Video game stocks are plummeting in Friday's afternoon trading session after tech giant Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) announced "Project Genie," an experimental research prototype that allows users to create ...

The global gaming market is estimated to rake in over $184 billion and continues to grow daily. According to Newzoo, mobile gaming now accounts for 50% of that global market, dwarfing the console ...

Today, Google released the first public version of Project Genie to its AI Ultra subscribers. Powered by generative AI, this service allows users to create open worlds that can be explored like in a ...

In context: Convai Technologies is a startup geared toward developing conversational AI avatars for the virtual world. The characters are capable of carrying on real-time open-ended conversations and ...

Within the last few years, video game industry layoffs have unfortunately become more commonplace. In 2023, we saw near-weekly layoffs across the entire industry. When the dust had settled, at least 6 ...

Intel ended support for its XeSS Unity plugin. Discover why the company archived the project and what this move means for ...

For the last few months, gamers have largely let big dev studios know that AI is non-negotiable in games. From the fears of Larian’s ongoing use, ARC Raiders’ voice-acting debacle, and even Gen AI art ...

It’s been almost 20 years since the original Unity game engine opened up to developers, kickstarting a mission to democratise game development. The industry has come a long way since then, from ...

Google's AI-driven Project Genie has been a hot topic among games industry professionals, thanks to its ability to generate short, interactive virtual environments from text prompts and images. Its ...

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 ...

For those unfamiliar, Unity Software operates a game engine, also called Unity, and has done so for 20 years now. The Unity game engine serves as a sort of operating system for a video game. Unity's ...