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"I am going to take my time" Troy Baker reveals he is officially exploring making his own video game to emulate the "high caliber" stories of Todd Howard and Ken Levine
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (498+ words) Troy Baker wants to make his own video game. Baker has starred in a number of high-profile video games over the years, with the likes of Uncharted's Sam, The Last of Us' Joel and Indy from Indiana Jones and the…...
"Tamagotchi on steroids" - how one "groundbreaking" video game from the 90s paved the way for the AI of Google Deep Mind, Gemini and beyond
1+ week, 1+ day ago (211+ words) Peter Molyneux, Google Deep Mind's Richard Evans and more on a "groundbreaking" game's creation and legacy. Mark Healey, an artist and animator on Black & White (who co-founded Media Molecule in 2006), puts the game's ambitions more punkishly: "Tamagotchi on steroids," he…...
Datamined code shows Valve referencing an AI "Steam GPT" tool presumably to help Steam better cope with cheaters and customer support
1+ week, 3+ day ago (350+ words) So far there's only been hints that game-maker and Steam-owner Valve has been dabbling in generative AI use. But if recent findings are to be believed, it might be working on a "Steam GPT" AI feature to help tackle cheating…...
Phantom Blade Zero developer rejects gen-AI and promises "every single piece of content in our game has been crafted by the hands of real artists"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (298+ words) "We decided to make a game that everyone here could be deeply proud of." Wuxia-inspired action game Phantom Blade Zero is now in the final stages of development ahead of its launch later this year, and developer S-Game has released…...
Return of the Obra Dinn developer Lucas Pope doesn't feel comfortable talking about new projects because maybe they'll be "slurped up by AI"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) "It's just I got a feeling about that." Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn are two of the most celebrated indie games around, even to this day, and Lucas Pope, the developer behind them, isn't stopping any time…...
Take-Two lays off AI team
2+ week, 2+ day ago (269+ words) "It's truly disappointing that my time with T2 - and that of my team - has come to an end." Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, has reportedly laid off its AI team, including its head of AI. Take-Two…...
Nexon CEO calls Arc Raiders a "Trojan Horse" and says it proves controversial AI tools can build triple-A hits with smaller teams
2+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) "A gift that contains a shift in the mindset about how technology frees developers." Arc Raiders developer Embark might have retreated slightly on the use of AI-generated voices in its game, but company owner Nexon has big plans for the…...
Half-Life 2 writer Erik Wolpaw says some people at Valve are looking at AI tools, but he's not "worried about AI taking over creative writing" anytime soon
3+ week, 5+ day ago (159+ words) It's just "poking around" for now. So far, the headline story in 2026 has been AI. Whether it's the furore around the whole DLSS 5 saga or Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss shipping the game with art assets of gen-AI origin, it's…...
After all that furore over Nvidia's AI-powered DLSS 5 makeover of Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom promises gen-AI assets won't be part of its games any time soon
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (400+ words) We've seen a slew of comapnies clarify their stance on generative AI over the past few months, and now it's Capcom's turn to outline its boundaries with the tech. To put it simply, Capcom will use generative AI to help…...
Google's Gemini will make its way into Dragon Quest X to power a "Chatty Slimey" AI companion, Square Enix has announced
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (246+ words) If you're still recovering from last week's DLSS 5 nightmare and Crimson Desert's gen-AI fiasco, we're sorry to re-open old wounds by telling you that Square Enix has announced it's teaming up with Google to put Gemini AI into Dragon Quest…...