Abstract: Non-player character (NPC) dialogue plays a crucial role in shaping the player experience in narrativedriven video games, influencing agency, immersion and story engagement. Despite the ...

The proud hunter mounts the busts of his prey, reminders of conquests on many an adventure, deep in the wilds. But no taxidermic deer, moose or antelope hang in his home. His walls are adored with ...

Robinhood unveiled a variety of new features related to its rapidly growing prediction markets Tuesday, including preset and custom combos, which are akin to parlays at sportsbooks. Customers can ...

It's well known at this point that AI programs have a tendency to "glaze" users, agreeing with a user's perspective regardless of its legitimacy, a phenomenon that has been linked to the recent rise ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Everstone Studios' free-to-play action-adventure-RPG Where Winds Meet is a game that gives over many of its NPC conversations to chatbots. But these ...

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The necessity of change has never been stronger than it is right now in Colorado. The Colorado Rockies have endured three consecutive seasons with 100 or more losses. Fans are growing restless and ...

Fortnite's latest Simpsons crossover has taken an unexpected twist, with players discovering that none other than Ned Flanders, Springfield's famously wholesome neighbor, has become a surprisingly ...

Love and Deepspace has been out for almost two years now, but its playerbase is growing increasingly exasperated over a persistent issue impacting players with dark-skinned custom main characters: ...

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Colin Farrell has always been hard to pin down. A Hollywood heartthrob one minute, an indie chameleon the next, Farrell spent the last 25 years running full tilt through the industry — from action ...

Chris is a writer and editor with over 10 years of experience covering games and has a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Central Lancashire. He's mainly focused on guides, but has ...