Hypebeast

'Fortnite' To Release AI-Powered NPCs

Fortnite is introducing new AI-powered NPCs capable of real-time, generative conversations Creators can customize these NPCs’ personalities and voices using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) In ...
IGN

Ubisoft’s Neo NPC Prototype Is a Glimpse at the Future of How We’ll Interact With Games

Today Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft unveiled what it’s calling 'Neo NPCs', a prototype for player-facing generative AI that essentially makes it so you can talk – literally speak with your voice – to ...
Polygon

Fortnite just added Bigfoot as an NPC with no explanation

Fortnite's new chapter has introduced a bunch of new elements, from quality-of-life upgrades to the ability to become a boss after you defeat them, giving you special powers and the ability to call ...
Wall Street Journal

Meta Platforms Buys AI Device Maker Limitless

Meta Platforms META0.57%increase; green up pointing triangle said it bought Limitless, a maker of wearable artificial-intelligence devices, a deal coming as Meta has shown increased interest in AI ...
Wall Street Journal

Teen Sues Maker of Fake-Nude Software

A New Jersey teenage girl whose real photo was allegedly transformed by a classmate into at least one fake-nude image is suing the developer of the “clothes removal” software that was used. The ...
PC Gamer

'This is a gift': Baldur's Village mod maker says thanks to all (especially Swen) and promises more content including an 'Astarion's Ten Hearts event' is on the way

Now that everything's sorted, work on the mod that brings Baldur's Gate 3 to Stardew Valley will resume. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Tom's Guide

I played with Nvidia's AI NPC prototypes — now they're real, and I fear I'll never finish a game again

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Game Rant

Sony Patents New NPC System That Replicates Your Playstyle

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...
TechSpot

Make-A-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6

In a nutshell: Bethesda has remained mostly radio silent regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 development since announcing the project in 2018. The silence ended on Monday when the studio revealed it would ...
The New York Times

The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours

This is an edited transcript of an episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation by following or subscribing to the show on the NYT Audio App, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, ...
Engadget

NVIDIA's AI NPCs are a nightmare

The rise of AI NPCs has felt like a looming threat for years, as if developers couldn't wait to dump human writers and offload NPC conversations to generative AI models. At CES 2025, NVIDIA made it ...