Archive - AI and Games

Saber Interactive Unveils Schrödinger's Narrative Designer | 12/08/26

Plus Halo layoffs, fake Duskblood guides, Fenris's new AI plans, and our premium update.

Aug 12 • Tommy Thompson

#003.5 - Below the Line: Director AI, COTA, and Forza's Drivatars

Our first podcast bonus for premium subscribers!

Aug 7 • Tommy Thompson

21:01

#003 - Stellar Blade's Hot New K-Slop?

All that plus EU AI Act Transparency, Xbox is Burning & Japanese GenAI Adoption

Aug 7 • Tommy Thompson

1:01:55

What Does the EU's AI Transparency Rules Mean for Games | 06/08/26

Plus Xbox still on fire, EA now a Saudi soft power asset, and Stellar Blade's K-Slop?

Aug 6 • Tommy Thompson

July 2026

UK and China's Shifting AI Mandates | 31/07/26

Plus SK Hynix suffer(?) their own success, Xbox is on fire, and you can chat with Peely now!

Jul 31 • Tommy Thompson

#002: Reaching the 'Next Level' with Mike Cook

We chat about Dr Cook's new book on Procedural Generation and Generative Design

Jul 24 • Tommy Thompson

1:05:44

My Favourite Games of 2026 Thus Far | 22/07/26

Plus my backlog, and my most anticipated games of Q3 and Q4!

Jul 22 • Tommy Thompson

Post-Develop:Brighton Musings | 17/07/26

People are tired of waiting for the problems to be fixed, and taking the initiative

Jul 17 • Tommy Thompson

#001: A Primer on AI in the 2026 Games Industry

From Game AI to Generative AI, we break it all down for you.

Jul 10 • Tommy Thompson

42:20

Godot Makes The Right Call in Blocking AI Code in Their Engine | 08/07/26

With coding agents on the rise, we risk losing insight into our own software.

Jul 9 • Tommy Thompson

[Goal State] We're in the Edit Now

Kickstarter Backer Update: July 2026

Jul 3 • Tommy Thompson

The Unreal 6 Reveal is Epic's DLSS 5 Moment | 02/07/26

Integrating Generative AI into workflows is the least of your problems.

Jul 2 • Tommy Thompson

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