The recent arrival of Chapter 7 of Fortnite, which was expected to be a moment of celebration for the community, has been overshadowed by a growing controversy. Fans have accused Epic Games of using generative artificial intelligence to create some of the images presented in the video game, which has sparked protests within the gaming ecosystem. An artist accused of not doing their job The trigger for this controversy was the presentation of an anime-style spray depicting Marty McFly, the iconic character from Back to the Future. Several players noticed similarities with the imitations […]
The recent arrival of Chapter 7 of Fortnite, which was anticipated as a moment of celebration for the community, has been overshadowed by a growing controversy. Fans have accused Epic Games of using generative artificial intelligence to create some of the images featured in the video game, leading to protests within the gaming ecosystem.
An artist accused of not doing their job
The trigger for this controversy was the presentation of an anime-style spray depicting Marty McFly, the iconic character from Back to the Future. Several players noticed similarities with AI-generated imitations of Studio Ghibli and pointed out inconsistencies in the representation of certain objects, such as watches with a blurred finish. These findings have fueled suspicion that some of the images may have been generated by algorithms rather than crafted by human artists.
Under community pressure, Sean Dove, the artist behind the illustration of Marty McFly, publicly defended himself. He shared a video showing his work process, presenting the image in layers to demonstrate that the work is original and not the result of AI. However, Dove admitted that he might have used AI-generated images for some elements, which, according to him, contributed to the confusion about the quality of certain details, such as the watches.
Additionally, players have pointed out other images within the game that seem to have the ‘blurry finish’ typically associated with generative AI. One of the most notable examples is the representation of a yeti that, according to players, exhibits anatomical anomalies, which has increased suspicion of misuse of automatic generation technology in the creation of the game’s art.
China is gradually gaining the interest of the Western public. Although they have been producing excellent audiovisual productions for some time, especially in film and television, it has only been in the last few years that their cinema has begun to be considered commercially viable outside their borders. A similar situation has occurred with their video games, which have only recently started to take off among audiences outside of Asia. The latest case of a game that has taken off and is beginning to dominate the Western market is a game that could not be more […]
China is gradually gaining the interest of the Western public. Although they have been producing excellent audiovisual productions for some time, especially in film and television, it has only been in the last few years that their cinema has started to be considered commercially viable outside their borders. A similar trend has occurred with their video games, which have only recently begun to take off among audiences outside of Asia.
The latest case of a game that has taken the world by storm and is starting to dominate the Western market is a game that couldn’t be more Chinese in everything it does. And its name is Where Winds Meet.
A game with a Chinese flavor, but a Western style
This open-world action RPG offers us something very different from what we are used to in this type of games: to live our own wuxia story. What is wuxia? They are the chivalric tales of wandering heroes who roam throughout China, resolving troubles wherever they find them, using martial arts and spectacular moves that defy the logic and physics of reality. Something that the game has captured perfectly.
Positioning ourselves in the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, which lasted from 907 to 960 and was a time of tremendous political and social instability for China, our duty will be to act as a gentleman throughout its vast world. Righting wrongs and ensuring we build a reputation as a martial artist across the country.
And it won’t be because we don’t have space to cover and things to do. With 20 squares of map and the ability to specialize in multiple martial arts, weapon uses, as well as numerous mystical arts, the game offers us many ways to create our own legend. And many people are already doing it.
Although the game was officially released on November 14 in Europe and the US, the game has been available on PC since December 27 in China. With three million downloads in the first four days of its release, Where Winds Meet became one of the most important games of this year from the very beginning.
Something that has only grown since its launch in the West. Appearing on PlayStation, Steam, and Epic, within 40 minutes of its release there were 500,000 players just counting Europe and the US, with more than two million during its first 24 hours. Reaching a peak of 190,000 simultaneous players on Steam, it has become the seventh best-selling game in Steam history, the fifth most played, and the second most viewed on its launch day.
The reasons are that the game, besides being visually stunning and offering us radical freedom and a style different from the typical action RPG, is that it is free-to-play. We don’t have to pay for anything to play, making its monetization extremely friendly for the standards of this type of game.
That’s why, if you love games like The Witcher 3 and are even a little intrigued by the wuxia aesthetic, you shouldn’t miss Where Winds Meet. Because few games are going to take the world by storm the way this one is, and besides, it won’t even cost you any money to see if the hype was justified or not.
A sudden increase in failure reports from platforms like Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Riot Games, and Epic has sparked speculation about a possible massive DDoS attack. Downdetector’s records indicate that this spike in connectivity issues occurred around 11 PM ET on October 6, which has led analysts to link these incidents as part of the same phenomenon. Riot and Steam have been hit the hardest. Riot Games, in particular, has confirmed that it has been facing intermittent network issues that have affected its popular […]
A sudden increase in failure reports from platforms like Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, Riot Games, and Epic has sparked speculation about a possible massive DDoS attack. Downdetector’s records indicate that this spike in connectivity issues coincidentally occurred around 11 PM ET on October 6, leading analysts to link these incidents as part of the same phenomenon.
Riot and Steam have taken the worst part
Riot Games, in particular, has confirmed that it has been facing intermittent network issues that have affected its popular game League of Legends and its shooter Valorant. In a statement, Riot spokesperson Joe Hixson mentioned that their team has been working to resolve these issues and that proactive measures have been taken to protect the player experience, including the temporary disabling of ranked queues in some regions and the implementation of compensations for lost rank points.
Speculations suggest that the attack may have been launched through the Airsuru botnet, known for carrying out large-scale DDoS attacks. According to a report from Cloudflare, the Airsuru botnet has conducted attacks that are twice as volumetric as anything previously seen on the network, highlighting the seriousness of the current situation.
While the nature of the attack has not yet been officially confirmed, the coincidence and magnitude of the problems have fueled the theory that it could be a show of power by the perpetrators. Some users on platforms like Reddit suggest that this apparent display may be intended to demonstrate the ability to affect even targets that are traditionally considered resilient to such incidents.
Epic Games has taken legal action against two individuals, known as Mirrored and Zebsi, after they broke Fortnite’s rules by selling cheats and conducting DDoS attacks, respectively. The result has been permanent bans from playing and the obligation to issue public apologies. Not only will they be unable to play, but now everyone knows they can’t do so because they are cheaters. In a statement, Epic Games expressed: “We are taking legal action against two people who cheated and violated our rules.” Both have been sent to the public sphere in an act of humiliation, pointed out […]
Epic Games has taken legal action against two individuals, known as Mirrored and Zebsi, after they broke Fortnite’s rules by selling cheats and conducting DDoS attacks, respectively. The result has been permanent bans from playing and the obligation to issue public apologies.
Not only will they not be able to play, but now everyone knows they won’t be able to do so because they are cheaters
In a statement, Epic Games expressed: “We are taking legal action against two individuals who cheated and violated our rules.” Both have been sent to the public sphere in an act of humiliation, marked as a form of punishment that is less monetary and more exemplary.
Mirrored’s apology was presented in a YouTube video, where he expressed remorse for selling and distributing cheats that allowed others to cheat in Fortnite tournaments. “I violated Epic’s rules, and they have taken legal action against me. I am banned from playing Fortnite forever,” Mirrored stated. For his part, Zebsi, formerly known as TTV Humpty.LLC, admitted to carrying out DDoS attacks that affected other players and streamers, claiming that he regrets the damage caused.
Epic Games has emphasized that violations of Fortnite rules carry severe consequences. Although it was not indicated whether financial penalties were imposed on these offenders, it is common for the company to seek not only to restore order in its community but also to send a clear message about player responsibility.
This strategy from Epic seems to focus more on reputation and responsibility within the Fortnite community than on the monetary path; an approach that some might consider elegant for a company of its size, according to experts in digital pollution and online behavior.
Epic Games has taken a clear stance regarding the use of AI-generated thumbnails in its popular title Fortnite. In a recent live stream, Dan Walsh, product management director, and Saxs Persson, executive vice president of the company, commented that it doesn’t matter what tools are used to create these images, as long as they comply with the platform’s rules. This marks a significant change in content moderation within the game, given the rapid evolution of AI technology. More than an ethical issue, it is a business matter for Epic, Walsh mentioned, that detection of […]
Epic Games has taken a clear stance regarding the use of AI-generated thumbnails in its popular title Fortnite. In a recent live stream, Dan Walsh, product management director, and Saxs Persson, executive vice president of the company, commented that it doesn’t matter what tools are used to create these images, as long as they comply with the platform’s rules. This marks a significant change in content moderation within the game, given the rapid evolution of AI technology.
A matter more of business than ethics for Epic
Walsh mentioned that the detection of AI-generated content is becoming increasingly complicated. “I believe that, to some extent, AI will become harder to detect,” he stated. Epic Games is more concerned about potential intellectual property infringements than about the origin of the images, whether created by machines or human artists. This has led the company to adopt a pragmatic approach that, according to Persson, still places humans at the center of the creative process.
However, this transition has raised concerns about the aesthetic quality of the AI-generated thumbnails. Many users feel that these images are generic and less appealing compared to those created by artists, which could affect the overall player experience. Persson commented that, although AI can facilitate certain workflows, there is no intention to replace artists in creating meaningful content for Fortnite.
The concern over copyright infringement is not new, as there were already examples of violative content before the rise of artificial intelligence. As the trend of AI-generated thumbnails continues, the gaming community must be vigilant about how Epic Games will manage moderation and content quality on its platform.
Your favorite shooter copied from others. This is not even a controversial statement: all games are based on other games that came before them in one way or another. Even if we talk about the heavyweight par excellence, Fortnite, it’s not unfair to say that it is a copy of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, more commonly known as PUBG. Even if today Epic’s giant has managed to replace it in the popular imagination, PUBG was the first to make battle royale what it is today. And it seems that its studio wants to repeat the move. PUBG Studios, along with Krafton, have announced a new game: […]
Your favorite shooter copied from others. This is not even a controversial statement: all games are based on other games that came before them in one way or another. Even if we talk about the heavyweight par excellence, Fortnite, it’s not unfair to say that it is a copy of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS. Better known as PUBG. Even if Epic’s giant has managed to replace it in the popular imagination today, PUBG was the first to make battle royale what it is today. And it seems that its studio wants to repeat the move.
PUBG Studios, along with Krafton, have announced a new game: Project ARC. This will be a 5 vs. 5 tactical shooter, which promises to be realistic and based on the skill of its players and their ability to cooperate with each other. What is its biggest peculiarity? Unlike all the multiplayer shooters we have seen in the last 10 years, it is not in first person. It is a top-down view game.
The premise of the game is simple. You will be on a team of five people who will have to hack the Crypto, a device that is inside a building. To do this, you will not only have to reach the Crypto, but also face a team that will try to prevent you from succeeding.
Switching between the attacking and defending team, the game revolves around attacking or defending the Crypto. And for this, we have a tool: the Decryptor. Which will not only allow us to hack our target but also block doors or create barricades, among other things. All of this, moreover, will be accompanied by the entire arsenal we can expect from any kind of modern militaristic shooter. Grenade launchers, assault weapons, reconnaissance drones, and proximity explosives have already been confirmed for the game. As have two of our favorite tactical weapons, which, if well implemented, make the difference between a good game and an excellent game: smoke grenades and flashbangs.
Project ARC does not yet have a confirmed release date, but it already has a Steam page and a confirmed release for PC. Considering PUBG Studios’ preference for mobile devices and the popularity of their games in Southeast Asia, it would be absurd to rule out a future announcement for its release on mobile devices as well. So we should keep a close eye on this Project ARC because, once again, these are the people who made Fortnite before Fortnite.
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is an exciting, dynamic, and daring action game. It features a very appealing multiplayer mode that will take you to explore an apparently deserted island in company. Your task is quite simple: locate all kinds of weapons, supplies, and medicines to survive everyone who stands in your way and wants to end you. The idea is to survive and become the last survivor.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns es uno de los mejores juegos de superhéroes de la historia, y ahora puedes conseguirlo gratis por tiempo limitado gracias a Epic
Let’s not fool ourselves: superhero videogames rarely turn out well. But rarely doesn’t mean never. Every once in a while, we witness an excellent game based on either of the two main superhero franchises. Historically, Marvel has had more luck with all its characters, while DC has found success with Batman in particular. This week, Epic Games is offering us one of the best Marvel superhero games ever made.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is one of the best games ever created starring Disney superheroes. And now, you can get it completely free, for a limited time, without needing anything more than a free account on the Epic Games Store.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns was released in December 2022, reaching the top 100 best-selling games of the year. Mixing tactical role-playing elements with deck-building mechanics in the style of Slay the Spire, the game’s main feature is the player’s ability to craft a character for the occasion, customizations and the ability to establish relationships with other characters. Although not the romantic type. If you want to flirt with Hulk or Scarlet Witch, we’re sorry to say that you’ll have to wait for another game.
But it won’t be the next game by the director of Marvel’s Midnight Sun. Jake Solomon has left Firaxis Games to create a new studio, called Midsummer Games, whose first game will be a life simulation game in a style similar to The Sims. It’s something that, though it doesn’t give us Marvel characters, will surely give us many possibilities for romance.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will be available for free on the Epic Games Store until next Thursday, June 13th. After that, the next free game on the platform will be the futuristic racing game Redout 2.
Epic argues that it should be able to offer its own store in competition with Apple’s App Store and provide alternative payment options within its app.
This Monday, a five-month federal trial began in the case of Epic against Apple and Google, alleging that both companies have engaged in anticompetitive and unfair conduct in the operation of their respective stores of applications and in-app payment systems.
In its 2024 case, Epic argues that it should be able to offer its own store in competition with Apple’s App Store and offer alternative payment options within its app in its Games Store.
Apple’s claims about risk of outside payments ‘do not survive scrutiny’, https://t.co/6E7pCpqULz
Apple has argued that allowing methods to install applications on iPhones outside of the App Store poses a riskto user security, and that there would be a greater risk of fraud if customers were allowed to purchase digital content in applications outside of Apple’s in-app payment system.
In his initial allegations about the case against Apple, Epic Games’ lawyer, Neil Young, stated that both justifications “do not withstand the scrutiny” of an impartial expert agent.
Regarding payments, Young highlighted that if someone is buying physical goods through an app, developers can use their own payment system to avoid incurring the fee that Apple currently charges for digital purchases.
He said that this was done because it benefits Apple, because Apple cannot control the actual delivery of physical goods.
He also said that there were many exceptions to the restrictions on in-app payments, such as allowing people to consume content purchased outside of an app within an app, as long as the user can also purchase that content within the app using Apple’s payment system.
Epic’s lawyers will present on Tuesday the arguments of the gaming platform against Google in the continuation of the initial allegations. It is expected that the court will hear the initial allegations of the first two weeks of the case, which will last 16 weeks.
That’s because several Fortnite dataminers have uncovered data in the game’s latest update about a crossover with the popular anime of the moment. The rumors began when HypeX tweeted that Fortnite would be collaborating with a “well loved and well known” anime saga, confirming itself with the work of dataminers in recent days.
FORTNITE X JUJUTSU KAISEN!
Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro y Satoru Gojo llegarán pronto a la isla de fortnite!
Still without a release date or official announcement, what we know at the moment is that there will be skins of Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro and Satoru Gojo. If we have some certainty that this is true is because this kind of information extracted with data mining has been accurate in most cases in the past, so it is not daring to assume that it is a matter of time before Epic Games confirms it. So we can only wait to enjoy this peculiar, but at this point not too surprising, collaboration between two popular franchises.
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Esto se debe a que varios dataminers de Fortnite han descubierto datos en la última actualización del juego sobre un crossover con el popular anime del momento. Los rumores comenzaron cuando HypeX twitteó que Fortnite colaboraría con una saga de anime «muy querida y conocida», confirmándose con el trabajo de los dataminers en los últimos días.
FORTNITE X JUJUTSU KAISEN!
Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro y Satoru Gojo llegarán pronto a la isla de fortnite!
Aún sin fecha de lanzamiento ni anuncio oficial, lo que sabemos de momento es que habrá skins de Nobara Kugisaki, Megumi Fushiguro y Satoru Gojo. Si tenemos cierta seguridad de que esto es cierto es porque esta clase de información extraída con minería de datos ha sido acertada en la mayoría de casos en el pasado, por lo cual no es atrevido suponer que es cuestión de tiempo que lo confirme Epic Games. Por lo cual solo nos queda esperar para poder disfrutar de esta peculiar, pero a estas alturas no demasiado sorprendente, colaboración entre dos populares franquicias.
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