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How to Make Your First AI Game Play Smoothly on Mobile

First game feels laggy on phones. Fix it with touch-friendly controls, optimized layout, better performance, and feedback for ...
TechSpot

Microsoft is adding images to Notepad, and users are wondering why

Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...
The Verge

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

Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The ...
The New York Times

Learning football from video games now a legit teaching method for coaches, athletes

Video game controllers past and present have assisted in young athletes learning the ins and outs of the game of football. Jasen Vinlove / USA Today When David Pollack was a standout defender at the ...
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 ...
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 ...
GamesRadar+

"Just making a cozy game isn't enough to heal a person": Why Wanderstop and its blend of introspection and tea-making has stayed with me throughout 2025

Adventure Games The cutest game I've ever played slapped me in the face with character death at the start of its Steam Next Fest demo PC Gaming As Steam Next Fest gets bigger and more crowded with ...
Polygon

The race to make Bird Game 3 a reality is already underway

Despite being an AI-generated game idea that doesn't exist, Bird Game 3 continues to tear up TikTok with millions of likes and views. In this fictional open-world game, you "play" as a bird of your ...
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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

NBA Invests in Startup Using AI to Make Scheduling Games Easier

Fastbreak AI, a firm that specializes in sports scheduling optimization, is raising $40 million in new funding as artificial intelligence services get more integrated into sports leagues around the ...
PC Gamer

After being inspired by Toby Fox to make his first RPG in decades, cult developer Yoshiro Kimura couldn't help but make it weird: 'Some people are going to look at it and go ...

The Undertale-inspired Stray Children, like Kimura's '90s RPG Moon, is part oddball story, part genre commentary. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...
CNBC

Can AI create next 'Grand Theft Auto'? Take-Two Interactive CEO says no

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec The use of AI tools in creative industries including gaming is raising new possibilities ...