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Artwork of Pablo, a generative AI-powered character from Ubisoft's R&D experiment Teammates

'We need to be humble:' Ubisoft makes its pitch for generative AI 'We need to be humble:' Ubisoft makes its pitch for generative AI

"If we don't see the code behind it and if we don't know how it integrates into a potential project or our pipelines, it's not for us."

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Nov 26, 2025

7 Min Read

Artwork of cyborg allies Pablo and Sofia in Teammates

Ubisoft's first playable generative AI experience is an R&D experiment called 'Teammates'Ubisoft's first playable generative AI experience is an R&D experiment called 'Teammates'

Nov 21, 2025

6 Min Read

A kitten in a spacesuit floats above Earth.

Rocketwerkz CEO says frameworks, not engines, are the future of game development Rocketwerkz CEO says frameworks, not engines, are the future of game development

byBryant Francis

Nov 20, 2025

9 Min Read

Golfer Tiger Woods in different poses on the PGA Tour 2K25 Key Art.

Unity signs 'multi-title development partnership' with 2K Games Unity signs 'multi-title development partnership' with 2K Games

byBryant Francis

Nov 19, 2025

1 Min Read

Unity unveils new toolkit to accelerate multi-platform launches Unity unveils new toolkit to accelerate multi-platform launches

byBryant Francis

Nov 19, 2025

3 Min Read

A photograph of Rebecca Heineman

Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62 Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62

byBryant Francis

Nov 18, 2025

2 Min Read

Lucia from Grand Theft Auto 6 punches a punching bag.

Take-Two CEO predicts genAI will create jobs, not kill them

Take-Two CEO predicts genAI will create jobs, not kill them

byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor

Spooky MMORPG networking stories from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 - GDC Podcast Ep. 56

Spooky MMORPG networking stories from Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 - GDC Podcast Ep. 56

byGame Developer Podcast

An African American woman looks at a laptop in frustration.

Devs are more worried than ever that generative AI will lower the quality of games

Devs are more worried than ever that generative AI will lower the quality of games

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Godot 4.5 ushers in accessibility features, including screen reader support

Godot 4.5 ushers in accessibility features, including screen reader support

byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

The key art for Cronos: The New Dawn, showing the player character, along with the Game Developer Podcast episode title.

Digging into the combat design of Cronos: The New Dawn - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 54

Digging into the combat design of Cronos: The New Dawn - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 54

The Nintendo Switch 2 against a red-and-white background.

Report: Nintendo reportedly withholds Switch 2 dev kits, directs devs toward OG Switch development instead

Report: Nintendo reportedly withholds Switch 2 dev kits, directs devs toward OG Switch development instead

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Obituary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 accessibility engineer Patrick 'Thor' Gass has passed away

Obituary: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 accessibility engineer Patrick 'Thor' Gass has passed away

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A photograph of Julian LeFay giving a talk during GDC 2024

Obituary: Elder Scrolls Daggerfall chief engineer Julian LeFay has passed away

Obituary: Elder Scrolls Daggerfall chief engineer Julian LeFay has passed away

byDiego Argüello, Contributing Editor, News

A close-up of Sonic, brandishing fangs

How a Sonic Unleashed preservation project hopes to protect obscure ports

How a Sonic Unleashed preservation project hopes to protect obscure ports

byImran Khan, Featured Contributor

Key art for Survival Kids. Four cartoon kids play on a desert island.

Why Survival Kids on Switch 2 is Unity's only in-house game (for now)

Why Survival Kids on Switch 2 is Unity's only in-house game (for now)

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Discord's 'social infrastructure' SDK helps devs capitalize on 'social play' trend

Discord's 'social infrastructure' SDK helps devs capitalize on 'social play' trend

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A person holding a claw hammer against a yellow background

Is generative AI really 'just a tool'?

Is generative AI really 'just a tool'?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

25 years in, Havok unveils royalty-free pricing for budgets up to $20 million

25 years in, Havok unveils royalty-free pricing for budgets up to $20 million

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A Japanese temple in Lushfoil.

Deep Dive: Lushful Photography Sim's emotive, mathematical long-exposure photography system

Deep Dive: Lushful Photography Sim's emotive, mathematical long-exposure photography system

byMatt Newell, Developer

A cat in a top hat leaps toward the camera with the giant word "meow" behind them.

In Skin Deep, 'cartoon logic' helps players understand complicated gameplay

In Skin Deep, 'cartoon logic' helps players understand complicated gameplay

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A player character in Avowed duel-wields pistols.

How Avowed's QA team stomped out bugs by working inside the design tools

How Avowed's QA team stomped out bugs by working inside the design tools

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A monster from Palworld and a giant robot from Titanfall 2 stand next to each other.

Palworld dev says Ark: Survival Evolved, Titanfall 2, and other games invalidate patent lawsuit

Palworld dev says Ark: Survival Evolved, Titanfall 2, and other games invalidate patent lawsuit

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Toad jumps for joy in Mario Kart World.

Nintendo Switch 2's DLSS support may be a big part of future Nintendo games

Nintendo Switch 2's DLSS support may be a big part of future Nintendo games

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A fishing boat at sunset in the creepy world of Dredge

Dredge wasn't originally going to be a narrative game, but then it became one of 2023's best

Dredge wasn't originally going to be a narrative game, but then it became one of 2023's best

byAron Garst, Contributor

A player character from Net Ease.

The key to Eggy Party's UGC success lies in recommendation system iteration

The key to Eggy Party's UGC success lies in recommendation system iteration

byAron Garst, Contributor

'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards

'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards

byBeth Elderkin, Content Marketing Manager (GDC)

Unity CEO Mathew Bromberg and CTO Steve Collins.

Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle

Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Assassin's Creed Shadows co-protagonist Naoe.

How Assassin's Creed Shadows makes environments look great up close and at a distance

How Assassin's Creed Shadows makes environments look great up close and at a distance

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Cat creatures in Animal Well

The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well

The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well

byCharlie Wacholz, Contributor

Colorful Marvel characters do battle

The technical magic behind Doctor Strange's portals in Marvel Rivals

The technical magic behind Doctor Strange's portals in Marvel Rivals

byCharlie Wacholz, Contributor

A dark graveyard setting with 8 bit characters

Encouraging player creativity in Caves of Qud

Encouraging player creativity in Caves of Qud

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Four players gather in VR in front of a diner in Dimensional Double Shift.

Extended Reality

Owlchemy Labs' Dimensional Double Shift shows what's next for VR development

Owlchemy Labs' Dimensional Double Shift shows what's next for VR development

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Characters from Space Marine 2

Creating seamless multiplayer experiences for games like Space Marine 2

Creating seamless multiplayer experiences for games like Space Marine 2

byDmitri Brevdo

Brynn stares down a giant magical automaton with a crown of fire.

How Eternal Strands' creators cooked up an ambitious physics system with a small team

How Eternal Strands' creators cooked up an ambitious physics system with a small team

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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