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From fantasy kingdom to cyberpunk metropolis – the evolution of Technotopia by Yustas Games

PreMortem.Games

Technotopia by Yustas Game Studio is a deck-building game of high-stakes urban strategy, where every decision matters and the city’s fate lies in the hands of an AI architect named Iris. Midcore audiences Players assume the role of Iris, the AI architect whose every decision shapes the metropolis’s future.

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Space is not a wall: toward a less architectural level design

Radiator Blog

This also reflects the basic division of labor in most game studios, where level designers design and environment artists decorate. Conversely, I sort of hate these layouts in something like Stalker, the clean chokepoints often expose the AI's limitations.) Not floors or walls, but concepts and ideas and behaviors.

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What is AI art and how will it impact artists?

CG Spectrum

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more sophisticated and regulations struggle to keep up, global concern has arisen about its place in the creative industries. People have begun questioning the ethics of AI art and what it means for those working or pursuing a creative career, particularly digital painting.

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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines 

iXie gaming

How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? With the right strategies, game studios can accelerate asset creation, streamline workflows, and maintain artistic consistency, ensuring their live-service games remain visually compelling and player-focused. Key solutions: (i).

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. Opponents are controlled by AI and can be tweaked through three difficulty settings (easy, normal, and hard). premium battle pass.

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Emerging Trends in Game Art: Real-Time Rendering, Stylized Game Art, and Beyond 

iXie gaming

By 2026, the gaming industry is expected to reach $321 billion , with real-time rendering and AI-driven game art playing a pivotal role in its growth. Technical Flexibility: Stylized visuals require fewer resources than hyper-realistic graphics, making them ideal for indie developers and smaller studios.

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Rebots by FlatPonies launches after 6 years “We’re ready for more ambitious projects”

PreMortem.Games

FlatPonies , a Copenhagen-based game development studio, is finally launching Rebots , a first-person automation game that invites players to explore a universe full of quirky robots and expansive worlds. Rebots came from a simple concept. Don’t make a game for six years!”