Tech Xplore

World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections

On December 14, 2025, a terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, leaving 15 civilians and one gunman ...
Inverse

A Strange Twist On Chess Makes For An Excellent Roguelike Strategy Game In Shotgun King

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...
The Verge

Indie Game Awards retracts Expedition 33 prizes due to generative AI

The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. The organization also retracted an award from a game sold by Palmer Luckey’s ModRetro. is a senior reporter ...
GameSpot

Arc Raiders Is My Game Of The Year, But Its Use Of Generative AI Really Sucks

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. These past two months with Arc Raiders have been the most fun I've had with games all year. It represents the most exciting and unpredictable ...
CBSSports.com

Self-learning AI releases NFL picks, score predictions every Week 16 game

The Week 16 NFL schedule features 16 more games, including several with potential playoff ramifications, such as Steelers vs. Lions, Broncos vs. Jaguars and Ravens vs. Patriots. Another such is a ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
New York Magazine

Gamers Are Extremely Mad About AI

You don’t have to look very hard to find examples of AI backlash in creative industries: Authors are pissed, and so are readers; an AI-generated chart hit is causing a crisis in country music; ...
GamesIndustry

A look back at the games industry's turbulent year in AI | Year in Review

Headlines about the games industry in 2025 have been dominated by AI. Barely a week went by without a story about how the tech was being used for good or ill, and that's certain to continue in 2026.
Phys.org

Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game

Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age. According to the ...
IGN

Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI'

This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes for things like concept ...
GamesRadar+

Peak devs rebut claim their award-nominated multiplayer game uses AI: "We might be slop, but we're human-made locally-sourced artisanal slop"

Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer says AI-generated writing is a "3/10 at best" and "doesn't" actually help game development RPGs Baldur's Gate 3 director u-turns on the use of AI art in ...
Benzinga.com

'Every Game Company' is Doing it? 'Arc Raiders' AI Scandal Explodes, Big Name CEO Suggests Hidden Truth

Under fire for its use of artificial intelligence, Nexon's hit “Arc Raiders” game has ignited fierce debate over the ethical limits of AI in gaming. Following backlash over Nexon's publishing of ...