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Artificial intelligence once seemed like a fringe notion largely confined to sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories. However, it’s actually been around tech circles for decades and has only become such ...

Developer Lunar Software canned the game in 2016 before starting development afresh in an act of extreme devotion. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ...

Sega has decided that now's the time to join the myriad other companies in the games industry adopting artificial intelligence to streamline their development processes. In response to a question ...

Westeros might be getting even more crowded. George R.R. Martin says several Game of Thrones projects are still quietly moving through development at HBO — and not all of them are set in the past. HBO ...

Arc Raiders' use of AI tools continues to create divides in gaming. The CEO of its developer's parent company, Nexon, recently claimed that generative artificial intelligence tools are everywhere in ...

Steam Frame has finally been revealed and promises to let players access most of their Steam library (be it VR or otherwise) right from the headset. Unfortunately, that won’t include any new VR ...

Jabali.ai is making a play to open up game development to the masses with the launch of Jabali Studio, a next-gen platform that lets users design, build and pub 2D and 3D games without wrestling with ...

The video game industry is hellbent on harnessing the power of generative AI to boost productivity and dream up virtual worlds — while also cutting costs, of course. According to a recent Google Cloud ...

Beyond a frustrating ChatGPT vibe coding incident, I've been showing my game "Character Limit" to others via my iPad, it's about to be available on Steam, and the App Store is next. After a favorable ...

TL;DR: Electronic Arts is aggressively integrating AI, including its generative chatbot ReefGPT, to automate game development and reduce costs. However, experimental AI tools cause coding errors and ...