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EngadgetMar 15, 2026
Arc Raiders replaced some of its AI-generated voice lines with professional actors
In an unexpected twist, humans have taken some jobs back from AI. Embark Studios' CEO Patrick Söderlund recently told GamesIndustry.biz that the studio "re-recorded" some of the AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with human voices, only after its successful launch in October.

"There is a quality difference," Söderlund told GamesIndustry.biz. "A real professional actor is better than AI; that's just how it is."

With Arc Raiders' player count peaking at nearly half a million users on Steam, the game's breakout success was still marred by its use of text-to-speech AI. While there was no generative AI used for the visuals of the extraction shooter, Embark Studios paid its actors for approval to license their voices for text-to-speech AI, according to Söderlund. Even though Söderlund said that the text-to-speech AI was reserved for lines "that aren't as essential to the immersion of the experience," many players weren't happy with this creative decision.

Responding to the criticism, Embark Studios is seemingly reversing course and relying more on its voice actors. Söderlund said that the studio pays its voice actors for their tim


EngadgetMar 14, 2026
ByteDance has reportedly suspended the global rollout of its new AI video generator
A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions. According to The Information, which spoke to two anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, ByteDanc

CNET Most Popular ProductsMar 14, 2026
iPhone Fold: Launch Date, Price, Design Leaks and Everything We Know
Apple's long-rumored first foldable phone could come in 2026, and rumors are finally giving insight to what it could look like.

Mac RumorsMar 13, 2026
Top Stories: Apple's 50th Anniversary, New and Upcoming Products, and More
After Apple's big week of announcements, this week saw all of the new products officially become available, so reviewers and general users alike are now getting their hands on them and putting them through their paces.


Mac RumorsMar 09, 2026
MacBook Neo Wallpapers Now Available for All Macs in macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta
The colorful new wallpapers that Apple introduced with the MacBook Neo are available for all Macs in the fourth beta of macOS Tahoe 26.4 that came out for developers today.

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