… Other major console manufacturers including Microsoft and Sony have raised the price of video game hardware in recent months, citing 'changes in the macroeconomic environment' and 'continued pressures in the global economic landscape,' respectively. …
… Voice actors have become the first victims of AI tool deployment, as companies have either pressured them to sign away their voices for the purposes of replicating it in the future or watched as too-eager fans ran their voices through commercially available tools to mod them into other games. …
… Notably, the group claim they are currently facing increased pressure from management to adopt LLMs and generative AI tools, despite raising "explicit concerns" about the technology. As a result, they wish to establish clear guidelines around generative AI usage. …
… Union members are now urging fans to "keep up the pressure" on their employer. "We still maintain that the success of our union is inevitable. …
… The pair added that Xbox Game Pass— which received a price drop earlier this week —must be fortified around "differentiation and sustainable economics" that create distinct value propositions. …
… Alongside the report by The Guardian, the move to stop services also came after a UN special report decreed Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide, stating plainly "that the Israeli authorities and Israeli forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza." Micro… …