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  1. Gcores20

    Minion Masters team BetaDwarf's new game Dragon Lair Breakers demo hits Steam, with Square Enix as global publisher

    The demo for Dragon Lair Breakers, the multiplayer extraction ARPG from Minion Masters developer BetaDwarf, is now live on Steam, and Square Enix has announced it will serve as the game's global publisher. The demo offers 2 Breakers and 2 PvE difficulties, playable solo or with friends on the first chapter's map. The PvPvE test starting October 15 will add more Breakers and player-versus-player combat, with matches won by completing an extraction.

Oct 8Thu
  1. YYS (Youyanshe)43

    Arena Breakout S19 adds the card mode Arena Breakout: Blockade Line and launches Commander Mode in a Girls' Frontline 2 crossover

    Since Season 19 went live on September 2, Arena Breakout has rolled out Hardcore Mode 2.0, Commander Mode and the card mode Arena Breakout: Blockade Line, and on September 30 it launched a crossover with Girls' Frontline 2. The card mode is turn-based deck building, with cards split into four types — commander, soldier, weapon and order — three fronts on the field, and 5 preset starter decks. Commander Mode lets players command a squad of AI soldiers with a built-in wheel or voice, and the crossover characters OTs-14 and Klukai can be added to the squad.

    Why it matters: Arena Breakout is running two side tracks — cards and AI command — alongside its core extraction gameplay, making it a sample case for how the shooter genre expands its audience.

Oct 1Thu
  1. Youxituoluo33

    Interview with the producer of Sanguo: Zhance Changhe: breaking out of the Three Kingdoms SLG red ocean with visualized combat and procedural maps

    Sanguo: Zhance Changhe, a Three Kingdoms SLG developed by Kaibo and published by Ruyi Jingxiu, is in a non-paying, data-wipe test on TapTap. Producer Aqing says the game focuses on visualized combat, reduced grind and screenplay-based short seasons, and that the mobile and PC versions are still awaiting license approval.

Sep 30Wed
  1. Youxituoluo43

    Vidu S2 Powers AI Streamer Ziying's Mid-Autumn Broadcast, Drawing Over 300,000 Viewers

    During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zaomeng Ciyuan's AI streamer Ziying took on a time-limited broadcast challenge in her live room; the real-time interaction model behind her is Vidu S2, released not long before, and the room drew as many as 20,000 viewers at one point. Ziying has no fixed script: viewers can request songs, vote on her look and send gifts, and she has to change outfits and perform while interacting, then pick up where she left off after being interrupted. The author also tested Vidu S2's Avatar and Editing: uploading a real person's photo or an anime image and adding some settings creates a digital human, and switching on the camera allows real-time outfit changes, art style changes and background swaps while filming.

    Why it matters: Using a livestream hosted by an AI streamer with no fixed script as a case study, it tests Vidu S2's real-time interaction and outfit-switching abilities, and discusses how they could be applied to game NPCs.

Jul 5Sun
  1. AI and Games38

    Forza Motorsport's New Drivatar Is Lying to Players

    Forza Motorsport's AI was rebuilt from the ground up, and the Drivatar system no longer relies on human play data. In a video, AI and Games argues that what the rebuilt Drivatar shows players is not how it actually works.

    Why it matters: The video explains why Forza Motorsport's ground-up rebuilt Drivatar no longer depends on human play data, and points out the gap between its behavior and what players see.