It most definitely was not. I would never have forgotten my drugs.

Over four paragraphs for the gorilla

The entire UGC Browser of Halo Infinite has been recently plagued by map copies by the users "PUDDING KING466" and "GoneKountry6675". It fools players—evidently HS staff as well—into selecting the wrong maps because they often look identical to the originals on the surface.

We live in the absolute goofiest timeline where Glitch, an independent animation studio, is about to make millions at the box office, while Paramount - an 100year old studio yanked a sure fire financial hit from theaters only to have it leak on twitter 6months before release.

At some point you have to argue that maybe spending hundreds of millions on a store that no one uses and giving 40% of your entire revenue to UGC map makers every month might actually not be smart

No DLSS needed.

“God Bless America.” “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” “Together, we are America.” And this was the anti-American halftime show?

A surprising double-feature. 🥹 Check out and bookmark the maps in the blog!

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25 years of Master Chief 💚 25 years of Cortana 💙 25 years of Halo 😇 But beyond the grandeur of Halo’s narrative is another, greater story… Yours! 🥳 Use #Halo25Together to share what Halo means to you and read more about the celebration today. 🎉 aka.ms/Halo25Launch

Going Up via @artstationhq artstation.com/artwork/6L3z8…

Talon - a 4v4 map with a story to unravel, can you figure out what this place was for?

I believe if you need to have a tough conversation with someone that you respect, it's best to start by establishing goodwill and positive intent. So let me start by saying I love BG3, I love the Divinity series, I've been a fan of Larian for quite some time, and I have a massive amount of respect for Swen Vincke and everything he has done. Historically, Larian has always been a strong supporter of both gamers and devs in general. I don't believe that has changed and nothing stated here is meant to harm Larian or the games they will make in the future. All that being said, it's confusing that Larian appears caught off guard by the response to Bloomberg's article. Swen seems to be positioning himself as the face of "Ethical A.I." in the gaming industry and even if you set aside the issues with using A.I. at all, this provides cover for a bunch of people who are doing some truly evil shit. If you don't understand what I mean, just look at the link in Swen's post. Earlier today, Bloomberg released an article that highlighted Swen is heavily pushing Gen-AI at Larian Studios, despite "pushback" at the company. This is odd considering Swen's admission that thus far A.I. has NOT made Larian more efficient. Naturally this makes people fear that he's going to start shredding jobs but he has been adamant that's not the case and all evidence points towards Larian employees being unimpacted by this development. Despite this, there's been a tidal wave of criticism because obviously even if A.I. isn't negatively affecting Larian employees it's still destroying thousands of lives across the gaming industry, not to mention millions of lives across the globe. Swen appears to be surprised by this response and in the post below, he provides a link to a Gamespot article proving that he has talked about this before. In that article, Swen talks positively about how A.I. can be used to handle tasks other devs don't want to do. Then, in a section ironically titled "Red Flags", Gamespot writes "...Vincke said Larian is hiring more people, not fewer, thanks to new technologies. This is what others, like EA CEO Andrew Wilson and Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick, have predicted." Gamespot links to Andrews comments from TWO YEARS AGO claiming AI will be great for gaming and presents him as some sort of Nostradamus. There's no mention that EA has laid off 1470 people in the last two years. There's no mention that Take-Two has cut 600 people in a similar time frame. There's no mention of any negative impacts from A.I. whatsoever. Instead, media outlets like Gamespot can use Swen's damn near spotless reputation to whitewash some of the worst people in gaming, in exchange for the access we all know they crave. Swen is either inadvertently or purposefully positioning himself as the Front Man to explain why what Andrew, Tim Sweeney, Yves Guillemot, and others of their ilk want to do should be okay. These are the very same people he championed against just a year ago at TGA. On a slight tangent, I'm also baffled as to why they would do an entire PCGamesN article about "embracing the physical world" and "celebrating showcases of craftsmanship" if you know a Bloomberg article touting your continued push into Gen-AI is right around the corner. Again, I'm not pretending that I'll stop supporting Larian or their products. I'm not trying to trash them. It's just very hard to see how this isn't a bad look.

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New Map: Going Up The Banished have abandoned subnautic Forerunner facility on Zeta Halo. What better place for Spartans to test their skills? This is intended to be a casual arena map that can be played with KOTH, Oddball, or Slayer modes. Bookmark: halowaypoint.com/halo-infini…

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