Archive - AI and Games

That DLSS5 Reveal Will Have Long Lasting Damage for Games | 01/04/26

The disastrous DLSS5 announcement will prove detrimental for Nvidia and everyone else hoping to push for AI-driven rendering.

Apr 1 • Tommy Thompson

March 2026

Game AI's Existential Crisis [Part III] | 26/03/26

In our closing entry, we discuss the challenges of community building, and how we can work for a better future for Game AI.

Mar 26 • Tommy Thompson

Generative AI at GDC: Jogging in Place | 18/03/26

Another year with little meaningful discourse.

Mar 18 • Tommy Thompson

UK Government's AI Plans Smacked Down by the House of Lords

Can't believe I'm in agreement with the bigwigs in Westminster.

Mar 11 • Tommy Thompson

[Goal State] Pathfinding to Completion

Goal State - Backer Update: March 2026

Mar 6 • Tommy Thompson

AI Slop Infects Game Promotion and Reviews | 04/03/26

Plus I recap my visit to the Gamescom Dev Leadership Summit

Mar 4 • Tommy Thompson

February 2026

Microsoft's AI Pursuit Meant a Change of Xbox Leadership Was Inevitable | The Take

Anyone else thing Spencer jumped before he was pushed?

Feb 25 • Tommy Thompson

GameBot's COTA Demo Showcases FPS Bots Powered by LLMs

In this sponsored episode we chat with the devs at Gamebot about their new LLM tech demo.

Feb 24 • Tommy Thompson

Supercell's Big 2026 Plans for Their AI Innovation Lab | 18/02/26

We chat with the Finnish mobile giant about this years innovation lab - open for applications until February 22nd.

Feb 19 • Tommy Thompson

Chappell Roan Flies the Flag for Anti-AI Sentiment | 11/02/26

Our regular update on in-production projects for premium subscribers. Plus Take-Two insists GTA6 will be free of generative AI, Chappell Roan’s Fortnite…

Feb 11 • Tommy Thompson

Snowcap: Ubisoft's AI-Powered GPU Profiler

A plugin for the Snowdrop engine, Snowcap estimates GPU performance for consoles in real-time using a trained AI model.

Feb 6 • Tommy Thompson

Genie 3 Spooks Games Investors (For No Reason Whatsoever) | 04/02/26

Sponsored by Lingotion

Feb 4 • Tommy Thompson

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