Epic Games Goes AI-First on Its Delayed Disney Shooter
Bloomberg reports Epic Games will let AI write the code and guide the art for a delayed Marvel and Star Wars shooter, raising labour and quality questions.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
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Google Launches Playground, an AI Platform That Builds Playable Games From Prompts
Google launched Playground on October 7, 2026, a browser-based platform where prompts build playable games, with Unity Spark set to follow later this year.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
Capcom Wants to Build AI Into the RE Engine. What 'AI Game Engine' Means Is Contested
Capcom's REX project would integrate AI and machine learning into the RE Engine. Capcom calls the result an AI game engine, and that phrasing is disputed.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
Meta Wants You to Build a Playable Game From a Prompt on Your Phone
At Meta Connect 2026, Meta unveiled Horizon Create and Horizon Studio, two tools that turn text prompts into complete 2D or 3D mobile games and push them straight into Facebook and Instagram feeds.
By TPW Editorial7 min read
Heart Machine Lays Off Nearly Everyone After a Publisher Walks Away
The Hyper Light Drifter studio laid off almost its entire team on September 16 after the publisher funding its unannounced next game ended the deal.
By TPW Editorial5 min read
Unity Ships a First-Party Plugin That Puts Claude Code in the Editor
Unity's official Claude Code plugin installs 29 engine skills, a CLI and an MCP server for live Editor control, making AI agents first-class in game development.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
Deterministic Netcode Explained: Prediction, Rollback, and Lag Compensation
Online games hide latency with client prediction, deterministic simulation, rollback and lag compensation. A technical explainer on the tradeoffs behind it all.
By TPW Editorial13 min read