JDK 26 moves to general production availability. This short-term release is backed by six months of Premier-level support. Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, the latest standard Java release from Oracle, ...

Nintendo is reportedly close to announcing a new "3D Super Mario" game for the Nintendo Switch 2 console, and it will mark a special event in the company and console history as its first from the ...

Epic Games has purchased the digital human company Meshcapade, with plans to bring its AI-powered 3D video-rendering technology to creators working in gaming, film, and virtual production across ...

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, ...

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 ...

Publisher Elementa and developer V studio have announced V Project, a new idol game “built around empathy” for iOS and Android. It will launch in 2026. Here is an overview of the game, via Elementa: V ...

Minecraft is entering a new era in 2026. With the launch of Minecraft Java 26.1, Mojang is not just releasing another content patch — it’s introducing a new yearly versioning system and laying down ...

XReal's new Real 3D mode adds depth to games that were never designed for it—and the results are equal parts impressive and uncomfortable. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to ...

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Meta has introduced a new research-stage tool called WorldGen that can create fully interactive 3D environments from a single line of text. The system can generate immersive, navigable virtual scenes ...