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Thursday gaming news, the last part:

The Bioshock series has some of gaming's best intros because lead dev Ken Levine knows 'if you have a mediocre beginning, you're done'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-bioshock-series-has-some-of-gamings-best-intros-because-lead-dev-ken-levine-knows-if-you-have-a-mediocre-beginning-youre-done/

The 'numbers just aren't there,' Dead Space producer says, and that's why we'll probably never see Dead Space 4
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/the-numbers-just-arent-there-dead-space-producer-says-and-thats-why-well-probably-never-see-dead-space-4/

AI is 'creatively soulless,' says director of Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic: 'I’m just really unimpressed with it'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/ai-is-creatively-soulless-says-director-of-mass-effect-and-knights-of-the-old-republic-im-just-really-unimpressed-with-it/

No, Eric Barone is not adding infidelity to Stardew Valley, although he did briefly consider letting you ruin marriages, to Grandpa's deep disappointment
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/no-eric-barone-is-not-adding-infidelity-to-stardew-valley-although-he-did-briefly-consider-letting-you-ruin-marriages-to-grandpas-deep-disappointment/

Even if you have an RTX 5090, I don't recommend using ray tracing in Forza Horizon 6. Not because of the performance hit, simply because it's just not worth using
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/even-if-you-have-an-rtx-5090-i-dont-recommend-using-ray-tracing-in-forza-horizon-6-not-because-of-the-performance-hit-simply-because-its-just-not-worth-using/

Amazon reportedly had a studio pivot away from a game 'everyone was excited by' to make something with more AI stuffed in it, then laid them all off anyway
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/amazon-reportedly-had-a-studio-pivot-away-from-a-game-everyone-was-excited-by-to-make-something-with-more-ai-stuffed-in-it-then-laid-them-all-off-anyway/