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Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback as a metaverse called Otherside, which aims to be an ambitious, interoperable, and gamified virtual world where NFTs serve as avatars, set to launch on November 12th after initial alpha testing and significant funding.
The head of The Elder Scrolls Online, Matt Firor, acknowledges that the launch of Skyrim had a significant impact on ESO, leading to radical changes in the MMO's development to align with the new perception of what an Elder Scrolls game should be. He emphasizes the need to adapt to evolving player expectations and ensure that every type of gamer feels at home in their games. The next chapter for ESO, Gold Road, is set to launch in June, offering new content for players.
Five prominent gaming influencers, including SypherPK, Ninja, Nickmercs, TimTheTatman, and CouRageJD, are teaming up to create "Project V," a custom Fortnite Creative game featuring unique game mechanics and quests connected to each creator's brand and fandom. The creators are hoping to turn "Project V" into the No. 1 Fortnite Creative experience after its planned release in Q2 2024. The move comes after Epic Games announced a raft of significant changes to its creator strategy in Unreal Engine and Fortnite Creative, including Creator Economy 2.0, a promise to dole out 40 percent of revenue from "Fortnite's" Creative and Battle Royale modes to in-game creators.
Researchers at Stanford University and Google have created a miniature RPG-style virtual world called "Smallville," where 25 AI-controlled characters live out their lives independently with a high degree of realistic behavior. The researchers relied heavily on a large language model (LLM) for social interaction, specifically the ChatGPT API. The world is represented on screen from an overhead view using retro-style pixel graphics reminiscent of a classic 16-bit Japanese RPG. The research could be a prototype of a future where dynamic RPG characters interact in complex and unexpected ways.