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YouTube's AI-powered Playables Builder will let creators make games

YouTube has launched a closed beta test for a new AI-powered tool it calls Playables Builder. Using Gemini 3, the tool will ...

Fallout is back, celebrate by 3D printing these iconic objects

The Fat Man is a shoulder-fired catapult that shoots small nuclear bombs, in true Fallout fashion. It first appeared in ...
GameSpot

"I'm Making This For Me, Not To Make Everyone Happy": Vampire Survivors Creator On His Next Game

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Vampire Survivors creator Luca Galante discusses new game Vampire ...
IGN

ROUTINE Is an Indie Horror Game Over a Decade in the Making – Developer Interview – IGN First

In the summer of 2012, ROUTINE was revealed at the largest video gaming convention in the world Gamescom, but after well over a decade later it has yet to make it into the hands of players. In the ...
Polygon

As the CEO of Arc Raiders publisher Nexon says AI is everywhere, game devs call 'BS'

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 ...
CNET

Nintendo Faces Backlash Over Pokemon Pokopia Use of Switch 2's Game-Key Card

When Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, it showcased the console's Game-Key Cards feature, which enables the storage of a small amount of data on the cartridge, with the remainder of the game being ...
IGN

Arc Raiders Publisher Defends Generative AI Use, Insists 'Every Game Company' Is Now Using It

Arc Raiders publisher Nexon has defended the game's use of generative AI, suggesting players should "assume that every game company is now using AI." Arc Raiders, like developer Embark's 2023 shooter, ...
PC World

Old games, new PC: How to run DOS classics on Windows 11

Who doesn’t remember PC games such as Maniac Mansion, the King’s Quest series and the dubious adventures of Leisure Suit Larry or software such as Microsoft Works and Lotus Smart Suite? These titles ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Arc Raiders doesn't AI-generate guns from Youtube videos, Embark clarifies: "that's a research project, and not something that we're using in the game now"

Let's get the hot potato out of the way without preamble: Embark's extraction shooter Arc Raiders doesn't include any gun models generated from Youtube videos, executive producer Aleksander Grøndal ...
PC Gamer

Elon Musk is 'full of crap' for claiming xAI will make an AI-generated game in a year, says Glen Schofield: 'I want to actually say that to him'

RPG RPG dev pushes back against Steam review AI accusations: 'We poured years of our lives into this game and only worked with real human artists on everything' RPG Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian ...
PC Gamer

'I would like to make a different game using this IP': Dave the Diver dev hints at possible spin-off or sequel

A new game set in the same universe as Dave the Diver could be in the works at developer Mintrocket. In an interview with 4Gamer at the Nexon Developers Conference, Mintrocket CEO Jaeho Hwang dove ...
GamesRadar+

Baldur's Gate 3 dev says AAA is "perversely fascinated" by indie games, because those devs still understand how to make good ideas that aren't reliant on data

The video game industry is making money hand over fist, but it feels like there are fewer new, interesting ideas and mechanics than ever before – just look at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 and its ...