For players who have entered the Public Test Realm for Patch 1.4.0, an issue has been discovered that causes the Codex of Power to be reset, removing any progress made by players. After boosting a character to level 100 via the NPC in Kyovashad, the Codex of Power upgrade process will reset to zero. This means that if you have upgraded various Aspects in the Codex and made another character, boosting that character to level 100 will then wipe the Codex to its original state for all characters. Before boosting a character to level 100 vs after boosting a character to level 100. The only way to work around this currently if you wish to have numerous characters is to make all of your alt characters and boost them to level 100 before you start to upgrade Aspects in the Codex of Power. This will prevent a new character from accidentally removing all your progress as you battle your way through the Diablo 4 PTR.
NVIDIA Presents Covert Protocol Demo Powered by Inworld AI
19.03.2024 - 02:09 / wccftech.com / Alessio Palumbo
During today's GTC 2024 keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang showed a new AI NPC demo called Covert Protocol. Unlike the Kairos demo demonstrated at CES 2024, which was based on Convai technology, this one is powered by Inworld AI, the other major AI NPC platform geared towards game development. As you may recall, Inworld AI was first added by modder 'Bloc' in games like Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and Grand Theft Auto V, though Rockstar quickly took that down to the dismay of the creator.
In November, Microsoft announced a partnership with Inworld AI to develop a multiplatform toolset featuring an AI design copilot and a character runtime engine. Now, Inworld's tech has been integrated with NVIDIA ACE for Games, the Avatar Cloud Engine platform unveiled last year at Computex.
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NVIDIA ACE aims to provide a complete 'digital human pipeline'. It all begins with Riva, which enables automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) with the customizable Nemotron large language model (LLM). Here, developers can create specific character backstories and personalities that fit a developer’s game world. They can also better align player interactions within the context of a scene through programmable rules for NPCs with NeMo Guardrails. Lastly, Audio2Face automatically creates expressive facial animation for game characters from just an audio source.
On the Inworld end, developers can tweak various parameters for each specific NPC: personality, knowledge and cognition, goals, scenes, safety, long-term memory, and relationships. Kylan Gibbs, CEO of Inworld AI, also said:
The combination of NVIDIA ACE microservices and the Inworld Engine enables developers to create digital characters that can drive dynamic narratives, opening new possibilities for how gamers can decipher, deduce, and play.
Interestingly, NVIDIA intends its 'Digital Human Platform Partners' to take ACE to market, whether to game developers or enterprises for customer service purposes. Here's the current list shared at GTC 2024:
Platform Partner Key Focus Engine Support Deployment ACE Tech Top Health Tech Customer Service Unreal Managed Service Riva ASR Audio2Face Convai Gaming NPC Unity, Unreal Managed Service Hosted API Riva ASR Audio2Face Data Monsters Customer Service Unreal Managed Service Riva ASR Audio2Face InWorld Gaming NPC Unity, Unreal Managed Service Hosted API Riva ASR Audio2Face Quantiphi Customer Service Unreal Managed Service Riva ASR Audio2Face Uneeq Customer Service Unreal Managed Service Hosted API Audio2Face
DLSS 3 Available at Launch in Sci-Fi FPS Outpost: Infinity Siege; Diablo IV Team Worked with NVIDIA to add RTX
NVIDIA revealed today that the sci-fi first-person shooter/tower defense/base building hybrid game Outpost: Infinity Siege will support DLSS 3 (Frame Generation + Super Resolution) and Reflex at launch.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Will Be Available on NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW
There's great news for gamers interested in playing Dragon's Dogma 2 without having a beefy PC: NVIDIA has just announced that CAPCOM's open world game will be available at launch via its GeForce NOW cloud platform. Despite the fact that the previous installment is supported on GeForce NOW, the same was far from a given for the sequel. While the Japanese publisher has agreed to add games like Exoprimal, Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7, and Devil May Cry 5 to GFN, Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4 are still nowhere to be seen, and the same goes for Street Fighter 6.
NVIDIA CEO Believes We’re Just 10 Years Away from AI Generating Every Pixel in a Game in Real Time
Following his big GTC 2024 keynote where he announced the new Blackwell GPU architecture, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang answered several questions as part of a Q&A session with the press. Tom's Hardware has reported an interesting tidbit regarding the NVIDIA CEO's prediction for the future of AI in gaming: he reckons that in ten years or even less than that, AI could generate all of a game's pixels in real time.
Alpha Protocol is coming back to PC on GOG, DRM free
Alpha Protocol is returning to PC with full compatibility for current PCs, a licensed soundtrack, and performance improvements. Alpha Protocol was delisted in 2019 from all digital storefronts due to the music rights expiring.The revival has come about with SEGA, Obsidian, and GOG all working together, with the soundtrack having a new license.
Callisto Protocol Dev Reveals Top-Down Spin-Off Project Birdseye | Push Square
Striking Distance Studios, the developer behind 2022's The Callisto Protocol, has revealed what is internally called Project Birdeye, a top-down spin-off set in the same universe. A small team will continue to develop the fast-paced roguelike while the rest of the studio works on another full-scale game, and we got a brief trailer showing off some stylised action.
Alpha Protocol Returns to PC After Being Delisted for Five Years
After being delisted from digital storefronts in 2019 due to expired music licenses, Obsidian Entertainment‘s spy RPG Alpha Protocol is now available on PC via GOG. A launch trailer has been uploaded to celebrate the title’s return.
Alpha Protocol is Out Now on GOG With Cloud Saves and Modern OS Support
If you were ever curious about Obsidian Entertainment’s cult classic Alpha Protocol after it’s removal from Steam, good news: it’s out now for PC via GOG. Retailing for $19.99, it’s discounted by 10 percent until April 3rd. Check out the launch trailer below.
Alpha Protocol is coming back to PC on GOG, DRM free
Alpha Protocol is returning to PC with full compatibility for current PCs, a licensed soundtrack, and performance improvements. Alpha Protocol was delisted in 2019 from all digital storefronts due to the music rights expiring.The revival has come about with SEGA, Obsidian, and GOG all working together, with the soundtrack having a new license.
Obsidian espionage RPG Alpha Protocol returns to PC, following 2019 licensing drama
Obsidian's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol is today making a grand return to PC on the GOG store, 14 years after its debut.
NVIDIA RTXGI 2.0 Now Available: The Next Frontier of Ray Traced Visuals With Neural Radiance Cache, Spatial Hash Radiance Cache & Dynamic Diffuse Global Illumination Support
NVIDIA has updated its ray tracing global illumination SDK to the latest feature set in the RTXGI 2.0 update, offering support for new technologies.
The Callisto Protocol Roguelike Spinoff Announced
Striking Distance Studios, the developer behind the 2022 survival horror game The Callisto Protocol, has announced an action roguelike spinoff codenamed ‘Project Birdseye.’ The team released a short preview along with the news.