Fortnite is introducing new AI-powered NPCs capable of real-time, generative conversations Creators can customize these NPCs’ personalities and voices using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) In ...

It's well known at this point that AI programs have a tendency to "glaze" users, agreeing with a user's perspective regardless of its legitimacy, a phenomenon that has been linked to the recent rise ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Everstone Studios' free-to-play action-adventure-RPG Where Winds Meet is a game that gives over many of its NPC conversations to chatbots. But these ...

The Elder Scrolls' Radiant AI technology evolved from a sketch When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Radiant AI, the Bethesda Game ...

The rise of AI NPCs has felt like a looming threat for years, as if developers couldn't wait to dump human writers and offload NPC conversations to generative AI models. At CES 2025, NVIDIA made it ...

Quin Callahan is a professional writer with over eight years of experience creating gaming content. In addition to games writing, he's also produced TTRPG content for a variety of tabletop publishers.

Jam & Tea Studios is the latest gaming startup implementing generative AI to transform the way players interact with non-playable characters (NPCs) in video games. Traditionally, video game NPCs are ...

NPCs in Fortnite can be extremely useful, but their exact locations aren’t revealed until you meet them. If you need help finding a specific NPC or want to know what they can offer, then look no ...

A group of former Google DeepMind researchers has created an AI behavior engine that aims to transform traditional video games into a more dynamic experience by improving how non-playable characters ...

I tripped over the term NPC, quite literally, on my way to an event the other night. Rushing to get there, I fell right in front of the venue. Embarrassed by how many people had just watched me eat ...

Chris Hinton is a dedicated games writer and database editor with an abiding three-decades-long fondness for video games. Having once worked in the corporate world as an Accountant and Financial ...

Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is ...