Gaming

Doug Cockle, the voice behind The Witcher’s Geralt, has hit out at AI platforms that feature his voice, saying he’d sue them if he could. Speaking to Polygon, Cockle called AI replications of his voice “the bugbear of my life,” and expressed concern at the technology being used to make Geralt say awful things, which might then mislead some into thinking Cockle had actually provided the…

Beef between two high-profile video game industry CEOs has bubbled over into the public domain, via a trailer for new taxi simulation game Rideshare Stimulator. Footage of the game includes several references to Borderlands boss Randy Pitchford, head of Gearbox Studios, and an embarrassing incident involving a USB stick that contained pornographic material. And now, those references have been…

The box office phenomenon that is Spider-Man: Brand New Day has sparked a surge of interest in Sony video game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, with players flocking to reinstall the game or buy it anew. New data from Alinea Analytics shows Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 has sold another 316,000 copies since Brand New Day’s enormous launch, generating $11 million across PlayStation 5 and Steam in less than…

The standard edition of GTA 6 costs $80, which represents a $10 increase on the established price of a triple-A console game. That hike raised more than a few eyebrows when Rockstar launched GTA 6 preorders in June. So, what’s the thinking behind it? The Standard Edition of GTA 6 includes the base single-player experience, but the Ultimate Edition includes exclusive content, such as a mission…