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2026-09-09 1 story

• I'm not saying Fallout 4 modding drama gets to people, but here's Breaking Benjamin's singer begging concertgoers to try his AI-assisted first person mod

2026-09-08 5 stories

• Report: EA is using genAI for commentator voiceover in NHL 27 2 sources
• Shift Up CTO Clarifies Stellar Blade Developer's Stance on AI After Blood Rain Music Video Controversy
• NBA 2K27 gives DLSS 5 a more faithful-looking game debut than feared, provided it’s running on the LeBron of GPUs
• It's still very much possible to make good Skyrim mods "without any use of AI" in 2026, declares the maker of a new DLC-sized Black Marsh expansion
• European game developers are more concerned that AI will pressure them to work faster rather than take their job

2026-09-07 5 stories

• Space Marine 3 Dev Tries to Put Generative AI Fears to Rest After Public Outcry 2 sources
• DLSS 5 Mod Shifts Load to Second GPU, Doubling Frame-Rates and Latency 2 sources
• NHL 27 Is Using AI-Generated Voiceover for In-Game Commentators, John Buccigross Says
• First Xiaomi, then the world: why Arm might give phone gaming a huge graphics boost
• "This is super, super heavy" - Experts test Nvidia's divisive graphics-altering DLSS 5 tech and find it really does tank your game's frame-rate

2026-09-06 2 stories

• Saber Interactive CCO says studio won't change its comms strategy after AI writer controversy 2 sources
• 'There is absolutely no generative AI in Space Marine 3' promises Saber Interactive executive

2026-09-05 2 stories

• Go grandmaster becomes first human to win series against advanced AI engine in 3-hour match
• Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast

2026-09-04 3 stories

• Me: You can now run DLSS 5 on AMD GPUs. My RX 9070 XT: Please stop, it hurts us
• DLSS 5 is called 'DLSS Neural Rendering' in the NBA 2K27 graphics options, and I think I smell a rebrand of Nvidia's controversial graphics tech
• After AI slop accusations, Humankind 2 studio says its new trailer was definitely "made by humankind" and at least five chickens

2026-09-03 4 stories

• The Witcher 4 Will Be Made “Predominantly Using People” And Not AI 2 sources
• Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control
• DLSS 5 can be jammed into almost any game now, so I've been playing FM26 with neural rendered little computer people because that's just what I do
• Confirmed: No Generative AI in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3

2026-09-02 2 stories

• You can't pet the talking rat wall in Ontos, the new space horror game from Soma's creators, but surely it can run Doom
• Nvidia's controversial, face-changing, gen-AI DLSS 5 tech releases tomorrow for one game, and seems to tank frame-rates

2026-09-01 4 stories

• DLSS 5’s Leak Has Led To Horrific Results, But Our Demo Showed A Different Reality 10 sources
• Dwarf Fortress creator says we have a natural lean towards human-made stories, 'but we're all going to be very sorely tested in the coming years' by AI 2 sources
• Despite horrendous layoffs, obscene hardware prices, and everything else, Saber Interactive exec says 'this is a great time to be in the industry'
• Aggro Crab launches publishing label to splash that Peak cash

2026-08-31 3 stories

• Xbox CEO Reacts To The Irony Of Rising Console Prices Being An Issue That Microsoft Itself Contributed To
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Director Defends DLSS 5 for Bringing Out ‘Original Artistic Vision'
• 1666: Amsterdam's developer says it 'won't be using AI anymore', and the tech was only used 'in conception and pre-production'—arguably the most creative phase of the entire process

2026-08-30 3 stories

• Rockstar confirms GTA 6 won't have microtransactions or generative AI at launch
• Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
• A Star Wars Galaxies community server was allegedly hacked with AI assistance by a Reddit moderator harboring a primeval grudge

2026-08-29 4 stories

• GTA 6 Will Have No Microtransactions or Generative AI at Launch, Rockstar Says
• Assassin’s Creed Creator Promises to No longer Use AI in 1666: Amsterdam’s Development
• A native port of Donkey Kong 64 is finally playable on PC thanks to a team of programmers who boast that 'no generative AI [was] used at any point in the process'
• 'This Looks Like Dogsh*t': Disturbing DLSS 5 AI Filter Applied to Major PS5 Games After Leaking

2026-08-28 6 stories

• Leaked DLSS 5 Mod Shows Just How Much Nvidia’s AI Filter Can Mess With Your Games 9 sources
• "Somebody will make the Half-Life 2 of AI" - after the Rideshare controversy, Saber CCO says something will come along and "change people's minds" about gen-AI 2 sources
• Panic refunds tariff fees, 1047 Games pivots from Splitgate, and Gamescom Dev grows - Patch Notes #67
• id Software's former co-owner says they absolutely would've used gen AI back in the day: 'John Carmack would be like making Skynet or something'
• GTA 6 Contains No Microtransactions or Generative AI, Rockstar Says
• "Hopefully a meteor will strike the earth soon": Game devs talk genAI witchhunts and the importance of honing your visual literacy

2026-08-27 1 story

• GTA 6 officially has character weight and exercise systems, and even "multi-day benders" reportedly have a visible effect 84 sources

2026-08-26 2 stories

• No, the Humankind 2 announcement trailer wasn't made with gen-AI, despite it sharing a similar kind of look
• AI is 'just a plagiarism machine that makes people lose their jobs' in the eyes of The Talos Principle 3's writers

2026-08-25 3 stories

• Humankind 2 announced, coming 2027, and promises climate change and "a new take on historical strategy" 4 sources
• Google says survival sim Colony, from blockchain studio Parallel, is the AI game to watch
• Cosmic horror and sea bird waddling sim Penguin Colony gave me a genAI fright in its release date trailer, but thankfully there's no actual cause for concern