TL;DR: A new Lord of the Rings game reportedly backed by a $100 million investment is said to be developed by Crystal Dynamics, not Warhorse Studios. The game aims for a large open-world experience ...

This article is part of AI Week. The question of what place AI could and should hold in the games industry is one of the hottest and most divisive topics at the moment. And judging by the posts we ...

Google Cloud is pushing “Living Games”, powered by autonomous AI agents that interact with players and game worlds in real time. Agentic AI tools could automate playtesting, code generation and other ...

What are you willing to sacrifice for the greater good of a nation, your heart or your religion? These conundrums are just a few of the many players will have to face in the Spanish-inspired horror ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - New York's attorney general sued Valve, a video game developer whose franchises include Counter-Strike, Team Fortress and Dota, accusing it of promoting illegal gambling ...

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) in game development starts with the same question: Will AI replace developers? It’s an understandable concern, but it’s the wrong framing.

As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games. Now, generative AI is being used to produce game assets and speed up development. This is ...

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Anya Taylor-Joy is a fragrance person. “I wear perfume every single day,” she says. For her, scent is a ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer the "future" of game development. It’s already reshaping how studios build, ship and scale mobile games. Rather than a theoretical trend or an optional experiment, ...