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'Leaks are poison to all creation': Infinity Nikki developer asks very nicely to stop spilling all its upcoming outfits by gifting everyone a vaguely threatening hammer
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/leaks-are-poison-to-all-creation-infinity-nikki-developer-asks-very-nicely-to-stop-spilling-all-its-upcoming-outfits-by-gifting-everyone-a-vaguely-threatening-hammer/
Every developer handles leaks a little differently. Some might ignore them outright, while others quietly confirm the legitimacy before trying very hard to pretend it never happened. Infinity Nikki developer Infold, on the other hand, has gone for quite a different tactic: a dramatic plea paired with gifting all its players a mildly threatening hammer.

NCSoft's making a new MMO shooter that, snazzy graphics aside, feels like it's already 15 years old—and that might just match your freak
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/ncsofts-making-a-new-mmo-shooter-that-snazzy-graphics-aside-feels-like-its-already-15-years-old-and-that-might-just-match-your-freak/
NCSoft's Cinder City (technically CINDER CITY, but our style guide forbids such a loud use of caps) has been announced, and I feel like I've either been transported back in time, or just watched a clueless time traveller step out of a portal.
Details are slim, bar a website and a trailer, but the game's X account promises it'll be "an MMO Tactical Shooter set in a dystopian world, with the megacity Seoul". Which likely means it'll be following in the footsteps of games like The Division and Warframe.

Deadlock is drip-feeding 6 new heroes over the next couple of weeks, and is letting players decide which ones drop first
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-is-drip-feeding-6-new-heroes-over-the-next-couple-of-weeks-and-is-letting-players-decide-which-ones-drop-first/
It's easy to forget that Deadlock is still in its infancy—maybe because Valve spent several months denying its existence before unleashing it in an invite-only form last August. But the developer is still toiling away at creating the MOBA alongside the community, and this week has seen a pretty major update: an overhaul to the dashboard and character select screen, and six new heroes being drip fed over the next two weeks. Oh, and the community gets to decide who comes when.

Marvel Rivals devs have been given the go-ahead to make their own characters for the game, and I have literally no idea why they'd do that
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/marvel-rivals-devs-have-been-given-the-go-ahead-to-make-their-own-characters-for-the-game-and-i-have-literally-no-idea-why-theyd-do-that/
Marvel Rivals devs have been given a big thumbs up to go ahead and make their own heroes or villains—that's according to a brief interview snippet from MP1st, who spoke with Guangyun Chen at a Marvel Rivals tournament held in China.

87% of game developers are already using AI agents and over a third use AI for creative elements like level design and dialogue according to a new Google survey
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/87-percent-of-game-developers-are-already-using-ai-agents-and-over-a-third-use-ai-for-creative-elements-like-level-design-and-dialogue-according-to-a-new-google-survey/
Fully 87% of game developers are already using AI agents. That's according to a new survey from Google Cloud and The Harris Poll of 615 game developers in the United States, South Korea, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. It's also just the tip of the AI-berg.
Some of the tasks completed by AI aren't immediately worrisome and you'd think will speed up development and reduce costs. The report says AI is proving useful for automating "cumbersome and repetitive tasks", freeing developers to focus more on creative elements.