GPUs — like the GeForce RTX 4060 — including NVIDIA AI Denoiser for smoother image quality, as well as the direct light reservoir sampling feature powered by NVIDIA RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) technology. Chaos Vantage 2 Powered by NVIDIA RTX Chaos Vantage is a high-quality 3D visualization tool for artists who use the V-Ray rendering software. It enables users to quickly explore and present their work in a fully ray-traced environment that can handle massive scenes based on large models. Vantage 2 adds powerful new capabilities, enabling architectural-visualization and visual-effects artists to convey their designs more effectively. Vantage 2 features the new NVIDIA AI Denoiser, which automatically removes noise from images when rendering high-quality output. Its upscaling mode increases frame rates and responsiveness in interactive rendering for a smoother, more efficient experience in the viewport. The update also adds direct light reservoir sampling, powered by NVIDIA RTXDI technology, enabling artists to scale multiple dynamic light sources to sizable scenes — lightning fast — with no impact on performance. Rendered in Chaos Vantage 2. Image courtesy of © Brick Visual. Rounding out the Vantage update are new scene states to turn design-validation presentations into interactive storyboards; support for realistic vegetation movement in the wind and interaction with animated characters; and enhancements for popular render elements like back to beauty, material and object masks for compositing in image-editing apps. Learn more about Vantage 2, available now. Enter the Minds of MUE Studio When designing an environment, MUE Studio aims to create a minimalistic space that invites viewers “to enter and take a break,” said Kim. https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bubble.mp4 This is the foundation of Somewhere in the World, as well as the studio’s summer-themed series of artwork. By intentionally setting the time of day, placing a specific object or choosing a remote location, the artists ensure these pieces can become a viewer’s personal path to tranquility. https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/curtain.mp4 “Our purpose is to provide comfort and inspire people to dream of a better world,” said Kang. “We really appreciate comments we’ve received, saying things like, ‘These images are calm,’ and ‘I would like to be present in that space.’ Such words fuel us as artists.” Idyllic environments created by MUE Studio. The visuals’ minimalist aesthetic was brought to life through the power of NVIDIA Studio laptops equipped with GeForce RTX 3090 graphics. The duo began sculpting and modeling in Autodesk 3ds Max. RTX-accelerated AI denoising with the default Autodesk Arnold renderer made movement in the viewport highly interactive. Feel the calm of MUE Studio’s artwork. MUE Studio is especially interested in the human element of their art, the founders said. Kang focuses on the artistic tension between presence and absence, and Kim explores unique human cultures throughout the pieces. The artists completed texture application, lighting and animations in Unreal Engine 5. RTX acceleration unlocked high-fidelity interactive visualization, leading to stunning photorealistic render quality. https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/chair.mp4 Kim said MUE Studio’s go-to creative app for post-production is Adobe After Effects, which includes 30+ GPU-accelerated effects. The duo applied the app’s Sharpen, Brightness and Contrast and Gradient Ramp features when putting the finishing touches on their marvelous masterpieces. Take a summer vacation. “Our series of art provides an opportunity for viewers to momentarily escape reality, creating a safe, digital space where the community can relax and interact with one another,” Kang said. https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/summer.mp4 Check out more of MUE Studio’s 3D creations on Instagram. Minjin Kang and Mijoo Kim, the duo behind MUE Studio. Follow NVIDIA Studio on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Access tutorials on the Studio YouTube channel and get updates directly in your inbox by subscribing to the Studio newsletter. View the full article

It’s a jam-packed July with 14 newly supported titles in the GeForce NOW library, including Remnant II from Gunfire Games and Gearbox Publishing. Need a new adventure? Check out the nine additions streaming from the cloud this week. Plus, the Steam Summer Sale kicks off this week, and many supported titles in the GeForce NOW library are available for cheap. Keep an eye out for promotional updates right in the GeForce NOW app. New Jams for July Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in Jagged Alliance 3, coming this month. The GeForce NOW library is always expanding. July brings support for 14 more titles streaming from the cloud, including Remnant II, Jagged Alliance 3, Xenonauts 2 and more. Upgrade to a GeForce NOW Ultimate membership to play these and more than 1,600 other titles at RTX 4080 quality, with support for 4K 120 frames per second gameplay and ultrawide resolutions. Priority and Ultimate members can also play supported titles with RTX ON for real-time cinematic lighting. Check out the full list: The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (New release on Steam, July 7) Jagged Alliance 3 (New release on Steam, July 14) Xenonauts 2 (Steam, July 18) Viewfinder (Steam, July 18) Techtonica (Steam, July 18) Remnant II (Steam, July 25) F1 Manager 2023 (Steam, July 31) Embr (Steam) MotoGP 23 (Steam) OCTOPATH TRAVELER (Steam) OCTOPATH TRAVELER II (Steam) Pro Cycling Manager 2023 (Steam) Riders Republic (Steam) Starship Troopers: Extermination (Steam) Jump into gaming with what’s new on GeForce NOW this week: One Lonely Outpost (New release on Steam) AEW: Fight Forever (New release on Steam, June 29) Darkest Dungeon (Steam) Darkest Dungeon II (Steam) Derail Valley (Steam) Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam) I Am Fish (Steam) Golf Gang (Steam) Contraband Police (Steam) Juicy June In addition to the 20 games announced in June, four extra joined GeForce NOW this month, including this week’s additions, One Lonely Outpost and AEW: Fight Forever, as well as: Forever Skies (Steam) A.V.A Global (Steam) Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition didn’t make it in June due to technical issues. Stay tuned to GFN Thursday for more updates. What’s on your playlist this month? Let us know your answer on Twitter or in the comments below. Reply with a prediction of what you think will be your most played game in July. Then come back at the end of the month and see if you were right. — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) June 28, 2023 View the full article

Certified PC gamers tend to think they are the best of the pack, but our superior hardware comes at a price. Sure, part of that is the hundreds of dollars of upfront cost which can sometimes make console gaming look simpler and more appealing , but mostly I’m talking about how the community treats PC gamers like… Read more... View the full article

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Indie developer Neal Agarwal, better known as Neal.fun, makes video games that are very small but also very good. His latest, The Password Game, is the perfect example: it takes the hell of coming up with a password for an app or site’s account and somehow turns it into something fun. Read more... View the full article

We’ve tried to scrub as much of the time period from our collective memories as possible, I know, but if you cast your mind back to the Presidency of Donald Trump, and 2017 specifically, you might remember one of the weirdest stories to emerge was one involving Disney, an animatronic robot and Hillary Clinton. Read more... View the full article

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As protests continue over on Reddit, the world’s largest community forum that is now inexplicably being turned into an engine for shareholder-driven greed, one of its biggest gaming subreddits has announced that it will be leaving the platform for good. Read more... View the full article

Donald Duck is considered by many fans to be the most powerful mage in all of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. For a long time, his reign as the supreme magic user in the franchise was unchallenged. But that’s changed with the release of Final Fantasy XVI, because now there’s finally another mage who’s as powerful as… Read more... View the full article

We’re not even a whole week out from the release of Square Enix’s latest entry in the Final Fantasy series, and yet the voice actor for Final Fantasy XVI’s protagonist has already found (and read) gamers’ thirsty fan fiction. Read more... View the full article

Many of us started playing video games during the crucially formative years of our lives—the time when we learn a lot about ourselves, our interests, our personalities, and our gender and sexual identities. Just like how the movies and television shows we watched may have helped influence our preferences (Megan Fox in… Read more... View the full article

I’m sure that I love Jill Warrick—Final Fantasy XVI’s female lead—because her hair is healthy and long, gathered at the end with a ribbon, with one delicate braid as ornament. I also love her, I think, because she wears a cream-color chemise under layers of blue leather, contrasting like the small icicles that form at… Read more... View the full article

An Electronic Arts job listing for a role related to The Sims 5, the upcoming entry in its popular life-sim series, appears to confirm that it will launch as a free-to-play game. Read more... View the full article

Much like David Bowie, who was likely born of a Mothercrystal himself, Final Fantasy is constantly reimagining itself. Different battle systems, different aesthetics, different worlds, and a whole new story with every entry. Yet, the arrival of Final Fantasy XVI has been divisive among the fan base, with venomous… Read more... View the full article

McDonald’s new Grimace milkshake has sparked an entire movement around treating the beverage like the murder weapon from a Japanese horror game. Zoomers and other TikTok users were pretending to die after slurping up the purple goop and now they’re pretending the Grimace Shake is what also killed their favorite anime… Read more... View the full article

A new game content rating out of South Korea for Red Dead Redemption has fans speculating that a remaster, remake or port of the popular open-world western is coming sooner than later. However, Rockstar has yet to confirm what this rating means or if, after all these years, Red Dead Redemption will finally be coming… Read more... View the full article

Because Final Fantasy XVI is more of an action game than an RPG, a lot of Clive’s adventure can feel more straightforward than its predecessors. However, there’s still a lot the game doesn’t tell you upfront, and knowing these things can give you an overall better experience. That in mind, here are a few tips to help… Read more... View the full article

As the self-proclaimed largest anime convention in the world, Anime Expo 2023 has a bunch of world premieres and panels taking place across the four-day event at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 1 to July 4. Sprinkled in between its big main stage events, featuring big-name anime studios like Mappa, Wit,… Read more... View the full article

2012 2D anime fighter Skullgirls is under siege by some fans after a recent update made micro-adjustments to scantily clad women and got rid of Nazi symbols among a host of other tweaks to the decade old game. The tweaks led to review bombing on Steam and claims by fans that the small changes have somehow… Read more... View the full article

A new month is nearing the corner, which means PlayStation Plus subscribers should get ready for the next crop of games once July hits. Thankfully, you don’t have to wait too long to find out what those are due to a recent leak later confirmed by Sony, and the list is looking decent for the upcoming month. Read more... View the full article

We are six months into the PlayStation 5’s third year, and it feels like this generation is officially picking up steam. Perhaps there are too many video games coming out in 2023? When is someone meant to catch their breath between all these big games? But if you’re new to the PlayStation 5, we’ve compiled a list of… Read more... View the full article