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And here’s the third and final part of the Monday gaming news:

Palworld studio says 'gamers don't want' AI in their games: 'It feels like everyone who is super gung-ho about it isn't from the industry'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/palworld-studio-says-gamers-dont-want-ai-in-their-games-it-feels-like-everyone-who-is-super-gung-ho-about-it-isnt-from-the-industry/

Path of Exile 2 director says players exploiting system to become in-game millionaires 'ruined Christmas for me' and joked that he's 'lost all sympathy' for everyone who took advantage of it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/path-of-exile-2-director-says-players-exploiting-system-to-become-in-game-millionaires-ruined-christmas-for-me-and-joked-that-hes-lost-all-sympathy-for-everyone-who-took-advantage-of-it/

Microsoft researcher builds goat-powered neural network in Age of Empires 2 to show why we should 'stop assuming that LLMs behave like humans just because they were trained with natural language'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-researcher-builds-goat-powered-neural-network-in-age-of-empires-2-to-show-why-we-should-stop-assuming-that-llms-behave-like-humans-just-because-they-were-trained-with-natural-language/

Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft, dies in plane crash
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/claude-guillemot-co-founder-of-ubisoft-dies-in-plane-crash/
>> konnichiwa (and later shikamaru317) made a thread about this.

Former Dragon Age writer says AI could make gamedev 'frustrating as hell': 'How are we going to train up the next generation of devs if we eliminate every entry-level task?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/former-dragon-age-writer-says-ai-could-make-gamedev-frustrating-as-hell-how-are-we-going-to-train-up-the-next-generation-of-devs-if-we-eliminate-every-entry-level-task/

CD Projekt Red boss believes some fans were forever burned by Cyberpunk 2077's disastrous launch: 'I'm convinced that we lost the faith of some people indefinitely'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/cd-projekt-red-boss-believes-some-fans-were-forever-burned-by-cyberpunk-2077s-disastrous-launch-im-convinced-that-we-lost-the-faith-of-some-people-indefinitely/

Data analyst finds 'AI stigma' on Steam can reduce the number of reviews a game gets by around 53%—and the reviews it does get are more negative
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/data-analyst-finds-ai-stigma-on-steam-can-reduce-the-number-of-reviews-a-game-gets-by-around-53-percent-and-the-reviews-it-does-get-are-more-negative/

Former Unreal Engine 'lead evangelist' Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a 'pivotal' moment that he must 'come to terms with'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-unreal-engine-evangelist-and-level-design-legend-sjoerd-de-jong-leaves-epic-games/

Guild Wars' devs tried to escape the MMO branding in 2005, citing all the things that would become genre staples 20 years later
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-devs-tried-to-escape-the-mmo-branding-in-2005-citing-all-the-things-that-would-become-genre-staples-20-years-later/

Ori creator declares Xbox Game Pass a mediocre slop factory that's 'a little like Communism'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ori-creator-declares-xbox-game-pass-a-mediocre-slop-factory-thats-a-little-like-communism/