Cyberpunk platformers, gallivanting geckos and other new indie games worth checking out

Gecko Gods — from publishers Super Rare Originals and Gamersky Games — is available now on Steam, PS5 and Nintendo Switch. It ...
Kennesaw State University

Engineering, game design faculty turn nuclear science into interactive learning experience

At Kennesaw State University, learning about nuclear energy isn’t limited to textbooks and lectures. Researchers are ...
Indiatimes on MSN

Minecraft update 26.1.1: Fans weigh in on simple fixes

Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.1 addresses a multiplayer chat bug without adding features. Fans discuss the value of such ...

Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games

Roblox is introducing new agentic features to help developers plan, build, and test games on its platform, the company told ...
Deadline.com

Baobab Acquires Roblox Games ‘Natural Disaster Survival,’ ‘Barry’s Prison Run’ & ‘Deepwoken’ For Animation Development Across Film & TV

EXCLUSIVE: Baobab Studios, the Emmy-winning animation studio led by Eric Darnell (Madagascar franchise) and Maureen Fan (FarmVille), has acquired exclusive film and television rights to popular Roblox ...
Yahoo

Scientists develop game-changing material that could solve major problem in construction: 'The production process is relatively simple'

Obtaining sand that's suitable for concrete making is river-dredging — and mountain-crushing — work. But that's how the majority of sand needed to make the world's most-used building material is ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...
The Conversation

Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy

As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games. Now, generative AI is being used to produce game assets and speed up development. This is ...
techtimes

Inside Open-World Game Development: How the Game Design Process Creates Immersive Maps and NPC Systems

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...
Forbes

How AI Is Changing Mobile Game Development

Artificial intelligence is no longer the "future" of game development. It’s already reshaping how studios build, ship and scale mobile games. Rather than a theoretical trend or an optional experiment, ...
The Escapist

Google’s Project Genie 3 generates playable game worlds, raising questions for future of game development

For the last few months, gamers have largely let big dev studios know that AI is non-negotiable in games. From the fears of Larian’s ongoing use, ARC Raiders’ voice-acting debacle, and even Gen AI art ...
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Vibrant Releases A Comprehensive Java Guide That Transforms Basic Programming into Professional Development Skills

COLORADO, CO, UNITED STATES, January 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Vibrant Publishers is thrilled to announce the release of Java Essentials Volume 2: Object ...