AI in Games
How artificial intelligence is changing the way games are made, published and played. Stories here cover AI development tools, platform policies on AI content and AI-made games reaching players. Each item links to its original source.
Epic Says AI Coding Tools Fixed Decade-Old Unreal Engine Bugs
On Oct. 28, Epic Games executive vice president of development Marcus Wassmer confirmed that Epic engineers now use AI coding tools, including Claude Code and Codex, to build Unreal Engine, Fortnite and UEFN. He said the tools helped clear unpredictable bugs in "cooking", the step that packages game assets for each platform, which the team had been chasing for about ten years.
Valve lets the market decide on AI
At Steam Indie Connect in South Korea (also Oct 27), indie developers told Valve's Tom Giardino and Marc Wilkinson they're worried about AI "slop" and people threatening to clone their games. Valve said it won't tell…
Roblox Q3: 138M Daily Users as AI-Made Games Crack the Top 20
Roblox reported 138 million daily active users and about $1.7 billion in third-quarter bookings, down 12% from a year earlier. Two games made almost entirely with AI reached the platform's top 20 by concurrent players during the quarter.
Anthropic Steers Claude Code Away From Recreating Existing Games
Anthropic confirmed it added guidance telling Claude Code not to rebuild a specific existing game, citing its usage policy on intellectual property. Original games, genre games and games built from a user's own designs and assets remain allowed.