Blue Protocol Technical Test Ends, Amazon Says Future Test Will Include Updates From Japanese Live Build

AI Roundup: Several notable developments took place in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) today, December 4. Amazon announced plans to expand its Amazon Future Engineer program by introducing advanced coding and AI modules in 100 Karnataka schools. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court sought the Indian government's response to a PIL against deepfakes. In another development, Nvidia CEO committed to prioritizing AI processor supply to Japan amidst global demand and Japan's $13.6 billion chip investment.

The Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials are here and the first episode, The Star Beast, more than lived up to expectations with David Tennant and Catherine Tate reuniting for new adventures in the Tardis. Episode 2, Wild Blue Yonder, will see the pair flung across time and space, finding themselves materializing on a seemingly abandoned spaceship. 

The Resident Evil franchise is a massive one. We’ve seen this franchise thrive over the decades now. With the first game launching on the original PlayStation, Capcom has continued producing mainline installments and a series of spinoffs. However, it wasn’t too long ago that the development team at Capcom opted to bring remakes into the marketplace. Fans have taken up with these remakes, and it’s allowed Capcom to bring out three of them to date. But if you were uncertain if this trend would continue or not, a Capcom developer opted to reveal remakes are not going away anytime soon. 

It’s no secret that Final Fantasy XVI was a big risk for the company. After the somewhat lukewarm reception to their last mainline entry, they needed to do something big and bold to get gamers’ attention and prove that their series wasn’t growing stale. The answer that they came up with was not only to use the PS5 graphics system to make the game more realistic-looking than ever but to create a mature storyline that pushed what RPGs usually do and kept people engaged. Oh, and they also had it so that characters could turn into giant monsters. That also helped.

Elden Ring producer Yasuhiro Kitao has provided an update on the game’s upcoming expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree.

Sega has said Creative Assembly will go back to working on the genres it knows best, following the decision to cancel Hyenas.

FILMIC NOVEL and sprite will release romance visual novels Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue – EXTRA1P and Aokana: Four Rhythms Across the Blue – EXTRA2P for PlayStation 4, the developers announced. Both titles will launch digitally between late December 2023 and late January 2024 in Japan.

Delve into the lore of Lordan, Yarnham, and The Lands Between.

Visual novel remake Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon will launch for PlayStation 4 and Switch in summer 2024 in the west, Aniplex and TYPE-MOON announced. Physical limited editions will be available for $79.99. Digital editions will be announced at a later date.

The Nier series will keep going as long as its mask-headed creator Yoko Taro is breathing, producer Yosuke Saito has said - while tempering expectations for a sequel (or prequel, or something less obvious) to Nier: Automata to arrive anytime soon.

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The producer of the Nier games says the series will continue, as long as its creative director Yoko Taro remains alive.