Whatever your opinion on AI and the massive computing power it requires and its impact on the planet, there are times when it can be justified. Today is one such time. Using Oblivion, Bethesda's 2006 predecessor to Skyrim, AI-magicing Taylor Swift, Mark Zuckerberg, and Kanye West would surely be worth shortening the Earth's lifespan by a few years.
IRL Loading Screens, an account that parodies Bethesda's loading screens filled with blatant advice while the buggy but awesome game loads in the background, has released a video in which they use AI to overlay renderings of celebrities onto Oblivions NPCs and deliver the celebrity advice. Sometimes people just have a lot of time on their hands. You can check out the video for yourself below.
Oblivion NPC compilation. Watch till the end 😉 Music Bits and Hits #game #ElderScrolls pic.twitter.com/JDZoOjds7Q
— IRL Loading Screen (@IRLoadingScreen) July 6, 2024
Fallout London is ready
Meanwhile, after multiple delays during the awkward situation of Bethesda releasing Starfield first and then a next-gen version of Fallout 4, it looks like Fallout London, a full conversion of Fallout 4 from Team Folon, will be released soon (finally).
In the post, the mod developer stated:
“There's been a lot of speculation about the upcoming release, but we wanted to be open and clear up any misunderstandings for our core supporters. Bottom line: We've sent some builds to GOG for QA testing, and are awaiting the final go-ahead. Once we've gone through the process of double-checking that Fallout London and its installer works on all supported machines, we'll be ready to go (yes, we have our own installer and downgrader too!). It's in all of our interests to have this final QA process run thoroughly, and we're very grateful that GOG is working with us.”
It looks like we're entering the final stage of our journey. To explore a completely reimagined London, you'll need Fallout 4 and its DLC, but as you can see from the video below, it's worth it.
