"His voice and delivery was human": Darkest Dungeon developers will "never, ever" use genAI to replace narrator Wayne June
Darkest Dungeon developers Red Hook will "never, ever" use generative AI to recreate the voice of recently deceased series narrator Wayne June, co-founder and creative director Chris Bourassa has told players during a discussion of the currently hypothetical Darkest Dungeon 3. That's despite June himself apparently giving the idea his blessing, shortly before he passed away in January last year.
Darkest Dungeon developers Red Hook will "never, ever" use generative AI to recreate the voice of recently deceased series narrator Wayne June, co-founder and creative director Chris Bourassa has told players during a discussion of the currently hypothetical Darkest Dungeon 3. That's despite June himself apparently giving the idea his blessing, shortly before he passed away in January last year. Read more
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