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The Pines’ Creator Talks AI Usage for the Game, the Industry and His Own Personal Beliefs “It’s a really false sense of creativity that I don’t like.”

The Pines, the cinematic, investigative thriller from Studio Abattoir showed off its first gameplay trailer at Summer Game Fest. After that, we spoke to Kevin Jochems, the sole developer behind the studio, and the game, about all things The Pines, including nods to iconic films and games, Unreal Engine benefits and more. In today’s day…

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“You have for example the perk: Here’s Johnny…” The Pines Features Some Nods to Iconic Cinema That Has Actual Benefits to the Player

With Summer Game Fest comes a plethora of new game releases, announcements, DLC reveals and more. One of those this year was a deeper look into the investigative, creepy and downright unsettling cinema adventure The Pines. Featuring Edward, a detective down on his luck and instructed to take some time in a retreat by his…

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The Pines’ Studio Abattoir Talks About Investigation, Combat, AI Usage in Video Games and More

Summer Game Fest has been and gone, but for many, it was the introduction to a whole selection of upcoming games they weren’t aware of, including The Pines. Sent on a retreat by his overly creepy therapist, Edward arrives at The Pines, and uncovers something deeply unsettling about the whole place. Investigations, combat, betrayal and…

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