Rocket League
Rocket League is now playable via AI-generated stream
MIRA is a neural network that's been trained on Rocket League and supports a four player gameplay via generative AI.
Jon Jordan
Meta
Meta's demo-ing the TikTok of AI gaming
Pocket looks like a new app, but it's actually an old one with Meta's feed bolted on.
Steam
Steam's AI dilemma manifests in How To Grow a Black Hole
A viral “AI slop” accusation against a solo dev’s breakout indie hit highlights that Steam has no way to verify AI-use.
Godot
Updated: Unreal and Unity are integrating AI. Godot is just trying to manage its externalities
For open source game Godot, AI is currently more of a cost than an opportunity.
Unreal Engine
Tim Sweeney's bet is AI supercharges the Fortnite ecosystem
Epic's strategic bet is AI embedded into UE6 boosts the Fortnite ecosystem.
Ecosystems
AI slop will kill games, but grow ecosystems
AI will kill off many game companies but it will allow many game communities to flourish.
Unreal Engine
What does Epic's UE6 announcement say about AI?
Epic Games says AI will be an integral part of Unreal Engine 6.
Crystal Dynamics
Tomb Raider and the most important AI story in games
The revealing part of Crystal Dynamics’ comments about generative AI is not that the studio is using it; it's how carefully it's talking about using it.
Slop
Anti-AI Warhammer pleads human slop in 6-finger Space Marine shocker
Six-fingered characters aren't only generated by AI, it seems.
Roblox
Roblox completes AI acqui-hire hat trick with Morpheus AI deal
Roblox continues its ambitious path to build AI games running at 4K and 60 fps with its third acqui-hire in recent months.
The dividing line in games AI adoption is who can say no
Every games company is having to negotiate how it uses AI, but not every company has the same counterparties.
miHoYo
MiHoYo’s $15 billion bet to become the first AI-native gameco
While western game companies equivocate about use of AI, Chinese devs are investing heavily into the vision.