This indie game idea went viral – then AI-built clones showed up within hours

Earlier this week, game developer and technical artist Freya Holmér shared a short clip of a side project she had been ...
GameSpot

Ex-Overwatch Dev's New FPS Action Game Opens For Testing Soon, How To Sign Up

The new game from former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan, The Legend of California, will hold its first public playtest very ...

After K-Pop and K-Drama, Here Come K-Games

The open-world fantasy Crimson Desert looks like the latest example of South Korea’s evolution into a gaming powerhouse.

After this game dev shared her prototype online, it took less than 5 hours for someone to post their vibecoded knockoff

"Someone already vibecoded (a bad clone of) this and shared it online because we live in the worst timeline," Holmér said ...
IEEE

NPC Behavior in Games Using Unity ML-Agents: A Reinforcement Learning Approach

Abstract: Machine learning is having a significant impact on video games, from speeding up the development of new games to the development of new methods in gaming. This study discusses the impact of ...
The New York Times

A New Word Game Brings Competition, and Trash Talk

Crossplay, the first of its kind from The Times, pits puzzlers against each other on a shared board. Credit...Jose Flores Supported by By John Otis Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and ...