UGC Platforms (Roblox, Fortnite)
News from the platforms where players build and share their own games, including Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft. Stories here cover creator tools, payouts, discovery and brand activations on user-generated content platforms.
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.
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.