Epic Games has announced a four-day game jam where solo creators or small teams build playable titles in Unreal Engine or UEFN. Selected projects can receive development continuation grants of up to $50,000 after the event ends.
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Snap Inc. has appointed Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. as honorary Chief Customer Experience Officer for SPECS, its spatial computing subsidiary in Santa Monica.
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Disney is bringing dozens of Character.AI employees into its business in a deal worth an estimated $180 million in compensation and retention costs over three years. The entertainment giant is also bidding $20 million for a license to some of the startup’s technology.
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Google Playground lets users create playable games with text prompts, no coding required. Discover how AI tools, Claude and Polish creator Tamae are changing game development.
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From a stealth startup in 2022 to a Netflix advisory role, Ben Affleck's AI venture has placed him in the middle of Hollywood's ongoing debate over automation, post-production and creative control.
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A Polish engineer's jet-powered Airbike weighs about 30 kg, tops out at 102 km/h and carries an $880,000 price tag. We break down what the single-seat Volonaut flying bike can and cannot do.
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