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KotakuAI score3636 EurogamerAI score4444 Capcom to evolve in-house RE Engine for "the AI generation", to help with development, testing, and checking for bugs
Capcom plans to transform its in-house RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine" as part of an overhaul called the REX Project, programmer Satoshi Ishida said at Capcom Open Conference RE:2026. The project bundles new systems including RE:Dox, RE:UI, RE:Log, RE:Flows, RE:Runtime and RE:C++, aiming for an engine where AI can understand and generate code, run automated test plays to catch bugs, and support development directly. RE Engine has been in development since 2014, debuted in Resident Evil 7 in 2017, and is now used by over 2,000 developers.
PolygonAI score4242 Resident Evil Dev Capcom Plans To Embrace AI In Game Development
@EurogamerAI score4242 Capcom plans to evolve RE Engine into an "AI-generation game engine"
PolygonAI score3737 Gamers Will Recognize The Studio Making The Battlefield Movie
VGCAI score2222 Dan Houser still hasn't seen GTA 6: 'I will try and avoid it'
Rockstar Games co-founder and former GTA writer Dan Houser says he still hasn't watched Grand Theft Auto 6's extended reveal and will try to avoid it so it doesn't disrupt him creatively. He said he doesn't play many open-world games because he deconstructs teams' strengths and weaknesses in real time. Houser left Rockstar in 2020 to found Absurd Ventures, which is working on two open-world games, one a comedy action-adventure and the other "definitely less of a comedy".
触乐AI score2222 How Was the First "TapTap Play Festival" Pulled Off?
The first "TapTap Play Festival" was held on September 12 and 13 at Hall A of the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai, coinciding with TapTap's tenth anniversary. The small player-facing show fit nearly 100 games into an 8,000-square-meter venue and drew about 3,000 visitors per day, with overseas developers from Control Resonant, Terraria, Two Point Studios and inZOI attending. Event lead Lisa said the team set out to make a consumer show and wanted to preserve offline connections between players and developers.
Esports InsiderAI score6262 Betting Crackdown Reshapes Brazil’s CS2 Scene
Nintendo LifeAI score1212 Nintendo Renews Trademarks for Multiple Games, Including Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Nintendo has renewed trademarks for several 3DS and Wii U titles, including Next Level's 2016 Metroid Prime spin-off Federation Force and its Blast Ball, Atlus's 2015 RPG Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, and Grezzo's 2017 3DS action RPG Ever Oasis. Trademark renewals are part of Nintendo's routine efforts to protect its intellectual properties, so they don't guarantee any announcement or reveal, though past filings have led to new game announcements.
IGNAI score3636 Love and Deepspace Devs Warn Players After Deadly Drink Recipes Go Viral
The official Love and Deepspace social account warned players that the five "Shimmering Blend" cocktail recipes revealed on September 28 for an in-game event are fictional and should not be recreated or consumed in reality. The recipes include garnishes such as datura and flame lily, which are poisonous to humans, prompting fans to urge the account to delete the post.
Reddit · r/GamesAI score5555 Capcom announces plans to turn RE Engine into an AI-generation game engine
Capcom announced plans to transform its RE Engine into an AI-generation game engine, framed around a future of creating games together with AI. The news comes from a Reddit r/Games post whose body text was not available, so further details remain unclear.
IGNAI score6262 Capcom unveils REX plan to gradually turn the RE Engine into an AI-generation game engine
At its Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026 on October 2, Capcom announced the REX project, a multi-step effort to improve the RE Engine with the long-term goal of turning it into an AI-generation game engine. Programmer Satoshi Ishida cited three development problems, including the time cost of large games, the need for an engine that is easy for a growing staff to use, and integrating AI into development workflows. REX unifies the RE Engine under a common programming language, with some improvements open-sourced for AI training; Capcom said at a March 2026 shareholders meeting that it will not put AI-generated assets into its games but will use AI to improve development efficiency.
KotakuAI score3636 Netflix Says Cloud Gaming Makes More Sense For It In A 'Post-Console World'
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said at Bloomberg's Screentime event that the company will still be in games five years from now, but mostly through cloud gaming, calling mobile gaming a gateway to it. He framed a "post-console world" as offering all kinds of opportunities for gaming on the television, with the phone as a remote, and said he likes gaming for IP extension and brand value. Sarandos also signaled limited appetite for acquisitions, saying Netflix has been a builder from scratch and will grow primarily organically, games included.
IGNAI score4040 Disney Says Conversations About Buying Epic Games Are Not Happening 'Right Now'
Disney president and chief creative officer Dana Walden said the company is not currently in talks to acquire Epic Games, though she described the partnership as strong with several launches planned over the next two years. Disney previously acquired a $1.5 billion stake in Epic in early 2024, and speculation about a full acquisition had persisted since then.
Pure XboxAI score4040 Micron Warns of RAM Shortages Into 2028 as Xbox Project Helix Faces More Challenges
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said on the company's FY 2026 earnings call that demand will exceed supply in both 2027 and 2028, with the supply-demand environment only getting tighter. Xbox has said console storage and memory prices have already risen more than 2.5x and expects another doubling by the fall of 2027, making an affordable Project Helix console hard to picture.
GameSpotAI score3838 GTA 6 Should "Blaze A Trail" to More Expensive Games, Warhorse Co-Founder Says
Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima told PC Gamer he hopes GTA 6 will lead the way on higher game prices so other teams can follow. He said price increases are "long overdue and also necessary for this business to survive," but that "everybody's scared to death" to make the first move. GTA 6's standard edition is priced at $80, and Klima said Rockstar and Take-Two are among the few companies that can "afford, or who can dare" to raise prices.
GameSpotAI score4040 Xbox Game Pass Loses These 9 Games In October
Xbox Game Pass will lose nine games in October, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and the Dead by Daylight spin-off The Casting of Frank Stone. Subscribers can save 20% if they buy these games before they leave the service. September saw 18 games depart, including The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Sifu, and Frostpunk 2.
VGCAI score2222 Epic's October free games include System Shock 2's 25th anniversary remaster
The Epic Games Store has revealed its next batch of free games, including System Shock 2's 25th anniversary remaster. The remaster is free alongside the mystery adventure game Buried Stars until October 8, after which Out of Sight and TerraScape will be free to claim until October 15. Players who claim them during the giveaway period can keep them in their libraries.
Rock Paper ShotgunAI score3939 "Support modders, not AI": Total War: Warhammer 3 mod "deliberately corrupted" by its own creator in protest of AI-infused unauthorised reuploads
The creator of the Total War: Warhammer 3 mod SFO: Grimhammer 3 has deliberately corrupted the mod to stop unauthorised reuploads, particularly those involving AI. Creator Venris said on Patreon that the mod will be made private if the situation escalates, and that updates will still release on Steam as always, with no paywall. The SFO mods aim to make the Warhammer games more lore-friendly while keeping battles entertaining, and the last update before this one was called Call of Bretonnia.
Nintendo LifeAI score6060 Micron CEO says memory shortages will get worse in 2027
According to The Register, Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said memory demand will exceed supply in 2027 and 2028, with the industry tighter than in 2026, and customers likely paying much higher prices than this year. Micron plans $25 billion in capital expenditure in the first half of its new financial year to bring new factories online in 2028, but says it will take time before supply and demand stabilise. The surge in memory demand comes largely from AI data centres, and Nintendo has already raised Switch 2 prices globally while Sony and Microsoft raised prices for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
VGCAI score4848 Miami Heat NBA team to rebrand as 'Vice City' in GTA 6 marketing stunt
The NBA's Miami Heat will rebrand as "Vice City" for its November 18 game against the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a GTA 6 promotion called "A Night In Vice City." The event will feature a specially constructed "Vice City Court," reimagined uniforms and special Vice City merchandise throughout Kaseya Center. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.
GamesIndustry.bizAI score3232 GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit: Why AI might be creating more work for games companies, rather than saving time
At the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit on October 1, attendees said any efficiency gains from generative AI are offset by employee anxiety, data leak risks and legal headaches. Most companies now have an AI policy, but the pace of change forces rewrites, and leaders cited fears of job losses and sensitive data leaking outside the company. AI-written grievance letters were also said to increase the workload for HR professionals.
GamesIndustry.bizAI score1212 In pictures: the Best Places To Work Awards 2026
The GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK 2026 were revealed last night at the Royal Institution in London, following the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit. Scores are based 80% on anonymous employee survey feedback and 20% on companies' internal policy submissions, with special awards judged by the GamesIndustry.biz editorial team and the G into Gaming award presented by Liz Prince MBE of Amiqus. The awards were sponsored by Amiqus, Playground Games, IO Interactive, Games London and Special Effect, and will return in 2027.
Push SquareAI score4444 GTA 6 Rebrands Miami Heat to Vice City for One Night Only
The NBA's Miami Heat will be rebranded as Vice City for a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on 18th November 2026, the day before GTA 6 launches, in a collaboration with Rockstar. The court will be themed around the game's version of Vice City with GTA 6's pink marketing tones, and players will wear a custom kit yet to be revealed. A Vice City Collection of merchandise will also be sold, with t-shirts starting at $45 and snapback hats at $50.
GamesIndustry.bizAI score4040 Bungie co-founder and Destiny 2 narrative director launch transmedia studio Stone Kite
Bungie co-founder Jason Jones and Destiny 2 narrative director Margaret Stohl have launched a transmedia studio called Stone Kite, with Stohl serving as CEO. The Los Angeles-based "world-building studio" debuts with its first IP, One Zero One, adapted from an original manuscript by Jones, which will launch as a four-part comic book series with new issues released online for free in early 2027. Stone Kite is collaborating with more than 250 creators from across the entertainment industry.