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The gang discuss the fate of Arkane, the onslaught of games and mods in the age of AI, and whether the election results spell trouble for AI and data centers. Then it’s time to talk the Ocarina of Time remake and (for some reason) Link’s moisture levels. Rob has been playing Ratline and has some thoughts about what makes a good mystery and the difference between theme being a flimsy frame or a load-bearing pillar. Then Patrick’s high on Hellraiser and it triggers some massive introspection about whether we can call it good.
Links: Xbox's Arkane Studios attracts multiple bidders Including Ubisoft, Xbox is merging its Forza developers into a single studio, Itch.io Deletes "a Couple Terabytes of AI Slop" From Platform, Expands Generative AI Filtering,
Discussed:
00:00 - Intro
04:06 - Arkane and the STJV Fighting Microsoft
13:14 - Dan Greenwalt leaves Turn 10
19:16 - The AI slop wave is here
57:23 - Ocarina of Time Remake
1:31:44 - The Ratline
1:53:05 - Hellraiser Revival
2:25:08 - Escape Academy 2
2:26:26 - Paranormasight
2:28:40 - Marathon
2:29:30 - Outro and Announcements