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.

Joining a discussion among devs on X, Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe recently shared some tidbits about how the company hires game designers ...

One of the most visible advancements lies in non-player character (NPC) behaviour. Traditional AI in games operates within ...

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The Elder Scrolls Skyrim lead praises Todd Howard for trying 'desperately' not to micromanage and be a ‘bottleneck’, even though he still 'does what he calls seagulling where he swoops in and changes ...

How Gresham Smith's real-time, game-like space planning platform blends hands-on layouts with instant digital feedback—making design faster, clearer, and more collaborative.

Meta is planning to lay off about 10 percent of staff in its Reality Labs division, which includes the Oculus Studios division that runs first-party game development studios. This is according to The ...

"This project is not about powerful hardware or complex graphics." ...

Google's Project Genie can generate games using the company's Genie 3 model, which is trained on prompts from Gemini. It's an ...

If the “new year, new me” philosophy is too much of a commitment, you should consider something far more attainable and fun: “new year, new bag.” 2026 is primed for overall improvement, and that ...

Kurt Kuhlmann, a former Bethesda designer who was once attached to lead The Elder Scrolls VI project, has revealed during an interview with PC gamer that his idea of the fantasy-RPG would have been ...

Ubisoft shares plunged 34% on Thursday morning after announcing a major restructuring and cancelling six games. The company said it expects to make an operating loss of around 1 billion euros ($1.17 ...