Convai, the conversational AI NPC platform for games previously featured in NVIDIA's Kairos demo showcased at CES 2024, just shared a slew of announcements for GDC 2024.
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Former Call of Duty: Black Ops design director David Vonderhaar has established BulletFarm, a new AAA game studio, following his departure from Treyarch last summer.
BulletFarm will be remote-first with an office in Los Angeles, and is another game studio to be funded by Chinese gaming firm NetEase.
The studio's first project will be a AAA first-person game built in Unreal Engine 5 and set in an original universe «with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay», a press release stated.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Newscast: Why will Nintendo Switch 2 now launch in 2025?Watch on YouTubeVonderhaar will lead the studio after 18 years working on Call of Duty games at Treyarch, where he worked on numerous titles in the Black Ops series.
But will BulletFarm's first title be another shooter? It doesn't sound like it, necessarily. Today's announcement states the game will offer a «fresh take» on first-person gameplay, without mentioning a specific genre.
Vonderhaar himself stated the project would be «something entirely new and different».
«This is a departure from the games I've worked on, but one that showcases my passion for rich characters, precise mechanics, more intimate storytelling, and plenty of action,» he said. «NetEase has provided us an incredible support structure to explore these new avenues and allow true freedom to begin building the concept and ideas for our game.»
Convai, the conversational AI NPC platform for games previously featured in NVIDIA's Kairos demo showcased at CES 2024, just shared a slew of announcements for GDC 2024.
Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse has announced the next «Amplifying Test» for Zenless Zone Zero, giving even more players a chance to try out the studio's new game early. First revealed in 2022, HoYoverse has already given fans plenty of teasers of what to expect from the next game from the Shanghai-based studio. Zenless Zone Zero boasts similar flashy action-oriented combat to Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd, set against a futuristic big city aesthetic. Now, HoYoverse is rolling out the next round of beta tests for the upcoming action RPG.
Niantic has announced a new partnership between hit augmented reality mobile game Pokemon GO and fast-food chain McDonald's, but it's only happening in India. Pokemon GO has formed all kinds of partnerships over the years, encouraging fans of the game to stop at specific restaurants and businesses in exchange for special rewards.
Activision has said it’s committed to supporting Call of Duty Mobile with new content on a seasonal basis as Warzone Mobile’s release nears.
The director of Respawn's Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Stig Asmussen, is heading up a brand new studio called Giant Skull.
A new game studio has emerged once again, raising hopes with a new immersive shooter.
Veterans from the likes of Id Software and Naughty Dog have announced a new triple-A development studio called Emptyvessel.
Stig Asmussen, the director behind the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War III, has formed a new AAA game studio based in Los Angeles. According to a press release, Giant Skull will create “gameplay-driven, story-immersed action-adventure games set in captivating worlds.”
Star Wars Jedi series director Stig Asmussen has announced the formation of his own studio, Giant Skull.
Stig Asmussen, the game director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, as well as God of War 3, has announced the new studio he formed after leaving Respawn and EA last year. It’s called Giant Skull, and his new team aims to create a new, premium, AAA narrative-driven single-player third-person action-adventure game.
The «Verdant Wonders» event is coming soon in Pokemon GO with new paid Special Research and the exclusive «Rogue Monkey» Pokemon, Zarude. Like a majority of Pokemon GO events, players will have a short window to purchase the new Special Research and take advantage of exclusive bonuses, such as additional encounters and reward drops.
Pokemon GO is launching its new Weather Week event on March 14 with boosted encounter rates and other rewarding event bonuses to take advantage of. Similar to Raid Day events, Pokemon GO players will also be able to team up and battle select Pokemon to earn more rewards and potentially capture a Shiny Pokemon.