Something for the Weekend – 16/12/23

The marketing team behind Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is taking credit for a green comet that passed Earth last year. 

A lawsuit filed in the Manhattan federal court last week by the New York Times claims that the defendants—Microsoft and OpenAI—have used millions of its articles to train and create its large language models (LLMs) and other products. The Times is seeking damages in realms of billions of dollars, though it doesn't give a specific number.

The original Dragon's Dogma from developer Capcom took some time to find its audience, but it eventually became a cult favorite in the years following its 2012 release. As Capcom's first attempt at an open-world action RPG, it blended a swords and sorcery high-fantasy conceit with the developer's pedigree for delivering fast and epic action from similar games like Monster Hunter and Devil May Cry.  But with the upcoming sequel, the developers are looking to up the ante in many ways -- even including ideas that wouldn't have worked for the first game. In a recent issue of Play magazine (issue 35), which is on sale now, game director Hideaki Itsuno took some time to reflect on the original game and what he hopes to achieve with the long-awaited sequel -- and how exactly he came up with the sequel's massively upgraded world.

Fortnite fans are calling for Epic Games to give the infamous Goku skin a long-awaited redesign, especially since the rest of the game's anime skins look so great.

It’s only a couple of days away from the big day, and if you’re like me you’ll be frantically buying last minute presents and attempting to master the art of wrapping. Or, are you one of the more organised ones that means you’re able to put your feet up this weekend and get some gaming in?

The Day Before is 2023's fastest-moving disaster—starting off as a top-wishlisted game on Steam after an alluring trailer, it only took four days after its (eventual) launch before the thing was taken down. Following that, theDiscord server, YouTube, and even CEO's social media channels disappeared or were scrubbed. The developer's response? «Shit happens.»

News that Starfield will be getting updates "roughly every six weeks" starting in February has already gone down well with fans.  

Excellent news for fans of Blizzard Entertainment's grim fantasy role-playing game (RPG) Diablo 4. In a fresh new hotfix released for the game yesterday (December 20), it was announced that drop rates for Uber Unique items from endgame boss Echo of Duriel will be doubled.

World of Warcraft's upcoming 2024 plans were revealed in a new roadmap for both its Retail and Classic versions of the MMO. This includes the tentative windows for its next expansions in each: The War Within and Cataclysm Classic.

Iron Lung, an indie horror game so popular it's getting a movie adaptation starring Markiplier, has raised its pricing on Steam to $8 (£6.70), a price hike of two whole dollars. For some reason, this has upset people to the point where the game's developer David Szymanski felt the need to respond.

Quordle 691 answer for December 16: We said yesterday that Quordle was uncharacteristically quiet this week and there were not enough difficult puzzles to excite and confuse the players. However, today, Quordle is finally back. Today's puzzle brings back the same old excitement and nervousness that very early puzzles did when the game was still a fairly new concept for everyone. And it is not going to be easy to keep your winning streak going today because of two words which are so uncommon, the nine tries may not feel enough at all. But, with these Quordle hints and clues, you just might be able to figure them out to solve the puzzle and protect your streak. And for those of you who might still be confused, we have also posted the solutions at the very end.

Comments made by Disney's head of gaming, Sean Shoptaw, suggest that the long-awaited Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is still on the way.