Open-world games thrive on rich, well-written NPCs who breathe life into expansive worlds. Games like Watch Dogs Legion and Red Dead Redemption 2 prove the importance of NPCs in immersive storytelling ...

A group of former Google DeepMind researchers has created an AI behavior engine that aims to transform traditional video games into a more dynamic experience by improving how non-playable characters ...

Replica Studios is unveiling AI-powered smart NPCs (non-player characters) for the Unreal Engine platform. The company released a demo highlighting the software, which combines Replica Studio’s AI ...

Andrew is a science-fiction/adventure-horror writer from the UK and a graduate of Falmouth University currently working for both GameRant and DualShockers. At ...

AI-powered NPCs that don’t need a script could make games—and other worlds—deeply immersive. First, a confession. I only got into playing video games a little over a year ago (I know, I know). A ...

Quin Callahan is a professional writer with over eight years of experience creating gaming content. In addition to games writing, he's also produced TTRPG content for a variety of tabletop publishers.

The gaming industry has experienced amazing advances in the past few years. Such rapid transformation has been inspired by tech innovations, constantly evolving trends and increasing demand from ...

From time to time, and especially if you’re a fan of science fiction, you may have had the thought that nobody around you is actually real. That sentiment has taken root in anti-progressive parts of ...