AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to

Last month, Google launched Project Genie, an “early research prototype” that lets users generate sandbox worlds using text or image prompts that they can explore for 60 seconds. Right now, the tool ...

American Jeremy Swayman allows a long-distance goal against Denmark at the Olympics

In net for the U.S. against Denmark at the Olympics, Jeremy Swayman gave up a goal from 95 feet out that could get talked about for years to come. Nicholas B.

The dev behind my top upcoming RPG is a Hungarian chef who thought 'if not now, then when?' and learned coding from scratch to make his dream 'eurojank' masterpiece

With an abundance of free time in the early 2020s, he figured, "if not now, then when?" Embracing a lifelong love of Gothic and games like it, ForestWare decided to create his own ...

A Roman board game has mystified researchers for years. AI discovered how to play

By simulating thousands of matches and analyzing wear patterns, researchers reconstructed the rules of a long-lost blocking ...
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One Type of Brain Training Cut Dementia Risk Decades Later, Study Shows

Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental A new study suggests the answer may be yes. Research published Feb. 9 in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that ...

Alysa Liu’s chaotic figure skating path to the Olympics

Liu finished sixth at 2022 Beijing Olympics. Not long after, she left skating, finished high school and headed to UCLA ...
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Italy hoping investment in youth for 2026 Olympics pay off beyond athletic competition

With the 2026 Winter Olympics just days away, much of the world's attention is focused on athletes, venues and medals. But ...

Climate change is making the Winter Olympics harder to host

The warm December weather in both host locations is a reminder of the fragility of winter sports. Even with the intervention ...
GameSpot

Create Your Own VR Games Bundle For Less Than $3 Per Game

If you find yourself with a shiny new Meta Quest headset during the holidays, be sure to check out the new Winter 2025 Edition of Fanatical's Build Your Own Quest VR Bundle deal. Like other Fanatical ...
GamesIndustry

National Film and Television School expands games offering with new animation and indie development courses

The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is expanding its video games offering to include two new courses, an MA in Animation for Film and Games and a certificate in Indie Games Development. The ...
Engadget

YouTube is letting creators make playable games with a Gemini 3 tool

Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which announced an open beta for a project called ...
CNET

I Brought Retro Games Back to Life the AI Way, Thanks to Gemini Vibe Coding

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...