Nvidia shows The Witcher 4 forest demo running path tracing on an RTX 4070
58 frames per second on an RTX 4070 in 1440p with DLSS
Nvidia, AMD, and Intel back Microsoft's plan to fix shader compilation stutter
Advanced Shader Delivery is coming to Windows and RTX graphics cards this year
Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute
AI-generated game worlds are still highly experimental
Gaming Slop: Google recently showcased updates to its Genie 3 platform, offering another glimpse at how AI might one day generate interactive worlds on the fly. The technology is advancing, but a key challenge remains: maintaining world consistency. For now, the model can only sustain coherent environments for short bursts before scenes begin to unravel, keeping the technology far from reliable enough for use in a professional game development workflow.
Windows 11 "Xbox Mode" UI coming to all PCs in April
New features coming to DirectX, and DirectStorage is back
Next-gen Xbox sounds a lot like a PC with an Xbox UI and AMD's FSR Diamond
Microsoft and AMD outline AI-driven graphics tech, including FSR Diamond and major ray tracing gains
Nvidia GDC 2026 roundup: More path-traced games, DLSS 4.5 debut titles, and RTX mega foliage
Path tracing comes to 007 First Light, Control Resonant, Quake III... and Mirror's Edge
In brief: Nvidia is using this year's Game Developers Conference to outline the full launch of DLSS 4.5, add five upcoming games to its list of titles supporting path tracing, and offer an early glimpse at RTX Mega Geometry foliage. The company also provided an update on RTX Remix, highlighting this week's launch of a path-traced version of Quake III Arena.
One-third of game industry workers were affected by layoffs in 2025, GDC report finds
Game developers are facing the same brutal layoffs as the rest of tech
More than 50% of game developers say generative AI is harming the industry, the highest level to date
"A regurgitated amalgamation of everything that's come before"
Microsoft DirectX Raytracing 1.2 update promises to boost game performance significantly
New tools could help developers double path tracing performance
PC gaming keeps on growing, but report says 92% of PC gamers prefer older titles
Hardware expense and lack of quality games could be pushing players to live service and F2P
Qualcomm levels up handheld gaming with Snapdragon G-series chips
New gaming devices confirmed by Ayaneo, Onexsugar, and Retroid Pocket
Zeus GPU from startup Bolt Graphics promises to run circles around the competition
Vaporware... or should Nvidia be worried?
Nintendo explains how it created Zelda's amazing physics at GDC
The game's physics and construction systems left other developers flummoxed
Indie developers say the Game Pass and Epic Games Store gravy train is over
Comments come via Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon developers
Game developers think most Xbox exclusive games are going multi-platform soon
Third-party publishers are reconsidering their support of Xbox
Forgotten Tetris sequel "Tetris Reversed" resurfaces after a decade
"Tetris for 300 IQ people," says original creator Alexey Pajitnov
Larian is walking away from Baldur's Gate 3, no DLC, no expansions, no sequel
Wow! Larian Studios stunned the crowd during a panel discussion at the Game Developers Conference. Founder and CEO Swen Vincke revealed that the studio has no interest in expanding upon its massively popular Baldur's Gate 3 RPG. He clarified that fans shouldn't get their hopes up for any DLC, expansions, or a Baldur's Gate 4.
AMD promises upscaling quality improvements with FSR 3.1 update, adds Vulkan and Xbox support
AMD says FSR 3 is now supported by 40 games, current and upcoming
Unreal Engine 5.4 revealed running Amy Hennig's new Marvel game
Nanite tessellation and motion matching introduced, and Fortnite creators can now use MetaHumans
Nvidia shows what games could be like with fully AI-controlled NPCs
Nvidia puts on a better showing than Unity, but AI avatars still have a long way to go
This company aims to offer a new gaming OS to compete with SteamOS and Windows
An alternative to balance the freedom of PC with a console-like interface
Unity demos AI-driven cyberpunk game showing why machines aren't about to replace game designers
Are unscripted NPC conversations powered by an LLM what gamers want?
Black Myth: Wukong and Naraka Bladepoint receive path tracing, plus RTX updates en route for other titles
Diablo 4 to receive ray tracing on March 26, Star Wars Outlaws adds RTXDI
Highly anticipated: Black Myth: Wukong has been one of the most impressive-looking upcoming games since its initial 2020 unveiling. With the release date a few months away, Nvidia has announced that it will become the third AAA game to employ path tracing. Additionally, the popular free-to-play game Naraka Bladepoint will receive path tracing through an update soon.
Baldur's Gate 3 resumes awards show dominance with GDC and BAFTA nominations
Puzzle adventure 'Cocoon' is also a big surprise with five GDC nominations
GOTY: Larian's critically acclaimed RPG dominated the Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards, and the DICE Awards, securing numerous accolades across all three events, including Game of the Year. This winning streak is poised to continue at the BAFTA Games Awards and the GDC Awards this spring. Other strong contenders for both upcoming events include Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Cocoon.
Microsoft's DirectSR aims to unify DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling technologies
Possibly related to Microsoft's recently-teased "Auto Super Resolution"