AI & Gaming

AI-cloned voices of players and casters are already circulating without consent, raising an identity question the esports scene isn’t ready to handle.

Models trained specifically on 32- and 64-bit game textures are visually modernizing classics without touching a line of their code.

Several platforms are testing tools capable of live-translating a stream into multiple languages with only a few seconds of delay.

Several studios are experimenting with language models to generate quest content on the fly, with results that remain very uneven.

More and more studios use generative AI tools to previsualize cinematic scenes before final motion-capture shoots.

Analyzing millions of ranked matches to spot players with untapped potential is becoming a real recruiting tool for some esports organizations.

Rather than fixed tiers, several recent games use models that analyze player performance continuously to adjust difficulty on the fly.

Beyond NVIDIA ACE-style conversational NPCs, large language models are quietly working their way into level design, QA testing, and assisted writing. A full rundown.

Making a new account to stomp beginners has never been riskier. Behavioral detection systems catch rank-dodgers within a handful of matches.

Voice cloning, automatic lip-sync: AI voice engines are cutting the cost and turnaround of localization. Voice actors and purists aren't all on board.

A new generation of tools analyzes your replays and gives real-time personalized advice. We tested what they actually add over just rewatching a replay yourself.

Riot Vanguard, EasyAntiCheat, BattlEye: anti-cheat systems increasingly rely on behavioral detection models instead of signature lists.

Retexturing an old game with a local AI instead of by hand: what actually changes in quality, and the hardware you need to keep pace.

After three years of tech demos, NVIDIA ACE is finally shipping in a handful of commercial games. What the tech gets right, and what still feels artificial.

Three builds tested, from $1,000 to $3,000, with the real trade-offs between VRAM, inference speed and framerate.