Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news and discuss artificial intelligence, gambling and… fishing?
Dev Tools
Unity take the next step, teasing AI development tools in new video
While developing with Unity has always been fast, it looks like it might be about to get a whole lot faster…
Roblox Reveals
Stefano Corazza: AI will enable new Roblox users to create much faster
Roblox Studios head Stefano Corazza discusses the future of AI on Roblox
Ai Game Creation
Anything World partners with Unreal Engine to expand animation and 3D modelling
The new deal follows partnerships with Ubisoft and Coheed and Cambria
Diving Deep
What’s going on with artificial intelligence in 2023? Here's everything you need to know
Get caught up on everything AI ahead of our next US event - Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle (AI edition) - in May!
Artificial Intelligence Intrigue
Are AI chatbots coming to Tencent and NetEase games?
Many technology firms are considering services like that of ChatGPT
Views Week
Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news to talk all-powerful AI, enduring classics and why there's not enough horror in games
Artificial Intelligence
Kwalee bring AI into game production
Employees will be able to use AI tools to pitch ideas via the company’s KAI programme
Eyes On Ai
What could generative AI do for Roblox?
Roblox CTO Daniel Sturman envisions a "force multiplier for generative AI"
Level Up
Using artificial intelligence to create video games
ElectricNoir's Nihal Tharoor explains how they've been using artificial intelligence to help create interactive drama games for mobile
Immersion And Ai
Inworld AI’s report finds 99% of gamers are excited for AI NPCs
78% of players would talk to NPCs more if they were smarter
Ai Ads
AdLiven announces AI image Generation Tool to for playable ads
The first-of-its-kind tool uses a neural network to identify specific variables linked to playable ads
Artificial Intelligence
AI promises to make your game for you. But there’s a catch.
Procedural generation is nothing new in games, but can 'Generational AI' actually make a difference?
Artificial Intelligence
Making mobile game ads using AI. It’s possible, but is it useful?
Alongside discussion about the feasibility of using AI to create game assets, could (and should) you use AI to create advertising for mobile games too?
The Business Of Creation
Kinetix launches first AI-powered emotes
The emotes can be integrated into a variety of games and metaverse worlds
The Seven Player Types You Will Meet On Your Journey Through Gaming
Metanomic Launches Thunderstruck, an AI-powered analytics call
New player analysis platform aims to revolutionise the way developers work.
Star Stable
How blending AI and human moderation built a safer online community in MMO Star Stable
Utopia Analytics and Star Stable outline the importance of content moderation and the challenges around moderating younger communities, following the 2022 launch of the mobile version of horse-themed MMORPG
Invest In Ai
Candy Crush creator King acquires AI software company Peltarion
Activision Blizzard subsidiary aims to become a ‘game AI hub’ in the gaming industry
Get Generating
Ludo launches Image Generator to provide game devs with artwork inspiration
Free beta available to allow studios to experiment with new features
Annie Goes Ai
App Annie rebrands to data.ai with focus on unified data AI
Partnered with Similarweb to provide unified mobile and web market dataset
Pvp
Toxicity in mobile gaming: quantifying the scale of the problem
Utopia Analytics' Janne Huuskonen details the scale of player toxicity in gaming, and the need for effective, AI-based moderation techniques
Gamer's Guerdon
StageZero raises $1.8 million to reward mobile gamers for training AI
Will include labelling tasks which can help train virtual assistants
Ai Innovation
Playtika opens new studio in Switzerland
Will focus on AI and R&D
Smarter
DeepMind's AI now being tested on Android version of The Battle of Polytopia
Part of the AndroidEnv release
Get Brainstorming
Jet Play launches its AI ideation platform Ludo
From $20 a month
New Thinking
AI and the future of gaming
How games are becoming clever
Smarter Thinking
How AI is disrupting the game creation process
Learn more from this video roundtable
A.i. Let's Go
How A.I. is changing mobile games and the industry at large
Ubisoft, Zynga, Wargaming and Modl.ai industry experts discuss
Jobs In Games
Why Unity's Danny Lange believes AI is pushing the games industry forward
"There is a strong shift underway towards data-driven approaches to development."
Ludo Ai
Need an idea for a hit new game? Ask Ludo AI
Ludo opens up to the world and early adopters will get an opportunity to access the platform free of charge
Remote Working
"The future of remote work is going to be hybrid," says Yodo1 AI team leader Christopher Dossman
"Imagine teleporting instantly from a crowded, busy office to a secluded mountain retreat or an exciting city."
Arm Acquisition
Nvidia to acquire Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion
Preparing for the "age of AI" with the acquisition
Ai Monetisation
How to improve your mobile game monetization strategy with AI
Yodo1 explains the benefits of using AI in your monetisation
See You In Court
Apple faces new $1.4 billion lawsuit over patent infringement
"We are disappointed Xiao-i Robot has filed another lawsuit"
A Caring Cause
Tru Luv looks to its next phase of emotionally-aware AI development after new funding round
Also looking to hire new key staff members
Expansion
Square Enix branches out into "entertainment AI" with forming of new company
Square Enix AI and Arts Alchmey Co. will spearhead research and development
Splash The Cash
Tencent is investing $70 billion into tech infrastructures
Including cloud computing and cybersecurity
Artomatix Acquisition
Unity Technologies acquires AI specialist Artomatix
For an undisclosed sum
To The Future
AI solution startup Modl.ai secures $1.7 in seed funding
It will be used to expand on an international level
Bytedance Levels Up
TikTok owner ByteDance picks up Beijing AI developer LevelupAI
Expanding its games portfolio even further
Big Money
Xiaomi looking to invest $7 billion in AI, 5G and internet technologies in the next five years
It previously promised to invest $1.43 billion
Let It Go
Jam City launches new mobile game Frozen Adventures
The movie is out on November 22nd
Job News
John Carmack leaving Oculus CTO position
Will still serve in a consulting role for the VR firm
New Tech
Appier launches new marketing solution to re-engage mobile gamers
“Aictivate is powered by Appier’s tried and tested AI, helping gaming companies recoup lost revenue”
Project Imagination
Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile
Optimise experience in games including Honour of Kings
Slang And All
GDC 2019: Clinc unveils voice AI that is designed to understand natural language in games
Will it recognise Yorkshire though?
Women In Games
Yokozuna Data CEO Africa Perianez on a career in machine learning and a company where half of the engineers and all the data scientists are women
Profiling a few of the industry's stars to celebrate International Women's Day
Animated
DeepMotion partners with Samsung to bring AR dance moves to mobile
DeepMotion's handheld motion capture could mean big things for next-gen mobile gaming
Artificial Intelligence
4 ways China’s AI industry could transform video games in the country across the world
Mobvista investigates the hot new tech and its potential effects
Acquisition News
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m
Publisher underwrites $2m worth of investment into Zeroth SPC