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Finding a New Balance Between AI and Beneficial Bugs

Game Developer

'Bugs are an integral part of games culture and the social networks that games build around themselves.'

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What is your current opinion on Unreal Engine 5? Between Digital Foundry, content creators, and people on social media, everyone appears to be constantly attacking UE5 for performance issues (stuttering, frame rate, etc.). Is this criticism warranted, or is it more a case of developers still getting used to UE5 and its complexities (meaning it will likely improve in time)?

Ask a Game Dev

I personally ran into issues with navmesh generation (the map layer used for AI pathfinding) using the World Partition that I had to ask Epic about, and their engineers responded with "Thanks for finding this bug. Unfortunately, there are a lot of issues with it that are just not documented and/or not fixed yet. as they go.

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AI-Driven Automated Game Testing

iXie gaming

Modern games are very complex, and with tight deadlines and limited resources, even the best QA teams can miss important bugs and glitches. AI-driven automated testing is changing game QA by automating repetitive tasks, making workflows smoother, and giving deeper insights into player behavior. Enhanced Bug Detection.

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Star Nomad 2 Update 2.22.08 (Beta @Android)

Half Geek

Some bug fixes and re-balancing. Fixed bug with new player Drone AI sometimes flying off into the void. Fixed a bug with Merchant NPC during random encounters, if the player is busy in conversation, and Pirates or Zerkers interrupt, it will now resume normal flight. Thank you to players who have provided feedback!

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AI x Game Industry in 2025 - The Unspoken Part

Deconstructor of Fun

Now you know what’s the best way to “grab a drink” with this lad… Legendary game makers, Peter Molyneux who is renowned for creating the god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper, and Black & White, as well as Theme Park and the Fable series thinks that generative AI is going to be a "real game changer" in video games. It is a true enabler.

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How Generative AI is Changing the Gaming Landscape

iXie gaming

Nearly every industry will evolve courtesy of generative artificial intelligence (AI) – and the gaming sector isn’t an exception. Generative AI is one of the technologies with the potential to revolutionize how developers create games. But what is generative AI? What is Generative AI? This enhances replayability.

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Upgrade Your Graphics: Explore New Ray Tracing Features for NVIDIA Nsight Tools

Nvidia

The union of ray tracing and AI is pushing graphics fidelity and performance to new heights. Helping you build optimized, bug-free applications in this era of. The union of ray tracing and AI is pushing graphics fidelity and performance to new heights. Check out what’s new in the NVIDIA Nsight Graphics 2024.1…