{"id":54546,"date":"2022-08-24T03:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T03:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dead-island-2-will-let-you-taunt-zombies-with-your-voice-thanks-to-amazons-alexa\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T03:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T03:43:56","slug":"dead-island-2-will-let-you-taunt-zombies-with-your-voice-thanks-to-amazons-alexa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dead-island-2-will-let-you-taunt-zombies-with-your-voice-thanks-to-amazons-alexa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Island 2 will let you taunt zombies with your voice, thanks to Amazon’s Alexa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amazon is launching a new tool called Alexa Game Control that’s designed to let gamers use natural language voice commands so they can accomplish actions in video games. The first game to feature the technology will be the zombie-filled Dead Island 2<\/em>which was just re-revealed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event.<\/p>\n

With Alexa Game Control, Amazon says you’ll be able to do things like interact with NPCs and switch weapons just by using your voice. You won’t need to use a wake word like \u201cAlexa\u201d or even have one of Amazon’s Echo devices, and the company says that the feature will work with \u201cany microphone or headset connected to their PC or console.\u201d However, you will be able to use Alexa features like controlling smart home devices and ordering food.<\/p>\n

You’ll only be able to use Alexa Game Control while connected to the internet, but it’s optional and not required to be able to play the game offline, Amazon spokesperson Michael Poulter confirmed to The Verge. <\/em>And while you won’t need an Amazon Prime membership to use Alexa Voice Control, you will have to have an Amazon account.<\/p>\n

Of Dead Island 2<\/em> specifically, which is set to launch on February 3rd, 2023, you’ll be able to use your voice to access \u201cin-game features like navigation (by saying ‘where is the nearest workbench’)\u201d and \u201cmanipulate zombie hordes (by saying ‘hey zombie’),\u201d according to an Amazon blog post.<\/p>\n

At launch, Alexa Game Control will be available in English in North America; Amazon promises it’s coming to \u201cmore countries and languages\u201d but didn’t provide a timeline. And according to the Alexa Game Control website, the feature will only work with PC or Xbox. Poulter confirmed that’s \u201ccurrently\u201d the case, but said that \u201cour vision is to become available everywhere games are played.\u201d Hopefully, that means Alexa Game Control will come to platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amazon is launching a new tool called Alexa Game Control that’s designed to let gamers use natural language voice commands so they can accomplish actions in video games. The first game to feature the technology will be the zombie-filled Dead Island 2which was just re-revealed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live event. With Alexa Game Control, …<\/p>\n

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