GameHounds 806: Xbox Developer Direct and Ubisoft Implodes

About this episode

Edie and Nick discuss the implications of AI for NPCs, the Xbox Developer Direct reveal of Fable, and the restructuring of Ubisoft.

Edie and Nick finally agree! Using AI for NPCs is just a bad idea. Doesn't mean anyone is listening, including XBox. We discuss the Developer Direct reveal of Fable and how having a "massive world" populated by 100% interactable NPCs is just... too much! We also discuss the restructuring of Ubisoft, which only promises to mean studio sell-offs and closures, and we review "Mandgragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree."

People in this episode

Hosts: Edie, Nick

Topics covered

• Xbox Developer Direct
• Ubisoft
• AI for NPCs
• Fable
• Mandgragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Keywords

• video games
• game development
• NPC interaction

Mentioned in this episode

Products: XBox, Developer Direct, Fable, Mandgragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Books & works: Mandgragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

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