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Wizards of the Coast union expands, demands company stop pushing generative AI
D&D and Magic: The Gathering teams are joining the Arena team's union
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Unity unveils a web-based AI game creation platform
Unity Spark will launch later this year on Google Playground
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Sega won't "entrust the creative aspect of games to AI," but is using tech to "improve efficiency" in other departments
Senior executive officer and deputy chief business officer Tsuyoshi Saito said Sega is "very cautious" about how it implements generative AI during development
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Jagex responds to use of generative AI in RuneScape trailer made by "trusted external partner"
Developer removes promotional material as it investigates situation, says it highlights "an issue with our own processes which we must address"
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Capcom aims to enhance its propriety RE Engine with AI to accelerate efficiency in QA, debugging, and data processing
Some improvements will be open-sourced to support AI training, with the long-term goal of evolving its RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine"
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"Quite often it's given me more to do" – Why AI might be creating more work for games companies, rather than saving time
At the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit, attendees explained how any efficiency gains from generative AI are countered by employee anxiety, potential data leaks, and legal headaches
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Meta unveils AI-powered game tools for mobile devices and browsers; announces VR Glasses with day-one Unity support
Horizon Centre and Horizon Studio will "make it easier to turn your ideas into playable 2D and 3D games"
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Tokyo Game Show 2026 celebrated the past, and an uncertain AI future | Opinion
The event's 30th instalment was dominated by remakes and legacy IP, and suggested a future shaped by AI and transmedia
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Level-5 CEO admits using generative AI in recent showcase
Akihiro Hino says the "charm and individuality" of the studio's games still comes from "human hands"
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European studio expenditure on external talent rises 63% in 2025
Number of freelancers collaborating with European studios grew by 24%, according to Games industry employment survey
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Saber Interactive's chief creative officer says "We've never replaced anybody with AI"
Tim Willits responds to accusations that a writer was replaced with ChatGPT
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European game developers are more concerned that AI will pressure them to work faster rather than take their job
Games industry employment survey finds half of respondents are worried AI could reduce work quality, while 46% say AI makes it harder to assess actual skills
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Nvidia acquires open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn
Firm to pay approximately $11.9 billion to Hugging Face investors, could offer up to $1 billion in stock-based retention incentives
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"The things that we based our assumptions on have changed fundamentally": Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani on the games industry's rapid transformation
The executive says that long development times, the rise of Asian developers, and the advent of new tech like AI make predicting the future hard, but indies are well positioned for success
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"We view AI as a sliding scale. There will always be a human in the loop; that's our ethos": Why Side has signed an MOU with Modl.ai to use AI for QA
We sit down with the two companies to discuss the role of AI in quality assurance, the tech's current limitations, and why human experts are an essential part of the process
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Xbox to focus on "efficiency and affordability alongside performance" for next-gen console amid rising hardware costs and innovations in AI
"[We] need take into consideration what's happening in the world and build the best experience for our players," says Asha Sharma
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Saber Interactive adds AI disclaimer to Rideshare on Steam; CEO Matt Karch apologises to former lead writer
Karch says he was "triggered by certain later comments and shot first and thought second about how to respond"
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Saber Interactive CEO responds to claims that a writer was replaced with AI
UPDATE: Matt Karch says former lead writer was "replaced by someone more talented and terminated for a variety of reasons a few months later"
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Former Icelandic minister joins Fenris Creations to lead new AI partnerships
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir discusses how she intends to "contribute to the changes AI is bringing" by conducting autonomous AI research in Eve Frontier
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AI startup Reforged Labs shuts down as the "gap we were selling into is closing"
"Our best customers signed six-figure contracts, but there aren't many studios at that scale," says CEO
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Ethical, low-power, and on-device: Studio Atelico's vision for the future of generative AI
The studio's debut game, Bobium Brawlers, blends "classic game design with the possibilities of AI" – and importantly, all the artists are paid
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Sony leadership says AI tools are "an important foundational technology supporting our strategy"
"This is less about cost efficiency and more about improving quality and development speed"
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SK Hynix, Samsung and Micron sued over allegations of "concerted anticompetitive behaviour" in DRAM market
Lawyers claim that the trio has cut the supply of consumer – or 'conventional' – DRAM in defiance of "all economic and business logic"
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Epic's Sweeney claims Steam AI labels are "really irresponsible of Valve"
The Fortnite boss argues that this makes it harder for developers to succeed
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Micron says chip shortage will "improve gradually" in 2028
But CEO Sanjay Mehrotra admits he doesn't know when memory supply will catch up with increased demand